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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Mallorca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mallorca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Can Talk. Rogers has chosen I Am A Real American as his entrance music. Miguel Mallorca had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Mallorca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers tries to clinch but Mallorca is having none of it.
Rogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Mallorca circles away.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mallorca circles away quickly and effectively.
Mallorca moves out of range as Rogers strikes.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallorca lands a jab to the head.
Rogers clinches with his opponent.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mallorca catches Rogers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mallorca fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers throws a head kick but Mallorca moves out of range.
Rogers lands a left and a right that sends Mallorca crashing to the canvas! Rogers dives into mount looking to finish!
Mallorca is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Mallorca has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mallorca is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rogers controlling the pace for now.
Rogers stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mallorca tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Mallorca misses.
Rogers has managed to clinch.
Mallorca keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mallorca is trying to maintain a safe position but Rogers gets an underhook and turns Mallorca into the cage.
Rogers has a couple of punches blocked by Mallorca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mallorca is struggling to control the position.
Mallorca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Mallorca lands with a short shot to the head.
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Mallorca controls his hands.
Rogers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mallorca misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers lands an uppercut.
Oh Mallorca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca is trying to stall.
Mallorca seems to have got his legs back now.
Mallorca lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mallorca is trying to push Rogers away but Rogers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rogers breaks the clinch.
Rogers moves into the clinch.
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Mallorca controls his hands.
Mallorca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers blocks a jab.
Rogers wants to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Mallorca finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Rogers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Mallorca avoids them all with ease.
Mallorca throws a big shot that misses.
Mallorca cracks a nice hook into Rogers's ribs.
Rogers misses with a wild combination.
Mallorca lands a glancing blow to the side of Rogers's head.
Mallorca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mallorca's head.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mallorca shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mallorca lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Rogers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Mallorca's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mallorca dodges the punch combination from Rogers.
Rogers moves to clinch but Mallorca breaks away
and Mallorca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rogers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mallorcas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steve Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mallorca.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers moves out of range of the leg kick from Mallorca.
Mallorca misses with a looping left.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Rogers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mallorca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mallorca scores with a jab to the head.
Mallorca connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rogers is rocked!
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mallorca throws out the jab.
Rogers is still on wobbly legs! Can Mallorca finish him?
Rogers moves away from the strike by Mallorca.
Rogers slips a jab from Mallorca.
Mallorca plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Rogers swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Rogers face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miguel Mallorca!
Miguel Mallorca thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ditte Amaury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Blevins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blevins has chosen here comes the boom as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Amaury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dakota Blevins!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blevins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Amaury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blevins, pushing him back against the cage.
Blevins is trying to break the clinch but Amaury has him pressed against the cage.
Blevins leaning against his opponent.
Blevins tries to break the clinch but Amaury is controlling the position.
Blevins looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Amaury.
Blevins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blevins tries to throw a body punch but Amaury avoids it by throwing Blevins back against the cage.
Blevins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Amaury walks away with a smile on his face. Blevins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fighters circle, before Amaury throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Blevins's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Amaury lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ditte Amaury!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yakubu Okoroji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sergei Sokolov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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183 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yakubu Okoroji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoroji fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sokolov avoids it really well and circles away.
Okoroji throws a series of punches but Sokolov moves out of range.
Okoroji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sokolov tries to clinch
and Okoroji counters with a three punch combo that has Sokolov backing up. Sokolov nods at Okoroji to acknowledge the strikes.
Okoroji fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sokolov avoids it really well and circles away.
Sokolov tries to clinch up
and Okoroji counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sokolov parries the strikes from Okoroji easily there. Okoroji is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sokolov to escape.
Okoroji tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Okoroji has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sokolov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Okoroji 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.
Okoroji tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sokolov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Okoroji is trying to get an arm triangle but Sokolov is defending well.
Okoroji grinds an elbow into Sokolov's temple.
Okoroji is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sokolov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Okoroji lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji throws a strike aimed at the side of Sokolov's head but Sokolov avoids it well.
Okoroji in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Okoroji throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Okoroji.
Okoroji is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sokolov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sokolov dodges the ground and pound from Okoroji.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokolov defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Sokolov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sokolov is avoiding damage well.
Sokolov is not content to let Okoroji control the position.
Okoroji working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sokolov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okoroji looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Okoroji looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
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.
Sokolov is looking for a sweep.
Okoroji wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sokolov, who protects the arm well.
Okoroji in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okoroji takes a little break here. Sokolov wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Okoroji connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sokolov some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yakubu Okoroji dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sokolov wants to clinch
and Okoroji counters with an inside leg kick.
Okoroji has taken the fight to the clinch.
Okoroji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sokolov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sokolov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Okoroji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sokolov tries to land a knee to the head but Okoroji blocks with his arms.
Okoroji looking for a takedown.
Sokolov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yakubu Okoroji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sokolov landing knees to the head.
Sokolov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Okoroji's defenses.
Sokolov missing with knees to the body.
Okoroji tries for a takedown but Sokolov manages to get underhooks.
Okoroji is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sokolov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sokolov lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sokolov lands an elbow inside.
Okoroji wants a takedown.
Okoroji avoiding damage as Sokolov throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sokolov.
Sokolov stops a takedown attempt from Okoroji.
Sokolov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sokolov is pressed up against the cage. Okoroji has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sokolov down to the mat. Sokolov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sokolov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Okoroji tries for a takedown but Sokolov manages to get underhooks.
Sokolov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Okoroji.
Okoroji is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sokolov lands an elbow that stopped Okoroji in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Yakubu Okoroji has been cut.
Okoroji avoiding damage as Sokolov throws knees to the body.
Okoroji wants a takedown but no success here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Okoroji looking for a takedown.
Sokolov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okoroji is defending well for now.
Sokolov lands a damaging elbow.
Okoroji gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sokolov wants to sweep here but Okoroji controlling him for the moment.
Sokolov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Okoroji drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sokolov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Okoroji has Sokolov in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sokolov is aware though and is defending well.
Sokolov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sokolov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yakubu Okoroji overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sokolov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Okoroji has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sokolov has managed to get both his arms back between Okoroji's legs - danger averted.
Okoroji preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okoroji wants to sweep here but Sokolov controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolov postures up in Okoroji's guard and throws a big left but Okoroji blocks it.
Sokolov works over Okoroji with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is in close to Okoroji's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Okoroji is on top in guard.
Sokolov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okoroji postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okoroji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokolov is keeping the position for now.
Okoroji throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoroji slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okoroji looks to land a strike but Sokolov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergei Sokolov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yakubu Okoroji's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sokolov looks to clinch
and Okoroji decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sokolov's guard.
Okoroji wants to control from the top but Sokolov keeps moving.
Okoroji stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sokolov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okoroji won't allow Sokolov to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Okoroji accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sokolov keeping full guard, as Okoroji tries to pass.
Okoroji won't allow Sokolov to get back to his feet.
Okoroji wants to control from the top but Sokolov keeps moving.
Okoroji slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji controls the position from side control.
Sokolov is not content to let Okoroji control the position.
Sokolov wants to control but Okoroji postures up.
Sokolov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Okoroji off and has taken his back!
Sokolov connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Okoroji to escape the position.
Sokolov gets his hands free as Okoroji looks to control.
Sokolov looking for the RNC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sokolov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Sokolov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Okoroji is looking to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov thowing shots but they're missing.
Okoroji tries to lock up and control but Sokolov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Okoroji is trying desperately to improve position.
Sokolov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji gets back to half guard.
Okoroji is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sokolov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sokolov's back!
Okoroji is controlling the position but Sokolov somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Okoroji trying to advance position but Sokolov counters by regaining guard.
Sokolov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sokolov is looking to stand up but Okoroji isn't so interested in that idea.
Okoroji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokolov is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.
Sokolov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sokolov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sokolov, not yet.
Sokolov keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.
Okoroji stops Sokolov from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okoroji trying to control but Sokolov is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yakubu Okoroji.
Okoroji shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sokolov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yakubu Okoroji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Okoroji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yakubu Okoroji!
Yakubu Okoroji 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Snegov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konstantin Snegov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Snegov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick but Snegov moves out of range.
Snegov scores with the left hand. Von Matterhorn knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Lorenzo Von Matterhorn has been cut.
Von Matterhorn throws a sloppy head kick and Snegov moves out of range easily.
Von Matterhorn is looking to land body kicks.
Von Matterhorn throws a lazy head kick
and Snegov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Matterhorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Matterhorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A cross from Snegov lands.
Snegov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Snegov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Von Matterhorn is rocked!
Snegov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Snegov thowing shots but they're missing.
Von Matterhorn is still in real trouble! Can Snegov finish him?
Snegov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Von Matterhorn manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Von Matterhorn seems to have recovered his senses.
Snegov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snegov trying to control the position but Von Matterhorn is working away.
Von Matterhorn tries to bench press Snegov off him but Snegov keeps the position.
Snegov wants to control but Von Matterhorn is keeping him busy.
Snegov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Snegov throws a hook but Von Matterhorn avoids it easily.
Snegov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Snegov.
Snegov lunges at Von Matterhorn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Von Matterhorn's hand.
Von Matterhorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body kick.
Von Matterhorn throws a sloppy head kick and Snegov moves out of range easily.
Von Matterhorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Matterhorn throws a front kick that sends Snegov stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Snegov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Snegov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that Snegov semi-blocks.
Snegov misses the shot to the body.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that misses.
Von Matterhorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snegov avoids the head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick but Snegov moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Snegov, as that shot connected.
Von Matterhorn is looking to land body kicks.
Snegov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snegov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Snegov throws the left hand but Von Matterhorn avoids the punch easily.
Snegov cracks Von Matterhorn with an uppercut from hell and Von Matterhorn crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Snegov's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snegov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Snegov checks a leg kick nicely.
Snegov avoids the head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn throws a sloppy head kick
and Snegov counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Von Matterhorn is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Konstantin Snegov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Vries's choice of entrance music: Duke Lion. 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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28
145 lbs
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26
157 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Vries drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
De Vries tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing De Vries back against the cage.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Vries prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker being controlled against the cage.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
Walker blocks an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Vries lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Vries throws a big shot that misses.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
De Vries landing knees to the head.
Walker is working De Vries over against the cage.
De Vries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but De Vries gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Walker's brow.
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walker gets through De Vries's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Vries prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by De Vries.
De Vries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from De Vries.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by De Vries.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Vries.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Walker.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
Walker lands a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws an elbow that misses. De Vries uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Walker's guard. Nice move by De Vries!
Walker has his foot on De Vries's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Vries works his way back into a safe position though.
Walker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
De Vries slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Vries gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walker 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Vries accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Vries scoring with some ground and pound.
De Vries stands up from Walker's guard - De Vries perhaps looking for a knockout.
De Vries throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Vries.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
De Vries keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Vries lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Vries scores with a leg kick.
Walker blocks a jab.
De Vries throws a leg kick but Walker sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Vries lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Vries fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hans De Vries will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker checks a low kick from De Vries.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Walker.
De Vries takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some bone on bone action there as Walker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Vries dips to his left and cracks Walker with an uppercut!
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Vries doesn't seem bothered though.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but De Vries sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Vries connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walker shoots in looking for a takedown but De Vries manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hans De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker tests De Vries's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Vries scores with a leg kick.
De Vries thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker looks to land a left hand but De Vries moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Vries wants to land a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
De Vries stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Vries avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Vries displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
De Vries scores with a head kick.
Walker swinging wildly here.
De Vries scores with a nice right hand.
Hans De Vries seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
De Vries misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries slips a straight right by Walker.
Good shot there by De Vries.
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walker throws a body punch but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Vries as Walker tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Walker.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries prevents a body shot from Walker.
De Vries is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Vries working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Walker avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
Hans De Vries seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as De Vries controls the action.
Walker taking a breather.
De Vries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
A short right from De Vries.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walker as De Vries tries to tie him up.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
Walker is stalling here.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
De Vries is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns De Vries into the cage.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
De Vries throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Walker finds it's way through De Vries's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vries tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
De Vries looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker moves out of range as De Vries strikes.
Walker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
De Vries throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Vries. De Vries obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Vries sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walker somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries 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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Walker throws a right hand that De Vries ducks under and follows up with a left that De Vries also avoids with ease.
De Vries jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Walker.
De Vries misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker tries to bum rush De Vries with a series of wild strikes but De Vries uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Walker lands.
Walker defending well as De Vries loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walker is defended easily by De Vries.
De Vries lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Vries gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Vries misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
Walker trying to stall but De Vries improves his position.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Vries prevents the takedown attempt.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Walker as the two fighters clinch.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Vries.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vries prevents a body shot from Walker.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but De Vries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walker tries to work over De Vries's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Vries is struggling to control the position.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as De Vries controls his hands.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Vries misses with a body punch.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Walker is blocking nicely.
De Vries content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries gets underhooks to prevent Walker's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Vries scores with a shot to the side of Walker's head.
De Vries just leaning against Walker, taking a breather.
Walker jumps guard but De Vries turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Walker presses De Vries against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries scores with a shoulder strike.
De Vries prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Vries working Walker over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Vries fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Vries was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Vries.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vries looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Vries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
De Vries throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Vries throws out the jab.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Vries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from De Vries misses its intended target.
Johnnie Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans De Vries comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Vries winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans De Vries!
A very excited looking Hans De Vries made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miladin Kovacevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovacevic has chosen Rocknrolla' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
211 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
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222 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miladin Kovacevic!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovacevic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacevic avoids the head kick by Spat.
Kovacevic throws an overhand right that lands on Spat's shoulder, as Spat tries to avoid the shot.
Kovacevic scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jack Spat has been cut.
Spat shoots for a takedown but Kovacevic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kovacevic circles away.
Spat takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovacevic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kovacevic throws a nice looking combination but Spat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spat shoots in and drives through. Kovacevic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Spat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spat avoids the head kick by Kovacevic.
Spat wants to clinch.
Kovacevic slaps away a takedown attempt from Spat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat looks to throw the jab but Kovacevic is out of range.
Kovacevic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovacevic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spat momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kovacevic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spat. That's going to slow Kovacevic down.
Kovacevic works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovacevic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kovacevic scores with a sloppy right hand. Spat should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat looks for the body kick but Kovacevic saw that one coming.
Spat dives in and grabs Kovacevic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kovacevic pushes down on Spat's head and hops out.
Spat 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.
Kovacevic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spat's sensitive parts.
Spat is breathing heavily.
Kovacevic feints a jab and as Spat dips his head, Kovacevic unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Spat right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Spat falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Kovacevic smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miladin Kovacevic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Medved Volohander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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272 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Medved Volohander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryu Hyabusa!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Hyabusa.
Hyabusa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hyabusa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Volohander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyabusa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hyabusa misses with an uppercut.
Volohander lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyabusa misses with a hook.
Hyabusa has Volohander up against the cage in a clinch.
Volohander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hyabusa blocks a body shot from Volohander.
A frustrated look appears on Volohander's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Volohander tries to break the clinch but Hyabusa is controlling the position.
Hyabusa leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volohander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyabusa.
Volohander is trying to break the clinch but Hyabusa is controlling him.
Volohander looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hyabusa scores with a shoulder strike.
Hyabusa lands with a light punch inside.
Hyabusa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volohander is trying to stall.
Hyabusa lands a hook that snaps the head of Volohander backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Volohander can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa is stalling here.
Hyabusa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hyabusa stalling.
Volohander is trying to break the clinch but Hyabusa has him pressed against the cage.
Hyabusa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Volohander backwards.
Volohander takes a shot to the head.
Volohander wants to stall.
Hyabusa keeps control of Volohander as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa lands an uppercut.
Volohander throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volohander tries to work over Hyabusa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Hyabusa.
Volohander struggles to land a body shot inside as Hyabusa controls his hands.
Hyabusa scores with a shot to the side of Volohander's head.
Nice elbow from Hyabusa.
Volohander is rocked!
It looks like Medved Volohander has been cut.
Hyabusa blocks a body shot from Volohander.
Oh Volohander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volohander takes a knee to the side of the body.
Volohander seems to have got his legs back now.
Volohander is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Hyabusa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyabusa pushes Volohander against the cage. Hyabusa is working some dirty boxing. Hyabusa pushes off with a quick right hook! Volohander goes down! Volohander tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hyabusa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Hyabusa!
After the big win, Ryu Hyabusa made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Riffel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Riffel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riffel fails with the takedown.
Riffel swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
Riffel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riffel somewhat.
Riffel misses with a takedown attempt
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Riffel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Riffel keeping full guard, as Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tries to pass.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control from the top but Riffel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riffel is looking for a triangle but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy pushes his legs off easily.
Riffel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Riffel looking for a guillotine here but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riffel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riffel is trying to control the position but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy postures up.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Riffel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riffel is trying to keep Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy in close.
Riffel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy drops back looking for a leg! Riffel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Riffel manages to kick Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy off! Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy jumps back into Riffel's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control from the top but Riffel keeps moving.
Riffel has his foot on Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy trying to control but Riffel is working from the bottom.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy trying to control but Riffel is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Horrible takedown by Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy or perhaps it was just good defense by Riffel which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riffel is defended easily by Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
Riffel with a poor takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
Riffel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riffel managing to block the knees to the body from Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy.
Riffel wants to take the fight to the mat but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy trying to land knees to the body.
Riffel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy misses with an elbow over the top.
Riffel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riffel looking for a takedown.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riffel.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Andreas Riffel has been cut.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riffel avoids it.
Riffel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is defending well.
Riffel wants a takedown.
Riffel tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Riffel avoiding damage as Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy throws knees to the body.
Riffel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Riffel'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.
Riffel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy swivels and escapes.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy stuffs the takedown.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy moves in looking to clinch but Riffel pushes him off.
Riffel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riffel somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Riffel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy moves in looking to clinch but Riffel pushes him off.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy misses with a two punch combination.
Riffel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riffel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy moves in looking to clinch but Riffel pushes him off.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is looking to clinch.
Riffel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riffel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants it to stay on the feet.
Riffel fails with the takedown
so Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy postures up.
Riffel can't keep his opponent in guard - Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Riffel wants to improve his position but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riffel is not content to let Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy control the position.
Riffel is pressing down on Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy slips nicely into half guard.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to take a breather but Riffel is having none of it.
Riffel wants to control but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is keeping busy.
Riffel is refusing to be controlled, as Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy sits in half guard.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy seems to be working for a kimura but Riffel defends the submission attempt.
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy seems to be working for a kimura but Riffel defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riffel keeps working.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Riffel trying to control here.
Riffel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wants to control but Riffel is keeping him busy.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is working for a kimura but Riffel is defending it quite comfortably.
Riffel regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Riffel keeping moving, preventing Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy from controlling successfully.
Riffel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riffel tries to control but Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andreas Riffel'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. And we move into the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Riffel enables Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Riffel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is sitting in close to Riffel's body. Riffel has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pavelovich Kumpakiskaiy is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Riffel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andreas Riffel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch!!! Where you been. Thompson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. call to prayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jim Duggan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Enoch Thompson enters the cage!
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204 lbs
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197 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Duggan eats them both and turns towards Thompson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and Duggan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice body punch from Duggan - that landed with a thud.
Thompson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duggan has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duggan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Duggan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duggan lands a hook that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Duggan is controlling the position.
Thompson tries to break free but Duggan pushes him back against the cage.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
Duggan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duggan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duggan lands an uppercut.
Duggan gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duggan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Duggan forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Duggan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Duggan is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Duggan on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Duggan.
Thompson looks gassed!
Duggan lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan lands a left hand.
Duggan lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Duggan.
A left hand lands to the body for Duggan.
Good body shot from Duggan.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Duggan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson is rocked!
Duggan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Duggan finish him?
Duggan creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Thompson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Thompson drops to his knees and Duggan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Duggan!
Jim Duggan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean comes to the cage accompanied by Eminence Front. Grant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Countless Backs of Sad Losers by The Jesus Lizard. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Grant!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Cody Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean throws the kick towards the body but Grant avoids it.
Dean scores with a decent looking hook.
Dean takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Billy Dean has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Grant lands a head kick!
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean lands a jab to the nose.
Grant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dean tries to avoid it but Grant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dean to the ground. Dean escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dean lands a lovely overhand right.
Grant connects with a body shot that sends Dean's belly button to the back.
Grant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dean on the side of the head.
Grant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dean.
Grant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dean misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Dean darts in trying to clinch
and Grant counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grant motions for Dean to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dean clinches up against the cage.
Grant lands an elbow that stopped Dean in his tracks for a moment.
Dean throws an elbow but it misses.
Dean misses with an elbow over the top.
Grant tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grant digs a right hand into Dean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dean's gas tank.
Dean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dean looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dean tries to stall but Grant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grant lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grant changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dean fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grant rushes Dean and presses him up against the cage.
Dean looking to stall.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grant blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Dean tries to break free but Grant pushes him back against the cage.
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Grant.
Dean misses with an elbow over the top.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Dean.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grant.
Dean throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grant blocks an elbow strike.
Dean tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Dean avoids a wild elbow strike from Grant.
Dean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dean tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Grant tries a knee to the head but Dean blocks it.
Grant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dean or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Grant tries to throw a body punch but Dean avoids it by throwing Grant back against the cage.
Dean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Dean tries to land knees in the clinch but Grant avoids the damage to the body.
Grant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Grant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean breaks from the clinch.
Grant connects with a high kick.
Dean takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Dean down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Dean's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grant chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dean can pounce on him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dean slowing the pace effectively.
Dean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grant. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Grant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dean avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
Dean throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cody Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dean lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grant.
Dean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grant counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Billy Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dean throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dean just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grant's brow.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grant lands a right hand.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.
Grant lands a body punch.
Dean has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Grant.
Grant letting Dean take a breather here.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Grant.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dean managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Grant keeps control of Dean as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dean lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cody Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grant blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grant has clasped his hands together around Dean's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dean is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grant controlling the action here.
Dean is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dean is trying to maintain the position but Grant is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grant in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean wants to get back to full guard but Grant has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to remain calm as Grant controls from the top position.
Dean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Dean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dean throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Dean back into the cage.
Grant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
A shot in the inside from Grant.
Dean takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grant creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dean misses with an elbow strike.
Grant tries to work over Dean's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grant's face.
It looks like Cody Grant has been cut.
Grant managing to block the knees to the body from Dean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but Grant blocks with his arms.
Dean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dean lands a really nice looking cross but Grant seems unphased.
Grant throws a right and a left that Dean avoids nicely.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grant avoiding damage as Dean throws knees to the body.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dean.
Dean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Dean throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean prevents a body shot from Grant.
Grant blocks an elbow strike from Dean.
Grant has Dean pressed against the cage, preventing Dean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dean looking to stall.
Grant avoiding damage as Dean throws knees to the body.
Dean blocks a body shot from Grant.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.
Dean stalling in the clinch but Grant improves position.
Dean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dean with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean avoids a wild elbow strike from Grant.
Dean takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to break free.
Grant blocks the elbow strike.
Dean managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Dean looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dean looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Grant.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Grant.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dean blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean looking to throw knees to the head but Grant is blocking nicely.
Dean looking to throw knees to the head but Grant is blocking nicely.
Dean throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dean throws an elbow but it misses.
Grant lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean misses with a knee strike.
Dean taking a breather.
Grant lands a knee to the body.
Billy Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant avoiding damage as Dean throws knees to the body.
Grant tries a body shot but Dean blocks it.
Dean has had enough of the clinch but Grant keeps him there for the moment.
Dean misses with an elbow over the top.
Grant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cody Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dean throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dean pushes off an throws an elbow but Grant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dean takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cody Grant.
Well Grant 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Grant!
Cody Grant opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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