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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mazza Ozcop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazza Ozcop is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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240 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mazza Ozcop!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozcop thuds a left hand into Striker's body.
Ozcop moves away from the strike by Striker.
Ozcop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Striker throws the left hand but Ozcop avoids the punch easily.
Ozcop keeps Striker at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ozcop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Striker is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozcop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ozcop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Striker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A good leg kick by Ozcop.
An inside leg kick lands from Ozcop.
Ozcop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Striker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ozcop. That's going to slow Striker down.
Ozcop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ozcop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ozcop throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ozcop lands a big head kick that sends Striker tumbling to the mat! Ozcop takes a step backwards and waves Striker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Striker is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ozcop.
Ozcop scores with a body shot.
Ozcop throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Striker crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mazza Ozcop!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jazz Gill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Thompistone (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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220 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jazz Gill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Thompistone!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Thompistone has knocked Gill down with a huge combo! Thompistone steps away and waves a wobbly Gill back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jazz Gill has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompistone misses with a two punch combination.
Travis Thompistone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompistone tries to bum rush Gill with a series of wild strikes but Gill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompistone cracks Gill with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thompistone has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gill to stand back up!
Gill is rocked!
Gill is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Thompistone just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Gill has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Travis Thompistone!
As Travis Thompistone got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: "i'm sexy and i know it" {wiggle wiggle yeah}'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fritzie Zivic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic darts in and clinches Putin up against the cage.
Putin tries to pull guard but Zivic won't allow it.
Putin pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zivic is fighting to break Putin's control of his arms but Putin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Putin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zivic defends it easily.
Zivic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Putin is looking for a triangle but Zivic pushes his legs off easily.
Putin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zivic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zivic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zivic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zivic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Putin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zivic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Putin trying to keep a closed guard but Zivic is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Zivic has picked Putin up and slammed him! Putin can't keep hold of the triangle and Zivic manages to pass to side control!
Putin is looking to reverse the position.
Putin looking for a sweep but Zivic has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Putin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Putin is trying to reverse the position but instead Zivic has taken his back - oops!
Putin tries to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zivic avoiding Putin 's attempts to control his hands.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Zivic controlling well, preventing Putin from escaping the position.
Zivic trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Putin doesn't escape.
Putin is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin prevents Zivic from getting a body triangle.
Putin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zivic content just to control the position here.
Zivic prevents Putin from getting the reversal.
Zivic looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Putin dominated that round.
That's time! Putin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zivic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Zivic misses the shot to the body.
Zivic cracks Putin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Putin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Zivic.
Putin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zivic takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Zivic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zivic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zivic pushes Putin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zivic as Putin tries to tie him up.
Putin controlling the action here for a moment.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zivic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zivic lands a nice hook to Putin's body. Putin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zivic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
Vladimir Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin scores with a jab to the body.
Putin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Putin defending well as Zivic loads up on a big left hand.
Zivic thows a body shot but no joy.
Zivic closes the distance and clinches.
Zivic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin trying to control the position but instead, Zivic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Putin into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Zivic.
Zivic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic throws a body punch but Putin moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zivic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Putin is trying to pull guard but Zivic has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zivic.
Nice body punch from Zivic.
Zivic gets underhooks to prevent Putin's takedown attempt.
Zivic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zivic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zivic staying out of range there.
Zivic has managed to clinch.
Zivic pushes Putin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zivic scores with a shoulder strike.
Zivic is working Putin over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zivic lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Zivic.
Zivic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zivic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zivic.
Putin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zivic smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Putin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Putin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zivic.
Zivic takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
Putin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin misses with a shot to the body
and Zivic counters by moving into the clinch.
Putin looking to slow down the pace here.
Putin tries to pull guard but Zivic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zivic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zivic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Zivic lands a nice shot to the body.
Putin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zivic lands a body punch.
Zivic breaks from the clinch.
Putin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Putin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Putin misses with a wild body shot.
Zivic stuns Putin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zivic works the jab nicely.
Jab, jab by Zivic - just one landing.
Putin is rocked!
Zivic connects with a body shot that sends Putin's belly button to the back.
Zivic closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Putin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Putin defending well as Zivic loads up on a big left hand.
Zivic has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
Zivic cracks Putin with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Zivic.
Zivic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zivic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zivic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zivic creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Putin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Putin drops to his knees and Zivic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritzie Zivic!
In his post fight interview, Fritzie Zivic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aint no sunshine - DMX. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
180 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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27
180 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
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World class 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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Bravo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bravo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva takes a swing at Bravo's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Bravo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Bravo struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Bravo prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravo.
Bravo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravo has double underhooks.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Bravo to work.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Bravo won't allow it.
Silva is trying to break free.
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!
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Bravo is controlling the position.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bravo.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bravo.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bravo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Bravo has the dominant position.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo with a hook.
Bravo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Bravo circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Silva drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bravo follows Silva to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Bravo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mario Bravo thanked Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yonash Blagech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blagech comes into the arena with Red Tree - wood blaring out of the sound system. Bart Simpson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yonash Blagech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bart Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson works the jab nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Simpson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blagech gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Simpson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blagech with a poor takedown
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blagech is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Blagech misses with a takedown attempt
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonash Blagech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blagech walks into a straight right hand from Simpson.
Blagech with a lazy takedown attempt
and Simpson counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blagech.
Blagech moves to clinch but Simpson breaks away
and Simpson counters with a right hand to the body.
Blagech is breathing heavily.
Blagech misses with a takedown
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blagech on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simpson scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Simpson.
Simpson scores with a nice right hand.
Simpson connects with a body shot that sends Blagech's belly button to the back.
Simpson drops Blagech with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blagech looks back up at him and smiles so Simpson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Blagech is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson cracks a nice hook into Blagech's ribs.
Oh Blagech is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blagech had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Simpson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Blagech falls backwards - clearly groggy! Simpson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bart Simpson!
Bart Simpson gave a mention to Hilo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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265 lbs
9 - 7 - 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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch but Duck moves out of range.
Duck defending well as Zdorovenniy loads up on a big left hand.
Duck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zdorovenniy's sensitive parts.
Duck shoots in for a takedown but Zdorovenniy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Duck tenderised Zdorovenniy's leg. Zdorovenniy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duck is looking to slow Zdorovenniy down with leg kicks.
Duck is looking to slow Zdorovenniy down with leg kicks.
Duck scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Duck.
Zdorovenniy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zdorovenniy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A good leg kick by Duck.
Duck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zdorovenniy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Duck.
Duck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duck.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duck.
Duck connects with a solid leg kick.
Duck connects with a leg kick. Zdorovenniy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duck.
Duck 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!
A good leg kick by Duck.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duck.
Zdorovenniy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duck, right into the meat.
Duck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duck is looking to slow Zdorovenniy down with leg kicks.
Duck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Duck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Duck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duck is looking to slow Zdorovenniy down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duck.
Duck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zdorovenniy avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Duck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zdorovenniy 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.
Duck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zdorovenniy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duck fails with the takedown.
Duck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zdorovenniy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duck.
Duck throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duck has a takedown stuffed.
Zdorovenniy wants to clinch up but Duck keeps it at a distance.
Duck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Duck.
Duck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duck throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zdorovenniy's sensitive parts.
Duck connects with a solid leg kick.
Duck scores with a leg kick.
Duck shoots in looking for a takedown but Zdorovenniy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zdorovenniy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duck. Duck obviously looking to wear him down.
Duck feints and then cracks Zdorovenniy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zdorovenniy down.
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!
Duck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Duck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Duck.
Zdorovenniy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zdorovenniy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duck.
Duck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Zdorovenniy as Duck shoots in.
Duck throws a jab when Zdorovenniy was well out of range.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch there but Duck circles away.
Duck scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duck.
Duck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zdorovenniy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duck.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duck.
Good leg kick by Duck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Duck.
Duck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zdorovenniy's calf.
Zdorovenniy slaps away a takedown attempt from Duck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zdorovenniy sprawls well. Zdorovenniy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duck gets slowly back to his feet.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch there but Duck circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch up.
Zdorovenniy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Duck dominated that round.
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.
Duck connects with an inside leg kick.
Duck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zdorovenniy tries to avoid it but Duck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zdorovenniy to the ground. Zdorovenniy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duck.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zdorovenniy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zdorovenniy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duck tries to pull guard but Zdorovenniy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Duck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duck jumps guard but Zdorovenniy stands there with Duck around his waist. Duck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Duck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duck tries to pull guard but Zdorovenniy holds him up against the cage and eventually Duck drops back down to his feet.
Duck manages to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Duck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zdorovenniy's guard.
Duck passes Zdorovenniy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duck looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zdorovenniy is breathing heavily.
Duck decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duck.
Duck feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zdorovenniy's calf.
Duck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duck.
Duck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zdorovenniy's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zdorovenniy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duck. Duck obviously looking to wear him down.
Duck fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zdorovenniy.
Zdorovenniy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duck.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Duck.
Duck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duck.
Duck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donald Duck is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zdorovenniy looks to land a right hand but Duck moved out of range.
Duck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zdorovenniy can do to turn this around?
Duck cracks the inside of Zdorovenniy's front leg.
A good leg kick by Duck.
Duck lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zdorovenniy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zdorovenniy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duck.
Yaaaazb Zdorovenniy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duck scores with a leg kick.
Duck lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duck scores with a leg kick.
Duck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zdorovenniy. That did some damage!
Duck shoots in and gets a takedown into Zdorovenniy's guard.
Duck throws a big elbow that misses.
Duck controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duck stands and steps away. Zdorovenniy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zdorovenniy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duck. Duck obviously looking to wear him down.
Duck throws a leg kick which misses Zdorovenniy's front leg but catches the back leg as Zdorovenniy tries to avoid it.
Duck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch but Duck moves out of range.
Duck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duck, right into the meat.
Zdorovenniy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duck. Duck obviously looking to wear him down.
Duck connects with a leg kick. Zdorovenniy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Duck cracks the inside of Zdorovenniy's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duck shoots for a takedown but Zdorovenniy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duck lands a leg kick that knocks Zdorovenniy off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Duck.
Zdorovenniy 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.
Duck looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duck thumps Zdorovenniy with a low kick.
Duck is looking to slow Zdorovenniy down with leg kicks.
Duck lands a leg kick that knocks Zdorovenniy off balance momentarily.
Duck throws a leg kick which misses Zdorovenniy's front leg but catches the back leg as Zdorovenniy tries to avoid it.
Duck is looking to slow Zdorovenniy down with leg kicks.
Duck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duck dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zdorovenniy. That did some damage!
Duck shoots in looking for a takedown. Zdorovenniy tries to sprawl out of it but Duck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zdorovenniy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duck cracks the inside of Zdorovenniy's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck connects with a leg kick. Zdorovenniy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A good leg kick by Duck.
Duck shoots in and drives through. Zdorovenniy sprawls well.
Zdorovenniy 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Duck dominated that second round.
That's time! Duck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zdorovenniy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zdorovenniy throws a hook to the side of Duck's head but Duck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zdorovenniy misses with an uppercut. Duck saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Duck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zdorovenniy tries to close the distance and clinch but Duck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Duck tenderised Zdorovenniy's leg. Zdorovenniy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duck connects with an inside leg kick.
Duck is looking to slow Zdorovenniy down with leg kicks.
Zdorovenniy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duck.
Duck buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duck dodges the punch combination from Zdorovenniy.
Duck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duck fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duck moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zdorovenniy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duck somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zdorovenniy throws a series of punches but Duck moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duck. That's going to slow Zdorovenniy down.
Duck thumps Zdorovenniy with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duck.
Duck fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Duck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duck scores with a leg kick.
Duck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zdorovenniy tries to avoid it but Duck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zdorovenniy to the ground. Zdorovenniy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zdorovenniy darts in and clinches Duck up against the cage.
Zdorovenniy trying to land knees to the body.
Duck gets control of Zdorovenniy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Duck will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Duck has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zdorovenniy manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duck gets to his feet. Zdorovenniy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Duck.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duck.
Duck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duck turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duck.
Duck scoring well with a low kick there.
Duck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duck is looking to slow Zdorovenniy down with leg kicks.
Duck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duck fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duck. That's going to slow Zdorovenniy down.
Duck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zdorovenniy as he jumps to the side.
Zdorovenniy pushes Duck up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck jumps guard and drags Zdorovenniy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zdorovenniy trying to control but Duck is working from the bottom.
Duck pulls Zdorovenniy in to control the position.
Duck manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Duck cracks the inside of Zdorovenniy's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duck.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duck.
Zdorovenniy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duck.
Duck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zdorovenniy pinned against the cage. Zdorovenniy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zdorovenniy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duck. Duck obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duck, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duck closes the distance and clinches up with Zdorovenniy, looking for a takedown. Duck pushes Zdorovenniy against the cage but Zdorovenniy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duck.
Zdorovenniy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duck closes the distance and clinches up with Zdorovenniy, looking for a takedown. Duck pushes Zdorovenniy against the cage but Zdorovenniy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duck.
Zdorovenniy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duck.
Zdorovenniy tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.
Zdorovenniy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zdorovenniy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duck throws a leg kick which misses Zdorovenniy's front leg but catches the back leg as Zdorovenniy tries to avoid it.
Duck fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Duck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zdorovenniy just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Duck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duck, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Duck!
Donald Duck took some time post fight to say the following; 'Say hello to my low kick!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Voodoo Hex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Bitonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voodoo Hex!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hex catches Bitonti right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Anthony Bitonti has been cut.
Hex throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hex does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hex has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bitonti.
Bitonti loads up on a big right hand but Hex slips the punch.
Bitonti is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hex's half guard.
Bitonti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bitonti trying to control from half guard but Hex is working away.
Bitonti is really struggling to control Hex but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony Bitonti has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bitonti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitonti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hex quickly recovers to half guard.
Hex has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bitonti is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bitonti slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Voodoo Hex was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitonti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hex looks to land a left hand but Bitonti moved out of range nicely.
Bitonti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bitonti distracts Hex with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitonti throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hex swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bitonti throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hex can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bitonti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bitonti throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Voodoo Hex.
Hex defending well as Bitonti loads up on a big left hand.
Bitonti scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hex regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bitonti.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitonti throwing strikes from guard but Hex blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitonti trying to control but Hex is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hex tries to work over Bitonti's front leg with a kick but Bitonti checks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bitonti.
Bitonti closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hex's guard.
Bitonti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bitonti forces his way into half guard.
Hex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bitonti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bitonti is pressing down on Hex's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hex is holding on for now.
Bitonti thows a huge punch but Hex dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hex has hold of Bitonti's hands but Bitonti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bitonti is looking to advance position but Hex won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex is trying to control but can't.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Voodoo Hex.
Bitonti jabs Hex right on the nose. Hex blinks but takes it well.
Bitonti connects with a solid leg kick.
Bitonti slips a straight right by Hex.
A leg kick checked by Bitonti.
Bitonti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hex connects with a leg kick. Bitonti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hex avoids the body shot from Bitonti.
Bitonti motions for Hex to come forward. Bitonti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hex lands with a right hand.
Hex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti lands a leg kick that knocks Hex off balance momentarily.
Bitonti scores a takedown into full mount!
Hex avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bitonti.
The referee warns Hex that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bitonti in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anthony Bitonti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Bitonti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bitonti.
Bitonti putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hex really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bitonti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitonti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Bitonti's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bitonti swings for the body but Hex moves out of range.
Hex tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hex gets caught flat footed, as Bitonti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitonti throws a big right hand that misses.
Bitonti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hex lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bitonti throws a head kick that misses.
Bitonti moves in looking to clinch but Hex pushes him off.
Anthony Bitonti is winning the standup battle so far.
Bitonti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitonti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bitonti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Voodoo Hex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Bitonti is predictable there
and Hex counters with an inside leg kick.
Bitonti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hex blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bitonti.
Bitonti trying to mount his opponent but Hex defends it.
Hex is trying to get back to full guard.
Voodoo Hex has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bitonti blocks a jab.
Anthony Bitonti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti works Hex's body with a nice hook.
Hex stuffs the takedown attempt from Bitonti. Bitonti gets slowly back to his feet.
Bitonti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hex is out of range and Bitonti settles back down.
Bitonti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bitonti is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hex will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hex is looking to reverse the position.
Voodoo Hex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bitonti is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Bitonti wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bitonti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitonti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hex has time to react.
Hex misses with a head kick.
Bitonti connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.
Bitonti tries to advance to mount but Hex denies him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitonti slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Bitonti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bitonti 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Bitonti!
A very excited looking Anthony Bitonti 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielsen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bulls On Parade by Rage Against The Machine. The key to victory for Brian Nielsen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nielsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maeda moves away.
Maeda fails to land the takedown.
A jab lands there for Nielsen.
Nielsen clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maeda.
Nielsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maeda is defending well for now.
Nielsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nielsen leaning against his opponent.
Maeda is trying to pull guard but Nielsen has him pressed against the cage.
Nielsen lands a knee to the body.
Maeda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nielsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Nielsen blocks the low kick.
Maeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielsen is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maeda.
Maeda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nielsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Nielsen throws a series of punches but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Nielsen is just out of range.
Maeda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maeda shoots in for a double leg but Nielsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brian Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Maeda darts in trying to clinch
and Maeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maeda misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in looking for a takedown. Nielsen tries to sprawl out of it but Maeda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nielsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Nielsen.
Nice defenses there by Maeda.
Nielsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maeda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maeda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maeda moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Nielsen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nielsen misses with a double jab.
Maeda fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Nielsen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nielsen lands a jab to the head.
Maeda misses the shot to the body.
Maeda slips under a jab.
Brian Nielsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nielsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nielsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A bone on bone clash there as Nielsen blocks the leg kick.
Maeda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nielsen circles away.
Nielsen closes the distance and clinches.
Nielsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nielsen lands a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nielsen trying to land knees to the body.
Nielsen looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nielsen uses from the top position.
Maeda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nielsen defends well.
Nielsen wants to control from the top but Maeda keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nielsen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nielsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a looping right.
Brian Nielsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nielsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nielsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maeda manages to avoid it.
Maeda shoots in and drives through. Nielsen sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nielsen lands a body shot.
Maeda looks to land a body kick but Nielsen moved away.
Maeda misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Nielsen dominated that second 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.
Nielsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Nielsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nielsen connects with a looping right hand.
Nielsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nielsen with a nice cross.
Nielsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda swings for the body but Nielsen moves out of range.
Maeda misses with a jab to the body
and Nielsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nielsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nielsen cracks Maeda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maeda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nielsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nielsen takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nielsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nielsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nielsen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Maeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nielsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maeda slips nicely into half guard.
Nielsen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nielsen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maeda.
Maeda has hold of Nielsen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nielsen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nielsen is controlling an arm, preventing Maeda from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Brian Nielsen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nielsen stuffs the takedown attempt from Maeda. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitsuyo Maeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maeda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Nielsen. Those never looked like landing.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nielsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nielsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nielsen wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Nielsen misses its intended target.
Maeda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nielsen rather than just go for the knockout.
A clash of legs there as Nielsen blocks the low kick.
Maeda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
Maeda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Maeda.
Nielsen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a head kick.
Nielsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Maeda.
Maeda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nielsen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maeda dodges an elbow strike from Nielsen.
Nielsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maeda is defending well for now.
Maeda missing with knees to the body.
Maeda avoids a wild elbow strike from Nielsen.
Maeda blocks the elbow strike.
Nielsen is working Maeda over against the cage.
Maeda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Nielsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brian Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Nielsen jabs Maeda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut. Maeda saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maeda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nielsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Nielsen thuds his right hand into Maeda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nielsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Maeda.
Maeda moves in looking to clinch but Nielsen pushes him off.
Maeda scores with a head kick. Nielsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maeda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maeda trying to control but Nielsen is having none of it.
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 Brian Nielsen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Maeda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitsuyo Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maeda slips under a jab.
Maeda moves to clinch but Nielsen breaks away
and Nielsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nielsen lands a right hook to the body.
Nielsen lands a slapping body shot.
Maeda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nielsen scores with a jab to the head.
Maeda fails to land with a series of punches.
Maeda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nielsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielsen.
Nielsen misses with a wild combination.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut. Maeda saw that one coming.
Nielsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maeda.
Mitsuyo Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielsen takes a swing at Maeda's ribcage but misses.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nielsen.
A clash of legs there as Nielsen blocks the low kick.
Maeda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nielsen lands a slapping body shot.
Nielsen looks to throw the jab but Maeda is out of range.
Nielsen looks to land a right hand but Maeda moved out of range.
Maeda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nielsen.
Nielsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maeda counters with a series of strikes. Nielsen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maeda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nielsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maeda throws a solid leg kick but Nielsen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maeda.
Brian Nielsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maeda.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nielsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maeda.
Nielsen lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Nielsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nielsen, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:46
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Nielsen!
A very excited looking Brian Nielsen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakke Somali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Podogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Somali's entrance music is Sakke - Oonhan Suomalainen. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sakke Somali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leandro Podogo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Podogo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Podogo works Somali's body with a nice hook.
Somali misses with a low kick.
Somali tries to land a leg kick but Podogo saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Somali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Podogo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Podogo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Podogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Somali.
Podogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Somali.
Somali lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sakke Somali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Somali throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Somali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Podogo can pounce on him.
Podogo shoots for a takedown but Somali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Somali defending well as Podogo loads up on a big left 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!
Somali scores with a nice body kick.
Podogo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Somali tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Podogo is in Somali's guard.
Podogo trying to control but Somali is working from the bottom.
Somali has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Somali 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali is working hard here to advance position.
Somali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Podogo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Somali with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Podogo blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Podogo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Podogo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Somali.
Podogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Somali moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali is looking to score with low kicks.
Podogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Somali misses with a few strikes there.
Podogo tries for a takedown but Somali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sakke Somali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
Somali avoids the body shot from Podogo.
Good leg kick by Somali there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Somali, right into the meat.
Somali explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Podogo just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Podogo shoots in but Somali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Podogo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Podogo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Somali rather than just go for the knockout.
Podogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Somali was well out of range. Poor timing from Podogo.
Podogo missing with a left hand there. Somali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Somali thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Podogo if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Podogo scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Somali, right into the meat.
Somali lands a two punch combo.
Podogo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Podogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Podogo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Somali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Podogo wants to control from the top but Somali keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Podogo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Somali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somali throws a series of strikes that have Podogo backpedaling.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Somali.
Nice shot by Somali.
Podogo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Podogo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Podogo as he checks the leg kick.
Somali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Podogo throws a combination that misses
and Somali counters with a good low kick that Podogo was not able to check.
Podogo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Somali. That one must have hurt.
Podogo swings for the body but Somali moves out of range.
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 Sakke Somali will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Podogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Podogo fails with a takedown attempt.
Somali swings for the body but Podogo moves out of range.
Podogo shoots in for a double leg but Somali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Podogo misses with a takedown attempt - Somali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sakke Somali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
Podogo slips a straight right by Somali.
Somali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Somali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Podogo walks into a jab.
Podogo misses with a looping left.
Podogo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Somali lands a nice looking body kick.
Somali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Podogo gets a double leg takedown into Somali's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Podogo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Somali looking for a sweep. Not yet Somali, not yet.
Somali bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Podogo's guard.
Podogo looking for subs off his back but Somali has passed one foot through into half guard.
Somali seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Podogo is trying to control but can't.
Somali wants to get back to his feet.
Podogo wants to control but Somali is keeping busy.
Somali trying to control from half guard but Podogo is working away.
Sakke Somali overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somali tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Podogo.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Sakke Somali wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Somali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sakke Somali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Somali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Podogo.
Somali misses with a looping right.
Somali is looking to slow Podogo down with leg kicks.
Podogo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Somali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Podogo shoots and misses
and Somali counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Somali does it's job there.
Somali slaps away a takedown attempt from Podogo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Podogo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Somali throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somali throws a low kick but Podogo avoids it.
Somali is looking to chop away at Podogo's legs.
Podogo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Somali does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Podogo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Podogo cracks Somali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Podogo misses the shot to the body.
Somali misses with a low kick.
Somali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Somali as he checks the leg kick.
Somali digs a good body shot into Podogo's ribs.
Somali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Somali.
Podogo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Somali.
Podogo closes the distance and clinches up with Somali, looking for a takedown. Podogo pushes Somali against the cage but Somali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Podogo connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakke Somali dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Podogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Somali.
Podogo shoots in but no luck this time.
Somali looks to score with a jab to the body but Podogo is just out of range.
Sakke Somali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Somali scores with a spinning back kick!
Podogo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Podogo lands with a shot to the body.
Podogo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Somali throws a right and a left that Podogo avoids nicely.
Somali throws a push kick but Podogo slaps the foot to one side.
Podogo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Somali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Podogo.
Podogo takes a swing at Somali's ribcage but misses.
Somali bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Somali throws a low kick but Podogo avoids it.
Somali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Podogo moves away.
Somali misses with a kick to the body
and Podogo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somali scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab lands there for Somali.
Nice uppercut there from Podogo.
Podogo connects with a looping right hand.
Somali throws a leg kick which misses Podogo's front leg but catches the back leg as Podogo tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Podogo.
Podogo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Podogo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Somali lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Podogo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Podogo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Somali will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Podogo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Somali wants to control but Podogo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Somali wants to improve his position but Podogo is controlling well.
Leandro Podogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somali is trying to control but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Somali controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Somali regains full guard. Nicely done.
Somali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Podogo wants to pass the guard but Somali is keeping the position.
Podogo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Somali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Somali looking for a sweep. Not yet Somali, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somali looking to control.
Somali controlling the position.
Sakke Somali has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Somali throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Podogo on the side of the head.
Somali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Somali checks a leg kick.
Somali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Podogo.
Podogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Somali.
A nice inside leg kick there by Somali. That's going to slow Podogo down.
Podogo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Somali. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheers as Somali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Podogo doesn't seem phased though.
Somali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Podogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Podogo shoots in looking for a takedown but Somali manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Podogo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sakke Somali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leandro Podogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somali with a hook.
Somali scores with a hook.
Sakke Somali is winning the standup battle so far.
Somali scores with a head kick.
Podogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Podogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Podogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Somali throws a front kick that sends Podogo stumbling back into the cage.
Podogo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Somali jabs Podogo right on the nose. Podogo blinks but takes it well.
Podogo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Somali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Podogo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Podogo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Podogo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Somali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Somali thuds his shin into the meat of Podogo's side.
That kick from Somali tenderised Podogo's leg. Podogo is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakke Somali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Somali 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakke Somali!
Sakke Somali 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Snoozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vadokowich might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Enter Sandman. 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Vadokowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snoozer!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vadokowich displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Snoozer.
Snoozer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vadokowich tries to land a leg kick but Snoozer saw it coming and moves away.
Snoozer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Snoozer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Sam Snoozer has been cut.
Snoozer blocks the body kick.
No luck for Snoozer with that takedown attempt.
Vadokowich tries a low kick but Snoozer avoids it.
Vadokowich throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
Vadokowich throws a sloppy head kick and Snoozer moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoozer fails to land the takedown.
Vadim Vadokowich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Snoozer.
Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snoozer was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich.
Jab from Snoozer.
Snoozer looks to throw the jab but Vadokowich is out of range.
Snoozer looks to throw the jab but Vadokowich is out of range.
Vadokowich swings for the body but Snoozer moves out of range.
Vadokowich gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Snoozer to counter with a crisp jab.
Vadim Vadokowich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vadokowich stuffs the takedown attempt from Snoozer. Snoozer gets slowly back to his feet.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut.
Snoozer scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vadokowich looks to land a right hand but Snoozer moved out of range.
Snoozer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vadokowich.
Snoozer lands with a cross.
Vadokowich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snoozer at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoozer looks to score with a jab to the body but Vadokowich is just out of range.
Snoozer misses with a hook.
Snoozer throws the left hand but Vadokowich avoids the punch easily.
Snoozer forces Vadokowich back against the cage and clinches.
Vadokowich working aggressively here.
Vadokowich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vadokowich misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich pushes Snoozer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snoozer is rocked!
Snoozer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoozer is still on wobbly legs! Can Vadokowich finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Vadokowich fails to land.
Vadokowich misses with a punch on the inside.
Vadokowich throws a punch but it's blocked by Snoozer.
Vadokowich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snoozer blocks an uppercut.
Snoozer blocking some punches.
Snoozer throws a punch but it's blocked by Vadokowich.
Snoozer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snoozer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vadokowich misses with some punches.
Snoozer blocking some punches.
Snoozer blocking some punches.
Vadokowich throws a punch but it's blocked by Snoozer.
Vadokowich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snoozer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vadokowich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vadokowich misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Vadokowich fails to land.
Vadokowich misses with a punch on the inside.
Vadokowich misses with a punch on the inside.
Vadokowich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vadokowich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snoozer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Snoozer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snoozer.
Vadokowich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vadokowich throws a head punch that misses.
Snoozer blocking some punches.
Vadokowich misses with the head strike.
Snoozer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snoozer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoozer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vadokowich prevents a body shot from Snoozer.
Vadokowich misses with the head strike.
Snoozer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snoozer.
Vadokowich has a couple of punches blocked by Snoozer.
Vadokowich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vadokowich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snoozer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoozer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoozer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vadokowich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoozer trying to control the position but instead, Vadokowich has worked for underhooks and has pushed Snoozer into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich swings wildly with an uppercut but Snoozer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vadokowich throws a punch but it's blocked by Snoozer.
Vadokowich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snoozer tries to pull guard but Vadokowich holds him up against the cage and eventually Snoozer drops back down to his feet.
Vadokowich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vadokowich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snoozer seems to have recovered his senses.
Snoozer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vadokowich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snoozer throws a lazy right hand but Vadokowich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snoozer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Snoozer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Vadokowich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vadokowich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Snoozer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vadokowich managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Snoozer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Vadokowich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Snoozer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Snoozer tries to bum rush Vadokowich with a series of wild strikes but Vadokowich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch lands to the side of Vadokowich 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snoozer has closed the distance and engaged Vadokowich in a clinch.
Vadokowich is trying to maintain a safe position but Snoozer gets an underhook and turns Vadokowich into the cage.
Snoozer is working Vadokowich over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Snoozer fails to land.
Snoozer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vadokowich has him pressed against the cage.
Vadokowich working aggressively here.
Snoozer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoozer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vadokowich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vadokowich prevents the takedown attempt.
Vadokowich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vadokowich trying to control the position but instead, Snoozer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vadokowich into the cage.
Vadokowich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoozer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vadokowich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vadokowich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snoozer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vadim Vadokowich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Snoozer.
Snoozer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vadokowich walks away with a smile on his face. Snoozer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snoozer lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snoozer.
Vadokowich lands with a big left! Snoozer is wobbled badly! Vadokowich comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Snoozer to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vadim Vadokowich!
Vadim Vadokowich gave a mention to Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 Clothing) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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