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PCL 106: Advance on Jaxartes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Johnny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naza has chosen Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Gio Naza 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, DJ Johnny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gio Naza!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naza throws a low kick but Johnny moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnny checks a leg kick.
Naza misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Naza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Naza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good leg kick by Naza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Naza scores with a takedown into Johnny's guard.
Johnny looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnny, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Naza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Naza preventing the sweep.
Johnny is trying to control the position but Naza postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DJ Johnny has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Naza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnny looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnny, not yet.
Johnny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Naza cracks Johnny with a solid left hand.
Naza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naza throwing strikes from guard but Johnny blocks nicely.
Naza working some strikes from top position.
Naza throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnny looking to control.
Naza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnny trying to control the position here.
Naza wants to control from the top but Johnny keeps moving.
Naza stopping the sweep attempt from Johnny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnny lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Naza!
Naza is squirming around, avoiding Johnny's attempts to control the action.
Johnny prevents Naza from getting the reversal.
Johnny avoids the attempt from Naza to control.
Naza tries to reverse the position but Johnny maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnny raining down shots from the mount!
Johnny throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Naza because Johnny loaded up on that one.
Johnny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Naza is looking to escape.
Johnny throws a wild left hand from mount and Naza manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Johnny is trying to control. Naza wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnny is looking to pass Naza's guard but actually Naza recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnny tries to free his leg and advance position but Naza is retaining full guard.
Johnny wants to control from the top but Naza keeps moving.
Naza kicks Johnny off and gets to his feet.
Johnny keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Naza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnny moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnny controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Naza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Naza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnny misses with a wild body shot.
Naza throws a low kick but Johnny moves out of range easily.
Johnny lands with a right hand.
Johnny's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnny obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Naza misses the shot to the body.
Johnny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnny looks to score with a jab to the body but Naza is just out of range.
Johnny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naza throws a body punch but Johnny moves out of range.
Johnny looks to land a left hand but Naza moved out of range nicely.
Johnny stalks Naza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Naza's face. Naza staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnny keeps Naza at a distance using the push kick.
Naza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnny.
Naza shoots in and bounces Johnny off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza postures up.
Naza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Naza stopping the sweep attempt from Johnny.
Naza is in close to Johnny's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnny is working hard here to advance position.
Naza landing with the ground and pound.
Johnny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Naza postures up in Johnny's guard and throws a big left but Johnny blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnny keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Naza working some strikes from top position.
Naza throwing strikes but missing.
Gio Naza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naza lands a couple of elbows.
Naza working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnny 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.
Naza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnny looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnny, not yet.
Naza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnny working a defensive guard but Naza manages to pass into side control anyway.
Johnny manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnny wants to control but Naza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Naza throwing shots but Johnny is blocking nicely.
Johnny has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Naza is working away from the top position though.
Johnny wants to improve his position but Naza is controlling well.
Naza is thwarting Johnny's attempts to control the position.
Naza drops an elbow to the side of Johnny's head.
Johnny is trying to control but can't.
Naza is keen to just control but Johnny is a slippery customer.
Naza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnny wants to get back to full guard.
Naza is looking to take a break and control but Johnny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnny tries to roll over but Naza keeps him under control.
Johnny manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Naza trying to control but Johnny is working from the bottom.
Johnny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naza wants to control from the top but Johnny keeps moving.
Naza throws an elbow that misses. Johnny uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naza's guard. Nice move by Johnny!
Johnny preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Naza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Naza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnny.
Naza jabs at Johnny's body.
Johnny connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Naza throws a low kick but Johnny avoids it.
Naza swings for the body but Johnny moves out of range.
Naza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Naza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny throws a leg kick which misses Naza's front leg but catches the back leg as Naza tries to avoid it.
Good work by Johnny as he checks the leg kick.
Johnny connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Naza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
DJ Johnny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gio Naza.
Naza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnny was well out of range. Poor timing from Naza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Naza, as that shot connected.
Johnny is looking to clinch.
Johnny scores with a punch to the head.
Naza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnny rather than just go for the knockout.
Naza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnny manages to avoid it.
Johnny digs a good body shot into Naza's ribs.
Johnny throws a body punch but Naza moves out of range.
Johnny checks a low kick from Naza.
Johnny throws a right hand that Naza ducks under and follows up with a left that Naza also avoids with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Johnny as Naza shoots in.
Naza connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnny swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Naza misses with a body shot.
Johnny connects with a right hand. Naza shakes it off.
Johnny thuds a left hand into Naza's body.
DJ Johnny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DJ Johnny is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnny throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Naza to regain full guard.
Johnny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnny throws a big right hand that misses.
Naza trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnny wants to pass the guard but Naza is keeping the position.
Naza keeping moving, preventing Johnny from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Naza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Naza preventing the sweep.
Johnny manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Naza holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnny tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnny looking to control but Naza is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gio Naza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnny content just to control the position here.
Naza is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnny looking to ground and pound but Naza is blocking nicely.
Naza takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Johnny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Naza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gio Naza!
Our winner, Gio Naza, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solidus Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Konstantinov (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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221 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Solidus Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinov throws a shot to the body.
Konstantinov throws a hook to the side of Snake's head but Snake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Konstantinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Snake throws a series of punches but Konstantinov avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Konstantinov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snake. Konstantinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Konstantinov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Konstantinov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Konstantinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Konstantinov lands.
Konstantinov lands with a nice body punch.
Konstantinov feints and then cracks Snake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snake down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Konstantinov connects with a body shot that sends Snake's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Snake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Konstantinov is able to avoid easily.
Snake throws a lazy uppercut
and Konstantinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick which misses Snake's front leg but catches the back leg as Snake tries to avoid it.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Konstantinov lands a jab to the head.
Konstantinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Snake.
Snake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Konstantinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Konstantinov throws a low kick, looking for Snake's leg but Snake calmly moves out of range.
Konstantinov misses with a straight left.
Konstantinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov slips a straight right by Snake.
Konstantinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Snake ducks right into an uppercut from Konstantinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Konstantinov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Konstantinov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snake but Snake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Konstantinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Snake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konstantinov moves away.
Snake avoids the body shot from Konstantinov.
Snake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick
and Snake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Snake.
Konstantinov misses with an uppercut
and Snake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Snake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Konstantinov scores with a sloppy right hand. Snake should have avoided that one.
Konstantinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boris Konstantinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Konstantinov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Snake checks a low kick from Konstantinov.
Snake looks to land a combination but Konstantinov avoids it well.
Konstantinov throws a leg kick
and Snake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konstantinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konstantinov fails with a takedown attempt.
Snake misses with a body kick.
Konstantinov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Konstantinov tries to move into range but Snake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Snake throws a head kick but Konstantinov moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konstantinov moves away.
Snake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Konstantinov. That one must have hurt.
Konstantinov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Konstantinov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Konstantinov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Konstantinov wants a takedown.
Snake throws a punch but it's blocked by Konstantinov.
Snake manages to break the clinch.
Snake walks into a left hand.
Solidus Snake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Konstantinov connects with a looping right hand.
Snake misses with a double jab.
Horrible takedown by Konstantinov or perhaps it was just good defense by Snake which made him look bad.
Snake connects with a crisp jab.
Snake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Konstantinov lands with a good body shot.
Snake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Konstantinov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Konstantinov throws a lazy uppercut
and Snake counters with a nice uppercut.
Konstantinov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Snake throws a head kick but Konstantinov moves out of range.
Konstantinov throws a jab when Snake was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Konstantinov.
Konstantinov feints and then cracks Snake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snake down.
Konstantinov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Snake's hands.
Konstantinov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Snake is rocked!
It looks like Solidus Snake has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Konstantinov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Snake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Konstantinov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Snake walks straight into a right hand from Konstantinov - that's dropped him! Konstantinov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Snake from any more punishment! Snake complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Boris Konstantinov!
Boris Konstantinov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rypien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beginning of the End. Dave Collins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rick Rypien's chin.
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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
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Rypien!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rypien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collins scores with a jab to the body.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Rypien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rypien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Collins misses.
Rypien avoids the body shot from Collins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rypien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collins misses with a low kick.
Collins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Collins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rypien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rypien counters with a stiff right hand.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rypien misses with a few strikes there.
Rypien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Collins moves away.
A jab from Collins misses.
Collins has a takedown stuffed.
Rypien blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins thows a body shot but no joy.
Collins scores with a decent looking hook.
Rypien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rypien sprawls well. Rypien wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Collins gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Rypien as he checks the leg kick.
Rypien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Collins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Collins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Collins is trying to control the action in half guard but Rypien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Collins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is trying to control the action in half guard but Rypien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins stops Rypien from getting back to his feet.
Collins looks to land a strike but Rypien avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rypien keeping full guard, as Collins tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
Rypien is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Collins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rypien keeping moving, preventing Collins from controlling successfully.
Collins with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rypien looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Collins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Collins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Collins digs a good body shot into Rypien's ribs.
Collins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Collins is looking to wear down Rypien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Collins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rypien throws out the jab.
Rypien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collins.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Rypien is just out of range.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Rypien is just out of range.
Collins closes the distance and clinches up with Rypien, looking for a takedown. Collins pushes Rypien against the cage but Rypien circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Collins misses the body punch
and Rypien counters with a right hand to the body.
Collins gets tackled into the cage by Rypien. Rypien maintains the clinch.
Rypien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rypien misses with a double jab.
Collins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rypien stalks Collins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Collins's face. Collins staggers backwards, shaken.
Rypien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Collins with that takedown attempt.
Rypien is looking to clinch.
Rypien showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
Dave Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rypien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Collins swings for the body but Rypien moves out of range.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Rypien is just out of range.
Rypien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rypien lands an impressive looking overhand right. Collins doesn't seem phased though.
Rypien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rypien. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rypien dips to his left and cracks Collins with an uppercut!
Rypien thows a body shot but no joy.
Rypien fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rypien moves out of range as Collins strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rypien digs a good body shot into Collins's ribs.
Rypien throws a hook but Collins blocks it.
Rick Rypien seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rypien leaves Collins 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 Dave Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rypien connects with the punch.
Collins swings widly with a right hand
and Rypien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Collins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Collins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rypien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rypien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A leg kick checked by Rypien.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rypien manages to avoid it.
Collins lands a body shot.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Rypien is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Collins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins swings for the body but Rypien moves out of range.
Collins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rypien.
Nice uppercut lands for Rypien. That snapped Collins's head back.
Rypien takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rypien moves away.
Collins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rypien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Collins scores with a jab to the body.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rypien.
Collins connects with a solid leg kick.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but Rypien shows good takedown defense.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins takes one on the button.
Rypien throws a head kick but Collins moves out of range.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Rypien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rypien slips under a jab from Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rypien gets caught napping as Collins dives in and scores a takedown. Rypien manages to retain guard.
Collins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins trying to move into half guard but instead Rypien has managed to sweep!
Collins wants to control the position but Rypien says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rypien wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Collins wants to control but Rypien is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Collins striking from half guard on the bottom.
Collins wants to control but Rypien is keeping busy.
Rypien wants to pass the guard but Collins is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking for a sweep. Rypien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rypien controlling the action here.
Rypien works his way into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rypien moves to take his opponent's back.
Rypien trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Good control from Rypien.
Collins holding on to Rypien's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Rypien struggling to keep hold of the position.
Rypien is hanging on to Collins's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rypien's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is really stuck here.
Collins is working hard here to advance position.
Rypien is riding his opponent, not letting Collins buck him off.
Collins staying busy and making it hard for Rypien to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Rypien.
I think Rypien 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Rypien!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ami Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dent comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Madman - Meisje zo lelijk als de nacht . Ezra Ray will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ami Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ezra Ray!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray misses with an uppercut
and Dent counters with a straight right hand.
Ray moves out of range of the strikes.
Dent lands a jab.
Dent looks to clinch
and Ray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Ray as he checks the leg kick.
Ray throws a hook but Dent avoids it easily.
Dent smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dent jabs at Ray's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Dent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ray manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent lands a leg kick that knocks Ray off balance momentarily.
Dent misses the shot to the body.
Ray clobbers Dent with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dent blocks a head kick by Ray.
Dent thuds a left hand into Ray's body.
Dent is looking to wear down Ray with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ray lands a nice looking body kick.
Dent throws a lazy right hand but Ray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dent throws a big shot that misses.
Ray connects with a single shot there.
Dent fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dent takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dent changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ray tries to avoid it but Dent manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ray to the ground. Ray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ray throws out a loose jab but Dent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ami Dent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dent looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dent avoids the body shot from Ray.
Good shot there by Ray.
Dent throws a right hand that Ray ducks under and follows up with a left that Ray also avoids with ease.
Dent shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ray but Ray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent with a poor takedown
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ami Dent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dent throws a combination that misses
and Ray counters with a nice body shot.
Ray slips a jab from Dent.
Decent striking displayed by Ray there.
Dent will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Dent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ray.
Dent stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dent lands a jab to Ray's midsection.
Dent connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ray momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ray cracks a nice hook into Dent's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray checks a leg kick.
Dent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ray was well out of range. Poor timing from Dent.
Dent dips to his left and cracks Ray with an uppercut!
Dent's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ray under the eye.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dent blocks a head kick by Ray.
Dent ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dent cracks Ray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 Ami Dent will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Dent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ray manages to avoid it.
Dent closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dent is working away from the top position though.
Dent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ray has his hands clasped together around Dent's back. He's all about the action.
Dent trying to mount his opponent but Ray defends it.
Ray wants to control but Dent is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dent is working for a kimura but Ray is defending it quite comfortably.
Ray is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray wants to improve his position but Dent is controlling well.
Ray trying to control but Dent postures up.
Ray might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dent kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ezra Ray has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Dent.
Dent throws a shot to the body.
Ray misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Ray misses
and Dent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dent to score with a decent uppercut.
Ray connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray throws a head kick that misses
and Dent counters with a left to the body.
Ray lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dent takes a step back to recover.
Dent avoids the head kick by Ray.
Dent scores with a hook to the body. Ray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dent scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dent looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to the body from Dent misses
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Dent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ray checks a leg kick.
Dent fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ami Dent is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Ray as he connects with a hook.
Dent clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dent.
A head punch on the inside from Dent fails to land.
Ray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dent blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray scores with a shoulder strike.
Dent unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ray.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Dent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dent unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dent unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Ray misses with the head strike.
Dent gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ami Dent dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dent.
Dent swinging wildly here.
Ray throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Dent moved out of range nicely.
Dent thuds a left hand into Ray's body.
Dent fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ray, pushing him back against the cage.
Dent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Dent.
Dent lands a good knee to the midsection. Ray won't want to take too many of those.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ray blocking some punches.
Ray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dent misses with an elbow strike.
Dent has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
A short left from Ray.
Ray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
Dent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ray misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dent.
Dent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Ray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ami Dent has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Dent.
Ray misses with some punches.
Ray avoiding damage as Dent throws knees to the body.
Dent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
Ezra Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dent tries to throw a body punch but Ray avoids it by throwing Dent back against the cage.
Dent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
Ray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dent works on Ray's body with a couple of short punches.
Dent tries to throw a body punch but Ray avoids it by throwing Dent back against the cage.
Dent gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Dent takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dent backwards.
Dent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent lands an elbow inside that Ray shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dent.
Dent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ray misses with the head strike.
Dent blocking some punches.
Ray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dent.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Dent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ray checks a low kick from Dent.
Dent swinging wildly here.
Dent throws a jab when Ray was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent throws a jab but it's blocked by Ray.
Dent shoots in looking for a takedown. Ray tries to sprawl out of it but Dent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ray slips a jab and a cross from Dent.
Ray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ami Dent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dent 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ami Dent!
Post fight, Ami Dent stared into the camera and said 'Dent *smiles* and says: " Ik beloof deze uitgehongerde, zwakke MMA joint nooit meer te vechten. Drie keer is genoeg!"'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Kurmotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honey has chosen Cruising in Miami by Bass 305 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Taisto Kurmotus has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Taisto Kurmotus seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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28
183 lbs
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Kurmotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurmotus misses with a body shot
and Honey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kurmotus missing with a left hand there. Honey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurmotus misses with a head kick.
Kurmotus is looking to land body kicks.
Kurmotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurmotus swinging wildly here.
Honey scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurmotus works the jab nicely.
Kurmotus tried to score with a low kick but Honey checks it.
Honey slips a jab and a cross from Kurmotus.
A lazy left from Honey finds it's target.
Kurmotus throws a lazy right hand but Honey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kurmotus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kurmotus lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurmotus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Honey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kurmotus misses with an uppercut.
Kurmotus slips under a jab from Honey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmotus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurmotus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Honey lands a nice shot to the body.
Honey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurmotus throws out the jab.
Honey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kurmotus throws the left hand but Honey avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Honey.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Honey.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Honey throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Honey looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kurmotus is avoiding damage well.
Honey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kurmotus manages to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kurmotus is trying to maintain the position but Honey is very close to passing his half guard.
Kurmotus wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Honey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kurmotus trying to control but Honey postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honey trying to control from half guard but Kurmotus is working away.
Honey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kurmotus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kurmotus wants to get back to his feet.
Honey is pressing down on Kurmotus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kurmotus is holding on for now.
Honey lands with a punch from half guard.
Kurmotus is looking to control Honey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kurmotus avoid being mounted?
Kurmotus manages to get to full guard.
Honey is fighting to break Kurmotus's control of his arms but Kurmotus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurmotus is trying to keep Honey in close.
Honey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Honey postures up in Kurmotus's guard and throws a big left but Kurmotus blocks it.
Kurmotus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurmotus is really struggling to control Honey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Taisto Kurmotus wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Honey avoids the head kick by Kurmotus.
Kurmotus misses with a hook. Honey ducked under it nicely.
Honey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honey counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Kurmotus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurmotus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kurmotus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kurmotus throws a nice looking combination but Honey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kurmotus cracks Honey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Honey 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.
Honey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kurmotus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kurmotus staying out of range there.
Kurmotus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kurmotus slips under a jab.
Kurmotus throws a body punch but Honey moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Honey, right into the meat.
Honey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honey avoids a kick to the body.
Honey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kurmotus misses with a wild combination.
Honey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kurmotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kurmotus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurmotus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honey was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kurmotus throws out a loose jab but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honey moves away from the strike by Kurmotus.
Kurmotus misses with a straight left.
Honey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kurmotus throws a jab when Honey was well out of range.
Kurmotus throws a body kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Honey.
Kurmotus misses with a low kick.
Honey connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Honey shoots in and gets a takedown into Kurmotus's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurmotus controls Honey momentarily but Honey frees himself.
Honey trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurmotus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmotus is trying to keep Honey in close.
Kurmotus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honey is one step ahead there.
Kurmotus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Taisto Kurmotus.
Honey lands with a shot to the body.
Kurmotus dodges the punch combination from Honey.
Kurmotus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurmotus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Honey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kurmotus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurmotus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kurmotus.
Honey jabs Kurmotus right on the nose. Kurmotus blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Honey misses.
Honey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kurmotus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kurmotus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Honey lands a jab to the nose.
Taisto Kurmotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Honey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Honey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurmotus's hands.
Kurmotus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kurmotus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Honey has time to react.
Kurmotus fails to land with a series of punches.
Honey connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Honey throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurmotus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honey takes the fight into the clinch.
Kurmotus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Honey avoiding damage as Kurmotus throws knees to the body.
Honey lands a nice shot to the body.
Honey digs a right hand underneath Kurmotus's ribcage. Kurmotus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Honey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Honey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kurmotus managing to block the knees to the body from Honey.
Honey lands an elbow inside that Kurmotus shrugs off.
It looks like Taisto Kurmotus has been cut.
Honey turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Honey manages to end up in side control.
Honey is working Kurmotus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Honey lands an elbow.
Kurmotus explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kurmotus looks to land a right hand but Honey moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey cracks Kurmotus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Honey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Honey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Honey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurmotus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Honey cracks the inside of Kurmotus's front leg.
Honey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Honey scores with a jab. Kurmotus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kurmotus looks to throw the jab but Honey is out of range.
Kurmotus just misses with a punch to the body.
Honey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Honey misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurmotus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honey.
Kurmotus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kurmotus misses with a body kick.
Kurmotus misses with an uppercut
so Honey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taisto Kurmotus'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!
A big right from Kurmotus misses.
Kurmotus throws a leg kick but Honey moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Honey, right into the meat.
Honey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Honey.
Kurmotus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurmotus throws a series of punches but Honey avoids them all with ease.
Honey misses with a double jab.
Hugh Honey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurmotus's sensitive parts.
Honey connects with a jab.
Honey sizes up Kurmotus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurmotus lands with a nice body kick.
Honey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honey looks to land a right hand but Kurmotus moved out of range.
Kurmotus throws out a loose jab but Honey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Kurmotus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurmotus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmotus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Kurmotus misses.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Taisto Kurmotus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurmotus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honey manages to avoid it.
Hugh Honey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurmotus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honey clobbers Kurmotus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Honey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kurmotus tries to close the distance and clinch but Honey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Honey shoots in looking for a takedown. Kurmotus tries to sprawl out of it but Honey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kurmotus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Honey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurmotus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Honey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurmotus throws out the jab.
Kurmotus swings for the body but Honey moves out of range.
Honey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kurmotus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurmotus misses with a body kick.
Honey connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurmotus tries to clinch up but Honey circles away and keeps his distance.
Honey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kurmotus pushes Honey off but Honey dives into side control.
Kurmotus tries to buck Honey off but Honey is having none of it.
Honey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Honey working the ground and pound.
Kurmotus is rocked!
Kurmotus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oh Kurmotus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Honey staying calm.
Honey in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kurmotus looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Honey turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Honey!
Post fight, an emotional Hugh Honey said 'Meet my fists...Honey and Vinegar. Somebody roll me a victory blunt!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matias Alderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furio Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dark moon High tide. Falcone has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music. Furio Falcone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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30
168 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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28
156 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matias Alderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Furio Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Falcone as Alderson shoots in.
Alderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Falcone circles away.
Alderson fails to land the takedown.
Falcone moves in looking to clinch but Alderson pushes him off.
Falcone throws a sloppy head kick and Alderson moves out of range easily.
Falcone tries to clinch up but Alderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Alderson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matias Alderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alderson feints and as Falcone raises his hands in defense, Alderson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alderson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Falcone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Alderson, into his guard.
Falcone stops Alderson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Falcone's guard.
Falcone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alderson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcone has control of Alderson's left arm, preventing Alderson from doing any damage.
Falcone keeping moving, preventing Alderson from controlling successfully.
Falcone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Furio Falcone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcone. That's going to slow Alderson down.
Alderson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Falcone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alderson's calf.
Falcone 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.
Alderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falcone's waist but Falcone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alderson off to one side.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Furio Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone misses with a head kick.
Alderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Falcone. That one must have hurt.
Falcone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcone.
Falcone throws a right and a left that Alderson avoids nicely.
Furio Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alderson wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters circling a little - Falcone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That kick from Falcone tenderised Alderson's leg. Alderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falcone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Falcone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alderson.
Alderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falcone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick from Falcone lands but Alderson takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Falcone.
Falcone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone wants to clinch but Alderson slips to the side
and Alderson counters with a shoot takedown. Falcone fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alderson lands a couple of digs.
Alderson looking to sit in guard and control but Falcone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alderson keeping full guard, as Falcone tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcone wants to control from the top but Alderson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furio Falcone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Falcone throws a head kick that misses.
Falcone tries a head kick but it misses.
Falcone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falcone misses with a head kick.
Falcone darts in and clinches Alderson up against the cage.
Alderson blocks an elbow strike.
Alderson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Falcone after a bit of a struggle.
Falcone lands a nice uppercut.
Alderson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Falcone wants to control but Alderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Alderson is trying to control. Falcone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alderson is stalling here. Falcone is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Alderson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Falcone has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Alderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alderson tries to escape but Falcone is in control.
Alderson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Alderson is looking to clinch.
Falcone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Falcone keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Falcone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Alderson closes the distance and clinches up with Falcone, looking for a takedown. Alderson pushes Falcone against the cage but Falcone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Falcone's waist but Falcone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alderson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matias Alderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcone moves into the clinch successfully.
Alderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Falcone.
Falcone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alderson's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone lands an elbow inside.
Falcone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alderson blocks an elbow strike from Falcone.
Falcone prevents the takedown attempt.
Alderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Falcone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falcone prevents the takedown attempt.
Falcone connects with a knee to the head.
Falcone lands an elbow inside.
Alderson is trying to drag Falcone to the mat but Falcone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Falcone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Falcone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone misses with an elbow over the top.
Alderson is looking for a takedown.
Falcone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alderson's defenses.
Falcone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Falcone stalling.
Alderson has Falcone pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Falcone manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Falcone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alderson's defenses.
Falcone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Falcone trying to land knees to the body.
Falcone throws an elbow that misses.
Falcone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Falcone misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Falcone.
Alderson blocks an elbow strike.
Alderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Falcone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Falcone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alderson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Falcone.
Falcone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Falcone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alderson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Falcone regains guard immediately.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderson cracks Falcone with a solid left hand.
Alderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alderson looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Furio Falcone 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Alderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Falcone. Falcone obviously looking to wear him down.
Alderson blocks a head kick by Falcone.
Alderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falcone wants to clinch
and Alderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Falcone fakes the leg kick and cracks Alderson in the body.
Falcone blocks a head kick by Alderson.
Falcone lands with a slapping head kick.
Falcone throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Alderson throws a nice looking combination but Falcone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falcone finds it's way round the side to connect with Alderson's head.
Falcone tries to clinch but Alderson moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Falcone.
Falcone keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alderson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falcone thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Falcone feints and then cracks Alderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alderson down.
Falcone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falcone tries to clinch up
and Alderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Falcone's guard.
Falcone looking to control.
Falcone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alderson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alderson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Falcone manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alderson has Falcone in his guard.
Alderson has control of Falcone's left arm, preventing Falcone from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone won't allow Alderson to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcone trying to control the position from guard on top but Alderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Falcone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Falcone prevents Alderson from getting back to his feet.
Furio Falcone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderson is pulling down on Falcone's head. It's preventing any offense from Falcone, at least for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alderson is on top in guard.
Alderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falcone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matias Alderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alderson slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matias Alderson.
I think Falcone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Furio Falcone!
Furio Falcone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria comes to the cage accompanied by Kronos - Bloodtower. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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229 lbs
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254 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquim Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reiplinger checks the leg kick.
Reiplinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maria.
Maria throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reiplinger tries to clinch but Maria moves out of range.
Reiplinger blocks a head kick by Maria.
Maria throws a head kick that misses.
Reiplinger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maria chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maria walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reiplinger.
Maria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reiplinger.
Maria gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reiplinger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiplinger trying to land knees to the body.
Maria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reiplinger scores with a shoulder strike.
Maria looking to slow down the pace here.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maria avoids it.
Reiplinger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maria fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reiplinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger blocks a low kick nicely.
Reiplinger tries to land a body kick
and Maria counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reiplinger throws a low kick but Maria avoids it.
Reiplinger throws a looping overhand right but Maria ducks down to avoid it.
Maria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Reiplinger is able to avoid easily.
Maria misses with a body kick.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
Maria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reiplinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reiplinger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reiplinger to score with a decent uppercut.
Reiplinger looks to land a combination. Maria sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Maria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reiplinger throws a right and a left that Maria avoids nicely.
Reiplinger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reiplinger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maria looks to land a left hand but Reiplinger moved out of range nicely.
Reiplinger doesn't manage to clinch there - Maria circles away.
Reiplinger throws a jab but it's blocked by Maria.
Reiplinger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maria sprawls well. Maria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reiplinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Joaquim Maria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rap Reiplinger.
Sloppy strikes from Reiplinger. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reiplinger takes a step back to recover.
Maria connects with a right hand. Reiplinger shakes it off.
It looks like Rap Reiplinger has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maria lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reiplinger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reiplinger throws a hook but Maria avoids it easily.
Reiplinger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maria.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reiplinger looks gassed!
Reiplinger throws the kick towards the body but Maria avoids it.
Reiplinger blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rap Reiplinger's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reiplinger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maria is looking to control Reiplinger's arms but Reiplinger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maria has his back to the cage.
Maria is trying to break free.
Reiplinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reiplinger is looking to take this one to the mat.
Reiplinger digs a right hand into Maria's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maria's gas tank.
Reiplinger misses with a body punch.
Reiplinger missing with knees to the body.
Reiplinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maria is defending well for now.
Maria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reiplinger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maria stuffs the takedown.
Reiplinger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maria can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reiplinger looks to throw the jab but Maria is out of range.
Reiplinger misses with a kick to the body.
Reiplinger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maria moves out of range of the body kick from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger throws a hook but Maria blocks it.
Reiplinger throws out a loose jab but Maria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reiplinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maria.
Reiplinger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reiplinger throws a hook to the side of Maria's head but Maria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reiplinger's corner calls for a 1-2. Reiplinger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Maria lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reiplinger doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reiplinger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reiplinger eats them both and turns towards Maria to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reiplinger throws a series of punches but Maria moves out of range.
Reiplinger scores with a sloppy right hand. Maria should have avoided that one.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reiplinger is breathing heavily.
Reiplinger misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Maria.
Maria lands a high kick!
Maria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reiplinger.
Joaquim Maria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rap Reiplinger.
Reiplinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maria defending well as Reiplinger loads up on a big left hand.
Reiplinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Maria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reiplinger misses with a hook.
Maria slips a straight right by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger moves out of range as Maria strikes.
Joaquim Maria is winning the standup battle so far.
Reiplinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maria moves out of range as Reiplinger strikes.
Reiplinger throws a series of punches but Maria moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reiplinger tries to bum rush Maria with a series of wild strikes but Maria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reiplinger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maria manages to avoid it.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low 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!
Maria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Maria.
Maria jabs Reiplinger right on the nose. Reiplinger blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Rap Reiplinger's cut even more.
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maria fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reiplinger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reiplinger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reiplinger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rap Reiplinger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maria goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reiplinger with a jab.
Reiplinger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reiplinger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reiplinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reiplinger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maria counters with a left and a right that stings Reiplinger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reiplinger blocks a head kick by Maria.
Rap Reiplinger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maria stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maria wants it to stay on the feet.
Maria keeps the fight on the outside.
Reiplinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Reiplinger misses with a low kick.
Reiplinger scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria tries to lock up and control but Reiplinger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reiplinger swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Maria is now in Reiplinger's guard. A big mistake from Reiplinger there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reiplinger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Maria passes into side control.
Reiplinger tries to buck Maria off but Maria is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger being controlled for a moment.
Reiplinger tries to bench press Maria off him but Maria keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Reiplinger's face as Maria controls the position.
Reiplinger is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maria decides to stand back up.
Reiplinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Reiplinger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reiplinger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maria tries to score with a low kick but Reiplinger moves his leg out of the way.
Reiplinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maria circles away quickly and effectively.
Maria throws a head kick that misses.
Reiplinger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maria cracks Reiplinger with an open hand slap.
Joaquim Maria is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The cut above Rap Reiplinger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria tests Reiplinger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick from Maria.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maria throws the kick towards the body but Reiplinger avoids it.
Maria lands a nice shot to the body.
Reiplinger looks to land a right hand but Maria moved out of range.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
Maria slips under a jab from Reiplinger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reiplinger closes the distance and pushes Maria back into the cage.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maria avoids it.
Rap Reiplinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reiplinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maria blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Maria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maria, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joaquim Maria!
Joaquim Maria spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raffer Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raffer Steele could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesus Smokeleaf's chin.
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32
260 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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288 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raffer Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf lands a head kick. Steele smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Raffer Steele has been cut.
Smokeleaf tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steele.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smokeleaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Steele misses with a head kick.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up but Steele circles away and keeps his distance.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throws a head kick that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a head kick. That will keep Steele thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Steele throws a head kick that misses
and Smokeleaf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smokeleaf tries to land a front kick but Steele steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smokeleaf is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smokeleaf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jesus Smokeleaf has been cut.
Jesus Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele avoids a kick to the body.
Smokeleaf has closed the distance and engaged Steele in a clinch.
Smokeleaf avoiding damage as Steele throws knees to the body.
Smokeleaf pushes off an throws an elbow but Steele leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steele takes an elbow to the temple.
Raffer Steele's cut is getting worse.
Steele tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smokeleaf avoids it.
Steele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smokeleaf is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steele is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands with a short shot to the head.
Smokeleaf lands a good knee to the midsection. Steele won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Steele wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steele is defending well for now.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Smokeleaf.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Steele in his tracks for a moment.
Steele tries to break free but Smokeleaf pushes him back against the cage.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside that Steele shrugs off.
Raffer Steele's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Steele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smokeleaf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Raffer Steele's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smokeleaf lands a knee to the body.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the body.
Steele takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raffer Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesus Smokeleaf!
Jesus Smokeleaf 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jeremy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy has chosen I'm sexy and I know it by LMFAO as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Jeremy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jeremy scores with a shot to the body.
Gushiken lands with a nice body punch.
Jeremy just misses with a punch to the body.
Gushiken walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gushiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jeremy throws a looping overhand right but Gushiken ducks down to avoid it.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Gushiken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gushiken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ron Jeremy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jeremy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gushiken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeremy misses with a body kick.
Gushiken digs a good hook to Jeremy's body.
Gushiken slips under a jab from Jeremy.
Jeremy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gushiken.
A slow jab from Jeremy misses its intended target.
A big left from Jeremy misses.
Gushiken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jeremy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the head.
Gushiken lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeremy. Gushiken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeremy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gushiken finds it's way round the side to connect with Jeremy's head.
Gushiken takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeremy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a looping overhand right but Jeremy ducks down to avoid it.
Jeremy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gushiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeremy.
Gushiken misses with a wild combination.
Good work by Jeremy as he checks the leg kick.
Gushiken moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jeremy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeremy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeremy lands a lovely overhand right.
Gushiken lands with a shot to the body.
Gushiken slips under a jab from Jeremy.
Gushiken moves away from the strike by Jeremy.
Jeremy throws a solid leg kick but Gushiken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jeremy.
Jeremy misses with a hook. Gushiken ducked under it nicely.
Jeremy works Gushiken's body with a nice hook.
Gushiken attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jeremy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jeremy scores with a sloppy right hand. Gushiken should have avoided that one.
Jeremy takes one on the button.
Jeremy lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Jeremy.
Jeremy ducks under a wild hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeremy.
Jeremy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jeremy looking to score a takedown here. Gushiken is defending well but Jeremy drives through and ends up in Gushiken's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jeremy trying to control but Gushiken is working from the bottom.
Jeremy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gushiken has his hands on Jeremy's head, controlling the position.
Jeremy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gushiken wants to sweep but no luck.
Jeremy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gushiken is keeping the position for now.
Jeremy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gushiken's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jeremy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jeremy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gushiken has his feet on Jeremy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeremy manages to avoid it.
Gushiken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gushiken cracks a nice hook into Jeremy's ribs.
Gushiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeremy.
Gushiken misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gushiken lands with a good body shot.
Jeremy is looking to slow Gushiken down with leg kicks.
Jeremy tries to clinch there but Gushiken circles away.
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 Yoko Gushiken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jeremy throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Jeremy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeremy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gushiken, as that shot connected.
Gushiken throws a shot from downtown. Jeremy moves away and avoids it.
Gushiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gushiken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeremy thuds a left hand into Gushiken's body.
Jeremy throws a front kick aimed at Gushiken's knee but Gushiken avoids it well.
Gushiken with a hook.
Gushiken looks to land a body kick but Jeremy moved away.
Jeremy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gushiken throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Jeremy. Beautiful body shot.
Jeremy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gushiken misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jeremy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Gushiken. Those never looked like landing.
Nice cross by Gushiken.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jeremy misses with a hook.
Jeremy misses with the combination.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Jeremy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jeremy staying out of range there.
Gushiken swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
Jeremy looks to throw a body kick
and Gushiken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jeremy misses with a two punch combination.
Gushiken takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gushiken swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
Jeremy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jeremy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Yoko Gushiken is winning the standup battle so far.
Jeremy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gushiken misses with a straight right.
Jeremy has managed to clinch.
Jeremy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gushiken is keeping busy.
Jeremy throws a head punch that misses.
Gushiken misses with a body punch.
Gushiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeremy controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jeremy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jeremy.
Jeremy tries to work over Gushiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gushiken can't break the clinch.
Gushiken tries to throw a body punch but Jeremy avoids it by throwing Gushiken back against the cage.
Jeremy presses Gushiken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jeremy lands a nice uppercut.
Jeremy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Decent striking displayed by Jeremy there.
Gushiken scores with a jab.
Jeremy lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeremy. Gushiken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeremy misses with a looping left.
Jeremy avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a hook to the side of Jeremy's head but Jeremy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jeremy misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken scores with a hook to the body. Jeremy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jeremy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Jeremy does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Gushiken does no damage.
Jeremy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gushiken on the side of the head.
Jeremy slips a straight right by Gushiken.
Gushiken scores with a jab to the body.
Jeremy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jeremy thumps Gushiken with a low kick.
Gushiken checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeremy dodges the punch combination from Gushiken.
Gushiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jeremy. Jeremy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jeremy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoko Gushiken will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gushiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jeremy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Jeremy.
Gushiken moves out of range as Jeremy throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Jeremy.
Gushiken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jeremy doesn't seem bothered though.
Gushiken cracks Jeremy with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Jeremy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gushiken feints and then cracks Jeremy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jeremy down.
A punch combination from Jeremy misses.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Gushiken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jeremy. Jeremy obviously looking to wear him down.
Jeremy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gushiken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gushiken lunges at Jeremy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jeremy's hand.
Jeremy lands with a hook. Gushiken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jeremy slips under a jab from Gushiken.
Jeremy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gushiken misses with a hook. Jeremy ducked under it nicely.
Jeremy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gushiken.
Gushiken moves out of range as Jeremy strikes.
Gushiken swings for the body but Jeremy moves out of range.
Gushiken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jeremy in his tracks.
A jab lands there for Jeremy.
Jeremy walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gushiken misses the target.
Jeremy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gushiken thuds a left hand into Jeremy's body.
Gushiken chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jeremy can pounce on him.
Jeremy has closed the distance and engaged Gushiken in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy is pushing Gushiken up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gushiken is working Jeremy over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gushiken is trying to maintain a safe position but Jeremy gets an underhook and turns Gushiken into the cage.
Jeremy throws a head punch that misses.
Jeremy breaks the clinch.
Gushiken misses the jab.
Jeremy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gushiken moves away.
Gushiken thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Jeremy.
Jeremy scores with a nice head shot.
Jeremy drops his hands momentarily and Gushiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gushiken slips a jab and a cross from Jeremy.
Jeremy swings for the body but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeremy moves away.
Gushiken throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gushiken lands an overhand right.
Jeremy throws a body kick that misses.
Jeremy tries to land a leg kick but Gushiken saw it coming and moves away.
Jeremy drops his hands momentarily and Gushiken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jeremy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gushiken thuds a left hand into Jeremy's body.
Gushiken lands a nice shot that snaps Jeremy's head back.
Gushiken slips under a jab.
Jeremy avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Jeremy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gushiken throws a lazy uppercut
and Jeremy counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jeremy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Gushiken misses its intended target.
Jeremy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gushiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jeremy moves away from the strike by Gushiken.
Gushiken takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gushiken throws a nice looking combination but Jeremy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jeremy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gushiken throws out a powerful jab.
Jeremy looks to land a left hand but Gushiken moved out of range nicely.
Gushiken lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jeremy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gushiken throws a jab when Jeremy was well out of range.
Jeremy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Gushiken clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jeremy looks to throw the jab but Gushiken is out of range.
Jeremy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Danga de danga de dang - Gushiken scores with a four punch combination!
Gushiken lands a nice shot to the body.
Jeremy misses with an uppercut.
Jeremy avoids the body shot from Gushiken.
Gushiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gushiken misses with a body shot.
Gushiken moves out of range of the strikes.
Jeremy tries to clinch but Gushiken moves out of range.
Jeremy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gushiken throws a hook but Jeremy avoids it easily.
Jeremy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jeremy scores with a shot to the body.
Gushiken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeremy swings for the body but Gushiken moves out of range.
Jeremy looks to land a body kick but Gushiken moved away.
Jeremy scores with a nice head shot.
Gushiken jabs Jeremy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gushiken tests Jeremy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeremy moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Jeremy.
Jeremy feints and then cracks Gushiken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gushiken down.
Gushiken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gushiken slips a jab from Jeremy.
Gushiken scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jeremy doesn't seem bothered though.
Jeremy lands a nice looking body shot.
Gushiken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jeremy has time to react.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Jeremy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy loads up on a big right hand but Gushiken slips the punch.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Jeremy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jeremy wants to land a leg kick but Gushiken is out of range.
Nice body punch from Gushiken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeremy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jeremy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gushiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Gushiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeremy was well out of range. Poor timing from Gushiken.
Gushiken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jeremy backs up against the cage.
Jeremy throws a jab but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Gushiken walks into a left hand.
Jeremy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jeremy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy swings for the body but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jeremy.
Gushiken throws a hook but Jeremy avoids it easily.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Jeremy misses with a low kick.
Gushiken digs a good hook to Jeremy's body.
Gushiken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jeremy.
Jeremy takes a swing at Gushiken's ribcage but misses.
Gushiken throws a body punch but Jeremy moves out of range.
Gushiken connects with a looping right hand.
Gushiken takes a swing at Jeremy's ribcage but misses.
Jeremy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Gushiken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jeremy throws out the jab.
Gushiken missing with a left hand there. Jeremy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jeremy manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gushiken in his tracks.
Jeremy throws a big shot that misses.
Jeremy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jeremy misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gushiken misses the target.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeremy moves away.
Jeremy swinging wildly here.
Gushiken with a jab.
Jeremy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Gushiken.
Jeremy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gushiken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jeremy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Yoko Gushiken will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gushiken swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jeremy digs a good hook to Gushiken's body.
Gushiken avoids the body shot from Jeremy.
Gushiken stalks Jeremy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jeremy's face. Jeremy staggers backwards, shaken.
Jeremy cracks a nice hook into Gushiken's ribs.
Gushiken lands a two punch combo.
Jeremy is rocked!
Jeremy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeremy is still on wobbly legs! Can Gushiken finish him?
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jeremy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jeremy seems to have recovered his senses.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gushiken takes a swing at Jeremy's ribcage but misses.
Gushiken throws a leg kick but Jeremy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gushiken scores with a jab to the body.
Gushiken checks a leg kick.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jeremy moves away.
Jeremy misses with an uppercut. Gushiken saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jeremy.
Gushiken misses with a straight right.
Gushiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeremy.
Gushiken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gushiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gushiken's corner calls for a 1-2. Gushiken obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gushiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gushiken avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gushiken connects with the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Gushiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gushiken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeremy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gushiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeremy.
Gushiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jeremy.
Ron Jeremy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Jeremy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jeremy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jeremy throws a leg kick which misses Gushiken's front leg but catches the back leg as Gushiken tries to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Jeremy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Gushiken misses.
A shot to the liver by Gushiken. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Jeremy.
An inside leg kick from Jeremy misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Gushiken.
Jeremy defending well as Gushiken loads up on a big left hand.
Jeremy moves into the clinch.
Gushiken is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Gushiken to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeremy can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jeremy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gushiken's elbow.
Jeremy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gushiken trying to stall but Jeremy improves his position.
Jeremy throws a punch but it's blocked by Gushiken.
Jeremy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeremy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gushiken blocks an uppercut.
Jeremy breaks from the clinch.
Gushiken blocks a head kick by Jeremy.
Gushiken fails to land with a series of punches.
Gushiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jeremy.
Gushiken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gushiken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gushiken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jeremys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gushiken slips a jab from Jeremy.
A telegraphed right hand from Jeremy misses the target.
Jeremy throws the left hand but Gushiken avoids the punch easily.
Jeremy throws a leg kick that misses.
Jeremy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jeremy throws the left hand but Gushiken avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeremy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yoko Gushiken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gushiken with a hook.
Gushiken scores with a jab.
Jeremy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yoko Gushiken.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gushiken, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yoko Gushiken!
Yoko Gushiken retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Yoko Gushiken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aegaeon Hecatonchires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjalar Ollongren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hecatonchires's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aegaeon Hecatonchires!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fjalar Ollongren!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ollongren bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hecatonchires is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ollongren is controlling him well.
Ollongren misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hecatonchires wants to get back to his feet but Ollongren drags him back down.
Hecatonchires parries the strikes from Ollongren easily there. Ollongren is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hecatonchires to escape.
Ollongren misses with the ground and pound.
Ollongren working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ollongren tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ollongren tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hecatonchires is trying to get back to his feet.
Ollongren scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hecatonchires to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ollongren fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ollongren looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hecatonchires pushes Ollongren away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ollongren gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ollongren throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hecatonchires prevents Ollongren from improving position.
Ollongren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ollongren is chipping away with strikes.
Ollongren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ollongren throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hecatonchires is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ollongren is controlling him well.
Ollongren tries to move to mount but Hecatonchires blocks the move with his legs.
Ollongren is trying to get an arm triangle but Hecatonchires is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren cracks Hecatonchires with a big right hand but Hecatonchires just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ollongren scores with punches from side control.
Ollongren prevents Hecatonchires from escaping the position.
Ollongren creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hecatonchires sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hecatonchires is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Ollongren.
Ollongren tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ollongren has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hecatonchires pushes Ollongren away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ollongren gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren moves into full mount!
Ollongren is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Aegaeon Hecatonchires has been cut.
Hecatonchires wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ollongren.
Ollongren lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ollongren postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hecatonchires looks a forlorn figure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hecatonchires is in a horrible position here. Ollongren smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ollongren lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hecatonchires is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ollongren thowing shots but they're missing.
Ollongren looking to land elbow strikes but Hecatonchires uses the position to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ollongren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ollongren winds up and cracks Hecatonchires with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ollongren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ollongren is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ollongren prevents Hecatonchires from standing back up.
Ollongren is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hecatonchires defends it well.
Ollongren trying to advance position but Hecatonchires counters by regaining guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hecatonchires is looking to stand up but Ollongren isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjalar Ollongren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aegaeon Hecatonchires's cut.
That's time! Hecatonchires's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hecatonchires is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hecatonchires tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ollongren.
Ollongren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hecatonchires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ollongren.
Ollongren just misses with a punch to the body.
Hecatonchires misses with a body shot.
Ollongren throws an off balance right hand
and Hecatonchires counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Fjalar Ollongren has been cut.
Hecatonchires keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ollongren takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horrible takedown by Ollongren or perhaps it was just good defense by Hecatonchires which made him look bad.
Ollongren throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hecatonchires's waist but Hecatonchires gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ollongren off to one side.
Aegaeon Hecatonchires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjalar Ollongren.
Hecatonchires swings for the body but Ollongren moves out of range.
Hecatonchires throws a wild body kick that Ollongren sees coming a mile off.
Hecatonchires leaves Ollongren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hecatonchires moves away from the strike by Ollongren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hecatonchires swings for the body but Ollongren moves out of range.
Hecatonchires throws a hook but Ollongren avoids it easily.
Hecatonchires lands a head shot.
Ollongren moves in looking to clinch but Hecatonchires pushes him off.
Ollongren fails with the takedown
and Hecatonchires counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hecatonchires scoring well with a low kick there.
Ollongren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hecatonchires.
Ollongren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hecatonchires can pounce on him.
Ollongren throws a body punch but Hecatonchires moves out of range.
Hecatonchires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ollongren manages to avoid it.
Hecatonchires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ollongren manages to avoid it.
Hecatonchires throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ollongren.
Ollongren scores with a nice strike.
Ollongren shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hecatonchires as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ollongren listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ollongren fails with the takedown.
Ollongren is breathing heavily.
Ollongren shoots in for a double leg but Hecatonchires sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ollongren slips a jab and a cross from Hecatonchires.
Ollongren throws a big shot that misses.
Hecatonchires misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hecatonchires.
Hecatonchires chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aegaeon Hecatonchires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ollongren drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hecatonchires manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ollongren looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ollongren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hecatonchires uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ollongren has time to react.
Ollongren clinches.
Hecatonchires comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren tries to pull guard but Hecatonchires forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hecatonchires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ollongren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ollongren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ollongren swinging wildly here.
Ollongren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hecatonchires throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hecatonchires.
Hecatonchires connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hecatonchires lands a high kick!
Hecatonchires avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hecatonchires.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hecatonchires tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Hecatonchires.
Hecatonchires is looking to wear down Ollongren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ollongren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hecatonchires takes a swing at Ollongren's ribcage but misses.
Hecatonchires lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hecatonchires.
Ollongren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hecatonchires moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hecatonchires throws the kick towards the body but Ollongren avoids it.
Hecatonchires throws a head kick that misses.
Hecatonchires connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ollongren momentarily.
Hecatonchires misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Ollongren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ollongren misses with a takedown attempt - Hecatonchires sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hecatonchires connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hecatonchires misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Hecatonchires.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegaeon Hecatonchires dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ollongren gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ollongren tries to score a body lock takedown but Hecatonchires shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hecatonchires breaks the clinch.
Hecatonchires fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ollongren looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hecatonchires throws a body punch but Ollongren moves out of range.
Ollongren is looking to clinch.
Ollongren looks for a takedown but Hecatonchires sprawls well.
Hecatonchires has managed to clinch.
Hecatonchires misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ollongren.
Hecatonchires manages to break the clinch.
Hecatonchires looks to land a left hand but Ollongren moved out of range nicely.
Hecatonchires pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hecatonchires lands a jab to Ollongren's midsection.
Hecatonchires misses the shot to the body.
Ollongren misses with a body shot.
Ollongren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Hecatonchires blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ollongren blocks the elbow strike.
Hecatonchires scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hecatonchires.
Hecatonchires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ollongren clinches.
Hecatonchires gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ollongren.
Aegaeon Hecatonchires has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fjalar Ollongren.
Ollongren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hecatonchires or not.
Hecatonchires tries to land knees in the clinch but Ollongren avoids the damage to the body.
Ollongren tries to pull guard but Hecatonchires won't allow it.
Hecatonchires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ollongren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hecatonchires drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ollongren has his foot on Hecatonchires's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hecatonchires works his way back into a safe position though.
Hecatonchires controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren looking for a sweep. Not yet Ollongren, not yet.
Hecatonchires showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hecatonchires preventing the sweep.
Hecatonchires is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Aegaeon Hecatonchires wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ollongren shoots in for a takedown but Hecatonchires shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hecatonchires throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ollongren looks to land a right hand but Hecatonchires moved out of range.
Hecatonchires throws a looping overhand right but Ollongren ducks down to avoid it.
Aegaeon Hecatonchires is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hecatonchires. That's going to slow Ollongren down.
Ollongren wants to clinch.
Ollongren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ollongren tries to work over Hecatonchires's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ollongren swings wildly with an uppercut but Hecatonchires uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hecatonchires scores with a shoulder strike.
Hecatonchires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ollongren misses with a straight right.
Ollongren misses with a body shot.
Ollongren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hecatonchires punishes Ollongren's body with a nice straight punch.
Hecatonchires throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ollongren blocks a head kick by Hecatonchires.
Ollongren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hecatonchires scores with a spinning back kick!
Ollongren misses the jab.
Hecatonchires connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ollongren throws a jab when Hecatonchires was well out of range.
Hecatonchires fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ollongren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hecatonchires throws a nice head kick!
Hecatonchires falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ollongren counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hecatonchires throws a big shot that misses.
Ollongren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ollongren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ollongren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ollongren lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hecatonchires looks to land a combination. Ollongren sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ollongren is rocked!
Hecatonchires throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ollongren is still on wobbly legs! Can Hecatonchires finish him?
Hecatonchires scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ollongren wants to clinch
and Hecatonchires counters with a low kick, right behind Ollongren 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BAM! Hecatonchires delivers a spinning backfist that drops Ollongren like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Aegaeon Hecatonchires!
Aegaeon Hecatonchires retains his middleweight title!
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