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GFC69/Ramos vs Liljedahl II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathon McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Witczak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakub Witczak struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Nathon McTavish has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathon McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakub Witczak!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McTavish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McTavish scores with a jab to the jaw.
McTavish lands with a nice combination. Witczak backs away looking to recover.
Witczak dodges the punch combination from McTavish.
Witczak lands a jab-cross combination.
Witczak darts in and clinches McTavish up against the cage.
McTavish working hard to break the clinch.
Witczak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McTavish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as McTavish checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McTavish.
Sloppy strikes from McTavish. Those never looked like landing.
Witczak avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTavish lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Witczak tries to clinch but McTavish is having none of it.
Witczak avoids the head kick by McTavish.
McTavish plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Witczak throws a sloppy head kick and McTavish moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Witczak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Witczak misses with a low kick.
McTavish connects with a good right hand that stumbles Witczak. Witczak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McTavish lands a nice looking body kick.
Decent striking displayed by McTavish there.
A combination from McTavish does no damage.
McTavish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Witczak slips under a jab from McTavish.
McTavish throws a sloppy head kick and Witczak moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for McTavish.
Witczak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Witczak working the head and body with strikes.
Witczak stops McTavish from getting back to his feet.
McTavish is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witczak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Witczak is nestled in close to McTavish, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Witczak controlling the action here.
Witczak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Witczak lands a nice short elbow.
McTavish looks like he's trying to stand up.
Witczak works his foot free and advances to mount.
Witczak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Witczak with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witczak controlling the pace for now.
McTavish is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Witczak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Witczak is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Witczak extends the arm and McTavish is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jakub Witczak!
After the big win, Jakub Witczak made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristoph Gustaffson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Edo. G - Like That . Nick Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kristoph Gustaffson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustaffson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gustaffson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gustaffson has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gustaffson is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Gustaffson throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gustaffson keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gustaffson wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gustaffson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz swings around for an armbar but Gustaffson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diaz's guard.
Gustaffson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gustaffson.
Gustaffson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Gustaffson pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Gustaffson pushes his legs off easily.
Gustaffson has gone for a leg lock! Diaz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gustaffson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustaffson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Diaz stacks Gustaffson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Diaz!
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gustaffson, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz advances to full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gustaffson is surviving well by controlling Diaz's body position as best he can.
Diaz takes Gustaffson's back, avoiding a couple of desperation strikes from the bottom.
Gustaffson is in bad spot here.
Diaz has his arm under Gustaffson's chin here. Game over son! Diaz squeezes tightly and Gustaffson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I ain't….I ain't followin whitey's rules! You know...Are ya laughin', biotch? Ha, aha! You find it funny? Heh. You find it funny? I come in the name of Jesus -- repeat it after me, bitch! -- I come in the name of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hb Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Iron Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Pencil's ribs.
Pencil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Kirill Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pencil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Pencil throws a shot to the body.
Pencil uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov forces Pencil back against the cage and clinches.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Pencil working aggressively here.
Pencil misses with a knee to the head.
Petrov jumps into guard, dragging Pencil to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Petrov has his foot on Pencil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pencil works his way back into a safe position though.
Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pencil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pencil trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pencil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pencil works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pencil trying to control the action but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov tries to roll over but Pencil keeps him under control.
Pencil stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Petrov to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pencil's calf.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Pencil throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Pencil circles away.
Pencil lands a jab to the head.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pencil tries a head kick but it misses.
Pencil misses with a two punch combination.
Petrov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pencil swivels and escapes.
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!
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt - Pencil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Petrov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pencil's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pencil keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Pencil trying to keep a closed guard but Petrov is proving a slippery customer.
Pencil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Petrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Petrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Petrov wants to control from the top but Pencil keeps moving.
Petrov postures up.
Petrov trying to control but Pencil is working from the bottom.
Petrov 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pencil controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
Petrov tries to free his leg and advance position but Pencil is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrov is looking to clinch but Pencil is avoiding it.
Hb Pencil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pencil shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pencil showed some decent athleticism there.
Petrov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pencil's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pencil's back!
Petrov is landing with strikes. Pencil can't take much more of this.
The referee is taking a good look at Pencil as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Petrov!
Petrov struggling to keep hold of the position.
Petrov tightening his grip on Pencil, looking for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pencil covers up after that shot from Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil turns into Petrov and is now in his guard.
Petrov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pencil has picked Petrov up and slammed him! Petrov can't keep hold of the triangle and Pencil manages to pass to side control!
Petrov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pencil's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pencil looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kirill Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petrov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Petrov.
Pencil is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Petrov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pencil gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil tries to free his leg and advance position but Petrov is retaining full guard.
Petrov wants to sweep here but Pencil controlling him for the moment.
Petrov has his foot on Pencil's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pencil works his way back into a safe position though.
Pencil must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pencil trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Pencil trying to move into half guard but instead Petrov has managed to sweep!
Pencil can't keep his opponent in guard - Petrov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov thows a huge punch but Pencil dodges it nicely.
Petrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Petrov is keen to just control but Pencil is a slippery customer.
Petrov stops Pencil from getting back to his feet.
Pencil has hold of Petrov's hands but Petrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pencil gets full guard.
Petrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pencil is keeping the position for now.
Pencil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Pencil wants to sweep here but Petrov controlling him for the moment.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pencil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov pushes down on Pencil's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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!
Petrov is looking for a kimura but Pencil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Petrov to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Petrov lands a nice short elbow.
Petrov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pencil to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pencil throws a series of punches but Petrov moves out of range.
Pencil scores with a jab to the head.
Pencil takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Pencil throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horrible takedown by Petrov or perhaps it was just good defense by Pencil which made him look bad.
Pencil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pencil.
Some wild striking there from Pencil.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Pencil's head back.
Pencil tries to bum rush Petrov with a series of wild strikes but Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt - Pencil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Petrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pencil doesn't seem phased though.
Petrov stuns Pencil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Petrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pencil doesn't seem phased though.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pencil pinned against the cage. Pencil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pencil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pencil doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Kirill Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Pencil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Hb Pencil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a nice combination. Pencil backs away looking to recover.
Pencil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrov gets caught flat footed, as Pencil shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Petrov trying to keep a closed guard but Pencil is proving a slippery customer.
Pencil is sitting in close to Petrov's body. Petrov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pencil is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pencil is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Petrov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kirill Petrov!
A victorious Kirill Petrov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kon Pedalny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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250 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kon Pedalny!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedalny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vanagandr swinging wildly here.
Vanagandr blocks a head kick by Pedalny.
Pedalny fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanagandr swings for the body but Pedalny moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanagandr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pedalny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr lands a left and a right that send Pedalny crashing to the mat, dazed. Vanagandr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Kon Pedalny has been cut.
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!
No joy there for Vanagandr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pedalny looks up at the clock. Bad move! Vanagandr lands a right hand from hell, dropping Pedalny. Vanagandr pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eorl Vanagandr!
A victorious Eorl Vanagandr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Keyes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Pitbull's chin.
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Keyes!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Pitbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pitbull connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keyes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keyes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pitbull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pitbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keyes.
The fighters circling - Keyes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keyes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitbull.
Pitbull cracks Keyes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pitbull loads up on a big right hand but Keyes slips the punch.
Keyes lands a jab to the nose.
Pitbull scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Keyes closes the distance and clinches.
Pitbull tries to pull guard but Keyes won't allow it.
Keyes prevents the takedown attempt.
Pitbull jumps guard.
Pitbull is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull trying to control from half guard but Keyes is working away.
Keyes is looking to improve his position.
Pitbull working Keyes over with strikes.
Pitbull is looking to take a break and control but Keyes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pitbull working Keyes over with strikes.
Pitbull passes to side control.
Keyes taking a bit of punishment here - Pitbull scoring with strikes.
Pitbull working the ground and pound.
Pitbull wants to control but Keyes is keeping him busy.
Pitbull grinds an elbow into Keyes's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull working the head with strikes.
Pitbull cracks Keyes with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is putting a hurting on Keyes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pitbull tries for a kimura but Keyes is defending well.
Pitbull grinds an elbow into Keyes's temple.
Pitbull is working Keyes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Keyes tries to buck Pitbull off but Pitbull is having none of it.
Pitbull lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Keyes down.
Pitbull has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Keyes is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pitbull yanks on the arm and Keyes is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pitbull.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Pitbull!
Roy Pitbull made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by My Time. Llaripukinen has chosen Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guntur Llaripukinen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Llaripukinen does no damage.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Llaripukinen throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Llaripukinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Llaripukinen dodges the ground and pound from Nelson.
Nelson throws a strike aimed at the side of Llaripukinen's head but Llaripukinen avoids it well.
Nelson wants to control but Llaripukinen is keeping him busy.
Llaripukinen tries to bench press Nelson off him but Nelson keeps the position.
Nelson is trying to ground and pound but Llaripukinen uses the momentary lack of control by Nelson to regain half guard.
Nelson is trying to control. Llaripukinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llaripukinen is controlling Nelson's trapped leg to prevent Nelson from advancing to side control.
Nelson is trying to control. Llaripukinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Llaripukinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Llaripukinen's head.
Llaripukinen trying to control but Nelson postures up.
Nelson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Llaripukinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nelson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Llaripukinen trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
Nelson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llaripukinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Llaripukinen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nelson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Llaripukinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nelson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Llaripukinen defending well though.
Nelson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nelson connects with a nice short shot to Llaripukinen's temple.
Nelson is looking to pass Llaripukinen's guard but actually Llaripukinen recovers to full guard.
Nelson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nelson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nelson is keen to just control but Llaripukinen is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Llaripukinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nelson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nelson's back!
Nelson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Nelson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Nelson tries to roll but Llaripukinen sticks to his back.
Nelson is working hard here to advance position.
Nelson prevents Llaripukinen from getting a body triangle.
Llaripukinen missing with strikes.
Llaripukinen keeps control of the position as Nelson tries to break free.
Nelson breaks Llaripukinen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Llaripukinen working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Guntur Llaripukinen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Llaripukinen lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llaripukinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson walks into a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Llaripukinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Llaripukinen misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Llaripukinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Llaripukinen's guard.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Llaripukinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guntur Llaripukinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Llaripukinen looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Llaripukinen circles away easily
and Llaripukinen counters with a straight right hand.
Llaripukinen throws a lazy right hand but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Llaripukinen misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Nelson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Llaripukinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson shoots in and gets a takedown into Llaripukinen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llaripukinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nelson postures up in Llaripukinen's guard and throws a big left but Llaripukinen blocks it.
Nelson won't allow Llaripukinen to sweep him here.
Llaripukinen trying to keep a closed guard but Nelson is proving a slippery customer.
Llaripukinen seems keen to control Nelson's posture.
Guntur Llaripukinen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Llaripukinen scores with a hook to the body. Nelson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Llaripukinen sizes up Nelson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Llaripukinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Llaripukinen throws a right hand that Nelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nelson also avoids with ease.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Llaripukinen.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Llaripukinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Llaripukinen misses with a double jab
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Llaripukinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Llaripukinen wants to clinch.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Llaripukinen.
Llaripukinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a two punch combo.
Llaripukinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Llaripukinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Llaripukinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Llaripukinen throws out the jab.
Llaripukinen drops Nelson with a beautiful combination! Nelson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Llaripukinen is looking for the KO!
Nelson is rocked!
It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Llaripukinen sprawls well. Llaripukinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Llaripukinen lands a big uppercut and Nelson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nelson looks OK. Llaripukinen waves Nelson back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guntur Llaripukinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roy Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Llaripukinen is looking to clinch.
Llaripukinen walks into a stiff left hand from Nelson.
Llaripukinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Llaripukinen defends it nicely.
Llaripukinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson walks into a left hand.
Oooooh!!! Llaripukinen has knocked Nelson down with a huge combo! Llaripukinen steps away and waves a wobbly Nelson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Llaripukinen throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llaripukinen throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Llaripukinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Llaripukinen thinking.
Guntur Llaripukinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Llaripukinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Llaripukinen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Llaripukinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Llaripukinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Llaripukinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Llaripukinen tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nelson is defended easily by Llaripukinen.
A cross from Llaripukinen lands.
Llaripukinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Llaripukinen lands with a right hand.
Llaripukinen lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Llaripukinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson swats away the attempt to clinch by Llaripukinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Llaripukinen looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Llaripukinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Llaripukinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Llaripukinen takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Llaripukinen misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Llaripukinen.
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Llaripukinen throws a right and a left that Nelson avoids nicely.
Nelson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Llaripukinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
Guntur Llaripukinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Llaripukinen passes into half guard.
Roy Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson is not content to let Llaripukinen control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guntur Llaripukinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Llaripukinen 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guntur Llaripukinen!
Guntur Llaripukinen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynold Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Cat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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30
278 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynold Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Blanco finds it's way through Cat's defenses.
A slow jab from Blanco misses its intended target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cat.
Blanco misses with a left hand
and Cat counters by clinching up.
Blanco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blanco has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cat clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cat rolls, trying to escape but Blanco keeps control of the position.
Blanco is trying to control but Cat is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cat is working to get back to half guard.
Cat bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cat lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cat stopping the sweep attempt from Blanco.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cat is working Blanco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blanco is trying to control the position but Cat postures up.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blanco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cat defends it easily.
Cat working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cat wants to control from the top but Blanco keeps moving.
Cat is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blanco is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat stays in close to Blanco's body and controls the position.
Cat advances to half guard.
Blanco wants to improve his position but Cat is controlling well.
Cat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Cat is controlling the pace.
Cat is trying to work for a kimura but Blanco is defending well.
Cat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cat lands strikes from half guard.
Blanco trying to control from the bottom.
Cat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blanco's head.
Cat is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blanco sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blanco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cat passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blanco!
Cat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blanco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cat lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blanco hang on?
Cat scoring with strikes but Blanco is staying in there.
Blanco working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blanco wants to control but Cat is having none of it.
Cat punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cat scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blanco?
Cat scoring with strikes but Blanco is staying in there.
Cat postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Blanco is out cold - huge knockout for Cat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Cat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Heidegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heidegger comes to the cage accompanied by Heartbeats. Rutten has chosen El Guapo Likes to Dance as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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208 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Heidegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger misses with a low kick.
Heidegger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruttens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rutten lands a jab to the head.
Rutten throws a head kick but Heidegger moves out of range.
Heidegger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Heidegger sees coming a mile off.
Heidegger pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rutten back to the cage. Heidegger follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Heidegger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten throws a nice head kick!
Heidegger throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
A head kick lands from Heidegger that sends Rutten to the canvas. Rutten tries to scramble back to his feet but Heidegger brings him back down into side control.
Rutten is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Heidegger landing strikes.
Rutten is still in real trouble! Can Heidegger finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heidegger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rutten keeps working.
Heidegger working the head with strikes.
Heidegger taking a break here but Rutten is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rutten seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutten moves into full guard.
Rutten looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rutten has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Heidegger doesn't defend quickly enough and Rutten has managed to lock this one up! Can Heidegger escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Rutten on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bas Rutten!
After winning the bout, Bas Rutten thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Czech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danae is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Labyrinth - Thunder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Czech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danae scores with a body shot.
Czech gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Czech blocking some punches.
Danae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Czech backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Czech.
Czech cracks Danae with a nice body shot.
Danae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Czech.
Danae has a couple of punches blocked by Czech.
Danae working aggressively here.
Danae throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Danae.
Danae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Czech lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Danae.
Czech lands an elbow inside that Danae shrugs off.
It looks like Perseus Danae has been cut.
Danae takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Czech to work.
Danae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Czech lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czech slows down the pace here.
Danae blocks the elbow strike.
Danae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danae tries to throw a body punch but Czech avoids it by throwing Danae back against the cage.
Czech blocking some punches.
Czech blocks a body shot from Danae.
Czech tries to work over Danae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Czech's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Czech gets through Danae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Czech misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danae lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Czech blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danae misses with a body punch.
Danae avoiding damage as Czech throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Danae as Czech tries to tie him up.
Danae misses with some punches.
Czech lands with a right to the head.
Danae misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae tries a body shot but Czech blocks it.
Czech swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Czech tries to land knees in the clinch but Danae avoids the damage to the body.
Czech lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Czech leaning against his opponent.
Danae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danae lands with a right to the head.
Danae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Czech backwards.
Czech throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Danae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Czech's elbow.
Nice body punch from Danae - that landed with a thud.
Danae digs a right hand into Czech's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Czech's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Czech.
Danae misses with the head strike.
Danae misses with a punch to the body.
Czech throws an elbow but it misses.
Czech lands a shot to the body.
Danae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danae.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae misses with a punch on the inside.
Czech misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Danae fails to land.
Danae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danae struggles to land a body shot inside as Czech controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Danae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danae misses with a punch on the inside.
Czech lands a knee to the body.
Danae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danae blocks an uppercut.
Danae digs a right hand underneath Czech's ribcage. Czech let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Czech stalls.
Danae scores with a nice hook to the head.
Czech misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Czech.
Danae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Czech lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czech trying to control the position but instead, Danae has worked for underhooks and has pushed Czech into the cage.
Danae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Czech tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danae lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danae misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Czech is struggling to control the position.
Czech creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Danae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Czech blocks an uppercut.
Danae prevents a body shot from Czech.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Czech.
Czech lands a shoulder strike.
Czech pressing his opponent against the cage.
Danae dodges an elbow strike from Czech.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Perseus Danae will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae'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.
Danae throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Czech on the side of the head.
Danae lands with a cross.
Czech misses with a body shot.
Danae misses with an uppercut. Czech saw that one coming.
Danae takes a swing at Czech's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danae. Czech does a little dance to reset his feet.
Czech throws a body punch but Danae moves out of range.
Good shot there by Danae.
Czech is rocked!
Danae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Czech sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Czech is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danae drops Czech with a big left hand! Czech is injured, injured bad! Danae jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perseus Danae!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Liljedahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liljedahl has chosen Imperiet - Märk hur vår skugga as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ramos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Liljedahl!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos takes a swing at Liljedahl's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Liljedahl blocks the low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramos as he connects with a hook.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liljedahl moves away from the strike by Ramos.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Liljedahl's head but Liljedahl sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramos lands the left hand.
It looks like Sven Liljedahl has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liljedahl fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liljedahl circles away quickly and effectively.
Liljedahl tries a low kick but Ramos avoids it.
Ramos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liljedahl misses with a low kick.
Liljedahl lands a right hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liljedahl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramos lunges at Liljedahl with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Liljedahl's hand.
Liljedahl is rocked!
Emilio Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos thuds a left hand into Liljedahl's body.
Liljedahl is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos goes for a small jab and connects. Now Ramos goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Liljedahl stumbles back but Ramos runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Liljedahl to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Liljedahl will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Emilio Ramos!
Emilio Ramos retains his heavyweight title!
Emilio Ramos looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hey "Mr. Liljedahl" you`re a great fighter and maybe there`s only one man who can knock you out. I´m sorry it`s MEEEEE !!!! '.
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