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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Filipovic
vs
McDougall

195 cm
21
206 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
24
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Big heart

Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert McDougall!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a series of punches but McDougall avoids them all with ease.
McDougall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from McDougall.
Filipovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Filipovic.

It looks like Robert McDougall has been cut.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

McDougall moves into range and clinches up with Filipovic.

McDougall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Filipovic.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDougall wants to clinch up but Filipovic keeps it at a distance.
McDougall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
A low kick from Filipovic is predictable there
and McDougall counters with a series of strikes. Filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDougall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic wants to slow McDougall down by chopping away at his legs.
Filipovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that McDougall avoids nicely.
Filipovic throws a nice looking combination but McDougall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.

McDougall clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougall lands a nice uppercut.

McDougall manages to break the clinch.

McDougall throws out a head kick that Filipovic doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Filipovic crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Filipovic's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McDougall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

McDougall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick

and McDougall counters by clinching up.
Filipovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDougall misses with a punch to the body.
McDougall pressing his opponent against the ropes.
McDougall keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McDougall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipovic is defending well for now.
McDougall has Filipovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Filipovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filipovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.

Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic misses with a low kick.
McDougall tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but McDougall sees it coming and moves out of range.
McDougall scores with a one two! Filipovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Filipovic throws a low kick but McDougall moves out of range easily.
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by McDougall.
McDougall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a nice looking combination but McDougall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filipovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Filipovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

McDougall clinches up with Filipovic and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to circle away but McDougall has him pinned against the ropes.
McDougall holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Filipovic lands a nice shot to the body.

McDougall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDougall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filipovic misses with a combination

and McDougall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McDougall has him pressed against the ropes.

McDougall breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A right-left combo lands from Filipovic.
McDougall fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDougall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Filipovic's head.

McDougall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Filipovic, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

McDougall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
McDougall misses with a double jab.
Filipovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDougall misses with a kick to the body.
McDougall walks into a jab.
McDougall misses with a two punch combination.

McDougall gets a clinch.
McDougall lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
McDougall lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Robert McDougall should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Robert McDougall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

McDougall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Filipovic.

McDougall drives through and clinches with Filipovic against the ropes.
McDougall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

McDougall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDougall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDougall closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Filipovic is rocked!
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Filipovic gets tackled into the ropes by McDougall. McDougall maintains the clinch.
Filipovic seems to have got his legs back now.

McDougall breaks from the clinch.
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!
McDougall slips a jab and a cross from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a combination that misses
and McDougall counters with a hugh head kick that removes Filipovic from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robert McDougall!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between White Squall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KeijO Lyonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KeijO Lyonti has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Squall
vs
Lyonti

200 cm
21
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, White Squall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, KeijO Lyonti!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyonti slips a jab from Squall.
Squall misses with a double jab.
Lyonti misses with a body shot.
Squall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Squall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lyonti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lyonti throws a body punch but Squall moves out of range.
Lyonti throws a body punch but Squall moves out of range.
Squall with a nice cross.
Lyonti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Lyonti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Squall throws a looping overhand right but Lyonti ducks down to avoid it.
Squall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyonti.
Lyonti lands a nice shot to the body.
Lyonti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squall manages to avoid it.
Lyonti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Squall rather than just go for the knockout.
Lyonti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Squall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lyonti just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyonti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Squall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lyonti throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Squall to counter with a crisp jab.
Squall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Squall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Lyonti as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyonti stuns Squall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lyonti walks into a stiff left hand from Squall.
KeijO Lyonti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyonti needs to keep his hands up - Squall had a free shot at his head there.
Squall misses with a hook. Lyonti ducked under it nicely.
Squall catches Lyonti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lyonti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Squall ducks under a wild hook from Lyonti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squall throws a jab when Lyonti was well out of range.
Lyonti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lyonti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lyonti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Squall throws a sloppy body shot
and Lyonti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Squall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyonti.
Lyonti moves forwards but Squall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Squall misses the target.
Lyonti stalks Squall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Squall's face. Squall staggers backwards, shaken.
Squall looks to land a combination but Lyonti avoids it well.
Lyonti throws a poor cross that misses
and Squall counters with a nice body shot.
Squall swinging wildly here.
Squall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lyonti throws a series of punches but Squall moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Squalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Squall is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lyonti misses with a hook. Squall ducked under it nicely.
Lyonti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lyonti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Squall misses.
Squall throws a jab when Lyonti was well out of range.
Squall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lyonti's head.
A swing and a miss from Squall.
Squall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lyonti counter with a right hand.
Lyonti misses with an uppercut.
Squall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lyonti lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Squall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lyonti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyonti just misses with a punch to the body.
Squall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Squall finds it's target.
Squall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lyonti counters with a nice uppercut.
Lyonti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Squall.
A slow jab from Squall misses its intended target.
Lyonti throws a jab but it's blocked by Squall.
Squall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lyonti throws a hook but Squall avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Squall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lyonti.
Squall throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Lyonti misses.
Lyonti staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

White Squall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Squall throws a hook but Lyonti blocks it.
Lyonti stalks Squall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Squall's face. Squall staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like White Squall has been cut.
Lyonti misses the jab.
Squall closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lyonti throws a lazy right hand but Squall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lyonti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squall manages to avoid it.
Lyonti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lyonti misses with an uppercut.
Squall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyonti moves out of range as Squall strikes.
Squall loads up on a big right hand but Lyonti slips the punch.
Squall throws out a loose jab but Lyonti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyonti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lyonti throws a lazy uppercut
and Squall counters with a three punch combo that has Lyonti backing up. Lyonti nods at Squall to acknowledge the strikes.
Lyonti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Squall cracks Lyonti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Squall lands a head shot.
Squall misses with a double jab.
Squall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lyonti.
Lyonti scores with a nice head shot.
Lyonti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lyonti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Lyonti.
Nice defenses there by Squall.
Lyonti throws out a loose jab but Squall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Squall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyonti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyonti throws a looping overhand right but Squall ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Squall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lyonti to counter with a crisp jab.
White Squall is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Lyonti.
A slow jab from Lyonti misses its intended target.
Lyonti lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lyonti misses the target.
Squall slips a jab from Lyonti.
Lyonti just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyonti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lyonti thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Squall misses its intended target.
Squall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Squall slips a jab from Lyonti.
Lyonti walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti takes a swing at Squall's ribcage but misses.
Squall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lyonti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Squall at a distance.
Squall moves out of range as Lyonti strikes.
Lyonti misses with an uppercut
and Squall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Squall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Squall throws a hook to the side of Lyonti's head but Lyonti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lyonti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Lyonti.
Squall misses with a straight right.
Squall misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Lyonti. Beautiful body shot.
Squall lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squall staying out of range there.
Squall throws a hook to the side of Lyonti's head but Lyonti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lyonti misses with an uppercut.
Lyonti throws a jab but it's blocked by Squall.
Squall misses with a few strikes there.
Lyonti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Squall manages to avoid it.
Lyonti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squall.
Lyonti looks to throw the jab but Squall is out of range.
Lyonti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Squall circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Squall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lyonti.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lyonti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Squall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyonti takes one on the button.
Lyonti misses with a wild body shot.
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 White Squall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on White Squall's cut.
That's time! Squall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lyonti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Squall counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Lyonti misses.
Squall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lyonti looks to land a left hand but Squall moved out of range nicely.
Lyonti stuns Squall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Squall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyonti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyonti misses with a hook
and Squall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lyonti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Squall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyonti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyonti ducks under a wild hook from Squall.
Squall swings for the body but Lyonti moves out of range.
Lyonti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Squall ducks under a wild hook from Lyonti.
Squall misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squall throws a nice looking combination but Lyonti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyonti moves out of range as Squall strikes.
Lyonti lands the left hand.
Lyonti misses with the combination.
Squall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lyonti misses with a hook
and Squall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lyonti stalks Squall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Squall's face. Squall staggers backwards, shaken.
Lyonti throws a big shot that misses.
Lyonti dodges the punch combination from Squall.
Squall fails to land with a series of punches.
KeijO Lyonti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squall slips under a jab from Lyonti.
Lyonti throws a series of strikes that have Squall backpedaling.
Lyonti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lyonti avoids the body shot from Squall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Squall.
Squall works over Lyonti's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Squall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lyonti looks to throw the jab but Squall is out of range.
Lyonti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lyonti throws a poor cross that misses
and Squall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lyonti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Squall.
Lyonti throws a nice looking combination but Squall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyonti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Squall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti misses with a looping right.
Squall throws a series of punches but Lyonti moves out of range.
Lyonti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lyonti takes one to the side of the head.
Lyonti misses with an uppercut
and Squall counters with a left and a right that stings Lyonti.
Squall throws a series of strikes that have Lyonti backpedaling.
Squall lands a nice looking body shot.
Lyonti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Squall.
A jab from Lyonti misses.
Lyonti throws a combination that misses
and Squall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Squall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lyonti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyonti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyonti throws a nice looking combination but Squall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyonti misses with a body shot.
Lyonti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Squall slips a jab and a cross from Lyonti.
Lyonti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Squall.
Lyonti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lyonti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Squall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyonti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squall 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!
Squall misses with a series of wild punches.
Lyonti misses the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
White Squall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Squall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... White Squall!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Marcus Dupree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Late Creation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dupree
vs
Creation

188 cm
23
225 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Late Creation!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Creation 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Late Creation has been cut.
Dupree throws a right and a left that Creation avoids nicely.
Dupree connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creation misses with a straight left.
Creation throws a body punch but Dupree moves out of range.
Dupree misses the jab.
Dupree with a hook.
Dupree wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dupree looks to score with a jab to the body but Creation is just out of range.
Dupree displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Creation showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dupree.
Creation pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creation throws a lazy right hand but Dupree sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dupree ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dupree throws a hook to the side of Creation's head but Creation sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Dupree staggers Creation with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Creation looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Dupree bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Creation's head.
Dupree keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creation pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dupree on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Creation slips under a jab from Dupree.
Dupree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Creation misses with a combination
and Dupree counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Dupree finds it's way through Creation's defenses.
Creation throws a lazy right hand but Dupree sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dupree ducks right into an uppercut from Creation.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dupree staying out of range there.
Creation dips to his left and cracks Dupree with an uppercut!
Dupree scores with a big combo that sends Creation crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Creation flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Dupree jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Dupree!
Marcus Dupree took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'All Oaklahoma Sooners Thank You Balco Boys for your fine supplements! '.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sylvester Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Razvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Schwarzenegger
vs
Razvan

202 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

197 cm
19
232 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sylvester Schwarzenegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emil Razvan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schwarzenegger pushes Razvan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Razvan throws an elbow that misses.
Schwarzenegger leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Razvan tries a knee to the head but Schwarzenegger blocks it.
Razvan prevents a body shot from Schwarzenegger.
Razvan lands an elbow that stopped Schwarzenegger in his tracks for a moment.
Razvan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Razvan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwarzenegger blocks it with crossed arms.
Schwarzenegger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Razvan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schwarzenegger avoids the elbow strike from Razvan, against the ropes.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the head but Schwarzenegger blocks with his arms.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but Razvan blocks with his arms.
Schwarzenegger gets through Razvan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzenegger avoids it.
Razvan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schwarzenegger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Razvan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Razvan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schwarzenegger tries to land knees in the clinch but Razvan avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarzenegger with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Schwarzenegger.
Razvan misses with an elbow strike.
Razvan tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarzenegger avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarzenegger holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Schwarzenegger lands a body punch.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Razvan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schwarzenegger's brow.
Schwarzenegger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but Razvan blocks it.
Schwarzenegger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzenegger avoids it.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but Razvan blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Razvan tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarzenegger avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but Razvan blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Razvan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Razvan throws an elbow that misses.
Razvan trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Razvan lands a damaging elbow.
Razvan scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Razvan throws an elbow but misses.
Schwarzenegger avoids a wild elbow strike from Razvan.
Razvan lands a damaging elbow.
Schwarzenegger blocks the elbow strike.
Schwarzenegger pushes Razvan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Razvan throws an elbow that misses.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the head.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Emil Razvan has been cut.
Schwarzenegger tries to land knees in the clinch but Razvan avoids the damage to the body.
Razvan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schwarzenegger is keeping busy.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schwarzenegger avoids the elbow strike from Razvan, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Schwarzenegger scores with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schwarzenegger blocks an elbow strike from Razvan.
Razvan tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarzenegger avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarzenegger working Razvan over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Razvan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schwarzenegger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schwarzenegger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Razvan missing with knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Razvan misses with an elbow over the top.
Schwarzenegger is working Razvan over against the ropes.
A short left from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but Razvan blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Schwarzenegger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emil Razvan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Schwarzenegger cracks Razvan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sylvester Schwarzenegger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Schwarzenegger drives through and clinches with Razvan against the ropes.
Schwarzenegger effectively controlling the action here.
Razvan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Razvan missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Razvan tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarzenegger avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarzenegger blocks an elbow strike.
Razvan being controlled against the ropes.
Razvan avoiding damage as Schwarzenegger throws knees to the body.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schwarzenegger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Razvan managing to block the knees to the body from Schwarzenegger.
Razvan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Razvan throws an elbow but misses.
Schwarzenegger tries to land knees in the clinch but Razvan avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzenegger avoids it.
Schwarzenegger controlling the action here for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Razvan as Schwarzenegger tries to tie him up.
Schwarzenegger managing to block the knees to the body from Razvan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger crunches a lovely knee into Razvan's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Schwarzenegger avoids the elbow strike from Razvan, against the ropes.
Schwarzenegger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Razvan up against the ropes.
Sylvester Schwarzenegger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Razvan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schwarzenegger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Razvan throws an elbow that misses.
Razvan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzenegger.
Razvan is trying to stall.
Schwarzenegger takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razvan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schwarzenegger's face.
Schwarzenegger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Razvan is defending well for now.
Razvan lands a nice elbow.
Razvan trying to land knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger avoids a wild elbow strike from Razvan.
Schwarzenegger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but Razvan blocks it.
Schwarzenegger taking a breather.
Razvan stalling in the clinch but Schwarzenegger improves position.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schwarzenegger managing to block the knees to the body from Razvan.
Razvan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzenegger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razvan looking to throw knees to the head but Schwarzenegger is blocking nicely.
Razvan lands a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Razvan is defending well for now.
Schwarzenegger takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but Razvan blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Razvan trying to control the position but instead, Schwarzenegger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Razvan into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schwarzenegger seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Razvan is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Razvan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwarzenegger blocks it with crossed arms.
Razvan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Razvan being controlled against the ropes.
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 Sylvester Schwarzenegger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emil Razvan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Razvan throws a predictable looking body shot

and Schwarzenegger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Razvan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzenegger avoids it.
Schwarzenegger slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sylvester Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schwarzenegger moves out of range of the strikes.

Schwarzenegger clinches up against the ropes.
Razvan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Razvan avoids it.
Razvan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger managing to block the knees to the body from Razvan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schwarzenegger obliges.
Schwarzenegger lands with a right to the head.
Razvan avoiding damage as Schwarzenegger throws knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger lands a good knee to the midsection. Razvan won't want to take too many of those.
Razvan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schwarzenegger lands a good knee to the midsection. Razvan won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the head.
Schwarzenegger scores with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schwarzenegger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Schwarzenegger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Razvan throws an elbow that misses.
Schwarzenegger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Razvan blocks it with crossed arms.
Schwarzenegger connects with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger taking a breather.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schwarzenegger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sylvester Schwarzenegger.

Schwarzenegger has managed to clinch.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but Razvan blocks it.
Razvan trying to land knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Razvan throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Schwarzenegger.
Razvan lands a nice elbow.
Schwarzenegger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Razvan backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schwarzenegger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Razvan avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razvan tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarzenegger avoids the damage to the body.
Schwarzenegger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Razvan landing knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzenegger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger works on Razvan's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwarzenegger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schwarzenegger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emil Razvan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sylvester Schwarzenegger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schwarzenegger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylvester Schwarzenegger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Jigfu Cambrona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Dashkotsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cambrona comes to the ring accompanied by Erge-Sholee Biste Turda. Artem Dashkotsev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cambrona
vs
Dashkotsev

169 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Brawler
KO power

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jigfu Cambrona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Dashkotsev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dashkotsev throws a right and a left that Cambrona avoids nicely.
No joy there for Dashkotsev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dashkotsev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dashkotsev misses with the combination.
Cambrona stuns Dashkotsev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Dashkotsev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Artem Dashkotsev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cambrona slips a jab and a cross from Dashkotsev.

Cambrona darts in and clinches Dashkotsev up against the ropes.
Cambrona is struggling to control the position.
Cambrona keeps control of Dashkotsev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Cambrona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dashkotsev gets tackled into the ropes by Cambrona. Cambrona maintains the clinch.
Dashkotsev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cambrona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dashkotsev misses with a hook to the ribs.

Cambrona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dashkotsev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cambrona circles away quickly and effectively.
Cambrona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dashkotsev moves away.
Dashkotsev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dashkotsev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cambrona counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cambrona clinches up against the ropes.

Cambrona manages to break the clinch.
Cambrona throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cambrona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cambrona dodges the punch combination from Dashkotsev.
Dashkotsev swats away the attempt to clinch by Cambrona.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dashkotsev paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cambrona drives through and clinches with Dashkotsev against the ropes.

Cambrona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dashkotsev throws a one two combo.
Cambrona blocks a head kick by Dashkotsev.
Dashkotsev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cambrona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dashkotsev looks gassed!
Cambrona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Cambrona moves into the clinch.
Dashkotsev misses with a short punch on the inside.

Cambrona manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dashkotsev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cambrona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cambrona tries to clinch but Dashkotsev is having none of it.
Dashkotsev misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cambrona blocks a body shot from Dashkotsev.
Dashkotsev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cambrona.

Cambrona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cambrona moves out of range of the body kick from Dashkotsev.

Cambrona rushes Dashkotsev and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dashkotsev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cambrona throws an elbow that misses.

Dashkotsev breaks from the clinch.
Cambrona tries to clinch but Dashkotsev is having none of it.
Dashkotsev misses with a series of wild punches.
Cambrona tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dashkotsev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cambrona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Cambrona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cambrona throws a head kick that Dashkotsev semi-blocks.

It looks like Artem Dashkotsev has been cut.
Cambrona keeps the fight on the outside.

Cambrona closes the distance and clinches.
Dashkotsev tries to break free but Cambrona pushes him back against the ropes.
Dashkotsev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dashkotsev can't break the clinch.
Dashkotsev is trying to push Cambrona away but Cambrona has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dashkotsev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cambrona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cambrona chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dashkotsev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cambrona finds it's way round the side to connect with Dashkotsev's head.

Cambrona fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dashkotsev, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cambrona missing with knees to the body.

Cambrona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dashkotsev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cambrona.

Cambrona takes the fight into the clinch.

Cambrona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cambrona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dashkotsev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cambrona eats them both and turns towards Dashkotsev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dashkotsev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cambrona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cambrona tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dashkotsev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dashkotsev gets tackled into the ropes by Cambrona. Cambrona maintains the clinch.
Cambrona stalls.
Cambrona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dashkotsev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cambrona has him pressed against the ropes.
Cambrona is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jigfu Cambrona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artem Dashkotsev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cambrona rushes Dashkotsev and presses him up against the ropes.
Dashkotsev tries to break the clinch but Cambrona is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Dashkotsev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dashkotsev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dashkotsev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cambrona has him pressed against the ropes.
Cambrona looking to stall.

Cambrona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cambrona moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cambrona.
Cambrona is pushing Dashkotsev up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cambrona manages to break the clinch.
Dashkotsev slips a jab and a cross from Cambrona.
Dashkotsev keeps the fight on the outside.
Cambrona tries to clinch up but Dashkotsev circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambrona tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dashkotsev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Cambrona.
Dashkotsev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cambrona counters with an inside leg kick.

Cambrona closes the distance and clinches.
Dashkotsev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Cambrona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch but Dashkotsev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cambrona misses with a double jab.
Dashkotsev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dashkotsev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dashkotsev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cambrona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dashkotsev moves out of range of the body kick.
Dashkotsev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dashkotsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Dashkotsev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dashkotsev dodges the punch combination from Cambrona.
Dashkotsev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cambrona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dashkotsev is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Dashkotsev. Those never looked like landing.
Cambrona tries to clinch there but Dashkotsev circles away.
Dashkotsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Cambrona pushes Dashkotsev up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dashkotsev is trying to break the clinch but Cambrona is controlling him.

Cambrona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cambrona avoids the head kick by Dashkotsev.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dashkotsev struggles to land a body shot inside as Cambrona controls his hands.
Cambrona tries to stall but Dashkotsev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dashkotsev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cambrona breaks from the clinch.
Jigfu Cambrona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dashkotsev throws a right hand that Cambrona ducks under and follows up with a left that Cambrona also avoids with ease.
Dashkotsev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dashkotsev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cambrona swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Cambrona has managed to clinch.
Jigfu Cambrona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dashkotsev lands a body punch in the clinch.

Cambrona breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Dashkotsev does no damage.

Cambrona has managed to clinch.

Cambrona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cambrona clinches up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Cambrona.
Cambrona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dashkotsev working aggressively here.
Dashkotsev misses with a punch to the body.
Dashkotsev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dashkotsev tries to circle away but Cambrona has him pinned against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cambrona.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cambrona has Dashkotsev pressed against the ropes, preventing Dashkotsev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dashkotsev is looking to control Cambrona's arms but Cambrona gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dashkotsev has his back to the ropes.
Cambrona is working Dashkotsev over against the ropes.

Cambrona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cambrona tries to clinch but Dashkotsev is having none of it.
Dashkotsev throws a right hand that Cambrona ducks under and follows up with a left that Cambrona also avoids with ease.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dashkotsev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dashkotsev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cambrona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cambrona is looking to clinch but Dashkotsev is avoiding it.
Dashkotsev throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cambrona holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cambrona.

Cambrona manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cambrona clinches with his opponent.

Cambrona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Cambrona clinches with his opponent.

Cambrona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jigfu Cambrona dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Artem Dashkotsev's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cambrona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dashkotsev.
Dashkotsev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cambrona connects with an inside leg kick.
Cambrona moves in looking to clinch but Dashkotsev pushes him off.
Dashkotsev throws a series of punches but Cambrona avoids them all with ease.
Dashkotsev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dashkotsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Cambrona gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cambrona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cambrona tries to clinch up but Dashkotsev circles away and keeps his distance.
Dashkotsev throws a combination that misses
and Cambrona counters with a straight right hand.
Jigfu Cambrona is winning the standup battle so far.
Dashkotsev swinging wildly here.

Dashkotsev gets tackled into the ropes by Cambrona. Cambrona maintains the clinch.
Dashkotsev is trying to force a seperation but Cambrona has the dominant position.

Cambrona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cambrona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Dashkotsev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dashkotsev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Dashkotsev misses.

Cambrona has Dashkotsev up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cambrona's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Dashkotsev. Those never looked like landing.
Cambrona tries to clinch there but Dashkotsev circles away.
Cambrona throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dashkotsev.
Dashkotsev dodges the punch combination from Cambrona.
Cambrona doesn't manage to clinch there - Dashkotsev circles away.
Dashkotsev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cambrona clinches with his opponent.

Cambrona breaks the clinch.
Dashkotsev blocks a head kick by Cambrona.
Dashkotsev circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cambrona moves into the clinch.
Cambrona misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambrona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cambrona pushes Dashkotsev back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

Cambrona manages to break the clinch.
Cambrona fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dashkotsev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cambrona moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cambrona tries to clinch there but Dashkotsev circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dashkotsev moves in looking to clinch but Cambrona pushes him off.
Dashkotsev dodges the punch combination from Cambrona.

Cambrona darts in and clinches Dashkotsev up against the ropes.
Cambrona scores a nice knee to the body.
Dashkotsev wants to get back to striking at distance but Cambrona won't allow it.

Dashkotsev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dashkotsev misses with a double jab

and Cambrona holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cambrona landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cambrona.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dashkotsev letting Cambrona take a breather here.
Cambrona taking a breather.
Cambrona has Dashkotsev pressed against the ropes, preventing Dashkotsev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dashkotsev tries to break the clinch but Cambrona is controlling the position.

Cambrona breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cambrona lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dashkotsev takes a step back to recover.
Dashkotsev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cambrona clinches up with Dashkotsev and pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cambrona lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cambrona.
Cambrona lands a body shot in the clinch.

Cambrona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dashkotsev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Artem Dashkotsev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dashkotsev tries to keep at a distance but Cambrona has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jigfu Cambrona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Cambrona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cambrona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dashkotsev misses with a two punch combination.
Cambrona lands a head kick. Dashkotsev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!

Cambrona has Dashkotsev up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dashkotsev can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cambrona.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dashkotsev tries to circle away but Cambrona has him pinned against the ropes.

Cambrona escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cambrona is looking to clinch.
Cambrona tries to bum rush Dashkotsev with a series of wild strikes but Dashkotsev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jigfu Cambrona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cambrona has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jigfu Cambrona!
Jigfu Cambrona thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Javier Cabollaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Belac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabollaro comes to the ring accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKy611o_3KA&feature=related. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Cabollaro
vs
Belac

195 cm
29
275 lbs
12 - 27 - 0

183 cm
22
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Very quick

Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Javier Cabollaro!
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, Edwin Belac!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Cabollaro closes the distance and pushes Belac back into the ropes.
Cabollaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Belac avoids the damage to the body.
Belac wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cabollaro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belac or not.
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!
Belac tries to break free but Cabollaro pushes him back against the ropes.
Cabollaro misses with a hook to the ribs.

Cabollaro manages to break the clinch.

Cabollaro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belac working hard to break the clinch.

Belac manages to break the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cabollaro. Belac shrugs it off though.
Belac looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Belac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Cabollaro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A hook to the body from Cabollaro.

Cabollaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cabollaro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belac, pushing him back against the ropes.

Cabollaro breaks the clinch.
Belac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabollaro.

Cabollaro clinches with his opponent.

Cabollaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabollaro lands a jab to Belac's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Cabollaro gets a clinch.
Cabollaro misses with a knee to the head.
Cabollaro tries to land knees in the clinch but Belac avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cabollaro.

Cabollaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabollaro throws a series of punches but Belac moves out of range.

Cabollaro clinches with his opponent.
Belac managing to block the knees to the body from Cabollaro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cabollaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabollaro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Cabollaro pushes Belac up against the ropes in a clinch.

Cabollaro breaks from the clinch.
Belac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belac takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Cabollaro gets a clinch.
Cabollaro lands a body shot in the clinch.

Cabollaro breaks from the clinch.
Cabollaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabollaro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belac backs up against the ropes.

It looks like Edwin Belac has been cut.
Javier Cabollaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabollaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cabollaro is looking to wear down Belac with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Cabollaro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belac, pushing him back against the ropes.

Cabollaro breaks from the clinch.

Cabollaro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belac, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabollaro.
Cabollaro landing knees to the body.

Cabollaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belac is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Cabollaro.
Belac takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Cabollaro as the two fighters clinch.

Cabollaro breaks from the clinch.
Cabollaro circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cabollaro moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cabollaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabollaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belac.
Belac drops his guard momentarily, allowing Cabollaro to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Belac! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Cabollaro takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Javier Cabollaro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Pagpilon BawKor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BawKor comes to the ring accompanied by spectrum. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

BawKor
vs
JonesJr

171 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
169 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

Good kicks
Granite chin

Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pagpilon BawKor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tiger JonesJr!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JonesJr avoids a punch combination nicely.
BawKor is looking to clinch.
BawKor tries to clinch but JonesJr is having none of it.
BawKor slips a jab and a cross from JonesJr.
BawKor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. JonesJr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
JonesJr misses with a two punch combination.
BawKor misses with a two punch combination.
BawKor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Pagpilon BawKor has been cut.
BawKor closes the distance looking to clinch

and JonesJr counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops BawKor to the mat! JonesJr runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and BawKor is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
JonesJr throws a combination that misses
and BawKor counters with a head kick. That will keep JonesJr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
JonesJr throws a right hand that BawKor ducks under and follows up with a left that BawKor also avoids with ease.
BawKor throws a right and a left that JonesJr avoids nicely.
JonesJr tries to bum rush BawKor with a series of wild strikes but BawKor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
BawKor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for JonesJr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BawKor closes the distance looking to clinch
and JonesJr counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
JonesJr connects with a quick right hand that sends BawKor tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tiger JonesJr!
Tiger JonesJr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rodriguez Julien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piugnu Kopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Julien
vs
Kopo

177 cm
27
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

169 cm
27
165 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good kicks
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodriguez Julien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piugnu Kopo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Julien. Those never looked like landing.
Julien misses with a double jab
and Kopo counters with a head kick. That will keep Julien thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Julien lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Julien throws a series of punches but Kopo moves out of range.

Kopo forces Julien back against the ropes and clinches.

Julien manages to break the clinch.
Kopo moves in looking to clinch but Julien pushes him off.
Kopo throws a nice looking combination but Julien bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kopo tries to clinch but Julien moves out of range.

Julien fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kopo, pushing him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julien tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kopo dodges an elbow strike from Julien.
Kopo is trying to maintain a safe position but Julien gets an underhook and turns Kopo into the ropes.
Julien pushes off an throws an elbow but Kopo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Julien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Julien gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Julien just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kopo's brow.

Julien manages to break the clinch.
Julien pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Julien has Kopo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kopo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Julien avoids it.
Julien throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Julien breaks the clinch.

Julien moves into the clinch.
Julien tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kopo is trying to break free.
Kopo is looking to break free of the clinch but Julien has double underhooks.
Julien misses with an elbow over the top.
Kopo blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kopo manages to break the clinch.

Kopo gets tackled into the ropes by Julien. Julien maintains the clinch.
Kopo avoids the elbow strike from Julien, against the ropes.

Julien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Julien.
Julien keeps the fight on the outside.
Julien scores with a one two! Kopo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Julien throws a series of punches but Kopo avoids them all with ease.
Julien misses with a head kick.
Kopo tries to clinch up but Julien circles away and keeps his distance.
Kopo tries to clinch up.
Julien misses with a wild combination.
Kopo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Julien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kopo avoiding damage as Julien throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Julien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kopo tries to clinch up.
Julien throws the left hand but Kopo avoids the punch easily.

Julien drives through and clinches with Kopo against the ropes.
Kopo tries a knee to the head but Julien blocks it.
Kopo blocks an elbow strike from Julien.
Kopo is looking to break free of the clinch but Julien has double underhooks.

Julien breaks from the clinch.

Julien pushes Kopo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Julien pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Julien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Julien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Julien tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopo is looking to clinch but Julien is avoiding it.

Julien drives through and clinches with Kopo against the ropes.

Julien breaks the clinch.

Julien forces Kopo back against the ropes and clinches.
Julien throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopo blocks it with crossed arms.
Kopo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kopo avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Julien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kopo misses with a body shot.
Julien throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Julien is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Julien.
Kopo wants to clinch but Julien slips to the side

and Julien counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Julien.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopo tries to stall but Julien uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Julien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julien swats away the attempt to clinch by Kopo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodriguez Julien 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.

Kopo darts in trying to clinch

and Julien moves into the clinch.
Julien misses with an elbow strike.
Kopo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Julien is defending well for now.
Julien looking to throw knees to the head but Kopo is blocking nicely.
Julien has Kopo pressed against the ropes, preventing Kopo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Julien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Julien moves into the clinch successfully.
Kopo tries to land knees in the clinch but Julien avoids the damage to the body.
Kopo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Julien keeps control of Kopo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kopo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Julien.
Kopo blocks an elbow strike.
Kopo tries a body shot but Julien blocks it.

Julien breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Julien has closed the distance and engaged Kopo in a clinch.
Julien throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kopo can't break the clinch.
Julien has Kopo pressed against the ropes, preventing Kopo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez Julien has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Julien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kopo tries to close the distance and clinch but Julien swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Julien misses with a double jab.
Julien misses with a wild body shot.
Kopo is looking to clinch but Julien is avoiding it.

Julien drives through and clinches with Kopo against the ropes.
Julien trying to land knees to the body.
Julien is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kopo is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kopo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Julien's brow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Julien tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopo avoids the damage to the body.

Julien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopo wants to clinch up but Julien keeps it at a distance.

Julien clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Julien tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopo avoids the damage to the body.
Kopo lands a damaging elbow.

Julien manages to break the clinch.
Kopo swings for the body but Julien moves out of range.

Kopo pushes Julien up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Julien using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kopo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Julien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Julien clinches.
Julien pushes off an throws an elbow but Kopo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kopo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Julien breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julien paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kopo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Julien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Julien.

Julien moves into the clinch.
Julien prevents Kopo from breaking the clinch.

Julien manages to break the clinch.

Julien closes the distance and clinches.
Julien creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kopo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kopo avoids the elbow strike from Julien, against the ropes.

Julien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kopo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Julien circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Julien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kopo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopo misses with a knee to the head.

Julien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Julien pushes Kopo away with a front kick.
Rodriguez Julien is winning the standup battle so far.

Julien clinches with his opponent.
Julien tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kopo avoids it.
Julien throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Julien looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Julien breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Julien tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kopo was well out of range. Poor timing from Julien.
No joy there for Julien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kopo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Julien clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodriguez Julien dominated that second round.
That's time! Julien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Kopo gets tackled into the ropes by Julien. Julien maintains the clinch.
Kopo is trying to break the clinch but Julien is controlling him.

Julien breaks from the clinch.

Julien rushes Kopo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Julien manages to break the clinch.
Julien connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kopo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rodriguez Julien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kopo is looking to clinch but Julien is avoiding it.
Kopo tries to clinch there but Julien circles away.

Julien moves into the clinch successfully.
Kopo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kopo is trying to break free.
Kopo stalling in the clinch but Julien improves position.
Julien avoiding damage as Kopo throws knees to the body.
Julien looking to throw knees to the head but Kopo is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Julien breaks from the clinch.
Julien lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kopo circles away quickly and effectively.
Kopo lands a head kick. Julien smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kopo tries to clinch but Julien is having none of it.
Julien throws a push kick but Kopo slaps the foot to one side.
Rodriguez Julien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kopo tries to clinch there but Julien circles away.
A head kick misses from Julien.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kopo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Julien forces Kopo back against the ropes and clinches.
Kopo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Julien blocks it with crossed arms.
Julien trying to land knees to the body.
Julien pushes off an throws an elbow but Kopo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Julien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Julien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kopo doesn't manage to clinch there - Julien circles away.

Julien moves into the clinch.
Julien tries to land a knee to the head but Kopo blocks with his arms.
Kopo avoiding damage as Julien throws knees to the body.

Julien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Kopo.

Julien clinches up against the ropes.
Kopo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kopo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Julien looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Julien with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kopo blocks the elbow strike.
Kopo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julien pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Julien missing with knees to the body.
Kopo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Kopo breaks from the clinch.

Julien clinches up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Julien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Julien closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Julien throws a right and a left that both miss.
Julien circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kopo tries to clinch but Julien moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kopo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Julien has closed the distance and engaged Kopo in a clinch.
Julien throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kopo blocks it with crossed arms.
Julien creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
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!

Julien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kopo lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kopo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kopo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez Julien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Julien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kopo can do to turn this around?

Julien darts in and clinches Kopo up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopo is trying to break the clinch but Julien has him pressed against the ropes.
Kopo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piugnu Kopo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kopo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kopo missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodriguez Julien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Julien has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodriguez Julien!