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TD 86: Bitonti - Nielsen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Elerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Sedo (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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202 lbs
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196 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darius Elerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rex Sedo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sedo swinging wildly here.
Sedo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sedo throws a body kick that misses.
Sedo blocks a jab.
Elerman looking to score a takedown here. Sedo is defending well but Elerman drives through and ends up in Sedo's guard.
Elerman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Elerman is pushing down on Sedo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sedo is fighting to maintain full guard but Elerman has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sedo is in trouble now - Elerman has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sedo can't escape the position.
Sedo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sedo is in a horrible position here. Elerman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Rex Sedo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elerman looking for a guillotine from mount but Sedo is having none of it.
Elerman lands a nice shot to the head.
Elerman content just to control the position here.
Elerman working the ground and pound effectively.
The cut above Rex Sedo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elerman controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rex Sedo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rex Sedo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darius Elerman!
After winning the bout, Darius Elerman 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Moks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pabpy Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Quake 2 Big Guns. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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162 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Moks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pabpy Obeh!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moks throws a sloppy head kick and Obeh moves out of range easily.
Moks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obeh counters with a straight right hand.
Moks tried to score with a low kick but Obeh checks it.
Obeh throws the left hand but Moks avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obeh. Moks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obeh thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Moks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moks misses with a head kick.
Moks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Obeh staying out of range there.
Moks misses with a low kick as Obeh jumps back.
Moks throws a lazy head kick
and Obeh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moks throws a head kick that half lands.
Moks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moks lands a head kick. Obeh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moks swings for the body but Obeh moves out of range.
Moks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moks is breathing heavily.
Obeh scores with a body shot.
Obeh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Moks will feel that in the morning.
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!
Obeh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Obeh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Moks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Obeh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moks misses with the combination.
Jab from Obeh.
Moks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obeh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moks is rocked!
Obeh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Moks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh misses with a two punch combination.
Moks fails to land with a series of punches.
Moks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obeh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obeh sends Moks crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Obeh is motioning to the referee to let Moks up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Moks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moks wants to stay close but Obeh steps back to make room for something. Moks seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Obeh and Moks drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pabpy Obeh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mazza Ozcop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by Миша Маваши - &. Russian Boy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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24
245 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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26
240 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russian Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mazza Ozcop!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy misses with a looping right.
Ozcop moves out of range as Boy strikes.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
Ozcop swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
A jab from Boy misses.
Ozcop misses with a looping right.
Boy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ozcop swings widly with a right hand
and Boy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boy avoids the body shot from Ozcop.
Ozcop tries a head kick but it misses.
Boy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ozcop looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ozcop.
Ozcop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boy missing with a left hand there. Ozcop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Boy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ozcop misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boy counters with a straight right hand.
Ozcop takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boy closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Ozcop! Boy dives in looking to finish! Ozcop is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russian Boy!
Russian Boy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Rubens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
222 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walter Rubens!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katchenko throws a head kick but Rubens moves out of range.
Katchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rubens tests Katchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Katchenko blocks a head kick by Rubens.
Katchenko looks to land a right hand but Rubens moved out of range.
Rubens takes one on the button.
Rubens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katchenko manages to avoid it.
Katchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Katchenko throws a leg kick which misses Rubens's front leg but catches the back leg as Rubens tries to avoid it.
Rubens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Katchenko is out of range and Rubens settles back down.
A head kick by Katchenko misses
and Rubens makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Katchenko.
Rubens scores with a nice strike.
Rubens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Katchenko tries to clinch up.
Rubens misses with an uppercut.
Katchenko ducks under a wild hook from Rubens.
Rubens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Rubens. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Katchenko misses
and Rubens counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Katchenko does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubens throws a hook to the side of Katchenko's head but Katchenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Katchenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Katchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rubens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katchenko. That did some damage!
Katchenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Rubens misses with a low kick.
Rubens tests Katchenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rubens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Rubens avoiding damage as Katchenko throws knees to the body.
Katchenko lands a damaging elbow.
Katchenko leaning against his opponent.
Katchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Katchenko crunches a lovely knee into Rubens's ribcage.
Rubens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katchenko working Rubens over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katchenko lands a knee to the body.
Katchenko lands with a light punch inside.
Rubens wants to get back to striking at distance but Katchenko won't allow it.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko has Rubens pushed against the cage.
Katchenko misses with a knee strike.
Rubens wants to break free but Katchenko has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rubens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katchenko tries to throw a body punch but Rubens avoids it by throwing Katchenko back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Walter Rubens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Katchenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rubens working hard to break the clinch.
Katchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubens avoids it.
Katchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katchenko misses with an elbow strike.
Katchenko avoiding damage.
Katchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubens's elbow.
Rubens blocks an uppercut.
Rubens breaks the clinch.
Rubens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Katchenko.
Katchenko moves out of range as Rubens throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubens throws a leg kick
and Katchenko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Katchenko gets a clinch.
Katchenko lands a knee to the head.
Rubens is trying to break the clinch but Katchenko is controlling him.
Katchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubens avoids it.
Katchenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubens backwards.
Rubens working hard to break the clinch.
Rubens is trying to push Katchenko away but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rubens tries to circle away but Katchenko has him pinned against the cage.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubens working hard to break the clinch.
Katchenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubens avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside that Rubens shrugs off.
It looks like Walter Rubens has been cut.
Rubens wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katchenko backwards.
Katchenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Katchenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Andrei Katchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rubens is breathing heavily.
Katchenko landing knees to the body.
Katchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Katchenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Katchenko is pushing Rubens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Katchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko stalling in the clinch.
Katchenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rubens is trying to push Katchenko away but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees in the clinch landing for Katchenko.
Katchenko lands a body punch.
Katchenko connects with a knee to the head.
Katchenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Katchenko lands a damaging elbow.
Katchenko missing with knees to the body.
Katchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Katchenko lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Rubens is trying to force a seperation but Katchenko has the dominant position.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rubens is trying to break the clinch but Katchenko has him pressed against the cage.
Katchenko looking to throw knees to the head but Rubens is blocking nicely.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside.
Rubens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside that Rubens shrugs off.
Katchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katchenko tries to work over Rubens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katchenko tries a knee to the head but Rubens blocks it.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katchenko stalling the fight.
Katchenko lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Walter Rubens's cut even more.
Katchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Katchenko dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Katchenko slips under a jab.
Rubens swings widly with a right hand
and Katchenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Rubens misses.
Katchenko tries to clinch up.
Rubens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rubens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rubens throws a hook but Katchenko blocks it.
Katchenko tries to bum rush Rubens with a series of wild strikes but Rubens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rubens throws a leg kick but Katchenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rubens swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko clinches with his opponent.
Rubens blocks an elbow strike from Katchenko.
Katchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rubens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katchenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Katchenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rubens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Katchenko lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Katchenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Katchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Rubens controls the action.
Rubens is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Katchenko is keeping busy.
Rubens being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubens takes an elbow to the forehead.
Katchenko content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rubens can't break the clinch.
Rubens has had enough of the clinch but Katchenko keeps him there for the moment.
Katchenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rubens backwards.
Rubens takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Walter Rubens's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rubens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katchenko keeps control of Rubens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Katchenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubens managing to block the knees to the body from Katchenko.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubens is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubens dodges an elbow strike from Katchenko.
Rubens can't break the clinch.
Katchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Rubens controls the action.
Katchenko stalling in the clinch.
Katchenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rubens blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katchenko misses with a knee to the head.
Katchenko misses with a knee to the head.
Rubens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rubens's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Katchenko.
Rubens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rubens can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko prevents Rubens from breaking the clinch.
Katchenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walter Rubens's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rubens takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Walter Rubens's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrei Katchenko!
Andrei Katchenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lutz Kilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilian's entrance music is Post Break-up Sex. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lutz Kilian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilian lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Maeda does no damage.
Kilian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horrible takedown by Maeda or perhaps it was just good defense by Kilian which made him look bad.
Kilian scores with the left hand. Maeda knows he should have avoided that one.
Maeda avoids the head kick by Kilian.
A head kick misses from Kilian.
Kilian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maeda is out of range.
Maeda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kilian avoids it really well and circles away.
Kilian misses with a head kick.
Maeda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maeda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilian misses with a low kick.
Maeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maeda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maeda.
Kilian pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maeda blocks an uppercut.
Maeda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kilian is defending well.
Lutz Kilian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Maeda manages to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maeda looking for a sweep. Not yet Maeda, not yet.
Maeda pulls Kilian in close to his closed guard and prevents Kilian from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda has a closed guard, preventing Kilian from standing up.
Kilian wants to stand and escape but instead Maeda has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kilian being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to pass the guard but Kilian is keeping the position.
Kilian wants to stand up but Maeda is controlling him.
Maeda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kilian rushes Maeda and presses him up against the cage.
Maeda pulls Kilian into guard.
Maeda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maeda is looking for a triangle but Kilian pushes his legs off easily.
Kilian trying to control but Maeda is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilian won't allow Maeda to sweep him here.
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 Lutz Kilian will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kilian throws a leg kick which misses Maeda's front leg but catches the back leg as Maeda tries to avoid it.
Kilian cracks the inside of Maeda's front leg.
Maeda takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kilian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maeda moves away.
Maeda blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maeda checks a leg kick.
Kilian misses with a low kick.
Kilian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maeda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maeda shoots in but no luck this time.
Maeda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kilian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lutz Kilian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kilian has closed the distance and engaged Maeda in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilian trying to control from the bottom.
Maeda is just content to waste time from the top position. Kilian takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Maeda is pushing down on Kilian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kilian is fighting to maintain full guard but Maeda has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maeda wants to pass the guard but Kilian is defending well.
Maeda is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kilian reverses the position - he's now on top in Maeda's guard.
Maeda controlling Kilian's posture.
Maeda wants to sweep here but Kilian controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maeda has his hands on Kilian's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kilian feints and then cracks Maeda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maeda down.
Maeda misses with a hook. Kilian ducked under it nicely.
Kilian misses with a series of wild punches.
Maeda is looking to slow Kilian down with leg kicks.
Kilian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda misses with a head kick.
Maeda blocks a head kick by Kilian.
Maeda avoids the head kick by Kilian.
Maeda throws a sloppy head kick and Kilian moves out of range easily.
Kilian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maeda.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilian misses the shot to the body.
Kilian tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilian swats away the attempt to clinch by Maeda.
Kilian gets caught flat footed, as Maeda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kilian wants to sweep but no luck.
Kilian can't keep his opponent in guard - Maeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda stalling.
Kilian moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maeda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilian scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maeda if he has to take too many more of those.
Kilian tries a head kick but it misses.
Maeda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilian.
Maeda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kilian did well to prevent Maeda getting side control.
Maeda is working for a submission of some sort.
Kilian wants to control but Maeda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maeda is trying to control. Kilian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Maeda sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control from Kilian's half guard. Kilian has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maeda pushes down on Kilian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maeda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilian is trying to get back to full guard.
Maeda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kilian!
Maeda looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Maeda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kilian is looking to escape.
Maeda controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Maeda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kilian regains half guard.
Maeda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kilian defending well though.
Maeda trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kilian!
Maeda punching from mount but Kilian doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Maeda looking to control but Kilian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maeda is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kilian to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kilian shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kilian has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kilian is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsuyo Maeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maeda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mitsuyo Maeda!
A very excited looking Mitsuyo Maeda made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Kasyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yster Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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244 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ismail Kasyanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yster Best!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best tries for a takedown but Kasyanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kasyanov moves in looking to clinch but Best pushes him off.
Kasyanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasyanov is looking to clinch.
Kasyanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Best swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Best lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kasyanov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Best looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Best stays in close to Kasyanov's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best postures up in Kasyanov's guard and throws a big left but Kasyanov blocks it.
Best engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Yster Best hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kasyanov misses the jab.
Kasyanov throws a leg kick but Best sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kasyanov looks to land a right hand but Best moved out of range.
Kasyanov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big right from Kasyanov misses.
Best slips a jab and a cross from Kasyanov.
Kasyanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Best.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up.
Kasyanov clinches up with Best and pushes him back against the cage.
Kasyanov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Best wants a takedown.
Ismail Kasyanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yster Best.
Kasyanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Best fails with a takedown attempt.
Kasyanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best shoots in but Kasyanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ismail Kasyanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Best needs to keep his hands up - Kasyanov had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Yster Best has been cut.
Kasyanov lands a big head kick that sends Best tumbling to the mat! Kasyanov takes a step backwards and waves Best back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasyanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasyanov lands a big right hand that sends Best crashing to the mat! Kasyanov stays standing though and waves Best back to his feet!
Best is rocked!
Best gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Kasyanov points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Best wakes up just in time to hear Kasyanov thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ismail Kasyanov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bulls On Parade by Rage Against The Machine. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Bitonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitonti ducks under a wild hook from Nielsen.
Bitonti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Anthony Bitonti has been cut.
Nielsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nielsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nielsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielsen drops his hands momentarily and Bitonti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nielsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nielsen walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Nielsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nielsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitonti.
Nielsen misses with a few strikes there.
Bitonti misses with a straight right.
Nielsen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bitonti on the side of the head.
Bitonti lands with a cross.
Anthony Bitonti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitonti throws a jab when Nielsen was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nielsen throws out a loose jab but Bitonti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brian Nielsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Nielsen.
A swing and a miss from Bitonti.
Nielsen misses with a looping left.
Bitonti looks for the body kick but Nielsen saw that one coming.
Nielsen tries to clinch up.
Nielsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bitonti connects with a crisp jab.
Nielsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitonti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielsen.
A low kick from Bitonti misses
and Nielsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bitonti fails with the takedown.
Bitonti misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nielsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bitonti doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nielsen checks a leg kick.
Bitonti moves away from the strike by Nielsen.
Nielsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bitonti shoots in but no luck this time.
Nielsen catches Bitonti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Bitonti.
Nielsen connects with a looping right hand.
Bitonti blocks a jab.
Bitonti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
A combination from Nielsen does no damage.
Bitonti misses with a head kick.
Bitonti tests Nielsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen 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.
Nielsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown but Nielsen shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Bitonti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nielsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bitonti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Nielsen stuns Bitonti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bitonti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nielsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitonti moves forwards but Nielsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nielsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bitonti circles away quickly and effectively.
Nielsen punishes Bitonti's body with a nice straight punch.
Bitonti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
Bitonti just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitonti slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitonti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nielsen scores with a jab to the head.
A nice combination there by Nielsen.
A swing and a miss from Bitonti.
A jab from Nielsen misses.
Nielsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bitonti.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bitonti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nielsen scores with a punch to the head.
Anthony Bitonti's cut is getting worse.
Nielsen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bitonti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nielsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Nielsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bitonti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nielsen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bitonti.
Nielsen slips a straight right by Bitonti.
Nielsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bitonti was well out of range. Poor timing from Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a looping left.
Brian Nielsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bitonti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bitonti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nielsen as he avoids it easily.
Nielsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bitonti at a distance.
Nielsen connects with a right hand. Bitonti shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Nielsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nielsen.
Anthony Bitonti's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen is looking for a sweep. Bitonti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti trying to mount his opponent but Nielsen defends it.
Nielsen trying to control here.
Nielsen wants to improve his position but Bitonti is controlling well.
Bitonti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nielsen gets full guard.
Bitonti wants to pass the guard but Nielsen is keeping the position.
Bitonti trying to control the position from guard on top but Nielsen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nielsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti content to stall in guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nielsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nielsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bitonti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nielsen throws an overhand right that lands on Bitonti's shoulder, as Bitonti tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Bitonti misses its intended target.
Bitonti scores with a shot to the body.
Nielsen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti 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.
Bitonti looks to land a body kick but Nielsen moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Bitonti misses the target.
Bitonti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitonti wants to land a leg kick but Nielsen is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nielsen misses the target.
Bitonti takes one to the side of the head.
Bitonti misses with an uppercut.
Bitonti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitonti advances to mount.
Bitonti wants to control the pace but Nielsen is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Nielsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bitonti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bitonti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nielsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bitonti.
Nielsen slips a jab from Bitonti.
Nice defenses there by Nielsen.
Bitonti throws a hook but Nielsen blocks it.
Nielsen misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bitonti to counter with a crisp jab.
Nielsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bitonti.
Nielsen clobbers Bitonti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nielsen tries to clinch up but Bitonti circles away and keeps his distance.
Nielsen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Nielsen finds it's way through Bitonti's defenses.
Jeez, Anthony Bitonti's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bitonti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nielsen.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Bitonti's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Nielsen!
Brian Nielsen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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