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RC 95 - Jokinen vs. Le PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greig Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Fortunado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greig Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Fortunado shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fortunado trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Fortunado looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fortunado stops Smith from standing up.
Fortunado showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fortunado trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fortunado stands and steps away. Smith gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fortunado shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Fortunado, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith jabs Fortunado right on the nose. Fortunado blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Fernando Fortunado has been cut.
Fortunado is breathing heavily.
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!
Fortunado looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Fortunado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fortunado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fortunado is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Smith doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fortunado crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fortunado's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greig Smith!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski lands a jab.
Pudzianowski misses with a double jab.
Pudzianowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Crazy Legs has been cut.
Legs slips a straight right by Pudzianowski.
Legs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pudzianowski scores with a hook.
Legs cracks Pudzianowski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Pudzianowski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Legs finish him?
It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Pudzianowski.
Legs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pudzianowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Legs.
Legs dodges the punch combination from Pudzianowski.
Legs lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Pudzianowski - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Legs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crazy Legs!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miami Vice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miami Vice has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miami Vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hassan Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mohammad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vice.
Vice ducks straight into an uppercut from Mohammad and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Vice manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vice not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mohammad is one step ahead there.
Mohammad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mohammad advances position into side control!
Vice is trying to control Mohammad's posture but Mohammad avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vice is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Vice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mohammad wants to pass to mount but Vice is defending the position.
Vice is looking to control Mohammad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vice avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mohammad controlling the pace.
Mohammad misses with a head shot. Vice uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vice trying to keep a closed guard but Mohammad is proving a slippery customer.
Mohammad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vice is trying to hold Mohammad in close to prevent damage but Mohammad has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vice wants to control but Mohammad is keeping busy.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Miami Vice just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Vice tries to clinch up.
Vice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mohammad as he jumps to the side.
Vice dives in and grabs Mohammad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mohammad pushes down on Vice's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miami Vice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mohammad tries to avoid it but Vice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mohammad to the ground. Mohammad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mohammad connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad stuffs the takedown.
Vice is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mohammad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miami Vice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammad cracks Vice with an uppercut from hell and Vice crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Mohammad's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Miami Vice's cut is getting worse.
Mohammad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mohammad stands up and waves to Vice to follow him.
Vice moves out of range of the strikes.
Mohammad tries to bum rush Vice with a series of wild strikes but Vice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mohammad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vice somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mohammad as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hassan Mohammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miami Vice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Mohammad. No joy for Vice on that attempt.
Vice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mohammad finds it's way round the side to connect with Vice's head.
Miami Vice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vice walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mohammad swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hassan Mohammad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Struthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Ding-A-Ling kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Struthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struthers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Struthers misses with a hook.
De Vries moves into range and clinches up with Struthers.
Struthers is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but Struthers blocks it.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Vries's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Struthers blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
Struthers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Struthers wants to break free but De Vries has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Struthers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
Struthers is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries pushes off an throws an elbow but Struthers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Struthers wants to break free but De Vries has control.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that Struthers shrugs off.
Struthers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Struthers can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struthers avoids a wild elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Vries is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Vries tries to clinch but Struthers moves out of range.
Struthers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch but Struthers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Vries instigates a clinch.
Struthers is trying to break free.
Struthers managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
Struthers is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
Struthers is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Vries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Struthers lands with a nice combination. De Vries backs away looking to recover.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Struthers.
De Vries lands a nice leg kick that just misses Struthers's sensitive parts.
Struthers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Struthers misses with a series of wild punches.
De Vries feints and then cracks Struthers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Struthers down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries wants to clinch up but Struthers keeps it at a distance.
Struthers cracks De Vries with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Vries moves into range and clinches up with Struthers.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Struthers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Struthers is breathing heavily.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Struthers's efforts to push away.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Struthers.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Struthers in his tracks for a moment.
De Vries is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
Struthers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struthers cracks a nice hook into De Vries's ribs.
De Vries walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Struthers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A combination from Struthers does no damage.
Struthers tries to bum rush De Vries with a series of wild strikes but De Vries uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Vries clinches up with Struthers and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries throws an elbow but it misses.
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Struthers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Struthers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Struthers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Struthers takes an elbow to the temple.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Struthers's efforts to push away.
De Vries lands a knee to the head.
De Vries keeps control of Struthers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
Struthers wants to break free but De Vries has control.
De Vries pushes off an throws an elbow but Struthers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Struthers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Struthers is blocking nicely.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Struthers blocks with his arms.
Struthers can't break the clinch.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
Struthers working hard to break the clinch.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Struthers in his tracks for a moment.
De Vries misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Vries.
Struthers breaks the clinch.
De Vries tries to close the distance and clinch but Struthers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Vries showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struthers.
De Vries goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Vries uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Struthers.
Struthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vries moves away.
Struthers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vries tries to clinch up but Struthers circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Struthers misses the target.
A combination from Struthers does no damage.
Struthers fails to land with a series of punches.
Struthers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Vries has managed to clinch.
Struthers working hard to break the clinch.
De Vries landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Vries tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Struthers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Vries drives through and clinches with Struthers against the cage.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Struthers is defending well for now.
De Vries working Struthers over with knees to the body.
Struthers is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
Struthers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
Struthers tries to circle away but De Vries has him pinned against the cage.
Struthers takes an elbow to the temple.
Struthers working hard to break the clinch.
De Vries connects with a nasty looking knee right to Struthers's face.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Struthers's efforts to push away.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
Struthers dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Struthers managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
Struthers avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
Struthers tries to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling the position.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Struthers avoids it.
De Vries using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Struthers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Struthers.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Struthers blocks with his arms.
Struthers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Struthers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Struthers's efforts to push away.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Struthers's defenses.
Struthers dodges an elbow strike from De Vries.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that Struthers shrugs off.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that Struthers shrugs off.
Struthers wants to get back to striking at distance but De Vries won't allow it.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Struthers is defending well for now.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
Struthers avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Struthers's efforts to push away.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Struthers avoids the damage to the body.
Struthers is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
Struthers wants to break free but De Vries has control.
Struthers wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Struthers's defenses.
De Vries with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Struthers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Struthers avoids the elbow strike from De Vries, against the cage.
De Vries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Struthers is trying to force a seperation but De Vries has the dominant position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Vries.
Struthers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but Struthers blocks it.
Struthers manages to break the clinch.
Lee Struthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries clinches.
De Vries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struthers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Vries has closed the distance and engaged Struthers in a clinch.
De Vries lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Vries obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Struthers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Vries working Struthers over with knees to the body.
De Vries gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
Struthers avoids a wild elbow strike from De Vries.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Struthers takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Struthers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Struthers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that Struthers shrugs off.
Struthers managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Struthers avoids the damage to the body.
Hans De Vries seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Vries holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Struthers is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
Struthers tries to circle away but De Vries has him pinned against the cage.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Struthers avoids it.
De Vries using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Struthers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Struthers wants to break free but De Vries has control.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
Struthers wants to break free but De Vries has control.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Struthers avoids the damage to the body.
Struthers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
Struthers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A knee to the head by De Vries.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Struthers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Struthers is trying to break free.
Struthers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
De Vries lands a knee to the head.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Struthers avoids the damage to the body.
Struthers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Vries lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Struthers managing to block the knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vries has Struthers pressed against the cage, preventing Struthers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Struthers wants to get back to striking at distance but De Vries won't allow it.
De Vries effectively controlling the action here.
Struthers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Struthers working hard to break the clinch.
De Vries prevents Struthers from breaking the clinch.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Struthers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Struthers avoids it.
De Vries using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Vries ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Struthers moves away.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
De Vries moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Struthers's brow.
Struthers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Vries has Struthers pressed against the cage, preventing Struthers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vries has Struthers pressed against the cage, preventing Struthers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Struthers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Struthers tries to circle away but De Vries has him pinned against the cage.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Struthers is defending well for now.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Struthers's defenses.
Struthers tries to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling the position.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Vries keeps control of Struthers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Struthers takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Struthers is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Struthers is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Struthers blocks it with crossed arms.
De Vries has Struthers pressed against the cage, preventing Struthers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Vries keeps control of Struthers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vries has Struthers pressed against the cage, preventing Struthers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Struthers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Struthers working hard to break the clinch.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
Nice elbow from De Vries.
A frustrated look appears on Struthers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Struthers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Struthers takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Struthers's defenses.
Struthers working hard to break the clinch.
Struthers is trying to force a seperation but De Vries has the dominant position.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but Struthers blocks it.
Struthers has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Vries working Struthers over with knees to the body.
Struthers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but Struthers blocks it.
Struthers avoids a wild elbow strike from De Vries.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Struthers is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
Struthers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Vries wants to clinch up but Struthers keeps it at a distance.
Struthers tries to keep at a distance but De Vries has taken the fight into the clinch.
Struthers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Struthers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Vries swings for the body but Struthers moves out of range.
Struthers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice cross by De Vries.
De Vries lands a nice looking body shot.
De Vries tries to clinch but Struthers moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Struthers.
Struthers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
De Vries ducks under a wild hook from Struthers.
De Vries closes the distance and clinches.
Struthers is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Struthers avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Struthers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vries working Struthers over with knees to the body.
De Vries utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Struthers wants to break free but De Vries has control.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
Struthers wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Struthers can't break the clinch.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
Hans De Vries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but Struthers blocks it.
De Vries landing knees to the body.
Lee Struthers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Struthers tries to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling the position.
De Vries pushes off an throws an elbow but Struthers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struthers misses with a few strikes there.
De Vries slips a straight right by Struthers.
Struthers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Vries ducks under a wild hook from Struthers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Vries.
Lee Struthers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vries has closed the distance and engaged Struthers in a clinch.
De Vries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Vries has Struthers pushed against the cage.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Struthers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Struthers avoids a wild elbow strike from De Vries.
Struthers has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.
Struthers misses with a punch to the body.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Struthers wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Struthers is defending well for now.
Struthers blocks an elbow strike from De Vries.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries landing knees to the head.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Struthers avoids the damage to the body.
De Vries with a knee to the head.
Struthers tries to circle away but De Vries has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans De Vries comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Vries winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans De Vries!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baako The African (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinchenzo Fratello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fratello has chosen Made You Look as his entrance music. Baako The African has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
199 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baako The African!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vinchenzo Fratello!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fratello keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The African looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The African is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fratello wants to sweep here but The African controlling him for the moment.
The African throwing strikes from guard but Fratello blocks nicely.
The African distracts Fratello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The African trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The African slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fratello seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The African preventing the sweep.
The African throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The African landing with the ground and pound.
Fratello trying to keep a closed guard but The African is proving a slippery customer.
The African thows a big elbow that misses.
The African stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fratello swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The African 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.
Fratello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fratello avoids the body shot from The African.
A shot to de liver by The African. Beautiful body shot.
The African moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Vinchenzo Fratello has been cut.
Fratello has his takedown stuffed
and The African counters with a left and a right that hurts Fratello! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! The African jumps into full mount!
Fratello is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The African is landing with some decent strikes but Fratello is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fratello is still in real trouble! Can The African finish him?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The African cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The African in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The African unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Fratello wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! The African celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baako The African!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatus Muminka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, im not afraid. Muminka has chosen The Moomins music as his entrance music. John Mallon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tatus Muminka's chin.
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatus Muminka!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Mallon.
Muminka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mallon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mallon misses with the combination.
Muminka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mallon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mallon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muminka.
A combination from Mallon does no damage.
Muminka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mallon.
Mallon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Muminka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muminka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muminka gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mallon has momentary wrist control but Muminka slips an elbow through the middle.
Mallon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mallon has momentary wrist control but Muminka slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Muminka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mallon keeping full guard, as Muminka tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mallon keeping moving, preventing Muminka from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mallon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muminka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Muminka pushing down on Mallon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Muminka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mallon is looking to improve his position.
Mallon keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Muminka is trying to work for a kimura but Mallon is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Muminka stands and throws Mallon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mallon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Muminka's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mallon kicks Muminka off and gets back to his feet.
Mallon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muminka circles away quickly and effectively.
Mallon throws a hook but Muminka blocks it.
Mallon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mallon drops Muminka with a right and a left! Mallon comes rushing in but Muminka regains his composure and manages to keep Mallon in guard.
It looks like Tatus Muminka has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallon stopping the sweep attempt from Muminka.
Mallon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muminka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muminka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mallon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mallon stops Muminka from standing up.
Mallon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muminka is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mallon throws and elbow that misses. Muminka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mallon's guard. Nice move by Muminka!
Mallon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muminka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mallon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tatus Muminka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muminka drops his hands momentarily and Mallon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John Mallon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Muminka is just out of range.
Mallon throws a nice looking combination but Muminka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mallon scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mallon throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Muminka stumbling backwards into the cage! Muminka bounces back off the cage towards Mallon, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Mallon lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Mallon celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Mallon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kushin Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen comes to the cage accompanied by Jeff Mills - The Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
166 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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22
166 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Nykanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kushin Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nykanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takahashi manages to avoid it.
Takahashi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takahashi stopping the sweep attempt from Nykanen.
Takahashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Nykanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nykanen keeping full guard, as Takahashi tries to pass.
Takahashi has gone for a leg lock! Nykanen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Takahashi's guard.
Nykanen is in close to Takahashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takahashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Takahashi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Nykanen escapes and throws Takahashi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Takahashi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Takahashi is trying to control but Nykanen manages to pass to mount!
Takahashi regains half guard.
Takahashi wants to get back to full guard.
Nykanen trying to control from Takahashi's half guard. Takahashi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Takahashi keeping full guard, as Nykanen tries to pass.
Nykanen won't allow Takahashi to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi has his foot on Nykanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nykanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Nykanen postures up.
Nykanen passes Takahashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nykanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takahashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nykanen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nykanen drops an elbow to the side of Takahashi's head.
Takahashi is looking for a sweep. Nykanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nykanen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Takahashi is looking for a sweep. Nykanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nykanen wants to pass the guard but Takahashi is defending well.
Nykanen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nykanen lands with a punch from half guard.
Takahashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen wants to pass to mount but Takahashi is defending the position.
Nykanen wants to control but Takahashi is keeping him busy.
Nykanen lands strikes from half guard.
Nykanen is nestled in close to Takahashi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Nykanen.
Takahashi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nykanen prevents Takahashi from improving his position.
Takahashi taking some punishment here, with Nykanen in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nykanen lands a nice short elbow.
Takahashi wants to improve his position but Nykanen is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen lands strikes from half guard.
Nykanen working over Takahashi with some ground and pound. Takahashi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nykanen works his way into full mount!
Nykanen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nykanen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nykanen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nykanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Takahashi hang on?
Takahashi is rocked!
Takahashi is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nykanen landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nykanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Takahashi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Takahashi is still in real trouble! Can Nykanen finish him?
Nykanen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Nykanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nykanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takahashi shoots in for a double leg but Nykanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good shot there by Nykanen.
Good shot there by Nykanen.
Nykanen throws a series of punches but Takahashi moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Nykanen. No joy for Takahashi on that attempt.
Takahashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Paco Nykanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Nykanen.
Takahashi throws a right hand that Nykanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nykanen also avoids with ease.
Nykanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nykanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takahashi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takahashi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takahashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nykanen defends it nicely.
Paco Nykanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kushin Takahashi.
Takahashi takes one to the side of the head.
Nykanen lands a slapping body shot.
Nykanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nykanen.
Nykanen scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nykanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takahashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Takahashi walks into a jab.
Nykanen misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nykanen.
Nykanen cracks Takahashi with an open hand slap.
Danga de danga de dang - Nykanen scores with a four punch combination!
Nykanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Nykanen.
Takahashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nykanen defends it nicely.
Takahashi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nykanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nykanen lands with an overhand left.
A bone on bone clash there as Nykanen blocks the leg kick.
Nykanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nykanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nykanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nykanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nykanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nykanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Takahashi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nykanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takahashi walks into a stiff left hand from Nykanen.
Nykanen lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Takahashi can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Nykanen and Takahashi drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Nykanen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Nykanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Activin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
215 lbs
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215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Activin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ham Xu!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Activin checks a low kick from Xu.
George Activin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xu throws a head kick but Activin moves out of range.
Activin is looking to clinch but Xu is avoiding it.
Activin misses the jab.
Activin is looking to clinch.
Activin lands with a nice combination. Xu backs away looking to recover.
Activin is looking to clinch.
Activin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Xu throws the kick towards the body but Activin avoids it.
Xu misses with a head kick.
Activin doesn't manage to clinch there - Xu circles away.
Activin ducks under a wild hook from Xu.
Activin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Xu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Activin.
Xu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Activin manages to avoid it.
Xu 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 one minute gone in the round.
Xu slips a straight right by Activin.
Xu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Activin circles away.
Activin throws a lazy head kick
and Xu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Xu slows the pace down in half guard.
Activin is trying to get back to full guard.
Activin pushes Xu off looking to stand but Xu dives back in and keeps control.
Activin wants to improve his position but Xu is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Activin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Activin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Xu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Activin looking for a sweep. Not yet Activin, not yet.
Xu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xu trying to control but Activin is working from the bottom.
Xu stays in close to Activin's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Activin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Xu wants to improve his position but Activin is controlling well.
Xu trying to control from the bottom.
Xu is pressing down on Activin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Activin trying to control but Xu is working from the bottom.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Xu keeping full guard, as Activin tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Activin misses with a straight right.
Activin shoots in for a takedown but Xu shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Activin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ham Xu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Activin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Activin misses with a takedown attempt
and Xu counters with an inside leg kick.
Xu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Activin finds it's way round the side to connect with Xu's head.
A left and a right from Xu both land. Nice combination.
Activin throws a front kick aimed at Xu's knee but Xu avoids it well.
Activin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Xu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Activin moves into range and clinches up with Xu.
Xu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Xu thows a body shot but no joy.
Activin tries to clinch
and Xu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Activin's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xu trying to control but Activin is working from the bottom.
Xu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Activin keeping full guard, as Xu tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu landing some decent shots from guard.
Activin wants to sweep here but Xu controlling him for the moment.
Xu trying to control but Activin is working from the bottom.
Xu throws a big right hand that misses.
Xu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Xu preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Xu trying to control but Activin is working from the bottom.
Xu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Activin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Xu's guard.
Xu is controlling Activin's posture.
Activin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Activin trying to control but Xu is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Activin tries to free his leg and advance position but Xu is retaining full guard.
Activin trying to control but Xu is working from the bottom.
Activin postures up.
Activin pushing down on Xu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Xu looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Xu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Activin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Xu throws a hook to the side of Activin's head but Activin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Activin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Xu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xu lands a front kick.
Activin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Activin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Activin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Activin swinging wildly here.
Xu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Activin rather than just go for the knockout.
Activin throws the left hand but Xu avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Xu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Activin misses with a few strikes there.
Xu slips under a jab.
Activin throws a leg kick
and Activin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Activin throws a right and a left that Xu avoids nicely.
Xu misses with a double jab.
Xu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xu looks to land a body kick but Activin moved away.
Activin clinches but Xu breaks the clinch
so Xu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Activin is trying to keep Xu in close.
Xu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Activin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Xu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Activin is trying to control the position but Xu postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Xu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Activin wants to sweep here but Xu controlling him for the moment.
Xu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Activin is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Activin closes the distance but Xu moves to the side
letting Xu counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Xu.
Activin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Activin takes one on the button.
Xu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Activin is looking to clinch.
Activin darts in trying to clinch
and Xu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Activin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xu misses with a low kick.
George Activin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Activin wants to clinch
and Xu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Xu thuds his right hand into Activin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu cracks the inside of Activin's front leg.
Ham Xu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Activin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Activin tries for a takedown but Xu circles away easily
and Xu counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xu throws a series of strikes that have Activin backpedaling.
Activin blocks a head kick by Xu.
Activin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Xu counters with a slapping leg kick.
George Activin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Activin moves away.
Activin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xu.
Xu connects with a high kick.
Activin misses with a looping right.
Activin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xu.
Xu lands with a kick to the temple. Activin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu throws a sloppy head kick and Activin moves out of range easily.
Xu stalks Activin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Activin's face. Activin staggers backwards, shaken.
Activin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Xu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Xu tries to bum rush Activin with a series of wild strikes but Activin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Xu does no damage.
Activin misses with a takedown attempt
and Xu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Xu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Activin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Activin working for a triangle but Xu defends it easily.
Xu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Activin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ham Xu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Xu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ham Xu!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Silver told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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23
290 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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25
300 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver looks to land a body kick but Steele moved away.
Steele fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silver avoids it really well and circles away.
Steele tries to keep at a distance but Silver has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steele fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Steele is controlling him.
Steele has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Steele has the dominant position.
Steele tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silver just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steele is trying to trip Silver. He has hold of a leg but Silver is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Steele persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Steele with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steele 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.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Steele stays in close to Silver's body and controls the position.
Steele is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steele is looking to work some ground and pound but Silver has wrist control.
Steele is working Silver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Steele in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steele working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steele stops Silver from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steele loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steele throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silver.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silver!
Silver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Steele closes the distance and clinches up with Silver, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes Silver against the cage but Silver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Steele's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a body kick.
Silver lands a big head kick that sends Steele tumbling to the mat! Silver takes a step backwards and waves Steele back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steele stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silver.
Steele is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Silver! Steele is out on his feet! Silver rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Steele is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Steele is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Silver!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Poison. Le is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ave Maria. Kong Le has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Olli Jokinen's chin.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kong Le!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le scores with a push kick.
Le throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Le. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Le moves out of range.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks a jab.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Le's body. Le takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen throws a front kick aimed at Le's knee but Le avoids it well.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Le.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jokinen, as that shot connected.
Le takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jokinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olli Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le misses with a head kick.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le.
Le misses with a head kick.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Jokinen connects with a right hand. Le shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Le throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen scores with the left hand. Le knows he should have avoided that one.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Le is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a right hand.
A shot to de liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jokinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Le pushes him off.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le doesn't seem phased though.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Le's front leg but catches the back leg as Le tries to avoid it.
Le takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Le's head but Le sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Le.
Le on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Le.
A jab lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a jab.
Jokinen jabs at Le's body.
Le uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
A low kick from Le misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Le ducks under and follows up with a left that Le also avoids with ease.
Jokinen scores with a nice head shot.
Le takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le misses with a head kick.
Le throws a head kick that misses
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Le misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Le looks gassed!
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Jokinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Le throws a sloppy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a right hand to the body.
Le lands a high kick!
Jokinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
Jokinen jabs at Le's body.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jokinen 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.
Le takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Le throws a lazy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jokinen thumps Le with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen 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 lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Olli Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Jokinen.
Le ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jokinen, as that shot connected.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le manages to avoid it.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Le counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jokinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Le throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le throws a body kick that misses.
Le is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Le looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Jokinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jokinen lunges at Le with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Le's hand.
Le is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le thows a leg kick but Jokinen checks it
and Jokinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Le staying out of range there.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Le takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Le seems unphased.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Le.
A shot to de liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Le's front leg.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Le takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Le gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen punishes Le's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
A left and a right from Jokinen both land. Nice combination.
Le chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut there from Jokinen.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le throws a head kick that misses
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Le.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jokinen scores with the left hand. Le knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen dips to his left and cracks Le with an uppercut!
Le takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Le.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Le seems unphased.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Jokinen stuns Le with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jokinen stalks Le and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Le's face. Le staggers backwards, shaken.
Le has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Le takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jokinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Le on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
A right-left combo lands from Jokinen.
Le throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le's hands.
Jab from Jokinen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le.
Le on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Le's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen lunges at Le with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Le's hand.
Le doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jokinen works the jab nicely.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Le's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Le if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
A head kick by Le misses
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen punishes Le's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Le's ribs.
Le takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Le takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice jab there from Jokinen.
Le takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Le on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jokinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Jokinen punishes Le's body with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen cracks Le with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le's hands.
Nice cross by Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Le's head.
Le takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Le's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Le's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Le down.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jokinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Le's head.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen scores with a nice head shot.
Le has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Jokinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen cracks Le with a good jab.
Jokinen misses with a body punch
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jokinen lands with a shot to the body.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jokinen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Le throws a sloppy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jokinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le on the side of the head.
Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le can do to turn this around?
Le moves forwards but Jokinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Le takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le manages to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with a jab to the body
and Le counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jokinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jokinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Le might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jokinen has got the better of the exchanges.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Le tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
Le is trying to force a seperation but Jokinen has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Le has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Le or not.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a nice uppercut.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Le can't break the clinch.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Jokinen.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Le.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Le's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Le's ribcage. Le let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Le breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le throws a lazy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jokinen cracks Le with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Le takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Le moved out of range.
Le throws a sloppy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le throws a sloppy head kick
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the body.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Le smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Le throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Le throws a head kick that misses
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Le swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Le has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Le there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Le has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Le doesn't seem phased though.
Le takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jokinen thuds a left hand into Le's body.
Jokinen cracks Le with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Le takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jokinen scores with a nice right hand.
Le throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Jokinen.
Le doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jokinen stuns Le with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jokinen cracks Le with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Le's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Le.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le at a distance.
Le gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
Jokinen cracks Le with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Le takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Le stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Jokinen lands a jab to the head.
Le misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Le on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Le's head back.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen with a jab.
Le on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le walks into a jab.
Le takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Le has time to react.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Le's head.
Le scores with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen tries to bum rush Le with a series of wild strikes but Le uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le throws a lazy head kick
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le misses with a body shot
and Jokinen counters with a two punch combo.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Le at a distance.
Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olli Jokinen had his way with Kong Le in 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. This is the final round!
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Le doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Jokinen does it's job there.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Le slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Le.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Le is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Le moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le's head backwards.
Le gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Le throws a lazy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Le 's knee.
Le takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Le on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen scores with a one two! Le had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jokinen clobbers Le with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.
Olli Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jokinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le throws a sloppy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jokinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Le's defenses.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Le.
Jokinen scores with a hook.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le's hands.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
A head kick by Le misses
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Le didn't see that one coming.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jokinen works over Le's head and body with a nice combination.
Le stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen cracks Le with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Le's ribs.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
Le takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Le takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Le stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
A lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
Le needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le's head backwards.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Le shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jokinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Le didn't see that one coming.
Kong Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olli Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:44
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:44
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olli Jokinen!
Olli Jokinen retains his welterweight title!
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