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PCL 101: Union of Arachiosa PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shaky Cinderblocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaky Cinderblocks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Romano S's chin.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaky Cinderblocks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano S!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cinderblocks misses with a hook.
S leaves Cinderblocks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
S throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cinderblocks misses with a lunging right hand
and S counters with a straight right hand.
Cinderblocks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
S steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cinderblocks.
Cinderblocks closes the distance and pushes S back into the cage.
S throws an elbow but it misses.
S is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cinderblocks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
S avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cinderblocks looks to land a left hand but S moved out of range nicely.
Shaky Cinderblocks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cinderblocks throws a leg kick that is checked
and S counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cinderblocks misses with an uppercut.
Cinderblocks pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces S back to the cage. Cinderblocks follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinderblocks drives through and clinches with S against the cage.
S goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cinderblocks cracks S with a nice body shot.
Cinderblocks is looking to break free of the clinch but S has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cinderblocks looking to slow down the pace here.
S lands an elbow just above Cinderblocks 's eye.
S wants to stall.
Cinderblocks takes an elbow to the temple.
S lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
S blocks the elbow strike.
Cinderblocks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cinderblocks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by S.
Cinderblocks is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
S stalls.
Oh Cinderblocks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
S pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Cinderblocks! S unloads with more strikes and Cinderblocks sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romano S!
Romano S made sure to mention his sponsor, Valhalla Fight Wear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Austin (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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206 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Austin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin fails to land the takedown.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richardson misses with a few strikes there.
Austin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Austin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Richardson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Richardson tries to get out of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Richardson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Austin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Richardson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Austin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin has control of Richardson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Richardson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Austin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Richardson.
Richardson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richardson misses with a combination
and Austin counters with a shoot takedown. Richardson fights it but they end up in guard.
Richardson pushes Austin off and gets back to his feet.
Richardson throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Austin tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
Austin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Austin showed some decent athleticism there.
Austin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Richardson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin seems to be working for a kimura but Richardson defends the submission attempt.
Austin is looking to take a break and control but Richardson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Richardson is looking to escape.
Austin is working for a kimura but Richardson is defending it quite comfortably.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Richardson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tyson Austin!
Tyson Austin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Routalempi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buakaw Por Pramuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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159 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Routalempi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buakaw Por Pramuki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Routalempi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki slips a jab and a cross from Routalempi.
Routalempi slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuki.
Por Pramuki throws a series of punches but Routalempi moves out of range.
No joy there for Por Pramuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Por Pramuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Routalempi.
Routalempi tries for a takedown but Por Pramuki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Routalempi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Por Pramuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Routalempi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Por Pramuki.
Routalempi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Routalempi lands a nice shot that snaps Por Pramuki's head back.
Oooooh!!! Routalempi has knocked Por Pramuki down with a huge combo! Routalempi steps away and waves a wobbly Por Pramuki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Por Pramuki is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Routalempi looks to land a combination but Por Pramuki avoids it well.
Routalempi with a nice cross.
Por Pramuki is still on wobbly legs! Can Routalempi finish him?
A punch combination from Por Pramuki misses.
Por Pramuki seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Por Pramuki misses the shot to the body.
Routalempi misses with the combination.
Routalempi throws a head kick that Por Pramuki semi-blocks.
Routalempi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Por Pramuki counters with a series of strikes. Routalempi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Routalempi slips under a jab from Por Pramuki.
Routalempi throws a hook but Por Pramuki blocks it.
Routalempi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Routalempi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Por Pramuki leaves Routalempi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Routalempi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Por Pramuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Routalempi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Routalempi throws a series of punches but Por Pramuki avoids them all with ease.
Por Pramuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Por Pramuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Por Pramuki throws an overhand right that lands on Routalempi's shoulder, as Routalempi tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Routalempi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Routalempi is breathing heavily.
A jab-cross combination lands for Por Pramuki and sends Routalempi crashing to the mat! Por Pramuki follows him down to the mat - Routalempi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Routalempi is rocked!
It looks like Pekka Routalempi has been cut.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Routalempi wants to get back to full guard.
Por Pramuki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Por Pramuki is pressing down on Routalempi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Routalempi is holding on for now.
Routalempi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Por Pramuki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Routalempi wants to get back to full guard but Por Pramuki has passed into side control.
Routalempi is not content to let Por Pramuki control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Pramuki is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Routalempi is trying to escape and Por Pramuki transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Routalempi is forced to tap! Nice work there by Por Pramuki! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buakaw Por Pramuki!
Our winner, Buakaw Por Pramuki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Steele has chosen Lil Wayne-Drop the World as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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254 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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288 lbs
19 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan Steele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dan Steele jabs at Ben Steele's body.
Ben Steele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dan Steele.
Dan Steele works the jab nicely.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Ben Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dan Steele shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dan Steele dodges the punch combination from Ben Steele.
Ben Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ben Steele misses with a lunging right hand
and Dan Steele counters with a good low kick that Ben Steele was not able to check.
Dan Steele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ben Steele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ben Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dan Steele counters with a thumping low kick.
Dan Steele cracks Ben Steele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ben Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Ben Steele, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dan Steele slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ben Steele.
Ben Steele misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Ben Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dan Steele lands with a cross.
Ben Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dan Steele moves away.
Dan Steele ducks under a wild hook from Ben Steele.
Dan Steele lands with a hook. Ben Steele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ben Steele lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Dan Steele has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ben Steele walks into a left hand.
Ben Steele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ben Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dan Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Ben Steele.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dan Steele. That's going to slow Ben Steele down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan Steele throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ben Steele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dan Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dan Steele.
Ben Steele looks gassed!
Dan Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Ben Steele is just out of range.
Dan Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dan Steele lands a big head kick that sends Ben Steele tumbling to the mat! Dan Steele takes a step backwards and waves Ben Steele back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ben Steele is rocked!
That has opened up Ben Steele's cut even more.
Dan Steele circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ben Steele drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dan Steele follows Ben Steele to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Steele!
Dan Steele decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kharitonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharitonov has chosen BLUNT - Raggae All Day as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolo Halike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kharitonov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Halike. Those never looked like landing.
Kharitonov throws a chopping leg kick but Halike manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kharitonov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halike looks to land a right hand but Kharitonov moved out of range.
Kharitonov thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halike.
Kharitonov moves out of range as Halike throws a body kick.
Halike fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kharitonov manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Kharitonov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kharitonov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halike.
Kharitonov lands a body shot.
Kharitonov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halike is out of range.
Good work by Halike as he checks the leg kick.
Kharitonov throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kharitonov scores with a nice strike.
Kharitonov 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.
Halike misses with an uppercut. Kharitonov saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halike lands with a hook. Kharitonov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some bone on bone action there as Halike checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Halike moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Halike on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kharitonov throws out a leg kick but Halike moves out of range and Kharitonov only half commits.
Vladimir Kharitonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kharitonov takes a swing at Halike's ribcage but misses.
Halike cracks Kharitonov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kharitonov lands with a right hand.
Halike moves out of range of the body kick.
Kharitonov throws a head kick that misses.
Kharitonov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Halike on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kharitonov. Kharitonov obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharitonov thuds his right hand into Halike's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kharitonov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halike. That did some damage!
Halike throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kharitonov's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov is looking to land body kicks.
Kharitonov is looking to slow Halike down with leg kicks.
Halike thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kharitonov throws a sloppy head kick and Halike moves out of range easily.
Halike lands with a nice body punch.
Kharitonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kharitonov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kharitonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Kharitonov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Halike throws a body punch but Kharitonov moves out of range.
Kharitonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halike.
Kharitonov lands a lovely overhand right.
Kharitonov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halike misses with a shot to the body
and Kharitonov counters with a good low kick that Halike was not able to check.
Halike tries to clinch but Kharitonov is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike misses with a wild body shot.
Halike throws the left hand but Kharitonov avoids the punch easily.
Kharitonov misses with a leg kick.
Kharitonov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Halike counters with a nice uppercut.
Kharitonov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Halike.
Kharitonov throws a head kick but Halike moves out of range.
Kharitonov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kharitonov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kharitonov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halike tries to clinch but Kharitonov is having none of it.
Halike fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kharitonov checks it well.
Halike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kharitonov.
Kharitonov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kharitonov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halike backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kharitonov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kharitonov circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Halike drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kharitonov follows Halike to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Kharitonov!
An out of breath Vladimir Kharitonov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Foti Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasa comes to the cage accompanied by Highway to Hell (AC/DC). Vector has chosen Hollywood Undead-Undead as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
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195 lbs
21 - 5 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Foti Vasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinnie Vector!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vector displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vasa.
Vector tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vector has closed the distance and engaged Vasa in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Vector.
A knee to the head by Vector.
Vasa has Vector pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vector manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vector scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vector throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Vector.
Vasa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vector gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Foti Vasa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vector lands a left hand.
Vector is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasa is defending well for now.
Vasa gets through Vector's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vector.
Vasa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vasa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vector wanted to stand there but Vasa had control of the position.
Vasa is trying to keep Vector in close.
Vasa pulls Vector in close to his closed guard and prevents Vector from doing any damage or advancing position.
Vasa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vector is looking to stand up but Vasa won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa controlling Vector's posture.
Vasa kicks Vector off and gets to his feet.
Vector paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vector tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foti Vasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vector tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vasa counters by clinching up.
Vector lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vasa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vasa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector lands with a right to the head.
Vector struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasa controls his hands.
Vasa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vector with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vector lands a left hand.
Vector is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasa is defending well for now.
Vector tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasa avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vector.
Vector missing with knees to the body.
Vasa gets control of Vector's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vasa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vector is looking to stand up but Vasa won't let him.
Vasa is striking from the bottom but Vector uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Vector wants to stand up but Vasa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasa trying to control from the bottom.
Vasa manages to get to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vector wants to stand but Vasa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vasa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vector manages to get himself to full guard.
Vasa throws a strike but Vector rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vasa controls Vector momentarily but Vector frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vector dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vasa tries a head kick but it misses.
Vector moves out of range as Vasa throws a body kick.
Vector drives through and clinches with Vasa against the cage.
Vector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vector.
Vasa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vector just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vasa managing to block the knees to the body from Vector.
Vasa successfully pulls guard.
Vasa working a defensive guard here.
Vector wants to get up but he can't break Vasa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vector won't allow Vasa to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vasa lands a heavy elbow.
Vector tries to buck Vasa off but he can't manage it.
Vasa working the ground and pound effectively.
Vasa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vasa landing punches.
Vasa with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vector is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasa is landing with some decent strikes but Vector is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vasa won't let Vector get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Vector really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vasa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vasa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vasa throwing strikes here but Vector is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vasa throwing strikes here but Vector is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vasa breaks from Vector's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vector is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Vasa landing strikes from the mount and Vector is in trouble!
Vasa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vasa with shots to the head and body - Vector looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vasa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vector taking shots to the head.
Vasa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vector is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vector is still in real trouble! Can Vasa finish him?
Vasa won't let Vector get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Vector is breathing heavily.
Vector in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vasa drops a big elbow. That's hurt Vector! More shots from Vasa and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Foti Vasa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius has chosen Eminem - Almost Famous as his entrance music. Richard Tavarius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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30
209 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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220 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks to land a left hand but Tavarius moved out of range nicely.
Nogueira 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.
Richard Tavarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavarius throws a hook but Nogueira avoids it easily.
Tavarius rushes Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira pulls guard effortlessly.
Tavarius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Tavarius from controlling successfully.
Nogueira being controlled here, momentarily.
Nogueira has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Tavarius doesn't defend quickly enough and Nogueira has managed to lock this one up! Can Tavarius escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nogueira on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ricardo Nogueira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roma Mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go. Roma Mano has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cassius Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roma Mano!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mano misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Mano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Payne looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Payne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mano trying to hold on to Payne's head to control him but Payne postures up.
Payne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mano trying to control here.
Mano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Payne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mano is just riding it out for now. Payne eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Payne seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to pass the guard but Mano defending well.
Payne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mano defends it well.
Payne passes to side control.
Payne tries to advance to mount but Mano denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Payne trying to pass the guard but Mano defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius Payne dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mano throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Mano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Payne tries to clinch there but Mano circles away.
Cassius Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mano slips under a jab.
Payne throws a hook but Mano avoids it easily.
Payne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Payne duly obliges.
It looks like Roma Mano has been cut.
Payne lands a body shot.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mano.
Payne throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mano.
Payne misses with a left hand
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payne wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Payne.
Mano looks to score with a jab to the body but Payne is just out of range.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Mano throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
Payne is looking to wear down Mano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Mano.
Payne with a jab.
Cassius Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payne misses with an uppercut. Mano saw that one coming.
Mano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Mano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Mano misses.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from Mano.
Mano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Payne misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Mano. No joy for Payne on that attempt.
Mano looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano dodges the punch combination from Payne.
Payne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Payne tries to clinch up but Mano circles away and keeps his distance.
Mano throws a lazy uppercut
and Payne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Mano finds it's way through Payne's defenses.
Payne lands a jab-cross combination.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mano misses with a looping right.
Mano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Payne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne misses the shot to the body.
Mano looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Payne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mano.
Roma Mano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Mano.
Mano misses with a few strikes there.
Payne tries to clinch but Mano moves out of range.
Mano keeps the fight on the outside.
Mano misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mano scores with a hook.
Payne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mano at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roma Mano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roma Mano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mano wants to slow Payne down by chopping away at his legs.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
Mano throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne misses with a hook to the body
and Mano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mano blocks a jab.
Mano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Payne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mano.
Payne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Payne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mano counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Payne back to the cage. Mano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Payne looks to throw the jab but Mano is out of range.
Payne looks to land a combination but Mano avoids it well.
Mano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mano lands with an uppercut that bounces Payne off the cage and back into range.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Mano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Payne thinking.
Mano misses with a right hand
and Payne counters with a series of strikes. Mano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mano misses with a straight left.
Mano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mano misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mano throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Mano misses.
Payne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Payne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mano looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Mano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from Mano.
Payne misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mano throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
Mano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mano lands a right hook to the body.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mano moves away.
Payne scores with a nice strike.
Mano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payne.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mano.
Mano sizes up Payne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Mano misses.
Mano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mano misses with a wild body shot.
Payne feints a jab promting Mano to slip. Payne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mano fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roma Mano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roma Mano!
A pretty intense looking Roma Mano took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theo AtlaSon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
225 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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25
197 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AtlaSon throws a lazy right hand but Nordemar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nordemar tries a head kick but it misses.
AtlaSon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
AtlaSon cracks Nordemar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
AtlaSon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nordemar.
AtlaSon avoids the head kick by Nordemar.
AtlaSon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses.
AtlaSon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nordemar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
AtlaSon lands with a good body shot.
AtlaSon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nordemar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
AtlaSon lands a big head kick that sends Nordemar tumbling to the mat! AtlaSon takes a step backwards and waves Nordemar back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nordemar is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from AtlaSon! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theo AtlaSon! Theo AtlaSon retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Theo AtlaSon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conda comes to the cage accompanied by Los Bastardos Finlandeses - Acapulco. Speed has chosen Skrillex / Equinox as his entrance music. Jon Speed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
163 lbs
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ana Conda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Speed!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed cracks Conda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Conda moves away from the strike by Speed.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conda was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Conda thuds his shin into the meat of Speed's side.
Conda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Speed swings for the body but Conda moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Speed!
Conda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Speed throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Speed.
Speed avoids the body shot from Conda.
Speed avoids a kick to the body.
Speed misses the jab.
Conda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conda blocks a jab.
Speed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Speed lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Speed.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda misses with a looping left.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Conda throws out a loose jab but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Speed misses.
Conda misses with a kick to the body.
Conda avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conda slips a jab and a cross from Speed.
Speed blocks the body kick.
Conda lands a jab to Speed's midsection.
Jon Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conda moves forwards but Speed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conda scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Speed misses.
Speed misses with an uppercut.
Conda jabs at Speed's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Conda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Speed counters with a series of strikes. Conda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Conda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Speed misses with a left hand
and Conda counters with a good, hard body kick but Speed shrugs it off.
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!
Speed misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conda misses with a hook.
Speed 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.
Conda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Speed's hands.
Speed thows a body shot but no joy.
Conda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conda misses with a body kick.
Conda lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Conda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ana Conda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conda looks to land a left hand but Speed moved out of range nicely.
Speed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Speed misses with a hook. Conda ducked under it nicely.
Speed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Conda misses its intended target.
Speed misses with a looping left.
Conda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Speed wants to clinch up but Conda keeps it at a distance.
Speed moves into range and clinches up with Conda.
Conda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Speed to keep the fight standing.
Conda is looking to control Speed's arms but Speed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conda has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Conda fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda misses with some punches.
Speed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Conda throws a right hand that misses
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Conda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Speed is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Conda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
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!
Speed keeps the fight on the outside.
Conda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conda lands a body shot.
Conda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speed walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
Speed misses with a jab to the body
and Conda counters with a nice body kick.
Conda is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ana Conda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Speed misses with an uppercut. Conda saw that one coming.
Speed clobbers Conda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Conda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
Speed throws a sloppy body shot
and Conda finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Conda, right into the meat.
Speed misses with a hook
and Conda counters with a nice uppercut.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conda moves in looking to clinch but Speed pushes him off.
Conda tries to land a front kick but Speed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Conda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Conda with the ground and pound but Speed regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Conda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conda is pressing down on Speed's thigh, looking to free his foot. Speed is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda is nestled in close to Speed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Conda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Conda trying to control from half guard but Speed is working away.
Conda is controlling the pace.
Conda trying to control from Speed's half guard. Speed has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Conda with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda trying to control but Speed is working from the bottom.
Speed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conda trying to control the position from guard on top but Speed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conda throws a strike but Speed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Speed controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda working for a triangle but Speed defends it easily.
Conda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Conda wants to sweep but no luck.
Conda controls Speed momentarily but Speed frees himself.
Conda pulls Speed in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda has his foot on Speed's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Speed works his way back into a safe position though.
Conda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Speed is one step ahead there.
Conda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Speed is aware though and is defending well.
Conda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Speed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Speed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Conda controls Speed momentarily but Speed frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed wants to control from the top but Conda keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Speed throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ana Conda is winning the standup battle so far.
Speed misses with a body shot.
A big left from Speed misses.
Conda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
A telegraphed right hand from Speed misses the target.
Conda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Conda throws a low kick, looking for Speed's leg but Speed calmly moves out of range.
Conda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
Speed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Conda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Speed. Those never looked like landing.
Conda ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Conda tries to clinch up.
Conda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Speed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda thuds a left hand into Speed's body.
Speed throws a jab when Conda was well out of range.
Conda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conda scores with a push kick.
Conda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Conda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Speed ducks right into an uppercut from Conda.
Speed has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Conda.
Conda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Conda tries to clinch up but Speed circles away and keeps his distance.
Speed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Conda slips a jab from Speed.
Conda misses with a low kick as Speed jumps back.
Speed throws a nice looking combination but Conda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Speed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conda scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Conda.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Conda moves in looking to clinch but Speed pushes him off.
Conda slips a jab and a cross from Speed.
Conda dips to his left and cracks Speed with an uppercut!
Speed throws a shot from downtown. Conda moves away and avoids it.
Speed throws a jab but it's blocked by Conda.
Speed throws a big shot that misses.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed moves out of range as Conda throws a body kick.
Conda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conda misses with an uppercut
and Speed counters by moving into the clinch.
Speed is trying to maintain a safe position but Conda gets an underhook and turns Speed into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Conda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Speed's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Conda throws an elbow but misses.
Conda pushes off an throws an elbow but Speed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Speed tries to throw a body punch but Conda avoids it by throwing Speed back against the cage.
Conda prevents Speed from breaking the clinch.
Speed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Conda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conda drags the fight down to the ground.
Conda has an active guard here but Speed has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conda tries to get to full guard but Speed has control of the leg.
Conda is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Speed jumps into side control!
Conda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Speed wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Conda 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.
Conda regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ana Conda did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conda.
Speed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conda tries to clinch but Speed moves out of range.
Conda tries to land a front kick but Speed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Speed has Conda up against the cage in a clinch.
Speed has Conda pressed against the cage.
Conda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Speed's efforts to push away.
Conda lands an uppercut.
Conda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda misses with a punch on the inside.
Conda blocks a body shot from Speed.
A head punch on the inside from Conda fails to land.
Conda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Speed scores with a shot to the side of Conda's head.
Conda swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conda struggles to land a body shot inside as Speed controls his hands.
Conda misses with a body punch.
Conda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conda.
Conda is trying to pull guard but Speed has him pressed against the cage.
Speed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Speed's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conda lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Conda.
Conda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ana Conda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed managing to block the knees to the body from Conda.
Speed breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Conda's head but Conda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Speed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a hook but Conda avoids it easily.
Conda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Speed stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Speed misses with a double jab.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conda manages to avoid it.
Conda fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Speed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conda tries to move into range but Speed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Conda slips a jab and a cross from Speed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conda moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conda. Speed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speed fails to land with a series of punches.
Speed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Conda is out of range and Speed settles back down.
Speed takes a swing at Conda's ribcage but misses.
Conda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Speed misses with a few strikes there.
Speed lands with a shot to the body.
Conda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Speed is fending him off so far but Conda persists. Nope, Speed circles away and we're back to standing.
Speed moves forwards but Conda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conda throws the kick towards the body but Speed avoids it.
Conda throws a leg kick
and Speed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Conda manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jon Speed will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Speed fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Conda lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speed's sensitive parts.
Conda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Speed to the mat! Speed manages to get full guard.
Conda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Conda looking to pass the guard.
Conda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Conda 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.
Conda throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Speed is on top in guard.
Speed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Speed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Conda is tightening it up a little... Speed has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Speed reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Speed taps out! Nice BJJ there by Conda!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ana Conda!
Ana Conda took some time post fight to say the following; 'Remeber Jon how I promised to let you win it this time on the jet flight? I lied...'.
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