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HMMA 69 Alexandrov v Tutan PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato has chosen Call to prayer of islam as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Garnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rumina Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
Sato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garnett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Sato feints and then cracks Garnett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garnett down.
Garnett takes one on the button.
Garnett cracks the inside of Sato's front leg.
Sato throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sato.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Sato lands a nice hook to Garnett's body. Garnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato wants to land a leg kick but Garnett is out of range.
Sato tried to score with a low kick but Garnett checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garnett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garnett scores with a leg kick.
Garnett jabs Sato right on the nose. Sato blinks but takes it well.
Sato connects with a high kick.
Garnett avoids the body shot from Sato.
Sato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garnett's hands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garnett.
Sato takes a swing at Garnett's ribcage but misses.
Sato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sato tries to land a leg kick but Garnett saw it coming and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett thumps Sato with a low kick.
Garnett throws a lazy right hand but Sato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Garnett misses the target.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garnett.
Sato jabs Garnett right on the nose. Garnett blinks but takes it well.
Garnett throws a head kick but Sato moves out of range.
Garnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Garnett moves away and avoids it.
Sato thows a leg kick but Garnett checks it
enabling Garnett to counter with a crisp jab.
Garnett scores with a nice right hand.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Garnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a body kick.
Sato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sato swinging wildly here.
Sato misses with a hook. Garnett ducked under it nicely.
Sato throws a jab when Garnett was well out of range.
Sato misses with an uppercut.
Sato lands a nice hook to Garnett's body. Garnett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Sato.
Garnett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garnett punishes Sato's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Garnett connects with a body shot that sends Sato's belly button to the back.
Garnett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garnett.
Garnett lands a leg kick that knocks Sato off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garnett slips under a jab from Sato.
Good work by Sato as he checks the leg kick.
Garnett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Sato finds it's way through Garnett's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garnett looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sato. That snapped Garnett's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumina Sato dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sato swings for the body but Garnett moves out of range.
Sato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Garnett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garnett misses with the combination.
Garnett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sato throws a low kick but Garnett avoids it.
Garnett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Sato throws the left hand but Garnett avoids the punch easily.
Sato cracks Garnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sato looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato misses with a kick to the body.
Garnett throws a push kick but Sato slaps the foot to one side.
Sato connects with the punch.
Sato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garnett cracks Sato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garnett misses with a looping right.
Sato loads up on a big right hand but Garnett slips the punch.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
Sato looks to throw a body kick
and Garnett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Sato misses.
Garnett swings for the body but Sato moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Garnett misses the target.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Garnett counters with a nice leg kick.
Sato on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garnett at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato throws a hook but Garnett avoids it easily.
Garnett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garnett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garnett throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Garnett throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garnett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sato. Sato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Garnett misses its intended target.
Garnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garnett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garnett throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sato is out of range and Garnett settles back down.
Garnett blocks a low kick nicely.
Sato misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Garnett to counter with a crisp jab.
Garnett tries to clinch but Sato is having none of it.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Sato throws the left hand but Garnett avoids the punch easily.
Garnett misses with a kick to the body.
Garnett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Good leg kick by Sato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garnett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sato looks to land a combination but Garnett avoids it well.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Garnett is just out of range.
Sato lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garnett takes one on the button.
Garnett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato throws a leg kick but Garnett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sato scoring well with a low kick there.
Garnett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garnett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garnett throws a low kick but Sato avoids it.
Sato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato thows a body kick. Garnett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garnett scores with a body shot.
Garnett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sato momentarily.
A lazy body kick from Garnett
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
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 Kevin Garnett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garnett is out of range.
Sato moves out of range of the body kick from Garnett.
That kick from Sato tenderised Garnett's leg. Garnett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sato will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sato throws out the jab.
Garnett throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Garnett looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Sato misses with a leg kick.
Rumina Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garnett can pounce on him.
Garnett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Good work by Garnett as he checks the leg kick.
Garnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sato manages to avoid it.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Garnett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sato, right into the meat.
Garnett clobbers Sato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A clash of legs there as Garnett blocks the low kick.
Sato misses with a low kick as Garnett jumps back.
Sato throws the left hand but Garnett avoids the punch easily.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Garnett counters with a nice uppercut.
Garnett throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sato lands with a nice body punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sato.
Garnett loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Garnett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Garnett lands a really nice looking cross but Sato seems unphased.
Garnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Garnett.
Sato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Garnett tries to land a front kick but Sato steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garnett looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Sato scores with a body shot.
Garnett wants to slow Sato down by chopping away at his legs.
Sato lands a nice shot that snaps Garnett's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sato, right into the meat.
Sato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sato scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sato throws a jab when Garnett was well out of range.
Sato shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Garnett misses.
Garnett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sato will feel that in the morning.
Garnett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garnett throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Sato missing with a left hand there. Garnett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garnett lands a nice looking body shot.
Sato lands a body shot.
Sato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Garnett is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a low kick as Garnett jumps back.
Sato slips a straight right by Garnett.
Sato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Garnett scores with a decent looking hook.
Sato misses with a leg kick
and Garnett counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato throws a leg kick but Garnett moved away.
Sato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garnett looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.
Garnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato lands with an overhand left.
Garnett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garnett misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rumina Sato.
Well Sato has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rumina Sato!
Rumina Sato took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Remember, a vote for islam is a vote for retardation.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fu Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Manchu's choice of entrance music: La donna e Mobile. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fu Manchu enters the cage!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fu Manchu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Manchu moved away.
Edwards tried to score with a low kick but Manchu checks it.
Manchu wants to clinch.
Edwards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Manchu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manchu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manchu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edwards under the eye.
Manchu looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Manchu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edwards.
Edwards lands a jab.
Manchu cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Manchu moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Manchu.
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Manchu moved away.
Manchu lands with a cross.
Edwards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Manchu blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Edwards throws a lazy right hand but Manchu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Manchu.
Edwards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manchu checks it well.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manchu.
Manchu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edwards.
Manchu looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards moves out of range as Manchu strikes.
Manchu moves out of range as Edwards throws a body kick.
Edwards misses with a leg kick.
Edwards cracks the inside of Manchu's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manchu on the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Edwards.
Edwards moves out of range as Manchu strikes.
Edwards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edwards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manchu missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manchu misses the shot to the body.
Manchu throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
Manchu moves out of range as Edwards throws a body kick.
Manchu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Manchu throws a sloppy body shot
and Edwards counters with a body kick that stops Manchu in his tracks momentarily.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manchu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Manchu blocks the low kick.
Manchu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
Manchu misses with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edwards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edwards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manchu dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Edwards tries to land a leg kick but Manchu saw it coming and moves away.
Manchu lands a nice shot that snaps Edwards's head back.
Manchu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Edwards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manchu circles away quickly and effectively.
Manchu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards defending well as Manchu loads up on a big left hand.
Manchu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manchu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edwards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manchu throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Edwards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Manchu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Edwards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Manchu at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manchu throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Manchu moves out of range of the body kick.
Manchu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edwards.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Edwards dominated that round.
That's time! Edwards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Edwards thuds his shin into the meat of Manchu's side.
Edwards throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Edwards.
Manchu punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.
Manchu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards lands with a slapping head kick.
A clash of legs there as Manchu blocks the low kick.
Manchu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Edwards counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manchu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edwards throws a wild body kick that Manchu sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edwards. Manchu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manchu lands a lovely overhand right.
Manchu blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Manchu lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards thuds his right hand into Manchu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manchu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manchu tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manchu throws a body punch but Edwards moves out of range.
Manchu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edwards counters with a nice body kick.
Manchu misses with a straight right.
Aaron Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards throws a good cross that connects.
Edwards scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Edwards lands but Manchu takes it in his stride.
Manchu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edwards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edwards tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchu misses with a straight right.
Manchu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manchu avoids a kick to the body.
Manchu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edwards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Manchu misses with a wild body shot.
Manchu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Edwards makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Manchu really felt that one!
Manchu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edwards is looking to wear down Manchu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Manchu misses with a looping right.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Manchu avoids it.
Manchu thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Manchu lands a jab to the nose.
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards slips under a jab from Manchu.
Edwards has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manchu finds it's way round the side to connect with Edwards's head.
Manchu throws a right hand that misses
and Edwards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manchu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Manchu.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manchu.
Edwards thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manchu if he has to take too many more of those.
Manchu throws a big shot that misses.
Edwards misses with a hook. Manchu ducked under it nicely.
Manchu connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
Manchu moves out of range as Edwards throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manchu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manchu avoids a kick to the body.
Manchu moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Manchu throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Manchu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manchu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manchu has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manchu's sensitive parts.
Edwards lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Edwards dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manchu.
Manchu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Edwards.
Manchu digs a good hook to Edwards's body.
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Manchu tries to clinch but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards lunges at Manchu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manchu's hand.
Manchu misses with an uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Edwards. Manchu shrugs it off though.
Manchu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manchu's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manchu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Manchu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manchu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manchu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Edwards moves out of range as Manchu strikes.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Manchu blocks the body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Manchu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Edwards has got the better of the exchanges.
Manchu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manchu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manchu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Edwards manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manchu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards is looking to slow Manchu down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Edwards.
Edwards scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manchu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Manchu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manchu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Edwards does it's job there.
Fu Manchu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manchu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Edwards!
Edwards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Edwards scores with a body shot.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manchu's hands.
Nice body kick from Edwards.
Edwards is looking to slow Manchu down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Edwards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Edwards.
Manchu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Edwards lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edwards.
Manchu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aaron Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Edwards lands a head kick!
Manchu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Edwards lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manchu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards jabs Manchu right on the nose. Manchu blinks but takes it well.
Manchu throws a big shot that misses.
Manchu missing with a left hand there. Edwards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manchu.
Edwards cracks Manchu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Edwards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manchu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manchu misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Edwards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manchu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edwards connects with a high kick.
Edwards scores with a spinning back kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edwards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Edwards!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aaron Edwards thanked Prestige Nutrition (160!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk throws an off balance right hand
and Niaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Turk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Johnny Turk has been cut.
Dick Niaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Niaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Turk has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Niaz.
Niaz swings widly with a right hand
and Turk counters with a nice body shot.
Niaz cracks Turk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Turk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Niaz finish him?
Turk is rocked!
Niaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Turk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turk is breathing heavily.
Niaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turk seems to have got his legs back now.
A thudding body kick lands there by Niaz!
Turk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Niaz. That one must have hurt.
Niaz lands a big right hand that sends Turk crashing to the mat! Niaz stays standing though and waves Turk back to his feet!
Johnny Turk's cut is getting worse.
Niaz plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Turk swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Turk face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dick Niaz!
Our winner, Dick Niaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Pitbull acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitbull blocks a leg kick.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Pitbull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyson.
Tyson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitbull.
Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson slips a jab from Pitbull.
A punch combination from Pitbull misses.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyson wants to slow Pitbull down by chopping away at his legs.
Pitbull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyson throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pitbull.
Tyson throws out a leg kick but Pitbull moves out of range and Tyson only half commits.
Tyson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pitbull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitbull thuds a left hand into Tyson's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tyson - that will leave a mark!
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pitbull slips under a jab from Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pitbull finds it's way through Tyson's defenses.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pitbull doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyson cracks the inside of Pitbull's front leg.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Pitbull slips the punch.
Pitbull throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Pitbull moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Pitbull defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pitbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson cracks the inside of Pitbull's front leg.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Pitbull.
Tyson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyson throws a hook but Pitbull blocks it.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands with an uppercut that bounces Pitbull off the cage and back into range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tyson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitbull takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson misses with a hook. Pitbull ducked under it nicely.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pitbull scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pitbull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pitbull. Pitbull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyson misses with a kick to the body.
Tyson moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyson is looking to land body kicks.
Tyson slips under a jab from Pitbull.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Pitbull cracks Tyson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Pitbull as he connects with a hook.
Pitbull throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
Tyson's corner calls for a 1-2. Tyson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pitbull throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson defending well as Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
Mike Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Pitbull tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitbull throws out the jab.
Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tyson connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson cracks the inside of Pitbull's front leg.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pitbull blocks a jab.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pitbull at a distance.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Pitbull.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Pitbull or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyson which made him look bad.
Tyson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pitbull looks to land a left hand but Tyson moved out of range nicely.
Pitbull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tyson avoids it really well and circles away.
Pitbull looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Pitbull throws a leg kick but Tyson moved away.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyson as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull misses with the combination.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson wants to land a leg kick but Pitbull is out of range.
Pitbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Pitbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitbull checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
Pitbull misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson, as that shot connected.
Pitbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitbull looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tyson!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pitbull throws a strike aimed at the side of Tyson's head but Tyson avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyson defending against the ground and pound.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
Pitbull in side control, throwing shots but Tyson defends.
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!
Tyson can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyson is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Tyson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyson is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull is chipping away with strikes.
Pitbull fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Pitbull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull is looking to chop away at Tyson's legs.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tyson connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyson.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull moves out of range as Tyson throws a body kick.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull shoots in but no luck this time.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyson.
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson slips a straight right by Pitbull.
Pitbull shoots in and drives through. Tyson sprawls well.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Tyson - just one landing.
Tyson jabs at Pitbull's body.
Pitbull shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mike Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Pitbull.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Tyson loads up on a big right hand but Pitbull slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Pitbull.
Tyson throws a chopping leg kick but Pitbull manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pitbull.
Pitbull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson throws a leg kick which misses Pitbull's front leg but catches the back leg as Pitbull tries to avoid it.
Pitbull jabs Tyson right on the nose. Tyson blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson throws a jab when Pitbull was well out of range.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitbull.
Pitbull shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Pitbull moved away.
Tyson thumps Pitbull with a low kick.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Pitbull.
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitbull on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws the kick towards the body but Pitbull avoids it.
Pitbull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Pitbull misses.
Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitbull dives in and grabs Tyson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes down on Pitbull's head and hops out.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Tyson staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Pitbull misses.
Tyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitbull.
Pitbull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a decent looking hook.
Pitbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitbull looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Pitbull with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tyson to score with a decent uppercut.
Pitbull takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson scores with a punch to the head.
Tyson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson tries to land a front kick but Pitbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pitbull. Pitbull circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyson tries to land a front kick but Pitbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pitbull changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Pitbull manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson clearly takes 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.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tyson takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Pitbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyson.
Tyson throws a body punch but Pitbull moves out of range.
Tyson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitbull throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Pitbull misses.
Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitbull.
Pitbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Pitbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitbull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Tyson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pitbull's sensitive parts.
Pitbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyson. That's going to slow Pitbull down.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitbull manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice defenses there by Tyson.
Pitbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyson at a distance.
Pitbull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pitbull slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tyson looks to land a right hand but Pitbull moved out of range.
Tyson swings for the body but Pitbull moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitbull.
Pitbull darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
Tyson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pitbull manages to get himself to full guard.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Pitbull.
Tyson landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyson chips away with some ground and pound.
Pitbull looking to control.
Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitbull trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Pitbull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Pitbull blocks nicely.
Pitbull working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Pitbull blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitbull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pitbull ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitbull has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pitbull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pitbull scores with a nice head shot.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pitbull counters with a nice body shot.
Pitbull throws a shot to the body.
Tyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitbull misses the target.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Pitbull looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyson connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyson takes a swing at Pitbull's ribcage but misses.
Pitbull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tyson.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitbull throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Pitbull lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pitbull throws out the jab.
Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyson throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Pitbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Pitbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pitbull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tyson throws a solid leg kick but Pitbull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyson.
Pitbull blocks a jab.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Pitbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitbull throws a lazy right hand but Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Pitbull lands with a hook. Tyson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Pitbull misses.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Roy Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Pitbull misses.
Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pitbull misses with a looping left.
Pitbull cracks Tyson with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitbull takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
Tyson thuds a left hand into Pitbull's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Pitbull slips under a jab from Tyson.
Tyson digs a good body shot into Pitbull's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull takes one to the side of the head.
Tyson blocks a jab.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
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 Mike Tyson.
I think Tyson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tyson!
Mike Tyson retains his lightweight title!
Mike Tyson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Stupka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stupka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red Army March. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocco Stupka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stupka thows a body shot but no joy.
Stupka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Stupka. No joy for Lin on that attempt.
Lin lands a leg kick that knocks Stupka off balance momentarily.
Stupka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Frank Lin has been cut.
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lin drives through and clinches with Stupka 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!
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.
Stupka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stupka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lin tries to pull guard but Stupka won't allow it.
Stupka scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Lin.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stupka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stupka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lin's head backwards.
Lin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stupka checks it well.
Rocco Stupka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stupka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Rocco Stupka has been cut.
Lin misses with a straight right.
Stupka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lin to score with a decent uppercut.
Stupka throws a shot to the body.
Lin looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stupka lands a nice hook to Lin's body. Lin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stupka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lin's calf.
Stupka drops Lin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lin looks back up at him and smiles so Stupka waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Stupka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stupka steps in with a hook that catches Lin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Stupka follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lin looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocco Stupka!
A very excited looking Rocco Stupka 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Krwawy Lopez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Dufva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lopez misses the target.
Dufva thuds his shin into the meat of Lopez's side.
Dufva misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Lopez.
Dufva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dufva misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Dufva throws a jab but it's blocked by Lopez.
Dufva throws a low kick, looking for Lopez's leg but Lopez calmly moves out of range.
Lopez thuds his right hand into Dufva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lopez shoots in and drives through. Dufva sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez moves away from the strike by Dufva.
Lopez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufva was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
Lopez misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dufva.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Dufva doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Dufva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lopez, pushing him back against the cage.
Dufva lands an uppercut.
Lopez stalling.
Dufva connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Krwawy Lopez has been cut.
Lopez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dufva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Dufva missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dufva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dufva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lopez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dufva misses with a punch on the inside.
Dufva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dufva tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Dufva misses with some punches.
Dufva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez takes a shot to the head.
Dufva misses with a knee to the head.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva tries to land knees in the clinch but Lopez avoids the damage to the body.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dufva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dufva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Dufva - that landed with a thud.
Dufva tries to throw a body punch but Lopez avoids it by throwing Dufva back against the cage.
Dufva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dufva throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dufva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lopez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lopez wants to take the fight to the mat but Dufva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dufva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lopez leaning against his opponent.
Dufva tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dufva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lopez.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Dufva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dufva misses with a punch to the body.
Dufva tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dufva fails to land.
Lopez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dufva lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez looking to stall.
Dufva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but Lopez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Dufva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krwawy Lopez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dufva dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Dufva's head and hops out.
Dufva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dufva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dufva misses with a hook.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez catches Dufva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dufva is looking to clinch.
Dufva misses with a looping left.
Dufva slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Dufva throws a leg kick which misses Lopez's front leg but catches the back leg as Lopez tries to avoid it.
Dufva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dufva cracks Lopez with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves out of range as Dufva throws a body kick.
Dufva misses with a body kick.
Dufva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez throws a big shot that misses.
Dufva looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dufva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dufva tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Dufva counters with a left to the body.
Sven Dufva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dufva feints and then cracks Lopez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lopez down.
Dufva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dufva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dufva trying to control but Lopez flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Dufva is trying to remain composed but Lopez is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dufva wants to hold on but Lopez pushes him away.
Lopez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lopez landing punches.
Dufva is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lopez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lopez lands a big elbow.
Dufva working to try and regain half guard.
Lopez avoids the attempt from Dufva to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez wants to control the pace but Dufva is squirming around nicely.
Lopez unloading with bombs!
Lopez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lopez looking to finish Dufva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dufva!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lopez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lopez landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krwawy Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krwawy Lopez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez blocks a head kick by Dufva.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lopez checks a leg kick.
Dufva throws a shot from downtown. Lopez moves away and avoids it.
Dufva walks into a jab.
Dufva tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
Dufva lands a front kick.
Dufva is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Dufva shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dufva slips under a jab from Lopez.
Lopez moves out of range as Dufva strikes.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva scores with a spinning back kick!
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dufva's hands.
Lopez punishes Dufva's body with a nice straight punch.
Dufva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lopez misses with a low kick.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Dufva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dufva takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez missing with a left hand there. Dufva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva lands a slapping body shot.
Lopez throws a jab when Dufva was well out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dufva.
Dufva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez lands a jab to Dufva's midsection.
Dufva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Lopez lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dufva keeps moving.
Lopez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dufva keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva working a defensive guard here.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Krwawy Lopez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Dufva sprawls well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez checks a low kick from Dufva.
Lopez moves out of range as Dufva throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krwawy Lopez clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Krwawy Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dufva throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dufva.
Dufva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dufva there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Dufva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Dufva misses.
Dufva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lopez staying out of range there.
Dufva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dufva avoids the head kick by Lopez.
Dufva lands a nice looking body kick.
Dufva lands a glancing blow to the side of Lopez's head.
Dufva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lopez.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dufva moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lopez moves away.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Dufva avoids them all with ease.
Dufva closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Dufva pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lopez.
Lopez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dufva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dufva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dufva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufva misses with a two punch combination.
Dufva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lopez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
Dufva leaves Lopez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lopez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krwawy Lopez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lopez lands a nice short elbow.
Dufva is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva gets back to full guard.
Dufva keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dufva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lopez controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lopez defends well.
Lopez tries to free his leg and advance position but Dufva is retaining full guard.
Lopez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krwawy Lopez had his way with Sven Dufva in that round.
The cut man is working on Krwawy Lopez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dufva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dufva scores with a hook to the body. Lopez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick there by Dufva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dufva.
Dufva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
Dufva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
Dufva misses with a body kick.
Lopez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez scores with a one two! Dufva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dufva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lopez's head.
Dufva scores with the left hand. Lopez knows he should have avoided that one.
Dufva shoots in looking for a takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl out of it but Dufva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lopez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dufva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lopez scores with a nice strike.
Dufva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lopez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick misses from Dufva.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but Dufva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva moves out of range of the body kick from Lopez.
Dufva throws a jab when Lopez was well out of range.
Lopez blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez throws a body punch but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Dufva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lopez pinned against the cage. Lopez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Krwawy Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Dufva.
Lopez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Dufva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva shoots in but no luck this time.
Dufva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dufva throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dufva's knee momentarily.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lopez looks to land a right hand but Dufva moved out of range.
Sven Dufva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dufva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lopez rather than just go for the knockout.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dufva fails to land the takedown.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Dufva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krwawy Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Lopez lands a jab.
Dufva throws a leg kick that misses.
Lopez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dufva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dufva swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Dufva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dufva throws a sloppy head kick
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dufva swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Dufva connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dufva. That's going to slow Lopez down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven Dufva.
I think Lopez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krwawy Lopez!
Krwawy Lopez retains his welterweight title!
Krwawy Lopez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Babin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babin comes to the cage accompanied by South Park - Let's Fighting Love. Franco has chosen Born Slippy as his entrance music. Jean Pierre Babin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Pierre Babin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Franco throws a leg kick but Babin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Babin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franco.
Babin throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Babin moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Babin as he connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Franco.
Babin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franco. Franco obviously looking to wear him down.
Babin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Babin wants to clinch.
Babin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco trying to control here.
Franco controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Franco is looking to improve his position.
Franco holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Babin wants to control but Franco is keeping him busy.
Franco avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babin.
Babin is nestled in close to Franco, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Franco wants to get back to his feet.
Babin is keen to just control but Franco is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco is looking for a sweep. Babin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Babin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Franco's head.
Babin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Franco is looking to improve his position.
Babin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Franco holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco is trying to stand.
Babin 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.
Babin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babin wants to pass the guard but Franco is defending well.
Babin 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.
Babin slips a nice elbow through Franco's hands, connecting with Franco's forehead.
Franco is looking to escape.
Babin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Franco defending well though.
Babin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Franco lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Babin working over Franco with some ground and pound. Franco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Babin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Franco pushes Babin off looking to stand but Babin dives back in and keeps control.
Babin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babin is taking a breather. Franco says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Franco is trying to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babin seems to be looking for submissions.
Babin seems to be looking for submissions.
Franco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babin is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Franco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Babin trying to pass the guard but Franco defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pierre Babin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Franco moves out of range of the leg kick from Babin.
A bone on bone clash there as Babin blocks the leg kick.
Babin lands with a good body shot.
Babin throws the kick towards the body but Franco avoids it.
Franco throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Babin.
Babin thumps Franco with a low kick.
Franco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Franco.
Franco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babin is able to avoid easily.
Begbie Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babin lands a body shot.
Babin digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco blocks a head kick by Babin.
Babin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Franco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Babin.
Jean Pierre Babin is winning the standup battle so far.
Babin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Babin is looking to take a break and control but Franco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Franco wants to control but Babin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Franco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Babin.
Babin working Franco over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babin 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.
Franco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Babin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Babin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Babin passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Franco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Franco is looking to improve his position but Babin isn't that keen on the idea.
Babin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Franco is rocked!
Franco is squirming around, avoiding Babin's attempts to control the action.
Franco is still in real trouble! Can Babin finish him?
Babin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Franco because Babin loaded up on that one.
Franco seems to have recovered his senses.
Babin loads up with a big shot that hurts Franco! He's pulled Babin in close but Babin has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Franco survive? More strikes from Babin and Franco is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jean Pierre Babin!
Jean Pierre Babin retains his middleweight title!
As Jean Pierre Babin got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Dat was for you Mr Harikari. Was that enough of a win for you in dis org or vill you continue to duck me mon ami? As they say in the states, "do not be scared homie" i will make it as painless as possible.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Stigu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stigu has chosen Sabrina-Boys as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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250 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Slinga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Stigu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinga throws a leg kick that misses.
Slinga throws a low kick, looking for Stigu's leg but Stigu calmly moves out of range.
Stigu checks a leg kick.
Slinga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stigu, pushing him back against the cage.
Stigu tries to circle away but Slinga has him pinned against the cage.
Stigu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slinga backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Stigu.
Slinga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stigu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stigu tries a body shot but Slinga blocks it.
Stigu throws a punch but it's blocked by Slinga.
Stigu pushes Slinga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slinga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stigu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slinga trying to control the position but instead, Stigu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slinga into the cage.
Slinga misses with a punch on the inside.
Stigu blocks an uppercut.
Slinga misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stigu lands a right hand.
Stigu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stigu throws a punch but it's blocked by Slinga.
Slinga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stigu misses with the head strike.
Stigu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Stigu on the inside.
Stigu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Stigu fails to land.
Slinga lands an uppercut.
It looks like Mr Stigu has been cut.
Slinga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stigu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Slinga fails to land.
Stigu throws a head punch that misses.
Stigu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stigu working hard to break the clinch.
Stigu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stigu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slinga swings wildly with an uppercut but Stigu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slinga.
Slinga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stigu blocks a body shot from Slinga.
Stigu looking to slow down the pace here.
Stigu is trying to break the clinch but Slinga is controlling him.
Slinga prevents the takedown attempt.
Stigu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stigu.
Still in the clinch, Stigu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slinga tries to work over Stigu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stigu is working Slinga over against the cage.
Stigu struggles to land a body shot inside as Slinga controls his hands.
Stigu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Stigu blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Stigu finds it's target.
It looks like Gun Slinga has been cut.
Stigu cracks Slinga with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Slinga looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stigu finish him?
Slinga is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slinga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oh Slinga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stigu goes for a small jab and connects. Now Stigu goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Slinga stumbles back but Stigu runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Slinga to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Slinga will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mr Stigu!
Mr Stigu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Vladimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimirov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pelageya & Darya Moroz - Walking through a field with a horse. 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Vladimirov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawson loads up on a big right hand but Vladimirov slips the punch.
Lawson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vladimirov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Julius Lawson has been cut.
Vladimirov defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Lawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vladimirov manages to avoid it.
Lawson moves out of range as Vladimirov strikes.
Vladimirov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vladimirov.
Lawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vladimirov.
Vladimirov defending well as Lawson loads up on a big left hand.
Vladimirov slips a jab from Lawson.
Lawson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladimirov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawson.
It looks like Fedor Vladimirov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vladimirov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vladimirov moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Vladimirov lands a leg kick that knocks Lawson off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson connects with a body shot.
Lawson throws the left hand but Vladimirov avoids the punch easily.
Lawson misses with a straight left.
Lawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vladimirov moves away.
Vladimirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawson thows a body shot but no joy.
Lawson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Vladimirov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lawson throws a poor cross that misses
and Vladimirov counters with a low kick, right behind Lawson 's knee.
Lawson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vladimirov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vladimirov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vladimirov. Lawson shrugs it off though.
A jab from Vladimirov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson looks to land a right hand but Vladimirov moved out of range.
Vladimirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Lawson throws a hook but Vladimirov blocks it.
Lawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vladimirov. Vladimirov obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters circling a little - Vladimirov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
Lawson lands a right hook to the body.
Lawson misses with a right hand
and Vladimirov counters with a solid body kick.
Vladimirov thuds a left hand into Lawson's body.
Julius Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Vladimirov.
Vladimirov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lawson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vladimirov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lawson takes one to the side of the head.
Julius Lawson's cut is getting worse.
Vladimirov lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vladimirov scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawson should have avoided that one.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vladimirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Vladimirov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawson throws a hook but Vladimirov avoids it easily.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vladimirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Lawson misses with a body shot.
Lawson misses with a jab to the body
and Vladimirov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lawson thinking.
Lawson misses with a wild body shot.
Lawson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vladimirov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lawson really felt that one!
Vladimirov fakes the leg kick and cracks Lawson in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vladimirov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov lands with a nice body punch.
Lawson takes one to the side of the head.
Vladimirov connects with a leg kick. Lawson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lawson misses with a body shot.
Lawson swings for the body but Vladimirov moves out of range.
Lawson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vladimirov lands with a good body shot.
Vladimirov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lawson if he has to take too many more of those.
Vladimirov misses with a series of wild punches.
Vladimirov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Julius Lawson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawson takes one to the chin there.
Vladimirov lands a left and a right that send Lawson crashing to the mat, dazed. Vladimirov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lawson is rocked!
Lawson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Vladimirov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Both fighters circling a little - Vladimirov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A combination from Vladimirov does no damage.
Fedor Vladimirov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vladimirov manages to avoid it.
Vladimirov lands a big uppercut and Lawson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lawson looks OK. Vladimirov waves Lawson back to his feet!
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vladimirov is looking to slow Lawson down with leg kicks.
Vladimirov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vladimirov connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Lawson to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Vladimirov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fedor Vladimirov!
Fedor Vladimirov is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Fedor Vladimirov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapitan Tutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandrov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pelageya & Darya Moroz-Oy, da ne vecher (russian folk music). Kapitan Tutan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kapitan Tutan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov checks a leg kick.
Alexandrov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tutan is fending him off so far but Alexandrov persists. Nope, Tutan circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexandrov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Tutan. That snapped Alexandrov's head back.
Tutan's corner calls for a 1-2. Tutan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tutan looks to throw the jab but Alexandrov is out of range.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Alexandrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alexandrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tutan is looking to score with low kicks.
Tutan throws a hook to the side of Alexandrov's head but Alexandrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tutan connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandrov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tutan avoids it really well and circles away.
Alexandrov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tutan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Alexandrov as he checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Tutan there.
Tutan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexandrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tutan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alexandrov scrambles back to his feet.
Tutan connects with a leg kick. Alexandrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tutan cracks the inside of Alexandrov's front leg.
Tutan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexandrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tutan.
Kapitan Tutan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutan throws a low kick but Alexandrov avoids it.
Tutan cracks Alexandrov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tutan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alexandrov throws a body punch but Tutan moves out of range.
A big right from Tutan misses.
Tutan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tutan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tutan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tutan thumps Alexandrov with a low kick.
Alexandrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alexandrov slips a jab from Tutan.
Tutan throws a leg kick which misses Alexandrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Alexandrov tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan lunges at Alexandrov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alexandrov's hand.
Tutan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alexandrov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tutan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexandrov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tutan motions for Alexandrov to come forward. Tutan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tutan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tutan misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tutan, as that shot connected.
Tutan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tutan tries a low kick but Alexandrov avoids it.
Tutan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tutan with a hook.
Alexandrov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tutan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tutan tries to bench press Alexandrov off him but Alexandrov keeps the position.
Alexandrov slows the pace down.
Tutan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alexandrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tutan can't do much from the bottom here.
Tutan is looking to regain half guard here but Alexandrov keeps moving and retains side control.
Tutan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tutan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tutan 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.
Tutan passes to full mount!
Tutan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tutan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alexandrov turns into him and now he's in Tutan's guard.
Alexandrov preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandrov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tutan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alexandrov has managed to get both his arms back between Tutan's legs - danger averted.
Alexandrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Tutan looking for a sweep. Not yet Tutan, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexandrov trying to control but Tutan is working from the bottom.
Tutan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alexandrov defends well.
Tutan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapitan Tutan 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.
Tutan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutan throws a leg kick that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tutan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tutan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alexandrov looks to land a left hand but Tutan moved out of range nicely.
Tutan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tutan missing with a left hand there. Alexandrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexandrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexandrov closes the distance and clinches up with Tutan, looking for a takedown. Alexandrov pushes Tutan against the cage but Tutan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alexandrov checks a leg kick.
Tutan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexandrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexandrov misses with a few strikes there.
Tutan is looking to slow Alexandrov down with leg kicks.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Alexandrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alexandrov moves out of range of the body kick from Tutan.
Tutan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexandrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alexandrov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fedor Alexandrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tutan.
Tutan slips a jab from Alexandrov.
Good leg kick by Tutan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alexandrov throws a head kick that misses.
Tutan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alexandrov's sensitive parts.
Tutan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexandrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tutan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexandrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tutan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tutan.
Alexandrov needs to keep his hands up - Tutan had a free shot at his head there.
Alexandrov checks a low kick from Tutan.
Alexandrov looks to land a right hand but Tutan moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan cracks Alexandrov with a good jab.
Alexandrov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tutan!
Tutan tries to bench press Alexandrov off him but Alexandrov keeps the position.
Alexandrov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tutan is looking to regain half guard here but Alexandrov keeps moving and retains side control.
Tutan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tutan is looking for a sweep.
Alexandrov trying to control the action but Tutan is working from the bottom.
Alexandrov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tutan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Tutan is trying to improve his position.
Alexandrov landing a few strikes.
Tutan is trying to get back to half guard.
Alexandrov working away.
Tutan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tutan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tutan.
Alexandrov works over Tutan with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alexandrov defends well.
Tutan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alexandrov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tutan looking for a sweep. Not yet Tutan, not yet.
Alexandrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tutan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alexandrov is one step ahead there.
Kapitan Tutan has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Alexandrov stacks Tutan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Alexandrov!
Tutan is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapitan Tutan 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!
Tutan checks a leg kick nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Alexandrov scores with a four punch combination!
Tutan takes a swing at Alexandrov's ribcage but misses.
Alexandrov misses with a hook.
Alexandrov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tutan misses with a low kick as Alexandrov jumps back.
Alexandrov throws a leg kick but Tutan checks it.
Tutan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexandrov. That did some damage!
Tutan thumps Alexandrov with a low kick.
Tutan tries to work over Alexandrov's front leg with a kick but Alexandrov checks it.
Tutan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tutan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tutan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexandrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tutan can pounce on him.
Tutan throws a lazy right hand but Alexandrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kapitan Tutan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexandrov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tutan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Tutan tries to work over Alexandrov's front leg with a kick but Alexandrov checks it.
Alexandrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Tutan connects with a nice looking jab.
Alexandrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tutan tries to land a leg kick but Alexandrov saw it coming and moves away.
Tutan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tutan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alexandrov shoots for a double leg takedown but Tutan sprawls well. He's pushed Alexandrov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexandrov cracks the inside of Tutan's front leg.
Tutan throws a low kick but Alexandrov avoids it.
Alexandrov tries for a takedown but Tutan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan takes a swing at Alexandrov's ribcage but misses.
Tutan scores with a kick to the body.
Tutan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alexandrov if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tutan misses with a wild body shot.
Alexandrov throws a hook to the side of Tutan's head but Tutan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tutan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Tutan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tutan misses with a low kick as Alexandrov jumps back.
Kapitan Tutan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Alexandrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tutan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alexandrov. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Tutan.
Alexandrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tutan thuds his shin into the meat of Alexandrov's side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexandrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutan cracks the inside of Alexandrov's front leg.
Tutan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tutan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alexandrov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tutan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tutan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tutan misses with a body shot
and Alexandrov counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Alexandrov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tutan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Alexandrov's best efforts.
Ground and pound from Alexandrov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutan tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
Alexandrov lands strikes from half guard.
Tutan tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
Alexandrov is thwarting Tutan's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is nestled in close to Tutan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alexandrov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tutan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tutan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alexandrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alexandrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tutan 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!
Tutan is looking to sweep but instead, Alexandrov has passed into half guard.
Tutan tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
Alexandrov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapitan Tutan really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Alexandrov misses.
Alexandrov ducks right into an uppercut from Tutan.
Alexandrov shoots in looking for a takedown but Tutan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alexandrov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alexandrov throws a right hand that Tutan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tutan also avoids with ease.
Alexandrov checks a low kick from Tutan.
Alexandrov walks into a straight right hand from Tutan.
Tutan is looking to chop away at Alexandrov's legs.
Tutan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tutan misses with an uppercut. Alexandrov saw that one coming.
Alexandrov throws a right and a left that Tutan avoids nicely.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tutan as he jumps to the side.
Alexandrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alexandrov at a distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tutan delivers a nice body kick.
Tutan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Tutan.
Tutan lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Tutan there.
Tutan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tutan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alexandrov.
Tutan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexandrov checks it well.
Alexandrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some bone on bone action there as Tutan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tutan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A clash of legs there as Alexandrov blocks the low kick.
Tutan scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexandrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Alexandrov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alexandrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alexandrov blocks the body kick.
Alexandrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Alexandrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tutan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tutan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tutan as he avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tutan!
Crunch! Tutan slams his shin into Alexandrov's torso.
Tutan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alexandrov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tutan. Tutan obviously looking to wear him down.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexandrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tutan throws out the jab.
Alexandrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alexandrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tutan throws a low kick, looking for Alexandrov's leg but Alexandrov calmly moves out of range.
Alexandrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tutan.
Alexandrov checks a low kick from Tutan.
Alexandrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tutan as he avoids it easily.
Tutan throws a low kick but Alexandrov moves out of range easily.
Alexandrov checks the leg kick.
Tutan moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexandrov looks to land a right hand but Tutan moved out of range.
Tutan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alexandrov is out of range and Tutan settles back down.
Tutan throws a leg kick but Alexandrov checks it.
Tutan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov looks to throw the jab but Tutan is out of range.
Tutan looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexandrov is just out of range.
Tutan ducks under a wild hook from Alexandrov.
Tutan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexandrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutan.
Alexandrov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tutan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tutan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alexandrov stops Tutan from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutan is not content to let Alexandrov control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tutan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kapitan Tutan dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alexandrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alexandrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown but Tutan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexandrov drives through with a takedown into Tutan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tutan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexandrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tutan has wrist control.
Tutan wants to get back to his feet but Alexandrov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alexandrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tutan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alexandrov!
Tutan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Alexandrov has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Alexandrov!
Alexandrov throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan looking for a sweep. Not yet Tutan, not yet.
Alexandrov 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.
Tutan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alexandrov!
Alexandrov can't escape the position.
Tutan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Alexandrov is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Alexandrov and Tutan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tutan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alexandrov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tutan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Alexandrov gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutan trying to mount his opponent but Alexandrov defends it.
Tutan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alexandrov sees it coming and defends easily.
Tutan is keen to just control but Alexandrov is a slippery customer.
Alexandrov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tutan throws a strike but Alexandrov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Alexandrov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alexandrov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tutan hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexandrov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tutan looks a forlorn figure.
Tutan is squirming around, avoiding Alexandrov's attempts to control the action.
Alexandrov controlling the pace for now.
Tutan is looking to improve his position but Alexandrov isn't that keen on the idea.
Kapitan Tutan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fedor Alexandrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tutan slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Alexandrov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tutan wants to improve his position but Alexandrov is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov moves into full mount! Tutan won't be happy about that!
Alexandrov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tutan hang on?
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!
Tutan wants to control but Alexandrov is having none of it.
Alexandrov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tutan is rocked!
Tutan is looking to get to half guard.
Alexandrov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tutan looks a forlorn figure.
Tutan is still in real trouble! Can Alexandrov finish him?
Tutan tries to hold on but Alexandrov postures up.
Tutan seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexandrov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tutan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Alexandrov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tutan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kapitan Tutan!
Kapitan Tutan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CRAZY COW Co. (Q158) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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