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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rango Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathon McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rango Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rango Gracie !
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, Nathon McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie .
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from McTavish.
McTavish throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
McTavish tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McTavish throws a right hand that misses
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McTavish is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McTavish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie stands up from McTavish's guard - Gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
McTavish throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie defending well as McTavish loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - McTavish throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McTavish throws out the jab.
McTavish listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A combination from McTavish does no damage.
McTavish throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McTavish could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gracie has cracked it and McTavish is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gracie !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rango Gracie !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boozella Che Che (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Titanium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Che Che's entrance music is Reptillia. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boozella Che Che!
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, Thomas Titanium!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Che Che throws a lazy right hand but Titanium sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Titanium defending well as Che Che loads up on a big left hand.
Titanium lands a glancing blow to the side of Che Che's head.
It looks like Boozella Che Che has been cut.
Che Che throws out a powerful jab.
Che Che moves out of range of the strikes.
Che Che fails with a takedown attempt.
Titanium fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Titanium.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titanium connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Che Che! He's out on his feet! Titanium rushes in and drops Che Che with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Titanium!
Thomas Titanium made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Awhooooooooooooooooooooooooooo'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reynold Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynold Blanco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Duck!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco checks a leg kick.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Blanco checks a leg kick.
Blanco digs a good body shot into Duck's ribs.
Duck throws a solid leg kick but Blanco takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duck.
Blanco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blanco lands a really nice looking cross but Duck seems unphased.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Blanco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duck needs to keep his hands up - Blanco had a free shot at his head there.
Duck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duck fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blanco checks it well.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duck throws out a leg kick but Blanco moves out of range and Duck only half commits.
Blanco lands a lovely overhand right.
Blanco checks the leg kick.
Blanco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Duck misses.
Blanco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duck throws out a leg kick but Blanco moves out of range and Duck only half commits.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blanco dips to his left and cracks Duck with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Duck quickly recovers to half guard.
Blanco passes to full mount!
Duck is desperately trying to improve his position but Blanco has a good base and remains in mount.
Blanco content just to control the position here.
Duck is looking to improve his position but Blanco isn't that keen on the idea.
Blanco thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Blanco.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duck is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blanco swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Duck is now in Blanco's guard. A big mistake from Blanco there, giving up the dominant position!
Blanco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Duck defends well.
Blanco keeping moving, preventing Duck from controlling successfully.
Blanco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blanco keeping moving, preventing Duck from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanco wants to sweep here but Duck controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck trying to control but Blanco is working from the bottom.
Blanco working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Duck has passed into half guard!
Blanco is trying to maintain the position but Duck is very close to passing his half guard.
Blanco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Duck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Duck's back!
Blanco struggling to keep hold of the position.
Blanco doesn't have the hooks in and Duck manages to turn into his guard.
Duck trying to control but Blanco is working from the bottom.
Duck stopping the sweep attempt from Blanco.
Duck trying to control but Blanco is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duck won't allow Blanco to sweep him here.
Blanco has his foot on Duck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duck works his way back into a safe position though.
Duck trying to control but Blanco is working from the bottom.
Duck slips nicely into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco actively working from the bottom here.
Duck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reynold Blanco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duck takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blanco connects with a body shot that sends Duck's belly button to the back.
Duck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duck tries to score with a low kick but Blanco moves his leg out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duck.
Reynold Blanco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blanco blocks a low kick nicely.
Blanco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duck.
Duck lands a leg kick that knocks Blanco off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanco checks a leg kick nicely.
Blanco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blanco. That did some damage!
Blanco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blanco moves out of range of the leg kick from Duck.
Blanco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Duck fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blanco checks it well.
Duck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blanco 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duck.
Duck shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duck motions for Blanco to come forward. Duck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blanco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duck.
Good leg kick by Duck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blanco blocks a low kick nicely.
Blanco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blanco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duck.
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!
Duck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco checks it.
Blanco misses with a body shot.
Blanco checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duck.
Blanco checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duck lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blanco has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blanco and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Blanco moves out of range of the leg kick from Duck.
Duck staying out of range there.
Duck swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duck throws out a leg kick but Blanco moves out of range and Duck only half commits.
Blanco checks a low kick from Duck.
Donald Duck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duck is looking to slow Blanco down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duck.
Duck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blanco's calf.
Blanco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blanco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Blanco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duck does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blanco throws a shot to the body.
Blanco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duck wants to land a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duck is looking to score with low kicks.
Duck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duck.
Duck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blanco's calf.
Duck tried to score with a low kick but Blanco checks it.
A clash of legs there as Blanco blocks the low kick.
Duck does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Blanco misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duck.
Duck throws out a leg kick but Blanco moves out of range and Duck only half commits.
Duck moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco moved away.
Blanco blocks a leg kick.
Blanco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blanco blocks a low kick nicely.
Duck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Blanco blocks the low kick.
Duck is looking to score with low kicks.
Duck misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Duck misses.
Duck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Blanco as he checks the leg kick.
Blanco smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco scores with a hook.
Duck swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Duck misses.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Duck avoids them all with ease.
Blanco lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duck.
Duck scoring well with a low kick there.
Duck throws a front kick aimed at Blanco's knee but Blanco avoids it well.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Duck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blanco.
Blanco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duck wants to land a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
Blanco misses with a looping right.
Blanco throws a body punch but Duck moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco blocks a leg kick.
Duck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
Blanco's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duck under the eye.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Duck misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Duck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Duck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blanco's sensitive parts.
Some bone on bone action there as Blanco checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blanco throws a jab when Duck was well out of range.
Good work by Blanco as he checks the leg kick.
Blanco throws a body punch but Duck moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Blanco blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Blanco finds it's way through Duck's defenses.
Blanco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Blanco throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duck avoids the body shot from Blanco.
Blanco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blanco connects with a looping right hand.
Blanco cracks Duck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blanco checks the leg kick.
Duck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blanco looks to score with a jab to the body but Duck is just out of range.
Duck tries to work over Blanco's front leg with a kick but Blanco checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duck wants to land a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
Duck checks a leg kick.
Duck throws a chopping leg kick but Blanco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duck.
Duck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blanco misses with an uppercut.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duck, right into the meat.
Duck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duck tries to score with a low kick but Blanco moves his leg out of the way.
Blanco throws a series of punches but Duck moves out of range.
Good work by Blanco as he checks the leg kick.
Duck slips a jab and a cross from Blanco.
Duck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Duck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Duck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duck tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck misses with a low kick as Blanco jumps back.
Duck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Duck misses with a low kick as Blanco jumps back.
Blanco lands a slapping body shot.
Blanco lands the left hand.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blanco works the jab nicely.
Duck tried to score with a low kick but Blanco checks it.
Blanco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco checks it.
Blanco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duck attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duck fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanco is out of range.
Blanco checks a leg kick nicely.
Blanco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duck momentarily.
Blanco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blanco!
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanco ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duck scoring well with a low kick there.
Blanco lands with an overhand left.
Blanco throws a right and a left that Duck avoids nicely.
Duck shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Blanco misses.
Duck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duck.
Blanco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duck circles away quickly and effectively.
Blanco cracks a nice hook into Duck's ribs.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blanco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blanco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blanco checks a leg kick.
Duck throws a leg kick that misses.
Duck wants to slow Blanco down by chopping away at his legs.
Blanco thuds his right hand into Duck's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blanco works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blanco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blanco checks the leg kick.
Duck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blanco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blanco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanco. Duck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duck throws out a leg kick but Blanco moves out of range and Duck only half commits.
The crowd cheers as Blanco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duck doesn't seem phased though.
Duck takes one on the button.
Blanco thows a body shot but no joy.
Blanco checks a low kick from Duck.
Duck fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blanco checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blanco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duck.
Duck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duck throws a leg kick but Blanco moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Duck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duck 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Duck!
Post fight, an emotional Donald Duck said 'Say hello to my low kick!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by My Time. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson swivels and escapes.
Velasquez shoots and misses
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Velasquez won't be happy with that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nelson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nelson trying to control the action but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Nelson.
Nelson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Velasquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Velasquez!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Velasquez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nelson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nelson lands a heavy elbow.
Nelson unloads with some shots from mount but Velasquez bucks and avoids them well.
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!
Nelson scoring with strikes but Velasquez is staying in there.
Nelson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nelson scoring with strikes but Velasquez is staying in there.
Nelson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Velasquez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Velasquez is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Velasquez looks a forlorn figure.
Velasquez is still in real trouble! Can Nelson finish him?
Nelson throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Velasquez has his hands clasped together but Nelson breaks the hold and Velasquez is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Nelson!
A victorious Roy Nelson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Llaripukinen's choice of entrance music: Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guntur Llaripukinen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Llaripukinen sprawls well initially but Cat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cat prevents Llaripukinen from standing back up.
Nice strikes from Cat there.
It looks like Guntur Llaripukinen has been cut.
Llaripukinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Llaripukinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cat trying to control from half guard but Llaripukinen is working away.
Llaripukinen wants to get back to his feet.
Llaripukinen trying to control here.
Llaripukinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Llaripukinen controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Llaripukinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cat is aware though and is defending well.
Cat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Llaripukinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Llaripukinen working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat trying to control the position from guard on top but Llaripukinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Llaripukinen pulls Cat in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Guntur Llaripukinen.
Cat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Llaripukinen scores with a three punch combo!
Guntur Llaripukinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cat walks into a straight right hand from Llaripukinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Cat stumbling backwards into the cage! Cat bounces back off the cage towards Llaripukinen, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Llaripukinen lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Llaripukinen celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Guntur Llaripukinen!
Guntur Llaripukinen 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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230 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Tappura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura swings for the body but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Tappura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tappura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vanagandr. Vanagandr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination but Tappura avoids it well.
Vanagandr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tappura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tappura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vanagandr's head backwards.
It looks like Eorl Vanagandr has been cut.
Tappura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanagandr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No joy there for Tappura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tappura defending well as Vanagandr loads up on a big left hand.
Tappura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr looks to land a combination but Tappura avoids it well.
Tappura thuds his shin into the meat of Vanagandr's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanagandr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vanagandr looks gassed!
Tappura scores with a push kick.
Tappura pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vanagandr back to the cage. Tappura follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Taisto Tappura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circling a little - Tappura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tappura scores with a nice body kick.
Tappura connects with a solid leg kick.
Tappura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tappura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tappura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tappura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tappura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vanagandr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura lands a big right hand that sends Vanagandr crashing to the mat! Tappura stays standing though and waves Vanagandr back to his feet!
Vanagandr is rocked!
Tappura throws a quick head kick that knocks Vanagandr silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Tappura is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taisto Tappura!
A very excited looking Taisto Tappura 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christiano Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naksuttava Puimakone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smokeleaf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Clawfinger Biggest & the Best. 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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242 lbs
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270 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christiano Smokeleaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naksuttava Puimakone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puimakone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smokeleaf.
Puimakone misses with a jab to the body
and Puimakone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Puimakone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smokeleaf cracks Puimakone with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puimakone misses with a double jab.
Puimakone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smokeleaf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Puimakone misses the target.
Puimakone tries to bum rush Smokeleaf with a series of wild strikes but Smokeleaf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smokeleaf looks for a takedown but Puimakone sprawls well.
Puimakone moves to clinch but Smokeleaf breaks away
and Smokeleaf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puimakone fails to land with a series of punches.
Puimakone misses with a double jab
and Smokeleaf counters with a right hand to the body.
Puimakone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puimakone tries to clinch but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
Smokeleaf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Puimakone manages to avoid it.
Puimakone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a nice double leg into side control. Puimakone won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Puimakone down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smokeleaf sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Puimakone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Puimakone regains half guard there - taking advantage of Smokeleaf's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Smokeleaf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Puimakone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Puimakone wants to improve his position but Smokeleaf is controlling well.
Smokeleaf uses his free foot to push down on Puimakone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Puimakone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puimakone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smokeleaf looking to finish with strikes here!
Smokeleaf lands a big shot to the head and Puimakone winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christiano Smokeleaf!
Christiano Smokeleaf seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred von Richthofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Richthofen comes to the cage accompanied by Theme tune to islam. Vadokowich has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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181 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Manfred von Richthofen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Vadokowich!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vadokowich takes one to the side of the head.
Manfred von Richthofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vadokowich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up.
Vadokowich throws a leg kick but von Richthofen moved away.
von Richthofen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vadokowich slips under a jab.
A big right from von Richthofen misses.
A slow jab from von Richthofen misses its intended target.
von Richthofen lands with a shot to the body.
Vadokowich blocks the body kick.
von Richthofen digs a good hook to Vadokowich's body.
von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vadokowich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vadokowich slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vadokowich looking to hit a scissor sweep but von Richthofen is one step ahead there.
Vadokowich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich is thwarting von Richthofen's attempts to control the position.
Vadokowich wants to take a breather but von Richthofen is having none of it.
von Richthofen is holding on to half guard well.
von Richthofen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Vadokowich jumps into side control!
von Richthofen is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich is looking to take a break and control but von Richthofen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
von Richthofen is trying to control Vadokowich's posture but Vadokowich avoids it.
You can see the frustration on von Richthofen's face as Vadokowich controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen struggling a bit here.
von Richthofen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vadokowich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on von Richthofen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
von Richthofen tries to improve position but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
von Richthofen loads up on a big right hand but Vadokowich slips the punch.
von Richthofen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than von Richthofen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
von Richthofen wants to control the pace but Vadokowich is squirming around nicely.
von Richthofen working Vadokowich over with strikes here.
Vadokowich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vadokowich's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vadokowich sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vadokowich controlling the position for now.
von Richthofen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
von Richthofen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vadokowich gets back to full guard.
von Richthofen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vadokowich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vadokowich trying to control the position.
Vadokowich looking to hit a scissor sweep but von Richthofen is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vadokowich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vadokowich is trying to keep von Richthofen in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
von Richthofen fakes the leg kick and cracks Vadokowich in the body.
von Richthofen avoids a punch combination nicely.
von Richthofen tries to clinch there but Vadokowich circles away.
Vadokowich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
von Richthofen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vadokowich counters with a nice body shot.
von Richthofen scores with a nice strike.
Vadokowich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Vadokowich there.
von Richthofen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
von Richthofen connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Richthofen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vadokowich trying to control the position.
von Richthofen trying to control but Vadokowich is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
von Richthofen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vadokowich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vadokowich is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
von Richthofen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
von Richthofen wants to pass the guard but Vadokowich is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vadokowich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and von Richthofen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from von Richthofen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
von Richthofen loads up on a big right hand but Vadokowich slips the punch.
von Richthofen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vadokowich dodges the punch combination from von Richthofen.
von Richthofen drives through with a takedown into Vadokowich's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen trying to control but Vadokowich is working from the bottom.
von Richthofen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
von Richthofen 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.
von Richthofen wants to control from the top but Vadokowich keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vadokowich managing to control the position.
von Richthofen preventing the sweep.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vadokowich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vadokowich working a defensive guard but von Richthofen passes into half guard.
Vadokowich trying to control here.
von Richthofen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Manfred von Richthofen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich is defending against the submission attempts here by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen prevents Vadokowich from improving his position.
Vadokowich blocking the ground and pound attempt from von Richthofen.
Vadokowich is looking to control von Richthofen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vadokowich avoid being mounted?
von Richthofen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
von Richthofen trying to pass the guard but Vadokowich defending well.
Vadokowich regains full guard. Nicely done.
von Richthofen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
von Richthofen stopping the sweep attempt from Vadokowich.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vadokowich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vadokowich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vadokowich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vadokowich looking for a sweep. Not yet Vadokowich, not yet.
von Richthofen landing with the ground and pound.
Vadokowich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Richthofen stopping the sweep attempt from Vadokowich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
von Richthofen postures up and lands a big shot to Vadokowich's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vadokowich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck von Richthofen on the side of the head.
von Richthofen misses with a leg kick
and Vadokowich counters with a left to the body.
Vadokowich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - von Richthofen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vadim Vadokowich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
von Richthofen works the jab nicely.
Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Richthofen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
von Richthofen dodges the punch combination from Vadokowich.
A big left from von Richthofen misses.
von Richthofen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
von Richthofen doesn't manage to clinch there - Vadokowich circles away.
von Richthofen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
von Richthofen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vadokowich in his tracks.
Vadokowich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but von Richthofen moves away.
von Richthofen looks to throw the jab but Vadokowich is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Richthofen throws a big shot that misses.
von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vadokowich.
von Richthofen throws a hook to the side of Vadokowich's head but Vadokowich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from von Richthofen misses.
Vadokowich tries to keep at a distance but von Richthofen has taken the fight into the clinch.
von Richthofen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vadokowich struggles to land a body shot inside as von Richthofen controls his hands.
von Richthofen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vadokowich up against the cage.
von Richthofen swings wildly with an uppercut but Vadokowich uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Richthofen has Vadokowich pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. von Richthofen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vadokowich tumbling to the mat - von Richthofen dives into Vadokowich's guard.
von Richthofen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vadokowich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for von Richthofen!
Vadokowich trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vadokowich avoids the attempt from von Richthofen to control.
von Richthofen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
von Richthofen throws a strike but Vadokowich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
von Richthofen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vadokowich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
von Richthofen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vadokowich postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen looking for subs off his back but Vadokowich has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vadokowich prevents von Richthofen from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manfred von Richthofen clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Vadokowich.
von Richthofen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
von Richthofen slips a jab from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
von Richthofen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vadokowich lands a body shot.
von Richthofen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vadokowich.
Vadokowich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vadokowich swats away the attempt to clinch by von Richthofen.
Vadokowich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vadokowich slips a straight right by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donk. Vadokowich catches von Richthofen right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich swats away the attempt to clinch by von Richthofen.
Vadokowich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from von Richthofen.
Vadokowich connects with a single shot there.
von Richthofen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vadokowich momentarily.
Good work by von Richthofen as he checks the leg kick.
von Richthofen defending well as Vadokowich loads up on a big left hand.
Vadim Vadokowich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Richthofen misses with a left hand
and Vadokowich counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vadokowich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and von Richthofen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vadokowich scrambles back to his feet.
Vadokowich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent von Richthofen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vadokowich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
von Richthofen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
von Richthofen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
von Richthofen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent von Richthofen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
von Richthofen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vadokowich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract von Richthofen.
von Richthofen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vadokowich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and von Richthofen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
von Richthofen lands the left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from von Richthofen is defended easily by Vadokowich.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manfred von Richthofen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Vadokowich as von Richthofen shoots in.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
von Richthofen blocks a jab.
A combination from Vadokowich does no damage.
Vadokowich cracks a nice hook into von Richthofen's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich clobbers von Richthofen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That kick from Vadokowich tenderised von Richthofen's leg. von Richthofen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vadokowich needs to keep his hands up - von Richthofen had a free shot at his head there.
Vadokowich slips under a jab.
Vadokowich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
von Richthofen lands a body shot.
von Richthofen throws a combination that misses
and Vadokowich counters with a straight right hand.
Vadokowich throws a hook but von Richthofen avoids it easily.
von Richthofen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vadokowich if he has to take too many more of those.
Vadokowich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
von Richthofen thuds a left hand into Vadokowich's body.
von Richthofen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vadokowich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vadokowich loads up on a big right hand but von Richthofen slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen throws a shot from downtown. Vadokowich moves away and avoids 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!
Vadokowich throws a sloppy head kick and von Richthofen moves out of range easily.
Vadokowich throws a sloppy head kick and von Richthofen moves out of range easily.
von Richthofen throws a body kick that misses.
von Richthofen walks into a straight right hand from Vadokowich.
von Richthofen staying out of range there.
von Richthofen tries to clinch there but Vadokowich circles away.
Vadokowich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vadokowich missing with a left hand there. von Richthofen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vadokowich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vadokowich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
von Richthofen moves out of range as Vadokowich throws a body kick.
von Richthofen closes the distance and clinches.
Vadokowich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Vadokowich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by von Richthofen.
von Richthofen misses with a looping right.
Vadokowich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Richthofen.
A head kick misses from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws out a loose jab but von Richthofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Richthofen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vadokowich manages to avoid it.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up.
von Richthofen shoots in looking for a takedown but Vadokowich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing von Richthofen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
von Richthofen just misses with a punch to the body.
von Richthofen avoids the body shot from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a low kick as von Richthofen jumps back.
von Richthofen throws a hook to the side of Vadokowich's head but Vadokowich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
von Richthofen misses with a right hand
and Vadokowich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vadokowich tries a head kick but it misses.
Vadokowich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but von Richthofen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vadokowich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
von Richthofen tries to close the distance and clinch but Vadokowich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vadokowich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vadokowich looks to land a left hand but von Richthofen moved out of range nicely.
Vadokowich defending well as von Richthofen loads up on a big left hand.
von Richthofen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vadokowich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vadokowich throws a jab but it's blocked by von Richthofen.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
Vadokowich throws a right hand that misses
and von Richthofen counters with a takedown into side control.
Vadokowich struggling a bit here.
Vadokowich is looking for a sweep.
Vadokowich is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vadokowich struggling a bit here.
von Richthofen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vadokowich knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
von Richthofen working away.
Vadokowich is trying to improve his position.
Vadokowich manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vadokowich makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vadokowich.
von Richthofen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vadokowich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vadokowich has escaped and now he's on top!
Vadim Vadokowich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Richthofen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vadokowich defends well.
Vadokowich trying to control the position from guard on top but von Richthofen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
von Richthofen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich got a little sloppy there for a moment and von Richthofen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vadokowich has managed to get both his arms back between von Richthofen's legs - danger averted.
von Richthofen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vadokowich has passed into half guard!
von Richthofen punching from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
von Richthofen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
von Richthofen is pressing down on Vadokowich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred von Richthofen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think von Richthofen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred von Richthofen!
Manfred von Richthofen retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, Manfred von Richthofen took to the microphone: 'At the moment the media paint us a haters and intolerant. But history will see us as the realists and the resistance against the rotten core ideology called islam'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baldomir Zsofka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ramos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baldomir Zsofka!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramos throws a head kick but Zsofka moves out of range.
Zsofka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. Zsofka saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Ramos as Zsofka shoots in.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Zsofka.
Zsofka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramos lands a slapping body shot.
Zsofka misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Ramos tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos avoids a kick to the body.
Zsofka avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Zsofka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zsofka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Zsofka blocks a head kick by Ramos.
A jab from Ramos finds it's way through Zsofka's defenses.
Ramos cracks the inside of Zsofka's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a low kick, looking for Zsofka's leg but Zsofka calmly moves out of range.
Baldomir Zsofka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zsofka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ramos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zsofka somewhat.
Zsofka throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Zsofka misses with a double jab.
Zsofka tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos throws a good cross that connects.
Ramos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramos cracks Zsofka with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zsofka looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ramos finish him?
Zsofka is rocked!
Ramos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Zsofka head around and knocks him out cold! Ramos hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emilio Ramos!
Emilio Ramos retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, Emilio Ramos stared into the camera and said 'You wanne be the best ?! Then you need to beat MEE !! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danae comes to the cage accompanied by Labyrinth - Thunder. Rutten has chosen El Guapo Likes to Dance as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danae scores with a three punch combo!
Danae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perseus Danae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danae throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Danae looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Danae takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Perseus Danae has been cut.
Danae throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Danae blocks a head kick by Rutten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten slips under a jab from Danae.
Danae lands a head kick!
Danae swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten scores with a push kick.
Rutten has managed to clinch.
Danae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick
and Danae counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danae throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Danae.
Rutten lands with a kick to the temple. Danae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten is looking to slow Danae down with leg kicks.
Danae lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Danae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Danae.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danae is looking to land body kicks.
Danae scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Danae is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rutten slips under a jab from Danae.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Danae's front leg but catches the back leg as Danae tries to avoid it.
Rutten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Danae on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, jab by Danae - just one landing.
Rutten lunges at Danae with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danae's hand.
A swing and a miss from Danae.
Rutten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Danae's head.
Rutten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danae backwards.
Rutten with a knee to the head.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Danae blocks it.
Danae throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch lands to the side of Rutten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danae throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Danae blocks it.
A short left from Danae.
Still in the clinch, Danae scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
A knee to the head by Rutten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danae tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Danae back against the cage.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Danae fails with a takedown attempt.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Danae takes a step back to recover.
Danae scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Danae looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
Danae moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danae takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danae has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten throws a head kick that Danae semi-blocks.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Danae with an uppercut!
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bas Rutten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutten. Danae shrugs it off though.
Danae throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Danae.
Rutten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Rutten connects with a nice looking jab.
Rutten slips a straight right by Danae.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danae's calf.
Danae blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Danae lands the left hand.
Danae throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten thumps Danae with a low kick.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Danae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutten.
Danae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Danae saw that one coming.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten connects with a knee to the head.
Danae misses with some punches.
Rutten with a knee to the head.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danae in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Danae scores with a one two! Rutten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Danae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danae. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danae misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Danae down.
Danae blocks a head kick by Rutten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danae.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Rutten catches Danae with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danae throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutten scores with a spinning back kick!
Rutten connects with a high kick.
Danae will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Danae lands with a kick to the ribs.
Danae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danae looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Danae.
Rutten throws a front kick that sends Danae stumbling back into the cage.
Danae tries to land a body kick
and Rutten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Danae's knee momentarily.
Rutten works Danae's body with a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Rutten.
Rutten scores with a one two! Danae had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Perseus Danae's cut is getting worse.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Danae off balance momentarily.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Danae avoids it well.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten moves out of range as Danae strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danae circles away quickly and effectively.
Danae takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Danae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Danae takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danae. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danae lands with a shot to the body.
Danae takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Bas Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Danae lands.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Danae.
A big right from Danae misses.
Rutten lands a lovely overhand right.
Danae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Rutten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danae just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Danae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Danae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danae takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Danae as he connects with a hook.
Danae throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutten tries to land a leg kick but Danae saw it coming and moves away.
Rutten tries to work over Danae's front leg with a kick but Danae checks it.
Rutten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danae, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danae in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutten tries to work over Danae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Danae blocks with his arms.
Danae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danae darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danae stalks Rutten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutten's face. Rutten staggers backwards, shaken.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten scores with a head kick. Danae tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Danae.
Rutten jabs at Danae's body.
Danae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutten.
Danae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Danae moved away.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Danae.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutten.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Danae.
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danae connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danae.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten connects with a body shot that sends Danae's belly button to the back.
Danae takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Danae throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danae if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Danae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutten.
Danae takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danae throws a lazy head kick
and Danae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danae lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rutten lands with a kick to the temple. Danae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Danae. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Danae.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danae's calf.
Danae tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danae is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae fails to land with a series of punches.
Danae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danae throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danae lands a body shot.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danae misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Perseus Danae's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Danae misses with a few strikes there.
Danae looks to throw the jab but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rutten at a distance.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Rutten tenderised Danae's leg. Danae is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Danae.
Rutten takes one to the chin there.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Danae moves out of range.
Danae tries a head kick but it misses.
Danae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danae moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danae scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutten moves out of range as Danae throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danae avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danae looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Danae tries a head kick but it misses.
Danae moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danae thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Danae.
Danae misses with a looping right.
Rutten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Danae throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danae gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rutten.
Danae misses with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rutten duly obliges.
Rutten scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutten slips a jab from Danae.
Danae clobbers Rutten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danae walks into a straight right hand from Rutten.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutten scores with a kick to the body.
Danae tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Danae checks a leg kick.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Danae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danae tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Danae misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Rutten wants to slow Danae down by chopping away at his legs.
Danae checks a leg kick.
Danae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danae misses with a body shot.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danae if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Danae moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danae.
Danae stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Danae.
Danae looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.
Danae lands a really nice looking cross but Rutten seems unphased.
Danae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Danae looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danae misses with a body kick.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Danae saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Danae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutten lands a nice looking body shot.
Danae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danae avoids a kick to the body.
Danae needs to keep his hands up - Rutten had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutten checks a leg kick.
Danae throws the kick towards the body but Rutten avoids it.
Danae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danae throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Danae.
Danae scores with a head kick. Rutten tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten connects with a jab.
Rutten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danae backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Danae lands a really nice looking cross but Rutten seems unphased.
Danae takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Danae connects with a nice looking jab.
Rutten drives through and clinches with Danae against the cage.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Danae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danae can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Danae misses with the head strike.
Danae trying to control the position but instead, Rutten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danae into the cage.
Danae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danae misses with a punch to the body.
Danae lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Danae is blocking nicely.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danae.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rutten is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Danae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danae avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danae lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Danae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danae is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into Danae's ribcage.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danae tries to stall but Rutten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danae looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutten on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Perseus Danae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danae misses with a body shot.
Danae with a jab.
Danae throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danae scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danae throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rutten.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten walks into a left hand.
Danae throws a body kick that misses.
Danae misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danae. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae misses with a head kick.
Danae thows a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutten. Danae shrugs it off though.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danae walks into a left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danae blocks it with crossed arms.
Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Danae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danae.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Danae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Danae sees coming a mile off.
Danae misses with a looping left.
Danae takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Danae looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Danae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Danae's ribs.
Rutten defending well as Danae loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danae 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Danae.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danae if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutten throws a head kick that Danae semi-blocks.
Danae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Perseus Danae.
Well Rutten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
Bas Rutten is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Bas Rutten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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