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PCL 93: Invading Hyrcania PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Son Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son Wukong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Raith's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Son Wukong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Raith!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wukong prevents Raith from getting the reversal.
Wukong unloading with bombs!
Wukong working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wukong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wukong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Raith is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wukong in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raith is still in real trouble! Can Wukong finish him?
Wukong unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Raith wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Wukong celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Son Wukong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Lawrence !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence cracks Austin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lawrence lands with an overhand left.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Austin.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin dives in and scores a takedown into Lawrence 's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lawrence pushes Austin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Austin is avoiding it.
Lawrence gets a clinch.
Austin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Austin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lawrence gets to his feet - Austin follows without any prompting.
Lawrence tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lawrence gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Austin throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawrence lands with a light punch inside.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Austin pinned against the cage. Austin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lawrence has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lawrence .
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Austin lands a head kick. Lawrence smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lawrence scores with a nice strike.
Lawrence scores with a jab. Austin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Austin is rocked!
Lawrence throws out a loose jab but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence moves to clinch but Austin breaks away
and Austin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lawrence manages to pull guard.
Lawrence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Austin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin passes into half guard.
Austin is just content to waste time from the top position. Lawrence takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Austin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lawrence swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin distracts Lawrence with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawrence is looking to stand up but Austin isn't so interested in that idea.
Austin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lawrence is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Austin, into his guard.
Lawrence must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin looking to control.
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawrence accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrence landing some decent shots from guard.
Austin has a closed guard, preventing Lawrence from standing up.
Lawrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Austin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Austin looking for a submission but Lawrence manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Austin is controlling him.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lawrence works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but Lawrence has wrist control.
Lawrence has his feet on Austin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Austin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawrence circles away from the clinch attempt.
Austin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lawrence 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence instigates a clinch.
Austin breaks from the clinch.
Lawrence fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Austin is looking to clinch but Lawrence is avoiding it.
Austin moves out of range as Lawrence strikes.
Austin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence .
Lawrence changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but Lawrence manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lawrence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawrence might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Austin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Austin showed some decent athleticism there.
Austin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lawrence sees it coming and defends easily.
Austin controlling the pace.
Lawrence punching from the bottom.
Austin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lawrence defends it well.
Austin is looking for a kimura but Lawrence is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Austin to get the leverage.
Austin wants to stand up but Lawrence has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is trying to control. Lawrence wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Austin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lawrence is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lawrence pushes Austin off looking to stand but Austin dives back in and keeps control.
Austin prevents Lawrence from improving his position.
Austin seems to be looking for submissions.
Austin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lawrence sees it coming and defends easily.
Austin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lawrence doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Austin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin controlling the pace.
Lawrence is trying to control but can't.
Austin prevents Lawrence from standing back up.
Lawrence trying to control from the bottom.
Austin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lawrence defends it well.
Austin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lawrence to stand up.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lawrence misses.
A slow jab from Lawrence misses its intended target.
Austin shoots in looking for a takedown but Lawrence manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Austin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Austin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lawrence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawrence has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawrence gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Austin.
Lawrence jumps guard but Austin stands there with Lawrence around his waist. Lawrence gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyson Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lawrence .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lawrence uses from the top position.
Lawrence lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin wants to sweep here but Lawrence controlling him for the moment.
Lawrence content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyson Austin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence .
Lawrence tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Lawrence shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Austin as he jumps to the side.
Lawrence has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lawrence jumps into guard, dragging Austin to the mat.
Austin slips nicely into half guard.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
Lawrence is looking to escape.
Austin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is looking for a kimura but Lawrence is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Austin to get the leverage.
Austin seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Lawrence has recovered full guard.
Austin has gone for a leg lock! Lawrence slips out almost immediately though and dives into Austin's guard.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is pulling down on Lawrence 's head to control his posture.
Austin is working an open guard so Lawrence takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Austin moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a shot to the body.
Austin moves away from the strike by Lawrence .
Lawrence tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Lawrence misses with a hook.
Lawrence lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Austin saw that one coming.
Lawrence throws a jab when Austin was well out of range.
Austin tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Austin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Austin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Austin ducks under and follows up with a left that Austin also avoids with ease.
Lawrence takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lawrence rushes Austin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrence jumps guard but Austin stands there with Lawrence around his waist. Lawrence gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyson Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Lawrence .
Lawrence tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Austin smiles and moves away.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Austin shoots for a takedown but Lawrence saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Austin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawrence but Lawrence pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lawrence tests Austin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Austin or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawrence which made him look bad.
Austin walks into a straight right hand from Lawrence .
Lawrence throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lawrence sizes up Austin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence rushes Austin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Austin tries a knee to the head but Lawrence blocks it.
Lawrence gets control of Austin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lawrence will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lawrence trying to strike off his back.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin passes Lawrence 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lawrence 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Lawrence !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Bienvenueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bienvenueve comes into the arena with Bahama Mama. Boney M blaring out of the sound system. Stringer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Loner. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Bienvenueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bienvenueve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bienvenueve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stringer tries to keep at a distance but Bienvenueve has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stringer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bienvenueve has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bienvenueve has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bienvenueve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stringer has him pressed against the cage.
Bienvenueve tries to break the clinch but Stringer is controlling the position.
Bienvenueve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stringer has him pressed against the cage.
Bienvenueve is trying to force a seperation but Stringer has the dominant position.
Bienvenueve tries to circle away but Stringer has him pinned against the cage.
Stringer keeps control of Bienvenueve as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bienvenueve drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stringer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stringer pushes Bienvenueve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stringer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bienvenueve backwards.
Stringer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bienvenueve drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bienvenueve tries to break the clinch but Stringer is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bienvenueve working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stringer.
A right handed body shot lands from Stringer.
A frustrated look appears on Bienvenueve's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bienvenueve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stringer scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve swings widly with a right hand
letting Stringer counter with a right hand.
Bienvenueve needs to keep his hands up - Stringer had a free shot at his head there.
Stringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bienvenueve.
Bienvenueve misses with an uppercut.
Bienvenueve on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bienvenueve throws a hook to the side of Stringer's head but Stringer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stringer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stringer ducks under a wild hook from Bienvenueve.
Stringer jabs at Bienvenueve's body.
Stringer moves into the clinch successfully.
Bienvenueve prevents a body shot from Stringer.
Stringer lands a right hand.
Bienvenueve is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bienvenueve can't break the clinch.
Bienvenueve wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stringer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stringer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stringer lands an elbow inside that Bienvenueve shrugs off.
Bienvenueve is rocked!
Stringer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bienvenueve is trying to break the clinch but Stringer is controlling him.
Stringer connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Bienvenueve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Stringer.
Stringer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bienvenueve's efforts to push away.
Bienvenueve tries to break free but Stringer pushes him back against the cage.
Stringer slows down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Stringer.
Stringer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bienvenueve seems to have got his legs back now.
Bienvenueve is breathing heavily.
Bienvenueve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stringer has him pressed against the cage.
Stringer pushes Bienvenueve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stringer prevents Bienvenueve from breaking the clinch.
Stringer lands an elbow just above Bienvenueve 's eye.
It looks like Pierre Bienvenueve has been cut.
Stringer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stringer.
Stringer keeps control of Bienvenueve as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stringer obliges.
Stringer lands a good knee to the midsection. Bienvenueve won't want to take too many of those.
Stringer gets through Bienvenueve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stringer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stringer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bienvenueve! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Stringer is unloading with more strikes now! Bienvenueve drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avon Stringer!
A very excited looking Avon Stringer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Paukku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalervo Paukku!
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, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon wants to clinch up but Paukku keeps it at a distance.
Kalervo Paukku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paukku lands with a hook. Lennon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paukku tries to keep at a distance but Lennon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paukku tries to break free but Lennon pushes him back against the cage.
Paukku misses with some punches.
Lennon is trying to break the clinch but Paukku is controlling him.
Paukku throws a punch but it's blocked by Lennon.
Lennon is trying to break the clinch but Paukku is controlling him.
Paukku struggles to land a body shot inside as Lennon controls his hands.
Paukku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lennon blocks a body shot from Paukku.
Paukku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lennon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon looks to throw the jab but Paukku is out of range.
Lennon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paukku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paukku throws a jab but it's blocked by Lennon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennon tries to clinch there but Paukku circles away.
Paukku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lennon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paukku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but Lennon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paukku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John Lennon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paukku throws a right hand that Lennon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lennon also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Lennon on the inside.
Lennon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paukku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lennon.
Lennon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paukku was well out of range. Poor timing from Lennon.
Lennon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paukku misses with a few strikes there.
Paukku throws a right hand that Lennon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lennon also avoids with ease.
Lennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paukku drives through with a takedown into Lennon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Paukku postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lennon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Paukku, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lennon wants to get up but he can't break Paukku's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Paukku tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paukku controlling Lennon's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paukku throws a nice looking combination but Lennon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paukku is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lennon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paukku.
Paukku drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku has gone for a leg lock! Lennon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Paukku's guard.
Paukku is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lennon is controlling him.
Lennon wanted to stand there but Paukku had control of the position.
Paukku is looking to stand up but Lennon isn't so interested in that idea.
Lennon wants to get up but he can't break Paukku's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lennon preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lennon wants to stand but Paukku is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lennon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Paukku, up you get!
Paukku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paukku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lennon.
Paukku with a nice cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennon scores with a jab. Paukku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lennon doesn't manage to clinch there - Paukku circles away.
Lennon doesn't manage to clinch there - Paukku circles away.
Lennon moves in looking to clinch but Paukku pushes him off.
Paukku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paukku lands a jab to Lennon's midsection.
Paukku is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paukku keeps the fight on the outside.
Paukku takes a swing at Lennon's ribcage but misses.
Paukku swats away the attempt to clinch by Lennon.
Lennon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lennon walks into a jab.
Paukku misses with a double jab.
Lennon clinches with his opponent.
Paukku can't find room to land a body shot as Lennon controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paukku misses with a punch on the inside.
Paukku lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lennon or not.
Lennon has had enough of the clinch but Paukku keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Paukku dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lennon tries to clinch but Paukku moves out of range.
Paukku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paukku scores with a body shot.
Paukku throws a body punch but Lennon moves out of range.
Lennon looks to score with a jab to the body but Paukku is just out of range.
Paukku cracks Lennon with a good jab.
Paukku scores with the left hand. Lennon knows he should have avoided that one.
Lennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paukku misses with the combination.
Lennon tries to clinch but Paukku is having none of it.
Paukku swats away the attempt to clinch by Lennon.
Paukku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lennon is looking to clinch but Paukku is avoiding it.
Paukku's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paukku duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lennon tries to clinch up but Paukku circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalervo Paukku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paukku misses.
Paukku lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paukku looks to land a combination but Lennon avoids it well.
Paukku tests Lennon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paukku swings for the body but Lennon moves out of range.
Paukku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lennon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paukku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon misses with a kick to the body.
Paukku throws a series of punches but Lennon moves out of range.
No joy there for Paukku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paukku throws a right hand that Lennon ducks under and follows up with a left that Lennon also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Lennon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paukku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paukku cracks Lennon with a good jab.
Paukku scores with a body shot.
Lennon is looking to clinch but Paukku is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lennon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paukku.
Paukku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paukku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lennon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paukku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon wants to clinch up but Paukku keeps it at a distance.
Kalervo Paukku is winning the standup battle so far.
Paukku jabs at Lennon's body.
Lennon tries to clinch up.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paukku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lennon tries to clinch up but Paukku circles away and keeps his distance.
Lennon is looking to clinch.
Lennon wants to clinch.
Lennon doesn't manage to clinch there - Paukku circles away.
Paukku is looking to wear down Lennon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Lennon misses.
A combination from Paukku does no damage.
Paukku moves away from the strike by Lennon.
Paukku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lennon.
Paukku needs to keep his hands up - Lennon had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paukku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lennon clinches with his opponent.
Lennon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lennon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lennon prevents a body shot from Paukku.
Lennon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lennon tries to clinch but Paukku is having none of it.
Lennon moves into the clinch.
Paukku tries to work over Lennon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paukku presses Lennon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lennon breaks from the clinch.
Lennon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch but Paukku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paukku shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lennon eats them both and turns towards Paukku to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Paukku cracks Lennon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paukku fails to land with a series of punches.
Paukku scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paukku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lennon doesn't manage to clinch there - Paukku circles away.
Paukku swats away the attempt to clinch by Lennon.
Lennon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paukku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paukku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paukku jabs at Lennon's body.
Lennon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lennon wants to clinch.
Lennon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lennon takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paukku needs to keep his hands up - Lennon had a free shot at his head there.
Lennon misses with a two punch combination.
Lennon tries to clinch but Paukku moves out of range.
Paukku throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paukku keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Paukku dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lennon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Paukku misses.
Paukku keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Paukku as he connects with a hook.
Paukku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lennon stuffs the takedown attempt from Paukku. Paukku gets slowly back to his feet.
Lennon takes one to the chin there.
Lennon is rocked!
Paukku lands a big right hook! Lennon looks hurt but is still standing! Paukku lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Lennon falls down and Paukku dives in with a huge hammer fist! Lennon's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Paukku runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kalervo Paukku!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lindh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naza comes into the arena with Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
18 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Lindh!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Naza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Lindh.
Lindh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naza shoots in looking for a takedown. Lindh tries to sprawl out of it but Naza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lindh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Naza takes one to the side of the head.
Lindh scores with a one two! Naza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Naza takes a swing at Lindh's ribcage but misses.
Naza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Naza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindh moves into the clinch.
Lindh misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lindh.
Naza blocks an uppercut.
Lindh has a couple of punches blocked by Naza.
Naza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lindh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Naza takes a swing at Lindh's ribcage but misses.
Naza shoots for a double leg takedown but Lindh sprawls well. He's pushed Naza's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindh with a hook.
Naza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lindh pinned against the cage. Lindh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Naza tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lindh fails to land with a series of punches.
Lindh looks to land a combination but Naza avoids it well.
Lindh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Naza gets tackled into the cage by Lindh. Lindh maintains the clinch.
Lindh swings wildly with an uppercut but Naza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindh lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Lindh.
Lindh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lindh fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindh misses with the head strike.
Lindh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Naza blocks a body shot from Lindh.
Lindh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lindh misses with an elbow over the top.
Lindh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Lindh.
Lindh working aggressively here.
Lindh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindh misses with some punches.
Naza turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Naza manages to end up in side control.
Naza fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lindh trying to control but Naza postures up.
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!
Naza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lindh's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Naza is looking to take a break and control but Lindh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lindh looking for submissions off his back.
Lindh pushes Naza off looking to stand but Naza dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, if Naza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Naza wants to control but Lindh is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lindh dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donk. Naza catches Lindh right on the button with a cross.
Naza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindh.
Lindh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lindh moves into the clinch.
Naza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lindh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Naza has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Naza there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lindh stuffs the takedown.
Lindh moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lindh fails to land.
Lindh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindh misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naza.
Lindh creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lindh missing with knees to the body.
Lindh misses with a knee strike.
Lindh trying to land knees to the body.
Naza goes for a takedown attempt but Lindh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindh is looking to clinch but Naza is avoiding it.
Peter Lindh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Naza. Beautiful body shot.
Lindh wants to clinch.
Lindh closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza takes a shot to the head.
Lindh throws a punch but it's blocked by Naza.
Lindh tries to land knees in the clinch but Naza avoids the damage to the body.
Lindh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Naza prevents a body shot from Lindh.
Lindh has a couple of punches blocked by Naza.
Naza is trying to drag Lindh to the mat but Lindh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lindh throws an elbow that misses.
Lindh tries to throw a body punch but Naza avoids it by throwing Lindh back against the cage.
Lindh throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindh lands a left hand.
Lindh lands with a short shot to the head.
Lindh misses with some punches.
Lindh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naza or not.
Lindh throws an elbow but it misses.
Lindh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lindh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lindh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nazas head.
Lindh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Naza prevents a body shot from Lindh.
Naza managing to block the knees to the body from Lindh.
Naza blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Lindh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindh tries to work over Naza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Lindh.
Lindh misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A short right from Lindh on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindh trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Lindh.
Lindh misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naza's elbow.
Naza blocking some punches.
Naza takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lindh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Naza's brow.
Lindh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lindh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindh lands an elbow just above Naza 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lindh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lindh wants to clinch.
Lindh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naza manages to avoid it.
Lindh misses with a right hand
and Naza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindh keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Lindh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lindh is trying to control the position but Naza postures up.
Naza is looking to work some ground and pound but Lindh has wrist control.
Naza won't allow Lindh to get back to his feet.
Naza throws an elbow that misses. Lindh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naza's guard. Nice move by Lindh!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindh's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lindh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lindh is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Peter Lindh.
Naza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lindh's head.
It looks like Peter Lindh has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindh. Naza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindh walks into a left hand.
Naza throws a body punch but Lindh moves out of range.
Lindh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Naza under the eye.
Lindh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naza.
Lindh connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindh fails to land with a series of punches.
Lindh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Naza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lindh is fending him off so far but Naza persists. Nope, Lindh circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Lindh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lindh lands a body shot.
Lindh connects with a single shot there.
Lindh darts in trying to clinch
and Naza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Naza stands up over Lindh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Naza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gio Naza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindh is looking to stand up but Naza isn't so interested in that idea.
Naza scoring with some ground and pound.
Naza looking to sit in guard and control but Lindh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lindh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Naza is on top in guard.
Lindh is trying to hold Naza in close to prevent damage but Naza has managed to pass into half guard.
Naza throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Naza.
Lindh gets full guard.
Naza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lindh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naza defends it easily.
Peter Lindh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lindh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Naza is looking to work some ground and pound but Lindh has wrist control.
Naza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lindh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Naza postures up in Lindh's guard and throws a big left but Lindh blocks it.
Naza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gio Naza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lindh 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Lindh!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czesio Niemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Wayne-Drop the World. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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24
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Czesio Niemen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemen dodges the punch combination from Steele.
Steele sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Niemen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Steele finds it's way round the side to connect with Niemen's head.
A head kick misses from Niemen.
Steele scores with a shot to the body.
Niemen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele throws a right hand that Niemen ducks under and follows up with a left that Niemen also avoids with ease.
Niemen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele throws a hook to the side of Niemen's head but Niemen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele throws a right hand that Niemen ducks under and follows up with a left that Niemen also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Niemen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steele doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Steele.
Niemen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
Steele throws a hook but Niemen avoids it easily.
Steele takes one to the side of the head.
Niemen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Niemen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steele duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niemen lands a body shot.
Steele looks gassed!
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Niemen lands a jab to Steele's midsection.
Niemen throws a good cross that connects.
Niemen cracks Steele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niemen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niemen with a hook.
Niemen tests Steele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Ben Steele's cut even more.
Niemen fakes the leg kick and cracks Steele in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niemen.
Steele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Niemen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niemen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steele.
Steele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niemen.
Niemen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niemen lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Steele goes down and covers up as Niemen starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Czesio Niemen!
A very excited looking Czesio Niemen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atj Lucko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wild Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Atj Lucko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atj Lucko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov throws a right hand that Lucko ducks under and follows up with a left that Lucko also avoids with ease.
Lucko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nimirov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nimirov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nimirov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lucko connects with an inside leg kick.
Nimirov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nimirov takes a swing at Lucko's ribcage but misses.
Lucko scores with a leg kick.
Lucko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nimirov's head.
Lucko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimirov moves away.
Nimirov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimirov is looking to score with low kicks.
Lucko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nimirov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lucko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nimirov takes a swing at Lucko's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucko lands with a slapping head kick.
Nimirov lands a really nice looking cross but Lucko seems unphased.
Nimirov thows a body shot but no joy.
Nimirov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucko.
Nimirov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Atj Lucko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lucko throws a body punch but Nimirov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucko. Nimirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimirov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Atj Lucko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Nimirov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lucko is out of range.
Nimirov misses with a body shot.
Lucko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Nimirov misses.
Nimirov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nimirov connects with a right hand. Lucko shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nimirov lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nimirov. Lucko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucko wants to slow Nimirov down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucko throws a chopping leg kick but Nimirov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lucko throws a low kick but Nimirov avoids it.
Nimirov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucko.
Nimirov is looking to clinch.
Lucko just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lucko.
Nimirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucko moves away.
Nimirov thows a leg kick but Lucko checks it
and Lucko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nimirov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lucko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucko.
Nimirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucko manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucko misses with a left hand
and Nimirov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lucko's guard now.
Nimirov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nimirov is in close to Lucko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lucko keeping moving, preventing Nimirov from controlling successfully.
Nimirov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nimirov looking to sit in guard and control but Lucko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nimirov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucko tries to stand but Nimirov is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nimirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucko was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimirov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimirov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lucko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nimirov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lucko but Lucko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nimirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucko throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lazar Nimirov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nimirov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lucko is fending him off so far but Nimirov persists. Nope, Lucko circles away and we're back to standing.
Nimirov blocks a leg kick.
Nimirov is looking to wear down Lucko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lucko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucko misses with a straight left.
Lucko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nimirov's calf.
Nimirov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nimirov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lucko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nimirov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nimirov thows a body shot but no joy.
Nimirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lucko scores with a jab.
Lucko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nimirov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lucko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick from Lucko lands but Nimirov takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimirov misses with a body shot
and Lucko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lucko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucko misses with a low kick.
Nimirov throws a front kick that sends Lucko stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Nimirov misses.
Nimirov thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nimirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nimirov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nimirov defending well as Lucko loads up on a big left hand.
Lucko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucko.
Lucko cracks Nimirov with an open hand slap.
Lucko digs a good hook to Nimirov's body.
Lucko throws a leg kick but Nimirov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucko. Nimirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimirov looks to land a right hand but Lucko moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Nimirov misses its intended target.
Nimirov misses the shot 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!
Lucko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimirov.
Lucko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nimirov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lucko misses with a head kick.
A big left from Lucko misses.
Lucko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lucko moves away from the strike by Nimirov.
Nimirov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucko just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucko throws a push kick but Nimirov slaps the foot to one side.
Lucko wants to land a leg kick but Nimirov is out of range.
Nimirov wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov blocks a jab.
Nimirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nimirov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lucko swings for the body but Nimirov moves out of range.
Lucko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nimirov lands a head shot.
Lucko misses with a straight left.
Lucko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucko misses with a looping left.
Lucko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nimirov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Lucko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lucko misses with a low kick.
Nimirov works over Lucko's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimirov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nimirov scores with a jab. Lucko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. Lucko catches Nimirov right on the button with a cross.
Lucko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nimirov checks a low kick from Lucko.
Nimirov takes one on the button.
Lucko swings for the body but Nimirov moves out of range.
Lucko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucko throws a hook but Nimirov blocks it.
Nimirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucko manages to avoid it.
Nimirov instigates a clinch.
Nimirov lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atj Lucko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nimirov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Nimirov.
Lucko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucko.
Lucko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimirov manages to avoid it.
Nimirov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nimirov misses with a low kick.
A big right from Lucko misses.
Nimirov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lucko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nimirov's sensitive parts.
Nimirov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lucko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nimirov looks to land a left hand but Lucko moved out of range nicely.
Lucko misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucko staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucko dodges the punch combination from Nimirov.
Lucko scores with a spinning back kick!
Lucko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nimirov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lucko connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the body from Nimirov misses
and Lucko counters with an inside leg kick.
Lucko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lucko misses with a head kick.
Nimirov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nimirov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body punch from Lucko.
Nimirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nimirov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nimirov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lucko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lucko lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nimirov fails with a takedown attempt.
Nimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucko.
Nimirov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nimirov lands with a good body shot.
Lucko lands a jab to Nimirov's midsection.
Nimirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucko throws a head kick that misses.
Lucko staying out of range there.
Nimirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucko was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimirov.
Lucko misses with a body shot.
Nimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucko scores with a sloppy right hand. Nimirov should have avoided that one.
Lucko lands a body shot.
Lucko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucko stuns Nimirov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucko.
Lucko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lucko thows a leg kick but Nimirov checks it
and Nimirov counters with a one-two to the body.
Lucko throws a lazy right hand but Nimirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nimirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lucko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lucko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atj Lucko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nimirov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nimirov is looking to chop away at Lucko's legs.
Nimirov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov needs to keep his hands up - Lucko had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nimirov scores with a hook to the body. Lucko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nimirov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nimirov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lucko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucko moves out of range as Nimirov strikes.
Nimirov fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lazar Nimirov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nimirov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucko moves away.
Lucko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucko tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimirov.
Nimirov misses with a takedown attempt
and Lucko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucko scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atj Lucko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lucko 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atj Lucko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes into the arena with Skrillex / Equinox blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Speed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Buarga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Buarga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Speed's head.
Buarga throws a hook but Speed blocks it.
Speed avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Buarga tries to close the distance and clinch but Speed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buarga looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buarga moves away.
Speed connects with a single shot there.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buarga was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Speed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Speed throws a hook but Buarga avoids it easily.
Buarga tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga jabs Speed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buarga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buarga just misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buarga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga throws a sloppy body shot
and Speed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed scores with a hook.
A big right from Speed misses.
Buarga takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Speed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donk. Speed catches Buarga right on the button with a cross.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buarga.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Buarga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Speed rather than just go for the knockout.
Buarga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buarga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Buarga takes a swing at Speed's ribcage but misses.
Buarga scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Buarga. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed lands with a hook. Buarga tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arga Buarga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Buarga.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Buarga lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Buarga.
Buarga with a nice cross.
Buarga lands a lovely overhand right.
Buarga misses the jab.
Buarga throws a combination that misses
and Speed counters with a stiff right hand.
Speed with a nice cross.
A big left from Speed misses.
Buarga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Speed as Buarga shoots in.
Speed slips under a jab from Buarga.
Speed looks to throw the jab but Buarga is out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Speed.
Nice body punch from Speed.
Buarga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Buarga lands a jab to the head.
Buarga just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Buarga. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses the body punch
and Speed counters with a one-two to the body.
Buarga misses the jab.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buarga throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Speed lands a nice shot to the body.
Buarga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Speed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buarga on the side of the head.
Buarga misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buarga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Speed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Speed scores with a jab to the body.
Buarga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Speed counters with a three punch combo that has Buarga backing up. Buarga nods at Speed to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice combination there by Speed.
Speed bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buarga's head.
Buarga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses the body punch
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
Buarga is rocked!
Speed with a nice cross.
Buarga is still on wobbly legs! Can Speed finish him?
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speed was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.
Speed throws a monster overhand right that drops Buarga! Speed follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Speed!
Jon Speed retains his lightweight title!
Jon Speed really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
260 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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285 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovalenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kovalenko throws a series of strikes that have Mitchell backpedaling.
It looks like Tony Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Kovalenko is out of range.
Mitchell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kovalenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalenko misses with a body shot.
Kovalenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovalenko ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mitchell there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Kovalenko's head but Kovalenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Kovalenko avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Kovalenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovalenko misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovalenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mitchell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kovalenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Mitchell's head.
Kovalenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Kovalenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Kovalenko misses.
Kovalenko throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
Kovalenko looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Kovalenko is looking to land body kicks.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that misses
and Mitchell counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kovalenko! Mitchell lets Kovalenko back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kovalenko is rocked!
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Kovalenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovalenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kovalenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Mitchell fakes the body blow, causing Kovalenko to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Kovalenko goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Mitchell!
A relieved looking Tony Mitchell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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