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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrewt Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Forrewt Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whyte tries to clinch up.
Griffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whyte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Griffin backs up against the cage.
Griffin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whyte gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin is trying to stand up here but Whyte is controlling him well.
Whyte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whyte stops Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Whyte content to control rather than advance.
Whyte is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffin sees it coming and defends easily.
Whyte thows a huge punch but Griffin dodges it nicely.
Griffin is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin is trying to escape back to his feet but Whyte uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Whyte controls the position.
Whyte decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Griffin with a poor takedown
and Whyte counters by clinching up.
Frank Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrewt Griffin.
Whyte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffin looks gassed!
Whyte gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whyte gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Whyte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whyte is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte is standing up over Griffin. Griffin looks to escape but Whyte dives into side control.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Whyte decides to stand back up. Whyte steps back and let's Griffin get back to his feet.
Whyte clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Griffin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whyte gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whyte gets a clinch.
Whyte manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whyte wants to clinch.
Griffin shoots in but Whyte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whyte rushes Griffin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin goes for a takedown attempt but Whyte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Griffin shoots and misses
and Whyte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Whyte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Whyte has picked Griffin up - he's going for a ride! Whyte dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Whyte working Griffin over with strikes.
Griffin is trying to escape back to his feet but Whyte uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Griffin tries to escape but Whyte is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte cracks Griffin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whyte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Griffin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Whyte scoring with punches and elbows.
Whyte working the head and body with strikes.
Whyte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Whyte thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griffin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Whyte has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whyte tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Whyte has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Griffin is pushing Whyte's head away, looking to escape. Whyte manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Whyte dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whyte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whyte counters with a three punch combo that has Griffin backing up. Griffin nods at Whyte to acknowledge the strikes.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whyte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frank Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrewt Griffin.
Whyte is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin misses with a takedown attempt
and Whyte counters with a good low kick that Griffin was not able to check.
Whyte shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Whyte lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whyte has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whyte is defended easily by Griffin.
Whyte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Griffin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Forrewt Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Griffin to the ground. Whyte is now in Griffin's guard.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet but Whyte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whyte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but Whyte is having none of it.
Whyte keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Whyte wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Whyte won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Whyte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte scoring with some ground and pound.
Whyte trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin is looking to stand up but Whyte isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffin can't keep his opponent in guard - Whyte advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Whyte decides to stand and escape the position.
Whyte rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Griffin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Griffin is trying to work for a kimura but Whyte is defending well.
Griffin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Griffin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Whyte is just riding it out for now. Griffin eventually gives up the hold.
Griffin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Whyte doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Griffin.
Whyte works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Whyte looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Whyte looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Whyte!
Whyte happy to just control the position for now.
Griffin tries to escape but Whyte is in control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whyte landing strikes.
Griffin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Whyte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin tries to score a body lock takedown but Whyte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Whyte dominated that second round.
That's time! Whyte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Whyte rushes Griffin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Griffin can't get the takedown.
Whyte working Griffin over with knees to the body.
Whyte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whyte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Griffin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frank Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Forrewt Griffin.
Whyte gets underhooks to prevent Griffin's takedown attempt.
Whyte gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Whyte is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griffin sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte wants to pass to mount but Griffin is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Griffin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whyte.
Griffin tries to kick Whyte off but Whyte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Whyte 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.
Griffin is trying to stand.
Whyte passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Griffin!
Whyte is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Griffin is surviving well by controlling Whyte's body position as best he can.
Whyte dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Griffin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Whyte with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Griffin is trying to stand.
Griffin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Whyte.
Whyte with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Whyte with shots to the head and body - Griffin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Griffin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Whyte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whyte breaks from Griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Whyte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Griffin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whyte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Whyte prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Whyte stands up from Griffin's guard - Whyte perhaps looking for a knockout.
Whyte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whyte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte stands up from half guard.
Whyte gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Whyte - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Griffin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whyte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whyte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whyte manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Griffin on his heels. He'll look to pass Griffin's guard now, I'm sure.
Whyte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whyte wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Whyte decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whyte shoots in but no luck this time.
Forrewt Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Whyte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whyte tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whyte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Whyte!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Uranium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beco Seco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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284 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lawrence Uranium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Beco Seco!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seco catches Uranium with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Uranium forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Beco Seco!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Cappo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marijo Palavra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Cappo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cappo tries to clinch up but Palavra circles away and keeps his distance.
Palavra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marijo Palavra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palavra shoots in but Cappo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cappo closes the distance and pushes Palavra back into the cage.
Palavra is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cappo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cappo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palavra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Palavra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cappo defending well though.
Cappo is trying to stand.
Palavra blocks the strikes from Cappo.
Palavra 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.
Cappo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Palavra is pressing down on Cappo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cappo is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappo taking some punishment here, with Palavra in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Palavra.
Cappo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cappo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Palavra wants to pass the guard but Cappo is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palavra passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Palavra is trying to get an arm triangle but Cappo is defending well.
Cappo is trying to control Palavra's posture but Palavra avoids it.
Cappo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Palavra off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra prevents Cappo from getting a body triangle.
Palavra is trying to break free.
Palavra is covering up but some of the strikes from Cappo are getting through and doing damage.
Cappo looking to break Palavra's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Palavra remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cappo will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cappo is looking for a rear naked choke here but Palavra reverses the position brilliantly into Cappo's guard!
Palavra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cappo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palavra passes Cappo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cappo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Palavra is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palavra tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Cappo.
Cappo trying to control from the bottom.
Cappo strikes from the bottom but Palavra passes into mount!
Palavra punishing his opponent with strikes.
Palavra avoids the attempt from Cappo to control.
Cappo is working to get back to half guard.
Cappo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cappo trying to control but Palavra postures up.
Palavra looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Palavra wants to work for an arm triangle but Cappo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cappo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cappo is staying active underneath Palavra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cappo is pressing down on Palavra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palavra stops Cappo from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Cappo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No luck for Palavra with that takedown attempt.
Palavra tries for a takedown but Cappo circles away easily
and Cappo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Palavra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cappo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marijo Palavra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cappo shoots in but no luck this time.
Palavra looking to score a takedown here. Cappo is defending well but Palavra drives through and ends up in Cappo's guard.
Cappo is trying to control the position but Palavra postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cappo is on top in guard.
Palavra keeping moving, preventing Cappo from controlling successfully.
Cappo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palavra is keeping the position for now.
Cappo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Palavra's guard.
Ray Cappo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cappo wants to pass the guard but Palavra is defending well.
Palavra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cappo seems to be looking for submissions.
Palavra is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cappo is keen to just control but Palavra is a slippery customer.
Palavra makes his way to full guard, as Cappo worked for a kimura.
Cappo gets to his feet - Palavra follows without any prompting.
Cappo clinches.
Cappo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palavra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappo has Palavra up against the cage in a clinch.
Cappo gets underhooks to prevent Palavra's takedown attempt.
Cappo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cappo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palavra.
Palavra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marijo Palavra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cappo tries to sprawl but Palavra drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cappo is trying to stand up here but Palavra is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palavra is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cappo sees it coming and defends easily.
Cappo is trying to stand up here but Palavra is controlling him well.
Palavra is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cappo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Palavra.
Cappo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cappo controls Palavra momentarily but Palavra frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palavra trying to control but Cappo is working from the bottom.
Palavra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Cappo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Palavra shoots for a takedown but Cappo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palavra shoots in but Cappo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cappo tries to clinch but Palavra is having none of it.
Cappo tries to clinch but Palavra is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Cappo as Palavra shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marijo Palavra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palavra has his takedown stuffed
and Cappo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Palavra!
Cappo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palavra looks a forlorn figure.
Cappo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cappo controlling from mount.
Palavra holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cappo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palavra is in a horrible position here. Cappo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cappo is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Palavra has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Palavra!
Cappo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palavra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Palavra cracks Cappo with a solid left hand.
Cappo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Palavra is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cappo.
Palavra in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cappo is trying to improve his position.
Cappo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Palavra asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Palavra landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cappo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cappo is looking to regain half guard here but Palavra keeps moving and retains side control.
Palavra thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palavra tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Palavra has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Palavra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cappo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cappo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Palavra asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palavra working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Cappo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cappo 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Cappo!
Ray Cappo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Heines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bada comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy Warriors Dance. Joshua Heines struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Joshua Heines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
169 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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29
169 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bada Bada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua Heines!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heines throws a sloppy head kick
and Bada counters with a nice double leg into side control. Heines won't be happy with that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bada happy to just control the position for now.
Bada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Heines really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bada moves into full mount!
Bada wants to control the pace but Heines is squirming around nicely.
Bada sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heines is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heines is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bada wants to control the pace but Heines is squirming around nicely.
Bada controlling the position easily from mount.
Bada working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bada scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heines wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bada.
Bada is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bada extends the arm and Heines is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bada Bada!
Bada Bada very nearly forgot to thank Springfield HW Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Donnely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bacca comes to the cage accompanied by Chewbacca Noise. On his way into the cage it seems that Chew Bacca has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chew Bacca seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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285 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Donnely!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnely takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bacca throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Donnely with a poor takedown
and Bacca counters by moving into the clinch.
Donnely is trying to pull guard but Bacca has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bacca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bacca is looking to break free of the clinch but Donnely has double underhooks.
Donnely fails to pull guard.
Chew Bacca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Donnely.
Donnely prevents Bacca from breaking the clinch.
Bacca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bacca throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donnely tries for a takedown but Bacca sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bacca jabs Donnely right on the nose. Donnely blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bacca takes the fight into the clinch.
Bacca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donnely on the side of the head.
Donnely shoots in but no luck this time.
Donnely fails with the takedown.
Donnely closes the distance and clinches up with Bacca, looking for a takedown. Donnely pushes Bacca against the cage but Bacca circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bacca takes the fight into the clinch.
Bacca is trying to push Donnely away but Donnely has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bacca breaks the clinch.
Bacca leaves Donnely with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Donnely with a poor takedown
and Bacca counters with a three punch combo that has Donnely backing up. Donnely nods at Bacca to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bacca clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bacca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donnely has Bacca pressed against the cage, preventing Bacca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bacca rushes Donnely and presses him up against the cage.
Bacca is trying to force a seperation but Donnely has the dominant position.
Donnely tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bacca smiles and moves away.
Bacca scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bacca throws a head kick but Donnely moves out of range.
Donnely is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bacca is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Donnely.
Bacca moves into range and connects with a jab.
Donnely avoids the head kick by Bacca.
Bacca takes the fight into the clinch.
Bacca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnely dodges the punch combination from Bacca.
Chew Bacca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacca rushes Donnely and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donnely tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bacca smiles and moves away.
Bacca moves into the clinch.
Donnely is trying to pull guard but Bacca turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bacca tries to circle away but Donnely has him pinned against the cage.
Donnely tries to pull guard but Bacca forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bacca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bacca wants to break free but Donnely has control.
Bacca looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bacca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donnely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bacca just stands there and leans against the cage.
Donnely manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bacca is looking to stand up but Donnely won't let him.
Bacca got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donnely has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bacca has managed to get both his arms back between Donnely's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnely is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bacca has his hands clasped together but Donnely extends an breaks Bacca's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Donnely.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Donnely!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between MR Gnp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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22
244 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, MR Gnp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kurt Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnp shoots in looking for a takedown but Hurt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gnp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gnp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gnp drops his hands momentarily and Hurt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice jab there from Hurt.
Gnp fails with the takedown
and Hurt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hurt connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hurt throws a sloppy head kick and Gnp moves out of range easily.
Gnp tries for a takedown but Hurt circles away easily
and Hurt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MR Gnp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurt with a hook.
Hurt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gnp tries for a takedown but Hurt circles away easily
and Hurt counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gnp closes the distance and clinches up with Hurt, looking for a takedown. Gnp pushes Hurt against the cage but Hurt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gnp scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hurt wants to control but Gnp is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt wants to get back to his feet.
Gnp frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hurt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Poor strikes thrown by Gnp there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hurt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gnp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurt is squirming around, avoiding Gnp's attempts to control the action.
Hurt tries to hold on but Gnp postures up.
Hurt is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gnp cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gnp avoids the attempt from Hurt to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnp controlling from the full mount.
Gnp working for a guillotine from mount but Hurt is in no mood to give up.
Hurt is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gnp landing shots from mount.
Gnp with good strikes from the mount here!
Gnp can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hurt is looking to escape.
Gnp raining down shots from the mount!
Hurt is rocked!
Gnp looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hurt covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). MR Gnp!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jokuani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by THE PRODIGY - voodoo people. 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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29
197 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
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24
184 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demo Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Jokuani!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jokuani.
Man walks into a straight right hand from Jokuani.
A punch lands to the side of Jokuani 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jokuani takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokuani.
Man scores with a jab. Jokuani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jokuani tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man checks a low kick from Jokuani.
Jokuani throws a head kick that misses.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Jokuani moves away and avoids it.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokuani moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jokuani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man blocks the body kick.
Jokuani throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Jokuani connects with a solid leg kick.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Jokuani's shoulder, as Jokuani tries to avoid the shot.
Jokuani connects with a leg kick. Man looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokuani misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokuani throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man looks to throw the jab but Jokuani is out of range.
Jokuani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jokuani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokuani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jokuani misses with a wild body shot.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Jokuani ducks down to avoid it.
Jokuani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokuani manages to avoid it.
Jokuani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jokuani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jokuani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man swinging wildly here.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokuani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokuani works the jab nicely.
Jokuani avoids the body shot from Man.
Jokuani takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokuani moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokuani.
Jokuani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokuani scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Jokuani slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a cross.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Jokuani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokuani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man avoids the body shot from Jokuani.
Jokuani goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokuani can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Jokuani.
Jokuani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Jokuani keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demo Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokuani was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man lands with a straight right. Jokuani didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Man is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man throws a series of punches but Jokuani avoids them all with ease.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jokuani counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokuani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Jokuani tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Jokuani fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man lands with a good body shot.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokuani throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jokuani punishes Man's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man drops Jokuani with a beautiful combination! Jokuani stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Man is looking for the KO!
Jokuani is rocked!
It looks like Dan Jokuani has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jokuani is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Jokuani is breathing heavily.
Man weaves into range and cracks Jokuani right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Jokuani goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Man is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Demo Man!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Ground. 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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30
145 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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145 lbs
23 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, D J Rich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich shoots and misses
and Betlach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Betlach can pounce on him.
Rich looks for the body kick but Betlach saw that one coming.
Betlach tries to clinch up.
Betlach stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Betlach wants it to stay on the feet.
Rich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Betlach. That one must have hurt.
Betlach avoids the body shot from Rich.
No joy there for Rich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Betlach misses with a looping left.
Betlach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Betlach takes one on the button.
Rich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rich is looking to clinch.
Betlach lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Betlach is trying to defend but Rich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Betlach looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Betlach works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Betlach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach trying to control the position.
Rich engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Betlach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rich preventing the sweep.
Rich looking to sit in guard and control but Betlach gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Betlach slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Betlach throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Betlach is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Betlach trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vevrin Betlach just wasn't active enough.
Rich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Betlach thows a body shot but no joy.
Betlach looks to throw the jab but Rich is out of range.
Betlach cracks Rich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rich throws a body punch but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach throws a body kick that misses
and Rich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rich circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rich doesn't seem bothered though.
Rich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Betlach.
Rich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Betlach sprawls well. Betlach wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rich gets slowly back to his feet.
Vevrin Betlach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D J Rich.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Betlach is looking to land body kicks.
Betlach slips a jab and a cross from Rich.
Rich misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rich manages to avoid it.
Rich throws a series of punches but Betlach moves out of range.
Betlach paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rich throws a right hand that Betlach ducks under and follows up with a left that Betlach also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vevrin Betlach dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Betlach lands a jab to Rich's midsection.
Betlach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rich throws a front kick that sends Betlach stumbling back into the cage.
Rich moves to clinch but Betlach breaks away
and Betlach counters with a series of strikes. Rich will be more careful next time no doubt.
D J Rich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Rich does no damage.
Betlach wants to clinch up but Rich keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Rich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Betlach doesn't seem phased though.
Betlach throws a looping overhand right but Rich ducks down to avoid it.
Betlach works over Rich's head and body with a nice combination.
Betlach looks for the body kick but Rich saw that one coming.
Rich throws a push kick but Betlach slaps the foot to one side.
Rich misses with the body kick
and Betlach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Betlach as he connects with a hook.
Rich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rich tries to close the distance and clinch but Betlach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich moves away from the strike by Betlach.
Nice takedown defense from Betlach. No joy for Rich on that attempt.
Betlach tries to land a front kick but Rich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Rich. Beautiful body shot.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt.
Rich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rich tries a head kick but it misses.
Betlach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Betlach.
Vevrin Betlach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Betlach takes a swing at Rich's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich fails with a takedown attempt.
Vevrin Betlach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D J Rich.
Rich throws an overhand right that lands on Betlach's shoulder, as Betlach tries to avoid the shot.
Rich closes the distance but Betlach moves to the side
and Betlach counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betlach misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rich throws a nice looking combination but Betlach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rich misses with a body kick.
Vevrin Betlach is winning the standup battle so far.
Betlach misses with a series of wild punches.
Betlach throws a big shot that misses.
Betlach misses the jab.
Rich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Betlach avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich misses with the combination.
Rich scores with a kick to the body.
Rich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Betlach tries to clinch but Rich moves out of range.
Rich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rich shoots and misses
and Betlach counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rich is breathing heavily.
Betlach digs a good hook to Rich's body.
Betlach throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Betlach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Betlach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rich.
A combination from Betlach does no damage.
Betlach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach punishes Rich's body with a nice straight punch.
Rich needs to keep his hands up - Betlach had a free shot at his head there.
Rich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Betlach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach connects with an inside leg kick.
Rich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Betlach scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Betlach.
Betlach is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Betlach misses its intended target.
Betlach moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Betlach stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vevrin Betlach dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Betlach.
Betlach misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by Rich.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Betlach, as that shot connected.
Betlach explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Betlach. That's going to slow Rich down.
Betlach scores with a nice right hand.
Rich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rich tries to land a front kick but Betlach steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Betlach misses with a few strikes there.
Betlach lands a slapping body shot.
Betlach moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rich walks into a left hand.
Betlach looks to land a left hand but Rich moved out of range nicely.
Rich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Betlach jabs at Rich's body.
Rich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Rich.
Rich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Rich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Betlach as he jumps to the side.
Rich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rich looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Betlach is fending him off so far but Rich persists. Nope, Betlach circles away and we're back to standing.
Vevrin Betlach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D J Rich.
Betlach lands with a kick to the temple. Rich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Betlach throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Betlach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Betlach lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach dodges the punch combination from Rich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rich fails with the takedown.
Betlach thows a body shot but no joy.
Rich wants to clinch.
Rich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Betlach displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rich.
Betlach throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Betlach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rich takes one on the button.
Rich ducks right into an uppercut from Betlach.
Rich is rocked!
Rich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Betlach defends it nicely.
Betlach lands a nice hook to Rich's body. Rich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Betlach scores with a nice strike.
Rich is still on wobbly legs! Can Betlach finish him?
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rich manages to avoid it.
Rich seems to have recovered his senses.
Rich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Betlach.
Betlach moves in looking to clinch but Rich pushes him off.
Betlach scores with the left hand. Rich knows he should have avoided that one.
Rich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Betlach tries to land a front kick but Rich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Betlach has managed to clinch.
Betlach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rich or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a right hand.
Betlach working aggressively here.
Betlach pushes Rich back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rich tries to circle away but Betlach has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Rich with a big uppercut! Rich tries to clinch up but Betlach pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Rich to the mat! Rich covers up and Betlach unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vevrin Betlach!
Vevrin Betlach very nearly forgot to thank $10 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Petrov has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linne throws a low kick, looking for Petrov's leg but Petrov calmly moves out of range.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linne moves away.
Petrov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Linne's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Linne is trying to maintain the position but Petrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Petrov is pressing down on Linne's thigh, looking to free his foot. Linne is holding on for now.
Linne trying to control here.
Linne is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Petrov.
Petrov throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Linne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Petrov is working Linne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Linne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petrov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Petrov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Linne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Linne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Linne!
Linne working away.
Petrov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Linne is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linne punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linne controlling the pace for now.
Petrov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne working Petrov over with strikes here.
Petrov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Petrov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Linne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Petrov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Linne's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Linne's back!
Petrov misses with an elbow to the head.
Petrov gets his hands free as Linne looks to control.
Linne preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Petrov.
Linne trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov tries to keep control of the position but Linne is staying busy.
Petrov struggling to land strikes to the head as Linne covers up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne turns into Petrov and is now in his guard.
Linne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Linne postures up in Petrov's guard and throws a big left but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Linne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Linne pushes him off.
Petrov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Linne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petrov is working away from the top position though.
Linne wants to improve his position but Petrov is controlling well.
Petrov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov thows a huge punch but Linne dodges it nicely.
Linne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petrov.
Petrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrov trying to control the pace.
Petrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Petrov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Linne is looking to improve his position.
Petrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Linne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Petrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Linne is trying to maintain the position but Petrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Petrov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Linne tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Petrov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne is trying desperately to improve position.
Petrov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Petrov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Petrov lands a big elbow.
Petrov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Petrov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Petrov misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne is working to get back to half guard.
Petrov working Linne over with strikes here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee warns Linne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Petrov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Petrov looking to control but Linne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petrov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Linne hang on?
Petrov trying to control but Linne is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Linne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Petrov throws a jab when Linne was well out of range.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linne is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Linne pinned against the cage. Linne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Linne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Linne counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Linne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Linne as he jumps to the side.
Sebastien Linne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
A head kick misses from Linne.
Petrov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrov checks the leg kick.
Linne cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Linne saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Linne both land. Nice combination.
Linne slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab from Petrov finds it's way through Linne's defenses.
Petrov fails to land the takedown.
Linne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Petrov tries to clinch
and Linne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Linne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Linne.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Linne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linne tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Sebastien Linne is winning the standup battle so far.
Linne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Linne tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linne lands a jab-cross combination.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown but Linne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Linne gets caught flat footed, as Petrov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Petrov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linne. That one must have hurt.
Linne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
Linne is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Linne throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
Linne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Linne checks a leg kick.
Linne fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrov in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Linne scrambles back to his feet.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Linne as he connects with a hook.
Petrov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Linne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linne tries to bum rush Petrov with a series of wild strikes but Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linne scores with a punch to the head.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linne stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Linne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Petrov really felt that one!
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linne circles away quickly and effectively.
Linne delivers a nice body kick.
Petrov takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linne misses with a leg kick.
Petrov with a nice cross.
Sebastien Linne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne lands a front kick.
Petrov throws a leg kick
and Linne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Linne.
Linne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Linne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linne at a distance.
Linne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Linne delivers a nice body kick.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Linne cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
Petrov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Linne avoids it really well and circles away.
Sebastien Linne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne had his way with Kirill Petrov in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Linne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Petrov is out of range.
Linne cracks the inside of Petrov's front leg.
Linne connects with a single shot there.
Linne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Petrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Linne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Petrov avoids a kick to the body.
Petrov misses with a few strikes there.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Petrov coming out on top.
Linne throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Linne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov misses with a leg kick
and Linne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linne circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrov checks it well.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick from Linne.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Petrov rushes Linne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Linne misses with some punches.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov managing to block the knees to the body from Linne.
Petrov trying to stall but Linne improves his position.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Linne holds him up against the cage and eventually Petrov drops back down to his feet.
Sebastien Linne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Linne presses Petrov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Linne trying to land knees to the body.
Petrov fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Linne lands an elbow inside.
Petrov lands with a left to the head.
Linne lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kirill Petrov has been cut.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Linne holds him up against the cage and eventually Petrov drops back down to his feet.
Petrov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov tries to pull guard but Linne holds him up against the cage and eventually Petrov drops back down to his feet.
Petrov goes for a takedown attempt but Linne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 48:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Linne!
Sebastien Linne retains his lightweight title!
Sebastien Linne took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '...'.
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