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Fight Day FC 55 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker has chosen Justus Köhncke - Timecode as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Barros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Becker!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker checks a low kick from Barros.
Becker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barros closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Barros lands in his opponent's guard.
Barros avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barros lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barros is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barros keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Becker's head.
Barros is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Becker wants to sweep here but Barros controlling him for the moment.
Barros is sitting in close to Becker's body. Becker has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Barros is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Barros is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Becker.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Boris Becker!
Boris Becker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco P Coltrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chamakh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Robyn - Indestructible. Coltrane has chosen Bleed as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rosco P Coltrane!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Chamakh with that takedown attempt.
Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coltrane.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coltrane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the body from Coltrane misses
and Chamakh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chamakh.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Coltrane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chamakh is one step ahead there.
Chamakh pushes down on Coltrane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chamakh thows a huge punch but Coltrane dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane trying to hold on to Chamakh's head to control him but Chamakh postures up.
Chamakh is keen to just control but Coltrane is a slippery customer.
Chamakh lands strikes from half guard.
Coltrane pushes Chamakh off looking to stand but Chamakh dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh is looking to take a break and control but Coltrane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karim Chamakh.
Chamakh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coltrane.
Coltrane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coltrane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chamakh blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Coltrane there.
Chamakh defending well as Coltrane loads up on a big left hand.
Coltrane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coltrane wants it to stay on the feet.
Chamakh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coltrane throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chamakh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chamakh throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Coltrane is trying to get back to half guard.
Coltrane on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chamakh.
Chamakh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coltrane is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chamakh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Coltrane tries to bench press Chamakh off him but Chamakh keeps the position.
Chamakh cracks Coltrane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coltrane misses with a shot to the body
and Chamakh counters with a single leg into guard. Coltrane didn't expect that.
Chamakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Coltrane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Coltrane has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coltrane throws out a loose jab but Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamakh avoids the body shot from Coltrane.
Coltrane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coltrane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chamakh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Coltrane darts in and clinches Chamakh up against the ropes.
Coltrane misses with the head strike.
Chamakh managing to block the knees to the body from Coltrane.
Coltrane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chamakh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coltrane misses with a right hand
and Chamakh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Coltrane's guard.
Chamakh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coltrane's head.
Chamakh throwing strikes from guard but Coltrane blocks nicely.
Coltrane keeping moving, preventing Chamakh from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karim Chamakh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chamakh fails with a takedown attempt.
Chamakh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coltrane's waist but Coltrane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chamakh off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coltrane tests Chamakh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Coltrane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coltrane.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chamakh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karim Chamakh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chamakh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamakh moves away.
Some wild striking there from Coltrane.
Coltrane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coltrane throws a body punch but Chamakh moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coltrane's waist but Coltrane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chamakh off to one side.
Coltrane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chamakh.
Chamakh shoots for a takedown but Coltrane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coltrane digs a good body shot into Chamakh's ribs.
Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coltrane.
Chamakh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coltrane.
Coltrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamakh moves away.
Chamakh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coltrane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rosco P Coltrane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Coltrane looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamakh is just out of range.
Coltrane misses with a head kick.
Coltrane lands with a shot to the body.
Chamakh with a poor takedown
and Coltrane counters with a stiff right hand.
Rosco P Coltrane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coltrane misses with a hook
and Chamakh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Coltrane wants to get back to full guard.
Chamakh moves into full mount! Coltrane won't be happy about that!
Chamakh working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh looking to finish with strikes here!
Coltrane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coltrane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coltrane holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chamakh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chamakh with a couple of short strikes.
Coltrane is bucking up trying to escape but Chamakh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Rosco P Coltrane has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Coltrane tries to lock up and control but Chamakh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chamakh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chamakh trying to control but Coltrane is having none of it.
Coltrane can't escape the position.
Chamakh 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chamakh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rosco P Coltrane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coltrane is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chamakh sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chamakh controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chamakh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Karim Chamakh!
Karim Chamakh wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tolo Seia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Jorgenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorgenson has chosen Made You Look by Nas as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tolo Seia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Jorgenson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jorgenson.
Seia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jorgenson momentarily.
Jorgenson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Seia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Tolo Seia has been cut.
Jorgenson looks for a takedown but Seia sprawls well.
Seia thumps Jorgenson with a low kick.
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!
Seia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Seia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seia loads up on a big right hand but Jorgenson slips the punch.
Jorgenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorgenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seia manages to avoid it.
Jorgenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seia.
Seia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jorgenson throws a jab when Seia was well out of range.
Seia connects with an inside leg kick.
Seia is looking to chop away at Jorgenson's legs.
Jorgenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgenson looks to land a left hand but Seia moved out of range nicely.
Seia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jorgenson is able to avoid easily.
Jorgenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Seia has closed the distance and engaged Jorgenson in a clinch.
Seia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Seia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Seia.
Jorgenson working hard to break the clinch.
Seia lands with a light punch inside.
Jorgenson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jorgenson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Seia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seia lands a nice uppercut.
Jorgenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seia tries to land a leg kick but Jorgenson saw it coming and moves away.
Seia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorgenson avoids a kick to the body.
Seia wants to slow Jorgenson down by chopping away at his legs.
Jorgenson lands with a hook. Seia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seia closes the distance and clinches.
Seia misses with a body punch.
Seia lands a shoulder strike.
Seia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jorgensons head.
Jorgenson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seia.
Seia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jorgenson's elbow.
A short right from Seia.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Jorgenson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seia tries to stall but Jorgenson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Seia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jorgenson's efforts to push away.
Jorgenson has had enough of the clinch but Seia keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Seia.
Seia cracks Jorgenson with a nice body shot.
Seia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jorgenson wants to break free but Seia has control.
Jorgenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seia has him pressed against the ropes.
Seia lands a shoulder strike.
Seia throws a head punch that misses.
Seia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seia lands a hook that snaps the head of Jorgenson backwards.
Jorgenson can't break the clinch.
Seia misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Seia.
Seia has a couple of punches blocked by Jorgenson.
Jorgenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seia scores with a head kick. Jorgenson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Spencer Jorgenson has been cut.
Jorgenson shoots for a takedown but Seia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tolo Seia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Jorgenson.
Jorgenson throws a hook to the side of Seia's head but Seia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Jorgenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jorgenson tries to avoid it.
Jorgenson looks winded!
Seia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Seia jabs Jorgenson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jorgenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorgenson walks into a straight right hand from Seia.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seia. That's going to slow Jorgenson down.
Seia throws a head kick that misses.
Seia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolo Seia dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Seia takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Seia.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
Jorgenson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Seia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jorgenson as Seia tries to tie him up.
Seia digs a right hand underneath Jorgenson's ribcage. Jorgenson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jorgenson tries to circle away but Seia has him pinned against the ropes.
Seia is trying to stall.
Seia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jorgenson can do to turn this around?
Seia misses with some punches.
Jorgenson is trying to break free.
Seia lands a hook that snaps the head of Jorgenson backwards.
Seia keeps control of Jorgenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seia wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seia.
A hook to the body from Seia.
Jorgenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jorgenson blocks the body kick.
Seia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jorgenson.
Seia scores with a jab to the body.
Jorgenson is breathing heavily.
Jorgenson misses with an uppercut.
Seia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jorgenson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Seia - that will leave a mark!
Seia rushes Jorgenson and presses him up against the ropes.
Seia can't find room to land a body shot as Jorgenson controls the action.
Seia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seia pushes Jorgenson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seia lands with a light punch inside.
Seia lands with a right to the head.
Seia taking a breather.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Seia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seia scores with a shoulder strike.
Seia lands with a light punch inside.
Seia lands a shot to the body.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Seia stalls.
Jorgenson wants to stall.
Seia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Seia has Jorgenson pressed against the ropes.
Jorgenson blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seia.
Jorgenson has had enough of the clinch but Seia keeps him there for the moment.
Seia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seia lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Seia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seia lands a right hand.
Seia pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seia.
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!
Seia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seia.
Jorgenson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jorgenson is trying to force a seperation but Seia has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seia throws a punch but it's blocked by Jorgenson.
Seia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seia taking a breather.
Jorgenson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seia lands with a left to the head.
Seia scores with a shot to the side of Jorgenson's head.
Seia is working Jorgenson over against the ropes.
Seia lands a right hand.
A short left from Seia.
Seia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jorgenson backwards.
Seia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Seia fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jorgenson as Seia tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jorgenson tries to stall but Seia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tolo Seia dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jorgenson throws a jab when Seia was well out of range.
Jorgenson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Seia is looking to clinch but Jorgenson is avoiding it.
A cross from Seia lands.
Seia thumps Jorgenson with a low kick.
Jorgenson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Good work by Seia as he checks the leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jorgenson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Seia - the referee stops the clock and Jorgenson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Seia. Jorgenson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Seia tries to clinch up but Jorgenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Seia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jorgenson. That did some damage!
Seia throws a leg kick which misses Jorgenson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jorgenson tries to avoid it.
Jorgenson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Seia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jorgenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seia lands a big head kick that sends Jorgenson tumbling to the mat! Seia takes a step backwards and waves Jorgenson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jorgenson gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tolo Seia!
Our winner, Tolo Seia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon's entrance music is Prayer Of The Refugee. A fine choice. Hauki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kyuss - Green Machine. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hauki jabs Delon right on the nose. Delon blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
Hauki misses with a wild body shot.
Hauki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hauki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delon.
Hauki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Delon is out of range.
Delon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hauki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delon is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hauki lands a body punch.
Hauki working aggressively here.
Hauki can't find room to land a body shot as Delon controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hauki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hauki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Delon tries to score a body lock takedown but Hauki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hauki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Delon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Delon is breathing heavily.
Delon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hauki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hauki.
Hauki connects with a body shot that sends Delon's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon has a takedown stuffed.
Delon wants to clinch up but Hauki keeps it at a distance.
Taneli Hauki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauki is looking to chop away at Delon's legs.
Hauki lands with an uppercut that bounces Delon off the ropes and back into range.
Delon blocks a jab.
Delon looks to throw the jab but Hauki is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki works Delon's body with a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hauki 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 Delon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Delon looks to land a left hand but Hauki moved out of range nicely.
Delon shoots in but Hauki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An inside leg kick from Hauki misses.
Hauki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hauki misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws out a powerful jab.
Delon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hauki, right into the meat.
Delon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon trying to control the position but Hauki is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hauki can't do much from the bottom here.
Delon throws an elbow but Hauki slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taneli Hauki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Delon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Delon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hauki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Hauki misses.
Delon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delon checks the leg kick.
Delon misses with a wild body shot.
Hauki scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon shoots in for a double leg but Hauki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hauki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hauki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alen Delon's cut is getting worse.
Taneli Hauki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delon fails to land the takedown.
Hauki misses with an uppercut. Delon saw that one coming.
Delon avoids the head kick by Hauki.
Delon checks a leg kick.
Delon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hauki counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hauki throws a body punch but Delon moves out of range.
Delon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Delon lands in his opponent's guard.
Delon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Hauki blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki trying to control the position.
Delon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hauki defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Delon is looking to take a break and control but Hauki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hauki prevents Delon from moving into mount.
Delon with the ground and pound but Hauki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon wants to pass to mount but Hauki is defending the position.
Delon 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.
Hauki taking some punishment here, with Delon in his half guard.
Delon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Delon is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hauki reverses the position - he's now on top in Delon's guard.
Hauki preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hauki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Delon wants to get back to his feet but Hauki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hauki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Delon takes a step back to recover.
Delon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hauki.
Hauki throws a wild body kick that Delon sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Delon.
Delon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hauki avoids it really well and circles away.
Hauki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hauki was covering up waiting for the punch and Delon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Delon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hauki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hauki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon cracks Hauki with a solid left hand.
Delon trying to control but Hauki is working from the bottom.
Delon scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Delon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hauki keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Delon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hauki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hauki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon trying to control but Hauki is working from the bottom.
Hauki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Delon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Delon won't allow Hauki to sweep him here.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delon forces his way into half guard.
Delon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hauki defending well though.
Delon trying to control from Hauki's half guard. Hauki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delon chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hauki controlling Delon's posture.
Delon lands a couple of elbows.
Delon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delon trying to move into half guard but instead Hauki has managed to sweep!
Hauki trying to control the position from guard on top but Delon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hauki won't allow Delon to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Delon holds on and takes a little breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alen Delon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hauki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Taneli Hauki!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Taneli Hauki!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuo Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disturbed - Decadance. Tatsuo Nakano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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198 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuo Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to clinch but Nakano is having none of it.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anderson after a bit of a struggle.
Anderson tries to work over Nakano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakano is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nakano has his back to the ropes.
Nakano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nakano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nakano is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuo Nakano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson connects with a knee to the head.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nakano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson tries to work over Nakano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Nakano is pressed up against the ropes. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nakano down to the mat. Nakano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nakano has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Nakano drops his hands momentarily and Anderson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nakano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nakano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Nakano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nakano is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anderson is defending well.
Nakano is breathing heavily.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakanos head.
Anderson tightens his grip and picks Nakano up, before dumping him to the ground. Nakano manages to land in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nakano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson trying to control but Nakano is working from the bottom.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakano is keeping the position for now.
Nakano wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakano is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson stops Nakano from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nakano landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Nakano unloads with some shots from mount but Anderson bucks and avoids them well.
Nakano goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Anderson turns into him and now he's in Nakano's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Nakano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakano is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakano slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakano is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Anderson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nakano gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Anderson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nakano lets go of the hold and Anderson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tatsuo Nakano!
Our winner, Tatsuo Nakano, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerjalainen comes to the ring accompanied by krolithika. Kivi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Ride the Lightning. Atlas Kivi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerjalainen checks the leg kick.
Kivi moves into the clinch.
Kerjalainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Kerjalainen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kivi breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Kerjalainen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some bone on bone action there as Kivi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Kivi connects with a body shot that sends Kerjalainen's belly button to the back.
Kerjalainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kivi has Kerjalainen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerjalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kivi.
Kivi takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Kivi misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kivi tries to break the clinch but Kerjalainen is controlling the position.
Kivi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kerjalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi looking to stall.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kerjalainen.
Kivi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kerjalainen backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kerjalainen as Kivi tries to tie him up.
Kerjalainen tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Kerjalainen back against the ropes.
Kerjalainen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Kerjalainen throws an elbow but it misses.
Kivi is trying to push Kerjalainen away but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kerjalainen lands a leg kick that knocks Kivi off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kerjalainen is fending him off so far but Kivi persists. Nope, Kerjalainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Kivi keeps the fight on the outside.
Atlas Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kivi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kivi throws out a loose jab but Kerjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Kivi finds it's target.
Kivi throws a lazy right hand but Kerjalainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kivi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kerjalainen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Kivi finds it's way through Kerjalainen's defenses.
Kerjalainen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kivi.
Kivi misses the shot to the body.
Kivi misses with a body shot
and Kerjalainen counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick from Kerjalainen lands but Kivi takes it in his stride.
Kivi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kivi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerjalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kivi throws a right hand that Kerjalainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerjalainen also avoids with ease.
Kivi moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerjalainen.
Kivi looks winded!
Kerjalainen lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Kerjalainen lands an uppercut.
Kerjalainen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kivi avoids the elbow strike from Kerjalainen, against the ropes.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Kerjalainen controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen lands an elbow just above Kivi 's eye.
That has opened up Atlas Kivi's cut even more.
Kerjalainen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike.
Kivi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kerjalainens head.
Kerjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen scores with a shot to the side of Kivi's head.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kivi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kerjalainen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kivi.
Kivi takes an elbow to the temple.
Kerjalainen manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen lands a head kick!
Kerjalainen ducks under a wild hook from Kivi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kerjalainen has closed the distance and engaged Kivi in a clinch.
Kivi trying to control the position but instead, Kerjalainen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kivi into the ropes.
Kivi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Kerjalainen misses with a low kick.
Kivi misses with a straight left.
Kerjalainen blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Kivi.
Kivi is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kivi misses the shot to the body.
Kivi connects with a body shot that sends Kerjalainen's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi shoots in for a takedown but Kerjalainen shows good takedown defense.
Kivi clinches up with Kerjalainen and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kerjalainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Kerjalainen.
Kivi takes a shot to the head.
Kivi is trying to maintain a safe position but Kerjalainen gets an underhook and turns Kivi into the ropes.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Kerjalainen.
Kivi avoiding damage as Kerjalainen throws knees to the body.
Kerjalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kivi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Kerjalainen lands a nice looking body kick.
Kerjalainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keijo Kerjalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kivi is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kerjalainen manages to avoid it.
Kerjalainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerjalainen.
Kivi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Kerjalainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kivi circles away.
Kerjalainen misses with a hook. Kivi ducked under it nicely.
Kivi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kerjalainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kerjalainen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kivi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kivi misses with a looping right.
Kivi throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Kerjalainen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kerjalainen misses with a looping left.
Kivi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kerjalainen tries to clinch but Kivi moves out of range.
Kivi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kivi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kerjalainen breaks from the clinch.
Kivi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kerjalainen can pounce on him.
Kerjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kivi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kerjalainen is just out of range.
Jab by Kivi.
Kerjalainen forces Kivi back against the ropes and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Kivi.
Kerjalainen misses with the head strike.
Kivi misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerjalainen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kerjalainen misses with a body punch.
Kivi is trying to force a seperation but Kerjalainen has the dominant position.
Kerjalainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kivi is trying to maintain a safe position but Kerjalainen gets an underhook and turns Kivi into the ropes.
Kerjalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
Kerjalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerjalainen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Atlas Kivi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
A short right from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kivi avoids the damage to the body.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerjalainen's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kerjalainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
That's time! Kerjalainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kivi misses the body punch
and Kerjalainen counters with a low kick, right behind Kivi 's knee.
Kerjalainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kerjalainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kivi stuns Kerjalainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kerjalainen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kivi staying out of range there.
Kerjalainen slips under a jab from Kivi.
Kerjalainen looks to land a body kick but Kivi moved away.
Kivi misses with a straight left.
Kivi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kivi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kivi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kivi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick from Kerjalainen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kivi with a jab.
Kivi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kerjalainen thows a body kick. Kivi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kerjalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kivi tries to work over Kerjalainen's front leg with a kick but Kerjalainen checks it.
Kivi throws a shot from downtown. Kerjalainen moves away and avoids it.
Kivi avoids a kick to the body.
Kerjalainen feints and then cracks Kivi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kivi down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerjalainen misses with a low kick.
Kivi tries to land a leg kick but Kerjalainen saw it coming and moves away.
Kivi swats away the attempt to clinch by Kerjalainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with a hook. Kerjalainen ducked under it nicely.
Kivi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kerjalainen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from Kivi.
Kerjalainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerjalainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Kivi is trying to break the clinch but Kerjalainen has him pressed against the ropes.
Kerjalainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kivi is trying to stall.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kerjalainen controls his hands.
Kivi blocking some punches.
Kivi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kivi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kerjalainen.
Kivi tries a body shot but Kerjalainen blocks it.
A short uppercut from Kerjalainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Kerjalainen tries a body shot but Kivi blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Kerjalainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kivi takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kerjalainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kerjalainen lands an uppercut.
Kerjalainen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kerjalainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kerjalainen throws an elbow that misses.
Kivi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kivi is trying to force a seperation but Kerjalainen has the dominant position.
Kerjalainen breaks from the clinch.
Kerjalainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kivi connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi swings for the body but Kerjalainen moves out of range.
Kivi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi shoots in for a takedown but Kerjalainen shows good takedown defense.
Kivi misses with a hook. Kerjalainen ducked under it nicely.
Kerjalainen lands the left hand.
Kivi misses with a leg kick.
Atlas Kivi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kivi keeps the fight on the outside.
Kerjalainen throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Kerjalainen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kivi. Kerjalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Keijo Kerjalainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kerjalainen ducks under a wild hook from Kivi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Kerjalainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kerjalainen 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Keijo Kerjalainen!
Keijo Kerjalainen wins by unanimous decision!
Keijo Kerjalainen made sure to mention his sponsor, Untouchable Fight Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar has chosen Don Omar ft Tego Calderon - Bandolero as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alvaro Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vahti keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vahti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Alvaro Salazar has been cut.
Vahti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vahti lands a leg kick that knocks Salazar off balance momentarily.
Vahti throws a hook to the side of Salazar's head but Salazar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vahti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salazar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vahti. Vahti obviously looking to wear him down.
Salazar throws a combination that misses
and Vahti counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Vahti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vahti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salazar eats them both and turns towards Vahti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No joy there for Vahti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vahti, right into the meat.
Vahti's corner calls for a 1-2. Vahti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Salazar throws a big shot that misses.
Vahti clinches up with Salazar and pushes him back against the ropes.
Salazar lands a shot to the body.
Salazar decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vahti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vahti stopping the sweep attempt from Salazar.
Salazar is adopting a defensive guard.
Salazar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vahti defends it easily.
Salazar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vahti is aware though and is defending well.
Salazar is working an open guard so Vahti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
Vahti connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti feints and then cracks Salazar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salazar down.
Vahti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vahti lands a high kick!
Vahti lands a jab to the head.
Salazar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salazar tries to move into range but Vahti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vahti lands with a straight right. Salazar didn't see that one coming.
Salazar connects with the punch.
Salazar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vahti circles away.
Karri Vahti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro Salazar.
Salazar is looking to chop away at Vahti's legs.
Vahti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salazar throws out the jab.
A left lands for Vahti.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salazar.
Salazar looks winded!
Salazar shoots for a double leg takedown but Vahti sprawls well. He's pushed Salazar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salazar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vahti to score with a decent uppercut.
Salazar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vahti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salazar scrambles back to his feet.
Vahti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vahti lands a left and a right that send Salazar crashing to the mat, dazed. Vahti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Salazar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vahti, right into the meat.
Salazar is still on wobbly legs! Can Vahti finish him?
Vahti digs a good body shot into Salazar's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vahti.
Salazar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vahti cracks the inside of Salazar's front leg.
Vahti throws a monster overhand right that drops Salazar! Vahti follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karri Vahti!
Our winner, Karri Vahti, 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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