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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Korba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer has chosen Trapt-Still Frame as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stu Mercer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Korba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stu Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mercer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Korba's face.
Nice elbow from Mercer.
It looks like Erwin Korba has been cut.
Mercer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Korba tries to circle away but Mercer has him pinned against the ropes.
Korba is trying to drag Mercer to the mat but Mercer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Mercer lands a knee to the body.
Korba pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Korba is on top in guard.
Korba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korba wants to control from the top but Mercer keeps moving.
Korba looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mercer can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mercer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Korba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Korba trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Korba passes into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Korba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korba is trying to work for a kimura but Mercer is defending well.
Korba thows a huge punch but Mercer dodges it nicely.
Korba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Korba works his way into side control.
Mercer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Korba slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is looking to regain half guard here but Korba keeps moving and retains side control.
Korba landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Korba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mercer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mercer is trying to get back to half guard.
Korba has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mercer!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba looking to ground and pound but Mercer is blocking nicely.
Korba goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mercer is on top in guard.
Korba working a defensive guard here.
Korba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Korba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mercer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Korba is tightening it up a little... Mercer has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mercer reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mercer taps out! Nice BJJ there by Korba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Erwin Korba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kosh Joscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Nijem (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kosh Joscheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramsey Nijem!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nijem takes a swing at Joscheck's ribcage but misses.
Joscheck shoots and misses
and Nijem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nijem, as that shot connected.
Nijem uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joscheck has time to react.
Joscheck misses with a takedown
and Nijem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joscheck fails with the takedown
and Nijem counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosh Joscheck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joscheck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Joscheck shoots in for a takedown but Nijem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Joscheck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nijem can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijem defending against the ground and pound.
Nijem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nijem wants to improve his position but Joscheck is controlling well.
Nijem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joscheck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Joscheck seems to be looking for submissions.
Nijem is pressing down on Joscheck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nijem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nijem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joscheck.
Joscheck throwing strikes but missing.
Joscheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joscheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joscheck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nijem is on top in guard.
Nijem is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nijem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nijem in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nijem throws a big right hand that misses.
Nijem got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joscheck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nijem has managed to get both his arms back between Joscheck's legs - danger averted.
Joscheck looking for a sweep. Not yet Joscheck, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijem with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joscheck trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Joscheck keeping moving, preventing Nijem from controlling successfully.
Joscheck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nijem gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nijem tries to free his leg and advance position but Joscheck is retaining full guard.
Nijem is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Joscheck is looking for a triangle but Nijem pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijem scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nijem passes Joscheck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nijem is nestled in close to Joscheck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nijem passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Joscheck!
Nijem with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nijem is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Joscheck is surviving well by controlling Nijem's body position as best he can.
Joscheck throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nijem. What's that going to do exactly?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joscheck throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nijem. What's that going to do exactly?
Joscheck is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramsey Nijem will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joscheck shoots and misses
and Joscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nijem throws out a powerful jab.
Kosh Joscheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joscheck has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joscheck there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nijem cracks a nice hook into Joscheck's ribs.
Nijem looks to land a body kick but Joscheck moved away.
Joscheck has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nijem.
Nijem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joscheck has his takedown stuffed
and Joscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joscheck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nijem with a nice cross.
Nijem throws a lazy uppercut
and Joscheck counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Joscheck throws a big right hand that misses.
Joscheck postures up in Nijem's guard and throws a big left but Nijem blocks it.
Joscheck stops Nijem from standing up.
Joscheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joscheck throws a big elbow that misses.
Joscheck 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.
Joscheck is working Nijem over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joscheck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nijem is trying to keep Joscheck in close.
Kosh Joscheck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nijem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joscheck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijem lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Joscheck!
Nijem raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nijem wants to control the pace but Joscheck is squirming around nicely.
Nijem postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joscheck looks a forlorn figure.
Joscheck throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nijem. What's that going to do exactly?
Nijem prevents Joscheck from getting the reversal.
Nijem connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Joscheck is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joscheck chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Nijem.
Nijem landing shots from mount.
Joscheck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nijem content just to control the position here.
Joscheck throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nijem. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijem landing shots from mount.
Joscheck tries to reverse the position but Nijem maintains control.
Nijem landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nijem trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Joscheck is working to get back to half guard.
Nijem has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Joscheck's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joscheck throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Joscheck is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramsey Nijem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nijem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joscheck avoids the head kick by Nijem.
Nijem fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joscheck takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Joscheck takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joscheck shoots in but Nijem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nijem scores with a nice body kick.
Nice jab there from Nijem.
Nice cross by Nijem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Nijem finds it's target.
Nijem throws a head kick that misses.
Joscheck with a poor takedown
and Joscheck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nijem.
Nijem shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nijem showed some decent athleticism there.
Nijem is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Joscheck is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nijem pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joscheck tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Joscheck is pressing down on Nijem's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nijem engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Joscheck looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nijem has picked Joscheck up and slammed him! Joscheck can't keep hold of the triangle and Nijem manages to pass to side control!
Nijem working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nijem tries for a kimura but Joscheck is defending well.
Joscheck throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Joscheck gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijem working over Joscheck with some ground and pound. Joscheck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joscheck flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Joscheck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nijem thows a huge punch but Joscheck dodges it nicely.
Kosh Joscheck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joscheck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nijem wants to free his trapped foot but Joscheck is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nijem working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nijem seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joscheck does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijem moves into full mount! Joscheck won't be happy about that!
Nijem pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Joscheck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nijem with shots to the head and body - Joscheck looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nijem putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joscheck is bucking up trying to escape but Nijem cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Joscheck flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Joscheck throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nijem. What's that going to do exactly?
Nijem is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joscheck throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nijem. What's that going to do exactly?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joscheck is in a horrible position here. Nijem smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nijem cracks Joscheck with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramsey Nijem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nijem 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Ramsey Nijem!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Ramsey Nijem!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Ramsey Nijem!
Ramsey Nijem wins by unanimous decision!
Ramsey Nijem decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Skip Donahue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nalle Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karhu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Phil Collins - Against All Odds. Nalle Karhu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skip Donahue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nalle Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu dips to his left and cracks Donahue with an uppercut!
It looks like Skip Donahue has been cut.
Karhu connects with the punch.
Karhu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Karhu working Donahue over with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Donahue trying to control here.
Donahue on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karhu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donahue defending well though.
Karhu lands with a punch from half guard.
Donahue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donahue is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donahue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karhu.
Karhu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Donahue does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karhu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Donahue has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karhu is working away from the top position though.
Karhu trying to control the action but Donahue is working from the bottom.
Donahue wants to get back to his feet.
Karhu trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donahue tries to kick Karhu off but Karhu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Karhu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Donahue pushes Karhu off looking to stand but Karhu dives back in and keeps control.
Karhu wants to take a breather but Donahue is having none of it.
Karhu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Donahue works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karhu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donahue is keeping the position for now.
Karhu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu slips nicely into half guard.
Donahue tries to get to full guard but Karhu has control of the leg.
Karhu prevents Donahue from standing back up.
Donahue wants to get back to full guard.
Karhu trying to control the pace.
Karhu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karhu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donahue defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donahue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donahue has hold of Karhu's hands but Karhu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Donahue trying to control here.
Karhu throws a strike but Donahue avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Donahue 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.
Karhu throws an elbow that misses. Donahue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karhu's guard. Nice move by Donahue!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donahue stops Karhu from standing up.
Karhu pulls Donahue in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nalle Karhu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Skip Donahue's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karhu misses with a head kick.
Karhu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donahue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karhu but Karhu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karhu throws a jab when Donahue was well out of range.
Donahue tries a head kick but it misses.
Karhu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Karhu showed some decent athleticism there.
Donahue is trying to get back to full guard.
Nalle Karhu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karhu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donahue's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donahue has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karhu is working away from the top position though.
Donahue actively working from the bottom here.
Karhu lands with a punch from half guard.
Karhu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karhu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donahue's head.
Karhu slows the pace down in half guard.
Donahue trying to control but Karhu postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karhu is trying to control. Donahue wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Donahue is trying to stand back up but Karhu is controlling him
Donahue is looking to improve his position.
Karhu is looking to take a break and control but Donahue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karhu thows a huge punch but Donahue dodges it nicely.
Donahue keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donahue is trying to maintain the position but Karhu is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donahue has a takedown stuffed.
Karhu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donahue tries to clinch up
enabling Karhu to counter with a crisp jab.
Donahue fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Skip Donahue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donahue shoots and misses
and Karhu counters with a stiff right hand.
Donahue closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karhu counters with a good low kick that Donahue was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries for a takedown but Donahue sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karhu swats away the attempt to clinch by Donahue.
Donahue throws a sloppy head kick
and Karhu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donahue is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donahue with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karhu counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Donahue out cold! What a finish! Karhu is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nalle Karhu!
Nalle Karhu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Hick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hongan Kolistaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Billy Bob Hick has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Billy Bob Hick seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bob Hick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hongan Kolistaja!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kolistaja pinned against the ropes. Kolistaja gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kolistaja clinches up with Hick and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hick pulls Kolistaja into guard.
Hick isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kolistaja stacks Hick on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kolistaja!
Hick gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kolistaja pulls his head out easily.
Kolistaja is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Kolistaja has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hick is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kolistaja takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kolistaja's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hick manages to get to full guard.
Kolistaja sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Hick doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Kolistaja paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Hick - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Billy Bob Hick!
As Billy Bob Hick got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks to my sponsors and my great fans!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mingan Napayshni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mingan Napayshni!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Napayshni counters with a stiff right hand.
Napayshni jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Napayshni looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Napayshni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjornsson looks to throw the jab but Napayshni is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bjornsson. That's going to slow Napayshni down.
Bjornsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Napayshni lands a head shot.
Mingan Napayshni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjornsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Napayshni circles away quickly and effectively.
Napayshni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Napayshni throws a jab when Bjornsson was well out of range.
Napayshni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Napayshni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napayshni misses with an uppercut. Bjornsson saw that one coming.
Napayshni lands with an uppercut that bounces Bjornsson off the ropes and back into range.
Napayshni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Napayshni is looking to score with low kicks.
Bjornsson misses with a straight left.
Napayshni throws a leg kick which misses Bjornsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bjornsson tries to avoid it.
Napayshni misses with a head kick.
Napayshni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bjornsson misses with a combination
and Napayshni counters with a nice body shot.
Bjornsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bjornsson. Those never looked like landing.
Bjornsson slips under a jab from Napayshni.
Bjornsson throws a looping overhand right but Napayshni ducks down to avoid it.
Napayshni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bjornsson ducks right into an uppercut from Napayshni.
Napayshni throws out a loose jab but Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napayshni.
Napayshni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjornsson manages to avoid it.
Bjornsson misses with a body shot
letting Napayshni counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Napayshni.
Napayshni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjornsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bjornsson, as that shot connected.
Bjornsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Napayshni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Napayshni slips a straight right by Bjornsson.
Napayshni scores with a decent looking hook.
Bjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napayshni.
Bjornsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Napayshni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bjornsson on the side of the head.
Napayshni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Napayshni is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bjornsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjornsson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bjornsson misses with a wild body shot.
Napayshni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bjornsson moves away.
Napayshni lands with a good body shot.
Bjornsson throws a low kick but Napayshni moves out of range easily.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Napayshni scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Napayshni lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napayshni misses with a low kick as Bjornsson jumps back.
Bjornsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Napayshni's head.
Napayshni 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mingan Napayshni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Napayshni.
Bjornsson moves out of range as Napayshni strikes.
Bjornsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Napayshni. Napayshni obviously looking to wear him down.
Napayshni avoids a kick to the body.
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Napayshni throws a hook to the side of Bjornsson's head but Bjornsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Napayshni moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Napayshni punishes Bjornsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bjornsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napayshni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Napayshni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Napayshni connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bjornsson's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napayshni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bjornsson can pounce on him.
Napayshni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsson.
Napayshni throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Napayshni catches Bjornsson right on the button with a cross.
Napayshni scores with a head kick.
Bjornsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Napayshni.
Napayshni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Napayshni misses.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut
and Napayshni counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsson throws a body punch but Napayshni moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Napayshni as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni looks to throw the jab but Bjornsson is out of range.
Bjornsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Napayshni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Napayshni clobbers Bjornsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Bjornsson takes one on the button.
Napayshni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mingan Napayshni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bjornsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Napayshni's head.
Napayshni checks the leg kick.
Bjornsson blocks a head kick by Napayshni.
Napayshni throws a chopping leg kick but Bjornsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Napayshni lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bjornsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Mingan Napayshni has been cut.
Bjornsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bjornsson slips a jab from Napayshni.
Napayshni misses with a head kick.
Napayshni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bjornsson's calf.
Bjornsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Napayshni.
Bjornsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Napayshni lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napayshni scores with the left hand. Bjornsson knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Bjornsson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjornsson. Napayshni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjornsson throws a solid leg kick but Napayshni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bjornsson.
Bjornsson staying out of range there.
Napayshni scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson throws a sloppy head kick and Napayshni moves out of range easily.
Napayshni lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Napayshni.
Napayshni avoids the head kick by Bjornsson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Napayshni moves out of range of the leg kick from Bjornsson.
Napayshni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjornsson feints a jab promting Napayshni to slip. Bjornsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Napayshni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mingan Napayshni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mingan Napayshni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Napayshni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Napayshni loads up on a big right hand but Bjornsson slips the punch.
Bjornsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napayshni can pounce on him.
Napayshni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjornsson manages to avoid it.
Napayshni misses with a body shot.
Bjornsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Napayshni.
Napayshni lands with a nice body punch.
Napayshni throws a nice looking combination but Bjornsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Napayshni should have avoided that one.
Bjornsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napayshni manages to avoid it.
Napayshni moves out of range of the body kick from Bjornsson.
Napayshni misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Bjornsson.
Napayshni looks to land a body kick but Bjornsson moved away.
Napayshni misses with a wild combination.
Napayshni scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bjornsson with a nice cross.
Napayshni connects with a leg kick. Bjornsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
Bjornsson misses with a head kick.
Bjornsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Napayshni moves away from the strike by Bjornsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napayshni cracks the inside of Bjornsson's front leg.
Napayshni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bjornsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Napayshni.
Bjornsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Napayshni to score with a decent uppercut.
Napayshni lands a nice hook to Bjornsson's body. Bjornsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson misses with a few strikes there.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bjornsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bjornsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Napayshni lands a two punch combo.
Napayshni looks to land a right hand but Bjornsson moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Napayshni.
Napayshni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjornsson.
Napayshni throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bjornsson.
Napayshni throws the left hand but Bjornsson avoids the punch easily.
Napayshni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napayshni throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napayshni lands with a good body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bjornsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bjornsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Napayshni.
Napayshni lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Napayshni misses with a wild combination.
Bjornsson takes a swing at Napayshni's ribcage but misses.
Bjornsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napayshni can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napayshni throws out a loose jab but Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnar Bjornsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mingan Napayshni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Napayshni thumps Bjornsson with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mingan Napayshni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Napayshni 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Mingan Napayshni!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Mingan Napayshni!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Mingan Napayshni!
Mingan Napayshni wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Mingan Napayshni 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drost is looking to clinch but Barbos is avoiding it.
Barbos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbos.
Barbos misses with a wild combination.
Barbos misses with a looping right.
Barbos scores with a jab to the body.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Drost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbos scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Drost thuds his right hand into Barbos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barbos's waist but Barbos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drost off to one side.
Drost scores with a takedown into Barbos's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbos 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.
Drost wants to control but Barbos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drost is staying active underneath Barbos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barbos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Drost shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barbos's guard.
Barbos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barbos is on top in guard.
Drost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drost is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drost throws a strike but Barbos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drost seems keen to control Barbos's posture.
Barbos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drost is keeping the position for now.
Drost trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos trying to control but Drost is working from the bottom.
Drost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbos is one step ahead there.
Barbos slips nicely into half guard.
Drost gets back to full guard.
Drost 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.
Drost has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barbos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbos slips under a jab.
Drost connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbos's hands.
Drost throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbos.
Drost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbos circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doomsday Drost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drost is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drost moves away.
Drost looks to clinch
and Barbos counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drost clinches up against the ropes.
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 Doomsday Drost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barbos throws a hook to the side of Drost's head but Drost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Drost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drost is defended easily by Barbos.
Drost misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drost's waist but Drost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barbos off to one side.
Pes Barbos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbos slips a jab from Drost.
Barbos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drost counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos throws a hook but Drost blocks it.
Barbos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbos throws out a loose jab but Drost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbos misses with a series of wild punches.
Drost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drost dodges the punch combination from Barbos.
Drost throws a hook to the side of Barbos's head but Barbos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Drost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drost momentarily.
Barbos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Drost. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drost dodges the punch combination from Barbos.
Barbos moves in looking to clinch but Drost pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Barbos. No joy for Drost on that attempt.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Drost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbos counters with a three punch combo that has Drost backing up. Drost nods at Barbos to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost moves out of range as Barbos strikes.
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drost scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbos misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drost misses with an uppercut. Barbos saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbos lands a glancing blow to the side of Drost's head.
Drost clinches up against the ropes.
Drost is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barbos is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doomsday Drost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drost has Barbos pressed against the ropes, preventing Barbos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barbos landing knees to the body.
Drost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barbos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drost jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbos walks away with a smile on his face. Drost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drost as he avoids it easily.
Barbos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drost was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pes Barbos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Drost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drost shoots in for a takedown but Barbos shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Barbos misses.
Barbos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbos is fending him off so far but Drost persists. Nope, Barbos circles away and we're back to standing.
Drost moves away from the strike by Barbos.
Drost tries to clinch up but Barbos circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Drost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbos swings for the body but Drost moves out of range.
Barbos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drost backs up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos misses with a hook
and Drost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbos throws a one two combo.
Barbos leaves Drost 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 Doomsday Drost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drost fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbos misses the shot to the body.
Barbos lands a right hook to the body.
Barbos misses with a few strikes there.
Drost blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbos.
Drost with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barbos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbos scores with a decent looking hook.
Drost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbos.
Barbos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbos lands a two punch combo.
Drost loads up on a big right hand but Barbos slips the punch.
Barbos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barbos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbos defending well as Drost loads up on a big left hand.
Drost throws a hook but Barbos avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Barbos. Those never looked like landing.
Drost with a poor takedown
and Barbos counters with a two punch combo.
Drost looks to land a left hand but Barbos moved out of range nicely.
Drost ducks under a wild hook from Barbos.
Drost slips a jab and a cross from Barbos.
Barbos misses with a two punch combination.
Barbos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drost.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbos.
Barbos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drost fails with the takedown
and Barbos counters with a straight right hand.
Drost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbos manages to avoid it.
Drost is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barbos throws a hook to the side of Drost's head but Drost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drost slips under a jab from Barbos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barbos wants it to stay on the feet.
Barbos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pes Barbos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbos 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Pes Barbos!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Pes Barbos!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Pes Barbos!
Pes Barbos wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Yliremmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincaid comes into the arena with Jesus Wept - Suffocation (Effigy of the Forgotton) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alpo Yliremmi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yliremmi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yliremmi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kincaid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Billy Kincaid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincaid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yliremmi misses with a low kick.
Yliremmi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kincaid.
Yliremmi scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kincaid moves out of range of the leg kick from Yliremmi.
Kincaid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yliremmi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kincaid throws a right and a left that Yliremmi avoids nicely.
Kincaid tries to clinch but Yliremmi is having none of it.
Kincaid loads up on a big right hand but Yliremmi slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid instigates a clinch.
Kincaid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yliremmi's efforts to push away.
Yliremmi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kincaid blocks it with crossed arms.
Yliremmi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yliremmi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kincaid's sensitive parts.
Kincaid throws a hook to the side of Yliremmi's head but Yliremmi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yliremmi misses with a low kick.
Kincaid throws a series of punches but Yliremmi avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Kincaid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kincaid moves into the clinch.
Kincaid tries to circle away but Yliremmi has him pinned against the ropes.
Yliremmi being controlled against the ropes.
Yliremmi wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yliremmi misses with a low kick.
Yliremmi lands a big head kick that sends Kincaid tumbling to the mat! Yliremmi takes a step backwards and waves Kincaid back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kincaid is rocked!
It looks like Billy Kincaid has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kincaid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yliremmi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kincaid throws a jab but it's blocked by Yliremmi.
Good work by Kincaid as he checks the leg kick.
Kincaid checks the leg kick.
Kincaid moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yliremmi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yliremmi circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Kincaid catches Yliremmi right on the button with a cross.
Yliremmi cracks Kincaid with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kincaid looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yliremmi finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Kincaid scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Alpo Yliremmi has been cut.
Kincaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yliremmi circles away quickly and effectively.
Yliremmi misses with a low kick.
Kincaid checks a leg kick.
Yliremmi ducks right into an uppercut from Kincaid.
Yliremmi circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yliremmi.
Kincaid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Kincaid.
Some wild striking there from Kincaid.
Kincaid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yliremmi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kincaid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kincaid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kincaid misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Kincaid misses the target.
Kincaid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yliremmi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Yliremmi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yliremmi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kincaid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Billy Kincaid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Yliremmi misses
and Kincaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kincaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yliremmi moves away.
Yliremmi slips a straight right by Kincaid.
Kincaid swinging wildly here.
Kincaid scores with a shot to the body.
Kincaid throws a right hand that misses
and Yliremmi counters with a good low kick that Kincaid was not able to check.
Kincaid looks to land a right hand but Yliremmi moved out of range.
Yliremmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kincaid.
Yliremmi is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yliremmi blocks a jab.
Kincaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yliremmi moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yliremmi 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 Kincaid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kincaid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kincaid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yliremmi.
Yliremmi misses with a leg kick
and Kincaid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yliremmi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kincaid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yliremmi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kincaid's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kincaid throws the left hand but Yliremmi avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yliremmi.
Yliremmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kincaid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yliremmi is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yliremmi throws a body kick that misses.
Yliremmi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yliremmi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yliremmi.
Yliremmi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yliremmi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kincaid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kincaid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yliremmi under the eye.
Kincaid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yliremmi tries to work over Kincaid's front leg with a kick but Kincaid checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid loads up on a big right hand but Yliremmi slips the punch.
Yliremmi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kincaid checks a leg kick.
Kincaid checks a low kick from Yliremmi.
Yliremmi stuns Kincaid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kincaid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yliremmi.
Kincaid dodges the punch combination from Yliremmi.
Kincaid moves into the clinch.
Yliremmi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Kincaid misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kincaid moves out of range of the leg kick from Yliremmi.
Kincaid tries to bum rush Yliremmi with a series of wild strikes but Yliremmi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alpo Yliremmi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yliremmi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kincaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Kincaid misses its intended target.
Yliremmi throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kincaid throws a lazy right hand but Yliremmi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yliremmi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kincaid is out of range and Yliremmi settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpo Yliremmi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kincaid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yliremmi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kincaid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kincaid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yliremmi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kincaid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yliremmi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kincaid misses with a looping right.
Yliremmi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kincaid throws a right hand that Yliremmi ducks under and follows up with a left that Yliremmi also avoids with ease.
Yliremmi tries to land a leg kick but Kincaid saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yliremmi 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 Kincaid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kincaid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yliremmi thumps Kincaid with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yliremmi throws a nice head kick!
Yliremmi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kincaid throws a big shot that misses.
Kincaid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Kincaid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yliremmi doesn't seem phased though.
Kincaid is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yliremmi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yliremmi misses with a low kick.
Kincaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Kincaid.
Kincaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincaid throws a low kick but Yliremmi avoids it.
Kincaid throws a lazy uppercut
and Yliremmi counters with a good low kick that Kincaid was not able to check.
Some wild striking there from Kincaid.
Yliremmi lands a big head kick that sends Kincaid tumbling to the mat! Yliremmi takes a step backwards and waves Kincaid back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jab by Kincaid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yliremmi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kincaid doesn't seem bothered though.
A solid body kick from Yliremmi.
Yliremmi throws a low kick but Kincaid avoids it.
Yliremmi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kincaid sprawling to the canvas! Kincaid rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Yliremmi finish him?!
Oh Kincaid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yliremmi throws a front kick aimed at Kincaid's knee but Kincaid avoids it well.
Billy Kincaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alpo Yliremmi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kincaid seems to have got his legs back now.
Yliremmi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Yliremmi.
Yliremmi throws a leg kick that misses.
Yliremmi is looking to chop away at Kincaid's legs.
Kincaid catches Yliremmi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid tries to bum rush Yliremmi with a series of wild strikes but Yliremmi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kincaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yliremmi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kincaid throws out the jab.
Yliremmi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yliremmi lands a nice looking body kick.
Kincaid takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yliremmi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yliremmi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yliremmi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yliremmi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpo Yliremmi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yliremmi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Alpo Yliremmi!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Alpo Yliremmi!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Alpo Yliremmi!
Alpo Yliremmi wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Alpo Yliremmi 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the ring accompanied by Ensemble of the restless. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vahti was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vahti.
Vahti misses the shot to the body.
Vahti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vahti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vahti was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahti is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Vahti.
Vahti is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Garcia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vahti looking for a sweep. Not yet Vahti, not yet.
Garcia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garcia advances to half guard.
Garcia with the ground and pound but Vahti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses. Vahti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Vahti!
Vahti wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garcia's guard.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vahti gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia has his foot on Vahti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vahti works his way back into a safe position though.
Vahti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vahti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia's head.
Vahti swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Vahti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Vahti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Vahti tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vahti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karri Vahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vahti throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Vahti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vahti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
Garcia throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Karri Vahti has been cut.
Vahti throws a low kick but Garcia avoids it.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Vahti dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!
Vahti throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab by Vahti.
Vahti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia slips a straight right by Vahti.
Garcia throws the left hand but Vahti avoids the punch easily.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Vahti.
Vahti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vahti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Vahti lands a head shot.
Vahti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vahti finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
Vahti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vahti missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vahti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia is looking to chop away at Vahti's legs.
Vahti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Vahti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahti throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Vahti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a double jab
and Vahti counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karri Vahti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karri Vahti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Vahti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garcia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karri Vahti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Vahti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Vahti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vahti. That one must have hurt.
Vahti is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Vahti lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Vahti. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vahti.
Vahti misses with a wild combination.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vahti.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Vahti moves away and avoids it.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Vahti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vahti digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
Sloppy strikes from Vahti. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vahti.
Vahti moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Vahti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vahti scores with a decent looking hook.
Vahti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Vahti looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vahti throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Vahti.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vahti.
Karri Vahti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vahti blocks a jab.
Vahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garcia's calf.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Vahti catches Garcia right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia tries to move into range but Vahti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Vahti's shoulder, as Vahti tries to avoid the shot.
Vahti stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vahti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Vahti.
Vahti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vahti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Vahti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vahti misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Vahti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garcia is able to avoid easily.
Garcia jabs Vahti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vahti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vahti misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Vahti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vahti cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Garcia walks into a left hand.
A right-left combo lands from Vahti.
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Garcia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vahti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
Vahti lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Vahti gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karri Vahti!
Our winner, Karri Vahti, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethelbart Takahashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takahashi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salazar somewhat.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takahashi but Takahashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takahashi cracks Salazar with an open hand slap.
It looks like Alvaro Salazar has been cut.
Takahashi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Salazar scores with a hook.
Salazar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takahashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ethelbart Takahashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Salazar.
Salazar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Salazar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Takahashi!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar wants to control the pace but Takahashi is squirming around nicely.
Takahashi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salazar on the ground.
Takahashi tries to lock up and control but Salazar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Salazar throwing shots but Takahashi is blocking nicely.
Salazar is working for a kimura but Takahashi is defending it quite comfortably.
Salazar wants to pass to mount but Takahashi is defending the position.
Salazar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takahashi defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takahashi is looking for a sweep. Salazar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salazar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Salazar is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Takahashi reverses the position - he's now on top in Salazar's guard.
Salazar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Takahashi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Takahashi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salazar is looking for a triangle but Takahashi pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salazar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Takahashi is aware though and is defending well.
Salazar has an active guard here but Takahashi has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Salazar actively working from the bottom here.
Salazar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is looking to improve his position.
Salazar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Takahashi pulls his head out easily.
Salazar wants to get back to full guard.
Salazar is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Takahashi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Takahashi's back!
Takahashi trying to control the action but Salazar just sinks the hooks in.
Salazar looking for the choke from the back.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salazar is not going to allow Takahashi to sit and survive in this position.
Salazar missing with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Salazar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Salazar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takahashi as he jumps to the side.
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takahashi as he jumps to the side.
Takahashi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salazar.
Ethelbart Takahashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Salazar.
Salazar slips under a jab from Takahashi.
Salazar shoots in and drives through. Takahashi sprawls well.
A big right from Salazar misses.
Salazar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salazar tries for a takedown but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takahashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takahashi connects with a solid leg kick.
Salazar with a poor takedown
and Takahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salazar is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi catches Salazar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Salazar is breathing heavily.
Takahashi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salazar fails with a takedown attempt.
Takahashi lands with a good body shot.
Salazar throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Salazar blocks the leg kick.
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salazar. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salazar. That did some damage!
Takahashi cracks the inside of Salazar's front leg.
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takahashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takahashi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takahashi scores with a head kick.
Salazar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Salazar is rocked!
Takahashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takahashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takahashi - that will leave a mark!
Takahashi scores with a nice right hand.
Takahashi thuds his shin into the meat of Salazar's side.
Takahashi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salazar is still on wobbly legs! Can Takahashi finish him?
Takahashi feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Salazar sprawling to the canvas! Salazar rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Takahashi finish him?!
Salazar shoots for a takedown but Takahashi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takahashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Takahashi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Salazar seems to have recovered his senses.
Takahashi keeps Salazar at a distance using the push kick.
Takahashi connects with a single shot there.
That kick from Takahashi tenderised Salazar's leg. Salazar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takahashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Salazar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takahashi. Takahashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Salazar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takahashi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Takahashi tenderised Salazar's leg. Salazar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salazar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Takahashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takahashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salazar can do to turn this around?
Takahashi thumps Salazar with a low kick.
Takahashi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Salazar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahashi can pounce on him.
Takahashi misses with a head kick.
Alvaro Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi misses with a low kick as Salazar jumps back.
Salazar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Takahashi is trying to defend but Salazar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alvaro Salazar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi manages to get to full guard.
Takahashi keeping full guard, as Salazar tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ethelbart Takahashi just wasn't active enough.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takahashi sprawls well. Takahashi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salazar gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethelbart Takahashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Salazar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takahashi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takahashi throws a sloppy head kick and Salazar moves out of range easily.
Takahashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salazar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takahashi tries to avoid it but Salazar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takahashi to the ground. Takahashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salazar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takahashi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salazar somewhat.
Salazar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Takahashi quickly recovers to half guard.
Takahashi is trying to maintain the position but Salazar is very close to passing his half guard.
Salazar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salazar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salazar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takahashi defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Salazar drops back looking for a leg! Takahashi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Takahashi manages to kick Salazar off! Salazar jumps back into Takahashi's guard.
Takahashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salazar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takahashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salazar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Salazar stands and throws Takahashi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi prevents Salazar from moving into mount.
Salazar has knee on belly momentarily but Takahashi bucks him off and regains half guard.
Takahashi is not content to let Salazar control the position.
Takahashi moves into full guard.
Salazar tries to free his leg and advance position but Takahashi is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar trying to control but Takahashi is working from the bottom.
Takahashi keeping full guard, as Salazar tries to pass.
Salazar postures up.
Takahashi trying to control the position here.
We're going to have a standup here because Ethelbart Takahashi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Takahashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salazar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takahashi but Takahashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ethelbart Takahashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Salazar.
Takahashi misses with a straight left.
Salazar misses with a lunging right hand
and Takahashi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takahashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salazar looks for a takedown but Takahashi sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takahashi.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takahashi but Takahashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salazar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takahashi connects with a crisp jab.
Salazar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takahashi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Takahashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salazar is out of range and Takahashi settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethelbart Takahashi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Salazar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salazar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Takahashi drops his hands momentarily and Salazar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takahashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takahashi is looking to slow Salazar down with leg kicks.
Salazar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick. Salazar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Salazar missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salazar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takahashi's waist but Takahashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salazar off to one side.
Salazar shoots in and drives through. Takahashi sprawls well.
Ethelbart Takahashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Salazar.
Salazar blocks a head kick by Takahashi.
Salazar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takahashi avoids it really well and circles away.
Salazar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahashi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takahashi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salazar somewhat.
Salazar is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar blocks a leg kick.
Takahashi throws a front kick aimed at Salazar's knee but Salazar avoids it well.
Takahashi connects with a leg kick. Salazar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ethelbart Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takahashi misses with a low kick.
Takahashi lands a head kick. Salazar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Takahashi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Salazar throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi scores with a nice body kick.
Takahashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Alvaro Salazar's cut even more.
Salazar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Salazar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ethelbart Takahashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Salazar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahashi.
Takahashi slaps away a takedown attempt from Salazar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Salazar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Takahashi.
Nice straight punches there by Takahashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takahashi.
Takahashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salazar manages to avoid it.
Takahashi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takahashi wants it to stay on the feet.
Takahashi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takahashi wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salazar is defended easily by Takahashi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Takahashi.
Salazar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takahashi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Salazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takahashi is fending him off so far but Salazar persists. Nope, Takahashi circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takahashi.
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up with Takahashi, looking for a takedown. Salazar pushes Takahashi against the ropes but Takahashi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Takahashi.
Salazar dives in and grabs Takahashi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takahashi pushes down on Salazar's head and hops out.
Nice shot lands for Takahashi.
Salazar looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice cross by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salazar.
Salazar shoots in but no luck this time.
Salazar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salazar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takahashi's waist but Takahashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salazar off to one side.
Salazar has a takedown stuffed.
Takahashi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Salazar drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Takahashi follows Salazar 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 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethelbart Takahashi!
Ethelbart Takahashi retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Ethelbart Takahashi 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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