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MKFC 162 Cope vs LaMotta II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Lappalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Verona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lappalainen comes to the cage accompanied by Waltari - So Fine. Verona comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dawn Patrol by The Eliminators kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
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167 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslak Lappalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Verona!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lappalainen misses with an uppercut. Verona saw that one coming.
Lappalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Verona tries to clinch there but Lappalainen circles away.
Lappalainen misses with a head kick.
A big right from Lappalainen misses.
Verona cracks Lappalainen with a good jab.
Verona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lappalainen throws out the jab.
Verona moves into the clinch successfully.
Verona has Lappalainen pushed against the cage.
Verona pushes Lappalainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lappalainen fails to pull guard.
Verona trying to land knees to the body.
Verona tries to land knees in the clinch but Lappalainen avoids the damage to the body.
Verona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lappalainen tries to keep at a distance but Verona has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lappalainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lappalainen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Verona prevents the takedown attempt.
Verona crunches a lovely knee into Lappalainen's ribcage.
Lappalainen is breathing heavily.
Verona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Verona cracks Lappalainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Verona cracks Lappalainen with an open hand slap.
Nice body kick there by Verona.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Verona!
Andre Verona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Verona clinches with his opponent.
Verona is pushing Lappalainen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Verona tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lappalainen avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verona lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Verona.
Knees to the body from Verona.
Verona lands an elbow inside.
Verona has Lappalainen pressed against the cage.
Verona with a knee to the head.
Lappalainen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Verona lands a damaging elbow.
Verona content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verona throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Verona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aslak Lappalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verona has Lappalainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Verona.
Lappalainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Verona gets an underhook and turns Lappalainen into the cage.
Verona is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lappalainen is defending well for now.
Lappalainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Verona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lappalainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Verona.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lappalainen thuds a left hand into Verona's body.
Verona instigates a clinch.
Verona breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lappalainen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Verona.
Verona looks to score with a jab to the body but Lappalainen is just out of range.
Verona lands with a straight right. Lappalainen didn't see that one coming.
Lappalainen is rocked!
Verona gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Lappalainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verona using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Verona is pushing Lappalainen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Verona pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Lappalainen! Verona unloads with more strikes and Lappalainen sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Verona!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Brown 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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245 lbs
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285 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Brown!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Leeroy.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Leeroy.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Leeroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Leeroy to the ground. Brown is now in Leeroy's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leeroy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leeroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown postures up in Leeroy's guard and throws a big left but Leeroy blocks it.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
Leeroy trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leeroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is pushing down on Leeroy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leeroy is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Leeroy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leeroy defends it well.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leeroy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Leeroy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown is pressing down on Leeroy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leeroy is holding on for now.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leeroy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leeroy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leeroy tries to get out of the position.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Leeroy's head.
It looks like Bruce Leeroy has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is thwarting Leeroy's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brown in particular looking to stall.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Leeroy is defending well.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leeroy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leeroy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown is trying to control. Leeroy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Bruce Leeroy's cut is getting worse.
Leeroy is breathing heavily.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leeroy defending well though.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leeroy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jeez, Bruce Leeroy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Leeroy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Logan Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Poochyena might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Tamias Poochyena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamias Poochyena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Juarez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena digs a good body shot into Juarez's ribs.
Poochyena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pablo Juarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poochyena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juarez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poochyena finds it's way round the side to connect with Juarez's head.
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poochyena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poochyena lands with a nice body punch.
Poochyena lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Juarez at a distance.
Poochyena stuns Juarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juarez wants to clinch up but Poochyena keeps it at a distance.
Poochyena with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Juarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Juarez looks gassed!
Poochyena dips to his left and cracks Juarez with an uppercut!
Poochyena uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juarez has time to react.
Juarez tries to clinch
enabling Poochyena to counter with a crisp jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Poochyena!
Poochyena connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Juarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poochyena scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Poochyena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Juarez doesn't seem phased though.
Juarez is rocked!
Poochyena is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Poochyena drops Juarez with a big left hand! Juarez is injured, injured bad! Poochyena jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamias Poochyena!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zhitnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhitnik has chosen Metallica - Leper Messiah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Igor Zhitnik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Huxtable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Zhitnik!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxtable tries a low kick but Zhitnik avoids it.
Huxtable scores with a leg kick.
Cliff Huxtable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huxtable looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Huxtable closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Huxtable throws a low kick, looking for Zhitnik's leg but Zhitnik calmly moves out of range.
Zhitnik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huxtable, pushing him back against the cage.
Huxtable digs a right hand into Zhitnik's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zhitnik's gas tank.
Huxtable tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxtable goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zhitnik tries to work over Huxtable's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxtable misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhitnik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zhitnik has Huxtable pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Huxtable manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Huxtable connects with a knee to the head.
Huxtable tries to work over Zhitnik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zhitnik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huxtable gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cliff Huxtable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Zhitnik.
Huxtable goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huxtable stops a takedown attempt from Zhitnik.
Zhitnik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huxtable gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Huxtable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huxtable lands a body shot.
Zhitnik looks gassed!
Zhitnik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Huxtable lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Huxtable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhitnik looking for a takedown.
Huxtable pushes Zhitnik back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Huxtable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huxtable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhitnik's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Huxtable.
Huxtable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huxtable missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Huxtable.
Huxtable presses Zhitnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huxtable throws an elbow that misses.
Huxtable tries a body shot but Zhitnik blocks it.
Zhitnik tries to score a body lock takedown but Huxtable shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Huxtable.
Huxtable throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhitniks head.
Zhitnik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huxtable makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable pushes Zhitnik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxtable working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huxtable putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhitnik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huxtable lands a knee to the body.
Huxtable lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huxtable.
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!
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
Huxtable using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zhitnik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huxtable with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huxtable misses with a body punch.
Huxtable working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huxtable lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zhitnik or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxtable creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxtable throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huxtable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhitnik's elbow.
Huxtable misses with a knee to the head.
Huxtable with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable can't find room to land a body shot as Zhitnik controls the action.
Zhitnik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huxtable is keeping busy.
Huxtable presses Zhitnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zhitnik blocking some punches.
Huxtable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhitnik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhitnik managing to block the knees to the body from Huxtable.
Huxtable misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huxtable throws a head punch that misses.
Huxtable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxtable misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
Huxtable tries a knee to the head but Zhitnik blocks it.
Zhitnik takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Huxtable dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Huxtable misses with a low kick.
Huxtable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zhitnik swivels and escapes.
Zhitnik moves into the clinch successfully.
Huxtable misses with the head strike.
Huxtable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhitnik can do to turn this around?
Huxtable tries to throw a body punch but Zhitnik avoids it by throwing Huxtable back against the cage.
Zhitnik gets through Huxtable's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Huxtable.
Cliff Huxtable has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxtable can't find room to land a body shot as Zhitnik controls the action.
Huxtable lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zhitnik breaks from the clinch.
Zhitnik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Huxtable.
Huxtable lands with a thumping leg kick.
Huxtable looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zhitnik is fending him off so far but Huxtable persists. Nope, Zhitnik circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Huxtable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxtable.
Zhitnik is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhitnik. That did some damage!
Huxtable turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Huxtable instigates a clinch.
Zhitnik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxtable lands with a left to the head.
Huxtable tries to work over Zhitnik's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxtable swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huxtable lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhitnik backwards.
A shot in the inside from Huxtable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huxtable digs a right hand underneath Zhitnik's ribcage. Zhitnik let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huxtable.
Zhitnik avoids a wild elbow strike from Huxtable.
Huxtable works on Zhitnik's body with a couple of short punches.
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
A right hand to the body from Huxtable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huxtable lands an uppercut.
Huxtable misses with a body punch.
Zhitnik prevents a body shot from Huxtable.
A right hand to the body from Huxtable.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxtable creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxtable lands with a right to the head.
Huxtable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Huxtable throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxtable creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Huxtable.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huxtable.
Zhitnik tries for a takedown but Huxtable manages to get underhooks.
Huxtable lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huxtable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable misses with a punch on the inside.
Huxtable is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhitnik is defending well for now.
Zhitnik changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Huxtable fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Huxtable fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Zhitnik is out of range.
Huxtable closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huxtable lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zhitnik keeping moving, preventing Huxtable from controlling successfully.
Zhitnik 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable passes Zhitnik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Huxtable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zhitnik keeps working.
Zhitnik wants to control but Huxtable passes into side.
Zhitnik is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Zhitnik's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ground and pound from Huxtable seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Zhitnik is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Huxtable is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cliff Huxtable dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Huxtable walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zhitnik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huxtable.
Huxtable lands a jab to the nose.
Huxtable moves into the clinch successfully.
Zhitnik stalling against the cage.
Huxtable trying to land knees to the body.
Huxtable lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zhitnik's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhitnik.
Huxtable goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Huxtable misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhitnik.
Zhitnik is trying to drag Huxtable to the mat but Huxtable just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zhitnik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huxtable misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxtable tries to land a knee to the head but Zhitnik blocks with his arms.
Zhitnik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huxtable can't find room to land a body shot as Zhitnik controls the action.
Huxtable connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxtable.
Huxtable scores with a hook to the body.
Huxtable lands an elbow inside.
Huxtable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhitnik's elbow.
Huxtable throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhitnik blocks it with crossed arms.
Huxtable misses with a body punch.
Huxtable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huxtable presses Zhitnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huxtable lands a body punch.
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!
Huxtable lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huxtable misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable tries a knee to the head but Zhitnik blocks it.
Huxtable prevents a takedown attempt there.
Huxtable struggles to land a body shot inside as Zhitnik controls his hands.
Huxtable misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huxtable.
Huxtable tries to throw a body punch but Zhitnik avoids it by throwing Huxtable back against the cage.
Huxtable lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huxtable lands a nice uppercut.
Huxtable tries to throw a body punch but Zhitnik avoids it by throwing Huxtable back against the cage.
Zhitnik blocks a body shot from Huxtable.
Huxtable lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zhitnik backwards.
Huxtable utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Huxtable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Huxtable lands a nice uppercut.
Zhitnik is rocked!
Nice body punch from Huxtable - that landed with a thud.
Huxtable prevents the takedown attempt.
Cliff Huxtable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Zhitnik.
A right hook to the body lands for Huxtable.
Huxtable presses Zhitnik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huxtable is leaning against Zhitnik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Huxtable.
Huxtable lands an uppercut.
Zhitnik is still on wobbly legs! Can Huxtable finish him?
Zhitnik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huxtable is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zhitnik is pressed against the cage. Huxtable pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Zhitnik! Two more big strikes from Huxtable and Zhitnik crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cliff Huxtable!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jenson Rawlins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Lopez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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29
181 lbs
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185 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenson Rawlins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jenson Rawlins has been cut.
A combination from Lopez does no damage.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rawlins.
Lopez shoots in and gets a takedown into Rawlins's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rawlins is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Lopez frees his head nicely. Oh but Rawlins has switched to an armbar! Lopez is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jenson Rawlins!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spazzy Magee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Niekonieczny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niekonieczny comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - Ride The Lightning kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spazzy Magee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Janusz Niekonieczny!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magee blocks a head kick by Niekonieczny.
Magee throws a hook but Niekonieczny avoids it easily.
Niekonieczny drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Niekonieczny fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Niekonieczny scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Magee does no damage.
Magee moves out of range as Niekonieczny strikes.
Crunch! Niekonieczny slams his shin into Magee's torso.
Niekonieczny just misses with a punch to the body.
Niekonieczny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magee.
Niekonieczny connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Niekonieczny instigates a clinch.
Magee fails to pull guard.
Niekonieczny tries to work over Magee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magee drags the fight down to the ground.
Magee keeping moving, preventing Niekonieczny from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee working a defensive guard here.
Niekonieczny trying to control the position from guard on top but Magee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niekonieczny is looking to work some ground and pound but Magee has wrist control.
Niekonieczny throws a big right hand that misses.
Niekonieczny works over Magee with some ground and pound from guard.
Niekonieczny is looking to work some ground and pound but Magee has wrist control.
Niekonieczny scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magee pulls Niekonieczny in close to his closed guard and prevents Niekonieczny from doing any damage or advancing position.
Magee looking to control.
Niekonieczny throws a strike but Magee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Magee throws a strike but Niekonieczny rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Niekonieczny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Magee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Niekonieczny trying to control but Magee is working from the bottom.
Niekonieczny not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Niekonieczny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magee is trying to control the position but Niekonieczny postures up.
Niekonieczny throws and elbow that misses. Magee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Niekonieczny's guard. Nice move by Magee!
Magee trying to control but Niekonieczny is working from the bottom.
Magee lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Niekonieczny looking for a sweep. Not yet Niekonieczny, not yet.
Magee looking to sit in guard and control but Niekonieczny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Niekonieczny thows a big elbow that misses.
Niekonieczny lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magee working a defensive guard but Niekonieczny manages to pass into side control anyway.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Niekonieczny trying to control the action but Magee is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janusz Niekonieczny dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Magee throws a hook but Niekonieczny blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Magee. That snapped Niekonieczny's head back.
Magee tries to move into range but Niekonieczny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Niekonieczny pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid body kick from Niekonieczny.
Magee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magee closes the distance and clinches up with Niekonieczny, looking for a takedown. Magee pushes Niekonieczny against the cage but Niekonieczny circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Magee throws a looping overhand right but Niekonieczny ducks down to avoid it.
Niekonieczny getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Niekonieczny takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magee misses with a looping left.
Magee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Magee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Magee is looking to clinch.
Niekonieczny moves out of range as Magee throws a body kick.
Magee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Niekonieczny throws a leg kick which misses Magee's front leg but catches the back leg as Magee tries to avoid it.
Niekonieczny thumps Magee with a low kick.
Niekonieczny lands a leg kick that knocks Magee off balance momentarily.
Niekonieczny throws a body punch but Magee moves out of range.
Magee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magee tries to clinch but Niekonieczny is having none of it.
Magee misses with a takedown
and Niekonieczny counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Niekonieczny.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spazzy Magee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niekonieczny pushes Magee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niekonieczny lands a body punch.
Niekonieczny will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Magee up against the cage.
Niekonieczny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magee's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Niekonieczny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Niekonieczny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magee with a poor takedown
and Niekonieczny counters with a solid body kick.
Janusz Niekonieczny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niekonieczny lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Niekonieczny lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magee's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Niekonieczny finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niekonieczny has Magee up against the cage in a clinch.
Magee tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right handed body shot lands from Niekonieczny.
Niekonieczny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magee backwards.
Niekonieczny prevents the takedown attempt.
Niekonieczny works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Niekonieczny throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Niekonieczny.
Niekonieczny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Niekonieczny thows a big elbow that misses.
Niekonieczny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Magee is rocked!
Niekonieczny works over Magee with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Magee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niekonieczny gets to his feet and stands over Magee, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Magee felt that one! Niekonieczny unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Magee from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janusz Niekonieczny!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Farro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
143 lbs
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26
145 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eriku Landstrimma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Farro!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Farro misses the target.
Farro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Landstrimma counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farro misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Farro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Landstrimma smiles and moves away.
Farro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landstrimma manages to avoid it.
Landstrimma throws an off balance right hand
and Farro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farro misses with a takedown attempt - Landstrimma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eriku Landstrimma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Farro.
A left lands for Farro.
Farro looks for a takedown but Landstrimma sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro throws an overhand right that lands on Landstrimma's shoulder, as Landstrimma tries to avoid the shot.
Farro shoots in but Landstrimma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farro tries for a takedown but Landstrimma circles away easily
and Landstrimma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farro throws out a loose jab but Landstrimma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch! Farro slams his shin into Landstrimma's torso.
Farro throws a jab when Landstrimma was well out of range.
Landstrimma moves out of range of the strikes.
Landstrimma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Landstrimma - that landed with a thud.
Landstrimma struggles to land a body shot inside as Farro controls his hands.
Farro tries to pull guard but Landstrimma holds him up against the cage and eventually Farro drops back down to his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Landstrimma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma lands a nice shot to the body.
Landstrimma lands a hook that snaps the head of Farro backwards.
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!
Landstrimma lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Landstrimma works on Farro's body with a couple of short punches.
Farro being controlled against the cage.
Farro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Landstrimma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farro backwards.
Farro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Landstrimma walks away with a smile on his face. Farro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Farro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farro looks gassed!
Landstrimma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farro ducks under a wild hook from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma misses with the combination.
Farro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Landstrimma finds it's way round the side to connect with Farro's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma cracks a nice hook into Farro's ribs.
Farro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Landstrimma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A good leg kick by Farro.
Farro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Farro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farro misses with a few strikes there.
Landstrimma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farro counters with a straight right hand.
Farro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landstrimma.
Farro shoots in but Landstrimma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro misses the jab.
Landstrimma connects with a leg kick. Farro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Farro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eriku Landstrimma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farro throws out a loose jab but Landstrimma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farro misses with a wild combination.
Farro misses the shot to the body.
Landstrimma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farro manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landstrimma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farro's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Landstrimma misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eriku Landstrimma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Farro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Landstrimma stuffs the takedown attempt from Farro. Farro gets slowly back to his feet.
Landstrimma misses with a wild body shot.
Landstrimma clinches up with Farro and pushes him back against the cage.
Farro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Landstrimma.
Landstrimma tries to throw a body punch but Farro avoids it by throwing Landstrimma back against the cage.
Landstrimma stalling against the cage.
Landstrimma jumps guard and drags Farro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Farro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Landstrimma keeping moving, preventing Farro from controlling successfully.
Landstrimma bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farro's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landstrimma is one step ahead there.
Farro working a defensive guard here.
Landstrimma tries to free his leg and advance position but Farro is retaining full guard.
Landstrimma is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farro is on top in guard.
Farro passes Landstrimma's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Farro trying to advance position but Landstrimma counters by regaining guard.
Farro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Landstrimma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Landstrimma is trying to keep Farro in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Landstrimma is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Farro, into his guard.
Landstrimma distracts Farro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Landstrimma wants to control from the top but Farro keeps moving.
Farro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Landstrimma.
Farro looking to control.
Farro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landstrimma landing some decent shots from guard.
Landstrimma looking to pass the guard.
Landstrimma tries to stand but Farro is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro working for a triangle but Landstrimma defends it easily.
Landstrimma works over Farro with some ground and pound from guard.
Landstrimma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farro controls Landstrimma momentarily but Landstrimma frees himself.
Landstrimma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Farro working for submissions but it's allowed Landstrimma to get to half guard.
Landstrimma wants to free his trapped foot but Farro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Landstrimma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Farro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farro working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Landstrimma has passed into half guard!
The fighters are battling for position here. Farro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Farro is breathing heavily.
Farro keeping moving, preventing Landstrimma from controlling successfully.
Landstrimma is working Farro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Landstrimma passes Farro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eriku Landstrimma dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Farro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landstrimma.
Eriku Landstrimma is winning the standup battle so far.
Landstrimma sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Farro misses the shot to the body.
Farro tried to score with a low kick but Landstrimma checks it.
Landstrimma moves out of range of the body kick.
Landstrimma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Landstrimma counters with a straight right hand.
Landstrimma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landstrimma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farro can pounce on him.
Farro throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Landstrimma counter with a right hand.
Landstrimma tries to clinch up but Farro circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma throws the left hand but Farro avoids the punch easily.
Landstrimma misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Landstrimma blocks the leg kick.
Farro slips under a jab from Landstrimma.
Farro misses the shot to the body.
Landstrimma with a jab.
Landstrimma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farro throws out the jab.
Farro misses with a wild body shot.
Landstrimma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farro.
Farro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farro swings for the body but Landstrimma moves out of range.
Landstrimma throws a right hand that misses
and Farro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Landstrimma misses.
Farro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Landstrimma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Landstrimma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farro moves away.
Landstrimma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Farro throws a jab when Landstrimma was well out of range.
Landstrimma moves away from the strike by Farro.
Landstrimma throws out a loose jab but Farro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landstrimma avoids the body shot from Farro.
Landstrimma tries to sprawl but Farro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Landstrimma defending well though.
Landstrimma gets back to full guard.
Farro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Landstrimma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farro trying to control the position from guard on top but Landstrimma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ben Farro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Landstrimma had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farro defends it easily.
Farro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Landstrimma is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farro is working Landstrimma over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Landstrimma sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Eriku Landstrimma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Landstrimma defending well though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Landstrimma is trying to get back to full guard.
Farro with the ground and pound but Landstrimma uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farro won't allow Landstrimma to sweep him here.
Landstrimma is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farro is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Farro.
Well Landstrimma 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eriku Landstrimma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Landa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Scrap. Landa has chosen Ich tu dir weh - Rammstein as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jeremey Toney has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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24
164 lbs
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169 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremey Toney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Landa!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landa throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
Toney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Landa tries to clinch up but Toney circles away and keeps his distance.
Toney checks a low kick from Landa.
Toney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Toney lands with an uppercut that bounces Landa off the cage and back into rage.
Landa throws a hook but Toney avoids it easily.
Toney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toney thumps Landa with a low kick.
Toney rushes Landa and presses him up against the cage.
Landa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Landa blocks a body shot from Toney.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toney.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Toney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toney pushes Landa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Landa on the inside.
Landa takes a shot to the head.
Landa blocks an uppercut.
Toney prevents a body shot from Landa.
Landa landing knees to the body.
Toney misses with a punch on the inside.
Toney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toney has a couple of punches blocked by Landa.
Landa throws an elbow but it misses.
Toney cracks Landa with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Landa backwards.
Toney avoiding damage as Landa throws knees to the body.
Landa working aggressively here.
Landa throws a punch but it's blocked by Toney.
Landa trying to control the position but instead, Toney has worked for underhooks and has pushed Landa into the cage.
Landa leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney pushes Landa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toney lands with a light punch inside.
Landa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toney tries to work over Landa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Toney - that landed with a thud.
Toney lands a nice uppercut.
Landa misses with some punches.
Landa goes for a takedown attempt but Toney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Toney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toney as he avoids it easily.
Toney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toney leaves Landa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jeremey Toney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Landa.
Toney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toney throws a shot to the body.
Landa looks gassed!
Toney avoids the head kick by Landa.
Landa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Landa gets caught napping as Toney dives in and scores a takedown. Landa manages to retain guard.
Landa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney is working to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toney is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landa sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Landa throwing strikes here but Toney is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney 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.
Toney cracks Landa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Toney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Landa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney jabs at Landa's body.
Landa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Toney misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toney.
Landa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Toney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Landa somewhat.
Hans Landa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toney tries a low kick but Landa avoids it.
Toney is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
A nice leg kick lands there from Landa.
Landa throws a hook but Toney blocks it.
Hans Landa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landa lands a head kick. Toney smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Toney throws a sloppy head kick and Landa moves out of range easily.
Toney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toney is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Landa wants to stall.
Landa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Landa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toney is leaning against Landa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toney.
Landa blocks an uppercut.
Landa misses with a punch to the body.
Toney lands a left hand.
Toney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Landa is trying to drag Toney to the mat but Toney just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Landa is breathing heavily.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
Toney swings wildly with an uppercut but Landa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Landa.
Toney gets through Landa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toney misses with the head strike.
Toney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Landa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Toney pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jeremey Toney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Landa.
Landa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Landa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Toney prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toney throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Toney.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toney prevents the takedown attempt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney struggles to land a body shot inside as Landa controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Toney working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Toney fails to land.
Landa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toney throws a punch but it's blocked by Landa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Landa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toney's elbow.
Landa misses with a punch on the inside.
Toney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Landa pulls Toney into guard.
Toney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Toney lands a leg kick that knocks Landa off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Toney misses the target.
Landa closes the distance and pushes Toney back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Landa.
Jeremey Toney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney tries a body shot but Landa blocks it.
Toney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Toney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Toney.
Landa is rocked!
It looks like Hans Landa has been cut.
Landa can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Landa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Landa throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
Landa is still on wobbly legs! Can Toney finish him?
Toney fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Landa to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Landa looks to clinch but Toney throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Landa taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jeremey Toney!
Jeremey Toney retains his lightweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slim has chosen Jammin- Bob Marley as his entrance music. Barbados Slim acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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236 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Josh Jones has been cut.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slim, pushing him back against the cage.
Slim manages to pull guard.
Slim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Slim looking to control.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Slim keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Slim's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Slim keeps moving.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Slim has wrist control.
Slim looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Slim is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Slim has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jones doesn't defend quickly enough and Slim has managed to lock this one up! Can Jones escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Slim on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Barbados Slim!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope's entrance music is I Against I. A fine choice. Lamotta has chosen yes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jake Lamotta was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
147 lbs
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27
147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Cope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Lamotta ducks under a wild hook from Cope.
Cope uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Lamotta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lamotta checks a leg kick.
Cope just misses with a punch to the body.
Cope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cope blocks a head kick by Lamotta.
Cope looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamotta is just out of range.
Cope missing with a left hand there. Lamotta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamotta looks for the body kick but Cope saw that one coming.
Lamotta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cope tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamotta scores with a nice right hand.
Cope blocks the body kick.
Cope jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cope waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamotta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope throws a body punch but Lamotta moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Lamotta or perhaps it was just good defense by Cope which made him look bad.
Lamotta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lamotta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cope throws out the jab.
Lamotta scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Lamotta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lamotta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cope throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamotta tries to clinch there but Cope circles away.
Cope misses with a leg kick.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Lamotta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamotta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cope closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lamotta did well to prevent Cope getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lamotta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cope is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lamotta tries to roll over but Cope keeps him under control.
Cope wants to free his trapped foot but Lamotta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lamotta is trying to maintain the position but Cope is very close to passing his half guard.
Lamotta taking some punishment here, with Cope in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope thows a huge punch but Lamotta dodges it nicely.
Cope is looking to advance position but Lamotta won't allow it.
Cope missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cope throwing shots but Lamotta is blocking nicely.
Cope sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lamotta defending well though.
Cope throwing shots but Lamotta is blocking nicely.
Cope prevents Lamotta from improving his position.
Cope thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lamotta's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope wants to control but Lamotta is keeping him busy.
Cope throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cope thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lamotta trying to control here.
Cope seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lamotta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lamotta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lamotta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cope is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lamotta misses with a straight right.
Cope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cope is looking to score with low kicks.
Lamotta misses with a hook.
Cope missing with a left hand there. Lamotta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cope slips under a jab from Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a wild combination.
Lamotta misses with an uppercut. Cope saw that one coming.
Lamotta misses with a straight left.
Cope fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lamotta dips to his left and cracks Cope with an uppercut!
Lamotta slips a straight right by Cope.
Cope keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope misses with an uppercut.
Lamotta wants to clinch.
Lamotta throws a jab when Cope was well out of range.
Cope shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lamotta as he jumps to the side.
Lamotta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamotta.
Cope steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cope throws a hook but Lamotta avoids it easily.
A big left from Cope misses.
Lamotta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamotta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lamotta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamotta blocks a head kick by Cope.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cope slips a jab and a cross from Lamotta.
Lamotta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lamotta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamotta.
Lamotta moves out of range as Cope strikes.
Cope throws a leg kick but Lamotta checks it.
Cope missing with a left hand there. Lamotta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta misses with a hook. Cope ducked under it nicely.
Cope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cope misses with a low kick as Lamotta jumps back.
Lamotta throws a jab but it's blocked by Cope.
Cope connects with a body shot.
Cope lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lamotta at a distance.
Cope takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cope throws a push kick but Lamotta slaps the foot to one side.
Lamotta moves into the clinch.
Lamotta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Lamotta.
Cope tries to score a body lock takedown but Lamotta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cope tries to work over Lamotta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cope struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamotta controls his hands.
Cope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cope wants the takedown. Lamotta is fighting it off but Cope persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lamotta's guard against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamotta working for a triangle but Cope defends it easily.
Cope is in close to Lamotta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lamotta keeping full guard, as Cope tries to pass.
Cope scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope postures up and lands a big shot to Lamotta's brow.
Cope missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cope throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lamotta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cope throws a sloppy head kick and Lamotta moves out of range easily.
Lamotta blocks a jab.
Cope slips a jab and a cross from Lamotta.
Cope looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamotta is just out of range.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Cope ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.
Cope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cope throws a shot from downtown. Lamotta moves away and avoids it.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses.
Cope tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lamotta swivels and escapes.
Lamotta blocks a head kick by Cope.
Lamotta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cope.
Cope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamotta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamotta thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope tries for a takedown but Lamotta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Cope. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cope.
Lamotta closes the distance and clinches up with Cope, looking for a takedown. Lamotta pushes Cope against the cage but Cope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lamotta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cope misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cope swats away the attempt to clinch by Lamotta.
Cope misses with a straight right.
Lamotta tests Cope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cope moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamotta drives through and clinches with Cope against the cage.
Lamotta has Cope pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lamotta pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cope tumbling to the mat - Lamotta dives into Cope's guard.
Cope utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta has gone for a leg lock! Cope slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lamotta's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cope's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cope landing with the ground and pound.
Cope trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lamotta can't keep his opponent in guard - Cope advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cope scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope trying to mount his opponent but Lamotta defends it.
Cope is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cope trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamotta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cope postures up in Lamotta's guard and throws a big left but Lamotta blocks it.
Cope wants to pass the guard but Lamotta is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cope won't allow Lamotta to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope trying to control the position from guard on top but Lamotta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamotta 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.
Cope trying to control but Lamotta is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cope wants to pass the guard but Lamotta is keeping the position.
Lamotta looking for a sweep. Not yet Lamotta, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mike Cope 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!
Cope thuds a left hand into Lamotta's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cope.
Cope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamotta.
Cope swings for the body but Lamotta moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lamotta.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamotta.
Jab, jab by Cope - just one landing.
Cope throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lamotta's head.
Lamotta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lamotta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cope throws a low kick but Lamotta moves out of range easily.
Mike Cope is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lamotta, as that shot connected.
Lamotta throws a series of punches but Cope avoids them all with ease.
Cope throws a series of punches but Lamotta moves out of range.
Cope tries for a takedown but Lamotta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cope on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lamotta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Lamotta.
A punch lands to the side of Cope 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cope throws a sloppy head kick and Lamotta moves out of range easily.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Lamotta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cope misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamotta dips to his left and cracks Cope with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta looks to throw the jab but Cope is out of range.
Lamotta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Lamotta.
Lamotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cope scores with a nice strike.
Lamotta lunges at Cope with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cope's hand.
Cope looks for the body kick but Lamotta saw that one coming.
Cope missing with a left hand there. Lamotta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lamotta lands a nice shot that snaps Cope's head back.
Lamotta throws a jab but it's blocked by Cope.
Lamotta throws the left hand but Cope avoids the punch easily.
Lamotta dives in and grabs Cope's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cope pushes down on Lamotta's head and hops out.
Cope tries to work over Lamotta's front leg with a kick but Lamotta checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lamotta misses.
Cope fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamotta thuds his right hand into Cope's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cope uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamotta.
Lamotta throws a hook to the side of Cope's head but Cope sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Cope uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamotta.
Lamotta shoots in for a double leg but Cope sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mike Cope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lamotta.
Jab by Cope.
Cope lands a slapping body shot.
Cope misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Cope there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cope moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick from Cope lands but Lamotta takes it in his stride.
Lamotta is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cope misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Lamotta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cope doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Cope does it's job there.
Lamotta is still on wobbly legs! Can Cope finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Lamotta. Those never looked like landing.
Lamotta seems to have recovered his senses.
Cope looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a straight right.
Lamotta looks to throw the jab but Cope is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope thuds a left hand into Lamotta's body.
Lamotta is looking to clinch but Cope is avoiding it.
Lamotta defending well as Cope loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mike Cope will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cope throws a hook but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta throws a wild body kick that Cope sees coming a mile off.
Cope scores with a jab.
A cross from Lamotta lands.
Lamotta scores with a nice strike.
Lamotta lands a right hook to the body.
Lamotta throws a lazy uppercut
and Cope counters with a stiff right hand.
Cope fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lamotta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cope.
Lamotta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamotta manages to avoid it.
A cross from Cope lands.
Lamotta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cope tries to land a leg kick but Lamotta saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta feints a jab promting Cope to slip. Lamotta then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cope slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cope moves out of range of the strikes.
Lamotta moves into the clinch.
Cope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lamotta.
Cope blocking some punches.
Lamotta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cope blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cope tries to throw a body punch but Lamotta avoids it by throwing Cope back against the cage.
Lamotta breaks the clinch.
Cope scores with a shot to the body.
Cope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamotta doesn't seem bothered though.
Lamotta misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Lamotta misses its intended target.
Lamotta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cope moves out of range as Lamotta throws a body kick.
Lamotta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cope as he avoids it easily.
Lamotta is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lamotta doesn't seem bothered though.
Lamotta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cope lands with a good body shot.
Cope throws a looping overhand right but Lamotta ducks down to avoid it.
Cope lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lamotta avoids the body shot from Cope.
Lamotta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamotta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cope.
Cope looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cope moves away from the strike by Lamotta.
A combination from Cope does no damage.
Lamotta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cope looks for a takedown but Lamotta sprawls well.
Cope drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cope moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Lamotta.
Jake Lamotta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cope lands a jab to the nose.
Cope throws a nice looking combination but Lamotta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lamotta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cope misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamotta clinches up with Cope and pushes him back against the cage.
Cope cracks Lamotta with a nice body shot.
Lamotta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lamotta has a couple of punches blocked by Cope.
Lamotta misses with the head strike.
Cope tries a body shot but Lamotta blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamotta.
Cope is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cope blocks a body shot from Lamotta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cope blocks an uppercut.
Cope tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamotta avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta works on Cope's body with a couple of short punches.
Lamotta throws a head punch that misses.
Cope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cope misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake Lamotta.
I think Cope 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Cope!
Mike Cope retains his featherweight title!
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