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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 117 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hungy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungy Henry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Spat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hungy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry looks to land a combination but Spat avoids it well.
Spat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spat checks a low kick from Henry.
Henry throws a hook but Spat avoids it easily.
Henry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Spat. Spat gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spat.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henry counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Spat has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Spat's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spat lands a big elbow.
Henry tries to reverse the position but Spat maintains control.
Henry regains half guard.
Henry throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Spat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Henry tries to get to full guard but Spat has control of the leg.
Spat sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Henry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Spat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henry throws his legs up looking for a submission but Spat uses it to pass to side control.
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!
Spat takes a little break here. Henry wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Henry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Henry trying to pass the guard but Spat defending well.
Spat wants to get back to his feet.
Henry is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spat is just riding it out for now. Henry eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henry with the ground and pound but Spat uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry pushing down on Spat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Henry is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spat doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Henry.
Spat is trying to maintain the position but Henry is very close to passing his half guard.
Spat won't allow Henry to pass to mount.
Henry is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spat sees it coming and defends easily.
Henry works his way into full mount!
Spat is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry with the ground and pound from mount.
Spat sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Spat is working hard here to advance position.
Henry advances to half guard.
Henry thows a huge punch but Spat dodges it nicely.
Spat wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Spat is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spat moves into full guard.
Henry with a nice head shot there.
Henry stands and throws Spat's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hungy Henry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henry gets the takedown into side control.
Spat is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Henry off and has taken his back!
Spat is trying to stick to Henry's back but Henry is turning into Spat. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Spat's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Henry.
Spat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Henry throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Henry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spat controlling from the top position.
Spat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Spat can't handle though.
Spat trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spat forces his way into half guard.
Henry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spat trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Henry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spat defends it easily.
Henry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Henry is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hungy Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Henry is looking for a triangle but Spat pushes his legs off easily.
Spat wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control.
Spat wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jack Spat.
Spat wants to clinch.
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Henry lands a leg kick that knocks Spat off balance momentarily.
Spat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Henry as Spat shoots in.
Spat shoots in and drives through. Henry sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Spat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spat throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Spat moves in looking to clinch but Henry pushes him off.
Spat tries to clinch
and Henry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henry.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry working away.
Henry is trying to get an arm triangle but Spat is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hungy Henry 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. And we move into the final round!
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spat.
A nice combination there by Spat.
Spat darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Spat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Spat to the ground. Henry is now in Spat's guard.
Henry throws a big right hand that misses.
Henry forces his way into half guard.
Henry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry wants to pass to mount but Spat is defending the position.
Spat trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spat tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
Spat trying to control from the bottom.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henry prevents Spat from improving his position.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hungy Henry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spat wants to get back to full guard.
Spat wants to control but Henry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Spat is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.
Henry moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Henry scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee asks Henry politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Henry prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Spat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spat trying to remain calm as Henry controls from the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry swings for the body but Spat moves out of range.
Spat throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Spat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jack Spat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spat throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spat as he avoids it easily.
Henry swats away the attempt to clinch by Spat.
Henry shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Spat is trying to defend but Henry finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Spat is looking for a sweep. Henry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henry in particular looking to stall.
Spat tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Henry seems content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spat works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hungy Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Henry 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hungy Henry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Nevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Coogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Coogan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coogan fails with the takedown
and Nevsky counters with a takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nevsky tries to score with some ground and pound. Coogan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nevsky working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nevsky trying to control the position but Coogan is working away.
Coogan parries the strikes from Nevsky easily there. Nevsky is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Coogan to escape.
Coogan prevents Nevsky from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Coogan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coogan defending against the ground and pound.
Nevsky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevsky just content to control the position.
The ground and pound from Nevsky seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nevsky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nevsky postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nevsky throws an elbow but Coogan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Coogan gets back to half guard.
Nevsky not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coogan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nevsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Coogan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nevsky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coogan has hold of Nevsky's hands but Nevsky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coogan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nevsky looks to land a strike but Coogan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nevsky throwing strikes but missing.
Coogan controls Nevsky momentarily but Nevsky frees himself.
Coogan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nevsky throws a strike but Coogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Coogan trying to control but Nevsky is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coogan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coogan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Coogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coogan trying to control but Nevsky is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nevsky pulls Coogan in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Nevsky. No joy for Coogan on that attempt.
Donk. Nevsky catches Coogan right on the button with a cross.
Coogan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nevsky.
Nevsky dips to his left and cracks Coogan with an uppercut!
Coogan throws a head kick that misses.
Rob Coogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coogan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nevsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevsky.
Coogan tries for a takedown but Nevsky circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alexander Nevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Coogan.
Nevsky moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Coogan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coogan shoots in but Nevsky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coogan moves in looking to clinch but Nevsky pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nevsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coogan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nevsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coogan throws a right hand that Nevsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Nevsky also avoids with ease.
Coogan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nevsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Coogan somewhat.
Coogan gets caught flat footed, as Nevsky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nevsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nevsky lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nevsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nevsky throws a strike but Coogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nevsky trying to control the position here.
Coogan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nevsky looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nevsky looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nevsky!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coogan defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Nevsky in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nevsky misses with the ground and pound.
Nevsky is trying to get an arm triangle but Coogan is defending well.
Coogan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nevsky connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevsky is trying to ground and pound but Coogan uses the momentary lack of control by Nevsky to regain half guard.
Nevsky wants to work for an arm triangle but Coogan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Coogan wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevsky is trying to work for a kimura but Coogan is defending well.
Nevsky trying to control from half guard but Coogan is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nevsky dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coogan drives through with a takedown into Nevsky's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Coogan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nevsky is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nevsky has escaped and now he's on top!
Nevsky is working Coogan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nevsky trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Coogan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Coogan is sitting in close to Nevsky's body. Nevsky has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Coogan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Coogan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nevsky.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Nevsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Cappo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaMotta has chosen Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Cappo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaMotta keeps the fight on the outside.
LaMotta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cappo as he avoids it easily.
LaMotta shoots in and drives through. Cappo sprawls well.
A punch combination from Cappo misses.
Cappo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cappo drives through and clinches with LaMotta against the cage.
Cappo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ray Cappo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake LaMotta.
Cappo lands a good knee to the midsection. LaMotta won't want to take too many of those.
LaMotta is looking for a takedown.
Cappo lands an uppercut.
Cappo breaks the clinch.
LaMotta misses the jab.
Cappo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but LaMotta circles away quickly and effectively.
LaMotta drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Cappo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cappo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cappo gets back to full guard.
Cappo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. LaMotta is aware though and is defending well.
LaMotta cracks Cappo with a solid left hand.
Cappo wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaMotta wants to control from the top but Cappo keeps moving.
Cappo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
LaMotta is in close to Cappo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cappo keeping moving, preventing LaMotta from controlling successfully.
LaMotta postures up.
Cappo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for LaMotta!
Cappo is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cappo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LaMotta wants to clinch up but Cappo keeps it at a distance.
Cappo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LaMotta closes the distance and pushes Cappo back into the cage.
Cappo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cappo prevents a takedown attempt there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cappo throws an elbow but it misses.
Cappo lands an elbow inside that LaMotta shrugs off.
Cappo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cappo breaks from the clinch.
Cappo instigates a clinch.
Cappo tries a knee to the head but LaMotta blocks it.
Cappo prevents the takedown attempt.
Cappo lands an elbow inside that LaMotta shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta wants a takedown.
Cappo lands an elbow that stopped LaMotta in his tracks for a moment.
LaMotta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cappo after a bit of a struggle.
LaMotta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cappo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cappo stalling in the clinch but LaMotta improves position.
Cappo breaks from the clinch.
Cappo tries to clinch but LaMotta moves out of range.
LaMotta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
LaMotta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cappo manages to avoid it.
Cappo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. LaMotta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cappo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
LaMotta takes a knee right on the jaw!
LaMotta goes for a takedown attempt but Cappo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LaMotta misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Cappo as LaMotta shoots in.
LaMotta looks winded!
LaMotta checks the leg kick.
A combination from LaMotta does no damage.
Cappo moves in looking to clinch but LaMotta pushes him off.
Cappo moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cappo lands a knee to the head.
LaMotta takes an elbow to the temple.
Cappo breaks the clinch.
LaMotta tries to keep at a distance but Cappo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cappo has LaMotta pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaMotta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cappo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Cappo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cappo is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cappo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cappo misses with the combination.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch but LaMotta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaMotta shoots in looking for a takedown. Cappo tries to sprawl out of it but LaMotta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cappo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cappo closes the distance and clinches.
LaMotta is looking for a takedown.
Cappo breaks from the clinch.
Cappo tries to clinch up but LaMotta circles away and keeps his distance.
LaMotta swats away the attempt to clinch by Cappo.
LaMotta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ray Cappo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake LaMotta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but LaMotta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cappo moves to clinch but LaMotta breaks away
and LaMotta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by LaMotta.
Cappo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
LaMotta preventing the sweep.
Cappo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cappo landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cappo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaMotta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
LaMotta shoots in and drives through. Cappo sprawls well.
Cappo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces LaMotta back to the cage. Cappo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ray Cappo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch but LaMotta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cappo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cappo tries to clinch up.
Cappo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. LaMotta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LaMotta instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta tries for a takedown but Cappo manages to get underhooks.
Cappo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
LaMotta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cappo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
LaMotta is breathing heavily.
Cappo moves in looking to clinch but LaMotta pushes him off.
Cappo has managed to clinch.
LaMotta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cappo is defending well.
Cappo lands a nice elbow.
Cappo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cappo breaks the clinch.
Cappo moves into the clinch.
LaMotta avoids a wild elbow strike from Cappo.
Cappo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LaMotta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cappo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cappo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for LaMotta with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cappo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LaMotta swats away the attempt to clinch by Cappo.
Cappo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from LaMotta.
LaMotta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ray Cappo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cappo is looking to clinch but LaMotta is avoiding it.
Cappo tries to close the distance and clinch up but LaMotta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cappo stuffs the takedown attempt from LaMotta. LaMotta gets slowly back to his feet.
Cappo moves into the clinch.
LaMotta takes an elbow to the temple.
LaMotta takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta avoids a wild elbow strike from Cappo.
Ray Cappo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cappo lands an elbow inside.
Cappo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cappo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cappo manages to break the clinch.
Cappo misses with a series of wild punches.
LaMotta misses with a takedown attempt
letting Cappo counter with a right hand.
LaMotta is rocked!
Cappo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
LaMotta is still on wobbly legs! Can Cappo finish him?
Come on Cappo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cappo lands a right hand that snaps the head of LaMotta backwards.
LaMotta takes an elbow to the forehead.
LaMotta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cappo is defending well.
Cappo scores with a nice hook to the head.
LaMotta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cappo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cappo instigates a clinch.
Cappo lands an elbow just above LaMotta 's eye.
Cappo has LaMotta pressed against the cage. He pushes LaMotta back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Cappo throws a beautiful elbow that sends LaMotta crashing to the floor! Cappo piles on the pressure with more strikes! LaMotta is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Cappo!
After the fight, Ray Cappo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yevgeni Raduchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristos has chosen Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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180 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yevgeni Raduchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos wants to slow Raduchenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Raduchenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cristos is trying to defend but Raduchenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Raduchenko wants to work for an arm triangle but Cristos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Raduchenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raduchenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raduchenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cristos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raduchenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raduchenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raduchenko lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raduchenko thows a huge punch but Cristos dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raduchenko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Raduchenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Raduchenko misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cristos is trying to escape the mount.
Raduchenko throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Cristos has his hands clasped together but Raduchenko breaks the hold and Cristos is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Raduchenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yevgeni Raduchenko!
Yevgeni Raduchenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sopheap Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brewster Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewster Burns 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sopheap Seng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster Burns!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seng as he avoids it easily.
Burns shoots in for a double leg but Seng sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seng throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Seng did well to prevent Burns getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Burns wants to stand up but Seng is controlling the position.
Seng is trying to stand.
Burns wants to stand up but Seng is controlling the position.
Seng tries to kick Burns off but Burns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burns tries to stand but can't do so whilst Seng controls his leg.
Seng pushes Burns off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown but Seng manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burns's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sopheap Seng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brewster Burns.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Seng looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Seng is looking to regain half guard here but Burns keeps moving and retains side control.
Seng is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Burns has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Burns stands up.
Seng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seng misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns wants to slow Seng down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Seng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seng lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seng avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seng's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burns under the eye.
Burns scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Sopheap Seng has been cut.
Seng connects with a nice looking jab.
Seng lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seng.
Seng scores with a sloppy right hand. Burns should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seng lands with a cross.
A punch combination from Burns misses.
Seng throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Burns has a takedown stuffed.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Seng shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burns looks winded!
Seng lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oooooh!!! Seng has knocked Burns down with a huge combo! Seng steps away and waves a wobbly Burns back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Burns is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seng lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seng delivers a nice body kick.
Seng scores with a punch to the head.
Seng connects with a right that clearly hurt Burns. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Seng proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Burns collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sopheap Seng!
Our winner, Sopheap Seng, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Pao Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint has chosen Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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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
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pao Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DaMarcus Saint!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ling checks it well.
Ling 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.
A punch combination from Saint misses.
Ling takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ling.
Ling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
Ling bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ling 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.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint lands a slapping body shot.
Saint wants to slow Ling down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint misses with a leg kick.
Ling lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ling buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ling rushes Saint and presses him up against the cage.
Saint misses with a punch to the body.
Saint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ling managing to block the knees to the body from Saint.
Ling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Saint.
Saint lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Pao Ling has been cut.
Ling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ling blocks a body shot from Saint.
Saint missing with knees to the body.
Saint prevents a body shot from Ling.
Saint tries a knee to the head but Ling blocks it.
Saint landing knees to the body.
Ling lands with a left to the head.
Saint takes a shot to the head.
Saint lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint lands with a right to the head.
Saint throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ling scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint tries to land a knee to the head but Ling blocks with his arms.
Saint tries to work over Ling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ling avoids it.
Saint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ling backwards.
Saint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ling lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ling.
Ling blocks a body shot from Saint.
Ling breaks from the clinch.
Ling checks a leg kick.
Saint throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ling stuns Saint with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saint avoids the head kick by Ling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Saint.
Saint looks to land a combination but Ling avoids it well.
Saint looks to land a right hand but Ling moved out of range.
Saint lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ling connects with an inside leg kick.
Ling pushes Saint up against the cage in a clinch.
Ling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint feints and then cracks Ling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ling down.
Ling misses with a body kick.
Ling instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ling.
Ling avoiding damage as Saint throws knees to the body.
Saint lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ling blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling avoiding damage as Saint throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint.
Ling can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Ling scores with a shot to the side of Saint's head.
Ling lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ling has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
Saint throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ling blocks it with crossed arms.
Ling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saint lands a hook that snaps the head of Ling backwards.
Ling avoiding damage as Saint throws knees to the body.
Ling can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saint tries to work over Ling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ling's elbow.
Ling lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DaMarcus Saint will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pao Ling's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saint slips under a jab from Ling.
Ling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ling, right into the meat.
Saint misses with a jab to the body
and Ling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Ling walks into a jab.
Nice shot lands for Ling.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ling.
Saint fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ling has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good work by Saint as he checks the leg kick.
Saint cracks Ling with a good jab.
Saint connects with a body shot that sends Ling's belly button to the back.
Pao Ling is winning the standup battle so far.
Ling throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Ling avoids the body shot from Saint.
Saint scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ling doesn't seem bothered though.
Ling ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Saint blocks the low kick.
Jab from Saint.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Saint crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ling - the referee stops the clock and Saint gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ling. Saint manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ling darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ling slips under a jab.
Saint stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ling.
A cross from Saint lands.
Saint misses with a head kick.
Ling throws a head kick that half lands.
Saint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ling fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint scrambles back to his feet.
Ling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ling fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saint is out of range.
Saint misses with a double jab
and Ling counters with a body kick that stops Saint in his tracks momentarily.
Saint is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling thows a body shot but no joy.
Ling moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint lands a head kick. Ling smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pao Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ling throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.
Ling jabs at Saint's body.
Ling walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saint checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ling misses with a head kick.
Saint lands the left hand.
Ling misses with a low kick.
Ling takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ling slips under a jab.
Ling connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ling moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ling lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ling scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Ling scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saint clinches with his opponent.
Saint is looking to control Ling's arms but Ling gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saint has his back to the cage.
Saint misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ling.
Ling pushes off an throws an elbow but Saint leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint.
Saint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ling content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ling misses with a punch to the body.
Saint digs a right hand into Ling's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ling's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a knee to the body.
DaMarcus Saint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ling scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Saint.
Ling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint tries to land knees in the clinch but Ling avoids the damage to the body.
Ling digs a right hand into Saint's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saint's gas tank.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ling's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saint throws an elbow but misses.
Saint tries to work over Ling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ling prevents a body shot from Saint.
Ling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Ling.
Ling blocks the elbow strike.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ling's elbow.
Ling escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pao Ling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pao Ling's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Saint slips under a jab.
Ling lands a nice looking body shot.
Ling throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ling clinches up against the cage.
Saint lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ling trying to control the position but instead, Saint has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ling into the cage.
A short left from Saint.
Saint working aggressively here.
Saint missing with knees to the body.
Ling avoiding damage as Saint throws knees to the body.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ling's elbow.
Ling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saint scores with a knee to the head.
Saint blocks a body shot from Ling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint looking to throw knees to the head but Ling is blocking nicely.
Saint tries to stall but Ling uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ling lands with a light punch inside.
Saint unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ling lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ling's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Saint.
Ling lands a body shot.
Saint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ling closes the distance and clinches.
Ling breaks the clinch.
Ling fakes the leg kick and cracks Saint in the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ling checks a leg kick.
Ling misses with a looping left.
Ling wants to slow Saint down by chopping away at his legs.
Ling feints and then cracks Saint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saint down.
That's two 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!
A jab from Saint finds it's way through Ling's defenses.
Saint takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ling walks into a stiff left hand from Saint.
Ling misses with a body kick.
Saint dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ling. That did some damage!
Ling staying out of range there.
Ling lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Ling keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ling goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ling looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Ling lands a jab to Saint's midsection.
Ling misses the jab.
Ling fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling lands a jab to the head.
Ling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ling uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saint has time to react.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Saint changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ling forces Saint back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Ling.
Saint misses with a knee to the head.
Saint has a couple of punches blocked by Ling.
Saint being controlled against the cage.
Ling is working Saint over against the cage.
Ling can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ling landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ling pushes Saint back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ling working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ling with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ling lands a front kick.
Ling with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ling scores with a hook to the body. Saint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ling looks for the body kick but Saint saw that one coming.
Ling lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint misses with a low kick.
Saint checks a leg kick.
Ling lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint tries to land a front kick but Ling steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pao Ling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ling 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 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pao Ling!
Pao Ling 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruens comes to the cage accompanied by River Below. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Bruens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler blocks the body kick.
Impaler misses with an uppercut. Bruens saw that one coming.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bruens enables Impaler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bruens manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
Impaler is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruens has wrist control.
Bruens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bruens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Impaler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Impaler is working Bruens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Impaler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Impaler trying to control but Bruens is working from the bottom.
Impaler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bruens is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bruens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Impaler gets the takedown into side control.
Impaler lands an elbow.
Bruens manages to work his way to half guard, despite Impaler's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bruens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Impaler stopping the sweep attempt from Bruens.
Bruens is working hard here to advance position.
Impaler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Impaler trying to control but Bruens is working from the bottom.
Impaler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Impaler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bruens's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Impaler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruens working a defensive guard here.
Bruens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Impaler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Impaler stopping the sweep attempt from Bruens.
Impaler trying to control but Bruens is working from the bottom.
Impaler won't allow Bruens to sweep him here.
Bruens has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Impaler is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bruens.
Impaler working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens regains half guard.
Impaler working over Bruens with some ground and pound. Bruens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Impaler there.
Bruens is trying to control but can't.
Impaler slips a nice elbow through Bruens's hands, connecting with Bruens's forehead.
Impaler prevents Bruens from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Impaler in particular looking to stall.
Impaler wants to take a breather but Bruens is having none of it.
Bruens wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Impaler seems content to control.
Impaler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bruens's head.
Impaler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vlad Impaler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Impaler. Bruens does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Impaler circles away.
Impaler shoots for a double leg takedown but Bruens sprawls well. He's pushed Impaler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Impaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruens misses with a low kick.
Impaler drops his hands momentarily and Bruens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Vlad Impaler has been cut.
Impaler lands a jab to Bruens's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Impaler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bruens fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Impaler to the ground. Bruens is now in Impaler's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Impaler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Impaler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Impaler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Impaler - just one landing.
Bruens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bruens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Impaler.
Impaler looks to land a left hand but Bruens moved out of range nicely.
Bruens slips under a jab from Impaler.
Bruens fails with a takedown attempt.
Impaler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruens tried to score with a low kick but Impaler checks it.
Bruens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruens fails with a takedown attempt.
Impaler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bruens gets back to full guard.
Bruens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bruens's head.
Vlad Impaler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bruens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Impaler is one step ahead there.
Impaler throwing strikes but missing.
Impaler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Impaler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Impaler postures up.
Impaler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler stands up over Bruens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Bruens keeps moving.
Impaler throwing strikes from guard but Bruens blocks nicely.
Impaler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Bruens keeps moving.
Impaler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Impaler is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruens has wrist control.
Bruens looking to control.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Bruens keeps moving.
Bruens wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bruens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Impaler lands a jab to the nose.
Impaler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bruens.
Impaler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vlad Impaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Impaler avoids the body shot from Bruens.
Bruens looks to score with a jab to the body but Impaler is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Impaler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Impaler's cut.
That's time! Bruens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bruens shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Impaler misses.
Bruens fails with a takedown attempt.
Bruens avoids the body shot from Impaler.
Impaler fails with a takedown attempt.
Impaler misses the shot to the body.
Impaler tries to score with a low kick but Bruens moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Impaler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruens's waist but Bruens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Impaler off to one side.
Impaler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruens as he jumps to the side.
Paul Bruens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Impaler.
Impaler misses with a hook. Bruens ducked under it nicely.
Bruens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Impaler.
Impaler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Impaler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bruens on the side of the head.
Bruens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Impaler throws a hook to the side of Bruens's head but Bruens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bruens tenderised Impaler's leg. Impaler is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruens. Impaler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruens avoids the body shot from Impaler.
Impaler misses with a looping right.
Bruens is looking to wear down Impaler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruens misses with a looping right.
Bruens looks for the body kick but Impaler saw that one coming.
Impaler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Impaler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruens moves away.
Bruens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens has a takedown stuffed.
Bruens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Impaler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Impaler blocks the leg kick.
Impaler shoots in for a takedown but Bruens shows good takedown defense.
Bruens misses with a head kick.
Impaler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bruens looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bruens wants to control but Impaler postures up.
Impaler goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bruens rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Impaler's guard! Nice work there by Bruens!
Impaler trying to keep a closed guard but Bruens is proving a slippery customer.
Vlad Impaler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Impaler keeping moving, preventing Bruens from controlling successfully.
Bruens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Impaler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paul Bruens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Impaler 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.
Impaler trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruens trying to control the position from guard on top but Impaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Impaler pulls Bruens in close to his closed guard and prevents Bruens from doing any damage or advancing position.
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 Paul Bruens.
I think Impaler 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Impaler!
A victorious Vlad Impaler 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Katt Mamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
195 lbs
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34
191 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamma looks for a takedown but Gusman sprawls well.
Gusman lands a body shot.
Mamma 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.
Mamma takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Katt Mamma has been cut.
Gusman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gusman checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gusman connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick from Mamma is predictable there
and Gusman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamma wants to slow Gusman down by chopping away at his legs.
Mamma misses with a low kick.
Mamma looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Gusman blocks the leg kick.
Gusman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gusman lands a nice short elbow.
Gusman prevents Mamma from improving his position.
Gusman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mamma keeps working.
Mamma wants to control but Gusman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gusman lands a nice short elbow.
Gusman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gusman winds up and cracks Mamma with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mamma is looking for a sweep. Gusman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gusman is taking a breather. Mamma says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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!
Gusman drops an elbow to the side of Mamma's head.
Mamma actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gusman connects with a nice short shot to Mamma's temple.
Mamma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gusman pulls his head out easily.
Mamma wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mamma gets full guard.
Gusman trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamma has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gusman doesn't defend quickly enough and Mamma has managed to lock this one up! Can Gusman escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mamma on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Katt Mamma!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 'Let's Get It On' by Marvin Gaye. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stamatis's choice of entrance music: Lose Yourself. Heydar Aliyev looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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160 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
25 - 6 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Aliyev 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.
Stamatis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aliyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stamatis was well out of range. Poor timing from Aliyev.
Aliyev wants to clinch up but Stamatis keeps it at a distance.
Aliyev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aliyev throws a front kick that sends Stamatis stumbling back into the cage.
Stamatis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aliyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stamatis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aliyev on the side of the head.
Heydar Aliyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aliyev is breathing heavily.
Stamatis moves out of range of the body kick from Aliyev.
Stamatis looks to land a combination but Aliyev avoids it well.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Stamatis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stamatis lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aliyev throws a right hand that misses
and Stamatis counters with a good low kick that Aliyev was not able to check.
Aliyev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stamatis. That one must have hurt.
Stamatis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aliyev. Aliyev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stamatis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stamatis lunges at Aliyev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aliyev's hand.
Stamatis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aliyev's sensitive parts.
Aliyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aliyev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stamatis throws a good cross that connects.
Stamatis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stamatis fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Aliyev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aliyev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aliyev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stamatis.
Aliyev checks a low kick from Stamatis.
Stamatis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aliyev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stamatis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aliyev. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Stamatis.
Aliyev takes one to the side of the head.
Aliyev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stamatis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stamatis lands a nice shot that snaps Aliyev's head back.
Stamatis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stamatis lands a leg kick that knocks Aliyev off balance momentarily.
Stamatis connects with a body shot that sends Aliyev's belly button to the back.
Stamatis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stamatis throws a leg kick which misses Aliyev's front leg but catches the back leg as Aliyev tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stamatis, right into the meat.
Good exchange - Stamatis coming out on top.
Stamatis thuds his shin into the meat of Aliyev's side.
Stamatis connects with a leg kick. Aliyev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stamatis - that will leave a mark!
Stamatis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stamatis tries a low kick but Aliyev avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stamatis.
Aliyev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stamatis can pounce on him.
Stamatis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aliyev's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stamatis wants to pass the guard but Aliyev is keeping the position.
Stamatis trying to control the position from guard on top but Aliyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stamatis pushes down on Aliyev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stamatis trying to control from half guard but Aliyev is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Aliyev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aliyev is refusing to be controlled, as Stamatis sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stamatis, as that shot connected.
Aliyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stamatis.
Stamatis is looking to slow Aliyev down with leg kicks.
Stamatis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aliyev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis works Aliyev's body with a nice hook.
Aliyev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stamatis. Stamatis obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stamatis.
Stamatis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stamatis connects with a solid leg kick.
Aliyev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stamatis.
Stamatis shoots in and bounces Aliyev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Aliyev keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stamatis trying to control but Aliyev is working from the bottom.
Stamatis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stamatis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stamatis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stamatis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stamatis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aliyev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stamatis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stamatis misses with a head shot. Aliyev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stamatis trying to control but Aliyev is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis passes Aliyev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stamatis works his way into side control.
Stamatis working the ground and pound.
Stamatis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stamatis tries for a kimura but Aliyev is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stamatis trying to control the position but Aliyev is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athan Stamatis 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!
Aliyev misses the shot to the body.
Stamatis throws a head kick but Aliyev moves out of range.
Aliyev throws a looping overhand right but Stamatis ducks down to avoid it.
Stamatis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aliyev checks a low kick from Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aliyev darts in trying to clinch
and Stamatis counters with a nice leg kick.
Aliyev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aliyev avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis scores with a nice body kick.
Stamatis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aliyev's head backwards.
Stamatis throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Stamatis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stamatis is looking to slow Aliyev down with leg kicks.
Aliyev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Stamatis.
Stamatis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aliyev if he has to take too many more of those.
Stamatis works the jab nicely.
Stamatis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aliyev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Stamatis lands with a nice body punch.
Aliyev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aliyev did well to prevent Stamatis getting side control.
Stamatis passes to full mount!
Heydar Aliyev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Aliyev can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stamatis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aliyev can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamatis controlling the pace for now.
Stamatis lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev taking shots to the head.
Aliyev is rocked!
Stamatis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Aliyev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stamatis controlling from mount.
Stamatis postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Aliyev badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stamatis around the waist but Stamatis pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stamatis is the winner by TKO! Stamatis jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Athan Stamatis!
During a confident post fight interview, Athan Stamatis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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