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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sawyer Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firco Nowack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firco Nowack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sawyer Hume!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Firco Nowack!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hume looks to score with a jab to the body but Nowack is just out of range.
Nowack misses with a head kick.
Hume moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hume with a jab.
Hume scores with the left hand. Nowack knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowack checks the leg kick.
Nowack darts in and clinches Hume up against the cage.
Hume lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nowack backwards.
Hume takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nowack landing knees to the body.
Nowack lands a good knee to the midsection. Hume won't want to take too many of those.
Hume is breathing heavily.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hume blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hume dodges an elbow strike from Nowack.
Hume on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hume throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees to the body from Nowack.
Nowack lands a knee to the head.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hume is defending well for now.
Hume misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowack looking to throw knees to the head but Hume is blocking nicely.
Nowack is trying to break free.
Nowack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowack working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nowack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hume lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowack backwards.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hume avoids it.
Hume stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nowack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowack looking to throw knees to the head but Hume is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowack prevents a body shot from Hume.
Nowack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hume.
Hume takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hume misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowack scores with a knee to the head.
Hume looking to stall.
Hume misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowack trying to land knees to the body.
Nowack missing with knees to the body.
Hume lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nowack backwards.
Nowack misses with a knee strike.
Nowack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hume stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hume lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hume.
Hume lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowack backwards.
Hume lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hume lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hume takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hume blocks it with crossed arms.
Hume stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hume.
Hume slowing the pace effectively.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hume blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowack throws an elbow that misses.
Nowack tries to land knees in the clinch but Hume avoids the damage to the body.
Nowack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hume blocks it with crossed arms.
Hume pushes off an throws an elbow but Nowack leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nowack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hume stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but Hume blocks with his arms.
Hume avoiding damage as Nowack throws knees to the body.
Nowack misses with a knee to the head.
Hume tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowack avoids it.
Hume scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Hume.
Hume is trying to stall.
Nowack looking to throw knees to the head but Hume is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Hume.
Hume struggles to land a body shot inside as Nowack controls his hands.
Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nowack looking to throw knees to the head but Hume is blocking nicely.
Nowack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nowack tries to land a knee to the head but Hume blocks with his arms.
Nowack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hume lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Firco Nowack will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hume throws an overhand right that drops Nowack like a sack of potatoes! Hume dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sawyer Hume!
Firco Nowack spoke after the fight, saying 'Hey, give it up to him, he fought a great fight, but don't forget, I'm not that good so don't get too excited son.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Showering of Money. Dan Haley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Haley!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley stuns Pot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pot looks to score with a jab to the body but Haley is just out of range.
Haley misses with a double jab.
Haley wants to clinch
and Pot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pot.
Pot wants to pass the guard but Haley is keeping the position.
Haley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pot's guard.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but Pot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pot has an active guard here but Haley has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Haley seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot has his hands clasped together around Haley's back. He's all about the action.
Pot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haley is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haley trying to mount his opponent but Pot defends it.
Haley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haley working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Pot's thigh. Pot counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Haley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pot keeping full guard, as Haley tries to pass.
Haley looking to sit in guard and control but Pot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haley is looking to sweep but instead, Pot has passed into half guard.
Haley won't allow Pot to pass to mount.
Pot is working for a kimura but Haley is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley is trying to control but can't.
Pot is looking for a kimura here.
Haley tries to roll over but Pot keeps him under control.
Pot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Haley has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Haley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Pot does it's job there.
Haley swings for the body but Pot moves out of range.
Haley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haley moves away.
Haley misses with an uppercut. Pot saw that one coming.
Pot just misses with a punch to the body.
Pot scores with a body shot.
Pot thows a body shot but no joy.
Haley just misses with a punch to the body.
Pot shoots for a takedown but Haley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haley looks to land a left hand but Pot moved out of range nicely.
Haley tries to clinch but Pot moves out of range.
Pot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pot counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Haley!
Pot wants to control but Haley is keeping him busy.
Pot tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Haley prevents Pot from moving into mount.
Jack Pot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Pot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pot 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haley tries to free his leg and advance position but Pot is retaining full guard.
Pot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Haley defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pot is looking for a triangle but Haley pushes his legs off easily.
Haley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haley wants to control from the top but Pot keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley tries to free his leg and advance position but Pot is retaining full guard.
Haley sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Pot doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Haley paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Pot - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jack Pot!
A less than humble Jack Pot misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heraldo Magnifico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heraldo Magnifico could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Soon Do's chin.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Heraldo Magnifico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnifico lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Do looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Magnifico has wrist control.
Do scoring with punches to the head and body.
Do content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magnifico working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do preventing the sweep.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Magnifico has wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magnifico not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Do working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magnifico is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Do is on top in guard.
Do trying to control but Magnifico is working from the bottom.
Do scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do looking to sit in guard and control but Magnifico gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Do looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magnifico is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Do is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Do has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Do wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Magnifico is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico prevents Do from improving his position.
Do trying to control from the bottom.
Do wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Do is refusing to be controlled, as Magnifico sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Magnifico has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Do there.
Do misses with a low kick.
Do connects with a solid leg kick.
Magnifico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magnifico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heraldo Magnifico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Magnifico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnifico tries a low kick but Do avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Magnifico's waist but Magnifico gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Do off to one side.
Do scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magnifico doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Magnifico lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soon Do dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magnifico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do cracks Magnifico with a good jab.
Magnifico throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do shoots in but Magnifico avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magnifico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do.
Do misses with a jab to the body
and Magnifico counters with a series of strikes. Do will be more careful next time no doubt.
Magnifico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magnifico blocks a jab.
Do throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Magnifico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magnifico tries to close the distance and clinch but Do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Do fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Do throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Do misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do tries to bum rush Magnifico with a series of wild strikes but Magnifico uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Do ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magnifico thows a body kick. Do tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Do tries a low kick but Magnifico avoids it.
Magnifico misses with a straight right.
Do misses with a looping left.
Magnifico takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magnifico tries to work over Do's front leg with a kick but Do checks it.
Magnifico takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Magnifico wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Do lands a body shot.
Magnifico lands with a hook. Do tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do shoots in and drives through. Magnifico sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnifico misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnifico manages to avoid it.
Do moves out of range of the strikes.
Magnifico bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Do's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnifico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Do throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Magnifico doesn't manage to clinch there - Do circles away.
Magnifico tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Magnifico shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Magnifico throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Do throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnifico.
Do swings widly with a right hand
and Magnifico counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Magnifico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Do throws out the jab.
Magnifico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico throws a series of punches but Do avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Do or perhaps it was just good defense by Magnifico which made him look bad.
Heraldo Magnifico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soon Do.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Magnifico tries to clinch but Do moves out of range.
Do thows a leg kick but Magnifico checks it
and Magnifico counters with a leg kick.
Magnifico delivers a nice body kick.
Do looks to land a right hand but Magnifico moved out of range.
Magnifico misses with a straight left.
Magnifico misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Do checks a leg kick.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Magnifico.
Do connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magnifico's hands.
Do shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magnifico but Magnifico pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do walks into a stiff left hand from Magnifico.
Magnifico throws a series of punches but Do avoids them all with ease.
Magnifico checks the leg kick.
Magnifico tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magnifico tries to score with a low kick but Do moves his leg out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Magnifico. Those never looked like landing.
Do throws a shot from downtown. Magnifico moves away and avoids it.
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!
Do throws a hook to the side of Magnifico's head but Magnifico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Magnifico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magnifico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Do.
Magnifico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnifico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magnifico jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heraldo Magnifico dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Do slips under a jab from Magnifico.
Magnifico buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Do lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magnifico doesn't seem phased though.
Do jabs at Magnifico's body.
Do scores with a shot to the body.
Magnifico misses the shot to the body.
Magnifico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magnifico throws a sloppy head kick
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Magnifico misses.
Magnifico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heraldo Magnifico is winning the standup battle so far.
Do misses the shot to the body.
Do on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Do lands with a shot to the body.
Magnifico tries to clinch up.
Do dodges the punch combination from Magnifico.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do slips under a jab.
Do misses the jab.
Magnifico lands a leg kick that knocks Do off balance momentarily.
Do is looking to score with low kicks.
Magnifico wants to clinch.
Jab, jab by Do - just one landing.
Magnifico throws a series of punches but Do avoids them all with ease.
Magnifico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico sizes up Do with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Do shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Magnifico defends it nicely.
Magnifico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magnifico connects with a good right hand that stumbles Do. Do circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Do misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heraldo Magnifico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soon Do.
Do staying out of range there.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnifico.
Magnifico has Do up against the cage in a clinch.
Magnifico 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!
Do lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magnifico backwards.
Magnifico just leaning against Do, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnifico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magnifico lands a body shot.
Magnifico lands a right hand.
Magnifico trying to control the position but instead, Do has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magnifico into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
A hook to the body from Do.
Magnifico looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Magnifico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Do tries to break free but Magnifico pushes him back against the cage.
Magnifico throws a head punch that misses.
Magnifico has a couple of punches blocked by Do.
Magnifico takes a shot to the head.
Do goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magnifico misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
Magnifico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnifico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Do.
Magnifico prevents a takedown attempt there.
Magnifico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do tries to break the clinch but Magnifico is controlling the position.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnifico controls his hands.
Do working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magnifico prevents the takedown attempt.
Magnifico working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Heraldo Magnifico.
I think Magnifico has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heraldo Magnifico!
In his post fight interview, Heraldo Magnifico started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jay Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Ladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ladin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Highway to hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Jay Mutombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Ladin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ladin connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jay Jay Mutombo has been cut.
Ladin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ladin misses with a head kick.
Ladin misses with an uppercut.
Mutombo throws a right hand that misses
and Ladin counters with a left to the body.
Mutombo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ladin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ladin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mutombo. Ladin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mutombo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ladins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mutombo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ladin lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladin. Mutombo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mutombo looks for the body kick but Ladin saw that one coming.
Mutombo misses with a body shot.
Ladin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mutombo takes a swing at Ladin's ribcage but misses.
Ladin throws a low kick, looking for Mutombo's leg but Mutombo calmly moves out of range.
Mutombo lands with a nice body kick.
Ladin tries to clinch up.
Ladin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ladin working Mutombo over with knees to the body.
Mutombo tries to break the clinch but Ladin is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mutombo.
Mutombo breaks the clinch.
Ladin throws a head kick that misses
and Mutombo counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutombo throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mutombo.
Ladin looks winded!
Mutombo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ladin.
Ladin misses with a head kick.
Ladin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutombo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo throws a body kick that misses
and Ladin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ladin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mutombo counters with a nice body shot.
Ladin misses with a head kick.
Ladin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mutombo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ladin on the side of the head.
Ladin misses the jab.
Ladin looks to throw the jab but Mutombo is out of range.
Ladin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mutombo.
Mutombo lands a slapping body shot.
Ladin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Mutombo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ladin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mutombo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ladin takes a step back to recover.
Ladin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutombo lands a really nice looking cross but Ladin seems unphased.
Mutombo fakes the body blow, causing Ladin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ladin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Jay Mutombo!
Jay Jay Mutombo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aurelius Schultes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moretti's entrance music is CHANGES. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Moretti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aurelius Schultes!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Schultes pushes him off.
Moretti misses with a low kick.
Moretti misses with a wild body shot.
Enzo Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moretti throws a jab when Schultes was well out of range.
Moretti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schultes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Moretti checks it well.
Schultes slips a jab from Moretti.
Schultes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moretti misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Moretti misses.
Schultes tries a head kick but it misses.
Moretti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schultes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Schultes is just out of range.
Schultes walks into a stiff left hand from Moretti.
Schultes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moretti.
Schultes is rocked!
Moretti is looking to land body kicks.
Schultes is still on wobbly legs! Can Moretti finish him?
Moretti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schultes seems to have recovered his senses.
Moretti lands a right hook to the body.
Moretti misses with a wild body shot.
Moretti lands a glancing blow to the side of Schultes's head.
Schultes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moretti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti throws a body kick that misses.
Moretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti tries to land a front kick but Schultes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moretti avoids a kick to the body.
Schultes drops his hands momentarily and Moretti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schultes.
Moretti throws out a loose jab but Schultes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schultes tries a low kick but Moretti avoids it.
Schultes throws the left hand but Moretti avoids the punch easily.
Moretti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moretti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schultes blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultes moves out of range as Moretti strikes.
Moretti misses with a body kick.
Moretti misses with a body shot.
Schultes blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moretti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moretti just misses with a punch to the body.
Moretti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moretti throws a body kick that misses
and Schultes counters with a shoot takedown. Moretti fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moretti is pulling down on Schultes's head to control his posture.
Schultes is working Moretti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moretti trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultes is working Moretti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moretti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moretti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schultes.
Moretti looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schultes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Moretti has Schultes pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moretti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Moretti 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.
A lazy left from Moretti finds it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schultes.
Moretti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moretti throws a leg kick which misses Schultes's front leg but catches the back leg as Schultes tries to avoid it.
Moretti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moretti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schultes.
Moretti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schultes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moretti takes a step back to recover.
Moretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Moretti.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moretti.
Moretti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Enzo Moretti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moretti throws a push kick but Schultes slaps the foot to one side.
Schultes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Enzo Moretti is winning the standup battle so far.
Moretti misses with a hook. Schultes ducked under it nicely.
Schultes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Schultes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schultes working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schultes throws an elbow but Moretti slips to the side and avoids it well.
Schultes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Moretti tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Schultes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Moretti down.
Moretti struggling a bit here.
Schultes tries to score with some ground and pound. Moretti controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Moretti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Moretti tries to bench press Schultes off him but Schultes keeps the position.
Schultes scoring with punches from side control.
Schultes working the ground and pound but Moretti is defending the strikes.
Moretti wants to control but Schultes postures up.
Schultes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Moretti manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moretti is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultes is looking for a sweep. Moretti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moretti takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Moretti wants to pass to mount but Schultes is defending the position.
Moretti is taking a breather. Schultes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We're going to have a standup here because Enzo Moretti wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Schultes lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schultes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Moretti to the ground. Schultes is now in Moretti's guard.
Moretti has his hands on Schultes's head, controlling the position.
Schultes is looking to work some ground and pound but Moretti has wrist control.
Schultes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti looking to control.
Moretti controlling the position.
Schultes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schultes throwing strikes but missing.
Schultes wants to control from the top but Moretti keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aurelius Schultes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moretti scores with a sloppy right hand. Schultes should have avoided that one.
Moretti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moretti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Schultes takes a step back to recover.
Moretti wants to clinch up but Schultes keeps it at a distance.
Schultes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Moretti scores with a jab.
Schultes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Moretti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schultes throws a low kick but Moretti avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti swings for the body but Schultes moves out of range.
Schultes throws a leg kick
enabling Moretti to counter with a crisp jab.
Moretti misses with a hook to the body
and Schultes counters with a body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moretti - that will leave a mark!
Moretti lands with a shot to the body.
Moretti throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Moretti takes a swing at Schultes's ribcage but misses.
Moretti misses with a leg kick
and Schultes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moretti's knee momentarily.
Moretti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schultes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moretti to score with a decent uppercut.
Moretti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schultes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moretti throws a hook to the side of Schultes's head but Schultes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moretti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moretti - that will leave a mark!
Moretti misses with a low kick.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Schultes pushes him off.
Schultes is looking to land body kicks.
Moretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schultes staying out of range there.
Moretti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schultes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moretti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schultes scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moretti.
Moretti throws an off balance right hand
and Schultes counters with a stiff right hand.
Moretti swings for the body but Schultes moves out of range.
Schultes throws a head kick but Moretti moves out of range.
Schultes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moretti.
Moretti lands a really nice looking cross but Schultes seems unphased.
Moretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schultes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schultes delivers a nice body kick.
Moretti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moretti throws a body punch but Schultes moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schultes.
Moretti throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Moretti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Moretti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schultes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moretti misses with a body shot.
Schultes ducks under a wild hook from Moretti.
Schultes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moretti to score with a decent uppercut.
Moretti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schultes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schultes.
Schultes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Moretti clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Moretti is predictable there
and Schultes counters with a takedown into side control.
Schultes grinds an elbow into Moretti's temple.
Schultes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Moretti is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Schultes off and has taken his back!
Schultes wants to control his opponent's hands but Moretti gets his hands free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Moretti's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Moretti really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Schultes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultes trying to control the action but Moretti just sinks the hooks in.
Schultes is keeping busy.
Moretti has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Schultes's body.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Enzo Moretti.
Moretti misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Moretti misses
and Schultes counters with a big head kick but Moretti shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Moretti misses the target.
Moretti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moretti throws an overhand right that lands on Schultes's shoulder, as Schultes tries to avoid the shot.
Moretti throws a hook but Schultes avoids it easily.
Schultes catches Moretti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moretti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schultes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moretti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moretti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schultes.
Moretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schultes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moretti slips under a jab from Schultes.
Moretti misses with a body kick.
Moretti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moretti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schultes.
Moretti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schultes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moretti throws a sloppy head kick and Schultes moves out of range easily.
Moretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Schultes circles away.
Moretti looks to land a body kick but Schultes moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schultes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moretti.
Moretti throws a looping overhand right but Schultes ducks down to avoid it.
Moretti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moretti takes a swing at Schultes's ribcage but misses.
Moretti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moretti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schultes.
Moretti misses with a body shot
and Schultes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti misses with a lunging right hand
and Schultes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moretti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Moretti had his way with Aurelius Schultes in 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. This is the final round!
Moretti throws a head kick that Schultes semi-blocks.
Moretti throws a sloppy body shot
and Schultes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Moretti throws a sloppy head kick
and Schultes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Moretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schultes throws the left hand but Moretti avoids the punch easily.
Moretti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moretti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moretti misses with a jab to the body
and Schultes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Moretti. Beautiful body shot.
Moretti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moretti wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Moretti as he connects with a hook.
Moretti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moretti takes a swing at Schultes's ribcage but misses.
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.
Moretti tries to sprawl but Schultes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Moretti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schultes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schultes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti taking some punishment here, with Schultes in his half guard.
Moretti is not content to let Schultes control the position.
Moretti moves into full guard.
Moretti controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti looking to control.
Schultes postures up in Moretti's guard and throws a big left but Moretti blocks it.
Moretti trying to control the position here.
Moretti working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Schultes works over Moretti with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti trying to keep a closed guard but Schultes is proving a slippery customer.
Schultes stands up over Moretti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schultes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moretti controls Schultes momentarily but Schultes frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Enzo Moretti just wasn't active enough.
Schultes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Moretti looks to score with a jab to the body but Schultes is just out of range.
Moretti throws a lazy body kick
and Schultes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moretti's knee momentarily.
Moretti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moretti misses with a body shot.
Moretti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schultes's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moretti.
Jab from Moretti.
Aurelius Schultes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moretti misses with a low kick as Schultes jumps back.
Moretti misses with an uppercut. Schultes saw that one coming.
Moretti throws a jab when Schultes was well out of range.
Schultes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moretti misses the shot to the body.
Moretti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti checks a low kick from Schultes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti throws a leg kick which misses Schultes's front leg but catches the back leg as Schultes tries to avoid it.
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 Enzo Moretti.
I think Moretti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Moretti!
Enzo Moretti is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Enzo Moretti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Riviera Ridin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
245 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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22
285 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borschev moves away.
Borschev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown moves out of range as Borschev throws a body kick.
Borschev feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Borschev misses with a hook
so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Borschev 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.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Borschev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown is pulling down on Borschev's head. It's preventing any offense from Borschev, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Brown just wasn't active enough.
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borschev keeps working.
Brown working away.
Borschev tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Borschev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
I wouldn't like to be where Borschev is right now.
Brown tries to move to mount but Borschev blocks the move with his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Brown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.
Borschev tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Borschev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brown creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Borschev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brown throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Borschev works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Borschev is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents Borschev from improving his position.
Borschev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control but Borschev is keeping him busy.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borschev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown is trying to control. Borschev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borschev is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Borschev needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Borschev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Borschev throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
Borschev throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Brown staying out of range there.
Anthony Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borschev looks to throw a body kick
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Borschev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Brown throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scores with a takedown into Borschev's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borschev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Borschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthony Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borschev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borschev keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Borschev is keeping the position.
Brown 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.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Brown just wasn't active enough.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Borschev.
Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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Borschev is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brown frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borschev wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown looking to control but Borschev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Borschev manages to avoid easily.
Borschev blocking the ground and pound.
Brown has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Borschev's face.
Borschev is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown looking to control but Borschev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Brown can't control as he wanted to and Borschev manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown looks to land a strike but Borschev avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Borschev is retaining full guard.
Borschev wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Brown dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Borschev misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid body kick from Borschev.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschev is just out of range.
Borschev throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Borschev is just out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Borschev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown throws a hook but Borschev avoids it easily.
Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
Borschev keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Borschev keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Borschev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Borschev looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Borschev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Borschev defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Brown postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brown throwing strikes but Borschev manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Dmitry Borschev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Borschev is one step ahead there.
Borschev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Borschev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brown, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Brown!
After winning the bout, Anthony Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Game has Changed- Daft Punk. Toriyama has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight as his entrance music. Mitch Mitchel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitch Mitchel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchel misses the jab.
Mitchel misses with a body punch
and Toriyama counters with a low kick, right behind Mitchel 's knee.
Toriyama drops his hands momentarily and Mitchel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Toriyama checks it well.
Mitchel misses with a body shot.
Mitchel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mitch Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mitchel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toriyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchel looks to score with a jab to the body but Toriyama is just out of range.
A jab from Mitchel misses.
Mitchel checks a low kick from Toriyama.
An inside leg kick lands from Toriyama.
Mitchel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toriyama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Mitchel misses.
Toriyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toriyama throws a push kick but Mitchel slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a low kick, looking for Mitchel's leg but Mitchel calmly moves out of range.
Mitchel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toriyama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toriyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toriyama throws a chopping leg kick but Mitchel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mitchel tried to score with a low kick but Toriyama checks it.
Toriyama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toriyama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mitchel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toriyama misses with an elbow over the top.
Toriyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchel backwards.
Mitchel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toriyama misses with some punches.
Mitchel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toriyama's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Toriyama fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toriyama digs a right hand underneath Mitchel's ribcage. Mitchel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toriyama lands a left hand.
Toriyama blocks a body shot from Mitchel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchel misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchel.
Mitchel prevents a body shot from Toriyama.
Mitchel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toriyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchel's elbow.
Mitchel digs a right hand underneath Toriyama's ribcage. Toriyama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchel struggles to land a body shot inside as Toriyama controls his hands.
Toriyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchel lands a shot to the body.
Mitchel lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitchel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mitchel blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toriyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitchel throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchel lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Toriyama.
Mitchel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toriyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchel avoids it.
Toriyama can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchel controls the action.
Mitchel throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchel swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mitchel as Toriyama tries to tie him up.
Toriyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchels head.
Toriyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchel has a couple of punches blocked by Toriyama.
Mitchel dodges an elbow strike from Toriyama.
Mitchel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitchel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Toriyama.
Mitchel lands with a short shot to the head.
Toriyama is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mitchel can't find room to land a body shot as Toriyama controls the action.
Mitchel throws a punch but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toriyama.
Mitchel lands a hook that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Mitchel misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toriyama.
Toriyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toriyama misses with some punches.
Toriyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchel lands a shot to the body.
Mitchel misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Mitchel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Mitchel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice cross by Toriyama.
Toriyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchel scores with a one two! Toriyama had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mitchel doesn't manage to clinch there - Toriyama circles away.
Toriyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Mitchel.
Toriyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toriyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitchel throws a body punch but Toriyama moves out of range.
Toriyama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Mitchel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchel. Toriyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toriyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toriyama.
Toriyama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mitchel blocks the body kick.
Toriyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Toriyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchel.
Mitchel moves in looking to clinch but Toriyama pushes him off.
Mitchel throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toriyama.
Mitchel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toriyama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mitchel lands a nice hook to Toriyama's body. Toriyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchel moves into the clinch successfully.
Toriyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Toriyama on the inside.
Toriyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchels head.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchel fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toriyama taking a breather.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
Toriyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchel blocks it with crossed arms.
Mitchel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toriyama manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchel fails to land.
Mitchel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toriyama tries to throw a body punch but Mitchel avoids it by throwing Toriyama back against the cage.
Mitchel scores with a shoulder strike.
Mitchel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitchel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toriyama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mitchel's brow.
Toriyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchel struggles to land a body shot inside as Toriyama controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchel.
Toriyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama blocking some punches.
Mitchel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Mitchel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchel throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchel avoiding damage as Toriyama throws knees to the body.
Mitchel managing to block the knees to the body from Toriyama.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchel fails to land.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
Toriyama lands a body punch.
Toriyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Toriyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toriyama tries to throw a body punch but Mitchel avoids it by throwing Toriyama back against the cage.
Mitchel misses with an elbow over the top.
Mitchel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toriyama looking to stall.
Mitchel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Mitch Mitchel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toriyama gets through Mitchel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toriyama's elbow.
Mitchel misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toriyama tries to throw a body punch but Mitchel avoids it by throwing Toriyama back against the cage.
Mitchel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mitchel lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Mitchel.
Mitchel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toriyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchel blocks it with crossed arms.
Mitchel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Toriyama backwards.
Toriyama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchel.
Mitchel cracks Toriyama with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toriyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchel is keeping busy.
Mitchel blocks an elbow strike.
Mitchel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Mitchel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mitchel throws a hook but Toriyama avoids it easily.
Toriyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchel. Toriyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toriyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchel moves out of range of the leg kick from Toriyama.
Mitchel moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitchel lands a shot to the body.
Toriyama blocking some punches.
Mitchel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchel pushes Toriyama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mitchel throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toriyama's elbow.
Mitchel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toriyama's elbow.
Toriyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel misses with a punch on the inside.
Toriyama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mitchel walks away with a smile on his face. Toriyama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toriyama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mitchel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchel misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchel. Toriyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchel thuds a left hand into Toriyama's body.
Mitchel with a hook.
Mitchel swings for the body but Toriyama moves out of range.
Mitchel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toriyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toriyama throws a head kick but Mitchel moves out of range.
Mitchel rushes Toriyama and presses him up against the cage.
Mitchel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchel scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchel tries to work over Toriyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
Mitchel lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchel.
Toriyama manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mitchel trying to control but Toriyama is working from the bottom.
Mitchel postures up.
Mitchel stays in close to Toriyama's body and controls the position.
Mitchel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mitch Mitchel.
Mitchel checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Mitchel.
Mitchel throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Akira Toriyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toriyama moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitchel swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toriyama can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchel controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitchel.
Toriyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toriyama misses with a body punch.
Toriyama looking to slow down the pace here.
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Toriyamas head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toriyama.
A right hook to the body lands for Toriyama.
Mitchel throws a punch but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Toriyama is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mitchel to keep the fight standing.
Mitchel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toriyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mitchel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toriyama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitchel blocks a body shot from Toriyama.
Mitchel pushes Toriyama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toriyama lands an elbow that stopped Mitchel in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toriyama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mitchel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mitch Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Toriyama.
Mitchel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitch Mitchel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toriyama has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Mitchel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitchel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Mitchel!
A victorious Mitch Mitchel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boitsoff comes to the cage accompanied by My Domination. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
222 lbs
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25
217 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dongmin Oh!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boitsoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oh tries to avoid it but Boitsoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oh to the ground. Oh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boitsoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh misses with a hook
and Boitsoff counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh scores with a leg kick.
Boitsoff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boitsoff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oh takes the fight into the clinch.
Boitsoff tries to pull guard but Oh holds him up against the cage and eventually Boitsoff drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh gets through Boitsoff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boitsoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh pushes Boitsoff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boitsoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boitsoff is trying to pull guard but Oh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Oh has a couple of punches blocked by Boitsoff.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh slowing the pace effectively.
Oh is looking to control Boitsoff's arms but Boitsoff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oh has his back to the cage.
Oh stalling against the cage.
Oh lands a body shot.
Oh stalling.
Oh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boitsoff pulls guard successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boitsoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oh defends it easily.
Oh wants to stand but Boitsoff is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh wants to control from the top but Boitsoff keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boitsoff looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boitsoff looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Oh passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oh wants to stand but Boitsoff has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Boitsoff trying to control here.
Boitsoff actively working from the bottom here.
Boitsoff looking for submissions off his back.
Oh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boitsoff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boitsoff is looking to control Oh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boitsoff avoid being mounted?
Boitsoff actively working from the bottom here.
Oh is controlling the pace.
Oh tries to stand and escape but Boitsoff is controlling the position.
Boitsoff actively working from the bottom here.
Oh wants to stand but Boitsoff has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff is refusing to be controlled, as Oh sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boitsoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boitsoff trying to control from the bottom.
Boitsoff is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boitsoff looking for submissions off his back.
Oh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Oh wants it to stay on the feet.
Boitsoff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boitsoff misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Dmitry Boitsoff has been cut.
Boitsoff moves out of range of the body kick.
Boitsoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boitsoff.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oh. That's going to slow Boitsoff down.
Dongmin Oh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Oh scores with a leg kick.
Oh throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boitsoff shoots and misses
and Oh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsoff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oh leaning against his opponent.
Boitsoff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boitsoff jumps guard but Oh turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh lands a body punch.
Oh misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oh misses with some punches.
Boitsoff jumps into guard, dragging Oh to the mat.
Oh 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dongmin Oh.
Oh darts in and clinches Boitsoff up against the cage.
Oh can't find room to land a body shot as Boitsoff controls the action.
Oh stalls.
Oh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Oh. No joy for Boitsoff on that attempt.
Boitsoff cracks Oh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh feints and then cracks Boitsoff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boitsoff down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh misses with a low kick.
Boitsoff shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oh is trying to defend but Boitsoff finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dongmin Oh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oh desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Boitsoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oh's head.
Boitsoff is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oh sees it coming and defends easily.
Boitsoff is trying to control the action in half guard but Oh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oh pushes Boitsoff off looking to stand but Boitsoff dives back in and keeps control.
Boitsoff prevents Oh from improving his position.
Boitsoff trying to mount his opponent but Oh defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oh manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boitsoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh 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.
Oh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boitsoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oh is looking to stand up but Boitsoff isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boitsoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh pushes Boitsoff off and gets back to his feet.
Boitsoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oh tries to avoid it but Boitsoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oh to the ground. Oh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Boitsoff's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boitsoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Oh circles away.
Boitsoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oh can pounce on him.
Boitsoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oh.
Nice defenses there by Boitsoff.
Dmitry Boitsoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh swings wildly with an uppercut but Boitsoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boitsoff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oh pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oh tries to work over Boitsoff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsoff is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oh to keep the fight standing.
Oh pushes Boitsoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh lands a hook that snaps the head of Boitsoff backwards.
Oh is struggling to control the position.
Oh misses with a body punch.
Oh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh scores with a shoulder strike.
Boitsoff letting Oh take a breather here.
Oh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oh scores with a shot to the side of Boitsoff's head.
Boitsoff tries to pull guard but Oh won't allow it.
Oh pushes Boitsoff back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boitsoff up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Oh's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Boitsoff is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh lands with a left to the head.
Oh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh lands with a left to the head.
Boitsoff blocking some punches.
Oh tries to throw a body punch but Boitsoff avoids it by throwing Oh back against the cage.
Boitsoff tries to pull guard but Oh holds him up against the cage and eventually Boitsoff drops back down to his feet.
Oh is working Boitsoff over against the cage.
Boitsoff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Oh.
Dmitry Boitsoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dongmin Oh 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.
Boitsoff tries to pull guard but Oh holds him up against the cage and eventually Boitsoff drops back down to his feet.
Oh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boitsoff.
Oh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boitsoff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oh walks away with a smile on his face. Boitsoff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oh with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boitsoff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oh pushes Boitsoff up against the cage in a clinch.
Dongmin Oh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Boitsoff misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dongmin Oh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dongmin Oh!
Dongmin Oh bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Riverboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Riverboat!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tikkanen shoots for a takedown but Riverboat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riverboat throws a shot from downtown. Tikkanen moves away and avoids it.
Riverboat scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tikkanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tikkanen 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.
Riverboat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tikkanen throws an elbow that misses. Riverboat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tikkanen's guard. Nice move by Riverboat!
Tikkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riverboat defends it easily.
Tikkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Tikkanen, not yet.
Riverboat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tikkanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riverboat has managed to get both his arms back between Tikkanen's legs - danger averted.
Riverboat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tikkanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riverboat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tikkanen tries to improve position but can't.
Riverboat trying to control the action but Tikkanen is working from the bottom.
Tikkanen tries to buck Riverboat off but Riverboat is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Tikkanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Riverboat wants to stand but Tikkanen has his arm trapped.
Riverboat working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tikkanen is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikkanen wants to control but Riverboat postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tikkanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riverboat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tikkanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riverboat in his tracks.
Riverboat leaves Tikkanen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Tikkanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riverboat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tikkanen throws a jab when Riverboat was well out of range.
Tikkanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tikkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tikkanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Riverboat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tikkanen manages to avoid it.
Riverboat blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Tikkanen coming out on top.
Tikkanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riverboat pinned against the cage. Riverboat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tikkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen misses with a low kick.
Riverboat looks to score with a jab to the body but Tikkanen is just out of range.
Tikkanen tries to work over Riverboat's front leg with a kick but Riverboat checks it.
Brett Riverboat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tikkanen misses with a body kick.
Tikkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Riverboat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tikkanen doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Esa Tikkanen has been cut.
Riverboat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tikkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riverboat throws a combination that misses
so Tikkanen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikkanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riverboat has momentary wrist control but Tikkanen slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen with a nice head shot there.
Tikkanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Riverboat parries the strikes from Tikkanen easily there. Tikkanen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riverboat to escape.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tikkanen lands a nice forearm strike.
Tikkanen working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tikkanen trying to control the action but Riverboat is working from the bottom.
Riverboat parries the strikes from Tikkanen easily there. Tikkanen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riverboat to escape.
Tikkanen is looking to take a break and control but Riverboat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Riverboat is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tikkanen off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tikkanen tries to escape but Riverboat has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Riverboat tries to get the hooks in deep but Tikkanen pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Tikkanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Esa Tikkanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tikkanen tries for a takedown but Riverboat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tikkanen shoots in for a takedown but Riverboat shows good takedown defense.
Tikkanen wants to clinch.
Riverboat 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.
Riverboat slips a jab from Tikkanen.
Riverboat scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tikkanen doesn't seem bothered though.
Tikkanen misses with a straight right.
Riverboat throws an overhand right that lands on Tikkanen's shoulder, as Tikkanen tries to avoid the shot.
Tikkanen closes the distance and clinches up with Riverboat, looking for a takedown. Tikkanen pushes Riverboat against the cage but Riverboat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Esa Tikkanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tikkanen tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riverboat, right into the meat.
Esa Tikkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riverboat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen connects with a body shot.
Tikkanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riverboat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riverboat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tikkanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tikkanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riverboat throws a right and a left that Tikkanen avoids nicely.
Tikkanen throws a jab when Riverboat was well out of range.
Esa Tikkanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riverboat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tikkanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Riverboat.
Riverboat tries a low kick but Tikkanen avoids it.
Tikkanen misses with the combination.
Riverboat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tikkanen checks it well.
Tikkanen scores with the left hand. Riverboat knows he should have avoided that one.
Tikkanen closes the distance and clinches.
Tikkanen pulls guard effortlessly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riverboat sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tikkanen's guard.
Esa Tikkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tikkanen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Riverboat pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen is looking for a sweep. Riverboat is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tikkanen wants to control but Riverboat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tikkanen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Riverboat is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tikkanen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Riverboat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tikkanen keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen trying to hold on to Riverboat's head to control him but Riverboat postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Esa Tikkanen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tikkanen tests Riverboat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tikkanen throws the left hand but Riverboat avoids the punch easily.
Tikkanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tikkanen scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riverboat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Riverboat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brett Riverboat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tikkanen darts in trying to clinch
and Riverboat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esa Tikkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tikkanen 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esa Tikkanen!
Esa Tikkanen looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That's how you gonna beat 'em, Esa. They keep underestimating you.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jima Jamm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton comes to the cage accompanied by Break Ya Neck. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Clinton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jima Jamm!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clinton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jamm counters with a nice leg kick.
Clinton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamm was well out of range. Poor timing from Clinton.
Nice defenses there by Clinton.
Clinton tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clinton blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jamm.
Clinton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clinton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jamm sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clinton somewhat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jamm misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jamm.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jamm.
Jamm's corner calls for a 1-2. Jamm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton has a takedown stuffed.
Clinton checks the leg kick.
Bill Clinton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamm avoids the head kick by Clinton.
Jamm moves into range and clinches up with Clinton.
Knees to the body from Jamm.
Jamm lands a good knee to the midsection. Clinton won't want to take too many of those.
Clinton is breathing heavily.
Clinton tries to score a body lock takedown but Jamm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Clinton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jamm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clinton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jamm throws out a powerful jab.
Clinton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clinton tries for a takedown but Jamm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jamm tries to clinch there but Clinton circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamm scores with a hook to the body. Clinton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clinton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jamm.
Clinton throws a body punch but Jamm moves out of range.
Jamm throws a low kick but Clinton avoids it.
Clinton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clinton misses with a straight left.
Jamm blocks a head kick by Clinton.
Jima Jamm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clinton throws a looping overhand right but Jamm ducks down to avoid it.
Jamm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clinton misses with a takedown attempt - Jamm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clinton.
Clinton tests Jamm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clinton throws a sloppy head kick
and Jamm counters with a stiff right hand.
Jamm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clinton.
Jamm lands a body shot.
Jamm staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Clinton blocks the low kick.
Clinton scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Clinton.
Clinton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jamm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clinton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clinton defending well as Jamm loads up on a big left hand.
Jamm lands a big right hand that sends Clinton crashing to the mat! Jamm stays standing though and waves Clinton back to his feet!
Clinton is rocked!
It looks like Bill Clinton has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Clinton. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Clinton misses its intended target.
Oh Clinton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jamm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jamm tries to clinch there but Clinton circles away.
Jamm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jamm lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jima Jamm! Jima Jamm retains his middleweight title!
Jima Jamm made sure to mention his sponsor, BioPharm Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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