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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustus has chosen Sonne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshihiro Imanari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heinz Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus fails with a takedown attempt.
Augustus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Augustus closes the distance and clinches.
Imanari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Augustus's efforts to push away.
Imanari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Imanari has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Augustus regains guard immediately.
Augustus wants to sweep but no luck.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustus wants to stand and escape but Imanari is having none of it.
Augustus trying to control the position.
Imanari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Imanari 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.
Imanari missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Augustus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Imanari is controlling him.
Imanari throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Augustus trying to control the position.
Imanari trying to control but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Augustus controls Imanari momentarily but Imanari frees himself.
Imanari passes into half guard.
Augustus wants to control but Imanari is keeping busy.
Imanari content to control rather than advance.
Imanari scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Imanari scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Imanari.
Imanari is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Augustus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Imanari.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Augustus taking some punishment here, with Imanari in his half guard.
Augustus tries to roll over but Imanari keeps him under control.
Imanari thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Augustus's head.
Imanari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Augustus defending well though.
Imanari seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Augustus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Augustus is pressing down on Imanari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Augustus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Imanari from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari connects with a couple of short punches.
Imanari looking to pass the guard.
Augustus wants to sweep here but Imanari controlling him for the moment.
Imanari controls from within his opponent's guard.
Augustus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Imanari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Imanari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Imanari from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Imanari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Imanari cracks Augustus with a solid left hand.
Augustus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is trying to control the position but Imanari postures up.
Imanari landing with the ground and pound.
Imanari loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Imanari throws a big elbow that misses.
Imanari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustus wants to sweep but no luck.
Imanari trying to control but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Imanari tries to free his leg and advance position but Augustus is retaining full guard.
Imanari lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Imanari is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Augustus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Imanari dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Augustus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Augustus there as he acknowledges the shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Imanari enables Augustus to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Imanari manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Imanari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Augustus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Augustus throws a strike but Imanari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Augustus trying to keep a closed guard but Imanari is proving a slippery customer.
Imanari pushes down on Augustus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Augustus looks like he's trying to stand up.
Augustus is staying active underneath Imanari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari tries to pass to full mount but Augustus defends it.
Imanari looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Augustus is not content to let Imanari control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Augustus is trying to stand back up but Imanari is controlling him
Imanari is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Imanari is keen to just control but Augustus is a slippery customer.
Imanari is looking to advance position but Augustus won't allow it.
Augustus is defending against the submission attempts here by Imanari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus pushes Imanari off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Augustus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Augustus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Imanari scores with a body shot.
Augustus misses the shot to the body.
Augustus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Imanari swings for the body but Augustus moves out of range.
Imanari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Augustus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus fails to land with a series of punches.
Heinz Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Imanari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Augustus shoots in for a double leg but Imanari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Augustus is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Imanari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Augustus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Augustus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augustus misses with a hook
and Imanari counters with a single leg into guard. Augustus didn't expect that.
Augustus controlling Imanari's posture.
Imanari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Imanari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Augustus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Imanari wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.
Imanari postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Augustus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Imanari is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus trying to keep a closed guard but Imanari is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Imanari from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Augustus tries to bum rush Imanari with a series of wild strikes but Imanari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Imanari.
Augustus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Imanari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Augustus shoots in but no luck this time.
Yoshihiro Imanari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heinz Augustus.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Augustus loads up on a big right hand but Imanari slips the punch.
Augustus is looking to clinch.
Augustus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshihiro Imanari will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Imanari slips under a jab.
Imanari scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Imanari tests Augustus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Augustus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heinz Augustus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Imanari scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Imanari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Imanari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Imanari cracks Augustus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Imanari working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Imanari trying to control the position but Augustus is working away.
Augustus sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imanari not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imanari lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Augustus gets full guard.
Augustus keeping moving, preventing Imanari from controlling successfully.
Imanari working some strikes from top position.
Imanari wants to pass the guard but Augustus is keeping the position.
Imanari is working hard here to advance position.
Augustus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Augustus 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.
Imanari trying to control the position from guard on top but Augustus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imanari got a little sloppy there for a moment and Augustus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Imanari has managed to get both his arms back between Augustus's legs - danger averted.
Imanari controlling from the top position.
Imanari trying to control but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Yoshihiro Imanari overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yoshihiro Imanari.
Imanari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Imanari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Imanari scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Imanari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Imanari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Imanari lands an elbow.
Augustus struggling a bit here.
Yoshihiro Imanari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Imanari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Augustus keeps working.
Imanari working the head with strikes.
Imanari is looking to take a break and control but Augustus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Augustus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Imanari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is not content to let Imanari control the position.
Imanari is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Augustus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Imanari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Augustus keeps working.
Imanari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Augustus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustus is looking to regain half guard here but Imanari keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshihiro Imanari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Imanari, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Imanari!
Yoshihiro Imanari decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Cerien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenkilde's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Danzig - 'Mother'. Cerien comes into a darkened arena with his song building. House of the rising sun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jean Cerien is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mads Rosenkilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Cerien!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerien shoots in for a takedown but Rosenkilde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rosenkilde lands a nice shot to the body.
Rosenkilde throws a looping overhand right but Cerien ducks down to avoid it.
Cerien looks to land a right hand but Rosenkilde moved out of range.
Cerien throws a hook but Rosenkilde blocks it.
Oooooh!!! Rosenkilde has knocked Cerien down with a huge combo! Rosenkilde steps away and waves a wobbly Cerien back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jean Cerien has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cerien shoots in looking for a takedown. Rosenkilde tries to sprawl out of it but Cerien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rosenkilde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mads Rosenkilde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Cerien.
Nice uppercut lands for Rosenkilde. That snapped Cerien's head back.
Cerien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Cerien throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cerien keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rosenkilde displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cerien.
Cerien on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Cerien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rosenkilde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosenkilde blocks a jab.
Rosenkilde's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cerien under the eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cerien is defended easily by Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cerien sprawling to the canvas! Cerien rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rosenkilde finish him?!
Cerien is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerien drops his hands momentarily. Rosenkilde doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Cerien staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Cerien doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mads Rosenkilde!
Mads Rosenkilde seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Burczymucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joko Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burczymucha comes to the cage accompanied by Their Law. Joko Diaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Burczymucha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joko Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczymucha throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burczymucha.
Burczymucha throws a sloppy head kick
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Burczymucha is trying to break free.
Burczymucha is fighting off a takedown attempt but Diaz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Burczymucha to the mat. Burczymucha regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burczymucha can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Burczymucha's head.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Burczymucha defending well.
Burczymucha wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
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.
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Burczymucha is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Burczymucha wants to get back to his feet.
Burczymucha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Burczymucha is looking to improve his position.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diaz is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joko Diaz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Burczymucha misses with a low kick.
Burczymucha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diaz checks a low kick from Burczymucha.
Stefan Burczymucha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burczymucha throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A low kick from Burczymucha is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burczymucha looking to control.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz.
Danga de danga de dang - Burczymucha scores with a four punch combination!
Burczymucha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Burczymucha moves out of range.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Burczymucha.
Burczymucha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burczymucha looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Burczymucha misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burczymucha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burczymucha feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Burczymucha throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczymucha swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Burczymucha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burczymucha misses with a leg kick
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burczymucha's guard.
Burczymucha wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Burczymucha is looking to sweep but instead, Diaz has passed into half guard.
Diaz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diaz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Burczymucha!
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz dominating with strikes here.
Diaz with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joko Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burczymucha misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Burczymucha to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joko Diaz!
After the big win, Joko Diaz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [EVO] Koffin Inc. *92% Laundry NOT Available* and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel McHughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHughes's entrance music is Welcome To My Hood. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nigel McHughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bowman Rook!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rook. That's going to slow McHughes down.
McHughes throws a head kick that Rook semi-blocks.
It looks like Bowman Rook has been cut.
McHughes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rook is rocked!
A combination from Rook does no damage.
Rook is still on wobbly legs! Can McHughes finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McHughes digs a good hook to Rook's body.
McHughes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rook seems to have recovered his senses.
Rook throws a leg kick but McHughes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rook slips under a jab.
Rook moves out of range of the strikes.
McHughes misses with a straight right.
Rook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McHughes throws a hook but Rook avoids it easily.
McHughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McHughes lands with a nice body punch.
Rook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rook gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McHughes.
McHughes misses with a wild combination.
McHughes looks to land a right hand but Rook moved out of range.
Rook gets a clinch.
McHughes throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McHughes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rook.
Rook misses with a knee strike.
Rook lands a knee to the head.
Rook throws a knee to the head but misses.
McHughes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McHughes scores with a nice hook to the head.
McHughes throws a head punch that misses.
McHughes misses with the head strike.
Rook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rook is struggling to control the position.
Rook tries to stall but McHughes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McHughes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McHughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rook blocking some punches.
Rook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McHughes's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McHughes tries to stall but Rook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McHughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rook misses with a knee to the head.
Rook blocking some punches.
Rook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McHughes misses with a punch on the inside.
Rook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McHughes backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rook.
Rook scores with a shoulder strike.
Rook lands a body punch in the clinch.
McHughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McHughes throws a punch but it's blocked by Rook.
Rook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McHughes blocks it with crossed arms.
McHughes tries to circle away but Rook has him pinned against the cage.
Rook lands a good knee to the midsection. McHughes won't want to take too many of those.
Rook tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes blocks a body shot from Rook.
Good body shot from Rook.
Rook scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rook misses with a knee strike.
McHughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rook throws an elbow but misses.
McHughes avoiding damage as Rook throws knees to the body.
McHughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McHughes avoids the elbow strike from Rook, against the cage.
McHughes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McHughes's elbow.
McHughes lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rook misses with a knee to the head.
Rook avoiding damage as McHughes throws knees to the body.
McHughes misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes misses with some punches.
Rook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rook lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rook.
McHughes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rook tries a body shot but McHughes blocks it.
Rook lands an elbow just above McHughes 's eye.
It looks like Nigel McHughes has been cut.
McHughes misses with a short punch on the inside.
McHughes misses with a punch on the inside.
McHughes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McHughes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McHughes working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McHughes managing to block the knees to the body from Rook.
Rook pushes McHughes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rook lands a damaging elbow.
Rook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bowman Rook will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McHughes digs a good hook to Rook's body.
Rook needs to keep his hands up - McHughes had a free shot at his head there.
Rook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McHughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Rook.
A combination from McHughes does no damage.
Rook looks to score with a jab to the body but McHughes is just out of range.
McHughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rook.
Rook throws a low kick but McHughes avoids it.
Rook is looking to clinch.
McHughes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McHughes checks a leg kick.
Rook tries to clinch up.
Nigel McHughes is winning the standup battle so far.
Rook lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McHughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McHughes misses the jab.
McHughes blocks the body kick.
Rook closes the distance and clinches.
McHughes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rook is keeping busy.
Rook scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook prevents McHughes from breaking the clinch.
Rook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McHughes avoids it.
Rook misses with an elbow over the top.
Rook misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Rook.
McHughes throws a head punch that misses.
Rook tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rook landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McHughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rook is working McHughes over against the cage.
Rook lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Rook - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Rook.
Rook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rook with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rook.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook scores a nice knee to the body.
Rook landing knees to the body.
Rook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McHughes letting Rook take a breather here.
Rook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rook misses with a body punch.
Rook throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rook tries a knee to the head but McHughes blocks it.
McHughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rook as McHughes tries to tie him up.
Rook is trying to stall.
McHughes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McHughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rook tries to land knees in the clinch but McHughes avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHughes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rook blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rook as McHughes tries to tie him up.
McHughes avoiding damage as Rook throws knees to the body.
Rook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McHughes avoids the elbow strike from Rook, against the cage.
Rook pushes off an throws an elbow but McHughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowman Rook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Rook.
McHughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McHughes is defending well for now.
Rook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McHughes.
McHughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rook avoids it.
Rook misses with the head strike.
McHughes working aggressively here.
McHughes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McHughes manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rook walks into a straight right hand from McHughes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rook misses the shot to the body.
Rook misses with a kick to the body.
Rook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McHughes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rook is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McHughes rather than just go for the knockout.
Rook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McHughes manages to avoid it.
McHughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McHughes looks to throw the jab but Rook is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from McHughes. Those never looked like landing.
McHughes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rook tries to move into range but McHughes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McHughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rook trying to land knees to the body.
McHughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
McHughes blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McHughes tries a head kick but it misses.
Rook swinging wildly here.
Rook slips a jab and a cross from McHughes.
Rook gets a clinch.
McHughes tries to stall but Rook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Rook - that landed with a thud.
McHughes prevents a body shot from Rook.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McHughes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rook backwards.
Rook landing knees to the head.
Rook tries to land a knee to the head but McHughes blocks with his arms.
McHughes misses with a punch on the inside.
McHughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rook unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rook lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rook obliges.
Rook tries to throw a body punch but McHughes avoids it by throwing Rook back against the cage.
Rook cracks McHughes with a nice body shot.
Rook lands a right hand that snaps the head of McHughes backwards.
Rook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rook lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rook connects with a nasty looking knee right to McHughes's face.
Rook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McHughes backwards.
Rook scores with a shot to the side of McHughes's head.
McHughes misses with some punches.
Rook blocks an elbow strike.
Rook misses with a knee strike.
Rook landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Rook.
Rook missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rook digs a right hand underneath McHughes's ribcage. McHughes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rook lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rook missing with knees to the body.
Rook lands an uppercut.
McHughes struggles to land a body shot inside as Rook controls his hands.
McHughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Rook.
Rook is trying to stall.
Rook misses with a knee strike.
Rook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McHughes struggles to land a body shot inside as Rook controls his hands.
McHughes stalling the fight.
McHughes misses with some punches.
McHughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Rook uses good head movement to avoid it.
McHughes struggles to land a body shot inside as Rook controls his hands.
Rook is working McHughes over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McHughes avoids it.
Rook is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McHughes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rook stalling.
McHughes tries to stall but Rook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, McHughes throws an elbow but misses.
Rook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McHughes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rook misses with a knee to the head.
Rook with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McHughes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rook's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rook - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rook with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McHughes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McHughes looks to land a combination but Rook avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McHughes tries to keep at a distance but Rook has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rook tries to throw a body punch but McHughes avoids it by throwing Rook back against the cage.
McHughes missing with knees to the body.
Rook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nigel McHughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rook lands an elbow inside that McHughes shrugs off.
McHughes lands an uppercut.
McHughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McHughes lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook swings wildly with an uppercut but McHughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
McHughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McHughes is trying to force a seperation but Rook has the dominant position.
Rook working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McHughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rook backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McHughes tries to throw a body punch but Rook avoids it by throwing McHughes back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Rook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rook 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Rook!
Bowman Rook spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daiju Kikuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Nevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nevin has chosen Twin Atlantic - Free as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daiju Kikuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Nevin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kikuchi on the side of the head.
Kikuchi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bill Nevin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nevin misses with a body kick.
Kikuchi looks to land a combination but Nevin avoids it well.
Kikuchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Nevin counters with a good, hard body kick but Kikuchi shrugs it off.
Nevin throws a body kick that misses.
Nevin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nevin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nevin misses with a straight left.
Nevin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kikuchi is just out of range.
Nevin slips a jab and a cross from Kikuchi.
Nevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikuchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevin.
Good standup being displayed there by Nevin as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikuchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nevin misses with a kick to the body
and Kikuchi counters with a left and a right that stings Nevin.
Kikuchi avoids the head kick by Nevin.
Nevin misses with a kick to the body
and Kikuchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kikuchi walks into a left hand.
Kikuchi avoids the body shot from Nevin.
Nevin misses with a low kick.
Kikuchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nevin tries to land a body kick
letting Kikuchi counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevin throws a nice looking combination but Kikuchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nevin scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevin throws a hook but Kikuchi avoids it easily.
Nevin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kikuchi checks a leg kick.
Kikuchi checks the leg kick.
Kikuchi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kikuchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Nevin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nevin misses with an uppercut
and Kikuchi counters with a good low kick that Nevin was not able to check.
Nevin lands with a straight right. Kikuchi didn't see that one coming.
Nevin misses the shot to the body.
Kikuchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Nevin misses its intended target.
Kikuchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nevin finds it's way round the side to connect with Kikuchi's head.
Nevin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nevin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kikuchi.
Kikuchi swings for the body but Nevin moves out of range.
Kikuchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kikuchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nevin. Nevin obviously looking to wear him down.
Nevin is looking to land body kicks.
A clash of legs there as Kikuchi blocks the low kick.
Nevin lunges at Kikuchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kikuchi's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevin moves out of range of the strikes.
Kikuchi tries to land a leg kick but Nevin saw it coming and moves away.
Nevin throws a head kick that misses.
Kikuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nevin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nevin scores with a body shot.
Kikuchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nevin. Nevin obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nevin connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin swings for the body but Kikuchi moves out of range.
Nevin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kikuchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Nevin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Nevin.
Nevin throws a low kick but Kikuchi avoids it.
Nevin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nevin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nevin throws a body punch but Kikuchi moves out of range.
Kikuchi dodges the punch combination from Nevin.
Nevin scores with a nice right hand.
Nevin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nevin throws a lazy right hand but Kikuchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Nevin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick by Nevin misses
and Kikuchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nevin.
Kikuchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nevin avoids a kick to the body.
Nevin tries to land a front kick but Kikuchi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kikuchi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nevin.
Nevin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kikuchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kikuchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevin slips a jab and a cross from Kikuchi.
Nevin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nevin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kikuchi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nevin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kikuchi is looking to land body kicks.
Nevin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kikuchi moves out of range as Nevin strikes.
Kikuchi dodges the punch combination from Nevin.
Kikuchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nevin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kikuchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nevin ducks under a wild hook from Kikuchi.
Nevin swings for the body but Kikuchi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nevin.
Nevin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kikuchi lands a nice hook to Nevin's body. Nevin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nevin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nevin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nevin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nevin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nevin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nevin throws an overhand right that lands on Kikuchi's shoulder, as Kikuchi tries to avoid the shot.
Bill Nevin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kikuchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikuchi throws a body kick that misses.
Kikuchi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kikuchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nevin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kikuchi thumps Nevin with a low kick.
Kikuchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Nevin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nevin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Nevin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nevin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kikuchi back to the cage. Nevin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kikuchi blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daiju Kikuchi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nevin avoids the body shot from Kikuchi.
Nevin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nevin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick from Nevin is predictable there
and Kikuchi counters with a nice leg kick.
Nevin throws an off balance right hand
and Kikuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kikuchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kikuchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nevin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nevin thows a leg kick but Kikuchi checks it
and Kikuchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kikuchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nevin.
Nevin staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kikuchi.
Nevin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nevin is looking to slow Kikuchi down with leg kicks.
Nevin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nevin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nevin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nevin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kikuchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nevin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kikuchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nevin throws a leg kick
and Kikuchi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nevin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nevin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nevin misses with a two punch combination.
Nevin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kikuchi finish him?
Nevin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kikuchi. That's going to slow Nevin down.
Nevin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kikuchi checks a leg kick.
Nevin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kikuchi.
Kikuchi throws a right and a left that Nevin avoids nicely.
Nevin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kikuchi.
Kikuchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nevin misses with a looping right.
Nevin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kikuchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nevin.
No joy there for Nevin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nevin misses with a body shot.
Nevin misses with a leg kick.
Kikuchi lands a jab.
Nevin misses with an uppercut.
Nevin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kikuchi counters with a low kick, right behind Nevin 's knee.
Nevin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nevin. Kikuchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevin swings widly with a right hand
and Kikuchi counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nevin lands a jab.
Kikuchi misses with a straight right.
Kikuchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nevin under the eye.
Kikuchi throws a body kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kikuchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kikuchi misses with a low kick.
Nevin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nevin throws a hook to the side of Kikuchi's head but Kikuchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nevin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kikuchi moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daiju Kikuchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kikuchi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daiju Kikuchi!
After the big win, Daiju Kikuchi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dom DeLuise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock has chosen Guns N Roses- Sweet Child O Mine as his entrance music. Dom DeLuise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dom DeLuise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock scores with a shot to the body.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by DeLuise misses
and Rock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
DeLuise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Rock misses
and DeLuise counters with a good low kick that Rock was not able to check.
Rock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rock controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rock throwing strikes from guard but DeLuise blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock trying to control but DeLuise is working from the bottom.
Lance Rock has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rock misses with a wild body shot.
DeLuise is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dom DeLuise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeLuise tries a head kick but it misses.
DeLuise misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock jabs at DeLuise's body.
DeLuise tries to clinch there but Rock circles away.
DeLuise displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rock throws out the jab.
Rock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeLuise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rock at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from DeLuise misses the target.
Rock shoots in for a takedown but DeLuise shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DeLuise on the side of the head.
Rock throws a jab but it's blocked by DeLuise.
DeLuise pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Rock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeLuise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DeLuise throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rock tries to clinch there but DeLuise circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rock. That snapped DeLuise's head back.
Rock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
DeLuise connects with a leg kick. Rock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A bone on bone clash there as DeLuise blocks the leg kick.
Rock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
DeLuise throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
DeLuise misses with a body kick.
Rock tries to score with a low kick but DeLuise moves his leg out of the way.
DeLuise misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeLuise slips under a jab.
Rock feints and then cracks DeLuise's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow DeLuise down.
DeLuise tries a low kick but Rock avoids it.
DeLuise avoids the head kick by Rock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise misses with a combination
and Rock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rock blocks a head kick by DeLuise.
Rock cracks DeLuise with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock instigates a clinch.
DeLuise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, DeLuise regains guard.
DeLuise keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Rock postures up in DeLuise's guard and throws a big left but DeLuise blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeLuise manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rock manages to get himself to full guard.
DeLuise preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Rock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has DeLuise pinned against the cage. DeLuise gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rock connects with the punch.
A clash of legs there as DeLuise blocks the low kick.
Dom DeLuise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rock lands with an uppercut that bounces DeLuise off the cage and back into range.
DeLuise throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
Lance Rock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
DeLuise fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rock lands a nice looking body shot.
DeLuise misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A cross from DeLuise lands.
A jab from DeLuise misses.
Dom DeLuise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Rock.
DeLuise ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from DeLuise is predictable there
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
Rock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rock is trying to trip DeLuise. He has hold of a leg but DeLuise is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock works over DeLuise with some ground and pound from guard.
Rock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! DeLuise is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! DeLuise has escaped and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DeLuise slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rock holds on and takes a little breather.
Rock looking for a sweep. Not yet Rock, not yet.
DeLuise controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
DeLuise throws a chopping leg kick but Rock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock tried to score with a low kick but DeLuise checks it.
DeLuise misses with a left hand
and Rock counters with a body kick.
Rock blocks a leg kick.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
DeLuise throws a low kick, looking for Rock's leg but Rock calmly moves out of range.
DeLuise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rock.
Good leg kick by Rock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeLuise lands a glancing blow to the side of Rock's head.
It looks like Lance Rock has been cut.
Rock lands a nice shot that snaps DeLuise's head back.
Rock clinches up against the cage.
DeLuise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking for a takedown.
Rock is trying to drag DeLuise to the mat but DeLuise just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dom DeLuise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Rock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeLuise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. DeLuise gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rock avoiding damage as DeLuise throws knees to the body.
DeLuise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from DeLuise on the inside.
Rock avoids the elbow strike from DeLuise, against the cage.
Rock blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeLuise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeLuise lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to DeLuise's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lance Rock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rock shoots in and drives through. DeLuise sprawls well.
DeLuise moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
DeLuise throws a push kick but Rock slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rock checks a leg kick.
DeLuise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock swinging wildly here.
DeLuise throws a sloppy head kick and Rock moves out of range easily.
Rock moves out of range as DeLuise throws a body kick.
DeLuise lands with a straight right. Rock didn't see that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from DeLuise. Rock shrugs it off though.
Rock blocks a leg kick.
DeLuise throws a front kick aimed at Rock's knee but Rock avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock lands a two punch combo.
Rock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeLuise, pushing him back against the cage.
DeLuise stops a takedown attempt from Rock.
DeLuise lands a nice uppercut.
DeLuise misses with a punch on the inside.
DeLuise misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock blocking some punches.
Rock blocking some punches.
DeLuise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dom DeLuise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Rock.
Rock tries to keep at a distance but DeLuise has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dom DeLuise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock can't get the takedown.
DeLuise lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rock wants a takedown.
Rock manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeLuise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rock doesn't seem bothered though.
Rock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Rock working the strikes but DeLuise uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rock prevents DeLuise from standing back up.
DeLuise tries to get to full guard but Rock has control of the leg.
Rock with the ground and pound but DeLuise uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeLuise works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
DeLuise controlling Rock's posture.
Rock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock trying to control but DeLuise is working from the bottom.
Lance Rock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lance Rock hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rock avoids a punch combination nicely.
DeLuise does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
DeLuise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock cracks DeLuise with an open hand slap.
Rock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock wants to clinch.
Rock gets a double leg takedown into DeLuise's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lance Rock.
I've got Rock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Rock!
Lance Rock gave a mention to DTK Designs (Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Cierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gniewomir Polaniecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gniewomir Polaniecki enters the cage!
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285 lbs
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249 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Cierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gniewomir Polaniecki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polaniecki thows a leg kick but Cierra checks it
and Cierra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Polaniecki thinking.
Cierra checks the leg kick nicely there.
Polaniecki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Polaniecki throws a push kick but Cierra slaps the foot to one side.
Cierra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Polaniecki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Gniewomir Polaniecki has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polaniecki throws a leg kick but Cierra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Cierra.
Cierra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cierra drops Polaniecki with a big knee straight up the middle! Polaniecki is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Polaniecki shoots for a takedown but Cierra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cierra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cierra scores with a jab to the body.
Cierra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Polaniecki looks winded!
Cierra connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cierra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Polaniecki as he checks the leg kick.
Cierra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Polaniecki checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Polaniecki.
Polaniecki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cierra digs a good hook to Polaniecki's body.
Polaniecki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cierra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Polaniecki's calf.
Polaniecki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cierra lands with an uppercut that bounces Polaniecki off the cage and back into range.
That has opened up Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut even more.
Cierra feints and then cracks Polaniecki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Polaniecki down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cierra.
Polaniecki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cierra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Polaniecki. That did some damage!
Cierra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Polaniecki checks a leg kick nicely.
Cierra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Polaniecki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Polaniecki takes a swing at Cierra's ribcage but misses.
Cierra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polaniecki.
Polaniecki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Polaniecki blocks a low kick nicely.
Cierra cracks Polaniecki with an open hand slap.
Cierra cracks the inside of Polaniecki's front leg.
Polaniecki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cierra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Polaniecki blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierra lands with a nice body punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cierra.
Cierra lands with a shot to the body.
Cierra lands with a hook. Polaniecki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The cut above Gniewomir Polaniecki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cierra lands a nice hook to Polaniecki's body. Polaniecki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Cierra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Polaniecki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A left lands for Cierra.
Cierra throws out a leg kick but Polaniecki moves out of range and Cierra only half commits.
Cierra lands a big head kick that sends Polaniecki tumbling to the mat! Cierra takes a step backwards and waves Polaniecki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Polaniecki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Polaniecki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cierra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polaniecki.
Cierra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A low kick from Polaniecki is predictable there
and Cierra makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cierra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cierra pushes Polaniecki away with a front kick.
Cierra cracks the inside of Polaniecki's front leg.
Cierra lands a big uppercut and Polaniecki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Polaniecki looks OK. Cierra waves Polaniecki back to his feet!
Polaniecki is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Cierra!
Carlos Cierra was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchel has chosen The Game has Changed- Daft Punk as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitch Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fry's corner calls for a 1-2. Fry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Mitchel.
Fry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchel.
Mitchel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mitchel lands with a good body shot.
Mitchel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fry.
Mitchel ducks under a wild hook from Fry.
Mitchel misses with a right hand
and Fry counters with a low kick, right behind Mitchel 's knee.
Mitchel moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry wants to break free but Mitchel has control.
Fry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mitchel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mitchel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Mitchel.
A short left from Mitchel.
It looks like Jack Fry has been cut.
Mitchel scores with a shoulder strike.
Fry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mitchel throws a punch but it's blocked by Fry.
Mitchel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Mitchel scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel tries to throw a body punch but Fry avoids it by throwing Mitchel back against the cage.
Fry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A leg kick checked by Mitchel.
Mitchel lands a nice shot that snaps Fry's head back.
Fry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitchel wants to clinch
and Fry counters with a right hand to the body.
Mitchel closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchel.
Fry lands an elbow inside that Mitchel shrugs off.
Fry trying to land knees to the body.
Fry blocks a body shot from Mitchel.
Mitchel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchel gets through Fry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mitchel misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchel.
Fry throws an elbow that misses.
Mitchel digs a right hand into Fry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fry's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fry can't break the clinch.
Mitchel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fry blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mitchel as Fry tries to tie him up.
Mitchel tries a body shot but Fry blocks it.
Fry scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mitchel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Mitchel.
Mitchel lands a body punch.
Fry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchel lands with a left to the head.
Fry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Fry as he connects with a hook.
Mitchel misses the shot to the body.
Fry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mitchel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fry on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fry moves out of range as Mitchel throws a body kick.
Fry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mitchel throws a sloppy head kick and Fry moves out of range easily.
Mitchel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fry under the eye.
Mitchel pushes Fry up against the cage in a clinch.
Fry looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchel is blocking nicely.
Fry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchel checks a low kick from Fry.
Mitchel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fry.
Fry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mitchel checks a leg kick.
Mitchel lands with a straight right. Fry didn't see that one coming.
Mitchel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchel tries to clinch there but Fry circles away.
Mitchel scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fry connects with a solid leg kick.
Mitchel throws the left hand but Fry avoids the punch easily.
Mitchel digs a good body shot into Fry's ribs.
Fry slips under a jab.
Mitch Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchel darts in and clinches Fry up against the cage.
Fry working Mitchel over with knees to the body.
Mitchel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitchel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mitchel lands with a right to the head.
Fry working hard to break the clinch.
Mitchel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fry is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchel avoids a wild elbow strike from Fry.
Mitchel tries to throw a body punch but Fry avoids it by throwing Mitchel back against the cage.
Fry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchel throws a body punch but Fry moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Mitchel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Fry'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.
Mitchel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fry manages to avoid it.
Fry throws a head kick but Mitchel moves out of range.
Mitch Mitchel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Fry does it's job there.
Mitchel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fry is looking to break free of the clinch but Mitchel has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Mitchel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchel blocks an elbow strike.
Mitchel keeps control of Fry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fry trying to stall but Mitchel improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Mitchel.
Mitchel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchel takes an elbow to the temple.
Mitchel lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Mitchel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchel.
Mitchel pushes Fry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fry is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Mitchel.
Oh Fry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel throws a big uppercut that drops Fry! More strikes from Mitchel and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fry lies dazed against the cage as Mitchel celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitch Mitchel!
Our winner, Mitch Mitchel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Rin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aurelius Schultes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rin comes to the cage accompanied by Tracktor Bowling - Scars. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaito Rin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aurelius Schultes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Rin misses.
Schultes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rin throws a big shot that misses.
Rin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schultes.
Schultes walks into a straight right hand from Rin.
Rin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schultes moves away.
Rin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schultes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rin lands a jab to Schultes's midsection.
Rin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schultes was well out of range. Poor timing from Rin.
Rin misses with an uppercut. Schultes saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin motions for Schultes to come forward. Rin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rin thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Rin misses the target.
Rin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultes.
A low kick from Rin is predictable there
and Schultes counters with an outside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rin.
Rin misses with an uppercut.
Schultes moves away from the strike by Rin.
Schultes needs to keep his hands up - Rin had a free shot at his head there.
Schultes lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultes avoids the body shot from Rin.
Rin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schultes as he avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Rin there.
Schultes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rin.
A lazy left from Rin finds it's target.
A low kick from Rin is predictable there
and Schultes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rin misses with a body shot
and Schultes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Schultes.
Rin shoots in for a takedown but Schultes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaito Rin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Schultes misses
and Rin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schultes pulls Rin in close to prevent any damage.
Rin preventing the sweep.
Schultes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rin.
Schultes is trying to control the position but Rin postures up.
Rin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Rin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultes is looking for a sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rin.
Schultes is not content to let Rin control the position.
Schultes is looking to regain half guard here but Rin keeps moving and retains side control.
Rin throws an elbow but Schultes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Schultes is avoiding damage well.
Schultes is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rin is trying to get an arm triangle but Schultes is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Rin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rin jabs Schultes right on the nose. Schultes blinks but takes it well.
Rin tries to land a leg kick but Schultes saw it coming and moves away.
Schultes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rin throws out the jab.
Rin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schultes's half guard.
Rin trying to advance position but Schultes counters by regaining guard.
Schultes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schultes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schultes is keeping the position for now.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rin wants to control from the top but Schultes keeps moving.
Rin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schultes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schultes looking to control.
Rin is in close to Schultes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rin trying to control but Schultes is working from the bottom.
Rin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Rin is predictable there
and Schultes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin throws a head kick but Schultes moves out of range.
Rin misses with a kick to the body.
Schultes blocks the body kick.
Rin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schultes on the side of the head.
Schultes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rin.
Rin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schultess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rin misses with a looping left.
Rin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rin lands a nice looking body shot.
Rin throws a wild body kick that Schultes sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rin.
Rin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schultess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schultes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaito Rin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schultes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rin misses with an uppercut. Schultes saw that one coming.
Rin connects with a body shot.
Schultes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rin is out of range and Schultes settles back down.
Kaito Rin is winning the standup battle so far.
Rin throws the left hand but Schultes avoids the punch easily.
Schultes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schultes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Schultes. Beautiful body shot.
Rin throws a leg kick
and Schultes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schultes - that will leave a mark!
Schultes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rin. That did some damage!
Schultes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Schultes momentarily.
Schultes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rin misses with an uppercut
and Schultes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Schultes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaito Rin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rin misses with a wild body shot.
Rin throws a lazy uppercut
and Schultes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rin looks to score with a jab to the body but Schultes is just out of range.
Schultes throws a push kick but Rin slaps the foot to one side.
Rin shoots in for a takedown but Schultes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schultes ducks under a wild hook from Rin.
Rin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rin fails with the takedown
and Schultes counters with an outside leg kick.
Rin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schultes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rin cracks Schultes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schultes.
Rin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schultes manages to avoid it.
Rin throws a body punch but Schultes moves out of range.
Schultes lands with a kick to the temple. Rin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rin misses the jab.
Schultes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Schultes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rin just misses with a punch to the body.
Rin misses with a right hand
and Schultes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultes working the ground and pound.
Schultes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rin is looking to reverse the position.
Schultes working the head and body with strikes.
Schultes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rin to see if he's OK.
Schultes cracks Rin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Schultes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Schultes trying to control the position but Rin is working away.
Rin struggling a bit here.
Schultes in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rin some visible discomfort.
Sloppy strikes there by Schultes.
Rin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schultes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Schultes landing strikes.
Rin is rocked!
Schultes is working Rin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Rin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schultes cracks Rin with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Schultes immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rin is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Schultes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aurelius Schultes! Aurelius Schultes retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Aurelius Schultes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton has chosen Break Ya Neck as his entrance music. 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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25
201 lbs
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196 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunningham leaves Clinton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Randall Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham misses with a leg kick
and Clinton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Clinton. That snapped Cunningham's head back.
Clinton avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
A low kick from Cunningham misses
and Clinton counters with a stiff right hand.
Cunningham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clinton was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunningham.
Cunningham throws a body kick that misses.
Clinton lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clinton is looking to slow Cunningham down with leg kicks.
Cunningham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cunningham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clinton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Clinton won't allow Cunningham to sweep him here.
Clinton lands a couple of digs.
Clinton stays in close to Cunningham's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
Clinton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Clinton.
Left hook, right uppercut from Clinton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton throws a hook but Cunningham avoids it easily.
Cunningham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cunningham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clinton takes a step back to recover.
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Clinton moves out of range.
Clinton lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cunningham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clinton scores with a nice right hand.
Cunningham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cunningham wants it to stay on the feet.
Cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clinton.
Cunningham blocks a head kick by Clinton.
Cunningham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clinton throws out the jab.
Clinton blocks a low kick nicely.
A clash of legs there as Clinton blocks the low kick.
Clinton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham checks the leg kick.
Clinton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cunningham.
Cunningham tried to score with a low kick but Clinton checks it.
Clinton moves into the clinch successfully.
Clinton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Cunningham misses with a knee to the head.
Clinton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cunningham is looking to control Clinton's arms but Clinton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cunningham has his back to the cage.
Cunningham lands a nice knee to the body.
Clinton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Randall Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Clinton.
Clinton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cunningham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cunningham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Clinton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cunningham missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clinton as Cunningham tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton avoiding damage as Cunningham throws knees to the body.
Clinton misses with a body punch.
Cunningham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cunningham misses with a hook.
Clinton lands with a straight right. Cunningham didn't see that one coming.
Cunningham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clinton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Clinton trying to control the position but instead, Cunningham has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clinton into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cunningham missing with knees to the body.
Clinton managing to block the knees to the body from Cunningham.
The referee calls for Cunningham to work.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but Clinton blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Clinton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot by Clinton.
Clinton checks a leg kick.
Cunningham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clinton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham scores with a leg kick.
Cunningham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clinton's hands.
Cunningham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clinton thuds a left hand into Cunningham's body.
Cunningham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clinton takes a swing at Cunningham's ribcage but misses.
Bill Clinton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clinton tries to clinch up.
Clinton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cunningham throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clinton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cunningham's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunningham keeping full guard, as Clinton tries to pass.
Clinton trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clinton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
Bill Clinton has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cunningham thows a leg kick but Clinton checks it
and Clinton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clinton feints and then cracks Cunningham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cunningham down.
That kick from Cunningham tenderised Clinton's leg. Clinton is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinton avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
A swing and a miss from Clinton.
Cunningham throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Clinton defending well as Cunningham loads up on a big left hand.
Clinton looks to throw the jab but Cunningham is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clinton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cunningham avoids it really well and circles away.
Clinton connects with a body shot that sends Cunningham's belly button to the back.
Cunningham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clinton checks a leg kick.
Clinton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cunningham throws a leg kick
and Clinton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clinton.
Clinton closes the distance and pushes Cunningham back into the cage.
Clinton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham scores with a knee to the head.
Clinton managing to block the knees to the body from Cunningham.
Clinton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clinton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clinton tries to throw a body punch but Cunningham avoids it by throwing Clinton back against the cage.
Clinton lands a hook that snaps the head of Cunningham backwards.
Clinton tries to work over Cunningham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cunningham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinton is defending well for now.
A short right from Clinton.
Clinton looking to stall.
Cunningham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cunningham working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cunningham obliges.
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!
Cunningham stalling in the clinch but Clinton improves position.
Clinton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cunningham wants to control but Clinton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cunningham tries to roll over but Clinton keeps him under control.
Cunningham trying to control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clinton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cunningham's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Clinton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cunningham tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clinton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cunningham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cunningham.
Clinton throws a front kick aimed at Cunningham's knee but Cunningham avoids it well.
Cunningham moves into the clinch.
Clinton lands an uppercut.
Clinton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cunningham's elbow.
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinton is defending well for now.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cunningham tries to keep at a distance but Clinton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clinton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cunningham's elbow.
Cunningham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Randall Cunningham has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cunningham obliges.
Clinton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cunningham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clinton as Cunningham tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clinton.
Clinton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cunningham is keeping busy.
Cunningham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Clinton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clinton working aggressively here.
Clinton tries a body shot but Cunningham blocks it.
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clinton is defending well for now.
Cunningham looking to throw knees to the head but Clinton is blocking nicely.
Cunningham blocks a body shot from Clinton.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but Clinton blocks with his arms.
Cunningham pushes Clinton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clinton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clinton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Randall Cunningham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham tries to break free but Clinton pushes him back against the cage.
Clinton pushes Cunningham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clinton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cunningham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cunningham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clinton.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Clinton checks it.
Cunningham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cunningham lands a head kick!
Cunningham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cunningham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cunningham misses with a leg kick
and Clinton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cunningham blocks a jab.
Cunningham throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clinton.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Bill Clinton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Clinton is having none of it.
Clinton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clinton connects with an inside leg kick.
Clinton clinches up with Cunningham and pushes him back against the cage.
Cunningham has Clinton pressed against the cage.
Clinton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cunningham is defending well.
Cunningham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Cunningham misses
and Clinton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clinton misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Clinton.
Cunningham trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinton misses with a punch on the inside.
Clinton misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clinton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clinton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cunningham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clinton.
Clinton lands a left hand.
Clinton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clinton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cunningham is defending well.
Randall Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Clinton.
Cunningham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clinton has him pressed against the cage.
Cunningham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cunningham trying to stall but Clinton improves his position.
Clinton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cunningham missing with knees to the body.
Clinton taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randall Cunningham.
I think Clinton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Clinton!
Bill Clinton looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That's how you're gonna beat 'em, Billy. They keep underestimating you.'.
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