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Fight Day 4: Jolokia - Style PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Powers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Californication. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Powers wants to slow Tamad down by chopping away at his legs.
Tamad lands a jab to Powers's midsection.
Tamad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tamad tests Powers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jimmy Powers has been cut.
Powers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tamad tries to avoid it but Powers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tamad to the ground. Tamad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Tamad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tamad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad throws a low kick but Powers moves out of range easily.
Powers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Tamad blocks the leg kick.
Tamad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad looks to throw the jab but Powers is out of range.
Tamad blocks a head kick by Powers.
Tamad throws a series of strikes that have Powers backpedaling.
Powers is rocked!
Tamad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Powers at a distance.
Oh Powers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Powers is breathing heavily.
Powers throws a low kick but Tamad avoids it.
Tamad drops Powers with a naaaaasty hook - Powers is in real trouble here! Tamad dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gracen McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Fisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisti has chosen Daze - Sea Of Love as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gracen McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Fisti!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisti shoots in but no luck this time.
A good leg kick by McDaniel.
Fisti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDaniel counters with an outside leg kick.
Fisti fails with the takedown
and McDaniel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fisti fails with the takedown
and McDaniel counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracen McDaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasi Fisti.
Fisti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fisti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fisti tries for a takedown but McDaniel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fisti looks gassed!
McDaniel throws a head kick that half lands.
Fisti looks to throw the jab but McDaniel is out of range.
McDaniel scores with a shot to the body.
McDaniel throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDaniel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracen McDaniel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDaniel as he avoids it easily.
Fisti throws a lazy uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McDaniel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fisti's calf.
McDaniel connects with a body shot.
McDaniel scores with a head kick.
McDaniel throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDaniel thuds a left hand into Fisti's body.
McDaniel lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDaniel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDaniel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Both fighters circling a little - McDaniel finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pasi Fisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDaniel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McDaniel lands with a kick to the temple. Fisti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDaniel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fisti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fisti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDaniel counters with a big head kick but Fisti shrugs it off.
Fisti takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from McDaniel lands but Fisti takes it in his stride.
McDaniel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McDaniel pushes Fisti away with a front kick.
McDaniel leaves Fisti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McDaniel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fisti is trying desperately to land a takedown but McDaniel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fisti.
McDaniel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by McDaniel. That's going to slow Fisti down.
Fisti misses with a wild body shot.
Fisti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDaniel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fisti thinking.
Fisti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fisti throws a sloppy body shot
and McDaniel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fisti's knee momentarily.
Fisti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McDaniel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDaniel scores with a nice head shot.
Fisti misses with a lunging right hand
and McDaniel counters with a nice body kick.
McDaniel scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four 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!
Fisti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDaniel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fisti's calf.
McDaniel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McDaniel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fisti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fisti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McDaniel cracks Fisti with a good jab.
Fisti is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fisti tries for a takedown but McDaniel circles away easily
and McDaniel counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from McDaniel does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisti has his takedown stuffed
and McDaniel counters with a right hand to the body.
Fisti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McDaniel lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracen McDaniel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McDaniel.
McDaniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDaniel is looking to wear down Fisti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDaniel throws a head kick that half lands.
Fisti throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDaniel's waist but McDaniel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fisti off to one side.
Fisti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McDaniel with a nice cross.
Fisti shoots in looking for a takedown. McDaniel tries to sprawl out of it but Fisti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. McDaniel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracen McDaniel is winning the standup battle so far.
McDaniel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fistis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fisti shoots in but McDaniel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracen McDaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasi Fisti.
Fisti is breathing heavily.
Fisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniel moves away.
McDaniel moves away from the strike by Fisti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fisti misses its intended target.
Fisti shoots and misses
and McDaniel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McDaniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fisti can do to turn this around?
Fisti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fisti throws a jab when McDaniel was well out of range.
Fisti tries for a takedown but McDaniel circles away easily
and McDaniel counters with a stiff right hand.
McDaniel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fisti's head backwards.
McDaniel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fisti fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fisti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by McDaniel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fisti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fisti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDaniel feints and then cracks Fisti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fisti down.
Jab by McDaniel.
A slapping leg kick lands for McDaniel.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDaniel.
That kick from McDaniel tenderised Fisti's leg. Fisti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by McDaniel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fisti shoots in for a takedown but McDaniel shows good takedown defense.
McDaniel scores with a head kick.
Fisti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDaniel counters with a right hand to the body.
McDaniel lands with a kick to the temple. Fisti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fisti shoots and misses
and McDaniel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel jabs Fisti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDaniel jabs at Fisti's body.
McDaniel throws out a powerful jab.
McDaniel pushes Fisti away with a front kick.
McDaniel lands with a slapping head kick.
McDaniel lands with a slapping head kick.
Fisti looks to score with a jab to the body but McDaniel is just out of range.
Good leg kick by McDaniel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by McDaniel. Beautiful body shot.
McDaniel cracks the inside of Fisti's front leg.
Fisti tries to move into range but McDaniel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fisti misses with a takedown
and McDaniel counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDaniel lands a high kick!
McDaniel connects with a high kick.
Fisti fails with a takedown attempt.
McDaniel lands a jab to the head.
Fisti misses with a jab to the body
and McDaniel counters with a big head kick but Fisti shrugs it off.
McDaniel lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDaniel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fisti.
Fisti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDaniel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracen McDaniel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDaniel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fisti's sensitive parts.
Fisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniel moves away.
Fisti needs to keep his hands up - McDaniel had a free shot at his head there.
McDaniel stuffs the takedown attempt from Fisti. Fisti gets slowly back to his feet.
McDaniel lands a jab to the nose.
Fisti has a takedown stuffed.
Good leg kick by McDaniel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McDaniel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fisti's calf.
Fisti swings for the body but McDaniel moves out of range.
Fisti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fisti misses with a left hand
and McDaniel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDaniel throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel with a hook.
Fisti misses with a two punch combination.
Fisti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDaniel. McDaniel obviously looking to wear him down.
Fisti throws a hook to the side of McDaniel's head but McDaniel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDaniel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fisti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fisti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracen McDaniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasi Fisti.
Fisti misses with a body shot.
Fisti 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.
Fisti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDaniel pinned against the ropes. McDaniel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McDaniel lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisti misses with a right hand
and McDaniel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDaniel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fisti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDaniel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDaniel lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDaniel connects with a solid leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from McDaniel.
Fisti has a takedown stuffed.
Fisti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDaniel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fisti needs to keep his hands up - McDaniel had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDaniel as he avoids it easily.
McDaniel scores with a head kick.
McDaniel cracks Fisti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McDaniel lands a front kick.
McDaniel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fisti's sensitive parts.
Fisti tries for a takedown but McDaniel circles away easily
and McDaniel counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McDaniel thumps Fisti with a low kick.
McDaniel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fisti swings widly with a right hand
and McDaniel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDaniel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniel lands with a shot to the body.
Fisti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDaniel to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisti doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDaniel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McDaniel, right into the meat.
Pasi Fisti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fisti dives in and grabs McDaniel's left leg, looking for a takedown. McDaniel pushes down on Fisti's head and hops out.
Fisti misses with a looping right.
Fisti shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDaniel counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDaniel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fisti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fisti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDaniel.
Fisti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McDaniel counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gracen McDaniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDaniel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Gracen McDaniel!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Gracen McDaniel!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Gracen McDaniel!
Gracen McDaniel wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Massive Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Bruising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Massive Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Bruising!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruising misses with an uppercut
and Attack counters with a shoot takedown. Bruising fights it but they end up in guard.
Attack throwing strikes from guard but Bruising blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bruising working a defensive guard here.
Bruising looking to hit a scissor sweep but Attack is one step ahead there.
Bruising has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Attack is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bruising.
Bruising tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Attack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bruising is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Attack trying to control the position but Bruising is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising gets back to half guard.
Bruising trying to control but Attack postures up.
Attack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bruising defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bruising manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Attack trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruising is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Attack wants to pass the guard but Bruising is keeping the position.
Bruising trying to keep a closed guard but Attack is proving a slippery customer.
Bruising wants to sweep here but Attack controlling him for the moment.
Bruising wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alexei Bruising hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bruising loads up on a big right hand but Attack slips the punch.
Attack dives in and scores a takedown into Bruising's guard.
Attack wants to pass the guard but Bruising is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruising wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bruising trying to control the position.
Attack preventing the sweep.
Attack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruising is keeping the position for now.
Bruising is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alexei Bruising has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Attack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bruising misses the target.
Bruising slaps away a takedown attempt from Attack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab from Bruising.
Bruising jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruising throws a hook but Attack blocks it.
Bruising misses with a right hand
and Attack counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bruising tries to get to full guard but Attack has control of the leg.
Attack is trying to control the action in half guard but Bruising is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bruising is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruising has his hands clasped together around Attack's back. He's all about the action.
Bruising is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruising regains full guard. Nicely done.
Attack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruising swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Attack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Attack trying to control but Bruising is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Attack got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bruising has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Attack has managed to get both his arms back between Bruising's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruising is trying to keep Attack in close.
Attack wants to pass the guard but Bruising is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Massive Attack will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bruising throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Attack counters with a thumping low kick.
Alexei Bruising seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruising misses with a right hand
and Attack counters with a shoot takedown. Bruising fights it but they end up in guard.
Attack pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruising is keeping the position for now.
Bruising is trying to control the position but Attack postures up.
Attack has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bruising is on top in guard.
Bruising wants to control from the top but Attack keeps moving.
Attack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bruising wants to control from the top but Attack keeps moving.
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!
Bruising slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexei Bruising.
Attack has Bruising up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bruising lands a nice elbow.
Attack takes an elbow to the temple.
Attack pulls Bruising into guard.
Bruising chips away with some ground and pound.
Bruising trying to control the position from guard on top but Attack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruising throwing strikes but missing.
Attack keeping moving, preventing Bruising from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruising lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Massive Attack overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bruising looking to sit in guard and control but Attack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruising looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruising, not yet.
Bruising is trying to keep Attack in close.
Attack stopping the sweep attempt from Bruising.
Attack wants to control from the top but Bruising keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bruising wants to hit a switch here but Attack passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bruising there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack prevents Bruising from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Attack looking to control but Bruising is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bruising tries to lock up and control but Attack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruising tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Attack wants to control the pace but Bruising is squirming around nicely.
Attack takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bruising in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Attack putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bruising is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Attack landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attack avoids the attempt from Bruising to control.
Attack has hold of Bruising's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bruising manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bruising is looking to get to half guard.
Attack lands a big shot there that rocks Bruising but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bruising is rocked!
Bruising keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bruising is still in real trouble! Can Attack finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Attack unloading with bombs!
Attack avoids the attempt from Bruising to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Attack with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massive Attack dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruising misses with an uppercut.
Attack throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bruising was covering up waiting for the punch and Attack finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bruising throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Attack stopping the sweep attempt from Bruising.
Bruising seems to have recovered his senses.
Attack passes Bruising's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Attack prevents Bruising from improving his position.
Attack trying to pass the guard but Bruising defending well.
Bruising is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising is refusing to be controlled, as Attack sits in half guard.
Attack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bruising is looking for a sweep. Attack is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Attack seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruising does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Attack looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bruising makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bruising throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Attack staying out of range there.
Attack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
The fighters circling - Bruising throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Attack drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bruising takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Attack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bruising keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruising manages to get back to half guard.
Attack is looking to advance position but Bruising won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Attack has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bruising is looking to improve his position but Attack isn't that keen on the idea.
Attack looking to control and managing it successfully.
Attack avoids the attempt from Bruising to control.
Bruising throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruising is trying desperately to improve position.
Attack lands a heavy elbow.
Attack controlling from mount.
Bruising is looking to get to half guard.
Attack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bruising is in all sorts of trouble here.
Attack is landing with some decent strikes but Bruising is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Attack trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Attack wants to control the pace but Bruising is squirming around nicely.
Bruising looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruising rolls, trying to escape but Attack keeps control of the position.
Bruising trying to control but not successfully.
Attack loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bruising hold on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attack controls the action.
Bruising trying to control the action but Attack just sinks the hooks in.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massive Attack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Attack, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Massive Attack!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Massive Attack!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Massive Attack!
Massive Attack wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
158 lbs
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160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucky Me!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me digs a good body shot into Naza's ribs.
Me moves out of range as Naza strikes.
Me lands a jab to Naza's midsection.
Naza throws a jab when Me was well out of range.
Me uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naza.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Me throws a shot from downtown. Naza moves away and avoids it.
Naza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Me was well out of range. Poor timing from Naza.
Naza cracks a nice hook into Me's ribs.
Me throws a body punch but Naza moves out of range.
Naza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Me throws a right hand that Naza ducks under and follows up with a left that Naza also avoids with ease.
Me thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Me misses with a hook.
Me keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Naza tries to clinch up.
Naza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Naza works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza throws a hook but Me avoids it easily.
Me misses with a double jab
and Me takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Me misses with a shot to the body
and Naza counters with an inside leg kick.
Me keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naza misses with a right hand
and Me counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Naza fails to land with a series of punches.
Naza scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice cross by Naza.
Me throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Naza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Me sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naza looks to throw the jab but Me is out of range.
Me is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Naza rather than just go for the knockout.
Me blocks a low kick nicely.
Naza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Me looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Naza. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naza lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Naza.
Naza thuds a left hand into Me's body.
Naza closes the distance and clinches.
Naza lands a left hand.
Me wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Me tries to break the clinch but Naza is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Naza.
Me taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Naza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Naza tries to work over Me's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Me is looking to break free of the clinch but Naza has double underhooks.
Naza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Me backwards.
Naza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Naza.
Naza scores with a shot to the side of Me's head.
Naza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Me breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Me takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Me swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naza scores with a sloppy right hand. Me should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Me. Naza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Me looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Me thows a body shot but no joy.
Naza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Naza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Me doesn't seem bothered though.
Naza bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Me's head backwards.
Naza moves into range and clinches up with Me.
Naza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Me is rocked!
Naza working aggressively here.
Me is still on wobbly legs! Can Naza finish him?
Naza trying to stall but Me improves his position.
Me seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naza slowing the pace effectively.
Naza lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naza.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Naza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Naza digs a good hook to Me's body.
The crowd cheers as Naza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Me doesn't seem phased though.
Naza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Naza looking to stall.
Naza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Naza.
Naza pushes Me back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Me has had enough of the clinch but Naza keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Naza.
Me wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Naza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Naza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me wants to get back to striking at distance but Naza won't allow it.
Naza misses with a punch on the inside.
Naza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Naza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Me.
Me misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naza slips a jab and a cross from Me.
Naza works the jab nicely.
Jab by Naza.
A jab from Naza misses.
Me takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Me stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Naza.
Naza forces Me back against the ropes and clinches.
Naza lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza presses Me against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Me is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naza lands with a left to the head.
Naza lands a shot to the body.
Naza keeps control of Me as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Naza misses with the head strike.
Naza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Felipe Naza is winning the standup battle so far.
Naza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Me on the side of the head.
Naza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Me misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naza.
Naza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Me takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naza feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Me sprawling to the canvas! Me rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Naza finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Me right on the button. Me goes down! Naza follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Naza gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Naza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amarron Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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25
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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19
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amarron Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorma Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fitch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fitch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fitch wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Fitch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fitch pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fitch pulls his head out easily.
Johnson won't allow Fitch to pass to mount.
Fitch is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fitch to get the leverage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Fitch seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Fitch is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson is just riding it out for now. Fitch eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Fitch is working for an americana but Johnson has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Fitch was thinking about the submission.
Fitch is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fitch postures up.
Fitch drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fitch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Fitch defending well.
Fitch looking for submissions off his back.
Fitch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson trying to mount his opponent but Fitch defends it.
Johnson stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch actively working from the bottom here.
Fitch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnson's back!
Johnson trying to control the position but Fitch manages to sink in the hooks.
Fitch has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Johnson trying to control the position but Fitch manages to sink in the hooks.
Fitch working for a choke but Johnson is defending well.
Fitch is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Johnson with him. Johnson is trying to defend but Fitch has an arm under the chin now! Johnson grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amarron Fitch!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Kaleva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Lotion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaleva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fort Minor - Remember The Name. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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21
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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26
139 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Kaleva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Lotion!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaleva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaleva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lotion counters with a single leg into guard. Kaleva didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lotion throws a strike but Kaleva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kaleva pushes down on Lotion's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kaleva is looking to take a break and control but Lotion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lotion is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaleva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lotion manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Lotion wants to hit a switch here but Kaleva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lotion there!
Lotion wants to control but Kaleva is having none of it.
Lotion should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaleva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lotion is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kaleva trying to control but Lotion is having none of it.
Kaleva controlling his opponent.
Kaleva lands a big elbow.
Kaleva has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lotion's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotion is squirming around, avoiding Kaleva's attempts to control the action.
Lotion is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaleva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kaleva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lotion is rocked!
Kaleva controlling the pace for now.
Lotion is still in real trouble! Can Kaleva finish him?
Kaleva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lotion can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lotion working to try and regain half guard.
Kaleva lands a big elbow - Lotion is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Lotion is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tommi Kaleva!
Tommi Kaleva gave a mention to BioLuvoil in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Dingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mercer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Trapt-Still Frame. This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stu Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Dingle!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercer's waist but Mercer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dingle off to one side.
Mercer scores with a nice body kick.
Dingle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dingle is trying to control. Mercer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dingle thows a huge punch but Mercer dodges it nicely.
Mercer is looking to escape.
Mercer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dingle on the ground.
Dingle wants to take a breather but Mercer is having none of it.
Dingle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dingle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dingle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mercer tries to kick Dingle off but Dingle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mercer is not content to let Dingle control the position.
Dingle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mercer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mercer tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dingle trying to control the action but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Dingle wants to free his trapped foot but Mercer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mercer wants to control but Dingle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mercer is trying to stand back up but Dingle is controlling him
Dingle should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dingle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dingle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mercer defends it well.
Dingle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mercer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle stops Mercer from getting back to his feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Dingle has eaten all the pies!
Dingle trying to mount his opponent but Mercer defends it.
Mercer is staying active underneath Dingle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dingle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mercer tries to kick Dingle off but Dingle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Dingle there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dingle is pressing down on Mercer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mercer is holding on for now.
Dingle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mercer's head.
Mercer wants to get back to his feet.
Dingle has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle breaks from Mercer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mercer is in a horrible position here. Dingle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dingle landing shots from mount.
Mercer is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingle throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Dingle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dingle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Dingle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dingle shoots and misses
and Mercer counters with an inside leg kick.
Dingle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dingle throws a lazy head kick
and Mercer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mercer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dingle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dingle tries to work over Mercer's front leg with a kick but Mercer checks it.
Mercer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dingle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dingle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercer counters with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dingle tries for a takedown but Mercer circles away easily
and Mercer counters with a leg kick.
Stu Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Dingle.
Mercer moves into range and clinches up with Dingle.
Dingle is breathing heavily.
Mercer connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dingle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mercer lands an elbow just above Dingle 's eye.
Mercer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mercer lands a knee to the head.
Mercer stalling against the ropes.
Dingle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mercer is stalling here.
Mercer lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Mercer.
Dingle is rocked!
Mercer lands a knee to the head.
Dingle is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer jerks Dingle's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Dingle drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Mercer goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Mercer because Dingle was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Stu Mercer!
A pretty intense looking Stu Mercer took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parameshwar Jolokia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Immortal Style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jolokia comes to the ring accompanied by Dimmu Borgir - The Mourning Palace. Style has chosen In Flames / Dead End as his entrance music. Parameshwar Jolokia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parameshwar Jolokia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Immortal Style!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Style lands a nice shot to the body.
Style fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jolokia manages to avoid it.
Style misses with a body shot.
Jolokia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Style looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Style wants to land a leg kick but Jolokia is out of range.
Jolokia misses with a leg kick.
Style tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Style looks to land a left hand but Jolokia moved out of range nicely.
Style thuds his right hand into Jolokia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Style throws a nice outside leg kick.
Style misses with a head kick.
Jolokia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Style's head.
Style throws a looping overhand right but Jolokia ducks down to avoid it.
Jolokia misses with a head kick.
Style missing with a left hand there. Jolokia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Style throws an off balance right hand
and Jolokia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Style misses with a two punch combination.
Style ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jolokia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Style misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jolokia.
Style throws out a leg kick but Jolokia moves out of range and Style only half commits.
Jolokia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Style jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Immortal Style seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Style looks to score with a jab to the body but Jolokia is just out of range.
Jolokia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Style. Jolokia shrugs it off though.
Style looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jolokia misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Style throws a sloppy body shot
and Jolokia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jolokia avoids the body shot from Style.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Style throws a leg kick but Jolokia checks it.
Style swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Style throws a body kick that misses.
Style throws out a powerful jab.
Style misses with a straight right.
Style jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jolokia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Style takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Style is predictable there
and Jolokia counters with an outside leg kick.
Style lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Style circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Style. That snapped Jolokia's head back.
Style wants to land a leg kick but Jolokia is out of range.
Jab, jab by Jolokia - just one landing.
Jolokia throws a front kick that sends Style stumbling back into the ropes.
Style tries a head kick but it misses.
Style tries to score with a low kick but Jolokia moves his leg out of the way.
Style gets a double leg takedown into Jolokia's guard.
Style wanted to stand there but Jolokia had control of the position.
Style decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jolokia, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolokia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Style's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Style misses with a wild body shot.
Style throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jolokia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jolokia tries to close the distance and clinch but Style swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jolokia takes one to the side of the head.
Style looks to land a right hand but Jolokia moved out of range.
Jolokia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jolokia throws a head kick that misses.
Style throws a front kick aimed at Jolokia's knee but Jolokia avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Style fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jolokia manages to avoid it.
Jolokia staying out of range there.
Style throws an off balance right hand
and Jolokia counters with a low kick, right behind Style 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Immortal Style dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Style throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jolokia counters with a low kick, right behind Style 's knee.
Style misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jolokia counters with a nice low kick that buckles Style's knee momentarily.
Style moves out of range of the leg kick from Jolokia.
Style uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jolokia.
Style lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Style looks to land a left hand but Jolokia moved out of range nicely.
Style steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jolokia.
Style scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Style lands a slapping body shot.
Style misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jolokia.
Jolokia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jolokia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jolokia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Style circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolokia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Style.
Jolokia is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Style misses with a body punch
and Jolokia counters with a nice kick to the body.
Style swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Style throws a lazy head kick
and Jolokia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jolokia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Style feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jolokia's calf.
Style misses with a hook.
Style scores with a push kick.
A slow jab from Style misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jolokia.
The fighters circling - Style throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Style scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Style.
A slapping leg kick lands for Style.
Style is looking to chop away at Jolokia's legs.
A clash of legs there as Jolokia blocks the low kick.
Style throws a jab when Jolokia was well out of range.
Style throws a leg kick
and Jolokia counters with a body kick that stops Style in his tracks momentarily.
Style circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Jolokia.
Style throws a lazy uppercut
and Jolokia counters with a stiff right hand.
Style tries to work over Jolokia's front leg with a kick but Jolokia checks it.
Style fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jolokia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolokia throws a leg kick
and Style counters with a head kick. That will keep Jolokia thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Style throws a leg kick but Jolokia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jolokia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jolokia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Style swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Style takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Style misses with a low kick.
Style throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jolokia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Style throws a body kick that misses.
Style connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Style swings widly with a right hand
and Jolokia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Style throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
The crowd cheers as Style lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jolokia doesn't seem phased though.
Style takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Jolokia misses
and Style counters with a leg kick.
Jolokia scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Style.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jolokia misses with a low kick as Style jumps back.
Style throws a right hand that Jolokia ducks under and follows up with a left that Jolokia also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Style throws a leg kick but Jolokia moved away.
A slow jab from Style misses its intended target.
Style fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Immortal Style showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down 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 slow jab from Jolokia misses its intended target.
Style throws a lazy head kick
and Jolokia counters with a thumping low kick.
Jolokia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jolokia avoids the body shot from Style.
Jolokia digs a good body shot into Style's ribs.
Jolokia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Style.
Parameshwar Jolokia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Style changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Immortal Style seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Style jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jolokia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Style with a hook.
Jolokia throws a leg kick which misses Style's front leg but catches the back leg as Style tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolokia tries a low kick but Style avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Style. Jolokia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jolokia tries a head kick but it misses.
Style misses with a kick to the body.
Jolokia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Style lands a nice shot that snaps Jolokia's head back.
Jolokia scores with a decent looking hook.
Style misses with a few strikes there.
Jolokia ducks under a wild hook from Style.
Style misses with a hook. Jolokia ducked under it nicely.
Style misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Style.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Style shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Style misses with a straight right.
Jolokia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Style takes a swing at Jolokia's ribcage but misses.
Style misses with a two punch combination.
Style misses with a wild combination.
Style throws a combination. Jolokia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Style misses.
Style misses with an uppercut. Jolokia saw that one coming.
Style throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Style jabs at Jolokia's body.
Style throws a front kick aimed at Jolokia's knee but Jolokia avoids it well.
Jolokia ducks right into an uppercut from Style.
Style 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.
Style changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jolokia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Style takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jolokia bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Style blocks a head kick by Jolokia.
Parameshwar Jolokia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Style fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jolokia manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Jolokia blocks the low kick.
Jolokia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Style lands a leg kick that knocks Jolokia off balance momentarily.
Nice shot by Style.
Immortal Style is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Style misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jolokia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Style's head.
Nice cross by Style.
Jolokia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Style misses with a straight right.
Jolokia throws a poor cross that misses
and Style counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Style scores with a leg kick.
Jolokia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jolokia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Immortal Style comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Style 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Immortal Style!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Immortal Style!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Immortal Style!
Immortal Style wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Immortal Style gave a big smile as he said 'VITTUJEE!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Mangan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Mangan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
157 lbs
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20
152 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Mangan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangan shoots for a double leg takedown but Henderson sprawls well. He's pushed Mangan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mangan can't break the clinch.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mangan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mangan tries to pull guard but Henderson forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Mangan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mangan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mangan pulls guard.
Henderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Mangan keeps moving.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mangan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mangan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mangan landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangan looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Henderson working to try and regain half guard.
Henderson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Henderson moves into full guard.
Mangan is looking to advance position but Henderson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Henderson lands with some strikes.
Mangan is rocked!
Henderson looking to finish Mangan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mangan!
Oh Mangan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson cracks Mangan with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Henderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Cantwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cantwin comes to the ring accompanied by Whispers In The Dark. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Troy Cantwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miguel throws a right and a left that Cantwin avoids nicely.
Cantwin misses with a low kick as Miguel jumps back.
Cantwin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cantwin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Miguel is trying desperately to improve position.
Miguel is bucking up trying to escape but Cantwin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Miguel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miguel swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cantwin prevents Miguel from getting the reversal.
Cantwin stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Miguel blocks the body kick.
Cantwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miguel fails with the takedown
and Cantwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cantwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cantwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cantwin throws a right and a left that Miguel avoids nicely.
Miguel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Troy Cantwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cantwin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miguel is trying to defend but Cantwin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miguel tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Cantwin has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Miguel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cantwin thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cantwin prevents Miguel from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguel tries to hold on but Cantwin pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Cantwin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cantwin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cantwin lands a heavy elbow.
Cantwin with shots to the head and body - Miguel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Miguel is rocked!
Cantwin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Miguel is still in real trouble! Can Cantwin finish him?
Cantwin stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Miguel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miguel seems to have recovered his senses.
Cantwin shoots in and gets a takedown into Miguel's guard.
Miguel looks gassed!
Cantwin wants to pass the guard but Miguel is keeping the position.
Cantwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cantwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Miguel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cantwin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantwin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Miguel defend it? Cantwin steps over the head and cranks it - Miguel is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cantwin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Troy Cantwin!
Troy Cantwin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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