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RCD 81: Fight For Your Right PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracen McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gracen McDaniel!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green tries to clinch but McDaniel is having none of it.
That kick from McDaniel tenderised Green's leg. Green is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDaniel throws a head kick that Green semi-blocks.
A solid body kick from McDaniel.
McDaniel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDaniel can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by McDaniel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Green attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Green misses with a double jab.
Green takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Green on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McDaniel's corner calls for a 1-2. McDaniel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McDaniel takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for McDaniel.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDaniel can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDaniel delivers a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from McDaniel as Green shoots in.
McDaniel lands a lovely overhand right.
McDaniel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDaniel stuffs the takedown attempt from Green. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDaniel lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Green takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Green!
It looks like Gracen McDaniel has been cut.
McDaniel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDaniel with a hook.
Green takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
Green looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McDaniel is fending him off so far but Green persists. Nope, McDaniel circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDaniel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McDaniel did well to prevent Green getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McDaniel desperately trying to maintain half guard.
McDaniel is defending against the submission attempts here by Green.
McDaniel works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McDaniel, up you get!
Green drives through with a takedown into guard.
McDaniel pulls Green in close to his closed guard and prevents Green from doing any damage or advancing position.
McDaniel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.
McDaniel keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McDaniel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McDaniel has escaped and now he's on top!
Green wants to stand but McDaniel is controlling the position.
McDaniel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Green fails with an attempt to clinch.
McDaniel lands a nice looking body kick.
McDaniel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Green.
Gracen McDaniel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDaniel scores with a head kick. Green tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick from Green misses.
Green ducks under a wild hook from McDaniel.
Green shoots in for a takedown but McDaniel shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
McDaniel tests Green's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDaniel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot by Green.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDaniel scores with a leg kick.
Gracen McDaniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Green does no damage.
McDaniel throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Green tries to clinch but McDaniel moves out of range.
McDaniel scores with a hook to the body. Green takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Green throws a leg kick but McDaniel moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDaniel.
Nice body kick from McDaniel.
Nice body kick there by McDaniel.
Green with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDaniel to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Green lands a left and a right that send McDaniel crashing to the mat, dazed. Green thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McDaniel is rocked!
Green clinches with his opponent.
McDaniel is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Green moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt McDaniel! Green continues to tee off on McDaniel, landing with a left and a right! Green connects with a right hand that leaves McDaniel sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Green!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arthur Green!
Arthur Green decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Muter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Savickiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Savickiy struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Alexei Savickiy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Muter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Savickiy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savickiy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Muter stalks Savickiy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Savickiy's face. Savickiy staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Muter does it's job there.
Muter throws a head kick that misses.
Savickiy lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Alex Muter has been cut.
Savickiy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muter.
Savickiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muter.
Savickiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muter throws out the jab.
Muter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muter wants to take the fight to the mat but Savickiy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savickiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savickiy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Savickiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savickiy throws a hook but Muter avoids it easily.
Muter moves to clinch but Savickiy breaks away
and Savickiy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savickiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Muter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savickiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savickiy fails to land with a series of punches.
Savickiy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savickiy looks gassed!
Muter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Savickiy leaves Muter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Savickiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muter lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Savickiy throws a right hand that Muter ducks under and follows up with a left that Muter also avoids with ease.
Muter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muter fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Muter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muter is looking to clinch.
Muter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savickiy darts in trying to clinch
and Muter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Savickiy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Savickiy misses with a straight right.
Savickiy rushes Muter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savickiy tries to break the clinch but Muter is controlling the position.
Muter throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savickiy presses Muter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Savickiy after a bit of a struggle.
Muter tries a knee to the head but Savickiy blocks it.
Muter has Savickiy pressed against the cage, preventing Savickiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savickiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Savickiy's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Savickiy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Savickiy lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savickiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Muter. Savickiy shrugs it off though.
Muter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Muter with that takedown attempt.
Savickiy throws a series of strikes that have Muter backpedaling.
Muter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Savickiy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muter with a jab.
Muter throws a head kick that Savickiy semi-blocks.
Muter shoots in but Savickiy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Savickiy closes the distance and clinches.
Savickiy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Muter breaks from the clinch.
Savickiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savickiy misses with a few strikes there.
Savickiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muter circles away quickly and effectively.
Muter catches Savickiy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muter scores with a spinning back kick!
Savickiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muter moves into the clinch.
Muter breaks from the clinch.
Muter doesn't manage to clinch there - Savickiy circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Savickiy.
Muter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savickiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Muter is just out of range.
Muter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muter tries to clinch up but Savickiy circles away and keeps his distance.
Savickiy keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Alex Muter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Muter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Savickiy is looking to clinch.
Muter throws a wild body kick that Savickiy sees coming a mile off.
Savickiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muter was well out of range. Poor timing from Savickiy.
Savickiy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muter.
Savickiy dips to his left and cracks Muter with an uppercut!
Muter tries to clinch but Savickiy moves out of range.
Savickiy jabs Muter right on the nose. Muter blinks but takes it well.
Muter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savickiy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savickiy looks to land a combination but Muter avoids it well.
Savickiy takes a swing at Muter's ribcage but misses.
Alex Muter is winning the standup battle so far.
Muter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Savickiy is breathing heavily.
Muter staying out of range there.
Savickiy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muter.
Muter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muter fails to pull guard.
Muter has Savickiy pressed against the cage, preventing Savickiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savickiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savickiy.
Savickiy throws a hook to the side of Muter's head but Muter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muter thumps Savickiy with a low kick.
Savickiy tries to clinch but Muter moves out of range.
Muter moves out of range of the strikes.
Savickiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muter moves into the clinch.
Savickiy tries to break free but Muter pushes him back against the cage.
Muter ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Muter no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Muter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Savickiy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Savickiy content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Savickiy defends it easily.
Savickiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Muter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muter has his foot on Savickiy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Savickiy works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savickiy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Muter working for a triangle but Savickiy defends it easily.
Muter is working an open guard so Savickiy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muter staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Savickiy. No joy for Muter on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Muter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savickiy.
Muter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savickiy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savickiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muter.
Muter fails with a takedown attempt.
Alex Muter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muter moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savickiy wants to break free but Muter has control.
Muter wants a takedown but no success here.
Muter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Alex Muter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Muter'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!
Muter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savickiy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Muter.
Alexei Savickiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muter tries to clinch there but Savickiy circles away.
Savickiy misses with a wild body shot.
Muter tries to clinch but Savickiy moves out of range.
Muter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Savickiy throws a body punch but Muter moves out of range.
Savickiy throws a series of punches but Muter moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muter.
Muter pushes Savickiy away with a front kick.
Savickiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muter moves in looking to clinch but Savickiy pushes him off.
Muter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savickiy circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savickiy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muter throws a series of punches but Savickiy moves out of range.
Muter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muter needs to keep his hands up - Savickiy had a free shot at his head there.
Savickiy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexei Savickiy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savickiy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Savickiy swats away the attempt to clinch by Muter.
Muter tries to clinch but Savickiy is having none of it.
Muter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muter defending well as Savickiy loads up on a big left hand.
Savickiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muter moves away.
Muter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Savickiy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexei Savickiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savickiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muter circles away quickly and effectively.
Muter tries to clinch there but Savickiy circles away.
Savickiy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Muter tries to clinch but Savickiy moves out of range.
Savickiy throws a jab when Muter was well out of range.
Muter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Muter.
Nice sprawl there from Savickiy as Muter shoots in.
Nice uppercut lands for Savickiy. That snapped Muter's head back.
Muter rushes Savickiy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muter manages to pull guard.
Muter wants to stand and escape but Savickiy is having none of it.
Muter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savickiy wants to stand but Muter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Muter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Muter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Savickiy throws a right hand that Muter ducks under and follows up with a left that Muter also avoids with ease.
Muter tries to clinch there but Savickiy circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savickiy lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Savickiy throws a right and a left that Muter avoids nicely.
Nice body kick from Muter.
Savickiy throws a series of punches but Muter moves out of range.
Savickiy throws a series of punches but Muter avoids them all with ease.
Alex Muter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muter doesn't manage to clinch there - Savickiy circles away.
Savickiy leaves Muter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Muter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muter tries to clinch up
and Savickiy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Muter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muter 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 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alex Muter!
Alex Muter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avtandil Gamsakhurdia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Bodies. Avtandil Gamsakhurdia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avtandil Gamsakhurdia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch there but Gamsakhurdia circles away.
Silva cracks Gamsakhurdia with an open hand slap.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Gamsakhurdia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Gamsakhurdia looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Donk. Silva catches Gamsakhurdia right on the button with a cross.
Gamsakhurdia fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avtandil Gamsakhurdia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gamsakhurdias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Gamsakhurdia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gamsakhurdia throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gamsakhurdia tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gamsakhurdia grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia working the body and head with strikes.
Silva wants to control but Gamsakhurdia postures up.
Gamsakhurdia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gamsakhurdia working the ground and pound.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Gamsakhurdia.
Silva parries the strikes from Gamsakhurdia easily there. Gamsakhurdia is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Gamsakhurdia throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Silva works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Gamsakhurdia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Gamsakhurdia looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gamsakhurdia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gamsakhurdia with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is looking to stand up but Gamsakhurdia isn't so interested in that idea.
Gamsakhurdia passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gamsakhurdia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Gamsakhurdia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamsakhurdia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gamsakhurdia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gamsakhurdia.
Gamsakhurdia thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Gamsakhurdia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Gamsakhurdia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gamsakhurdia throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gamsakhurdia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gamsakhurdia is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gamsakhurdia postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Gamsakhurdia trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Gamsakhurdia stops Silva from standing up.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gamsakhurdia from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Gamsakhurdia down.
Gamsakhurdia closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Gamsakhurdia pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gamsakhurdia.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Gamsakhurdia avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gamsakhurdia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Gamsakhurdia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gamsakhurdia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avtandil Gamsakhurdia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gamsakhurdia.
Gamsakhurdia tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gamsakhurdia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avtandil Gamsakhurdia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gamsakhurdia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gamsakhurdia at a distance.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gamsakhurdia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gamsakhurdia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gamsakhurdia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Gamsakhurdia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gamsakhurdia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamsakhurdia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gamsakhurdia.
Silva throws a head kick that Gamsakhurdia semi-blocks.
Gamsakhurdia blocks a head kick by Silva.
Gamsakhurdia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Gamsakhurdia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gamsakhurdia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Gamsakhurdia on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by Gamsakhurdia or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
That kick from Silva tenderised Gamsakhurdia's leg. Gamsakhurdia is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two 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!
Gamsakhurdia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gamsakhurdia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gamsakhurdia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Gamsakhurdia down.
Gamsakhurdia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gamsakhurdia shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gamsakhurdia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Gamsakhurdia.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gamsakhurdia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva feints and then cracks Gamsakhurdia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gamsakhurdia down.
Gamsakhurdia looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gamsakhurdia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamsakhurdia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Gamsakhurdia should have avoided that one.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamsakhurdia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gamsakhurdia rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Gamsakhurdia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gamsakhurdia's calf.
Gamsakhurdia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Gamsakhurdia has a takedown stuffed.
Silva connects with the punch.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva cracks Gamsakhurdia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gamsakhurdia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gamsakhurdia sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gamsakhurdia misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva connects with a leg kick. Gamsakhurdia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva rushes Gamsakhurdia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Avtandil Gamsakhurdia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamsakhurdia shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Gamsakhurdia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva stalks Gamsakhurdia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gamsakhurdia's face. Gamsakhurdia staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva cracks the inside of Gamsakhurdia's front leg.
Gamsakhurdia drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gamsakhurdia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Gamsakhurdia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gamsakhurdia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Gamsakhurdia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avtandil Gamsakhurdia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Gamsakhurdia in the body.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gamsakhurdia gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva thumps Gamsakhurdia with a low kick.
That kick from Silva tenderised Gamsakhurdia's leg. Gamsakhurdia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gamsakhurdia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Gamsakhurdia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gamsakhurdia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Gamsakhurdia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gamsakhurdia doesn't seem bothered though.
Gamsakhurdia misses with a head kick.
Gamsakhurdia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva thuds a left hand into Gamsakhurdia's body.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gamsakhurdia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Gamsakhurdia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva lands a front kick.
Gamsakhurdia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gamsakhurdia gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that Gamsakhurdia semi-blocks.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Gamsakhurdia shoots in.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva throws a head kick but Gamsakhurdia moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Gamsakhurdia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Gamsakhurdia in the body.
Gamsakhurdia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gamsakhurdia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Gamsakhurdia on that attempt.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Gamsakhurdia in the body.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Gamsakhurdia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva pushes Gamsakhurdia away with a front kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gamsakhurdia's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamsakhurdia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Gamsakhurdia or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Gamsakhurdia walks into a left hand.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a head kick. Gamsakhurdia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva thumps Gamsakhurdia with a low kick.
Gamsakhurdia tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Ocho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trooper comes to the cage accompanied by №1. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Trooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Numero Ocho!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocho throws a hook but Trooper avoids it easily.
Trooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ocho manages to avoid it.
Trooper takes one on the button.
It looks like Super Trooper has been cut.
Ocho scores with a jab to the head.
Ocho throws a big shot that misses.
Ocho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trooper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trooper scores with a hook.
Ocho misses with a straight right.
Trooper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trooper shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ocho is trying to defend but Trooper finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Trooper prevents Ocho from standing back up.
Trooper trying to control from half guard but Ocho is working away.
Trooper is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Ocho to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Ocho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trooper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ocho looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ocho looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ocho!
Ocho decides to stand back up.
Trooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Ocho is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Ocho there.
Ocho misses with a left hand
and Trooper counters with a single leg into guard. Ocho didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ocho wants to stand but Trooper is controlling the position.
Ocho is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trooper wants to control from the top but Ocho keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ocho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Ocho is retaining full guard.
Ocho wants to stand and escape but Trooper is having none of it.
Trooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Ocho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trooper wants to pass the guard but Ocho is keeping the position.
Ocho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Trooper is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ocho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trooper manages to avoid it.
Ocho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ocho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trooper staying out of range there.
Trooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ocho.
Trooper moves in looking to clinch but Ocho pushes him off.
Ocho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trooper.
Trooper lands with a straight right. Ocho didn't see that one coming.
Ocho throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Trooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Trooper has closed the distance and engaged Ocho in a clinch.
Trooper pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trooper is on top in guard.
Ocho keeping full guard, as Trooper tries to pass.
Trooper is pushing down on Ocho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ocho is fighting to maintain full guard but Trooper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ocho won't allow Trooper to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trooper passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ocho!
Ocho squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Trooper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Trooper is working for a guillotine from mount but Ocho frees his head quite easily.
Ocho wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Trooper.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trooper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ocho manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Trooper goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ocho rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Trooper's guard! Nice work there by Ocho!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Super Trooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Super Trooper's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trooper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ocho's waist but Ocho gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trooper off to one side.
Trooper looks for a takedown but Ocho sprawls well.
Trooper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ocho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trooper back to the cage. Ocho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ocho misses with a hook. Trooper ducked under it nicely.
Trooper misses with a takedown attempt - Ocho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Trooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Ocho. No joy for Trooper on that attempt.
Trooper throws a shot from downtown. Ocho moves away and avoids it.
Trooper takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocho works the jab nicely.
Super Trooper's cut is getting worse.
A slow jab from Ocho misses its intended target.
Trooper is looking to clinch but Ocho is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trooper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ocho is fending him off so far but Trooper persists. Nope, Ocho circles away and we're back to standing.
Ocho misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Ocho finds it's target.
Trooper moves away from the strike by Ocho.
Trooper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ocho sprawls well initially but Trooper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Trooper working the head and body with strikes.
Ocho pushes Trooper off looking to stand but Trooper dives back in and keeps control.
Trooper is working for a kimura but Ocho is defending it quite comfortably.
Ocho pushes Trooper off and gets back to his feet.
Trooper sizes up Ocho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trooper lands a really nice looking cross but Ocho seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ocho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ocho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ocho throws a hook to the side of Trooper's head but Trooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ocho.
Numero Ocho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ocho gets caught flat footed, as Trooper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ocho wants to get back to his feet but Trooper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Super Trooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trooper throwing strikes but missing.
Ocho wriggles free and stands up.
Trooper throws a hook but Ocho avoids it easily.
Trooper shoots in but Ocho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocho tests Trooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Super Trooper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Trooper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Trooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ocho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ocho is looking to escape.
Trooper is keen to just control but Ocho is a slippery customer.
Trooper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ocho has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ocho pushes Trooper off looking to stand but Trooper dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocho is staying active underneath Trooper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trooper is looking for a kimura but Ocho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Trooper to get the leverage.
Trooper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ocho pushes Trooper off looking to stand but Trooper dives back in and keeps control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trooper is trying to control. Ocho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Trooper is just content to waste time from the top position. Ocho takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Trooper throws a strike but Ocho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Trooper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Numero Ocho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Super Trooper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Trooper staying out of range there.
Trooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ocho.
Trooper jabs Ocho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ocho misses with an uppercut. Trooper saw that one coming.
Trooper fails with the takedown.
Trooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ocho.
Trooper looks for a takedown but Ocho sprawls well.
Ocho scores with a nice head shot.
Ocho throws a hook to the side of Trooper's head but Trooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Trooper misses.
Ocho 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.
Ocho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ocho lunges at Trooper with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trooper's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ocho throws a right hand that misses
enabling Trooper to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trooper shoots in looking for a takedown. Ocho tries to sprawl out of it but Trooper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ocho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Super Trooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ocho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ocho swings widly with a right hand
and Trooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ocho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ocho misses with an uppercut. Trooper saw that one coming.
Trooper moves into the clinch.
Trooper prevents Ocho from breaking the clinch.
Trooper pulls Ocho into guard.
Trooper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ocho can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trooper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trooper trying to control the position here.
Ocho gets to his feet. Trooper looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Numero Ocho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trooper drops his hands momentarily and Ocho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trooper slips under a jab.
Trooper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ocho avoids it really well and circles away.
Ocho misses with a lunging right hand
and Trooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ocho.
Trooper pushes Ocho up against the cage in a clinch.
Trooper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trooper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ocho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trooper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ocho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ocho misses with a body shot.
Ocho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trooper.
Ocho looks to score with a jab to the body but Trooper is just out of range.
Trooper moves out of range as Ocho strikes.
Ocho throws a jab when Trooper was well out of range.
Ocho misses with a left hand
so Trooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Trooper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ocho wants to stand but Trooper is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trooper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ocho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trooper has gone for a leg lock! Ocho slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trooper's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ocho gets to his feet - Trooper follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Numero Ocho.
I think Ocho 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Ocho!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alla Pugacheva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pugacheva's entrance music is Alla Pugacheva - osenny pocelyi. A fine choice. Ronald Chevalier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alla Pugacheva's chin.
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27
253 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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24
267 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alla Pugacheva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Chevalier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pugacheva lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Ronald Chevalier has been cut.
Chevalier looks for a takedown but Pugacheva sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Pugacheva. Those never looked like landing.
Chevalier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chevalier misses with a series of wild punches.
Chevalier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pugacheva but Pugacheva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pugacheva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chevalier counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Pugacheva is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ronald Chevalier!
A victorious Ronald Chevalier thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth's entrance music is Iron Maiden - Killers . A fine choice. Mania is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Congo Natty Ft TopCat - Police In Helicopter . Rob Elsworth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Horse Mania's chin.
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29
209 lbs
21 - 14 - 1 |
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32
220 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mania looks to land a right hand but Elsworth moved out of range.
Elsworth throws a body kick that misses.
Elsworth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Elsworth 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.
Elsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Elsworth throws the kick towards the body but Mania avoids it.
Elsworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Elsworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Mania on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mania misses with a series of wild punches.
Elsworth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elsworth tries to land a leg kick but Mania saw it coming and moves away.
Mania on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Elsworth moves in looking to clinch but Mania pushes him off.
Mania avoids a kick to the body.
Elsworth turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Mania connects with a single shot there.
Elsworth moves into the clinch successfully.
Mania misses with a knee strike.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mania.
Still in the clinch, Elsworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mania is pushing Elsworth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mania looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elsworth misses with an elbow strike.
Mania wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elsworth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mania tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mania avoids the elbow strike from Elsworth, against the cage.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Horse Mania has been cut.
Mania is looking to control Elsworth's arms but Elsworth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mania has his back to the cage.
Elsworth tries a body shot but Mania blocks it.
Elsworth lands with a left to the head.
Elsworth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mania's face.
Mania with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Elsworth lands a knee 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!
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
Mania looks gassed!
Elsworth lands a nice elbow.
Mania misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Mania won't want to take too many of those.
Elsworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Elsworth.
Mania prevents a body shot from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Mania won't want to take too many of those.
Elsworth throws an elbow that misses.
Elsworth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mania or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Elsworth.
A body shot lands from Elsworth.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Elsworth on the inside.
Elsworth tries to work over Mania's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Mania wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elsworth lands an elbow that stopped Mania in his tracks for a moment.
Elsworth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Elsworth on the inside.
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
Elsworth connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Mania 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth pushes off an throws an elbow but Mania leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Elsworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Elsworth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mania in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Elsworth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Elsworth is working Mania over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mania takes a knee to the side of the body.
Elsworth throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elsworth throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands an elbow that stopped Mania in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Horse Mania's cut even more.
Elsworth working Mania over with knees to the body.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside.
Elsworth lands with a short shot to the head.
Elsworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mania is defending well for now.
Mania has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Mania creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elsworth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Elsworth.
Elsworth trying to land knees to the body.
Elsworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mania is defending well for now.
Elsworth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mania.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Elsworth working Mania over with knees to the body.
Elsworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mania is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Elsworth throws an elbow but misses.
Mania is still on wobbly legs! Can Elsworth finish him?
Elsworth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mania seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Elsworth.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Mania is working for takedown but Elsworth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elsworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Elsworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horse Mania's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Elsworth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mania avoids the head kick by Elsworth.
Mania throws a shot from downtown. Elsworth moves away and avoids it.
Mania takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mania has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mania there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mania throws a hook to the side of Elsworth's head but Elsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elsworth gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mania counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Mania misses the target.
Elsworth ducks under a wild hook from Mania.
Elsworth digs a good body shot into Mania's ribs.
Rob Elsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elsworth instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elsworth throws an elbow but misses.
Elsworth landing knees to the head.
Elsworth presses Mania against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mania is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elsworth obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Elsworth.
Elsworth cracks Mania with a nice body shot.
Elsworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Elsworth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mania lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Elsworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mania can do to turn this around?
Elsworth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Elsworth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Elsworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mania.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elsworth.
Mania tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elsworth lands a left hand.
Elsworth tries a body shot but Mania blocks it.
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!
Good body shot from Elsworth.
A knee to the head by Elsworth.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Horse Mania's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Elsworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Elsworth.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elsworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rob Elsworth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Elsworth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth pushes Mania back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elsworth gets through Mania's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Elsworth.
Nice elbow from Elsworth.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Mania 's eye.
Mania on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elsworth obliges.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mania's defenses.
Elsworth cracks Mania with a nice body shot.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Elsworth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Horse Mania's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Elsworth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Elsworth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elsworth creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mania's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mania drops to his knees and Elsworth pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Elsworth!
After winning the bout, Rob Elsworth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lipsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Comme Un Enfante. 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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31
215 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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26
223 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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World class MT
Very quick |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lipsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipsky throws the left hand but Tanner avoids the punch easily.
Lipsky looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Matt Lipsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner thows a leg kick but Lipsky checks it
and Lipsky counters with a good, hard body kick but Tanner shrugs it off.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lipsky.
Tanner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lipsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lipsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner clinches with his opponent.
Lipsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanner working aggressively here.
Lipsky misses with a knee to the head.
Lipsky throws an elbow that misses.
Tanner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tanner throws an elbow but it misses.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tanner avoids it.
Tanner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tanner.
Lipsky lands a damaging elbow.
Tanner takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Alf Tanner has been cut.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Tanner.
Tanner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lipsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanner scores with a shoulder strike.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanner.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner scores with a shot to the side of Lipsky's head.
Lipsky tries to work over Tanner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tanner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Matt Lipsky has been cut.
Tanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky throws an elbow but misses.
Tanner dodges an elbow strike from Lipsky.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tanner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lipsky takes a shot to the head.
Lipsky is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Tanner.
A short right from Tanner.
A short body shot lands from Tanner as the two fighters clinch.
Tanner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tanner lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Tanner - that landed with a thud.
Tanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tanner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lipsky is rocked!
Tanner lands a left hand.
Oh Lipsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanner unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lipsky! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tanner is unloading with more strikes now! Lipsky drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alf Tanner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Wojatzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojatzek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Somebody to Love. Johnny Pitbull could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Wojatzek's chin.
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25
281 lbs
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21
242 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Wojatzek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull catches Wojatzek napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Wojatzek to the canvas!
Wojatzek is rocked!
It looks like Adam Wojatzek has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pitbull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wojatzek is still in real trouble! Can Pitbull finish him?
Pitbull gets to his feet - Wojatzek follows without any prompting.
A shot to the body from Wojatzek misses
and Pitbull rattles Wojatzek with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Wojatzek tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Pitbull dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Wojatzek stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Pitbull!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Komuto Poebalunaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Poebalunaka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Morbid Angel - Rapture. Adamek has chosen I Am The Sword - Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
213 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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Powerful |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Komuto Poebalunaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poebalunaka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Adamek is trying to defend but Poebalunaka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Poebalunaka blocks the strikes from Adamek.
Adamek controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Poebalunaka is thwarting Adamek's attempts to control the position.
Poebalunaka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Poebalunaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Poebalunaka tries to pass to full mount but Adamek defends it.
Adamek is trying to control but Poebalunaka manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek wants to hold on but Poebalunaka pushes him away.
Adamek is looking to get to half guard.
Poebalunaka controlling from mount.
Adamek wants to try and get back to his feet.
Adamek is looking to improve his position but Poebalunaka isn't that keen on the idea.
Poebalunaka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poebalunaka with shots to the head and body - Adamek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Adamek tries to hold on but Poebalunaka postures up.
Poebalunaka scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Tomasz Adamek has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poebalunaka controlling from the full mount.
Adamek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Poebalunaka jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Adamek is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Adamek and Poebalunaka has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Adamek is trying to control Poebalunaka's posture but Poebalunaka avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Poebalunaka is staying active underneath Adamek, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Poebalunaka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poebalunaka keeping moving, preventing Adamek from controlling successfully.
Adamek cracks Poebalunaka with a solid left hand.
Adamek wants to control from the top but Poebalunaka keeps moving.
Adamek passes Poebalunaka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Adamek is working for a kimura but Poebalunaka is defending it quite comfortably.
Poebalunaka is trying to stand up here but Adamek is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Poebalunaka defends it well.
Adamek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poebalunaka keeps working.
Poebalunaka actively working from the bottom here.
Adamek is looking to take a break and control but Poebalunaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poebalunaka tries to kick Adamek off but Adamek keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Adamek is thwarting Poebalunaka's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poebalunaka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adamek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poebalunaka wants to improve his position but Adamek is controlling well.
Poebalunaka works his way to full guard. Good work.
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 Komuto Poebalunaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Adamek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adamek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poebalunaka but Poebalunaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Poebalunaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adamek tries to clinch there but Poebalunaka circles away.
Poebalunaka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Adamek was covering up waiting for the punch and Poebalunaka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Poebalunaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Adamek looking for a sweep. Not yet Adamek, not yet.
Poebalunaka gets to his feet. Adamek looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Adamek tries to clinch up.
Adamek takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Poebalunaka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Adamek is trying to defend but Poebalunaka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poebalunaka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Adamek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek is looking for a sweep. Poebalunaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adamek is trying to maintain the position but Poebalunaka is very close to passing his half guard.
Adamek is trying to stand.
Komuto Poebalunaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adamek trying to hold on to Poebalunaka's head to control him but Poebalunaka postures up.
Poebalunaka escapes and gets back to his feet.
Komuto Poebalunaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poebalunaka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Adamek controls Poebalunaka momentarily but Poebalunaka frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adamek is on top in guard.
Poebalunaka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poebalunaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Adamek being controlled here momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poebalunaka wants to sweep but no luck.
Adamek throwing strikes but missing.
Adamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Poebalunaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poebalunaka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adamek's guard.
Poebalunaka trying to control but Adamek is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Poebalunaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Poebalunaka is in close to Adamek's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Adamek controls Poebalunaka momentarily but Poebalunaka frees himself.
Poebalunaka throwing strikes from guard but Adamek blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poebalunaka gets to his feet. Adamek looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Adamek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adamek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Poebalunaka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Poebalunaka passes Adamek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poebalunaka.
Poebalunaka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adamek is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poebalunaka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Adamek is still in real trouble! Can Poebalunaka finish him?
Poebalunaka escapes and gets back to his feet.
Poebalunaka shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Poebalunaka slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Poebalunaka lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Komuto Poebalunaka!
A very excited looking Komuto Poebalunaka 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hy Wiener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Dre - The Next Episode . Wiener is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fok Julle Naaiers. Henry Black is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hy Wiener!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a body kick that misses.
Black checks a leg kick.
Wiener takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wiener steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black tries to bum rush Wiener with a series of wild strikes but Wiener uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black takes a swing at Wiener's ribcage but misses.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wiener on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiener manages to avoid it.
Wiener has closed the distance and engaged Black in a clinch.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiener's elbow.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
Wiener lands a body punch.
Wiener misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiener has Black pushed against the cage.
Wiener throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener takes a shot to the head.
Wiener keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Black lands a right hand.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
Wiener misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Black as the two fighters clinch.
Black prevents a body shot from Wiener.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiener creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiener looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Black.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiener's defenses.
Wiener avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener blocks an elbow strike.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Wiener.
Wiener unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Black looking to slow down the pace here.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiener tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Wiener lands a shoulder strike.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiener uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black working aggressively here.
Wiener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Wiener throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiener has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiener controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Black prevents a body shot from Wiener.
Black pushes Wiener back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiener working Black over with knees to the body.
Wiener lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Wiener comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wiener throws an elbow but it misses.
Black pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiener leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiener slowing the pace effectively.
Wiener connects with a knee to the head.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Wiener's head.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Black as Wiener tries to tie him up.
Wiener throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands an uppercut.
Wiener is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Black tries a knee to the head but Wiener blocks it.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiener crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.
Wiener throws an elbow that misses.
Wiener pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiener trying to stall but Black improves his position.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Wiener is blocking nicely.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black is pressed up against the cage. Wiener has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Black down to the mat. Black avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Wiener off balance momentarily.
Wiener uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
Wiener misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hy Wiener will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiener moves away.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiener takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
Black throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Black pushes Wiener back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiener misses with an elbow strike.
Wiener misses with an elbow over the top.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiener pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Wiener tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Wiener misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiener crunches a lovely knee into Black's ribcage.
Wiener tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiener throws a head punch that misses.
Black stalling against the cage.
Wiener tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
A knee to the head by Black.
Wiener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wiener lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiener creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Black.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Wiener lands a nice elbow.
Wiener lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Wiener is controlling him.
Wiener takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiener with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiener misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
Wiener lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black misses with a body kick.
Wiener is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Black looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wiener misses with a wild body shot.
Wiener throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiener misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wiener can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Wiener blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Black.
Wiener keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiener lands a knee to the head.
Wiener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiener lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Wiener.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiener throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Wiener.
Wiener dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wiener wants to stall.
Black tries to break the clinch but Wiener is controlling the position.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Wiener pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Wiener is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Wiener misses with some punches.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiener's face.
It looks like Hy Wiener has been cut.
Wiener takes an elbow to the temple.
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 Henry Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hy Wiener's cut.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wiener, pushing him back against the cage.
Wiener misses with a knee to the head.
Wiener creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiener's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Wiener as he checks the leg kick.
Wiener dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiener throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wiener blocks the body kick.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hy Wiener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black blocks the body kick.
Wiener misses with a body shot.
Wiener scores with a body shot.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looks to land a body kick but Wiener moved away.
Black throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wiener has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black keeps Wiener at a distance using the push kick.
Wiener ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black throws a body kick that misses.
Black moves out of range as Wiener strikes.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiener moves into range and clinches up with Black.
Wiener misses with a knee strike.
Wiener pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiener thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiener tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiener.
Good standup being displayed there by Wiener as he connects with a hook.
Black rushes Wiener and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiener pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wiener using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiener blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiener looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Wiener blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Wiener trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wiener into the cage.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiener.
Wiener throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black misses with a body kick.
Wiener lands a nice hook to Black's body. Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Black fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Henry Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Wiener lands with a kick to the temple. Black shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Black checks a low kick from Wiener.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiener.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a body shot.
Wiener rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Black.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiener's elbow.
Wiener throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wiener throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Wiener is blocking nicely.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiener tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiener throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiener throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.
Wiener pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Black clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Hy Wiener's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wiener moves out of range of the body kick.
Wiener misses with a lunging right hand
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
Wiener goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Black blocks a jab.
Wiener scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiener looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black misses with a straight left.
Wiener takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Black works the jab nicely.
Wiener misses with a wild body shot.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black blocks a jab.
Wiener connects with a single shot there.
Black misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Wiener.
Wiener takes one to the side of the head.
Wiener lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiener looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Wiener clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiener swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiener misses with a hook.
Black rushes Wiener and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wiener pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Black lands an elbow inside that Wiener shrugs off.
Wiener's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wiener tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
Black working aggressively here.
Wiener lands a nice elbow.
Wiener takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black prevents a body shot from Wiener.
Black effectively controlling the action here.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiener is looking to control Black's arms but Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wiener has his back to the cage.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wiener blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Black coming out on top.
Wiener takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wiener is rocked!
Wiener scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Black manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wiener doesn't seem bothered though.
Wiener is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiener moves out of range of the body kick from Black.
Wiener throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wiener tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black slips under a jab from Wiener.
Wiener misses with a jab to the body
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiener is still on wobbly legs! Can Black finish him?
Wiener takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Wiener is predictable there
and Black counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wiener seems to have recovered his senses.
Black gets a clinch.
Wiener misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Black.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiener just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Black.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiener misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Black had his way with Hy Wiener in that round.
The cut man is working on Hy Wiener's cut.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Black shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wiener tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wiener throws an elbow that misses.
Wiener throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiener just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Wiener.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Wiener.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Wiener backwards.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wiener's face.
Wiener takes a shot to the head.
Wiener throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wiener just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black has Wiener pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Wiener is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Black - that's hurt Wiener badly! Oh, another knee lands and Wiener is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Wiener doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Henry Black!
Henry Black retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Henry Black, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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RATING
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