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Fight Day FC 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eetu Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Holomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy comes into the arena with ENSLAVED - Ethica Odini blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eetu Rymy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Holomes!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holomes moves out of range of the body kick from Rymy.
Rymy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rymy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holomes.
A clash of legs there as Holomes blocks the low kick.
Holomes swings for the body but Rymy moves out of range.
Holomes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holomes blocks a low kick nicely.
Holomes blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rymy. That's going to slow Holomes down.
Rymy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holomes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rymy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holomes.
Johannes Holomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rymy throws out a leg kick but Holomes moves out of range and Rymy only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holomes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rymy's calf.
Rymy throws a head kick that Holomes semi-blocks.
Holomes throws a front kick aimed at Rymy's knee but Rymy avoids it well.
Holomes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rymy.
Holomes throws a leg kick but Rymy checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holomes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rymy.
Holomes tries to clinch up but Rymy circles away and keeps his distance.
Rymy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holomes lands a leg kick that knocks Rymy off balance momentarily.
Rymy throws a leg kick but Holomes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rymy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holomes.
Holomes connects with an inside leg kick.
Holomes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rymy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holomes checks a leg kick.
Holomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rymy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rymy throws a low kick but Holomes moves out of range easily.
Holomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rymy.
Holomes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rymy connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holomes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holomes loads up on a big right hand but Rymy slips the punch.
Holomes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rymy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Rymy misses
and Holomes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holomes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rymy throws a low kick, looking for Holomes's leg but Holomes calmly moves out of range.
Rymy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holomes is out of range.
Rymy tried to score with a low kick but Holomes checks it.
Holomes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rymy counters with a thumping low kick.
Rymy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holomes to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rymy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rymy throws a leg kick
and Holomes counters with a low kick, right behind Rymy 's knee.
Holomes thumps Rymy with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Holomes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holomes lands a slapping body shot.
Holomes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rymy counters with a good low kick that Holomes was not able to check.
Holomes tries to clinch but Rymy is having none of it.
Holomes is looking to score with low kicks.
Rymy motions for Holomes to come forward. Rymy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rymy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rymy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rymy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rymy throws a chopping leg kick but Holomes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holomes, right into the meat.
Holomes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Johannes Holomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rymy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holomes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holomes punishes Rymy's body with a nice straight punch.
Holomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holomes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holomes tries to clinch there but Rymy circles away.
Rymy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rymy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holomes connects with a body shot that sends Rymy's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holomes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holomes tests Rymy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Holomes.
Oooooh!!! Holomes has knocked Rymy down with a huge combo! Holomes steps away and waves a wobbly Rymy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Eetu Rymy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holomes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rymy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rymy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holomes. Holomes obviously looking to wear him down.
Holomes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holomes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rymy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holomes.
Holomes thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holomes cracks the inside of Rymy's front leg.
Rymy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rymy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Holomes connects with a nice looking jab.
Rymy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holomes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holomes tries to clinch but Rymy moves out of range.
Holomes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Holomes has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Holomes fails to land.
Holomes throws a head punch that misses.
Holomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holomes stalling in the clinch but Rymy improves position.
Holomes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy tries to break the clinch but Holomes is controlling the position.
Holomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Rymy controls his hands.
Holomes stalling in the clinch but Rymy improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Holomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eetu Rymy'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. This is the final round!
Holomes thumps Rymy with a low kick.
Rymy throws a head kick that half lands.
Holomes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rymy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Holomes misses the target.
Holomes blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rymy.
Holomes lands a nice hook to Rymy's body. Rymy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rymy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holomes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rymy rather than just go for the knockout.
Holomes stuns Rymy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Rymy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holomes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holomes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rymy avoids the body shot from Holomes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holomes.
Johannes Holomes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That kick from Holomes tenderised Rymy's leg. Rymy is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holomes lands with a good body shot.
Holomes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holomes moves out of range as Rymy throws a body kick.
Holomes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holomes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holomes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rymy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holomes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holomes throws out a powerful jab.
Holomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rymy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rymy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rymy swats away the attempt to clinch by Holomes.
Holomes stuns Rymy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rymy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holomes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holomes. Rymy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holomes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rymy is able to avoid easily.
Holomes misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rymy.
Rymy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holomes blocks a low kick nicely.
Holomes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rymy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rymy misses with a head kick.
Holomes lands with a shot to the body.
Rymy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rymy misses with a kick to the body.
Rymy misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rymy throws a low kick but Holomes avoids it.
Holomes dips to his left and cracks Rymy with an uppercut!
Eetu Rymy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holomes lands with a nice combination. Rymy backs away looking to recover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Holomes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holomes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Johannes Holomes wins by unanimous decision!
Johannes Holomes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Keskisarja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden comes to the ring accompanied by Raiden's Theme. Kari Keskisarja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lord Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Keskisarja!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keskisarja is looking to land body kicks.
Keskisarja connects with a solid leg kick.
Raiden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Keskisarja.
It looks like Kari Keskisarja has been cut.
Raiden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keskisarja takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raiden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raiden looks to land a left hand but Keskisarja moved out of range nicely.
Raiden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raiden on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raiden lands with a hook. Keskisarja tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskisarja walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raiden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Raiden swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Keskisarja counter with a right hand.
Raiden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Keskisarja checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keskisarja. Raiden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raiden throws a hook but Keskisarja blocks it.
Keskisarja slips a jab and a cross from Raiden.
Keskisarja thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden scores with the left hand. Keskisarja knows he should have avoided that one.
Keskisarja tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keskisarja swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Raiden.
Keskisarja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raiden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raiden takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Raiden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lord Raiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keskisarja.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raiden, right into the meat.
Raiden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raiden wants to slow Keskisarja down by chopping away at his legs.
Keskisarja avoids a kick 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!
Raiden misses with a body kick.
Keskisarja tries to land a front kick but Raiden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raiden.
Raiden lands with a shot to the body.
Raiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raiden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keskisarja.
Raiden checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Raiden tenderised Keskisarja's leg. Keskisarja is trying to keep his angry face on.
Keskisarja tries to score with a low kick but Raiden moves his leg out of the way.
Raiden moves away from the strike by Keskisarja.
Raiden looks to land a right hand but Keskisarja moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raiden is looking to score with low kicks.
Raiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raiden checks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raiden, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Raiden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Keskisarja's cut.
That's time! Raiden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Raiden throws a series of punches but Keskisarja avoids them all with ease.
Raiden misses with a low kick as Keskisarja jumps back.
Raiden tries a head kick but it misses.
Keskisarja throws the kick towards the body but Raiden avoids it.
Keskisarja takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keskisarja digs a good body shot into Raiden's ribs.
Keskisarja looks to land a combination but Raiden avoids it well.
Raiden sizes up Keskisarja with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keskisarja looks to land a body kick but Raiden moved away.
Raiden misses with a lunging right hand
and Keskisarja counters with a good low kick that Raiden was not able to check.
Keskisarja blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raiden.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keskisarja.
Raiden throws a head kick but Keskisarja moves out of range.
Keskisarja throws a head kick but Raiden moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raiden throws a body kick that misses.
Raiden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Keskisarja.
Keskisarja attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raiden takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raiden connects with a solid leg kick.
Raiden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keskisarja throws a leg kick but Raiden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot by Keskisarja.
A leg kick checked by Raiden.
Raiden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Keskisarja moves away from the strike by Raiden.
Raiden throws a leg kick but Keskisarja sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Raiden misses
and Keskisarja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keskisarja misses the jab.
Raiden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Keskisarja's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raiden.
Raiden lands a leg kick that knocks Keskisarja off balance momentarily.
Keskisarja avoids the head kick by Raiden.
Keskisarja blocks a head kick by Raiden.
Raiden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raiden ducks right into an uppercut from Keskisarja.
Keskisarja lands a leg kick that knocks Raiden off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keskisarja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raiden.
Lord Raiden is winning the standup battle so far.
Raiden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raiden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keskisarja takes a step back to recover.
Keskisarja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lord Raiden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kari Keskisarja's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Raiden throws out a powerful jab.
Keskisarja avoids a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keskisarja.
Keskisarja throws a head kick that misses
and Raiden counters with a nice leg kick.
Raiden throws a shot to the body.
Raiden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Keskisarja throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Keskisarja pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raiden swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Keskisarja counter with a right hand.
Keskisarja steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raiden. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keskisarja is looking to slow Raiden down with leg kicks.
Raiden lands a right hook to the body.
Raiden with a nice cross.
Keskisarja walks into a straight right hand from Raiden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raiden works the jab nicely.
Raiden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keskisarja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raiden.
Raiden misses with a series of wild punches.
A low kick from Raiden is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raiden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Keskisarja finds it's way round the side to connect with Raiden's head.
Keskisarja throws a quick inside leg kick.
Keskisarja throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Raiden.
Raiden avoids a kick to the body.
Raiden fakes the leg kick and cracks Keskisarja in the body.
Keskisarja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raiden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keskisarja's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Raiden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keskisarja throws a front kick aimed at Raiden's knee but Raiden avoids it well.
Keskisarja avoids the body shot from Raiden.
Raiden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keskisarja misses with a wild combination.
Keskisarja throws the left hand but Raiden avoids the punch easily.
Raiden misses with an uppercut. Keskisarja saw that one coming.
Keskisarja is looking to score with low kicks.
Raiden misses with a body kick.
Keskisarja moves out of range as Raiden throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Raiden is predictable there
and Keskisarja counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Keskisarja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keskisarja thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lord Raiden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raiden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Lord Raiden!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Lord Raiden!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Lord Raiden!
Lord Raiden wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Lord Raiden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnoldo Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al has chosen Vanha kaarti laulaa - Oolannin sota as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arnoldo Spong has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnoldo Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocolate Al!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Spong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Al throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spong swinging wildly here.
Arnoldo Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spong was well out of range. Poor timing from Al.
Al throws the kick towards the body but Spong avoids it.
Spong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al connects with a leg kick. Spong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spong. That did some damage!
Spong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Al throws a leg kick
and Spong counters with a one-two to the body.
A lazy body kick from Spong
and Al counters with a series of strikes. Spong will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Al slips a jab from Spong.
Spong misses with a body shot.
Al throws a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Al lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws a head kick that Al semi-blocks.
Spong tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Al, right into the meat.
Al throws a right hand that misses
and Spong counters with a nice body shot.
Al throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spong on the side of the head.
Spong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al was well out of range. Poor timing from Spong.
Spong lands with a slapping head kick.
Al closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spong throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Al there.
Spong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al misses with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al - the referee stops the clock and Spong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al. Spong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong missing with a left hand there. Al was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al scores with a hook to the body. Spong takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spong scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong misses with a two punch combination.
Al tries to land a front kick but Spong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al scores with a push kick.
Al connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spong's hands.
Al avoids the body shot from Spong.
Al throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al closes the distance and pushes Spong back into the ropes.
Al breaks the clinch.
Al wants to slow Spong down by chopping away at his legs.
Spong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Al momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spong throws a push kick but Al slaps the foot to one side.
Spong misses with a few strikes there.
Spong misses with a few strikes there.
Spong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Al dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al thuds his right hand into Spong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Al is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al moves out of range of the body kick.
Al pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spong just misses with a punch to the body.
Al tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Spong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al scores with a spinning back kick!
Arnoldo Spong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Al misses with a body shot.
Spong throws a solid leg kick but Al takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Spong.
Al dodges the punch combination from Spong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Al throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al slips a jab and a cross from Spong.
Chocolate Al seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al clinches up with Spong and pushes him back against the ropes.
Al misses with the head strike.
Al breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al.
Spong misses with a double jab.
Al throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Spong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al.
Spong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al closes the distance and clinches.
Al working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong blocks a body shot from Al.
Al lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al lands with a right to the head.
Al breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al circles away quickly and effectively.
Al throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
Al avoids the body shot from Spong.
Al throws a head kick that misses.
Al throws a leg kick but Spong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Al tries to clinch but Spong is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spong slips a straight right by Al.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Spong throws a lazy right hand but Al sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chocolate Al showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Spong throws a hook but Al avoids it easily.
Al lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Al is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spong rather than just go for the knockout.
Al misses with a wild body shot.
Al blocks a head kick by Spong.
Spong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Al needs to keep his hands up - Spong had a free shot at his head there.
Al throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spong on the side of the head.
Al throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spong throws a looping overhand right but Al ducks down to avoid it.
Al throws a looping overhand right but Spong ducks down to avoid it.
Spong throws an overhand right that lands on Al's shoulder, as Al tries to avoid the shot.
Spong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al looks to score with a jab to the body but Spong is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Al coming out on top.
Al with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spong to score with a decent uppercut.
Spong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Spong throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spong throws a leg kick but Al sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Al looks to land a left hand but Spong moved out of range nicely.
Spong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spong throws a chopping leg kick but Al manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Spong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spong misses the shot to the body.
Spong loads up on a big right hand but Al slips the punch.
Al throws a quick inside leg kick.
Al stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al thuds a left hand into Spong's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al scores with a leg kick.
Arnoldo Spong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al.
Al rushes Spong and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Al just leaning against Spong, taking a breather.
Al breaks from the clinch.
Spong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Al connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al.
Al moves into the clinch successfully.
Al lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Al tries to work over Spong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al pushes Spong back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chocolate Al comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Chocolate Al!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Chocolate Al!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Chocolate Al!
Chocolate Al wins by unanimous decision!
Chocolate Al was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luisao Linhaeres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power Ranger Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhaeres's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, BJJ Gangnam Style. Black has chosen My Way- Limp Bizkit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Power Ranger Black enters the ring!
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26
300 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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240 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luisao Linhaeres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Power Ranger Black!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhaeres lands a nice shot to the body.
Linhaeres throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linhaeres misses with an uppercut.
Linhaeres misses with a combination
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Linhaeres won't be happy with that.
Linhaeres manages to get back to half guard.
Linhaeres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Black is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhaeres is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Linhaeres moves into full guard.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Linhaeres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linhaeres working a defensive guard here.
Linhaeres controlling Black's posture.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linhaeres looking for a sweep. Not yet Linhaeres, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Linhaeres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Black pulls Linhaeres in close to prevent any damage.
Linhaeres trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linhaeres tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Linhaeres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres connects with a couple of short punches.
Linhaeres not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Linhaeres trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linhaeres stays in close to Black's body and controls the position.
Linhaeres throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black controls Linhaeres momentarily but Linhaeres frees himself.
Linhaeres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Linhaeres wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhaeres postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Power Ranger Black has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black is trying to keep Linhaeres in close.
Linhaeres wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Linhaeres throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Linhaeres circles away.
Linhaeres throws a poor cross that misses
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Linhaeres won't be happy with that.
Linhaeres is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Black's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luisao Linhaeres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Power Ranger Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black fails with the takedown
and Linhaeres counters with a stiff right hand.
Black misses with a takedown
and Linhaeres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black slips under a jab from Linhaeres.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black slips a jab from Linhaeres.
A jab lands there for Linhaeres.
That has opened up Power Ranger Black's cut even more.
Black slips under a jab from Linhaeres.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linhaeres throws an off balance right hand
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Linhaeres throws a poor cross that misses
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Linhaeres is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking to control.
Linhaeres wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Linhaeres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Linhaeres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black looking to control.
Linhaeres trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linhaeres is really struggling to control Black but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linhaeres drops back, looking for a kneebar! Black looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Black looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Black!
Black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Linhaeres is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing shots but Linhaeres is blocking nicely.
Linhaeres trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
Linhaeres regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Black.
Linhaeres controlling the position.
Linhaeres keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Linhaeres trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Linhaeres pulls Black in close to his closed guard and prevents Black from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Power Ranger Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linhaeres looking for subs off his back but Black has passed one foot through into half guard.
Linhaeres regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Linhaeres keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Linhaeres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Luisao Linhaeres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Power Ranger Black's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Black shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linhaeres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Linhaeres's guard.
Linhaeres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Linhaeres bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Linhaeres preventing the sweep.
Linhaeres keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
Black doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhaeres wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Linhaeres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Linhaeres throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhaeres drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Black manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Linhaeres has Black in his guard.
Linhaeres manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Linhaeres landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Black that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The cut above Power Ranger Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black tries to hold on but Linhaeres postures up.
Linhaeres lands a big shot to the head and Black winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luisao Linhaeres!
After winning the bout, Luisao Linhaeres thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Jorgenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sponge Bobichus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorgenson comes to the ring accompanied by Made You Look by Nas. Bobichus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Spencer Jorgenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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27
210 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Jorgenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sponge Bobichus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobichus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jorgenson's hands.
Bobichus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bobichus trying to control from half guard but Jorgenson is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bobichus tries to pass to full mount but Jorgenson defends it.
Jorgenson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jorgenson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bobichus is aware though and is defending well.
Bobichus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bobichus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorgenson struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgenson tries to escape but Bobichus is in control.
Jorgenson sneaks out the side door and pushes Bobichus away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jorgenson.
Bobichus tries to buck Jorgenson off but Jorgenson is having none of it.
Jorgenson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bobichus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bobichus is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jorgenson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bobichus wants to control but Jorgenson is keeping busy.
Jorgenson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bobichus is just riding it out for now. Jorgenson eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgenson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bobichus is just riding it out for now. Jorgenson eventually gives up the hold.
Bobichus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bobichus trying to control from the bottom.
Bobichus gets back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bobichus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgenson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bobichus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bobichus controls Jorgenson momentarily but Jorgenson frees himself.
Bobichus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jorgenson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bobichus is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jorgenson has his hands clasped together but Bobichus extends an breaks Jorgenson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bobichus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sponge Bobichus!
Our winner, Sponge Bobichus, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akhmad ShugaR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Korba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ShugaR comes to the ring accompanied by Dagestan. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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185 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmad ShugaR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Korba!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ShugaR shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ShugaR was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
ShugaR trying to control but Korba is having none of it.
Korba is desperately trying to improve his position but ShugaR has a good base and remains in mount.
ShugaR throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
ShugaR fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
ShugaR prevents Korba from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Korba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ShugaR avoids the attempt from Korba to control.
ShugaR looking to control but Korba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Korba wants to control but ShugaR is having none of it.
ShugaR tries to control but Korba wriggling away.
Korba is looking to get to half guard.
ShugaR trying to control but Korba is having none of it.
Korba is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR wants to control the pace but Korba is squirming around nicely.
Korba regains half guard.
ShugaR prevents Korba from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akhmad ShugaR.
Korba dodges the punch combination from ShugaR.
ShugaR keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
ShugaR missing with a left hand there. Korba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ShugaR slaps away a takedown attempt from Korba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Korba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ShugaR.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for ShugaR, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ShugaR uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korba.
Korba looking to score a takedown here. ShugaR is defending well but Korba drives through and ends up in ShugaR's guard.
Korba looking to pass the guard.
ShugaR has his foot on Korba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Korba works his way back into a safe position though.
Korba pushes down on ShugaR's leg and manages to get into half guard.
ShugaR avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Korba.
ShugaR is trying to maintain the position but Korba is very close to passing his half guard.
ShugaR gets full guard.
Korba wants to control from the top but ShugaR keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba looking to sit in guard and control but ShugaR gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Korba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
ShugaR in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ShugaR wants to control from the top but Korba keeps moving.
Korba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Erwin Korba will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
ShugaR lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Korba at a distance.
Korba avoids the body shot from ShugaR.
ShugaR throws the left hand but Korba avoids the punch easily.
ShugaR scores with the left hand. Korba knows he should have avoided that one.
Korba throws a leg kick but ShugaR sees it coming and moves out of range.
Korba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed ShugaR momentarily.
ShugaR throws an overhand right that lands on Korba's shoulder, as Korba tries to avoid the shot.
A leg kick checked by Korba.
ShugaR scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korba doesn't seem bothered though.
ShugaR ducks under a wild hook from Korba.
ShugaR scores with a nice strike.
ShugaR looks to land a right hand but Korba moved out of range.
Korba is trying hard to land a takedown here. ShugaR sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Donk. ShugaR catches Korba right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korba connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ShugaR throws a body punch but Korba moves out of range.
ShugaR misses with a wild body shot.
Korba avoids the body shot from ShugaR.
Korba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Korba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Korba throws a head kick but ShugaR moves out of range.
ShugaR rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Korba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korba throws a lazy right hand but ShugaR sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
ShugaR closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Korba quickly recovers to half guard.
Korba gets full guard.
ShugaR has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Korba isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. ShugaR stacks Korba on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by ShugaR!
Erwin Korba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Korba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, ShugaR asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Korba is looking to regain half guard here but ShugaR keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two 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!
ShugaR lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Korba down.
ShugaR scores with punches from side control.
Korba tries to improve position but can't.
ShugaR lands an elbow.
Korba is trying to improve his position.
Korba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked ShugaR off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Korba.
Korba has the hooks in. ShugaR is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Korba working for a choke but ShugaR is defending well.
Korba patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Korba is breathing heavily.
ShugaR just trying to survive but Korba is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
ShugaR is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Korba is looking for the choke from the back position but ShugaR is controlling his hands well.
Korba throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
ShugaR knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Korba on the ground.
Korba not allowing ShugaR to control his hands.
Korba throwing sloppy strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korba has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, ShugaR has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Korba scores with strikes from the back.
Korba is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. ShugaR is defending well though. Korba let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ShugaR breaks Korba's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erwin Korba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Korba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Korba avoids the head kick by ShugaR.
Korba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
ShugaR with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Korba misses.
Korba walks into a stiff left hand from ShugaR.
ShugaR lands a lovely overhand right.
ShugaR drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Korba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ShugaR won't allow Korba to pass to mount.
ShugaR is trying to maintain the position but Korba is very close to passing his half guard.
ShugaR keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
ShugaR is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korba trying to pass the guard but ShugaR defending well.
Korba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. ShugaR doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Korba.
Korba wants to work for an arm triangle but ShugaR is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Korba is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR gets full guard.
Korba stays in close to ShugaR's body and controls the position.
Korba is looking to advance position but ShugaR has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Korba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
ShugaR cracks Korba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Korba is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShugaR wants to control the pace but Korba is squirming around nicely.
Korba tries to lock up and control but ShugaR gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
ShugaR lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
ShugaR lands a nice shot to the head.
Korba is in all sorts of trouble here.
Korba tries to lock up and control but ShugaR gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Korba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ShugaR raining down shots from the mount!
ShugaR trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Korba is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korba is bucking up trying to escape but ShugaR cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ShugaR connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
ShugaR scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Korba?
Korba working to try and regain half guard.
ShugaR landing strikes from the mount and Korba is in trouble!
ShugaR with the ground and pound from mount.
Korba is rocked!
Korba is squirming around, avoiding ShugaR's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Korba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
ShugaR lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhmad ShugaR showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Akhmad ShugaR!
Akhmad ShugaR wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Akhmad ShugaR made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh comes to the ring accompanied by Robyn - Indestructible. Karim Chamakh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dr Gonzo's chin.
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142 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Gonzo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chamakh checks a leg kick.
Gonzo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chamakh circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chamakh.
Chamakh misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzo shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzo jumps into guard, dragging Chamakh to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gonzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gonzo has his feet on Chamakh's thighs here. He's pushed Chamakh off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Chamakh screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dr Gonzo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anselmi Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamara comes to the ring accompanied by Ruoska - Kiroan. Kyle has chosen Wasted as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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284 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anselmi Hamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kyle avoids the body shot from Hamara.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses
and Hamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Mark Kyle has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab, jab by Kyle - just one landing.
Hamara takes a swing at Kyle's ribcage but misses.
Hamara lands the left hand.
Kyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hamara.
Hamara slips under a jab.
Hamara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kyle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anselmi Hamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamara lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamara. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anselmi Hamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamara misses with a combination
and Kyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Anselmi Hamara has been cut.
Kyle throws a wild body kick that Hamara sees coming a mile off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamara defending well as Kyle loads up on a big left hand.
Hamara scores with a spinning back kick!
Kyle misses with a body shot.
Kyle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kyle throws a body punch but Hamara moves out of range.
Hamara avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Kyle blocks a head kick by Hamara.
Kyle walks into a stiff left hand from Hamara.
Hamara connects with a body shot that sends Kyle's belly button to the back.
Hamara tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamara scoring well with a low kick there.
Hamara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kyle scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kyle tries to land a leg kick but Hamara saw it coming and moves away.
Hamara throws a low kick but Kyle avoids it.
Kyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hamara throws a body punch but Kyle moves out of range.
Hamara moves out of range as Kyle strikes.
Hamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Kyle shoots for a takedown but Hamara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hamara checks a leg kick nicely.
Kyle misses with a takedown
and Hamara counters with a good low kick that Kyle was not able to check.
Kyle looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hamara blocks the leg kick.
Hamara scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kyle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamara.
Hamara walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara drops his shoulder and cracks Kyle with a huge uppercut! Kyle goes down! Can Hamara finish him?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hamara wants to pass the guard but Kyle is keeping the position.
Kyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Hamara dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
A low kick from Hamara is predictable there
and Kyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Hamara checks it.
Kyle misses with a kick to the body.
Hamara is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses.
Hamara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hamara stuffs the takedown attempt from Kyle. Kyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamara has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hamara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamara misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hamara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyle lands an overhand right.
Kyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hamara to score with a decent uppercut.
Hamara drops his shoulder and cracks Kyle with a huge uppercut! Kyle goes down! Can Hamara finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kyle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kyle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kyle keeping moving, preventing Hamara from controlling successfully.
Hamara stands up over Kyle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle keeping moving, preventing Hamara from controlling successfully.
Kyle tries to strike from the bottom.
Kyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We're going to have a standup here because Anselmi Hamara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hamara throws a front kick aimed at Kyle's knee but Kyle avoids it well.
Kyle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hamara works the jab nicely.
Hamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamara swings for the body but Kyle moves out of range.
Hamara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kyle checks it well.
Kyle digs a good hook to Hamara's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is looking to land body kicks.
Hamara misses with a leg kick.
Kyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
Hamara dips to his left and cracks Kyle with an uppercut!
Hamara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kyle is out of range.
Hamara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyle's sensitive parts.
Hamara jabs Kyle right on the nose. Kyle blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Mark Kyle's cut even more.
Kyle is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle moves out of range as Hamara throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hamara, right into the meat.
Kyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hamara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kyle is rocked!
A punch combination from Hamara misses.
Kyle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Kyle.
A combination from Kyle does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmi Hamara dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hamara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kyle under the eye.
Kyle looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hamara lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kyle. Hamara pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anselmi Hamara!
Anselmi Hamara took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brute for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Volkano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkano comes to the ring accompanied by Graveyard - Hisingen Blues. Shakur has chosen Tatanka - Africa as his entrance music. Kaarlo Volkano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
284 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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33
255 lbs
27 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Volkano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Shakur slams his shin into Volkano's torso.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Volkano.
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
Shakur cracks the inside of Volkano's front leg.
Shakur is looking to slow Volkano down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakur misses the shot to the body.
Shakur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shakur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkano.
Volkano thows a leg kick but Shakur checks it
and Volkano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shakur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkano moves away.
Shakur throws a head kick but Volkano moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkano lands a right hook to the body.
Volkano digs a good body shot into Shakur's ribs.
Shakur throws a head kick that misses.
Volkano connects with a nice looking jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shakur, right into the meat.
Shakur throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakur looks to land a combination but Volkano avoids it well.
Volkano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shakur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shakur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaarlo Volkano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakur blocks a jab.
Volkano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shakur misses the jab.
Shakur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shakur lands with a shot to the body.
Volkano is breathing heavily.
Shakur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur throws a hook to the side of Volkano's head but Volkano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shakur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Volkano rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shakur.
Shakur scores with a leg kick.
Shakur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Look low, kick high! Shakur uses the oldest trick in the book to send Volkano tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Shakur is absolutely delighted - when Volkano wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Emeka Shakur!
An out of breath Emeka Shakur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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