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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Klimenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Klimenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bumboks - hottabych. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Klimenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Braulio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimenko drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klimenko is aware though and is defending well.
Klimenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to sweep here but Klimenko controlling him for the moment.
Klimenko postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping full guard, as Klimenko tries to pass.
Klimenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Klimenko trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Klimenko is proving a slippery customer.
Klimenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Klimenko frees his head nicely. Oh but Silva has switched to an armbar! Klimenko is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Braulio Silva!
A relieved looking Braulio Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boleslaw Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krol has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Guerrilla Radio as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drew Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boleslaw Krol!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krol keeps the fight on the outside.
Krol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foster avoids the head kick by Krol.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Krol pushes him off.
Foster tries to clinch but Krol moves out of range.
Krol looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krol changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Foster looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Foster avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Krol.
Krol working the ground and pound but Foster is defending the strikes.
Foster regains half guard.
Krol throws a strike but Foster avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Krol from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krol postures up.
Foster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krol throws a big elbow that misses.
Krol working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol throwing strikes from guard but Foster blocks nicely.
Krol scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Krol won't allow Foster to sweep him here.
Krol with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krol throws a big right hand that misses.
Krol with a nice head shot there.
Foster trying to keep a closed guard but Krol is proving a slippery customer.
Foster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krol controls the pace.
Foster has momentary wrist control but Krol slips an elbow through the middle.
Krol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krol is in close to Foster's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster controls Krol momentarily but Krol frees himself.
Krol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Foster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krol connects with a couple of short punches.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Krol trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krol postures up in Foster's guard and throws a big left but Foster blocks it.
Krol wants to control from the top but Foster keeps moving.
Foster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krol distracts Foster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krol is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krol trying to control the position from guard on top but Foster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krol looking to sit in guard and control but Foster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Krol has Foster pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Krol has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Boleslaw Krol was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Foster blocks a head kick by Krol.
Krol closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krol lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krol postures up and lands a big shot to Foster's brow.
Krol throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krol postures up in Foster's guard and throws a big left but Foster blocks it.
Krol postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boleslaw Krol dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Krol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Foster is rocked!
Krol shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Foster is on queer street and Krol is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Boleslaw Krol!
After the fight, Boleslaw Krol 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kornev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaime Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ferguson's choice of entrance music: "I'm A Boss" By Meek Mill & Rick Ross. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kornev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaime Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses with a hook. Kornev ducked under it nicely.
Ferguson misses with a right hand
and Kornev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kornev.
Ferguson stops a takedown attempt from Kornev.
Ferguson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kornev has him pressed against the cage.
Kornev drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ferguson wanted to stand there but Kornev had control of the position.
Kornev trying to keep a closed guard but Ferguson is proving a slippery customer.
Ferguson wants to stand and escape but instead Kornev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kornev throwing strikes but missing.
Ferguson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kornev is controlling him.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Kornev from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Kornev wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kornev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Kornev counters with an inside leg kick.
Kornev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferguson.
Kornev dives in and grabs Ferguson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes down on Kornev's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Kornev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kornev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses
and Kornev counters by clinching up.
Kornev manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson leaves Kornev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson throws a jab when Kornev was well out of range.
Kornev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kornev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Nice defenses there by Kornev.
Kornev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferguson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kornev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ferguson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kornev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kornev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferguson sprawls well. Ferguson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kornev gets slowly back to his feet.
Kornev tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a hook but Kornev blocks it.
Kornev wants to clinch.
Ferguson throws a right hand that misses
and Kornev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Ferguson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kornev tries to land a knee to the head but Ferguson blocks with his arms.
Kornev breaks the clinch.
Kornev ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Ferguson leaves Kornev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Kornev ducks down to avoid it.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Kornev moved out of range nicely.
Ferguson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kornev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferguson's guard.
Kornev won't allow Ferguson to get back to his feet.
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!
Kornev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ferguson, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kornev fails with a takedown attempt.
Kornev is breathing heavily.
Ferguson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaime Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from Kornev.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
Kornev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ferguson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kornev counters with an inside leg kick.
Kornev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kornev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferguson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Ferguson does it's job there.
It looks like Ivan Kornev has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kornev slips under a jab from Ferguson.
Kornev dives in and grabs Ferguson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes down on Kornev's head and hops out.
Ferguson throws a hook but Kornev avoids it easily.
Ferguson looks to throw the jab but Kornev is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaime Ferguson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kornev'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.
Ferguson throws a hook but Kornev avoids it easily.
Ferguson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaime Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kornev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
Kornev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Kornev moved out of range nicely.
Kornev tries for a takedown but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Kornev counters with a good, hard body kick but Ferguson shrugs it off.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kornev.
Kornev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kornev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Kornev ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Kornev fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Kornev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferguson misses with a right hand
and Kornev counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kornev slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Ivan Kornev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Kornev counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kornev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Kornev moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kornev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferguson throws out the jab.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Kornev moves away and avoids it.
Kornev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Kornev saw that one coming.
Kornev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Kornev falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ferguson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaime Ferguson!
A very excited looking Jaime Ferguson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Baltozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dredd has chosen I am the law! as his entrance music. Jackson Dredd is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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209 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Baltozar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackson Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltozar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dredd circles away.
A combination from Baltozar does no damage.
Dredd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baltozar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson Dredd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baltozar misses with a jab to the body
letting Dredd counter with a right hand.
Dredd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baltozar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dredd throws a lazy right hand but Baltozar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baltozar moves in looking to clinch but Dredd pushes him off.
Dredd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baltozar motions for Dredd to come forward. Baltozar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dredd scores with a body shot.
Dredd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dredd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baltozar is looking to clinch but Dredd is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd lands a right hook to the body.
Baltozar misses with the combination.
Dredd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dredd uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dredd lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dredd scores with a body shot.
Dredd misses with a straight right.
Dredd connects with a right hand. Baltozar shakes it off.
Baltozar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dredd is trying to defend but Baltozar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dredd is trying to stand.
Dredd actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dredd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baltozar is aware though and is defending well.
Baltozar advances position into side control!
Baltozar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Baltozar cracks Dredd with a big elbow.
Baltozar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Baltozar working the ground and pound.
Baltozar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dredd is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Baltozar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dredd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dredd regains half guard, as Baltozar was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Baltozar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Baltozar's back!
Dredd working for the choke.
Baltozar breaks Dredd's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dredd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baltozar.
Dredd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baltozar is one step ahead there.
Baltozar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dredd working for a triangle but Baltozar defends it easily.
Baltozar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dredd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baltozar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baltozar lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baltozar trying to control the position from guard on top but Dredd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baltozar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Dredd will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dredd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dredd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dredd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dredd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baltozar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baltozar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dredd blocks a head kick by Baltozar.
Dredd bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baltozar's head backwards.
Baltozar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dredd connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Dredd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd darts in and clinches Baltozar up against the cage.
Baltozar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dredd throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Dredd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baltozar.
Dredd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dredd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dredd fails to land.
Dredd throws a head punch that misses.
Baltozar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baltozar tries to pull guard but Dredd won't allow it.
Dredd scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Baltozar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dredd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dredd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baltozar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baltozar tries a body shot but Dredd blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The referee calls for Baltozar to work.
Dredd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dredd fails to land.
Dredd gets through Baltozar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dredd swings wildly with an uppercut but Baltozar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baltozar looking to slow down the pace here.
Dredd prevents a body shot from Baltozar.
Baltozar has Dredd pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dredd prevents a body shot from Baltozar.
Baltozar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baltozar can't find room to land a body shot as Dredd controls the action.
Baltozar throws a head punch that misses.
Baltozar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baltozar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Baltozar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baltozar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dredd is keeping busy.
Dredd presses Baltozar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dredd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baltozar or not.
A shot in the inside from Dredd.
A shot in the inside from Baltozar.
Baltozar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dredd.
Baltozar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dredd misses with a punch to the body.
Baltozar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baltozar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dredd's elbow.
Baltozar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Baltozar as the two fighters clinch.
Baltozar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baltozar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baltozar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Baltozar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dredd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baltozar is working Dredd over against the cage.
Jackson Dredd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dredd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baltozar tries to throw a body punch but Dredd avoids it by throwing Baltozar back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Dredd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dredd digs a good body shot into Baltozar's ribs.
Baltozar throws out a loose jab but Dredd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dredd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baltozar at a distance.
Baltozar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dredd. Baltozar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baltozar misses with a head kick.
Dredd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baltozar.
Baltozar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dredd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baltozar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dredd counters with a nice body shot.
Dredd misses with a hook. Baltozar ducked under it nicely.
Carlos Baltozar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dredd rushes Baltozar and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baltozar backwards.
Baltozar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baltozar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dredd gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baltozar misses with some punches.
Dredd prevents a body shot from Baltozar.
Nice body punch from Dredd.
Dredd taking a breather.
Dredd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baltozar's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dredd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baltozar tries a body shot but Dredd blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dredd.
Baltozar swings wildly with an uppercut but Dredd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baltozar can't find room to land a body shot as Dredd controls the action.
Baltozar throws a punch but it's blocked by Dredd.
Baltozar misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Baltozar fails to land.
Baltozar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dredd lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baltozar backwards.
Baltozar trying to stall but Dredd improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dredd.
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!
Baltozar trying to stall but Dredd improves his position.
Baltozar leaning against his opponent.
Baltozar fails to pull guard.
Baltozar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dredd just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Baltozar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baltozar tries a body shot but Dredd blocks it.
The referee calls for Dredd to work.
A bit of stalling here from Baltozar.
Baltozar working aggressively here.
Baltozar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltozar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dredd struggles to land a body shot inside as Baltozar controls his hands.
Dredd working aggressively here.
Dredd lands with a light punch inside.
Dredd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dredd blocking some punches.
Dredd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dredd gets through Baltozar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dredd.
Dredd lands with a short shot to the head.
Dredd is trying to stall.
Baltozar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baltozar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dredd pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jackson Dredd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baltozar misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dredd lands with a good body shot.
Baltozar is looking to wear down Dredd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baltozar takes one on the button.
Dredd connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baltozar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dredd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dredd lands a jab to Baltozar's midsection.
Dredd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baltozar on the side of the head.
Dredd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dredd works over Baltozar's head and body with a nice combination.
Baltozar rushes Dredd and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Dredd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dredd.
Carlos Baltozar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dredd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Dredd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dredd 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Jackson Dredd!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Jackson Dredd!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Jackson Dredd!
Jackson Dredd wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jackson Dredd 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Pekovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Farewell fight. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niko Pekovic!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pekovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pekovic dives in and grabs Balboa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Balboa pushes down on Pekovic's head and hops out.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Pekovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pekovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balboa scores with a nice head shot.
Pekovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pekovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balboa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pekovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Balboa defends it nicely.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Pekovic.
Balboa catches Pekovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rocky Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa misses with a series of wild punches.
Pekovic shoots in and drives through. Balboa sprawls well.
Balboa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pekovic tries to move into range but Balboa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Balboa cracks Pekovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Balboa leaves Pekovic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Balboa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pekovic at a distance.
Balboa really is a fat lump.
Pekovic looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Pekovic shoots in.
Balboa drops Pekovic with a naaaaasty hook - Pekovic is in real trouble here! Balboa dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Balboa!
Post fight, an emotional Rocky Balboa said 'This will be the last time you see me in SFL I'm calling it quits. After a good start In QFCT the leader in QFC fights I came against Boo Tiny. After that loss I haven't been the same. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manuel Reyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sullivan scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Manuel Reyes has been cut.
Sullivan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reyes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sullivan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sullivan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reyes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sullivan circles away quickly and effectively.
Reyes dives in and scores a takedown into Sullivan's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Reyes drops back looking for a leg! Sullivan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sullivan manages to kick Reyes off! Reyes jumps back into Sullivan's guard.
Reyes looking to pass the guard.
Reyes prevents Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Reyes throws a big right hand that misses.
Reyes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reyes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sullivan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sullivan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reyes working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes drops back looking for a leg! Sullivan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sullivan manages to kick Reyes off! Reyes jumps back into Sullivan's guard.
Reyes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Reyes trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
Reyes sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sullivan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sullivan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reyes wants to control but Sullivan is keeping him busy.
Sullivan won't allow Reyes to pass to mount.
Reyes is working for a submission of some sort.
Reyes tries to pass to full mount but Sullivan defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sullivan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sullivan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reyes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sullivan controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Reyes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sullivan sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Reyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Reyes'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.
Sullivan thuds his shin into the meat of Reyes's side.
Sullivan scores with a leg kick.
Reyes throws a sloppy head kick and Sullivan moves out of range easily.
Reyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manuel Reyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reyes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sullivan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sullivan throws a head kick that half lands.
Reyes misses with the combination.
Reyes misses with a body punch
and Sullivan counters with a nice leg kick.
Reyes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sullivan as he jumps to the side.
Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Reyes back into the cage.
Sullivan lands an elbow that stopped Reyes in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sullivan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sullivan lands a left hand.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sullivan landing knees to the body.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sullivan obliges.
Sullivan scores a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Sullivan lands a damaging elbow.
Manuel Reyes's cut is getting worse.
Sullivan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sullivan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reyes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sullivan obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sullivan obliges.
Sullivan lands a damaging elbow.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Sullivan.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Sullivan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body.
Adam Sullivan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sullivan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sullivan obliges.
Sullivan lands a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reyes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Sullivan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan.
Reyes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sullivan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sullivan crunches a lovely knee into Reyes's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan lands an uppercut.
Sullivan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reyes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sullivan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reyes.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sullivan.
Sullivan working Reyes over with knees to the body.
Sullivan lands an elbow inside.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sullivan scores a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan scores a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan lands a good knee to the midsection. Reyes won't want to take too many of those.
Sullivan lands an elbow just above Reyes 's eye.
Sullivan pushes Reyes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sullivan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sullivan.
Sullivan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sullivan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
Reyes jumps guard but Sullivan stands there with Reyes around his waist. Reyes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sullivan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
Reyes can't get the takedown.
Reyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel Reyes'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. This is the final round!
Sullivan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reyes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sullivan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reyes's sensitive parts.
Sullivan lands with an overhand left.
Sullivan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sullivan digs a good body shot into Reyes's ribs.
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Reyes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan won't allow Reyes to pass to mount.
Sullivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reyes prevents Sullivan from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan pushes Reyes off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan avoids the head kick by Reyes.
Sullivan scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick from Sullivan lands but Reyes takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reyes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan cracks Reyes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reyes throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Adam Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sullivan lands with a slapping head kick.
Sullivan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reyes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sullivan checks it well.
Sullivan fakes the leg kick and cracks Reyes in the body.
Reyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sullivan can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sullivan swivels and escapes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sullivan.
Manuel Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sullivan.
Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Reyes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sullivan scores with a hook to the body.
Reyes takes an elbow to the temple.
Sullivan crunches a lovely knee into Reyes's ribcage.
Sullivan lands an elbow inside that Reyes shrugs off.
Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sullivan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reyes can't break the clinch.
Sullivan lands an elbow inside that Reyes shrugs off.
Sullivan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sullivan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Sullivan.
Manuel Reyes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sullivan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sullivan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sullivan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sullivan.
Reyes goes for a takedown attempt but Sullivan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Reyes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Sullivan.
Sullivan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reyes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sullivan lands a head kick. Reyes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Reyes has a takedown stuffed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reyes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sullivan - the referee stops the clock and Reyes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sullivan. Reyes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sullivan works over Reyes's head and body with a nice combination.
Sullivan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sullivan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reyes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses
and Sullivan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Sullivan catches Reyes right on the button with a cross.
Sullivan thuds his right hand into Reyes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reyes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sullivan connects with a nice looking jab.
Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Reyes.
Nice body kick there by Sullivan.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Sullivan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sullivan lands a leg kick that knocks Reyes off balance momentarily.
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sullivan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sullivan throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Sullivan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sullivan 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Adam Sullivan!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Adam Sullivan!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Adam Sullivan!
Adam Sullivan wins by unanimous decision!
Adam Sullivan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jairo Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Crane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Jairo Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Velasquez.
Crane lands with a good body shot.
Crane moves out of range of the strikes.
Velasquez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Velasquez misses.
Crane throws a body punch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Velasquez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vincent Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane lands with a straight right. Velasquez didn't see that one coming.
Crane blocks a jab.
Crane throws a wild body kick that Velasquez sees coming a mile off.
Velasquez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crane lets loose with a powerful body kick. Velasquez will feel that in the morning.
Velasquez takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Crane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Velasquez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crane scrambles back to his feet.
Velasquez moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Velasquez has knocked Crane down with a huge combo! Velasquez steps away and waves a wobbly Crane back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Vincent Crane has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crane throws a jab when Velasquez was well out of range.
Crane lets loose with a powerful body kick. Velasquez will feel that in the morning.
A head kick misses from Crane.
Velasquez blocks a low kick nicely.
Crane is looking to score with low kicks.
Crane thows a body shot but no joy.
Velasquez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crane walks into a stiff left hand from Velasquez.
Crane really is a fat lump.
Velasquez works Crane's body with a nice hook.
Crane is breathing heavily.
Velasquez misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Velasquez.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velasquez lands a big uppercut and Crane crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Crane looks OK. Velasquez waves Crane back to his feet!
Crane is rocked!
Velasquez thuds a left hand into Crane's body.
Velasquez connects with a body shot.
Velasquez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Crane right on the button. Crane goes down! Velasquez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Velasquez gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jairo Velasquez! John Jairo Velasquez retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Derric Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devin Derric Styles!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Styles takes one to the chin there.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown rushes Styles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Styles tries to pull guard but Brown won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Styles at a distance.
Styles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Styles is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Styles trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Styles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Styles has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown keeping full guard, as Styles tries to pass.
Brown trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brown is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Brown lands a nice hook to Styles's body. Styles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown tests Styles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Jab by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown punishes Styles's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Styles blocks a jab.
Styles blocks a jab.
Brown tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Styles takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Styles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Styles throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styles takes one on the button.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Danny Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown jabs at Styles's body.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Styles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Styles fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Styles defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles drives through with a takedown into guard.
Styles drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brown looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brown looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brown!
Brown passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Styles!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Styles tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danny Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Styles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Styles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Styles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Styles.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Styles.
Styles blocks a body shot from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Styles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Styles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the cage.
Styles working aggressively here.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Styles avoids it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Styles controls his hands.
Styles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown is trying to drag Styles to the mat but Styles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Styles is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Styles down to the mat. Styles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Styles takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Styles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Styles takes one to the chin there.
Styles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Brown misses.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brown scores with a jab. Styles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Styles.
Brown slips under a jab.
Styles lands a jab to the head.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Styles throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with the combination.
Styles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Styles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Styles is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Styles to get the leverage.
Styles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. Styles eventually gives up the hold.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Styles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Styles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown has Styles pulled in close to control his posture.
Styles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown is controlling Styles's posture.
Styles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Styles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Styles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Danny Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown throws a hook to the side of Styles's head but Styles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Brown lands.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Styles moved out of range nicely.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Styles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Brown catches Styles right on the button with a cross.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown looks to land a combination but Styles avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Styles misses with a body shot.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown catches Styles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Styles scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles looking to pass the guard.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Styles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Styles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Styles is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Styles tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Styles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Styles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Styles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown looking to finish with strikes here!
Brown looking to secure an arm triangle but Styles defends it well.
Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Styles can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Styles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Styles is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is working for a kimura but Styles is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown clearly takes that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown catches Styles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown scores with a one two! Styles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Styles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Styles.
Styles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Styles can do to turn this around?
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Styles misses with a wild body shot.
Styles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Styles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Styles pushes him off.
Styles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Styles needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Brown scores with a four punch combination!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Styles connects with a body shot.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Styles is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Styles to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Styles.
Styles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Styles from controlling successfully.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Brown wants to sweep here but Styles controlling him for the moment.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Styles works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Styles drops back looking for a leg! Brown is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brown manages to kick Styles off! Styles jumps back into Brown's guard.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Styles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Styles keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Styles is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into full mount! Styles won't be happy about that!
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Styles is looking to escape.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Styles is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown looking for a guillotine from mount but Styles is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown has control of Styles's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Styles regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Brown had his way with Devin Derric Styles in that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Styles has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Styles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown throws a combination. Styles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Styles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Styles looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown looks to clinch
and Styles counters with a single leg into guard. Brown didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Styles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Styles is proving a slippery customer.
Styles stops Brown from standing up.
Styles looking to pass the guard.
Styles is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown wants to sweep here but Styles controlling him for the moment.
Styles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Styles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Styles working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Danny Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown seems keen to control Styles's posture.
Styles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Styles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brown managing to control the position.
Styles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Styles throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Styles wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Styles throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Styles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Danny Brown.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Styles.
Styles walks into a jab.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown digs a good body shot into Styles's ribs.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Styles doesn't seem bothered though.
Styles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Styles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown postures up.
Styles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Styles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown gets to his feet - Styles follows without any prompting.
A big left from Brown misses.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Styles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Styles.
Danny Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown throws a leg kick but Styles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.
Devin Derric Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Styles misses the shot to the body.
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 Danny Brown.
Well Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Danny Brown!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Danny Brown!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Danny Brown!
Danny Brown wins by unanimous decision!
Danny Brown retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Danny Brown 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Thompistone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Karwoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Thompistone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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287 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Thompistone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirk Karwoski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompistone misses with a body shot.
Karwoski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karwoski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karwoski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Travis Thompistone has been cut.
Karwoski misses with a few strikes there.
Thompistone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karwoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompistone looks to land a combination but Karwoski avoids it well.
Thompistone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karwoski loads up on a big right hand but Thompistone slips the punch.
Thompistone rushes Karwoski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karwoski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karwoski is looking for a takedown.
Karwoski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompistone's efforts to push away.
Karwoski lands a takedown into guard.
Karwoski looking to pass the guard.
Thompistone keeping moving, preventing Karwoski from controlling successfully.
Thompistone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski pushing down on Thompistone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karwoski is looking to take a break and control but Thompistone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karwoski is looking for a kimura here.
Karwoski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thompistone defends it well.
Karwoski trying to control the pace.
Thompistone is refusing to be controlled, as Karwoski sits in half guard.
Karwoski stops Thompistone from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski moves into full mount! Thompistone won't be happy about that!
Karwoski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thompistone sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thompistone wants to control but Karwoski is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompistone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karwoski.
Karwoski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thompistone defends it well.
Thompistone is not content to let Karwoski control the position.
Karwoski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karwoski is looking for a kimura here.
Karwoski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski is working for a kimura but Thompistone is defending it quite comfortably.
Thompistone tries to roll over but Karwoski keeps him under control.
Thompistone wants to get back to his feet.
Karwoski uses his free foot to push down on Thompistone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thompistone.
Karwoski working for a submission but Thompistone is keeping him at bay.
Karwoski controlling from the full mount.
Thompistone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski misses with a head shot.
Thompistone is desperately trying to improve his position but Karwoski has a good base and remains in mount.
Karwoski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Karwoski landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karwoski lands a big elbow.
Karwoski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karwoski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thompistone is desperately trying to improve his position but Karwoski has a good base and remains in mount.
Karwoski lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Karwoski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Thompistone'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.
Karwoski lands with a cross.
Karwoski with a hook.
Thompistone looks to land a combination but Karwoski avoids it well.
Thompistone misses with the combination.
Thompistone feints a jab promting Karwoski to slip. Thompistone then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karwoski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Kirk Karwoski has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompistone drops Karwoski with a beautiful combination! Karwoski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thompistone is looking for the KO!
Thompistone tries to bum rush Karwoski with a series of wild strikes but Karwoski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Travis Thompistone is winning the standup battle so far.
Thompistone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karwoski.
Karwoski clinches.
Thompistone tries to break the clinch but Karwoski is controlling the position.
Karwoski wants the takedown. Thompistone is fighting it off but Karwoski persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Thompistone's guard against the cage.
Thompistone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Karwoski is aware though and is defending well.
Karwoski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karwoski trying to control but Thompistone is working from the bottom.
Thompistone throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski looking to pass the guard.
Karwoski wants to control from the top but Thompistone keeps moving.
Karwoski forces his way into half guard.
Thompistone looks like he's trying to stand up.
Karwoski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Karwoski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompistone's head.
Karwoski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski is thwarting Thompistone's attempts to control the position.
Karwoski seems to be working for a kimura but Thompistone defends the submission attempt.
Karwoski is trying to work for a kimura but Thompistone is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompistone trying to control from the bottom.
Thompistone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karwoski.
Karwoski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompistone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karwoski uses his free foot to push down on Thompistone's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thompistone.
Karwoski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompistone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thompistone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thompistone moves into full guard.
Karwoski looking to sit in guard and control but Thompistone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karwoski is looking for a triangle but Thompistone pushes his legs off easily.
Karwoski controls Thompistone momentarily but Thompistone frees himself.
Thompistone is looking to stand up but Karwoski won't let him.
Thompistone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Karwoski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thompistone wanted to stand there but Karwoski had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompistone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karwoski is controlling Thompistone's posture.
Karwoski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompistone's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karwoski passes into half guard.
Karwoski is trying to control. Thompistone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karwoski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompistone's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karwoski lands a nice short elbow.
Karwoski is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompistone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kirk Karwoski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompistone tries to kick Karwoski off but Karwoski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompistone manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karwoski lands a couple of elbows.
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 Travis Thompistone will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thompistone throws a right and a left that Karwoski avoids nicely.
Karwoski scores with a sloppy right hand. Thompistone should have avoided that one.
A combination from Thompistone does no damage.
Thompistone misses with a body shot.
Thompistone throws a hook but Karwoski blocks it.
Thompistone throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Thompistone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompistone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karwoski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Travis Thompistone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompistone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompistone misses with a double jab.
Karwoski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thompistones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thompistone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karwoski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karwoski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thompistone on his heels. He'll look to pass Thompistone's guard now, I'm sure.
Karwoski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karwoski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karwoski trying to control but Thompistone is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karwoski pushing down on Thompistone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karwoski wants to work for an arm triangle but Thompistone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Karwoski is trying to control. Thompistone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karwoski seems to be looking for submissions.
Karwoski is looking for a kimura here.
Karwoski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thompistone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karwoski wants to pass the guard but Thompistone is defending well.
Karwoski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thompistone!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thompistone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Karwoski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Thompistone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Karwoski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Thompistone to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Thompistone shrugs it off.
Karwoski with good strikes from the mount here!
Travis Thompistone's cut is getting worse.
Thompistone wants to control but Karwoski is having none of it.
Karwoski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Thompistone is on top in guard.
Karwoski has his foot on Thompistone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompistone works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompistone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karwoski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompistone!
Thompistone really wants to buck Karwoski off and get back to his feet.
Karwoski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thompistone is looking to escape.
Thompistone is trying to escape the mount.
Karwoski is landing with some decent strikes but Thompistone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Travis Thompistone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Travis Thompistone's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kirk Karwoski!
Kirk Karwoski is the new heavyweight champion!
Kirk Karwoski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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