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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 111 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pencil Neck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street. Neck has chosen Deep Purple - Bad Attitude as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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178 lbs
17 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DaMarcus Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pencil Neck!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neck checks a low kick from Saint.
Neck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Neck forces Saint back against the cage and clinches.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neck's elbow.
Saint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neck avoids it.
Saint scores with a knee to the head.
Saint with a knee to the head.
Neck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saint prevents the takedown attempt.
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Neck controls his hands.
Neck wants to take the fight to the mat but Saint manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
DaMarcus Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
Neck displaying some good clinch control by pressing Saint up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Saint.
Neck stalls.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neck's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint blocks an elbow strike.
Saint prevents Neck from breaking the clinch.
Neck pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Neck keeping full guard, as Saint tries to pass.
Neck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint wants to control from the top but Neck keeps moving.
Saint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neck pulls Saint in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saint plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saint looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Neck throws a low kick, looking for Saint's leg but Saint calmly moves out of range.
Neck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neck rushes Saint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neck tries to pull guard but Saint won't allow it.
Neck tries for a takedown but Saint manages to get underhooks.
Saint misses with a body punch.
Saint tries to work over Neck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neck is trying to pull guard but Saint has him pressed against the cage.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint misses with a punch on the inside.
Neck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saint.
Saint lands an elbow inside.
Neck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint controls his hands.
Neck is stalling here.
Saint lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Neck.
A knee to the head by Saint.
Saint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saint trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Neck manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Saint has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neck controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neck passes Saint's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neck is pressing down on Saint's thigh, looking to free his foot. Saint is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint is not content to let Neck control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaMarcus Saint dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neck throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Neck blocks the low kick.
Neck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Saint swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neck.
Neck avoids the body shot from Saint.
Saint closes the distance and clinches.
Neck breaks from the clinch.
Neck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saint swivels and escapes.
Neck tries a head kick but it misses.
Neck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saint stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Neck takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saint is pressed up against the cage. Neck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Saint down to the mat. Saint avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neck.
Neck is breathing heavily.
Saint throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neck.
DaMarcus Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pencil Neck.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neck.
A good leg kick by Saint.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saint closes the distance and clinches.
Neck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neck or not.
Still in the clinch, Saint scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint crunches a lovely knee into Neck's ribcage.
Saint cracks Neck with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saint lands with a left to the head.
Saint lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saint lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neck looking to stall.
The referee calls for Saint to work.
Saint using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neck can't get the takedown.
Saint on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saint just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saint digs a right hand underneath Neck's ribcage. Neck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saint misses with a hook from the clinch.
DaMarcus Saint has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saint lands a left hand.
Neck wants to take the fight to the mat but Saint manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Saint lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Pencil Neck has been cut.
Neck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Neck being controlled against the cage.
Saint throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Neck is trying to break the clinch but Saint is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint can't find room to land a body shot as Neck controls the action.
Saint lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint stops a takedown attempt from Neck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint tries to land a knee to the head but Neck blocks with his arms.
Saint lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neck fails to pull guard.
A short right from Saint on the inside.
Saint lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Saint.
Saint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saint lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaMarcus Saint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pencil Neck's cut.
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!
A good leg kick by Saint.
Nice sprawl there from Saint as Neck shoots in.
Neck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saint connects with a nice looking jab.
Neck misses with a takedown
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Look low, kick high! Saint uses the oldest trick in the book to send Neck tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Saint is absolutely delighted - when Neck wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). DaMarcus Saint!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phoney Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Naza's choice of entrance music: Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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176 lbs
21 - 18 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Phoney Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gio Naza!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Naza counters with a single leg into guard. Bones didn't expect that.
Naza is working Bones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bones wants to sweep here but Naza controlling him for the moment.
Naza postures up.
Bones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naza throws an elbow that misses. Bones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naza's guard. Nice move by Bones!
Bones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bones postures up.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Naza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naza is wriggling around but Bones manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza tries to get to full guard but Bones has control of the leg.
Bones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Naza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Naza controlling the position well.
Naza wants to control but Bones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naza. Bones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bones shoots in looking for a takedown but Naza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Naza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bones moves away.
Naza slaps away a takedown attempt from Bones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoney Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones leaves Naza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gio Naza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bones is defended easily by Naza.
Naza throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza throws a sloppy body shot
and Bones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Naza there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Naza misses with a jab to the body
and Bones counters with a low kick, right behind Naza 's knee.
Bones tries to close the distance and clinch but Naza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bones.
Naza throws a leg kick
and Bones counters by moving into the clinch.
Bones breaks from the clinch.
Naza misses with a kick to the body.
Bones avoids the body shot from Naza.
Naza throws a looping overhand right but Bones ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bones to the ground. Naza is now in Bones's guard.
Naza with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naza connects with a couple of short punches.
Bones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Naza throwing strikes but missing.
Bones keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Bones trying to keep a closed guard but Naza is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones keeping full guard, as Naza tries to pass.
Bones wants to get back to his feet but Naza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Naza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naza.
Bones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Naza sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bones somewhat.
Phoney Bones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bones.
Naza misses with an uppercut
and Bones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Naza's guard.
Naza controlling the position.
Naza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gio Naza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naza lands a big shot there that rocks Bones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza with the ground and pound from mount.
Naza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naza with a couple of short strikes.
Bones tries to hold on but Naza pushes him away.
Naza lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
Bones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Naza throwing shots but Bones is blocking nicely.
Naza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bones's head.
Naza drops an elbow to the side of Bones's head.
Naza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bones defending well though.
Naza winds up and cracks Bones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Naza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bones wants to improve his position but Naza is controlling well.
Naza trying to mount his opponent but Bones defends it.
Bones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naza.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naza working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bones's thigh. Bones counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Naza is working Bones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Naza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Naza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza throws a strike but Bones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Naza working a defensive guard here.
Bones preventing the sweep.
Naza has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bones stands and steps away. Naza gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones tries to clinch but Naza moves out of range.
Bones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bones throws a series of punches but Naza moves out of range.
Naza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bones rather than just go for the knockout.
Bones has his takedown stuffed
and Naza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoney Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naza looks for a takedown but Bones sprawls well.
Bones has closed the distance and engaged Naza in a clinch.
Come on Bones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bones successfully pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Naza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Naza throws a sloppy body shot
and Bones counters with a series of strikes. Naza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Naza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bones was well out of range. Poor timing from Naza.
Naza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gio Naza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naza just misses with a punch to the body.
Bones wants to clinch up but Naza keeps it at a distance.
Bones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naza throws out the jab.
Naza thows a leg kick but Bones checks it
and Bones counters with a straight right hand.
Bones misses with a takedown attempt - Naza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Naza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bones circles away quickly and effectively.
Naza thows a body shot but no joy.
Bones fails with a takedown attempt.
Naza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bones manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza scores with a hook to the body. Bones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Naza looks to score with a jab to the body but Bones is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Naza.
Naza stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phoney Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naza.
Bones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Naza dives in and scores a takedown into Bones's guard.
Naza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bones keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Naza might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Naza scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Phoney Bones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Bones is trying to control the position but Naza postures up.
Naza throws a big elbow that misses.
Naza throwing strikes from guard but Bones blocks nicely.
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!
Bones keeping moving, preventing Naza from controlling successfully.
Bones wriggles free and stands up.
Naza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Naza thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Naza. No joy for Bones on that attempt.
Naza throws a low kick but Bones moves out of range easily.
Bones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Naza counters with a shoot takedown. Bones fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naza throws a big elbow that misses.
Naza trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naza distracts Bones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Naza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Naza trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Naza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Naza throws an elbow that misses. Bones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Naza's guard. Nice move by Bones!
Gio Naza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bones prevents Naza from getting back to his feet.
Naza is pulling down on Bones's head. It's preventing any offense from Bones, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones wants to control from the top but Naza keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gio Naza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gio Naza!
A victorious Gio Naza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack McLumberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLumberg comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Bean has chosen Raising Hell as his entrance music. Jack McLumberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack McLumberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean looks to land a left hand but McLumberg moved out of range nicely.
McLumberg scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for McLumberg. That snapped Bean's head back.
Bean swings for the body but McLumberg moves out of range.
McLumberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McLumberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Bean as he checks the leg kick.
McLumberg looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Bean tries to clinch up but McLumberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Bean misses the jab.
Bean misses with a looping right.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from McLumberg.
McLumberg tried to score with a low kick but Bean checks it.
Ron Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean tries to clinch up.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick from Bean lands but McLumberg takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLumberg forces Bean back against the cage and clinches.
McLumberg misses with some punches.
McLumberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLumberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.
McLumberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bean blocks it with crossed arms.
McLumberg tries to land a knee to the head but Bean blocks with his arms.
Bean taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bean.
McLumberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by McLumberg.
Bean throws a head kick but McLumberg moves out of range.
Bean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bean moves out of range as McLumberg strikes.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bean at a distance.
Bean misses with a head kick.
Bean misses with a body shot.
Bean fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McLumberg on the side of the head.
McLumberg scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLumberg misses with an uppercut.
McLumberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bean.
Bean misses with a two punch combination.
McLumberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bean gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bean throws a series of punches but McLumberg avoids them all with ease.
McLumberg misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLumberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bean misses with a head kick.
McLumberg throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
McLumberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean throws a right hand that McLumberg ducks under and follows up with a left that McLumberg also avoids with ease.
McLumberg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bean throws a combination that misses
and McLumberg counters with a head kick.
McLumberg lands a high kick!
Bean tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bean looks to land a combination but McLumberg avoids it well.
McLumberg instigates a clinch.
McLumberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLumberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLumberg blocks an uppercut.
Bean breaks the clinch.
McLumberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McLumberg lands a leg kick that knocks Bean off balance momentarily.
McLumberg throws an overhand right that lands on Bean's shoulder, as Bean tries to avoid the shot.
Bean tries a head kick but it misses.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLumberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McLumberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bean fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McLumberg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLumberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLumberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McLumberg tries to clinch up but Bean circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McLumberg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left and a right from Bean both land. Nice combination.
Bean checks a leg kick.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
McLumberg blocks a head kick by Bean.
McLumberg lands a front kick.
McLumberg throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
McLumberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bean walks into a jab.
McLumberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but McLumberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLumberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bean needs to keep his hands up - McLumberg had a free shot at his head there.
Jack McLumberg is winning the standup battle so far.
McLumberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean's corner calls for a 1-2. Bean obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McLumberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
Bean misses with a few strikes there.
Bean looks to land a combination. McLumberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bean clinches with his opponent.
McLumberg misses with the head strike.
Bean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bean misses with a left hand
enabling McLumberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by McLumberg.
Bean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McLumberg counters with an inside leg kick.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLumberg misses with a leg kick.
McLumberg blocks a head kick by Bean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Bean.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLumberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bean is breathing heavily.
McLumberg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLumberg avoids the head kick by Bean.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Bean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McLumberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Bean's head.
McLumberg throws a low kick, looking for Bean's leg but Bean calmly moves out of range.
Bean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
McLumberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bean.
Bean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLumberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLumberg throws out the jab.
McLumberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLumberg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
McLumberg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bean looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McLumberg misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Bean misses
and Bean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLumberg gets a clinch.
Bean can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from McLumberg.
Bean is trying to maintain a safe position but McLumberg gets an underhook and turns Bean into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bean.
McLumberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McLumberg tries to land a knee to the head but Bean blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLumberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLumberg scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bean ducks right into an uppercut from McLumberg.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean moves out of range as McLumberg strikes.
McLumberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McLumberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Bean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLumberg closes the distance and pushes Bean back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLumberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bean looking to slow down the pace here.
McLumberg looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McLumberg dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bean takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McLumberg lands a really nice looking cross but Bean seems unphased.
Bean gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bean's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McLumberg scores with a shot to the side of Bean's head.
McLumberg pushes Bean against the cage. McLumberg is working some dirty boxing. McLumberg pushes off with a quick right hook! Bean goes down! Bean tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McLumberg moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack McLumberg!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack McLumberg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stan Macnturf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yourn Rotterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotterdam has chosen Avicii-Levels as his entrance music. Yourn Rotterdam is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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196 lbs
21 - 17 - 1 |
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204 lbs
21 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Macnturf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yourn Rotterdam!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macnturf misses with a wild body shot.
Macnturf is looking to clinch but Rotterdam is avoiding it.
Rotterdam throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Macnturf counters with a series of strikes. Rotterdam will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rotterdam misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Macnturf ducks under a wild hook from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Macnturf. That did some damage!
Macnturf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Macnturf blocking some punches.
Macnturf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rotterdam blocks it with crossed arms.
Rotterdam misses with the head strike.
Macnturf missing with knees to the body.
Macnturf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rotterdam working aggressively here.
A short right from Rotterdam on the inside.
Rotterdam pushes Macnturf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macnturf misses with an elbow over the top.
Macnturf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Macnturf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rotterdam managing to block the knees to the body from Macnturf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macnturf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rotterdam scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rotterdam fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotterdam lands an elbow that stopped Macnturf in his tracks for a moment.
Rotterdam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rotterdam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macnturfs head.
Macnturf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rotterdams head.
Knees to the body from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam misses with a body punch.
Macnturf pushes off an throws an elbow but Rotterdam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rotterdam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Macnturf.
Macnturf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rotterdam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Macnturf is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotterdam lands a right hand.
Macnturf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Macnturf tries a knee to the head but Rotterdam blocks it.
Macnturf takes a shot to the head.
Macnturf throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotterdam.
Rotterdam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Macnturf.
Rotterdam lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rotterdam misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rotterdam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rotterdam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Macnturf's defenses.
A short right from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam lands with a light punch inside.
Rotterdam takes a shot to the head.
Macnturf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rotterdam.
Rotterdam lands an elbow that stopped Macnturf in his tracks for a moment.
Macnturf stalling.
Rotterdam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Macnturf throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotterdam.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rotterdam.
Macnturf takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rotterdam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rotterdam can't find room to land a body shot as Macnturf controls the action.
Rotterdam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Macnturf throws an elbow that misses.
Rotterdam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Macnturf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf misses with an elbow strike.
Rotterdam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rotterdam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macnturf will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rotterdam up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Macnturf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macnturf.
Rotterdam tries a knee to the head but Macnturf blocks it.
Rotterdam throws a punch but it's blocked by Macnturf.
Rotterdam creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Macnturf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Macnturf is trying to stall.
Macnturf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macnturf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Macnturf swings wildly with an uppercut but Rotterdam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macnturf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macnturf.
Rotterdam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Macnturf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rotterdam lands with a left to the head.
Macnturf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam lands a nice elbow.
Macnturf swings wildly with an uppercut but Rotterdam uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macnturf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Macnturf to work.
A head punch on the inside from Macnturf fails to land.
Rotterdam avoids a wild elbow strike from Macnturf.
Rotterdam avoiding damage as Macnturf throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Rotterdam.
Macnturf swings wildly with an uppercut but Rotterdam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macnturf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Macnturf working aggressively here.
Macnturf working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yourn Rotterdam dominated that round.
That's time! Macnturf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Macnturf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rotterdam counters with a nice uppercut.
Rotterdam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macnturf.
Rotterdam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macnturf.
Rotterdam lands a jab to the nose.
Rotterdam jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Rotterdam misses the target.
Macnturf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rotterdam throws out the jab.
Rotterdam fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Macnturf jabs Rotterdam right on the nose. Rotterdam blinks but takes it well.
Rotterdam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Macnturf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macnturf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macnturf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macnturf slips a jab from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rotterdam throws a right hand that misses
and Macnturf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rotterdam looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macnturf.
Rotterdam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macnturf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macnturf scores with a one two! Rotterdam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yourn Rotterdam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macnturf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rotterdam momentarily.
Macnturf lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Rotterdam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Macnturf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rotterdam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macnturf tries to move into range but Rotterdam moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stan Macnturf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rotterdam avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rotterdam throws a looping overhand right but Macnturf ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Rotterdam as he checks the leg kick.
Macnturf connects with a body shot that sends Rotterdam's belly button to the back.
Macnturf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rotterdam.
Stan Macnturf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rotterdam darts in and clinches Macnturf up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macnturf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rotterdam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotterdam lands with a short shot to the head.
Macnturf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rotterdam misses with the head strike.
Macnturf working aggressively here.
Macnturf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rotterdam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Macnturf avoids it.
Yourn Rotterdam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Macnturf.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rotterdam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rotterdam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Rotterdam fails to land.
Macnturf takes a shot to the head.
Macnturf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rotterdam cracks Macnturf with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macnturf wants to stall.
Macnturf misses with the head strike.
Macnturf tries to work over Rotterdam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rotterdam fails to land.
Macnturf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macnturf.
Rotterdam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macnturfs head.
Rotterdam can't find room to land a body shot as Macnturf controls the action.
Rotterdam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macnturf backwards.
Rotterdam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rotterdam.
Knees to the body from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam missing with knees to the body.
Rotterdam gets through Macnturf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Macnturf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Rotterdam.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rotterdam lands a shot to the body.
Rotterdam lands a right hand.
Rotterdam working Macnturf over with knees to the body.
Rotterdam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rotterdam.
Rotterdam lands with a short shot to the head.
Rotterdam pushes Macnturf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rotterdam.
Rotterdam digs a right hand underneath Macnturf's ribcage. Macnturf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rotterdam.
Rotterdam lands a knee to the body.
Rotterdam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rotterdam lands with a short shot to the head.
Rotterdam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rotterdam working Macnturf over with knees to the body.
Rotterdam scores with a shoulder strike.
Rotterdam tries to work over Macnturf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rotterdam lands a hook that snaps the head of Macnturf backwards.
Rotterdam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Macnturf is rocked!
Rotterdam lands a big knee to the head and Macnturf goes down! Rotterdam is looking to finish!
Oh Macnturf is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rotterdam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rotterdam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rotterdam in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Macnturf looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Rotterdam turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yourn Rotterdam!
Yourn Rotterdam seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atj Lucko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wild Boys. The crowd seem to be enjoying Uzi's choice of entrance music: Slipknot's Psychosocial . 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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215 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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213 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atj Lucko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Uzi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucko wants to clinch.
Lucko lands with a good body shot.
Uzi throws out a leg kick but Lucko moves out of range and Uzi only half commits.
Uzi scores with a punch to the head.
Uzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lucko counters with a leg kick.
Roger Uzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lucko.
Lucko avoids the body shot from Uzi.
Lucko tries a low kick but Uzi avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lucko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Uzi - the referee stops the clock and Lucko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Uzi. Lucko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucko slips a jab and a cross from Uzi.
Lucko throws a sloppy head kick and Uzi moves out of range easily.
Lucko tries to clinch but Uzi moves out of range.
Lucko slips under a jab from Uzi.
Uzi connects with a crisp jab.
Uzi looks to land a left hand but Lucko moved out of range nicely.
Uzi throws a low kick but Lucko avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucko throws a wild body kick that Uzi sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Uzi.
Lucko fakes the leg kick and cracks Uzi in the body.
Uzi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lucko counters with a leg kick.
Lucko throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Uzi.
Lucko scores with a leg kick.
Uzi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Lucko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lucko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi slips a straight right by Lucko.
Lucko misses with a looping left.
Uzi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Uzi avoids the head kick by Lucko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Uzi.
Lucko closes the distance and clinches.
Lucko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucko misses with a body punch.
Uzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uzi jabs Lucko right on the nose. Lucko blinks but takes it well.
Uzi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Uzi 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.
Lucko misses with an uppercut.
Lucko throws a wild body kick that Uzi sees coming a mile off.
Uzi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lucko counters with an outside leg kick.
Uzi misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Uzi.
Lucko is breathing heavily.
Uzi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooh!!! Uzi has knocked Lucko down with a huge combo! Uzi steps away and waves a wobbly Lucko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Atj Lucko has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucko tries to clinch up
and Uzi counters with a huge left! Lucko is in big trouble! He's backing up but Uzi isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lucko from any more damage. A dominating finish by Uzi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Uzi!
Roger Uzi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katt Mamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Wiley - Take That as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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195 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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katt Mamma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lee's sensitive parts.
Mamma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Mamma's head but Mamma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mamma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mamma moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mamma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mamma eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mamma, right into the meat.
Mamma misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Mamma lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Mamma looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Lee throws a body punch but Mamma moves out of range.
Mamma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mamma closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lee quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lee wants to get back to full guard but Mamma has passed into side control.
Mamma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamma tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs.
Mamma is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Mamma has hold of Lee's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lee seems comfortable defending it but Mamma has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lee is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lee is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Mamma couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Katt Mamma!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson's entrance music is A Warrior's Call by Volbeat. A fine choice. Pellegrino has chosen Meiju Suvas - Pure Mua as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kos Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decent striking displayed by Henson there.
Mickey Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henson throws a looping overhand right but Pellegrino ducks down to avoid it.
Henson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pellegrino but Pellegrino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henson thuds his right hand into Pellegrino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pellegrino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pellegrino. Henson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Pellegrino.
Henson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pellegrino connects with an inside leg kick.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Pellegrino.
Pellegrino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pellegrino. Henson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pellegrino clinches with his opponent.
Henson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson working hard to break the clinch.
Henson is trying to break free.
Pellegrino misses with a body punch.
Henson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pellegrino misses with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Henson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pellegrino landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pellegrino misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Henson as the two fighters clinch.
Henson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Pellegrino.
Henson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Pellegrino.
Henson is trying to break the clinch but Pellegrino is controlling him.
Henson is trying to push Pellegrino away but Pellegrino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henson stalling in the clinch but Pellegrino improves position.
Henson avoiding damage as Pellegrino throws knees to the body.
Henson taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henson avoids a wild elbow strike from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Henson's ribcage.
Pellegrino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino tries to throw a body punch but Henson avoids it by throwing Pellegrino back against the cage.
Pellegrino tries to land knees in the clinch but Henson avoids the damage to the body.
Henson can't find room to land a body shot as Pellegrino controls the action.
Pellegrino misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pellegrino.
Henson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Henson misses.
Henson throws a body punch but Pellegrino moves out of range.
Pellegrino wants to clinch.
Pellegrino lands with a cross.
Pellegrino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henson.
Nice cross by Henson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
An inside leg kick from Pellegrino misses.
Pellegrino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henson.
Henson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pellegrino but Pellegrino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henson fails with a takedown attempt.
Henson has a takedown stuffed.
Henson takes a swing at Pellegrino's ribcage but misses.
Henson throws a series of punches but Pellegrino moves out of range.
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 Henson.
Pellegrino swings for the body but Henson moves out of range.
Henson tries to bum rush Pellegrino with a series of wild strikes but Pellegrino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henson dives in and grabs Pellegrino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pellegrino pushes down on Henson's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kos Pellegrino will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pellegrino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pellegrino checks a low kick from Henson.
Sloppy strikes from Henson. Those never looked like landing.
Henson cracks a nice hook into Pellegrino's ribs.
Henson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henson.
Mickey Henson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henson moves out of range of the body kick.
Pellegrino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pellegrino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Henson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pellegrino backs up against the cage.
Henson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pellegrino napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pellegrino is trying to control Henson's posture but Henson avoids it.
Henson tries to score with some ground and pound. Pellegrino controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pellegrino tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pellegrino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Pellegrino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pellegrino managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Henson.
Henson controls the position from side control.
Pellegrino manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Henson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pellegrino is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pellegrino wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy.
Henson is trying to maintain the position but Pellegrino is very close to passing his half guard.
Pellegrino passes to full mount!
Henson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pellegrino wants to control but Henson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson is pressing down on Pellegrino's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pellegrino slips nicely into half guard.
Pellegrino is pressing down on Henson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henson is holding on for now.
Henson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pellegrino avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pellegrino wants to control from the top but Henson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pellegrino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pellegrino has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Henson is proving hard to escape from.
Pellegrino engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pellegrino wants to get up but he can't break Henson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey Henson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Henson cracks Pellegrino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Henson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pellegrino dodges the punch combination from Henson.
Pellegrino swinging wildly here.
Pellegrino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henson rather than just go for the knockout.
Pellegrino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Pellegrino moved out of range.
Pellegrino throws out a loose jab but Henson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mickey Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pellegrino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pellegrino is fending him off so far but Henson persists. Nope, Pellegrino circles away and we're back to standing.
Pellegrino thuds a left hand into Henson's body.
Henson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henson misses with a body shot.
Pellegrino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henson looks for a takedown but Pellegrino sprawls well.
Henson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pellegrino tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Henson. That snapped Pellegrino's head back.
Henson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pellegrino swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pellegrino connects with an inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Pellegrino scores with a four punch combination!
Henson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pellegrino walks into a stiff left hand from Henson.
Pellegrino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pellegrino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pellegrino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henson.
Henson wants to land a leg kick but Pellegrino is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pellegrino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henson.
Henson slips a jab from Pellegrino.
Henson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pellegrino is looking to clinch but Henson is avoiding it.
Henson tries to bum rush Pellegrino with a series of wild strikes but Pellegrino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pellegrino. Henson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pellegrino throws a sloppy body shot
and Henson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pellegrino circles away quickly and effectively.
Pellegrino stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pellegrino cracks a nice hook into Henson's ribs.
Henson swings for the body but Pellegrino moves out of range.
A combination from Pellegrino does no damage.
Pellegrino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pellegrino misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson fails with the takedown.
Henson misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pellegrino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henson.
Pellegrino scores with a head kick. Henson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters circling a little - Pellegrino finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Henson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pellegrino working to try and regain half guard.
Pellegrino squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pellegrino working to try and regain half guard.
Henson throws some wild stikes that Pellegrino manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson with shots to the head and body - Pellegrino looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mickey Henson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Henson looking to control but Pellegrino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pellegrino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henson cracks Pellegrino with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pellegrino hang on?
Henson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pellegrino keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henson goes for an armbar but Pellegrino turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pellegrino.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Henson.
I think Henson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Henson!
A pretty intense looking Mickey Henson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Velaskuez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Gardner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kauko Velaskuez!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Velaskuez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Velaskuez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gardner as he avoids it easily.
Velaskuez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Velaskuez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gardner avoids it really well and circles away.
Josh Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauko Velaskuez.
Velaskuez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Velaskuez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gardner - the referee stops the clock and Velaskuez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gardner. Velaskuez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Velaskuez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Velaskuez misses with a takedown attempt - Gardner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gardner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gardner lands an overhand right.
Gardner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velaskuez moves out of range of the body kick.
Josh Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velaskuez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gardner's corner calls for a 1-2. Gardner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gardner scores with a jab. Velaskuez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gardner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velaskuez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Velaskuez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gardner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velaskuez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gardner.
Velaskuez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gardner but Gardner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Velaskuez looks gassed!
Velaskuez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gardner lands a nice shot to the body.
Gardner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gardner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Velaskuez momentarily.
Velaskuez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gardner.
Velaskuez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gardner.
Velaskuez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gardner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Velaskuez.
Velaskuez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gardner.
Gardner delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velaskuez closes the distance and clinches up with Gardner, looking for a takedown. Velaskuez pushes Gardner against the cage but Gardner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gardner scores with a head kick.
Gardner lands a right hook to the body.
Gardner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Velaskuez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Velaskuez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gardner lands a high kick!
It looks like Kauko Velaskuez has been cut.
Gardner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Velaskuez walks into a straight right hand from Gardner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner works Velaskuez's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gardner.
Gardner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velaskuez's calf.
Velaskuez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gardner swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gardner scores with a nice strike.
Velaskuez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Velaskuez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gardner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velaskuez's head.
Gardner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gardner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gardner wants it to stay on the feet.
Gardner digs a good body shot into Velaskuez's ribs.
Gardner cracks the inside of Velaskuez's front leg.
Gardner is looking to slow Velaskuez down with leg kicks.
Velaskuez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gardner.
Gardner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velaskuez's sensitive parts.
Gardner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Josh Gardner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velaskuez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gardner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gardner lands a nice shot that snaps Velaskuez's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands a jab to the nose.
Gardner lands with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gardner!
Gardner connects with a high kick.
Velaskuez is rocked!
Gardner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Velaskuez's head.
Velaskuez is still on wobbly legs! Can Gardner finish him?
Gardner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Velaskuez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Velaskuez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gardner lands with a kick to the temple. Velaskuez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Velaskuez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gardner wants to get back to full guard.
Velaskuez looks to land a strike but Gardner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Velaskuez prevents Gardner from getting back to his feet.
Velaskuez throws a big right hand that misses.
Velaskuez throwing strikes from guard but Gardner blocks nicely.
Velaskuez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner working a defensive guard here.
Velaskuez throws a big elbow that misses.
Velaskuez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Velaskuez landing with the ground and pound.
Velaskuez works over Gardner with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velaskuez is in close to Gardner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Velaskuez throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Gardner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kauko Velaskuez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Velaskuez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gardner lands with a shot to the body.
Gardner clobbers Velaskuez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Velaskuez shoots in for a takedown but Gardner shows good takedown defense.
Velaskuez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gardner.
Velaskuez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gardner sprawls well. Gardner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Velaskuez gets slowly back to his feet.
Velaskuez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gardner scores with a decent looking hook.
Velaskuez tries to move into range but Gardner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Gardner.
A lazy left from Gardner finds it's target.
Gardner scores with a body shot.
Gardner lands a really nice looking cross but Velaskuez seems unphased.
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!
Gardner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Velaskuez shoots for a double leg takedown but Gardner sprawls well. He's pushed Velaskuez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Josh Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauko Velaskuez.
Velaskuez is breathing heavily.
Gardner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gardner scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner lunges at Velaskuez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Velaskuez's hand.
Velaskuez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gardner.
Velaskuez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gardner scores with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Gardner.
Gardner lands a jab to Velaskuez's midsection.
Gardner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gardner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Velaskuez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gardner sizes up Velaskuez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gardner scores with a jab to the body.
Gardner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velaskuez at a distance.
Gardner jabs at Velaskuez's body.
Velaskuez drops his hands momentarily and Gardner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gardner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gardner.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gardner. That's going to slow Velaskuez down.
Gardner throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velaskuez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gardner. Gardner obviously looking to wear him down.
Gardner feints and then cracks Velaskuez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Velaskuez down.
Gardner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gardner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Velaskuez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gardner is fending him off so far but Velaskuez persists. Nope, Gardner circles away and we're back to standing.
Gardner lands with a straight right. Velaskuez didn't see that one coming.
Gardner lands a glancing blow to the side of Velaskuez's head.
Gardner lands a nice shot that snaps Velaskuez's head back.
Gardner connects with a high kick.
Velaskuez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gardner sizes up Velaskuez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Velaskuez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardner finds it's way round the side to connect with Velaskuez's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Gardner as he connects with a hook.
Gardner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gardner moves out of range as Velaskuez strikes.
Gardner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velaskuez can do to turn this around?
Nice jab there from Gardner.
Gardner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Velaskuez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gardner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Velaskuez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gardner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gardner tests Velaskuez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Velaskuez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gardner throws a front kick that sends Velaskuez stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gardner.
Josh Gardner is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Gardner.
Velaskuez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gardner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Velaskuez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gardner jabs at Velaskuez's body.
Gardner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Velaskuez under the eye.
Gardner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Velaskuez drops his hands momentarily and Gardner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner thumps Velaskuez with a low kick.
Gardner throws a good cross that connects.
Gardner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gardner scores with a nice body kick.
Gardner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velaskuez.
Gardner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Velaskuez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gardner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Velaskuez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Velaskuez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gardner.
Gardner connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Gardner.
Gardner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Velaskuez at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gardner.
Gardner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Gardner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kauko Velaskuez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot by Gardner.
Gardner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gardner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gardner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gardner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velaskuez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gardner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Velaskuez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gardner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Velaskuez will feel that in the morning.
Gardner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velaskuez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gardner lands a nice hook to Velaskuez's body. Velaskuez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gardner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner scores with a shot to the body.
Velaskuez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gardner. That one must have hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Gardner as he connects with a hook.
Velaskuez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Velaskuez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gardner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gardner lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Velaskuez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gardner - the referee stops the clock and Velaskuez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gardner. Velaskuez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gardner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velaskuez's calf.
Velaskuez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gardner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Velaskuez if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gardner.
Gardner lunges at Velaskuez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Velaskuez's hand.
Velaskuez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gardner.
Gardner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Velaskuez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Velaskuez fails with the takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gardner - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Gardner. That snapped Velaskuez's head back.
Gardner stuns Velaskuez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gardner lands a glancing blow to the side of Velaskuez's head.
Gardner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Velaskuez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gardner lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gardner. That snapped Velaskuez's head back.
Gardner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Velaskuez drops his hands momentarily and Gardner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Gardner.
Gardner throws a wild body kick that Velaskuez sees coming a mile off.
Velaskuez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gardner. That one must have hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Gardner as Velaskuez shoots in.
Josh Gardner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauko Velaskuez.
Gardner throws a shot to the body.
Gardner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Velaskuez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gardner as he avoids it easily.
Gardner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice uppercut there from Gardner.
Gardner throws out a powerful jab.
Gardner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Gardner.
Gardner stuffs the takedown.
Gardner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Velaskuez on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gardner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Velaskuez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gardner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gardner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gardner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gardner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Velaskuez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Gardner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gardner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gardner lands with a nice body punch.
Gardner throws a head kick but Velaskuez moves out of range.
Gardner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gardner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Velaskuez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gardner, as that shot connected.
Velaskuez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gardner is fending him off so far but Velaskuez persists. Nope, Gardner circles away and we're back to standing.
Gardner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Velaskuez's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velaskuez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Velaskuez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gardner throws a wild body kick that Velaskuez sees coming a mile off.
Velaskuez shoots in looking for a takedown. Gardner tries to sprawl out of it but Velaskuez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gardner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Velaskuez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gardner.
Good standup being displayed there by Gardner as he connects with a hook.
Gardner scores with a body shot.
Josh Gardner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gardner catches Velaskuez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gardner.
Gardner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gardner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gardner connects with a solid leg kick.
Gardner scores with a shot to the body.
Kauko Velaskuez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velaskuez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Gardner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gardner, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Gardner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedikt Pushkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayer comes to the cage accompanied by I´m shipping out to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. 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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285 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedikt Pushkar!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer gets tackled into the cage by Pushkar. Pushkar maintains the clinch.
Mayer tries to work over Pushkar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayer misses with a punch to the body.
Pushkar goes for a takedown attempt but Mayer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pushkar ducks under a wild hook from Mayer.
A jab from Mayer finds it's way through Pushkar's defenses.
Mayer tries to work over Pushkar's front leg with a kick but Pushkar checks it.
Mayer throws a low kick but Pushkar moves out of range easily.
Pushkar rushes Mayer and presses him up against the cage.
Pushkar tries to circle away but Mayer has him pinned against the cage.
Pushkar takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pushkar.
Pushkar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mayer checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer throws a low kick, looking for Pushkar's leg but Pushkar calmly moves out of range.
Mayer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pushkar.
John Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedikt Pushkar.
Pushkar checks a leg kick.
Pushkar fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pushkar moves away.
Pushkar instigates a clinch.
Pushkar can't get the takedown.
Pushkar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
John Mayer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mayer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pushkar.
Mayer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar checks a low kick from Mayer.
Mayer loads up on a big right hand but Pushkar slips the punch.
Mayer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayer is pressed up against the cage. Pushkar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mayer down to the mat. Mayer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pushkar avoids the body shot from Mayer.
Pushkar closes the distance and clinches.
Mayer gets underhooks to prevent Pushkar's takedown attempt.
Mayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pushkar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayer has a couple of punches blocked by Pushkar.
A head punch on the inside from Mayer fails to land.
Pushkar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pushkar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mayer.
Mayer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pushkar blocks an uppercut.
Pushkar can't get the takedown.
Mayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pushkar has Mayer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mayer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mayer tries a body shot but Pushkar blocks it.
Pushkar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mayer after a bit of a struggle.
Mayer digs a right hand underneath Pushkar's ribcage. Pushkar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mayer working Pushkar over with knees to the body.
Pushkar looks gassed!
Mayer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pushkar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mayer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pushkar takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Benedikt Pushkar has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mayer digs a right hand into Pushkar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pushkar's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Mayer fails to land.
Mayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pushkar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pushkar wants to take the fight to the mat but Mayer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mayer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pushkar breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pushkar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedikt Pushkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Mayer as Pushkar shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benedikt Pushkar's cut.
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.
Mayer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pushkar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pushkar blocks a jab.
Pushkar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayer's waist but Mayer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pushkar off to one side.
Pushkar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayer circles away.
Mayer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mayer misses with a body shot.
Mayer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mayer moves into the clinch.
Pushkar can't get the takedown.
John Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedikt Pushkar.
Mayer tries a body shot but Pushkar blocks it.
Pushkar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mayer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pushkar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayer throws a head punch that misses.
Pushkar blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mayer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pushkar gets a takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pushkar is stalling here. Mayer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pushkar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mayer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mayer staying calm.
Mayer is trying to ground and pound but Pushkar uses the momentary lack of control by Mayer to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkar misses with a takedown attempt
and Mayer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pushkar closes the distance and clinches.
John Mayer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pushkar blocks a body shot from Mayer.
Pushkar lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mayer manages to get to full guard.
Mayer is pulling down on Pushkar's head to control his posture.
Mayer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mayer is looking to stand back up but Pushkar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mayer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pushkar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayer is doing well to control the position and prevent Pushkar from advancing to side control.
Pushkar stops Mayer from getting back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pushkar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayer's head.
Pushkar trying to control from Mayer's half guard. Mayer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mayer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pushkar trying to control but Mayer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benedikt Pushkar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayer. Pushkar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pushkar moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pushkar's efforts to push away.
Pushkar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pushkar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mayer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pushkar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mayer misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Mayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pushkar checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkar shoots in for a takedown but Mayer shows good takedown defense.
John Mayer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedikt Pushkar.
Mayer throws a sloppy head kick and Pushkar moves out of range easily.
Mayer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pushkar's calf.
Pushkar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayer misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Pushkar as he checks the leg kick.
Mayer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pushkar sprawling to the canvas! Pushkar rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mayer finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayer misses with a kick to the body.
Mayer looks to land a left hand but Pushkar moved out of range nicely.
Mayer misses with the combination.
Mayer tries a low kick but Pushkar avoids it.
Pushkar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayer as he avoids it easily.
Pushkar shoots in but no luck this time.
Benedikt Pushkar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer slaps away a takedown attempt from Pushkar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pushkar is defended easily by Mayer.
Mayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pushkar can do to turn this around?
Mayer cracks Pushkar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mayer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pushkar to stand back up!
Pushkar is rocked!
That has opened up Benedikt Pushkar's cut even more.
A shot to the liver by Mayer. Beautiful body shot.
Pushkar is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayer finish him?
Mayer connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Pushkar out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Mayer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monte Christo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Christo's choice of entrance music: Walk this way - Run DMC & Aerosmith. Bjorn Helgi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Monte Christo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Monte Christo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helgi is looking to chop away at Christo's legs.
Monte Christo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helgi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Christo tries a head kick but it misses.
Helgi misses with a wild body shot.
Christo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi throws a body punch but Christo moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Helgi.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Helgi avoids the head kick by Christo.
Christo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helgi.
Christo misses with a head kick.
Christo ducks right into an uppercut from Helgi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi throws a leg kick but Christo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Christo shoots in and drives through. Helgi sprawls well.
Christo throws a front kick aimed at Helgi's knee but Helgi avoids it well.
Christo misses with a low kick.
Christo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Helgi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Helgi scores with a shot to the body.
Helgi clobbers Christo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Helgi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monte Christo.
Christo throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Helgi.
Christo throws a sloppy head kick and Helgi moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Helgi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Christo throws a lazy head kick
and Helgi counters with an inside leg kick.
Christo looks gassed!
Christo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Helgi if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Christo.
Christo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Christo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Helgi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helgi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christo was well out of range. Poor timing from Helgi.
Helgi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helgi is looking to wear down Christo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helgi throws the kick towards the body but Christo avoids it.
Helgi blocks a low kick nicely.
Helgi misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christo throws a sloppy head kick
and Helgi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Helgi.
Helgi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Christo is rocked!
Christo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Helgi lands a right hand from hell, dropping Christo. Helgi pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Helgi!
During a confident post fight interview, Bjorn Helgi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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