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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Charriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Yankowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yankowy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 1000 Flamen. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Charriot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Yankowy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charriot throws a looping overhand right but Yankowy ducks down to avoid it.
Charriot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Charriot scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yankowy doesn't seem bothered though.
Charriot lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Charriot.
Yankowy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Charriot finds it's way round the side to connect with Yankowy's head.
Charriot throws a head kick that misses.
Charriot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charriot cracks the inside of Yankowy's front leg.
Yankowy slips a jab and a cross from Charriot.
Yankowy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yankowy ducks under a wild hook from Charriot.
Yankowy shoots in looking for a takedown. Charriot tries to sprawl out of it but Yankowy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Charriot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charriot throws a hook but Yankowy avoids it easily.
Charriot lands a left and a right that send Yankowy crashing to the mat, dazed. Charriot thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yankowy is rocked!
It looks like Jon Yankowy has been cut.
Charriot lands a nice hook to Yankowy's body. Yankowy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yankowy is still on wobbly legs! Can Charriot finish him?
Charriot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yankowy seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charriot fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yankowy on the side of the head.
Yankowy fails with a takedown attempt.
Charriot dodges the punch combination from Yankowy.
Charriot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Charriot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Charriot is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Charriot fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Charriot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yankowy.
Yankowy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Charriot is fending him off so far but Yankowy persists. Nope, Charriot circles away and we're back to standing.
Steve Charriot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Yankowy.
Charriot lands with an overhand left.
Yankowy drops his hands momentarily and Charriot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yankowy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yankowy fails with the takedown.
Charriot is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
A jab from Charriot does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankowy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yankowy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charriot cracks Yankowy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Yankowy falls to his knees and Charriot doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Charriot!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Leonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mag Dalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonov comes to the ring accompanied by Red october. Dalena has chosen Judgment Night by Biohazard&Onyx as his entrance music. Vadim Leonov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mag Dalena's chin.
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248 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Leonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mag Dalena!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonov takes a swing at Dalena's ribcage but misses.
Leonov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Leonov trying to control but Dalena is having none of it.
Leonov thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Leonov controlling the position easily from mount.
Leonov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Leonov is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dalena to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dalena shrugs it off.
Dalena holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Leonov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Leonov landing shots from mount.
It looks like Mag Dalena has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalena is desperately trying to improve his position but Leonov has a good base and remains in mount.
Leonov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up Mag Dalena's cut even more.
Leonov trying to control but Dalena is having none of it.
Dalena is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Leonov lands a heavy elbow.
The cut above Mag Dalena's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dalena wants to hold on but Leonov pushes him away.
Leonov raining down shots from the mount!
Mag Dalena's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mag Dalena's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vadim Leonov!
Vadim Leonov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JAmes Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Hardy!
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, JAmes Bong!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy dives in and scores a takedown into Bong's guard.
Hardy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hardy stands and throws Bong's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bong is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Hardy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hardy landing strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hardy landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy landing strikes.
Bong being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Hardy grinds an elbow into Bong's temple.
Bong is rocked!
Hardy in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bong looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Hardy turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Hardy!
A less than humble Jason Hardy misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Scherbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Groo Roman Groo Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groo Roman Groo Roman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Scherbakov!
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, Groo Roman Groo Roman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scherbakov shoots in but Groo Roman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scherbakov looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Groo Roman clinches.
Groo Roman leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Scherbakov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Groo Roman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Scherbakov to the mat. Scherbakov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Groo Roman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Groo Roman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Groo Roman with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Groo Roman is looking to work some ground and pound but Scherbakov has wrist control.
Groo Roman chips away with some ground and pound.
Groo Roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scherbakov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Groo Roman landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Groo Roman works over Scherbakov with some ground and pound from guard.
Groo Roman postures up and lands a big shot to Scherbakov's brow.
Groo Roman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Groo Roman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Scherbakov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Groo Roman.
Groo Roman scoring with some ground and pound.
Groo Roman throws a big right hand that misses.
Groo Roman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Groo Roman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groo Roman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Groo Roman connects with a couple of short punches.
Groo Roman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scherbakov has his foot on Groo Roman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Groo Roman works his way back into a safe position though.
Scherbakov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Groo Roman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Groo Roman throwing strikes but missing.
Groo Roman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Groo Roman throws a big right hand that misses.
Groo Roman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Groo Roman scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scherbakov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Groo Roman lands a couple of elbows.
Groo Roman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groo Roman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Scherbakov is rocked!
Groo Roman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Scherbakov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Groo Roman loads up on a big left hand. Scherbakov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Groo Roman looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Scherbakov can't hide his disappointment, as Groo Roman celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Groo Roman Groo Roman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Pitbull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Emelianenko jabs at Pitbull's body.
Pitbull tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Emelianenko is countered with a crisp right hand from Pitbull that sends him to the canvas! Pitbull follows him to the mat into side control.
Emelianenko is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pitbull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pitbull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Can Pitbull finish him?
Pitbull moves into full mount!
Emelianenko is trying to escape the mount.
Emelianenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Pitbull unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Emelianenko wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Pitbull celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pitbull!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kaufman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wee Bey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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201 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Kaufman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wee Bey!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bey misses with a low kick.
Kaufman Jr shoots in for a takedown but Bey shows good takedown defense.
Bey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bey wants it to stay on the feet.
Bey shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaufman Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Bey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaufman Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bey sprawls well initially but Kaufman Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kaufman Jr is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bey sees it coming and defends easily.
Kaufman Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bey controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kaufman Jr is stalling here. Bey is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kaufman Jr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bey has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bey controls the position from side control.
Kaufman Jr is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kaufman Jr is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bey is looking to take a break and control but Kaufman Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaufman Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Bey keeps moving and retains side control.
Kaufman Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bey looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bey wants to free his trapped foot but Kaufman Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kaufman Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Bey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kaufman Jr's head.
Kaufman Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kaufman Jr.
Bey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr keeping full guard, as Bey tries to pass.
Kaufman Jr looking for subs off his back but Bey has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kaufman Jr is not content to let Bey control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaufman Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bey pulls his head out easily.
Kaufman Jr looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bey pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Kaufman Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bey stuffs the takedown.
Kaufman Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bey as he avoids it easily.
Wee Bey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Bey as Kaufman Jr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Kaufman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bey scores with a leg kick.
Bey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaufman Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sloppy strikes from Bey. Those never looked like landing.
Kaufman Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bey.
Bey throws a head kick but Kaufman Jr moves out of range.
Kaufman Jr misses with a takedown
and Bey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kaufman Jr quickly recovers to half guard.
Bey controlling the action here.
Kaufman Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bey trying to control the pace.
Kaufman Jr manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bey defends well.
Kaufman Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bey wants to pass the guard but Kaufman Jr is keeping the position.
Kaufman Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bey has picked Kaufman Jr up and slammed him! Kaufman Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Bey manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr tries to bench press Bey off him but Bey keeps the position.
Kaufman Jr is trying to control Bey's posture but Bey avoids it.
Kaufman Jr tries to buck Bey off but Bey is having none of it.
Kaufman Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bey content to control rather than advance.
Kaufman Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bey wants to get up but he can't break Kaufman Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kaufman Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bey is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kaufman Jr.
Kaufman Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Kaufman Jr is not content to let Bey control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bey controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wee Bey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kaufman Jr wants to sweep but Bey has passed to side control!
Kaufman Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Andy Kaufman Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bey has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nice defenses there by Kaufman Jr.
Good work by Kaufman Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Bey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kaufman Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaufman Jr.
That kick from Bey tenderised Kaufman Jr's leg. Kaufman Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice takedown defense from Bey. No joy for Kaufman Jr on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Kaufman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaufman Jr tries to clinch but Bey is having none of it.
Bey closes the distance and clinches up with Kaufman Jr, looking for a takedown. Bey pushes Kaufman Jr against the ropes but Kaufman Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaufman Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bey defends it nicely.
Bey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bey cracks Kaufman Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaufman Jr tries to clinch up
and Bey counters with an inside leg kick.
Kaufman Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaufman Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bey counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kaufman Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Andy Kaufman Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bey.
Kaufman Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Bey.
Bey stuffs the takedown attempt from Kaufman Jr. Kaufman Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Bey. Bey gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaufman Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Bey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kaufman Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaufman Jr's calf.
Bey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaufman Jr pinned against the ropes. Kaufman Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kaufman Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kaufman Jr tries to get to full guard but Bey has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kaufman Jr trying to hold on to Bey's head to control him but Bey postures up.
Bey stands up out of the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaufman Jr ducks under a wild hook from Bey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaufman Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bey. Bey obviously looking to wear him down.
Bey scores with a push kick.
Bey shoots in for a takedown but Kaufman Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wee Bey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bey 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 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wee Bey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanrosch Timoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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202 lbs
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199 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kanrosch Timoshenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus slips a jab from Timoshenko.
Zeus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Timoshenko is concentrating on defense, preventing Zeus from advancing position.
Timoshenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zeus is working away from the top position though.
Timoshenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Zeus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Timoshenko defends it well.
Timoshenko wants to control but Zeus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zeus is trying to control the action in half guard but Timoshenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zeus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Timoshenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zeus.
Zeus 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.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Timoshenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zeus.
Timoshenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Zeus.
Timoshenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zeus is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Timoshenko tries to get to full guard but Zeus has control of the leg.
Zeus trying to mount his opponent but Timoshenko defends it.
Timoshenko is staying active underneath Zeus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Timoshenko is trying to stand up here but Zeus is controlling him well.
Zeus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Timoshenko defends it well.
Zeus 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.
Timoshenko is not content to let Zeus control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Timoshenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Zeus stops Timoshenko from getting back to his feet.
Timoshenko is refusing to be controlled, as Zeus sits in half guard.
Zeus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Timoshenko sees it coming and defends easily.
Zeus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zeus wants to free his trapped foot but Timoshenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko pushes Zeus off but Zeus dives into side control.
Zeus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Timoshenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zeus working the body and head with strikes.
Timoshenko is looking to reverse the position.
Zeus works to advance to full mount. Timoshenko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Kanrosch Timoshenko has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zeus looking for a guillotine from mount but Timoshenko is having none of it.
Timoshenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanrosch Timoshenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zeus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Timoshenko's waist but Timoshenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zeus off to one side.
Zeus just misses with a punch to the body.
Timoshenko throws a jab when Zeus was well out of range.
Zeus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Timoshenko is fending him off so far but Zeus persists. Nope, Timoshenko circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Timoshenko. No joy for Zeus on that attempt.
Kanrosch Timoshenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
Zeus closes the distance and clinches up with Timoshenko, looking for a takedown. Zeus pushes Timoshenko against the ropes but Timoshenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Timoshenko throws a jab when Zeus was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoshenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeus misses with a left hand
and Timoshenko counters with a low kick, right behind Zeus 's knee.
Zeus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Timoshenko on the side of the head.
Zeus lands with a shot to the body.
Zeus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Timoshenko sprawls well. Timoshenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zeus gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanrosch Timoshenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeus throws a hook to the side of Timoshenko's head but Timoshenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus throws a hook but Timoshenko blocks it.
Zeus misses with a straight right.
Timoshenko catches Zeus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Timoshenko slips a jab from Zeus.
Zeus slips under a jab from Timoshenko.
Zeus is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zeus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timoshenko tries to buck Zeus off but Zeus is having none of it.
Zeus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Timoshenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko tries to buck Zeus off but Zeus is having none of it.
Zeus trying to control the position but Timoshenko is working away.
Zeus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zeus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zeus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Timoshenko keeps working.
Timoshenko is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Zeus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zeus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zeus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zeus working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zeus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zeus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zeus is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tam Zeus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kanrosch Timoshenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zeus slips a straight right by Timoshenko.
Timoshenko connects with a body shot.
Timoshenko closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Timoshenko.
Timoshenko lands a nice uppercut.
Timoshenko has a couple of punches blocked by Zeus.
Zeus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Timoshenko misses with some punches.
Timoshenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus is trying to break the clinch but Timoshenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Timoshenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Timoshenko can't find room to land a body shot as Zeus controls the action.
Timoshenko lands a shoulder strike.
Zeus blocks a body shot from Timoshenko.
A nice right hand lands inside from Timoshenko.
Zeus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timoshenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeus.
Zeus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Timoshenko fails to land.
Timoshenko lands a shot to the body.
Zeus scores with a shoulder strike.
Timoshenko tries to work over Zeus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zeus prevents a body shot from Timoshenko.
Zeus is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Timoshenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Timoshenko fails to land.
Zeus is trying to pull guard but Timoshenko has him pressed against the ropes.
Tam Zeus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zeus is keeping busy.
Timoshenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zeus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Timoshenko working aggressively here.
Timoshenko throws a head punch that misses.
Zeus lands an uppercut.
Zeus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zeus swings wildly with an uppercut but Timoshenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Timoshenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Zeus.
Timoshenko tries to clinch up.
Kanrosch Timoshenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timoshenko loads up on a big right hand but Zeus slips the punch.
Timoshenko slips a straight right by Zeus.
A head kick misses from Timoshenko.
Timoshenko tries to clinch there but Zeus circles away.
Zeus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kanrosch Timoshenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Timoshenko tries to avoid it but Zeus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Timoshenko to the ground. Timoshenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zeus's corner calls for a 1-2. Zeus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zeus misses the jab.
Timoshenko misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus just misses with a punch to the body.
Timoshenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zeus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanrosch Timoshenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zeus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Zeus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trooper comes to the ring accompanied by №1. Thomson has chosen If I cant as his entrance music. 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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295 lbs
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28
260 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Trooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Thomson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trooper fails with the takedown.
Trooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomson.
Craig Thomson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trooper moves away.
Trooper slips a jab and a cross from Thomson.
Trooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trooper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomson but Thomson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thomson throws a looping overhand right but Trooper ducks down to avoid it.
Trooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Thomson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomson tries to bum rush Trooper with a series of wild strikes but Trooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Craig Thomson has been cut.
Trooper misses with a takedown attempt - Thomson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Trooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trooper looks to land a combination but Thomson avoids it well.
Trooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomson circles away.
Thomson connects with a body shot.
Thomson jabs at Trooper's body.
Trooper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thomson is fending him off so far but Trooper persists. Nope, Thomson circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trooper.
It looks like Super Trooper has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trooper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trooper is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Troopers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trooper manages to avoid it.
Thomson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Craig Thomson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomson misses with a straight left.
Thomson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomson.
Thomson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Trooper shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trooper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Trooper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomson's waist but Thomson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trooper off to one side.
Thomson misses with a left hand
and Trooper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Trooper fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson lands a jab to the head.
Thomson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomson misses with an uppercut. Trooper saw that one coming.
Trooper shoots and misses
and Trooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Super Trooper's cut is getting worse.
Thomson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomson throws a right hand that misses
and Trooper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thomson is trying to break the clinch but Trooper has him pressed against the ropes.
Trooper is trying to pull guard but Thomson turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Trooper can't break the clinch.
Thomson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomson misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomson walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson throws a nice looking combination but Trooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trooper misses with a few strikes there.
Trooper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thomson slaps away a takedown attempt from Trooper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trooper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Trooper. Thomson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trooper shoots for a takedown but Thomson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thomson thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Thomson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trooper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thomson as he avoids it easily.
Trooper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Thomson as Trooper shoots in.
Super Trooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trooper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Trooper throwing shots but Thomson is blocking nicely.
Thomson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trooper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trooper with the ground and pound but Thomson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Trooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomson is keeping the position for now.
Trooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomson has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trooper passes Thomson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Trooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Trooper.
Trooper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trooper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Trooper passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomson is looking to get to half guard.
Trooper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thomson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Trooper throwing strikes but Thomson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Trooper manages to get back to half guard.
Trooper is not content to let Thomson control the position.
Trooper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trooper moves into full guard.
Thomson stays in close to Trooper's body and controls the position.
Trooper keeping moving, preventing Thomson from controlling successfully.
Trooper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thomson is aware though and is defending well.
Trooper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomson is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trooper is looking for a triangle here but Thomson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Trooper tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Thomson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Trooper is looking to improve his position but Thomson isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomson tries to control but Trooper wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Trooper dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Trooper tries for a takedown but Thomson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomson misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Trooper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trooper is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Trooper drops his hands momentarily and Thomson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomson misses with a looping left.
Thomson scores with a hook to the body. Trooper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thomson misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson scores with a one two! Trooper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomson misses with a wild body shot.
Craig Thomson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trooper shoots in for a takedown but Thomson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trooper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thomson stops Trooper from passing to mount.
Trooper looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Trooper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trooper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomson wants to get back to his feet but Trooper drags him back down.
Thomson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomson taking a bit of punishment here - Trooper scoring with strikes.
Thomson tries to buck Trooper off but Trooper is having none of it.
Trooper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Trooper looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thomson is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trooper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thomson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trooper creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thomson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thomson is looking for a sweep.
Thomson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Trooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomson keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomson is looking to regain half guard here but Trooper keeps moving and retains side control.
Thomson defending against the ground and pound.
Trooper is trying to ground and pound but Thomson uses the momentary lack of control by Trooper to regain half guard.
Thomson is refusing to be controlled, as Trooper sits in half guard.
Super Trooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Thomson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Thomson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chito Ly Cham Ca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schtolteheim Reinbach III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinbach III has chosen Suikoden IV - A Formidable Enemy Arrives as his entrance music. Chito Ly Cham Ca has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chito Ly Cham Ca!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Schtolteheim Reinbach III!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinbach III tries to land a front kick but Ly Cham Ca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ly Cham Ca tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reinbach III counters with a nice body kick.
That kick from Reinbach III tenderised Ly Cham Ca's leg. Ly Cham Ca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ly Cham Ca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinbach III.
Reinbach III misses with an uppercut.
Reinbach III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ly Cham Ca doesn't manage to clinch there - Reinbach III circles away.
Ly Cham Ca darts in trying to clinch
and Reinbach III connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reinbach III gets tackled into the ropes by Ly Cham Ca. Ly Cham Ca maintains the clinch.
Reinbach III is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Reinbach III throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ly Cham Cas head.
Ly Cham Ca tries a knee to the head but Reinbach III blocks it.
Ly Cham Ca gets through Reinbach III's defenses to land a nice punch 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!
Ly Cham Ca lands a damaging elbow.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ly Cham Ca throws an elbow that misses.
Reinbach III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ly Cham Ca wants to clinch up but Reinbach III keeps it at a distance.
Ly Cham Ca misses the shot to the body.
Ly Cham Ca rushes Reinbach III and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ly Cham Ca misses with an elbow strike.
Reinbach III scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reinbach III takes an elbow to the temple.
Ly Cham Ca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reinbach III works on Ly Cham Ca's body with a couple of short punches.
Ly Cham Ca misses with an elbow over the top.
Reinbach III breaks the clinch.
Reinbach III keeps the fight on the outside.
Reinbach III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ly Cham Ca was well out of range. Poor timing from Reinbach III.
Reinbach III punishes Ly Cham Ca's body with a nice straight punch.
Reinbach III thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ly Cham Ca is looking to clinch but Reinbach III is avoiding it.
Ly Cham Ca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinbach III circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ly Cham Ca moves to clinch but Reinbach III breaks away
and Reinbach III counters with a nice leg kick.
Reinbach III avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Reinbach III!
Reinbach III throws a solid leg kick but Ly Cham Ca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reinbach III.
Reinbach III moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reinbach III scores with a nice right hand.
Ly Cham Ca tries to close the distance and clinch but Reinbach III swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ly Cham Ca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reinbach III.
Ly Cham Ca closes the distance but Reinbach III moves to the side
and Reinbach III counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ly Cham Ca thinking.
Reinbach III throws a chopping leg kick but Ly Cham Ca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ly Cham Ca fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reinbach III, pushing him back against the ropes.
Reinbach III lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reinbach III dodges an elbow strike from Ly Cham Ca.
Ly Cham Ca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinbach III blocks the elbow strike.
Reinbach III lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ly Cham Ca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ly Cham Ca throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Reinbach III as the two fighters clinch.
Reinbach III lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ly Cham Ca trying to land knees to the body.
Ly Cham Ca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ly Cham Ca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reinbach III has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ly Cham Ca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ly Cham Ca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reinbach III's brow.
Ly Cham Ca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reinbach III lands a nice uppercut.
Reinbach III avoids the elbow strike from Ly Cham Ca, against the ropes.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reinbach III is defending well for now.
Ly Cham Ca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Ly Cham Ca scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ly Cham Ca throws an elbow that misses.
That's four 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!
Reinbach III softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Reinbach III blocks an elbow strike from Ly Cham Ca.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reinbach III.
Ly Cham Ca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ly Cham Ca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Reinbach III dodges an elbow strike from Ly Cham Ca.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ly Cham Ca throws an elbow but misses.
Reinbach III stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Reinbach III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ly Cham Ca pushes off an throws an elbow but Reinbach III leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ly Cham Ca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reinbach III lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ly Cham Ca blocks a body shot from Reinbach III.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ly Cham Ca misses with an elbow over the top.
Reinbach III misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ly Cham Ca lands an elbow that stopped Reinbach III in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Reinbach III.
Ly Cham Ca misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Schtolteheim Reinbach III dominated that 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.
Reinbach III closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ly Cham Ca circles away.
Ly Cham Ca doesn't manage to clinch there - Reinbach III circles away.
Reinbach III cracks the inside of Ly Cham Ca's front leg.
Ly Cham Ca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Reinbach III paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reinbach III just misses with a punch to the body.
Reinbach III keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Schtolteheim Reinbach III seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reinbach III explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ly Cham Ca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Reinbach III finds it's way through Ly Cham Ca's defenses.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to clinch but Reinbach III is avoiding it.
Ly Cham Ca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reinbach III.
Reinbach III with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reinbach III lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ly Cham Ca's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinbach III fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ly Cham Ca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reinbach III tries to land a front kick but Ly Cham Ca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reinbach III has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ly Cham Ca finds it's way round the side to connect with Reinbach III's head.
Ly Cham Ca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ly Cham Ca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinbach III cracks Ly Cham Ca with an open hand slap.
Reinbach III slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to clinch but Reinbach III is avoiding it.
Ly Cham Ca has Reinbach III up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ly Cham Ca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reinbach III fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ly Cham Ca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reinbach III's brow.
Ly Cham Ca takes a shot to the head.
Ly Cham Ca prevents a body shot from Reinbach III.
Schtolteheim Reinbach III seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reinbach III blocks the elbow strike.
Reinbach III lands with a light punch inside.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a knee strike.
Ly Cham Ca prevents the takedown attempt.
Ly Cham Ca tries to land knees in the clinch but Reinbach III avoids the damage to the body.
Reinbach III is pushing Ly Cham Ca up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reinbach III dodges an elbow strike from Ly Cham Ca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ly Cham Ca blocking some punches.
Reinbach III on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reinbach III changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ly Cham Ca fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chito Ly Cham Ca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schtolteheim Reinbach III.
Ly Cham Ca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ly Cham Ca tries to clinch there but Reinbach III circles away.
Chito Ly Cham Ca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reinbach III is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reinbach III darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reinbach III swats away the attempt to clinch by Ly Cham Ca.
Reinbach III connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Reinbach III. Beautiful body shot.
Reinbach III feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ly Cham Ca's calf.
Ly Cham Ca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca has closed the distance and engaged Reinbach III in a clinch.
Ly Cham Ca lands an elbow inside that Reinbach III shrugs off.
Reinbach III throws a punch but it's blocked by Ly Cham Ca.
Reinbach III avoiding damage as Ly Cham Ca throws knees to the body.
Ly Cham Ca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ly Cham Ca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ly Cham Ca prevents a body shot from Reinbach III.
Ly Cham Ca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ly Cham Ca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ly Cham Ca misses with an elbow over the top.
Ly Cham Ca tries a knee to the head but Reinbach III blocks it.
Ly Cham Ca can't find room to land a body shot as Reinbach III controls the action.
Reinbach III breaks from the clinch.
Reinbach III scores with a hook to the body. Ly Cham Ca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ly Cham Ca wants to clinch.
Reinbach III scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinbach III scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinbach III looks to land a combination but Ly Cham Ca avoids it well.
Ly Cham Ca darts in and clinches Reinbach III up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Reinbach III creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ly Cham Ca pushes off an throws an elbow but Reinbach III leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ly Cham Ca trying to land knees to the body.
Reinbach III lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reinbach III scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ly Cham Ca is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reinbach III.
Oh Ly Cham Ca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ly Cham Ca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reinbach III misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reinbach III lands with a right to the head.
Reinbach III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reinbach III. Ly Cham Ca shrugs it off though.
Ly Cham Ca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reinbach III is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ly Cham Ca rather than just go for the knockout.
BOOM! Reinbach III lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ly Cham Ca. Ly Cham Ca tries to recover but Reinbach III is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ly Cham Ca lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schtolteheim Reinbach III!
Schtolteheim Reinbach III is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Schtolteheim Reinbach III was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pavel Morozov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily.
Morozov throws an overhand right that lands on Fisher's shoulder, as Fisher tries to avoid the shot.
Fisher moves into the clinch.
Fisher manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Morozov won't allow Fisher to sweep him here.
Fisher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morozov's guard.
Fisher throwing strikes from guard but Morozov blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Morozov is on top in guard.
Morozov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morozov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fisher, up you get!
Morozov throws a right hand that Fisher ducks under and follows up with a left that Fisher also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Morozov.
Fisher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morozov to the mat! Morozov manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morozov is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morozov wants to sweep here but Fisher controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher prevents Morozov from getting back to his feet.
Fisher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fisher trying to control but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Fisher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fisher throws a big elbow that misses.
Fisher stopping the sweep attempt from Morozov.
Fisher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Morozov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fisher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fisher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fisher throws a big elbow that misses.
Fisher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher trying to control but Morozov is working from the bottom.
Fisher forces his way into half guard.
Morozov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher controlling the pace.
Fisher wants to take a breather but Morozov is having none of it.
Fisher thows a huge punch but Morozov dodges it nicely.
Morozov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fisher.
Morozov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.
Morozov tries to get to full guard but Fisher has control of the leg.
Fisher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morozov tries to roll over but Fisher keeps him under control.
Fisher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fisher trying to control but Morozov is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fisher has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morozov's face.
Fisher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fisher landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morozov regains half guard.
Fisher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Fisher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fisher shoots in but no luck this time.
Pavel Morozov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morozov defends it nicely.
Morozov throws a head kick that misses.
Morozov scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Spencer Fisher has been cut.
Fisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Morozov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Morozov jabs Fisher right on the nose. Fisher blinks but takes it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fisher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fisher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morozov is trying to escape the mount.
Morozov is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fisher unloads with some shots from mount but Morozov bucks and avoids them well.
Fisher trying to control but Morozov is having none of it.
Fisher throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fisher throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fisher prevents Morozov from getting the reversal.
Fisher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Pavel Morozov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fisher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morozov?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher thowing shots but they're missing.
Fisher throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Spencer Fisher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fisher sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fisher landing punches.
Morozov is desperately trying to improve his position but Fisher has a good base and remains in mount.
Fisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Morozov is looking to escape.
Fisher looking to ground and pound but Morozov is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher avoids the attempt from Morozov to control.
Morozov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fisher tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Morozov can't escape the position.
Fisher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fisher throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fisher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pavel Morozov's cut is getting worse.
Fisher postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Morozov out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Fisher goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Spencer Fisher!
A victorious Spencer Fisher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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