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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Jun Fan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poochyena has chosen This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Jun Fan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tamias Poochyena!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fan misses with a two punch combination.
Fan throws a nice looking combination but Poochyena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poochyena.
Poochyena drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poochyena misses with a body shot.
Poochyena thows a body shot but no joy.
Poochyena misses the shot to the body.
Fan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poochyena.
Poochyena throws a shot to the body.
Poochyena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poochyena scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena scores with a body shot.
Fan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poochyena.
Poochyena misses with a hook
and Fan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Poochyena is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fan rather than just go for the knockout.
Poochyena throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poochyena thows a body shot but no joy.
Poochyena's corner calls for a 1-2. Poochyena obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Poochyena just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Fan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fan swings widly with a right hand
and Poochyena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poochyena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fan there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Poochyena throws a body punch but Fan moves out of range.
Poochyena looks to score with a jab to the body but Fan is just out of range.
Poochyena misses with a wild body shot.
Poochyena misses with a jab to the body
and Fan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poochyena.
Poochyena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poochyena misses with a body kick.
Poochyena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poochyena tries to bum rush Fan with a series of wild strikes but Fan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poochyena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fan takes a swing at Poochyena's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poochyena changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fan throws out a loose jab but Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poochyena slips a straight right by Fan.
Poochyena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fan moves away.
Poochyena fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poochyena thows a body shot but no joy.
Poochyena lands a jab to Fan's midsection.
Fan lands a jab to the head.
Fan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poochyena.
Poochyena scores with a hook to the body. Fan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamias Poochyena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fan moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poochyena keeps control of Fan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poochyena working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poochyena.
Fan is looking to control Poochyena's arms but Poochyena gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fan has his back to the cage.
Fan is trying to force a seperation but Poochyena has the dominant position.
Poochyena working aggressively here.
Poochyena pushes Fan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poochyena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Poochyena.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamias Poochyena dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poochyena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Poochyena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poochyena scores with a jab. Fan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Poochyena fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fan misses with a combination
and Poochyena counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poochyena. Fan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poochyena throws a shot from downtown. Fan moves away and avoids it.
Poochyena thows a body shot but no joy.
Poochyena cracks Fan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poochyena lands with a nice combination. Fan backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Lee Jun Fan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poochyena avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poochyena connects with the punch.
Poochyena feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poochyena doesn't manage to clinch there - Fan circles away.
Poochyena looks to land a combination. Fan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poochyena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tamias Poochyena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poochyena. Fan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fan with a jab.
Poochyena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poochyena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poochyena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poochyena closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poochyena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fan prevents Poochyena from breaking the clinch.
Poochyena tries to break free but Fan pushes him back against the cage.
Poochyena is trying to stall.
Poochyena misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poochyena creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena has a couple of punches blocked by Fan.
Fan blocks an uppercut.
Fan keeps control of Poochyena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poochyena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poochyena taking a breather.
Fan is trying to break free.
Poochyena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Poochyena finds it's way through Fan's defenses.
Poochyena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poochyena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poochyena takes a swing at Fan's ribcage but misses.
Fan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fan throws a lazy right hand but Poochyena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Poochyena.
Poochyena misses with a hook. Fan ducked under it nicely.
Poochyena jabs Fan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Poochyena.
Fan moves out of range of the strikes.
Poochyena looks to score with a jab to the body but Fan is just 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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fan throws a lazy uppercut
and Poochyena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fan throws the left hand but Poochyena avoids the punch easily.
Poochyena misses with a body shot
and Fan counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamias Poochyena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lee Jun Fan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch lands to the side of Fan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Poochyena has closed the distance and engaged Fan in a clinch.
Poochyena is pressed up against the cage. Fan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poochyena down to the mat. Poochyena avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big right from Fan misses.
Fan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Fan misses.
Fan fails to land with a series of punches.
Poochyena digs a good hook to Fan's body.
A shot to the liver by Poochyena. Beautiful body shot.
Fan throws out a loose jab but Poochyena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fan avoids a kick to the body.
Poochyena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fan.
Poochyena lands a glancing blow to the side of Fan's head.
Poochyena looks to land a body kick but Fan moved away.
Poochyena tests Fan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poochyena jabs Fan right on the nose. Fan blinks but takes it well.
Poochyena looks to score with a jab to the body but Fan is just out of range.
Poochyena throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poochyena misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena lands with an overhand left.
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!
Poochyena scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poochyena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poochyena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fan tries to move into range but Poochyena moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Poochyena as he connects with a hook.
Poochyena lands a nice shot that snaps Fan's head back.
Poochyena connects with a nice looking jab.
Fan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fan avoids the body shot from Poochyena.
Poochyena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poochyena moves in looking to clinch but Fan pushes him off.
Poochyena connects with a nice looking jab.
Decent striking displayed by Poochyena there.
Poochyena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poochyena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Poochyena.
Poochyena lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee Jun Fan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Poochyena misses.
Poochyena lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poochyena with a hook.
Poochyena connects with the punch.
Tamias Poochyena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poochyena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poochyena.
Poochyena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fan manages to avoid it.
Poochyena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tamias Poochyena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poochyena has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tamias Poochyena!
Tamias Poochyena managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercury's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayer's choice of entrance music: I´m shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercury blocks a leg kick.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayer.
Mercury is looking to score with low kicks.
Mercury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayer misses with a straight left.
Mercury lands with a kick to the temple. Mayer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like John Mayer has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Mayer.
Mercury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayer's calf.
Mercury blocks a jab.
Mayer misses with a lunging right hand
and Mercury counters with a head kick. That will keep Mayer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mercury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury misses with a body kick.
Mercury is looking to slow Mayer down with leg kicks.
A jab from Mayer misses.
Mayer misses with a shot to the body
and Mercury counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury blocks a jab.
Mercury dodges the punch combination from Mayer.
A head kick from Mercury lands but Mayer takes it in his stride.
Mercury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mayer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mercury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mayer looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Mayer moves out of range as Mercury throws a body kick.
Mercury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mayer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercury. That one must have hurt.
Mercury lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayer's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercury!
Mercury throws a leg kick which misses Mayer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayer tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a head kick. Mayer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mayer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mayer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mercury.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mercury - that will leave a mark!
Mercury lands a big head kick that sends Mayer tumbling to the mat! Mercury takes a step backwards and waves Mayer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That has opened up John Mayer's cut even more.
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Mercury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mayer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercury goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The cut above John Mayer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mercury throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mercury - that will leave a mark!
Mercury scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mercury throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a front kick.
Mayer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercury scores with a nice body kick.
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Mercury throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury lands a big head kick that sends Mayer tumbling to the mat! Mercury takes a step backwards and waves Mayer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mayer is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Mayer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Freddie Mercury!
Freddie Mercury is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Niekonieczny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cope's entrance music is I Against I. A fine choice. Niekonieczny is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Ride The Lightning. Mike Cope has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
15 - 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
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Janusz Niekonieczny!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niekonieczny misses with a body kick.
Niekonieczny throws a hook but Cope avoids it easily.
Cope tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cope misses with a wild combination.
Niekonieczny catches Cope with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Niekonieczny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cope just misses with a punch to the body.
Cope connects with a right hand. Niekonieczny shakes it off.
Cope looks to score with a jab to the body but Niekonieczny is just out of range.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niekonieczny.
Niekonieczny moves forwards but Cope connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Cope.
Niekonieczny misses the shot to the body.
Cope checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niekonieczny doesn't seem bothered though.
Cope misses with a few strikes there.
Niekonieczny moves out of range of the leg kick from Cope.
Niekonieczny scoring well with a low kick there.
Cope throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niekonieczny gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Niekonieczny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cope.
Niekonieczny closes the distance and clinches up with Cope, looking for a takedown. Niekonieczny pushes Cope against the cage but Cope circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Niekonieczny tries to land a front kick but Cope steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cope misses with a body shot.
Niekonieczny slips under a jab from Cope.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Niekonieczny throws a low kick but Cope moves out of range easily.
Niekonieczny stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Niekonieczny wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Cope with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cope.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Niekonieczny's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cope is looking to take a break and control but Niekonieczny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Niekonieczny manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Niekonieczny moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny is trying to control the position but Cope postures up.
Niekonieczny throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Niekonieczny throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Niekonieczny keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
Niekonieczny wants to sweep but no luck.
Niekonieczny preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cope won't allow Niekonieczny to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niekonieczny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cope trying to control the position from guard on top but Niekonieczny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cope postures up in Niekonieczny's guard and throws a big left but Niekonieczny blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny 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 has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cope trying to control but Niekonieczny is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cope missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Niekonieczny working for a triangle but Cope defends it easily.
Niekonieczny throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niekonieczny is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Niekonieczny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cope sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niekonieczny's head.
Cope missing with a left hand there. Niekonieczny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cope dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niekonieczny. That did some damage!
Cope is looking to wear down Niekonieczny with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cope throws a leg kick that misses.
Mike Cope is winning the standup battle so far.
Cope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Niekonieczny circles away quickly and effectively.
Cope misses the shot to the body.
Niekonieczny avoids the head kick by Cope.
Cope moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cope misses with a straight right.
Niekonieczny misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niekonieczny.
Cope misses with an uppercut. Niekonieczny saw that one coming.
Cope motions for Niekonieczny to come forward. Cope throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niekonieczny blocks a jab.
Niekonieczny staying out of range there.
Cope looks to land a combination. Niekonieczny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Niekonieczny misses with a low kick.
Cope checks a leg kick.
Cope swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Niekonieczny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niekonieczny lands with an overhand left.
Cope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niekonieczny.
Niekonieczny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cope blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny scores with a hook to the body. Cope takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cope takes a swing at Niekonieczny's ribcage but misses.
Cope scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cope turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Niekonieczny swings for the body but Cope moves out of range.
Niekonieczny shoots in looking for a takedown. Cope tries to sprawl out of it but Niekonieczny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cope throws a push kick but Niekonieczny slaps the foot to one side.
Cope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cope throws the left hand but Niekonieczny avoids the punch easily.
Niekonieczny throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niekonieczny's head.
Cope fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niekonieczny checks it well.
Cope fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Niekonieczny to the ground. Cope is now in Niekonieczny's guard.
Cope stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Niekonieczny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Niekonieczny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cope working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Niekonieczny has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cope has passed into side control.
Cope wants to lay and pray for a moment but Niekonieczny keeps working.
Cope connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Niekonieczny some visible discomfort.
Cope creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cope is looking to advance position but Niekonieczny won't allow it.
Niekonieczny wants to get back to full guard.
Cope is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Niekonieczny taking some punishment here, with Cope in his half guard.
Niekonieczny is trying to maintain the position but Cope is very close to passing his half guard.
Niekonieczny is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cope drops an elbow to the side of Niekonieczny's head.
Cope takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Niekonieczny tenderised Cope's leg. Cope is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cope jabs Niekonieczny to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niekonieczny throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cope.
Niekonieczny checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cope buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niekonieczny cracks the inside of Cope's front leg.
Cope shoots in looking for a takedown but Niekonieczny manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cope's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Niekonieczny turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cope throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niekonieczny takes a swing at Cope's ribcage but misses.
Cope lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope shoots in for a takedown but Niekonieczny shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niekonieczny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niekonieczny lands a jab to the head.
Cope scores with a leg kick.
Cope avoids a kick to the body.
Cope is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mike Cope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niekonieczny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niekonieczny closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cope circles away.
Niekonieczny misses with a hook. Cope ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Cope, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cope lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Niekonieczny misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cope will feel that in the morning.
Cope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Niekonieczny misses.
Niekonieczny slips a jab from Cope.
Cope takes a swing at Niekonieczny's ribcage but misses.
Cope throws a series of punches but Niekonieczny moves out of range.
Niekonieczny bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Niekonieczny will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niekonieczny displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cope.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cope throws a body punch but Niekonieczny moves out of range.
Cope just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope checks a low kick from Niekonieczny.
Horrible takedown by Niekonieczny or perhaps it was just good defense by Cope which made him look bad.
Cope lands a slapping body shot.
Cope misses with a wild body shot.
Niekonieczny moves out of range as Cope strikes.
Good work by Niekonieczny as he checks the leg kick.
Niekonieczny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niekonieczny shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cope pinned against the cage. Cope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Niekonieczny has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cope checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cope.
Cope throws a hook but Niekonieczny avoids it easily.
Niekonieczny throws a big shot that misses.
Niekonieczny throws a chopping leg kick but Cope manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cope pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cope throws a low kick but Niekonieczny avoids it.
Cope looks to land a right hand but Niekonieczny moved out of range.
Cope misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niekonieczny blocks a jab.
Cope throws a right hand that Niekonieczny ducks under and follows up with a left that Niekonieczny also avoids with ease.
Niekonieczny misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cope clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Niekonieczny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niekonieczny looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cope misses with an uppercut
and Niekonieczny counters with a right hand to the body.
Cope misses with an uppercut. Niekonieczny saw that one coming.
Niekonieczny throws an overhand right that lands on Cope's shoulder, as Cope tries to avoid the shot.
Niekonieczny with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cope misses with a kick to the body.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope takes a swing at Niekonieczny's ribcage but misses.
Cope keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cope thows a body shot but no joy.
Cope looks to throw the jab but Niekonieczny is out of range.
Niekonieczny tries to clinch but Cope is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cope takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cope throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niekonieczny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niekonieczny throws the kick towards the body but Cope avoids it.
Cope tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niekonieczny is able to avoid easily.
Cope keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Niekonieczny closes the distance and clinches.
Niekonieczny ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Niekonieczny no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cope avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cope stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Niekonieczny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Niekonieczny is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cope is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cope postures up in Niekonieczny's guard and throws a big left but Niekonieczny blocks it.
Cope loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cope postures up in Niekonieczny's guard and throws a big left but Niekonieczny blocks it.
Niekonieczny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cope.
Cope stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Niekonieczny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cope works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niekonieczny is trying to get back to full guard.
Cope is trying to control the action in half guard but Niekonieczny is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Niekonieczny is trying to maintain the position but Cope is very close to passing his half guard.
Cope thows a huge punch but Niekonieczny dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cope is looking to advance position but Niekonieczny won't allow it.
Niekonieczny has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cope is working away from the top position though.
Cope is working for a kimura but Niekonieczny is defending it quite comfortably.
Niekonieczny works his way to full guard. Good work.
Niekonieczny doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Niekonieczny is looking for a triangle but Cope pushes his legs off easily.
Cope postures up in Niekonieczny's guard and throws a big left but Niekonieczny blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cope lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niekonieczny is keeping the position for now.
Mike Cope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cope lands a couple of elbows.
Cope trying to control the position from guard on top but Niekonieczny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niekonieczny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Niekonieczny striking off his back but it's not causing Cope any problems.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niekonieczny keeping moving, preventing Cope from controlling successfully.
Niekonieczny working for a triangle but Cope defends it easily.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Cope misses.
Niekonieczny avoids a kick to the body.
Niekonieczny avoids the body shot from Cope.
Cope moves out of range of the body kick from Niekonieczny.
Cope looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Niekonieczny is trying to control but can't.
Cope is looking to take a break and control but Niekonieczny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cope lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niekonieczny is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cope scores with a couple of nice shots.
Niekonieczny works his way to full guard. Good work.
Niekonieczny is looking to sweep but instead, Cope has passed into half guard.
Cope prevents Niekonieczny from improving his position.
Niekonieczny tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cope lands a nice short elbow.
Cope throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Niekonieczny punching from the bottom.
Niekonieczny looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Niekonieczny is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Niekonieczny wants to control but Cope is keeping busy.
Janusz Niekonieczny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny is defending against the submission attempts here by Cope.
Cope throwing shots but Niekonieczny is blocking nicely.
Niekonieczny is looking to improve his position.
Cope looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Niekonieczny punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niekonieczny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cope prevents Niekonieczny from improving his position.
Cope wants to pass to mount but Niekonieczny is defending the position.
Niekonieczny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cope.
Cope trying to control the action but Niekonieczny is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Cope there.
Cope passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cope with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cope raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cope lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cope lands a big shot there that rocks Niekonieczny but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cope lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cope in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Niekonieczny throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cope scoring with strikes but Niekonieczny is staying in there.
Niekonieczny is desperately trying to improve his position but Cope has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niekonieczny throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cope. What's that going to do exactly?
Niekonieczny is wriggling around trying to escape.
Niekonieczny is bucking up trying to escape but Cope cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Cope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cope, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremey Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Scrap. Jeremey Toney has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
14 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vasara.
Toney tries to clinch but Vasara is having none of it.
Toney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some bone on bone action there as Vasara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vasara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toney tries to clinch there but Vasara circles away.
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasara throws out the jab.
Toney sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vasara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Toney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toney avoids the head kick by Vasara.
Vasara connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Vasara.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toney's calf.
Toney misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasara.
Vasara is looking to chop away at Toney's legs.
Toney wants to slow Vasara down by chopping away at his legs.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasara is just out of range.
Toney avoids the head kick by Vasara.
Vasara scores with a kick to the midsection.
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.
Vasara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vasara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toney.
Vasara throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Toney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara throws a push kick but Toney slaps the foot to one side.
Vasara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Toney throws a shot from downtown. Vasara moves away and avoids it.
Toney dodges the punch combination from Vasara.
Vasara misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toney circles away quickly and effectively.
Toney avoids the body shot from Vasara.
Vasara throws a lazy uppercut
and Toney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toney moves away from the strike by Vasara.
Toney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Vasara is looking to score with low kicks.
Vasara throws out a loose jab but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney throws a head kick that Vasara semi-blocks.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Good leg kick by Vasara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasara.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
Toney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasara, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Toney.
Vasara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vasara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Toney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Vasara misses the target.
Vasara connects with a leg kick. Toney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A leg kick checked by Toney.
Toney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasara lands with a shot to the body.
Vasara lands a really nice looking cross but Toney seems unphased.
Vasara fakes the leg kick and cracks Toney in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Toney if he has to take too many more of those.
Toney connects with a looping right hand.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses.
Vasara throws a right hand that Toney ducks under and follows up with a left that Toney also avoids with ease.
Toney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vasara blocking some punches.
Vasara blocking some punches.
Vasara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
Toney swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney tries to work over Vasara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toney tries to work over Vasara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Toney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toney lands a body shot.
Toney scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara'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.
Toney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toney moves out of range of the strikes.
Sami Vasara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasara tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Toney misses with an uppercut.
Vasara throws a wild body kick that Toney sees coming a mile off.
Vasara connects with the punch.
Vasara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasara blocks a jab.
Toney clinches up against the cage.
Toney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vasara tries to break free but Toney pushes him back against the cage.
Toney lands with a right to the head.
Vasara manages to break the clinch.
Vasara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara throws a front kick aimed at Toney's knee but Toney avoids it well.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Toney is just out of range.
Vasara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
Vasara throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Vasara misses its intended target.
Vasara throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vasara!
Toney moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Toney moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasara.
Toney on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vasara misses with a lunging right hand
and Toney counters with a big head kick but Vasara shrugs it off.
Toney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Toney throws a series of punches but Vasara moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara clobbers Toney with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasara misses the shot to the body.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Vasara is out of range.
Vasara stuffs the takedown attempt from Toney. Toney gets slowly back to his feet.
Toney misses the jab.
Toney throws a front kick aimed at Vasara's knee but Vasara avoids it well.
Vasara tries a low kick but Toney avoids it.
Vasara lands a leg kick that knocks Toney off balance momentarily.
Vasara connects with a solid leg kick.
Vasara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toney.
Toney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vasara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toney counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Toney trying to control the position but Vasara is working away.
Vasara is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Toney's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Toney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Toney connects with a nice short shot to Vasara's temple.
Toney not doing much here.
Vasara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toney.
Vasara is trying to maintain the position but Toney is very close to passing his half guard.
Toney trying to control the action but Vasara is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney is really struggling to control Vasara but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jeremey Toney just wasn't active enough.
Vasara misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Vasara throws a right and a left that Toney avoids nicely.
Vasara keeps Toney at a distance using the push kick.
Vasara feints a jab promting Toney to slip. Vasara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Toney slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vasara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Vasara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sami Vasara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
That's time! Toney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasara digs a good hook to Toney's body.
Vasara avoids the body shot from Toney.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Toney is defended easily by Vasara.
Vasara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toney circles away quickly and effectively.
Vasara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara throws a nice looking combination but Toney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Vasara.
Toney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toney tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Vasara.
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a body shot.
Vasara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vasara is out of range.
Vasara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vasara misses with a kick to the body.
Vasara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toney checks a low kick from Vasara.
Vasara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toney gets a double leg takedown into Vasara's guard.
Toney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Toney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toney trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasara wants to stand up but Toney is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toney has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vasara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toney is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasara has wrist control.
Vasara wants to sweep here but Toney controlling him for the moment.
Toney with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toney postures up in Vasara's guard and throws a big left but Vasara blocks it.
Toney trying to control but Vasara is working from the bottom.
Toney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vasara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toney trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toney preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Toney's leg. Toney is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasara with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara looks to land a body kick but Toney moved away.
Vasara stalks Toney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toney's face. Toney staggers backwards, shaken.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vasara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Toney tries for a takedown but Vasara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Toney lands a lovely overhand right.
Toney blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremey Toney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toney scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sami Vasara just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara'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.
A low kick from Vasara is predictable there
and Toney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Toney throws a head kick but Vasara moves out of range.
Vasara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toney.
Toney tries to clinch but Vasara is having none of it.
Vasara thows a body shot but no joy.
Vasara tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vasara.
Vasara scores with a body shot.
Vasara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Toney counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vasara won't be happy with that.
Vasara is looking to reverse the position.
Toney tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Toney throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasara keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Toney crashes against the mat.
Vasara is not content to let Toney control the position.
Toney throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vasara struggling a bit here.
Vasara is looking to reverse the position.
Jeremey Toney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasara is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara tries to buck Toney off but Toney is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toney tries to score with some ground and pound. Vasara controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vasara parries the strikes from Toney easily there. Toney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vasara to escape.
Vasara parries the strikes from Toney easily there. Toney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vasara to escape.
Check out the look on Toney's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vasara is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Toney stalls from top position.
Toney working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is looking to reverse the position.
Toney is putting a hurting on Vasara here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Vasara's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vasara taking a bit of punishment here - Toney scoring with strikes.
Vasara struggling a bit here.
Toney misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vasara sneaks back into half guard.
Vasara is refusing to be controlled, as Toney sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to stand back up but Toney is controlling him
Vasara is looking for a sweep. Toney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toney passes to full mount!
Vasara is working to get back to half guard.
Toney landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toney misses with a head shot.
Toney lands a big shot there that rocks Vasara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremey Toney had his way with Sami Vasara in that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
That's time! Toney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vasara tries to work over Toney's front leg with a kick but Toney checks it.
Jeremey Toney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Vasara.
Toney tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toney shoots in and bounces Vasara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Toney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Toney wants to pass the guard but Vasara is keeping the position.
Toney won't allow Vasara to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toney accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toney wants to control from the top but Vasara keeps moving.
Vasara is controlling Toney's posture.
Jeremey Toney has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice shot by Vasara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toney's head.
Nice uppercut there from Vasara.
Toney checks a low kick from Vasara.
Vasara misses with a hook.
Toney shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasara pinned against the cage. Vasara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasara avoids the body shot from Toney.
Toney's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Toney scrambles back to his feet.
Vasara throws a jab when Toney was well out of range.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasara manages to avoid it.
Toney is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Vasara.
Vasara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vasara scores with a body shot.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
Toney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Vasara moved out of range.
Toney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toney somewhat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Toney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vasara checks a leg kick nicely.
Toney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vasara is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toney wants to clinch.
Toney is looking to clinch.
Vasara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toney.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toney keeps Vasara at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toney throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toney dodges the punch combination from Vasara.
Toney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toney has Vasara up against the cage in a clinch.
Toney lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeremey Toney.
I think Vasara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!
Sami Vasara is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Sami Vasara thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koch comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - A Warriors Call. Davi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Darude - Sandstorm kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michael Koch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thor Davi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Koch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Davi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davi avoids the body shot from Koch.
Davi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koch misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Koch misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davi.
Davi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Koch throws out a powerful jab.
Koch lands with an overhand left.
Koch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davi.
Koch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davi tests Koch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davi defends it nicely.
Koch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koch showed some decent athleticism there.
Koch frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch raining down shots from the mount!
Koch thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Davi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Koch throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Davi wants to hold on but Koch pushes him away.
Koch unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch punching from mount but Davi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koch throws some wild stikes that Davi manages to avoid easily.
Koch thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Davi tries to reverse the position but Koch maintains control.
Koch has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Davi's face.
Koch throws some wild stikes that Davi manages to avoid easily.
Koch dominating with strikes here.
Koch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davi looks a forlorn figure.
Koch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch with a couple of short strikes.
Koch lands a big shot to the head and Davi winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Koch!
Michael Koch retains his middleweight title!
Michael Koch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Krajnc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Pulse of the Maggots. Krajnc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Justin Bieber - Mama's Boy 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lincoln Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armand Krajnc!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krajnc misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Krajnc connects with a single shot there.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas swings for the body but Krajnc moves out of range.
Krajnc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krajnc gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krajnc is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krajnc lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krajnc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krajnc throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Krajnc content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krajnc is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajnc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas cracks Krajnc with a nice body shot.
Krajnc looks gassed!
Krajnc throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas tries a body shot but Krajnc blocks it.
Krajnc is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Krajnc takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krajnc is defending well for now.
Krajnc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Krajnc.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krajnc.
Krajnc lands a left hand.
Krajnc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krajnc managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krajnc lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Krajnc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krajnc misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krajnc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krajnc up against the cage.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Armand Krajnc has been cut.
Krajnc takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krajnc blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Krajnc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krajnc lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas working Krajnc over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Krajnc.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Krajnc avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krajnc backwards.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
A short right from Thomas.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Krajnc's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krajnc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Thomas.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krajnc or not.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Krajnc is working for takedown but Thomas is calmly controlling the position for now.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Krajnc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krajnc misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas is trying to stall.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Krajnc 's eye.
Krajnc is breathing heavily.
Krajnc takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas.
Lincoln Thomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krajnc can do to turn this around?
Krajnc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Krajnc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas prevents a body shot from Krajnc.
Krajnc lands a shoulder strike.
Krajnc is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thomas is keeping busy.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Armand Krajnc's cut even more.
Krajnc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Krajnc tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Krajnc back against the cage.
Krajnc working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Krajnc blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Krajnc is blocking nicely.
Krajnc takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krajnc is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Thomas digs a right hand into Krajnc's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krajnc's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krajnc is defending well for now.
Thomas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krajnc backwards.
Thomas pushes Krajnc back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krajnc up against the cage.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krajnc avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Krajnc avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
Thomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Krajnc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Krajnc avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Krajnc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krajnc.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Krajnc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krajnc is defending well for now.
Krajnc tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Krajnc back against the cage.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Krajnc throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Krajnc won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas working Krajnc over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krajnc avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armand Krajnc's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Krajnc misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas has closed the distance and engaged Krajnc in a clinch.
Thomas lands a left hand.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Thomas crunches a lovely knee into Krajnc's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas landing knees to the body.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krajncs head.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krajnc.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Krajnc.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krajnc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thomas is leaning against Krajnc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has Krajnc pushed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Thomas.
Krajnc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krajnc avoids it.
Krajnc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krajnc is defending well for now.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Krajnc avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas digs a right hand into Krajnc's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krajnc's gas tank.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thomas slowing the pace effectively.
Krajnc tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Krajnc back against the cage.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krajnc managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krajnc avoids it.
Thomas tries to work over Krajnc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krajnc.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krajnc.
Thomas stalling in the clinch but Krajnc improves position.
Krajnc has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Krajnc lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Krajnc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas avoids the elbow strike from Krajnc, against the cage.
Krajnc blocking some punches.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Krajnc digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krajnc.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Krajnc controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krajnc avoids it.
Krajnc looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krajnc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krajnc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krajnc.
Still in the clinch, Krajnc scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Krajnc swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krajnc managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas crunches a lovely knee into Krajnc's ribcage.
Krajnc breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Thomas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thomas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krajnc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Krajnc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thomas tries to keep at a distance but Krajnc has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krajnc looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas scores a nice knee to the body.
Thomas tries to stall but Krajnc uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Krajnc'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.
A punch lands to the side of Krajnc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Krajnc throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krajnc throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krajnc clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas clinches up with Krajnc and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas presses Krajnc against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Thomas slowing the pace effectively.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
Krajnc is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas digs a right hand underneath Krajnc's ribcage. Krajnc let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Krajnc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krajnc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Krajnc has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Krajnc is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
Krajnc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thomas is leaning against Krajnc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas trying to stall but Krajnc improves his position.
Krajnc breaks the clinch.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krajnc is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
Thomas scores with a jab.
Lincoln Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Krajnc or perhaps it was just good defense by Thomas which made him look bad.
Krajnc scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas looks to throw a body kick
and Krajnc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Krajnc counters with a one-two to the body.
A clash of legs there as Krajnc blocks the low kick.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krajnc!
Thomas looks to land a combination but Krajnc avoids it well.
Krajnc cracks the inside of Thomas's front leg.
Krajnc moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Krajnc cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Thomas misses with a leg kick.
Lincoln Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krajnc misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Krajnc checks it
and Krajnc makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krajnc shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krajnc wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Krajnc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Krajnc tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krajnc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas had his way with Armand Krajnc in that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Krajnc's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thomas darts in and clinches Krajnc up against the cage.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krajnc avoids it.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Krajnc is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Krajnc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krajnc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas is pressed up against the cage. Krajnc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thomas down to the mat. Thomas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Krajnc fails with a takedown attempt.
Krajnc on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krajnc takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajnc checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krajnc.
Krajnc closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Thomas lands a shot to the body.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Krajnc.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krajnc's face.
Krajnc tries to break free but Thomas pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Krajnc gets an underhook and turns Thomas into the cage.
Krajnc blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krajnc avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krajnc.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krajnc is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Thomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krajnc's efforts to push away.
Krajnc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krajnc wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Krajnc misses with a punch on the inside.
Krajnc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas lands a knee to the body.
Krajnc breaks the clinch.
Krajnc misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thomas has Krajnc up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Krajnc on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krajnc or not.
Thomas blocks a body shot from Krajnc.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krajnc's elbow.
Thomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krajnc is defending well for now.
Armand Krajnc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krajnc is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas looking to stall.
Krajnc takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krajnc blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krajnc throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krajnc on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krajnc tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tries to work over Krajnc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas is leaning against Krajnc and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thomas trying to stall but Krajnc improves his position.
Thomas is working Krajnc over against the cage.
Krajnc tries to circle away but Thomas has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krajnc.
Thomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krajnc.
Lincoln Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armand Krajnc.
Thomas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas lands a body punch.
Krajnc struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Krajnc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas works on Krajnc's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Thomas!
Lincoln Thomas retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Huxtable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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281 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Huxtable!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxtable misses with a body kick.
Demidov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Huxtable tries to land a front kick but Demidov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Demidov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demidov thows a body shot but no joy.
Demidov gets caught flat footed, as Huxtable shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Huxtable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huxtable throws and elbow that misses. Demidov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Huxtable's guard. Nice move by Demidov!
Demidov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Huxtable's guard.
Demidov stands up and waves to Huxtable to follow him.
Demidov lands a lovely overhand right.
Demidov throws an overhand right that lands on Huxtable's shoulder, as Huxtable tries to avoid the shot.
Huxtable lands with a hook. Demidov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Demidov misses.
Demidov misses the shot to the body.
Demidov feints and then cracks Huxtable's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huxtable down.
Demidov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demidov throws a hook but Huxtable avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Demidov, as that shot connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demidov.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Huxtable.
Demidov misses with an uppercut.
Huxtable shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxtable misses with a head shot.
Huxtable looking to finish with strikes here!
Huxtable throwing strikes here but Demidov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Huxtable lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable throws a strike there. Demidov manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Demidov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Huxtable has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Huxtable is trying to control the action in half guard but Demidov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Huxtable winds up and cracks Demidov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Huxtable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Huxtable with the ground and pound but Demidov uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Huxtable stays in close to Demidov's body and controls the position.
Huxtable postures up in Demidov's guard and throws a big left but Demidov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable scoring with punches to the head and body.
Huxtable postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Huxtable postures up in Demidov's guard and throws a big left but Demidov blocks it.
Huxtable slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Huxtable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demidov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huxtable stands up over Demidov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Huxtable postures up in Demidov's guard and throws a big left but Demidov blocks it.
Huxtable sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Demidov's guard.
Huxtable thows a huge punch but Demidov dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxtable thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demidov's head.
Huxtable looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Demidov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxtable performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Huxtable takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Huxtable is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Demidov!
Huxtable raining down shots from the mount!
Kaban Demidov's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaban Demidov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cliff Huxtable!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between PaCo Da MaN (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Rykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da MaN comes to the cage accompanied by Tenacious D - Beelzeboss. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, PaCo Da MaN!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexey Rykov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rykov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Alexey Rykov has been cut.
Da MaN throws a leg kick but Rykov checks it.
Rykov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da MaN.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rykov avoids a kick to the body.
A big right from Da MaN misses.
Rykov misses with a hook. Da MaN ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Da MaN. Rykov shrugs it off though.
Rykov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Da MaN slaps away a takedown attempt from Rykov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rykov looks gassed!
Da MaN misses with a body kick.
Rykov throws a hook but Da MaN blocks it.
Rykov shoots in looking for a takedown. Da MaN tries to sprawl out of it but Rykov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Da MaN manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rykov gets tackled into the cage by Da MaN. Da MaN maintains the clinch.
Da MaN lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da MaN throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rykov blocks it with crossed arms.
Da MaN swings wildly with an uppercut but Rykov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da MaN tries to land a knee to the head but Rykov blocks with his arms.
Da MaN lands a damaging elbow.
Rykov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da MaN.
Rykov tries to stall but Da MaN uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rykov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Da MaN lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rykov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Da MaN.
Da MaN makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da MaN lands a knee to the head.
Da MaN lands a nice knee to the body.
Rykov takes a shot to the head.
Da MaN lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da MaN comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Alexey Rykov's cut even more.
Da MaN tries to throw a body punch but Rykov avoids it by throwing Da MaN back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Da MaN.
Da MaN scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Da MaN - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rykov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da MaN.
Da MaN lands with a light punch inside.
Da MaN unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Da MaN stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da MaN lands a nice elbow.
Da MaN lands with a short shot to the head.
Da MaN misses with a body punch.
Da MaN putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rykov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Da MaN scores with a nice short uppercut.
The cut above Alexey Rykov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Da MaN lands a body punch in the clinch.
Da MaN just leaning against Rykov, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da MaN.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Da MaN creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Da MaN prevents a body shot from Rykov.
Da MaN lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Da MaN.
Alexey Rykov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Da MaN presses Rykov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Da MaN is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da MaN connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rykov's face.
A hook to the body from Da MaN.
A shot in the inside from Da MaN.
Da MaN lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rykov or not.
Da MaN softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da MaN pushes Rykov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da MaN misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rykov.
A nice left hand lands by Da MaN.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexey Rykov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). PaCo Da MaN!
PaCo Da MaN retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, PaCo Da MaN thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Rovanpera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rovanpera comes into the arena with Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja blaring out of the sound system. Cox is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Rovanpera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rovanpera was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Rovanpera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rovanpera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rovanpera throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Rovanpera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cox. That's going to slow Rovanpera down.
Rovanpera misses with a double jab.
Cox throws a low kick but Rovanpera avoids it.
Rovanpera tried to score with a low kick but Cox checks it.
Cox moves out of range of the body kick.
Rovanpera is looking to chop away at Cox's legs.
Rovanpera blocks the body kick.
Cox moves out of range as Rovanpera strikes.
Nice jab there from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanpera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rovanpera throws a hook to the side of Cox's head but Cox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rovanpera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rovanpera. Cox does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Rovanpera.
Cox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rovanpera.
Cox is looking to score with low kicks.
Rovanpera moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Rovanpera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rovanpera tries to score with a low kick but Cox moves his leg out of the way.
Cox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rovanpera's sensitive parts.
Cox lands with a hook. Rovanpera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rovanpera blocks a head kick by Cox.
Rovanpera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with a few strikes there.
Cox misses with a low kick.
Cox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rovanpera tried to score with a low kick but Cox checks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rovanpera checks the leg kick.
Cox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rovanpera.
Rovanpera clobbers Cox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cox throws a chopping leg kick but Rovanpera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rovanpera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice takedown defense from Cox. No joy for Rovanpera on that attempt.
Cox scores with a hook to the body. Rovanpera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rovanpera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cox's waist but Cox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rovanpera off to one side.
Cox slips a straight right by Rovanpera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cox is out of range and Rovanpera settles back down.
Cox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Seppo Rovanpera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Rovanpera is predictable there
and Cox counters with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rovanpera lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rovanpera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cox was well out of range. Poor timing from Rovanpera.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Rovanpera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cox can pounce on him.
Rovanpera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cox moves away.
Horrible takedown by Cox or perhaps it was just good defense by Rovanpera which made him look bad.
Cox slips a jab from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera misses with a body shot
and Cox counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rovanpera!
Cox controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rovanpera is just holding on here. Cox manages to take his back.
Cox keeps control of the position as Rovanpera tries to break free.
Rovanpera 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!
Cox tightening his grip on Rovanpera, looking for the choke.
Rovanpera is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eaton Cox will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rovanpera scores with a punch to the head.
Cox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seppo Rovanpera is winning the standup battle so far.
Rovanpera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rovanpera stuffs the takedown attempt from Cox. Cox gets slowly back to his feet.
Cox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rovanpera throws a solid leg kick but Cox takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rovanpera.
Cox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rovanpera.
Cox misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Rovanpera as he connects with a hook.
Rovanpera connects with a body shot that sends Cox's belly button to the back.
Cox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rovanpera.
Cox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rovanpera as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rovanpera scores with a hook to the body. Cox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rovanpera lands a really nice looking cross but Cox seems unphased.
Cox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rovanpera.
Rovanpera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rovanpera avoiding damage as Cox throws knees to the body.
Rovanpera misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Rovanpera.
Cox tries to break free but Rovanpera pushes him back against the cage.
Cox wants to break free but Rovanpera has control.
Rovanpera misses with a punch on the inside.
Rovanpera tries to work over Cox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cox throws a punch but it's blocked by Rovanpera.
Cox blocks a body shot from Rovanpera.
Cox blocks an uppercut.
Rovanpera working aggressively here.
Cox can't break the clinch.
Rovanpera works on Cox's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cox or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovanpera tries to work over Cox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rovanpera scores with a shoulder strike.
Cox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cox tries to work over Rovanpera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Rovanpera.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rovanpera.
Cox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rovanpera avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cox.
A right hook to the body lands for Rovanpera.
Cox has had enough of the clinch but Rovanpera keeps him there for the moment.
Rovanpera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cox fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seppo Rovanpera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eaton Cox.
Cox tries to break the clinch but Rovanpera is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cox.
Rovanpera is leaning against Cox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cox is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rovanpera.
Cox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cox wants to break free but Rovanpera has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rovanpera can't find room to land a body shot as Cox controls the action.
Cox takes a shot to the head.
Rovanpera works on Cox's body with a couple of short punches.
Rovanpera pushes Cox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seppo Rovanpera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rovanpera struggles to land a body shot inside as Cox controls his hands.
Rovanpera can't find room to land a body shot as Cox controls the action.
Rovanpera pushes Cox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rovanpera lands a right hand.
Rovanpera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rovanpera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rovanpera misses with a two punch combination.
Cox takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rovanpera connects with a right hand. Cox shakes it off.
Cox chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cox misses.
Cox wants to land a leg kick but Rovanpera is out of range.
Rovanpera looks to score with a jab to the body but Cox is just out of range.
Rovanpera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rovanpera throws a body punch but Cox moves out of range.
Rovanpera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rovanpera scores with a leg kick.
Rovanpera checks a leg kick nicely.
Rovanpera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rovanpera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rovanpera misses with a wild body shot.
Rovanpera connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Rovanpera dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rovanpera looks to land a body kick but Cox moved away.
Cox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cox jabs at Rovanpera's body.
Rovanpera throws a hook but Cox blocks it.
Cox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rovanpera.
Rovanpera wants to clinch.
Cox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rovanpera rather than just go for the knockout.
Cox lands with a kick to the temple. Rovanpera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Seppo Rovanpera has been cut.
Rovanpera tries a head kick but it misses.
Cox tests Rovanpera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rovanpera closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rovanpera tries a body shot but Cox blocks it.
Rovanpera blocks a body shot from Cox.
Rovanpera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rovanpera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cox tries to land knees in the clinch but Rovanpera avoids the damage to the body.
Cox manages to break the clinch.
Rovanpera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rovanpera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rovanpera scores with a punch to the head.
Cox throws the left hand but Rovanpera avoids the punch easily.
Cox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rovanpera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rovanpera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rovanpera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rovanpera wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera fails to land with a series of punches.
Cox misses with a low kick as Rovanpera jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Rovanpera.
Rovanpera thows a leg kick but Cox checks it
and Cox counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Cox.
Rovanpera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rovanpera tries to clinch but Cox is having none of it.
Rovanpera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cox tries a low kick but Rovanpera avoids it.
Rovanpera connects with a solid leg kick.
Cox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rovanpera tries to bum rush Cox with a series of wild strikes but Cox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rovanpera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cox tries to avoid it but Rovanpera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cox to the ground. Cox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rovanpera.
A head kick misses from Cox.
Rovanpera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rovanpera thows a leg kick but Cox checks it
and Cox counters with a big head kick but Rovanpera shrugs it off.
Rovanpera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rovanpera throws a front kick that sends Cox stumbling back into the cage.
Rovanpera lands a nice looking body shot.
Cox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rovanpera misses with a body shot.
Cox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rovanpera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cox checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera misses with a wild body shot.
Rovanpera avoids the head kick by Cox.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rovanpera - the referee stops the clock and Cox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rovanpera. Cox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox tries to score with a low kick but Rovanpera moves his leg out of the way.
Rovanpera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cox manages to avoid it.
Rovanpera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rovanpera misses with a straight right.
Rovanpera moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Cox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rovanpera's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rovanpera looks for the body kick but Cox saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Rovanpera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Rovanpera clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Rovanpera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A bone on bone clash there as Rovanpera blocks the leg kick.
Cox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rovanpera is able to avoid easily.
Rovanpera throws a low kick but Cox avoids it.
Rovanpera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Rovanpera.
A swing and a miss from Rovanpera.
Cox blocks the body kick.
Cox throws a body punch but Rovanpera moves out of range.
Rovanpera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rovanpera has managed to clinch.
Cox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cox lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rovanpera takes a shot to the head.
Rovanpera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cox or not.
Cox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rovanpera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cox is trying to force a seperation but Rovanpera has the dominant position.
Cox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rovanpera avoids it.
Cox connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rovanpera.
Rovanpera pushes Cox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rovanpera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rovanpera avoiding damage as Cox throws knees to the body.
Cox prevents a body shot from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rovanpera tries to work over Cox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Rovanpera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rovanpera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rovanpera has Cox pressed against the cage, preventing Cox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cox tries to pull guard but Rovanpera won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox prevents a body shot from Rovanpera.
Cox struggles to land a body shot inside as Rovanpera controls his hands.
Cox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cox manages to pull guard.
Rovanpera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rovanpera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rovanpera trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
Cox trying to keep a closed guard but Rovanpera is proving a slippery customer.
Rovanpera trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rovanpera advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rovanpera seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cox is looking to improve his position.
Cox trying to control but Rovanpera postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera wants to pass the guard but Cox is defending well.
Cox trying to control here.
Cox has a hand on Rovanpera's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rovanpera takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Eaton Cox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rovanpera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rovanpera trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cox is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Rovanpera had his way with Eaton Cox in that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Rovanpera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rovanpera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rovanpera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cox avoids the body shot from Rovanpera.
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rovanpera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rovanpera goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rovanpera scores with a sloppy right hand. Cox should have avoided that one.
Rovanpera misses with an uppercut
and Cox counters with a leg kick.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox looks to land a left hand but Rovanpera moved out of range nicely.
Rovanpera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rovanpera staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rovanpera.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rovanpera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cox moves away.
Rovanpera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Cox does it's job there.
Rovanpera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rovanpera misses with a leg kick.
Rovanpera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rovanpera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seppo Rovanpera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera wants to clinch.
Rovanpera thows a body shot but no joy.
Rovanpera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cox.
Rovanpera misses with a wild body shot.
Cox misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rovanpera.
Rovanpera shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cox is trying to control but Rovanpera passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox struggling a bit here.
Rovanpera wants to control but Cox is keeping him busy.
Cox is trying to control Rovanpera's posture but Rovanpera avoids it.
Cox is looking to regain half guard here but Rovanpera keeps moving and retains side control.
Eaton Cox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cox manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rovanpera trying to mount his opponent but Cox defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rovanpera in particular looking to stall.
Rovanpera trying to control from half guard but Cox is working away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rovanpera prevents Cox from improving his position.
Rovanpera blocks the strikes from Cox.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rovanpera wants to pass to mount but Cox is defending the position.
Rovanpera trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Rovanpera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rovanpera 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Rovanpera!
Seppo Rovanpera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Stuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rokka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drowning Pool - Bodies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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144 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Stuus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Stuus blocks the low kick.
Rokka looks for the body kick but Stuus saw that one coming.
Rokka looks to land a left hand but Stuus moved out of range nicely.
Rokka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rokka wants to slow Stuus down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Rokka misses
and Stuus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stuus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rokka lands a glancing blow to the side of Stuus's head.
Rokka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stuus.
Rokka looks gassed!
Stuus clinches up against the cage.
Rokka breaks from the clinch.
Stuus looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokka is just out of range.
Stanley Stuus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka slips under a jab.
Rokka moves out of range of the body kick from Stuus.
Rokka misses with a low kick as Stuus jumps back.
Stuus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stuus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stuus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rokka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rokka throws a shot from downtown. Stuus moves away and avoids it.
Rokka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stuus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rokka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stuus throws out a powerful jab.
Stuus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rokka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stuus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rokka.
It looks like Tero Rokka has been cut.
Stuus loads up on a big right hand but Rokka slips the punch.
Rokka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stuus dives in and grabs Rokka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rokka pushes down on Stuus's head and hops out.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stuus. Rokka shrugs it off though.
Rokka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stuus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rokka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rokka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Stuus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rokka doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus avoids the body shot from Rokka.
Tero Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stuus lands a slapping body shot.
Stuus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stuus wants to clinch up but Rokka keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rokka checks a leg kick.
Stuus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stuus thumps Rokka with a low kick.
Stuus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokka clobbers Stuus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rokka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stuus throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka staying out of range there.
Stuus drops his hands momentarily and Rokka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rokka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stuus.
Stuus lands a leg kick that knocks Rokka off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stuus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stuus misses with a body shot.
Stuus throws a wild body kick that Rokka sees coming a mile off.
Rokka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stuus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stuus has closed the distance and engaged Rokka in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stuus throws an elbow but misses.
Rokka tries to throw a body punch but Stuus avoids it by throwing Rokka back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stuus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Rokka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stuus looks to throw the jab but Rokka is out of range.
Stuus tests Rokka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stuus ducks under a wild hook from Rokka.
Stuus throws a leg kick but Rokka checks it.
Rokka throws out a loose jab but Stuus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanley Stuus is winning the standup battle so far.
Stuus misses with a body kick.
Stuus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rokka takes a step back to recover.
A bone on bone clash there as Stuus blocks the leg kick.
Stuus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rokka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rokka is not content to let Stuus control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuus slows the pace down.
Stuus swings around for an armbar but Rokka sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stuus's guard.
Stuus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rokka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stuus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus wants to sweep here but Rokka controlling him for the moment.
Rokka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stuus's guard.
Stuus wants to hit a switch here but Rokka passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stuus there!
Stuus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus trying to control the position from guard on top but Rokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stuus is looking to work some ground and pound but Rokka has wrist control.
Stuus is looking to work some ground and pound but Rokka has wrist control.
Stuus trying to control but Rokka is working from the bottom.
Stuus cracks Rokka with a solid left hand.
Stuus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rokka can't keep his opponent in guard - Stuus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rokka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stuus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stuus's back!
Rokka doesn't have the hooks in and Stuus manages to turn into his guard.
Stuus trying to control the position from guard on top but Rokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stuus postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stuus is one step ahead there.
Stuus trying to control but Rokka is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stuus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tero Rokka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stuus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rokka defends it nicely.
Stuus throws a head kick but Rokka moves out of range.
Stuus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rokka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stuus eats them both and turns towards Rokka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rokka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Rokka there.
Nice body kick from Stuus.
Rokka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stuus.
Stuus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rokka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rokka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stuus in his tracks.
Stuus throws a wild body kick that Rokka sees coming a mile off.
Rokka avoids the head kick by Stuus.
Rokka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stuus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stuus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stuus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stuus is looking to wear down Rokka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rokka crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stuus - the referee stops the clock and Rokka gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stuus. Rokka manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Stuus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rokka staying out of range there.
Rokka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stuus throws a leg kick but Rokka moved away.
Stuus throws a series of punches but Rokka avoids them all with ease.
Stuus throws a leg kick that misses.
Stuus looks to land a left hand but Rokka moved out of range nicely.
Stuus scores with a leg kick.
Stuus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a lazy right hand but Stuus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stuus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rokka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stuus can pounce on him.
Nice jab there from Stuus.
Rokka throws a body punch but Stuus moves out of range.
Rokka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rokka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stuus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rokka can do to turn this around?
Stuus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rokka if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stuus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Stuus scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Stuus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Stuus.
Stuus keeps Rokka at a distance using the push kick.
Stuus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rokka misses with an uppercut
and Stuus counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stuus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stuus scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stuus clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Rokka'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.
Rokka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stuus.
Stuus throws a lazy head kick
and Rokka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stuus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stuus throws a push kick but Rokka slaps the foot to one side.
Stuus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rokka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rokka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stuus throws the kick towards the body but Rokka avoids it.
Stuus throws a push kick but Rokka slaps the foot to one side.
Rokka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stuus looks for the body kick but Rokka saw that one coming.
Stuus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rokka lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuus misses with a few strikes there.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Stuus moved away.
Rokka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stuus blocks a jab.
Stuus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stuus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rokka.
Rokka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stuus.
Stuus misses with a body kick.
Stuus fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rokka to the ground. Stuus is now in Rokka's guard.
Stuus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rokka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stuus, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka trying to control but Stuus is working from the bottom.
Stuus tries to strike from the bottom.
Stuus seems keen to control Rokka's posture.
Stuus striking off his back but it's not causing Rokka any problems.
Stuus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus working a defensive guard here.
Stuus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rokka defends well.
Stuus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rokka looking to pass the guard.
Stuus looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuus is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stuus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stuus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stuus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rokka. Rokka obviously looking to wear him down.
Stuus misses with a hook to the body
and Rokka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stuus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokka.
Rokka moves out of range as Stuus strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanley Stuus had his way with Tero Rokka in that round.
The cut man is working on Tero Rokka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nice shot lands for Stuus.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stuus is defended easily by Rokka.
Rokka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stuus. Stuus obviously looking to wear him down.
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick and Stuus moves out of range easily.
Stuus just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stuus checks a leg kick.
Stuus jabs at Rokka's body.
Rokka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stuus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rokka checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rokka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stuus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rokka tries to land a front kick but Stuus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rokka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stuus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rokka staying out of range there.
Stuus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rokka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stuus.
Tero Rokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Rokka tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokka looks to land a body kick but Stuus moved away.
Stuus thows a body shot but no joy.
Stuus throws a chopping leg kick but Rokka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stuus walks into a left hand.
Stuus thows a body shot but no joy.
Rokka connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rokka avoids the body shot from Stuus.
Rokka lands a head kick. Stuus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Stanley Stuus has been cut.
Rokka is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rokka.
Stuus throws a body punch but Rokka moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stuus.
Stuus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stuus moves away from the strike by Rokka.
Stuus throws an off balance right hand
and Rokka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Stuus is just out of range.
Rokka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stuus can pounce on him.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stuus moves away.
Stuus misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokka misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Stuus blocks the low kick.
Stuus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rokka takes a step back to recover.
Rokka lands a jab to the nose.
Rokka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stuus was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokka.
Stuus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka takes a swing at Stuus's ribcage but misses.
Stuus connects with a body shot that sends Rokka's belly button to the back.
Stanley Stuus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stuus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stanley Stuus.
Well Stuus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanley Stuus!
Stanley Stuus retains his bantamweight title!
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