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BRC 165 - Fujita vs. Janis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poor Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Knox 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poor Matt!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matt scores with a shot to the body.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Matt.
Knox tries to keep at a distance but Matt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox blocks a body shot from Matt.
Matt misses with a punch to the body.
Matt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Matt working aggressively here.
Knox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Good body shot from Matt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matt prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
Matt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matt.
Matt is pressed up against the cage. Knox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Matt down to the mat. Matt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Knox is trying to defend but Matt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Matt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knox's head.
Matt drops an elbow to the side of Knox's head.
Matt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Matt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Knox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Matt is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Knox has hold of Matt's hands but Matt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knox is staying active underneath Matt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox is looking for a sweep. Matt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matt controlling the action here.
Knox has hold of Matt's hands but Matt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matt winds up and cracks Knox with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matt works his foot free and advances to mount.
Knox tries to hold on but Matt pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt unloading with bombs!
Matt dominating with strikes here.
Matt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Matt drops a big elbow. That's hurt Knox! More shots from Matt and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poor Matt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chevalier comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown. Szyslak has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Chevalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Szyslak!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szyslak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sebastien Chevalier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chevalier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Szyslak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chevalier's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chevalier duly obliges.
Szyslak misses with a wild body shot.
Szyslak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chevalier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Szyslak counters with a nice body kick.
Chevalier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chevalier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chevalier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chevalier is rocked!
Szyslak has Chevalier up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Chevalier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chevalier prevents a body shot from Szyslak.
Chevalier seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chevalier.
Szyslak throws a punch but it's blocked by Chevalier.
Szyslak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Szyslak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chevalier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szyslak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Szyslak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chevalier manages to break the clinch.
Szyslak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyslak slips under a jab.
Chevalier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szyslak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chevalier misses with a few strikes there.
Szyslak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chevalier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Szyslak counters with a left to the body.
Chevalier is breathing heavily.
Chevalier misses with a combination
and Szyslak counters with a nice uppercut.
Szyslak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Szyslak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Szyslak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Szyslak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chevalier looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szyslak lands a body shot.
Szyslak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Szyslak lands a big right hand that sends Chevalier crashing to the mat! Szyslak stays standing though and waves Chevalier back to his feet!
Szyslak is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Chevalier flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Chevalier is out cold! Szyslak holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Szyslak!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buckley Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Struthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong's entrance music is Russian Roulette. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buckley Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Struthers!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Struthers.
Armstrong shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Armstrong fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buckley Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Struthers sprawls well. Struthers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Struthers shows good takedown defense.
Struthers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Struthers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Struthers tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Struthers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Struthers slaps away a takedown attempt from Armstrong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Struthers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Struthers but Struthers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armstrong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Armstrong shoots in but Struthers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt - Struthers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Armstrong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Struthers takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Struthers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Struthers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Struthers looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Struthers tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Struthers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Struthers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Struthers throws the left hand but Armstrong avoids the punch easily.
Struthers lands a nice hook to Armstrong's body. Armstrong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Armstrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Struthers's shoulder, as Struthers tries to avoid the shot.
Struthers throws a body punch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Struthers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Struthers but Struthers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Struthers thows a body shot but no joy.
Struthers just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Armstrong wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Struthers tries to avoid it but Armstrong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Struthers to the ground. Struthers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
Armstrong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Armstrong looks for a takedown but Struthers sprawls well.
Struthers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Struthers wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Struthers shows good takedown defense.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Struthers slaps away a takedown attempt from Armstrong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Struthers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Struthers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Struthers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Struthers wants it to stay on the feet.
Struthers misses with a double jab.
Struthers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Armstrong rather than just go for the knockout.
Armstrong dives in and grabs Struthers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Struthers pushes down on Armstrong's head and hops out.
Armstrong tries for a takedown but Struthers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Struthers misses with a double jab.
Struthers connects with a body shot.
Struthers scores with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Armstrong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Buckley Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong has his takedown stuffed
and Struthers counters with a right hand to the body.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struthers swings for the body but Armstrong moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struthers throws a leg kick that misses.
Struthers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Struthers.
Struthers scores with a jab to the head.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt - Struthers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Armstrong slips a straight right by Struthers.
A cross from Struthers lands.
Struthers misses with a body shot.
Armstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Struthers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Struthers as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Armstrong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Struthers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Struthers lands a jab to the head.
Struthers misses the shot to the body.
Struthers lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Struthers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Struthers looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Lee Struthers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Struthers pushes him off.
Struthers looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Struthers throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Struthers.
Horrible takedown by Armstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Struthers which made him look bad.
Struthers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Struthers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buckley Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong fails with the takedown.
No luck for Armstrong with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Armstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheers as Struthers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Armstrong doesn't seem phased though.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Struthers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struthers holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Armstrong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Struthers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Armstrong is working for a kimura but Struthers is defending it quite comfortably.
Armstrong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Struthers gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Struthers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Armstrong drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Struthers dives on top into guard.
Struthers trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Armstrong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Struthers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Struthers enables Armstrong to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Struthers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Struthers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong drops back, looking for a kneebar! Struthers looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Struthers looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Struthers!
Armstrong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong is working hard here to advance position.
The referee asks Struthers politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Struthers prefers to stall for the moment though.
Armstrong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
Armstrong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Struthers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Struthers's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struthers turns into Armstrong and is now in his guard.
Struthers wants to stand but Armstrong has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Armstrong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Struthers is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Armstrong.
Armstrong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struthers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lee Struthers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Struthers sizes up Armstrong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Armstrong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Struthers avoids it really well and circles away.
Struthers fails with a takedown attempt.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Struthers sprawls well. Struthers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buckley Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struthers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Struthers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Struthers as he avoids it easily.
Armstrong tries for a takedown but Struthers circles away easily
and Struthers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struthers takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Struthers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Struthers there.
Armstrong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Struthers is fending him off so far but Armstrong persists. Nope, Struthers circles away and we're back to standing.
Struthers slaps away a takedown attempt from Armstrong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Struthers misses with a low kick.
Struthers looks to land a combination. Armstrong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Armstrong forces Struthers back against the cage and clinches.
Armstrong stalling in the clinch but Struthers improves position.
Struthers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Armstrong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Struthers cracks a nice hook into Armstrong's ribs.
A left lands for Struthers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Struthers defends it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Struthers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struthers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Armstrong in his tracks.
Struthers works the jab nicely.
Struthers scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Armstrong checks a leg kick.
Struthers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Struthers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Struthers sprawls well initially but Armstrong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Struthers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Armstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
Armstrong is looking to pass Struthers's guard but actually Struthers recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to move into half guard but instead Struthers has managed to sweep!
Armstrong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Struthers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Armstrong has an active guard here but Struthers has managed to pass into half guard.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
Buckley Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee Struthers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struthers moves nicely into side control.
Struthers has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt - Struthers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Struthers misses with a low kick as Armstrong jumps back.
A nice combination there by Struthers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struthers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struthers. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Armstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Struthers which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Struthers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Struthers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Struthers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder Strike - ACDC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurt.
Hurt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Storm moves out of range as Hurt throws a body kick.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hurt is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Hurt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Storm but Storm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Storm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hurt lands a jab to the nose.
Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Storm drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Storm slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Storm stands up.
Storm gets caught napping as Hurt dives in and scores a takedown. Storm manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hurt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Storm wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hurt wants to stand but Storm is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Big Hurt wasn't active enough on the ground.
Storm is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hurt's half guard.
Still in half guard, Storm seems content to control.
Storm throwing shots but Hurt is blocking nicely.
Storm wants to control but Hurt is keeping him busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hurt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to take a break and control but Hurt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Storm.
Storm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hurt.
Hurt tries to clinch there but Storm circles away.
Storm tests Hurt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Storm finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hurt wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hurt tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Storm finds it's target.
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Storm.
Storm drops Hurt with a right and a left! Storm comes rushing in but Hurt regains his composure and manages to keep Storm in guard.
Hurt is rocked!
Storm stands and steps away. Hurt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hurt is still on wobbly legs! Can Storm finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
Hurt seems to have recovered his senses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hurt.
Storm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Storm moves into full mount!
Hurt is looking to improve his position but Storm isn't that keen on the idea.
Hurt looks gassed!
Storm is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hurt can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Storm controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Storm dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Hurt.
Storm scores with a jab. Hurt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Storm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Storm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Storm controlling his opponent.
Storm looking to control but Hurt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hurt is bucking up trying to escape but Storm cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Storm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Storm is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hurt is surviving well by controlling Storm's body position as best he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm lands with some strikes.
Storm can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hurt is looking to escape.
Storm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Storm lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Storm controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm landing strikes, looking to finish!
Storm 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Storm! Hurt is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Storm!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaahl Infernus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infernus's entrance music is The Game. A fine choice. Tito Henry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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193 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaahl Infernus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Infernus but Infernus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Infernus misses with a hook
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Infernus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown by Henry or perhaps it was just good defense by Infernus which made him look bad.
Gaahl Infernus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Infernus misses with the combination.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Infernus tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Infernus to the ground. Infernus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Infernus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Infernus wants to clinch
and Henry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Infernus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is pressing down on Infernus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Infernus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Infernus wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Henry throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Infernus stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Henry swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Infernus is now in Henry's guard. A big mistake from Henry there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking for a sweep. Not yet Henry, not yet.
Henry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Infernus tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Infernus is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.
Infernus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Infernus preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry wants to improve his position but instead Infernus has moved into half guard.
Infernus is trying to control. Henry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Infernus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henry on the ground.
Henry wants to improve his position but Infernus is controlling well.
Infernus trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Infernus.
Henry is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infernus looks to land a strike but Henry avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Infernus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Infernus postures up in Henry's guard and throws a big left but Henry blocks it.
Infernus stopping the sweep attempt from Henry.
Infernus is looking to stand up but Henry won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry striking off his back but it's not causing Infernus any problems.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Infernus's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tito Henry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henry shoots for a double leg takedown but Infernus sprawls well. He's pushed Henry's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Henry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Infernus gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tito Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Infernus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Infernus.
Henry drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Infernus dives on top into guard.
Infernus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Henry punching from the bottom - just letting Infernus know he's still in a fight.
Henry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Infernus!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infernus wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
Henry goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Infernus is on top in guard.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Infernus is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
Infernus controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Henry working the ground and pound but Infernus is defending the strikes.
Henry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Infernus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Infernus tries to get out of the position.
Infernus prevents Henry from improving position.
Infernus avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Henry.
Henry scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Henry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Infernus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Infernus works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Henry throwing shots but Infernus is blocking nicely.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Infernus's head.
Henry throwing shots but Infernus is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henry lands a nice short elbow.
Henry passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Infernus!
Infernus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Infernus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
BOOM! Henry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Infernus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Infernus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Infernus is rocked!
It looks like Gaahl Infernus has been cut.
Henry lands a big elbow - Infernus is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Infernus is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tito Henry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuwill Submitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaj Orlow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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23
205 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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27
210 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuwill Submitt!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Submitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Orlow.
Submitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlow moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Orlow misses the shot to the body.
Orlow tries to close the distance and clinch but Submitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Submitt checks a leg kick nicely.
Orlow misses with a wild body shot.
Orlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Submitt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orlow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow scores with a jab.
Orlow throws a body punch but Submitt moves out of range.
Submitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Submitt.
Orlow thuds a left hand into Submitt's body.
Orlow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Submitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Submitt moves away.
Orlow tries to clinch up but Submitt circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow lands a body shot.
Submitt slips under a jab from Orlow.
Nikolaj Orlow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Submitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Submitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Submitt shoots in looking for a takedown. Orlow tries to sprawl out of it but Submitt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orlow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Orlow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Submitt throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlow.
Submitt has a takedown stuffed.
Orlow moves into the clinch.
Orlow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Submitt wants a takedown but no success here.
Nikolaj Orlow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuwill Submitt.
Orlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlow tries to land a front kick but Submitt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Submitt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orlow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Submitt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Submitt misses with a combination
and Submitt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Submitt misses with an uppercut.
Orlow thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orlow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orlow lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolaj Orlow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orlow stuffs the takedown attempt from Submitt. Submitt gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikolaj Orlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Orlow.
Submitt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Orlow tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Submitt is in Orlow's guard.
Orlow wants to get back to his feet but Submitt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Orlow manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Submitt gets the takedown into side control.
Orlow is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Submitt has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Orlow manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Orlow wants to get back to his feet.
Orlow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Submitt is trying to control the action in half guard but Orlow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Submitt is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submitt is looking to advance position but Orlow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Orlow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Orlow is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Submitt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Orlow to the mat! Orlow manages to get full guard.
Submitt wants to pass the guard but Orlow is keeping the position.
Orlow has his feet on Submitt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Orlow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Submitt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Submitt momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlow, right into the meat.
Submitt moves forwards but Orlow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Submitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlow.
Submitt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orlow.
Submitt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Submitt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orlow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Submitt slips a jab from Orlow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolaj Orlow dominated that second round.
That's time! Orlow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Submitt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Submitt takes a swing at Orlow's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Orlow misses
and Submitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Submitt tries to keep at a distance but Orlow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orlow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Submitt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlow.
The fighters circling - Orlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by Orlow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Orlow as he connects with a hook.
Orlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Submitt shoots for a double leg takedown but Orlow sprawls well. He's pushed Submitt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Orlow tries to clinch there but Submitt circles away.
Submitt fails with the takedown
and Orlow counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orlow. That's going to slow Submitt down.
Submitt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orlow's waist but Orlow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Submitt off to one side.
Nikolaj Orlow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuwill Submitt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow lands a really nice looking cross but Submitt seems unphased.
Yuwill Submitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Submitt misses
enabling Orlow to counter with a crisp jab.
Submitt looks to throw a body kick
and Orlow counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Submitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlow tries to close the distance and clinch but Submitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlow throws a body punch but Submitt moves out of range.
Orlow cracks Submitt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orlow leaves Submitt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Submitt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Orlow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yuwill Submitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orlow throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orlow scores with the left hand. Submitt knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow has Submitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Orlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Submitt's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Submitt throws a right and a left that Orlow avoids nicely.
Orlow cracks Submitt with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orlow wants to clinch up but Submitt keeps it at a distance.
Nikolaj Orlow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Submitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Orlow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolaj Orlow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orlow 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolaj Orlow!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Eric Luchador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Cruising in Miami" by Bass 305 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Papa Legba told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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158 lbs
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147 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Eric Luchador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legba misses with a wild combination.
Legba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luchador waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legba.
Legba misses with a double jab.
Legba digs a good hook to Luchador's body.
Legba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Luchador throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luchador missing with a left hand there. Legba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Legba closes the distance and clinches.
Legba breaks the clinch.
A big left from Luchador misses.
Luchador avoids the head kick by Legba.
Papa Legba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luchador throws a leg kick but Legba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luchador throws a chopping leg kick but Legba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Legba.
Legba misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Legba.
Luchador defending well as Legba loads up on a big left hand.
Legba misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Legba.
Legba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Luchador misses with a low kick.
Luchador throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchador fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Legba checks it well.
Luchador throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Luchador.
Legba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luchador.
Some wild striking there from Luchador.
Luchador throws a sloppy head kick and Legba moves out of range easily.
Legba misses with a double jab.
Legba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luchador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luchador looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legba throws a body punch but Luchador moves out of range.
Legba fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba moves into the clinch successfully.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
Luchador tries to throw a body punch but Legba avoids it by throwing Luchador back against the cage.
Legba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luchador has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luchador tries to break free but Legba pushes him back against the cage.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
Legba crunches a lovely knee into Luchador's ribcage.
Luchador can't find room to land a body shot as Legba controls the action.
Legba tries to work over Luchador's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luchador blocks it with crossed arms.
Legba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luchador avoids it.
Luchador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Legba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luchador has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Luchador struggles to land a body shot inside as Legba controls his hands.
Legba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Legba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luchador lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Luchador takes a shot to the head.
Luchador tries to throw a body punch but Legba avoids it by throwing Luchador back against the cage.
Legba misses with a knee strike.
Luchador tries to throw a body punch but Legba avoids it by throwing Luchador back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ken Eric Luchador has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Legba.
A nice left hand lands by Legba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luchador gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luchador misses with some punches.
Luchador tries a body shot but Legba blocks it.
Luchador tries to work over Legba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Legba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
Luchador misses with a punch to the body.
Luchador lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Legba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
Legba prevents a body shot from Luchador.
Legba lands a knee to the body.
Legba blocks a body shot from Luchador.
Luchador managing to block the knees to the body from Legba.
Legba working Luchador over with knees to the body.
Luchador is stalling here.
Luchador misses with a punch to the body.
Legba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Legba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luchador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legba's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legba lands a knee to the head.
Legba tries to land a knee to the head but Luchador blocks with his arms.
Luchador misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Legba obliges.
Luchador is breathing heavily.
Luchador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luchador is looking to control Legba's arms but Legba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Luchador has his back to the cage.
Luchador blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Legba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Luchador throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Legba swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Luchador to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luchador.
Legba misses with the body kick
and Luchador counters with a nice leg kick.
Luchador throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Legba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legba throws a looping overhand right but Luchador ducks down to avoid it.
Luchador throws a low kick, looking for Legba's leg but Legba calmly moves out of range.
Luchador moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Legba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Luchador is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Legba! Luchador is backing up but he can't get away as Legba lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Luchador and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Papa Legba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dude Viljakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viljakainen comes into the arena with I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys blaring out of the sound system. Kiefa has chosen Sequoia Throne as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dude Viljakainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Kiefa lands a leg kick that knocks Viljakainen off balance momentarily.
Kiefa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Viljakainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiefa throws a solid leg kick but Viljakainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kiefa.
Viljakainen throws a big shot that misses.
Kiefa is looking to clinch.
Kiefa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Viljakainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viljakainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiefa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Viljakainen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Viljakainen stays in close to Kiefa's body and controls the position.
Kiefa keeping moving, preventing Viljakainen from controlling successfully.
Kiefa wants to improve his position but instead Viljakainen has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljakainen with the ground and pound but Kiefa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Viljakainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viljakainen passes Kiefa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Viljakainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiefa's head.
Viljakainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Viljakainen stops Kiefa from getting back to his feet.
Viljakainen trying to mount his opponent but Kiefa defends it.
Viljakainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Viljakainen wants to take a breather but Kiefa is having none of it.
Kiefa gets back to full guard.
Viljakainen 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.
Kiefa wants to get back to his feet but Viljakainen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Viljakainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiefa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Viljakainen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Viljakainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiefa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kiefa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiefa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiefa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiefa misses with a body kick.
Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch but Viljakainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiefa slips under a jab from Viljakainen.
A shot to the liver by Viljakainen. Beautiful body shot.
Viljakainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiefa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kiefa.
A telegraphed right hand from Viljakainen misses the target.
Viljakainen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Viljakainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiefa.
It Kiefa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiefa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Viljakainen.
Kiefa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiefa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiefa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Viljakainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen misses with a takedown attempt - Kiefa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kiefa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Viljakainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiefa slips under a jab.
Kiefa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Viljakainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiefa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiefa connects with a solid leg kick.
Viljakainen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Viljakainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiefa closes the distance but Viljakainen moves to the side
and Viljakainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viljakainen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiefa takes one to the side of the head.
Viljakainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiefa circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiefa tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Viljakainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kiefa is looking to clinch but Viljakainen is avoiding it.
Viljakainen misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kiefa, right into the meat.
Viljakainen moves out of range of the body kick from Kiefa.
A leg kick checked by Viljakainen.
Viljakainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiefa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viljakainen misses the shot to the body.
Kiefa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiefa throws a leg kick but Viljakainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Viljakainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kiefa misses with a straight right.
Viljakainen works the jab nicely.
Viljakainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiefa misses with a head kick.
Kiefa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljakainen looks to throw the jab but Kiefa is out of range.
Kiefa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kiefa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Viljakainen. Those never looked like landing.
Kiefa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiefa looks to score with a jab to the body but Viljakainen is just out of range.
Viljakainen misses with the combination.
Kiefa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Viljakainen's head.
Viljakainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Viljakainen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiefa.
Kiefa scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiefa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiefa misses with a head kick.
Viljakainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiefa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Viljakainen misses with a hook.
Viljakainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Viljakainen connects with the punch.
Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Viljakainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiefa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Viljakainen.
Viljakainen looks for a takedown but Kiefa sprawls well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiefa lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Viljakainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Viljakainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kiefa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Viljakainen.
Kiefa throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiefa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Viljakainen lands with a good body shot.
Kiefa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kiefa lands a nice hook to Viljakainen's body. Viljakainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiefa doesn't manage to clinch there - Viljakainen circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiefa.
Kiefa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiefa tries to clinch up but Viljakainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Viljakainen shoots for a takedown but Kiefa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Viljakainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiefa cracks Viljakainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Viljakainen - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Kiefa.
Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Viljakainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Kiefa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Viljakainen. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viljakainen missing with a left hand there. Kiefa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiefa throws a head kick but Viljakainen moves out of range.
Kiefa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Viljakainen fails with the takedown.
Kiefa moves out of range as Viljakainen strikes.
Viljakainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kiefa on the side of the head.
Kiefa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Viljakainen. That did some damage!
Viljakainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Viljakainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiefa should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kiefa. That's going to slow Viljakainen down.
Kiefa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Viljakainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiefa's waist but Kiefa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Viljakainen off to one side.
Viljakainen throws the left hand but Kiefa avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but It Kiefa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Kiefa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiefa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viljakainen lands a two punch combo.
Viljakainen misses with a wild body shot.
Viljakainen misses with a hook.
Viljakainen looks to land a left hand but Kiefa moved out of range nicely.
Kiefa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiefa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kiefa feints and then cracks Viljakainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Viljakainen down.
Viljakainen lands the left hand.
Viljakainen misses with a looping right.
Kiefa tries to clinch up but Viljakainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viljakainen throws an overhand right that lands on Kiefa's shoulder, as Kiefa tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiefa walks into a straight right hand from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viljakainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiefa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiefa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiefa wants to land a leg kick but Viljakainen is out of range.
Kiefa throws a leg kick but Viljakainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It Kiefa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viljakainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiefa slips a jab from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice combination there by Viljakainen.
Kiefa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Viljakainen's calf.
Kiefa cracks Viljakainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Viljakainen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viljakainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiefa manages to avoid it.
Kiefa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Viljakainen. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiefa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiefa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiefa thumps Viljakainen with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiefa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Viljakainen misses with an uppercut
and Kiefa counters with an inside leg kick.
Viljakainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Viljakainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Viljakainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiefa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Viljakainen has time to react.
Viljakainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiefa circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiefa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Viljakainen's sensitive parts.
Kiefa wants to clinch up but Viljakainen keeps it at a distance.
Kiefa throws a hook but Viljakainen blocks it.
Kiefa is looking to slow Viljakainen down with leg kicks.
Kiefa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kiefa lands a leg kick that knocks Viljakainen off balance momentarily.
Viljakainen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viljakainen. Kiefa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiefa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Viljakainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kiefa.
Viljakainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kiefa under the eye.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiefa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viljakainen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kiefa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Viljakainen somewhat.
Kiefa throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Viljakainen's sensitive parts.
Kiefa throws a head kick but Viljakainen moves out of range.
Viljakainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiefa.
Viljakainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Viljakainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kiefa counters with a big head kick but Viljakainen shrugs it off.
Kiefa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiefa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Viljakainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiefa slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viljakainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kiefa tries to avoid it but Viljakainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kiefa to the ground. Kiefa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Viljakainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Viljakainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiefa feints and then cracks Viljakainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Viljakainen down.
And that's the end of the fight!
It Kiefa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiefa 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... It Kiefa!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyyno Janis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Enter Sandman. Janis has chosen Rubber Johnny as his entrance music. Kazaki Fujita has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazaki Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyyno Janis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janis misses with a leg kick.
Fujita looks to score with a jab to the body but Janis is just out of range.
Fujita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Janis.
Janis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fujita.
Good standup being displayed there by Fujita as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Janis.
Fujita misses the shot to the body.
Fujita lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Janis circles away quickly and effectively.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita leaves Janis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Janis throws a front kick aimed at Fujita's knee but Fujita avoids it well.
Janis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slow jab from Fujita misses its intended target.
Fujita attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita moves out of range as Janis throws a body kick.
Fujita throws a wild body kick that Janis sees coming a mile off.
Fujita connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fujita shoots for a takedown but Janis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice defenses there by Janis.
Fujita displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Janis.
Kazaki Fujita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyyno Janis.
Janis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Janis tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Janis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fujita has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fujita and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Janis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fujita is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fujita.
Fujita blocks the body kick.
Fujita displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Janis.
Janis shoots in and drives through. Fujita sprawls well.
Janis tries to work over Fujita's front leg with a kick but Fujita checks it.
Janis misses with a leg kick
and Fujita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Janis. No joy for Fujita on that attempt.
Fujita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fujita on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fujita is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fujita shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fujita's sensitive parts.
Fujita blocks a leg kick.
Fujita throws out a loose jab but Janis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujita stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fujita wants it to stay on the feet.
Janis throws a head kick that Fujita semi-blocks.
Fujita shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Janis's guard.
Fujita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Janis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujita seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fujita postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujita looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fujita looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fujita throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fujita checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Janis.
Fujita scores with a nice right hand.
Janis blocks a low kick nicely.
Janis misses with a low kick.
Fujita stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Janis.
Fujita throws a hook but Janis blocks it.
Fujita misses with a jab, cross combination.
Janis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fujita is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujita tries to hold on but Janis postures up.
Janis wants to control the pace but Fujita is squirming around nicely.
Janis with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janis lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Janis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fujita's face.
Pyyno Janis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fujita is looking to improve his position but Janis isn't that keen on the idea.
Fujita wants to control but Janis is having none of it.
Janis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fujita is looking to escape.
Janis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis controlling the pace for now.
Janis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fujita to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fujita shrugs it off.
Fujita really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Janis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fujita really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fujita is working hard here to advance position.
Janis avoids the attempt from Fujita to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita regains half guard.
Fujita won't allow Janis to pass to mount.
Janis wants to take a breather but Fujita is having none of it.
Janis is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Fujita reverses the position - he's now on top in Janis's guard.
Janis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujita trying to control but Janis is working from the bottom.
Janis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyyno Janis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Janis shoots in but Fujita avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fujita thumps Janis with a low kick.
Fujita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fujita tries for a takedown but Janis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fujita.
Fujita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Janis.
Fujita thows a body shot but no joy.
Janis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fujita dives in and grabs Janis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Janis pushes down on Fujita's head and hops out.
Fujita swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fujita thows a body shot but no joy.
Janis avoids the body shot from Fujita.
Janis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Janis tries a head kick but it misses.
Janis throws a leg kick but Fujita sees it coming and moves out of range.
Janis avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janis.
Janis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fujita sprawls well initially but Janis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Janis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fujita defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Janis wants to advance to full mount but Fujita doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujita keeping full guard, as Janis tries to pass.
Janis lands a couple of digs.
Janis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Janis scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Janis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fujita lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Janis!
Janis tries to lock up and control but Fujita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fujita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fujita raining down hammerfists from mount.
Janis can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janis wants to control but Fujita is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujita controlling his opponent.
Janis wants to control but Fujita is having none of it.
Fujita lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujita wants to control the pace but Janis is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kazaki Fujita.
I think Fujita 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazaki Fujita!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem Of Japan. Koski has chosen Dj Neon - In Hardtrance I Trust as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusimuki takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Kusimuki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Kusimuki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick
and Kusimuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick from Koski lands but Kusimuki takes it in his stride.
Koski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kusimuki.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kusimuki's waist but Kusimuki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koski off to one side.
Kusimuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski is looking to land body kicks.
Koski misses with a combination
and Kusimuki counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kusimuki. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski defending well as Kusimuki loads up on a big left hand.
Kusimuki lands a body shot.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Kusimuki saw that one coming.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Kusimuki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koski counters with a good low kick that Kusimuki was not able to check.
Kusimuki is looking to wear down Koski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries to work over Kusimuki's front leg with a kick but Kusimuki checks it.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Kusimuki lands with a straight right. Koski didn't see that one coming.
Koski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kusimuki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Koski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kusimuki.
Koski scores with the left hand. Kusimuki knows he should have avoided that one.
Koski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kusimuki takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kusimuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koski scores with a jab. Kusimuki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Kusimuki saw that one coming.
Koski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kusimuki rushes Koski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koski prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Koski tries a body shot but Kusimuki blocks it.
Koski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kusimuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kusimuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kusimuki scores with a shoulder strike.
Kusimuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kusimuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kusimuki's elbow.
Kusimuki tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kusimuki lands a nice elbow.
Kusimuki lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Kusimuki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski tries a body shot but Kusimuki blocks it.
Kusimuki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koski.
A right handed body shot lands from Koski.
Kusimuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Kusimuki to work.
Koski is trying to break the clinch but Kusimuki is controlling him.
Kusimuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
A short right from Koski.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Kusimuki controls the action.
Kusimuki lands a right hand.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kusimuki's elbow.
Koski misses with a body punch.
Koski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kusimuki's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koski prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kusimuki lands a body punch.
Kusimuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
Koski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kusimuki swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomi Koski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kusimuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Koski throws out a leg kick but Kusimuki moves out of range and Koski only half commits.
Kusimuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kusimuki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koski lands with a hook. Kusimuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kusimuki.
Koski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kusimuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Koski throws a leg kick that misses.
Koski misses with a jab to the body
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski avoids the body shot from Kusimuki.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kusimuki manages to avoid it.
Kusimuki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Koski back to the cage. Kusimuki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Koski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kusimuki checks it well.
Kusimuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kusimuki misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up but Koski circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up but Koski circles away and keeps his distance.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusimuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Koski circles away.
Koski misses with a straight left.
Kusimuki avoids the body shot from Koski.
Kusimuki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kusimuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kusimuki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kusimuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kusimuki throws a right hand that misses
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski scores with a head kick. Kusimuki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koski thows a leg kick but Kusimuki checks it
and Kusimuki counters with a left and a right that stings Koski.
Kusimuki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kusimuki scores with a punch to the head.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kusimuki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kusimuki looks to throw the jab but Koski is out of range.
Kusimuki is looking to clinch but Koski is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski misses the jab.
Kusimuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking body shot.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kusimuki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kusimuki is looking to control Koski's arms but Koski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kusimuki has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koski is defending well for now.
Koski breaks from the clinch.
Koski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Kusimuki blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kusimuki. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kusimuki moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski presses Kusimuki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki prevents a body shot from Koski.
A shot in the inside from Koski.
A short right from Kusimuki on the inside.
Kusimuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koski struggles to land a body shot inside as Kusimuki controls his hands.
Koski managing to block the knees to the body from Kusimuki.
Takeshi Kusimuki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki blocks a body shot from Koski.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kusimuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kusimuki backwards.
Kusimuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kusimuki tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Kusimuki back against the cage.
Kusimuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kusimuki can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koski or not.
Kusimuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Kusimuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kusimuki throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Koski looks to land a left hand but Kusimuki moved out of range nicely.
Koski throws a body punch but Kusimuki moves out of range.
Kusimuki throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski tried to score with a low kick but Kusimuki checks it.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kusimuki moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses with a left hand
and Kusimuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kusimuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Koski circles away.
Kusimuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Tomi Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kusimuki throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kusimuki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Takeshi Kusimuki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kusimuki.
Koski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kusimuki takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Kusimuki blocks the body kick.
Koski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kusimuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kusimuki digs a good hook to Koski's body.
Kusimuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kusimuki misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kusimuki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kusimuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kusimuki swivels and escapes.
Kusimuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Koski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands with a nice body punch.
Koski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kusimuki's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kusimuki wants to clinch up but Koski keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Koski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kusimuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kusimuki misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki connects with a body shot that sends Koski's belly button to the back.
Koski lands with a good body shot.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but Koski moves out of range.
Kusimuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Kusimuki's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Koski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kusimuki doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Kusimuki misses.
Koski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koski digs a good hook to Kusimuki's body.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body. Koski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kusimuki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koski. Koski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kusimuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koski throws out a loose jab but Kusimuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Koski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kusimuki throws a nice looking combination but Koski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kusimuki moves out of range as Koski throws a body kick.
Koski dodges the punch combination from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Kusimuki thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki moves in looking to clinch but Koski pushes him off.
Koski staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki is looking to clinch.
A combination from Kusimuki does no damage.
Kusimuki cracks a nice hook into Koski's ribs.
Kusimuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Kusimuki wants to clinch.
Koski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tomi Koski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws a right hand that misses
and Kusimuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kusimuki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusimuki is just out of range.
Koski scores with a decent looking hook.
Kusimuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kusimuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki blocks the body kick.
Kusimuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
A big right from Kusimuki misses.
Kusimuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kusimuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki blocks a low kick nicely.
Koski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kusimuki's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski connects with a right hand. Kusimuki shakes it off.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Kusimuki.
Koski is looking to score with low kicks.
Koski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kusimuki on the side of the head.
Kusimuki lands a right hook to the body.
Koski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kusimuki. Kusimuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kusimuki misses with a two punch combination.
Kusimuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Kusimuki moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tomi Koski.
I think Koski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Koski!
Tomi Koski is the new middleweight champion!
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pop
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