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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes into the arena with Police On My Back blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Wan King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marijo Palavra!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Palavra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King dives in and scores a takedown into Palavra's guard.
Palavra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palavra looking for a sweep. Not yet Palavra, not yet.
Palavra trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Palavra pulls King in to control the position.
Let's hope that Palavra 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.
Palavra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palavra looking for a triangle here. King is fighting it but it looks tight! Palavra pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, King is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marijo Palavra!
Marijo Palavra managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Resistance, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kotzlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Wulfsburgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wulfsburgh has chosen The Wolf Is Loose - Mastodon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kotzlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrick Wulfsburgh!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wulfsburgh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kotzlowski.
Kotzlowski takes one to the side of the head.
Kotzlowski gets the takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wulfsburgh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kotzlowski is chipping away with strikes.
Kotzlowski trying to control the position but Wulfsburgh is working away.
Kotzlowski scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kotzlowski stands up and we're back to a striking position.
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!
Wulfsburgh keeps the fight on the outside.
Kotzlowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wulfsburgh is fending him off so far but Kotzlowski persists. Nope, Wulfsburgh circles away and we're back to standing.
Kotzlowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Wulfsburgh circles away.
No luck for Kotzlowski with that takedown attempt.
Kotzlowski blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh lands a right hook to the body.
Wulfsburgh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wulfsburgh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wulfsburgh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wulfsburgh lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck for Kotzlowski with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Kotzlowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotzlowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wulfsburgh.
Wulfsburgh throws a sloppy head kick and Kotzlowski moves out of range easily.
Wulfsburgh throws a one two combo.
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!
Wulfsburgh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kotzlowski.
Kotzlowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kotzlowski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh throws out a powerful jab.
Wulfsburgh closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wulfsburgh obliges.
Wulfsburgh taking a breather.
Wulfsburgh tries to land knees in the clinch but Kotzlowski avoids the damage to the body.
Kotzlowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kotzlowski avoiding damage as Wulfsburgh throws knees to the body.
Wulfsburgh breaks the clinch.
Fredrick Wulfsburgh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotzlowski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wulfsburgh.
Kotzlowski fails with the takedown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wulfsburgh.
Kotzlowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh lands a big head kick that sends Kotzlowski tumbling to the mat! Wulfsburgh takes a step backwards and waves Kotzlowski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Igor Kotzlowski has been cut.
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!
Wulfsburgh cracks the inside of Kotzlowski's front leg.
Wulfsburgh gets tackled into the cage by Kotzlowski. Kotzlowski maintains the clinch.
Kotzlowski tries for a takedown but Wulfsburgh manages to get underhooks.
Wulfsburgh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kotzlowski backwards.
Wulfsburgh is stalling here.
Wulfsburgh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wulfsburgh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wulfsburgh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kotzlowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wulfsburgh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kotzlowski.
Wulfsburgh lands a jab to Kotzlowski's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wulfsburgh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wulfsburgh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kotzlowski. Kotzlowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wulfsburgh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wulfsburgh.
Wulfsburgh scores with a jab to the body.
Kotzlowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wulfsburgh misses with a head kick.
Wulfsburgh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kotzlowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kotzlowski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wulfsburgh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kotzlowski scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wulfsburgh stuns Kotzlowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kotzlowski throws a wild hook but Wulfsburgh just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Kotzlowski gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Wulfsburgh raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredrick Wulfsburgh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Blur - Song 2. Wolf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: schism. Jero Wolf is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolf is controlling him.
Wolf wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wolf loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Wolf postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolf landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolf throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wolf on the ground.
Wolf missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King wants to stand and escape but Wolf is having none of it.
Wolf content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King wants to stand up but Wolf is controlling him.
King wants to get back to his feet but Wolf passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to kick Wolf off but Wolf keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wolf thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf working King over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Wolf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wolf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King is trying to stand back up but Wolf is controlling him
King is breathing heavily.
Wolf thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Wolf there.
Wolf scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wolf looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wolf throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Wolf thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Wolf throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Wolf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King is looking to escape.
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wolf.
King taking some punishment here, with Wolf in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Wolf drops an elbow to the side of King's head.
King is rocked!
Wolf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wolf not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wolf decides to stand up.
Wolf lands a lovely overhand right.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolf doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wolf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Wolf persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Wolf. Wolf gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jero Wolf.
Wolf has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
King is looking to chop away at Wolf's legs.
King takes a swing at Wolf's ribcage but misses.
King gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wolf postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wolf working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jero Wolf has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
King wants to stand up but Wolf is controlling him.
King keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolf with a flurry of punches that miss.
King wants to get back to his feet but Wolf is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolf is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf prevents King from getting back to his feet.
Wolf chips away with some ground and pound.
Wolf connects with a couple of short punches.
Wolf makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolf postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Wolf lands a couple of elbows.
Wolf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolf wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Wolf looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Wolf scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wolf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wolf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jero Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wolf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
King dodges the ground and pound from Wolf.
Wolf lands a nice forearm strike.
King taking a bit of punishment here - Wolf scoring with strikes.
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow.
Wolf landing strikes.
King dodges the ground and pound from Wolf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolf connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Wolf's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wolf cracks King with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Wolf immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! King is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Wolf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jero Wolf!
A victorious Jero Wolf thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus comes to the cage accompanied by Open Road. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cowboy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tam Zeus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeus keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zeus with a nice cross.
Zeus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Henry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zeus, pushing him back against the cage.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zeus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zeus misses with a right hand
and Henry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zeus thinking.
Henry throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zeus misses with a takedown attempt
and Henry counters with a series of strikes. Zeus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henry throws a right hand that misses
and Zeus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Henry's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zeus 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.
Henry wants to get back to his feet but Zeus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zeus throws a strike but Henry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zeus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zeus is trying to control the position but Henry postures up.
Zeus has a closed guard, preventing Henry from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zeus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zeus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry postures up.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Zeus blocks nicely.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Zeus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zeus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Zeus's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Henry throws a strike but Zeus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zeus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Henry looking to control.
Henry keeping moving, preventing Zeus from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Zeus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zeus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zeus shoots in for a double leg but Henry sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tam Zeus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeus.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeus misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Henry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henry.
Jab by Zeus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cowboy Henry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
Zeus's corner calls for a 1-2. Zeus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Henry clinches with his opponent.
Zeus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeus lands the left hand.
Zeus 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.
Zeus stays in close to Henry's body and controls the position.
Zeus stops Henry from standing up.
Zeus wants to control from the top but Henry keeps moving.
Zeus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry can't keep his opponent in guard - Zeus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zeus seems to be looking for submissions.
Zeus is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Henry still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Henry has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Henry working the ground and pound but Zeus is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Henry throws an elbow but Zeus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Check out the look on Henry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Zeus sneaks back into half guard.
Zeus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry with the ground and pound but Zeus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Zeus is retaining full guard.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Zeus has wrist control.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Zeus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Zeus!
Zeus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zeus manages to get himself to full guard.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zeus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henry's guard.
Zeus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry can't keep his opponent in guard - Zeus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zeus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Henry is not content to let Zeus control the position.
Henry is trying to stand up here but Zeus is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeus stalling.
Ground and pound from Zeus.
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 Tam Zeus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zeus gets a double leg takedown into Henry's guard.
Tam Zeus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zeus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zeus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zeus pushes down on Henry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zeus controlling the action here.
Zeus trying to pass the guard but Henry defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zeus 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.
Zeus trying to pass the guard but Henry defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zeus controlling the action here.
Zeus is pressing down on Henry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Henry is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zeus in particular looking to stall.
Zeus is working for a kimura but Henry is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Zeus is just content to waste time from the top position. Henry takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Zeus is looking to work some ground and pound but Henry has wrist control.
Zeus tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
Zeus trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeus throws a big elbow that misses.
Henry wants to stand but Zeus is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tam Zeus just wasn't active enough.
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zeus misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tam Zeus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zeus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tam Zeus!
An out of breath Tam Zeus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Handsome B Wonderful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes into the arena with Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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24
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, DaMarcus Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome B Wonderful!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint throws a front kick aimed at Wonderful's knee but Wonderful avoids it well.
Wonderful's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint under the eye.
Saint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wonderful.
Wonderful takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wonderful throws a lazy right hand but Saint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint clinches up against the cage.
Wonderful prevents a body shot from Saint.
The referee calls for Saint to work.
Wonderful misses with the head strike.
Saint has Wonderful pushed against the cage.
Wonderful misses with a body punch.
Saint tries to work over Wonderful's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wonderful.
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!
Saint scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Saint.
Wonderful takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wonderful's face.
Wonderful has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saint throws a head punch that misses.
Wonderful pressing his opponent against the cage.
Saint lands a shot to the body.
Saint blocks a body shot from Wonderful.
Saint has Wonderful pushed against the cage.
Saint landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wonderful.
Saint blocks a body shot from Wonderful.
Wonderful swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wonderful lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonderful looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint lands a hook that snaps the head of Wonderful backwards.
Saint lands with a right to the head.
Saint unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wonderful lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonderful takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saint utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Saint.
Saint misses with a body punch.
Saint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wonderful trying to stall but Saint improves his position.
Saint tries a body shot but Wonderful blocks it.
Saint scores with a shot to the side of Wonderful's head.
Saint stalling in the clinch.
Wonderful managing to block the knees to the body from Saint.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Saint.
Saint prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wonderful goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Wonderful.
Wonderful tries a body shot but Saint blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonderful.
Wonderful's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saint lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wonderful managing to block the knees to the body from Saint.
Saint blocking some punches.
Wonderful wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Saint.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint looking to throw knees to the head but Wonderful is blocking nicely.
Saint lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wonderful backwards.
Saint working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wonderful can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Wonderful tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wonderful wants the takedown. Saint is fighting it off but Wonderful persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Saint's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonderful lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Saint knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wonderful on the ground.
Saint working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wonderful.
Wonderful chips away with some ground and pound.
Saint seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Saint looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wonderful lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaMarcus Saint dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Both fighters circling a little - Saint finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wonderful moves away.
Saint pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wonderful is out of range and Saint settles back down.
Wonderful lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saint moves out of range as Wonderful strikes.
Handsome B Wonderful is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saint throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Saint takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonderful shoots in looking for a takedown. Saint tries to sprawl out of it but Wonderful keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saint manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wonderful misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
Wonderful thows a body shot but no joy.
Wonderful rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonderful was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Wonderful throws a right and a left that Saint avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saint with a hook.
Saint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Wonderful ducks down to avoid it.
Saint is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wonderful tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonderful.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saint tries a head kick but it misses.
Wonderful throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Saint coming out on top.
Saint feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wonderful sprawling to the canvas! Wonderful rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Saint finish him?!
Wonderful is rocked!
Wonderful missing with a left hand there. Saint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wonderful is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint finish him?
Wonderful takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wonderful is breathing heavily.
Wonderful throws a wild hook but Saint just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Wonderful gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Saint raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DaMarcus Saint!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolf Brox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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168 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randolf Brox!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buarga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brox looks to land a left hand but Buarga moved out of range nicely.
Buarga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brox.
Buarga defending well as Brox loads up on a big left hand.
Buarga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brox at a distance.
Brox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buarga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brox.
Buarga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brox loads up on a big right hand but Buarga slips the punch.
A lazy left from Brox finds it's target.
Brox takes a swing at Buarga's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Buarga. Beautiful body shot.
Buarga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buarga avoids the body shot from Brox.
Buarga doesn't manage to clinch there - Brox circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga throws a big shot that misses.
Randolf Brox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buarga connects with a crisp jab.
Buarga tries to clinch there but Brox circles away.
Buarga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Buarga to the mat! Buarga manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Buarga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Brox from controlling successfully.
Brox with a nice head shot there.
Buarga lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brox!
Buarga in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buarga misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Brox is working to get back to half guard.
Buarga with shots to the head and body - Brox looks very uncomfortable down there.
Buarga tries to control but Brox wriggling away.
Buarga dominating with strikes here.
Brox is working to get back to half guard.
Buarga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Buarga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brox?
Brox is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buarga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Randolf Brox has been cut.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Buarga cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Buarga with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buarga landing strikes from the mount and Brox is in trouble!
Brox is in a horrible position here. Buarga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Buarga has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brox is looking to escape.
Buarga with shots to the head and body - Brox looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga with good strikes from the mount here!
Buarga looking to control but Brox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Buarga raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brox is rocked!
That has opened up Randolf Brox's cut even more.
Buarga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brox is still in real trouble! Can Buarga finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buarga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Buarga is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Randolf Brox's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brox seems to have recovered his senses.
Buarga landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randolf Brox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buarga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brox misses with a wild combination.
Buarga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brox instigates a clinch.
Brox tries a body shot but Buarga blocks it.
Brox has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Buarga is trying to keep an underhook but Brox manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buarga keeps working.
Buarga moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Buarga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brox is one step ahead there.
Brox wants to control from the top but Buarga keeps moving.
Buarga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga looking for a guillotine here but Brox defends easily.
Buarga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brox defends it easily.
Brox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Buarga's head.
Brox passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buarga is letting Brox control him for a moment.
Buarga is looking to reverse the position.
Buarga keeps Brox under control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga wants to control but Brox postures up.
Buarga throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Brox tries for a kimura but Buarga is defending well.
Buarga is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brox off and has taken his back!
Buarga avoiding Brox 's attempts to control his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Buarga looking for the choke but no joy.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga has Brox flattened out and is raining down punches.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randolf Brox's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arga Buarga!
Arga Buarga took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'ARGABUARGARGABUARGABUARGARGABUARGARGGH!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donny Donowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donowitz's entrance music is The Bear Jew . A fine choice. Samuelsson has chosen Cryin Like a Bitch - Godsmack as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Donowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donowitz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samuelsson.
Donowitz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Samuelsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuelsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Samuelsson.
Samuelsson fails with the takedown
and Donowitz counters with a straight right hand.
Donowitz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Samuelsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Samuelsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donny Donowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson.
Samuelsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Donowitz.
Samuelsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Donowitz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samuelsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donowitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Samuelsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Samuelsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Donowitz is fending him off so far but Samuelsson persists. Nope, Donowitz circles away and we're back to standing.
Donowitz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donowitz wants it to stay on the feet.
Samuelsson tries for a takedown but Donowitz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Donowitz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donowitz misses with a hook. Samuelsson ducked under it nicely.
Donowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Samuelsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Donowitz - the referee stops the clock and Samuelsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Donowitz. Samuelsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Samuelsson looks winded!
Donowitz circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Donowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Samuelsson fails to land the takedown.
Samuelsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donowitz's waist but Donowitz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samuelsson off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Samuelsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Donowitz which made him look bad.
Nice body punch from Samuelsson.
Samuelsson has his takedown stuffed
and Donowitz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Donowitz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samuelsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donowitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Donowitz avoids the body shot from Samuelsson.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samuelsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Danga de danga de dang - Donowitz scores with a four punch combination!
Donowitz is looking to slow Samuelsson down with leg kicks.
Donowitz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donowitz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Donowitz tenderised Samuelsson's leg. Samuelsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Samuelsson avoids the head kick by Donowitz.
Samuelsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donowitz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Samuelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donowitz.
Samuelsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Donowitz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Samuelsson.
Donowitz lands with a straight right. Samuelsson didn't see that one coming.
Donowitz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Donowitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samuelsson. Samuelsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Samuelsson looks for a takedown but Donowitz sprawls well.
Samuelsson darts in trying to clinch
and Donowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donowitz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuelsson.
Donowitz thuds a left hand into Samuelsson's body.
Donowitz scores with a leg kick.
Samuelsson shoots in but Donowitz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Donny Donowitz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Donowitz.
Donowitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samuelsson.
Samuelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Samuelsson.
Samuelsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Samuelsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donowitz can pounce on him.
No luck for Samuelsson with that takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from Donowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Samuelsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Donowitz sprawls well. He's pushed Samuelsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Donowitz clobbers Samuelsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donowitz scores with a hook to the body. Samuelsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Samuelsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Donowitz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Samuelsson somewhat.
Donowitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donowitz lands with a cross.
Samuelsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donowitz tries to avoid it but Samuelsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donowitz to the ground. Donowitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donowitz. That's going to slow Samuelsson down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samuelsson misses with an uppercut. Donowitz saw that one coming.
Samuelsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donowitz. Donowitz obviously looking to wear him down.
Donowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Samuelsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Samuelsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donowitz connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Donowitz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Samuelsson.
Donowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samuelsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Donowitz rather than just go for the knockout.
Samuelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donowitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Samuelsson.
Samuelsson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Samuelsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donowitz dips to his left and cracks Samuelsson with an uppercut!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Samuelsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Donowitz has got the better of the exchanges.
Donowitz scores with a jab to the body.
Donowitz scores with a decent looking hook.
Donowitz stuffs the takedown.
Donny Donowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson.
Donowitz lands with a hook. Samuelsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Samuelsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donowitz circles away.
Donowitz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Samuelsson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donowitz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Samuelsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Donowitz cracks Samuelsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Samuelsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Samuelsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donowitz lands with a shot to the body.
Donowitz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Donowitz connects with a nice looking jab.
Samuelsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Samuelsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Donny Donowitz is winning the standup battle so far.
Samuelsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Samuelsson is rocked!
Samuelsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donowitz.
Donowitz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donowitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Samuelsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donowitz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Donowitz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donowitz connects with a jab.
Samuelsson closes the distance and clinches up with Donowitz, looking for a takedown. Samuelsson pushes Donowitz against the cage but Donowitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donowitz works Samuelsson's body with a nice hook.
Samuelsson walks into a straight right hand from Donowitz.
Donowitz lands with an overhand left.
Samuelsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Donowitz finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donowitz slaps away a takedown attempt from Samuelsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Samuelsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donowitz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Samuelsson takes a step back to recover.
Donowitz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donowitz connects with an inside leg kick.
Donowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Samuelsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donowitz.
Samuelsson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Donowitz gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donny Donowitz!
Donny Donowitz is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Donny Donowitz 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 OK Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Leis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pawn Shop - Sublime. Leis has chosen No Sleep - Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OK Fighter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Leis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fighter as he jumps to the side.
Jesse Leis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leis is defended easily by Fighter.
Leis dives in and grabs Fighter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighter pushes down on Leis's head and hops out.
OK Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Leis.
Fighter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leis at a distance.
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Leis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fighter's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Leis prevents Fighter from improving his position.
Fighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leis is working away from the top position though.
Fighter is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Leis thows a huge punch but Fighter dodges it nicely.
Leis thows a huge punch but Fighter dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leis is working away from the top position though.
Fighter tries to roll over but Leis keeps him under control.
Fighter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leis.
Leis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leis lands with a punch from half guard.
Leis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fighter controlling the position well.
Leis is pressing down on Fighter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fighter is holding on for now.
Leis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fighter trying to control from the bottom.
Leis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fighter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leis lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leis prevents Fighter from improving his position.
Leis is trying to control the action in half guard but Fighter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fighter wants to improve his position but Leis is controlling well.
Leis not doing much here.
Leis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fighter defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter wants to improve his position but Leis is controlling well.
Fighter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fighter to regain full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fighter is on top in guard.
Fighter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leis, up you get!
Fighter lands an overhand right.
Leis misses with a takedown attempt
and Fighter counters with a low kick, right behind Leis 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Leis or perhaps it was just good defense by Fighter which made him look bad.
Leis shoots in for a double leg but Fighter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fighter but Fighter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Fighter slams his shin into Leis's torso.
Leis looks winded!
Good work by Leis as he checks the leg kick.
Leis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fighter avoids it really well and circles away.
Leis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fighter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Leis is in Fighter's guard.
Fighter pulls Leis in close to prevent any damage.
Fighter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leis on the ground.
Fighter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that OK Fighter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fighter connects with a right hand. Leis shakes it off.
Leis moves out of range as Fighter strikes.
Leis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fighter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leis somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Fighter. No joy for Leis on that attempt.
Fighter throws a right hand that misses
and Leis counters with a takedown into side control.
Fighter wants to control but Leis postures up.
Leis working the ground and pound but Fighter is defending the strikes.
Fighter tries to buck Leis off but Leis is having none of it.
Leis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fighter down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter tries to improve position but can't.
An elbow from Leis crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Leis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fighter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Leis in side control, throwing shots but Fighter defends.
Leis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Fighter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Leis.
Fighter can't do much from the bottom here.
Fighter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Leis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Leis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fighter is trying to escape the position but Leis is controlling the position.
Leis trying to control the action but Fighter is working from the bottom.
Fighter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fighter tries to get out of the position.
Fighter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fighter is holding on to half guard well.
Leis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fighter keeps working.
Fighter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leis's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter trying to control momentarily.
Fighter is really struggling to control Leis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fighter not allowing Leis to control his hands.
Fighter is controlling the position but Leis somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter prevents Leis from improving his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK Fighter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Leis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leis showed some decent athleticism there.
Leis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Leis lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Leis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fighter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fighter stuffs the takedown attempt from Leis. Leis gets slowly back to his feet.
Leis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fighter. That one must have hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leis.
Fighter misses with a hook. Leis ducked under it nicely.
Leis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
OK Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Leis.
Leis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fighter looks to land a right hand but Leis moved out of range.
Fighter lands a lovely overhand right.
Fighter connects with a body shot that sends Leis's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fighter tries to clinch but Leis is having none of it.
Leis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter digs a good body shot into Leis's ribs.
Leis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fighter misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter throws a hook but Leis avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Fighter.
Leis moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Fighter. No joy for Leis on that attempt.
Leis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fighter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Fighter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Fighter catches Leis right on the button with a cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fighter - that will leave a mark!
Fighter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Leis sprawling to the canvas! Leis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fighter finish him?!
Leis is rocked!
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leis is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
Fighter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fighter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leis seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leis moves away.
Donk. Fighter catches Leis right on the button with a cross.
Fighter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fighter defends it nicely.
Leis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fighter.
Leis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Fighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fighter tries to score with a low kick but Leis moves his leg out of the way.
Leis shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leis's sensitive parts.
Leis checks a leg kick.
Fighter lands a left and a right that send Leis crashing to the mat, dazed. Fighter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jesse Leis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leis moves forwards but Fighter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leis misses with a takedown attempt - Fighter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fighter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leis.
Fighter lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Leis falls backwards - clearly groggy! Fighter dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). OK Fighter!
OK Fighter is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious OK Fighter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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