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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Erik Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Erik Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski swings for the body but Andersen moves out of range.
Andersen swings for the body but Kowalski moves out of range.
Andersen misses with a body punch
and Kowalski counters by clinching up.
Andersen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kowalski's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kowalski as Andersen tries to tie him up.
Kowalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kowalski avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Kowalski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kowalski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andersen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
Kowalski digs a right hand into Andersen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andersen's gas tank.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersen takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Andersen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andersen throws an elbow but it misses.
Andersen lands a knee to the head.
Kowalski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalski working Andersen over with knees to the body.
Andersen looks winded!
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kowalski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andersen is trying to stall.
Andersen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski managing to block the knees to the body from Andersen.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andersen missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski just leaning against Andersen, taking a breather.
Kowalski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kowalski stalling against the cage.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersen is defending well for now.
Kowalski misses with a knee strike.
Andersen avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
Kowalski dodges an elbow strike from Andersen.
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersen won't want to take too many of those.
Kowalski missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersen avoids it.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersen misses with a knee strike.
Kowalski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andersen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andersen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersen won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersen avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
Andersen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
I was talking to Kowalski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Andersen avoiding damage as Kowalski throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Kowalski.
Andersen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalski avoids the damage to the body.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.
Andersen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalski.
Knees to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski works on Andersen's body with a couple of short punches.
Andersen fails to pull guard.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.
Kowalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kowalski scores with a knee to the head.
Kowalski blocks an elbow strike.
Andersen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalski avoids the damage to the body.
Kowalski managing to block the knees to the body from Andersen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski managing to block the knees to the body from Andersen.
Andersen breaks from the clinch.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Andersen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Andersen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andersen.
Andersen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kowalski closes the distance and clinches.
Andersen managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kowalski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersen avoids it.
Kowalski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andersen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kowalski obliges.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Kowalski is controlling him.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the head but Kowalski blocks with his arms.
Kowalski lands a knee to the body.
Kowalski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kowalski scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kowalski tries a body shot but Andersen blocks it.
Andersen tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andersen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kowalski.
Kowalski taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Andersen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kowalski's brow.
Andersen misses with a punch to the body.
Andersen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersen managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski lands a knee to the body.
Andersen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalski avoids the damage to the body.
Kowalski lands a shot to the body.
Kowalski crunches a lovely knee into Andersen's ribcage.
Kowalski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Kowalski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kowalski tries to clinch but Andersen moves out of range.
Andersen misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Andersen misses.
Andersen tries to move into range but Kowalski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andersen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Andersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kowalski.
Jon Erik Andersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalski moves away.
Andersen throws a jab when Kowalski was well out of range.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Andersen pushes him off.
Kowalski blocks a leg kick.
Kowalski moves in looking to clinch but Andersen pushes him off.
Kowalski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kowalski moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kowalski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kowalski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andersen is breathing heavily.
Kowalski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andersen managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
A knee to the head by Kowalski.
A right hook to the body lands for Kowalski.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kowalski obliges.
Kowalski lands a right hand.
Andersen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kowalski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Andersen can do to turn this around?
Kowalski crunches a lovely knee into Andersen's ribcage.
Kowalski avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Kowalski scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kowalski obliges.
A shot in the inside from Kowalski.
Kowalski slows down the pace here.
Kowalski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kowalski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Andersen's face.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kowalski lands a nice knee to the body.
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersen won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kowalski.
Sebastian Kowalski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kowalski blocks an uppercut.
Kowalski lands a nice knee to the body.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andersen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kowalski scores a nice knee to the body.
Kowalski lands a knee to the body.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andersen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kowalski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andersen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kowalski working Andersen over with knees to the body.
Kowalski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kowalski.
Knees to the body from Kowalski.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kowalski.
Andersen takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kowalski obliges.
Knees to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski tries to land knees in the clinch but Andersen avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kowalski.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kowalski lands a hook that snaps the head of Andersen backwards.
Andersen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersen is defending well for now.
Andersen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
Kowalski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andersen or not.
Kowalski managing to block the knees to the body from Andersen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kowalski.
Andersen can't break the clinch.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.
Kowalski lands a good knee to the midsection. Andersen won't want to take too many of those.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Andersen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski wants to stall.
Andersen tries to throw a body punch but Kowalski avoids it by throwing Andersen back against the cage.
Kowalski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kowalski prevents a body shot from Andersen.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
Andersen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kowalski avoids the damage to the body.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andersen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kowalski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Andersen missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andersen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalski.
Andersen trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastian Kowalski dominated that second 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!
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Kowalski rushes Andersen and presses him up against the cage.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kowalski managing to block the knees to the body from Andersen.
Andersen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kowalski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kowalski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kowalski blocks an elbow strike.
Andersen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andersen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Kowalski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kowalski crunches a lovely knee into Andersen's ribcage.
Andersen takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Kowalski.
Andersen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kowalski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kowalski lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kowalski.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kowalski scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kowalski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Andersen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kowalski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Andersen managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kowalski landing knees to the body.
Sebastian Kowalski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andersen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kowalski.
Andersen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kowalski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kowalski crunches a lovely knee into Andersen's ribcage.
Kowalski prevents a body shot from Andersen.
Kowalski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kowalski tries a knee to the head but Andersen blocks it.
Kowalski misses with a knee strike.
Andersen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kowalski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kowalski looking to throw knees to the head but Andersen is blocking nicely.
Kowalski scores with a shot to the side of Andersen's head.
Andersen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kowalski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andersen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersen avoids it.
Andersen trying to land knees to the body.
Andersen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Kowalski.
Kowalski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersens head.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski connects with a knee to the head.
Andersen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
Andersen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kowalski tries to land knees in the clinch but Andersen avoids the damage to the body.
Andersen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Andersen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalski avoids it.
Andersen missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
Kowalski is leaning against Andersen and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Kowalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kowalski trying to land knees to the body.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kowalski avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Kowalski letting Andersen take a breather here.
Kowalski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andersen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andersen looking to throw knees to the head but Kowalski is blocking nicely.
Andersen managing to block the knees to the body from Kowalski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kowalski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kowalski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kowalski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Kowalski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kowalski 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Kowalski!
Sebastian Kowalski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sioux Sie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sioux Sie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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213 lbs
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220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sioux Sie!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sie throws out the jab.
Mutou blocks the body kick.
Mutou shoots in but Sie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sie lands a glancing blow to the side of Mutou's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mutou takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mutou has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mutou fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sie to the ground. Mutou is now in Sie's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sie working for a triangle but Mutou defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
Mutou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou is working Sie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mutou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mutou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mutou wants to control from the top but Sie keeps moving.
Sie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sie working a defensive guard but Mutou manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sie wants to control but Mutou postures up.
Mutou trying to control the position but Sie is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sie is looking for a sweep.
Mutou lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sie is looking to reverse the position.
Mutou lands some shots froms side control.
Mutou scoring with punches from side control.
Sie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mutou lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mutou grinds an elbow into Sie's temple.
Sie wants to control but Mutou postures up.
Sie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mutou scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutou working the ground and pound.
Mutou content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mutou working the ground and pound from side control.
Sie is looking for a sweep.
Mutou is chipping away with strikes.
Sie is rocked!
A big shot lands for Mutou! That's hurt Sie! Will he recover? Mutou fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiji Mutou!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Park Doo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doo Man has chosen The Timewriter - No Higher as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Park Doo Man !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juholt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doo Man 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.
Doo Man with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Juholt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doo Man counters with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Juholt.
Juholt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doo Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juholt.
Juholt works the jab nicely.
Juholt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doo Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doo Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juholt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doo Man throws a head kick but Juholt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Juholt misses the target.
Juholt scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Doo Man !
It looks like Hakan Juholt has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doo Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juholt.
Hakan Juholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doo Man needs to keep his hands up - Juholt had a free shot at his head there.
Doo Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Juholt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doo Man is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Juholt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doo Man checks it well.
Juholt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doo Man has time to react.
Park Doo Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doo Man lands with an overhand left.
Juholt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doo Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Juholt postures up and lands a big shot to Doo Man 's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juholt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Juholt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throwing strikes but missing.
Juholt throwing strikes from guard but Doo Man blocks nicely.
Juholt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Doo Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Doo Man keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juholt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juholt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Juholt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doo Man controls Juholt momentarily but Juholt frees himself.
Juholt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Juholt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juholt throws a strike but Doo Man rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Juholt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Juholt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Doo Man !
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doo Man is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juholt avoids the attempt from Doo Man to control.
Juholt lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juholt unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juholt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Juholt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakan Juholt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Juholt scores with a one two! Doo Man had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doo Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doo Man throws the left hand but Juholt avoids the punch easily.
Juholt dives in and scores a takedown into Doo Man 's guard.
Juholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Doo Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juholt tries to free his leg and advance position but Doo Man is retaining full guard.
Juholt chips away with some ground and pound.
Juholt looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juholt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juholt postures up in Doo Man 's guard and throws a big left but Doo Man blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Doo Man keeps moving.
Juholt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Juholt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doo Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juholt trying to control the position from guard on top but Doo Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juholt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hakan Juholt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doo Man managing to control the position.
Juholt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt trying to control but Doo Man is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Juholt misses with a body kick.
Doo Man walks into a jab.
Juholt tries a head kick but it misses.
Juholt throws a leg kick but Doo Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Juholt misses with a leg kick
and Doo Man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doo Man throws a big shot that misses.
Juholt misses with a few strikes there.
Juholt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doo Man manages to avoid it.
Juholt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Juholt misses with an uppercut
and Doo Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Juholt scores with a punch to the head.
Doo Man scores with the left hand. Juholt knows he should have avoided that one.
Doo Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doo Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doo Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Doo Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doo Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doo Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juholt.
Doo Man misses with an uppercut.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doo Man lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Juholt misses the target.
Doo Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Juholt.
Doo Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Juholt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Juholt throws a lazy uppercut
and Doo Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doo Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Doo Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juholt moves away.
A low kick from Juholt misses
and Doo Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheers as Juholt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doo Man doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doo Man lands a right hook to the body.
Doo Man misses with a body shot.
Juholt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakan Juholt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
That's time! Juholt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Doo Man misses with a kick to the body.
Doo Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Juholt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doo Man is fending him off so far but Juholt persists. Nope, Doo Man circles away and we're back to standing.
Doo Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Juholt throws out the jab.
Doo Man throws an overhand right that lands on Juholt's shoulder, as Juholt tries to avoid the shot.
Doo Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doo Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juholt misses with a lunging right hand
and Doo Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juholt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doo Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Doo Man .
Doo Man missing with a left hand there. Juholt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doo Man moves out of range as Juholt strikes.
Park Doo Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt cracks Doo Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juholt throws a leg kick which misses Doo Man 's front leg but catches the back leg as Doo Man tries to avoid it.
Doo Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Juholt is just out of range.
Doo Man walks into a straight right hand from Juholt.
Juholt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Doo Man defends it nicely.
Juholt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Juholt 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.
Juholt landing some decent shots from guard.
Doo Man controlling Juholt's posture.
Park Doo Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doo Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Doo Man keeps Juholt under control for a moment.
Juholt trying to control the action but Doo Man is working from the bottom.
Hakan Juholt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doo Man is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo Man has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Juholt controls the position from side control.
Juholt wants to control but Doo Man is keeping him busy.
Juholt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doo Man is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Doo Man prevents Juholt from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doo Man keeps working.
Doo Man is trying to control Juholt's posture but Juholt avoids it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Juholt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doo Man manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Juholt 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.
Doo Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doo Man can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juholt controls the pace.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Doo Man keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakan Juholt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Juholt 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakan Juholt!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurendie Siberie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dingo Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jurendie Siberie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dingo Monster!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siberie.
Monster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Siberie.
Monster throws a lazy head kick
and Siberie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Dingo Monster has been cut.
Siberie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monster.
Monster tries to clinch up but Siberie circles away and keeps his distance.
Siberie lands with a nice body punch.
Siberie throws a hook to the side of Monster's head but Monster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siberie throws a right hand that Monster ducks under and follows up with a left that Monster also avoids with ease.
Siberie looks to land a left hand but Monster moved out of range nicely.
Siberie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Siberie blocks the low kick.
Monster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siberie throws a looping overhand right but Monster ducks down to avoid it.
Monster throws a leg kick that is checked
and Siberie counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Monster.
Siberie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Siberie swings for the body but Monster moves out of range.
Dingo Monster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster cracks Siberie with a good jab.
Siberie misses with an uppercut
and Monster counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Monster tries to stall but Siberie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Monster creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Monster lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Siberie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siberie.
Siberie presses Monster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monster connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monster misses with a knee strike.
Monster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monster throws a punch but it's blocked by Siberie.
Monster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Siberie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monster backwards.
Siberie is struggling to control the position.
Monster lands an elbow inside that Siberie shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siberie scores with a shot to the side of Monster's head.
That has opened up Dingo Monster's cut even more.
Siberie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Siberie blocks an elbow strike.
Monster misses with a knee strike.
Siberie taking a breather.
Monster tries to land knees in the clinch but Siberie avoids the damage to the body.
Monster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Monster tries to land a knee to the head but Siberie blocks with his arms.
Monster lands an uppercut.
Siberie pushes Monster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Siberie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Siberie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Monster.
Siberie swings wildly with an uppercut but Monster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monster scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Siberie backwards.
Siberie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Monster.
Siberie swings for the body but Monster moves out of range.
Siberie moves out of range as Monster strikes.
Siberie avoids the head kick by Monster.
Siberie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Monster misses with a head kick.
Monster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monster takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Siberie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Siberie is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siberie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siberie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Monster misses with an elbow over the top.
Siberie missing with knees to the body.
Monster throws an elbow that misses.
Siberie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siberie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monster or not.
Monster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siberie avoiding damage as Monster throws knees to the body.
Monster avoiding damage as Siberie throws knees to the body.
A short left from Monster.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siberie.
Monster tries to land knees in the clinch but Siberie avoids the damage to the body.
Siberie throws a punch but it's blocked by Monster.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siberie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siberie throws an elbow but misses.
Monster misses with a knee to the head.
Siberie throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jurendie Siberie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dingo Monster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Monster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monster darts in and clinches Siberie up against the cage.
A short right from Monster on the inside.
Jurendie Siberie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Siberie is pushing Monster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Monster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monster managing to block the knees to the body from Siberie.
Siberie works on Monster's body with a couple of short punches.
Siberie lands a nice uppercut.
Monster takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siberie blocks it with crossed arms.
Siberie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monster's face.
Siberie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monster scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Monster prevents a body shot from Siberie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siberie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The cut above Dingo Monster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Monster has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Monster misses with an elbow strike.
Monster blocks the elbow strike.
Monster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siberie tries to stall but Monster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Monster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monster with a knee to the head.
Siberie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monster avoids it.
Siberie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Siberie avoids a wild elbow strike from Monster.
Monster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Siberie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monster looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Monster.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monster looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster lands a nice knee to the body.
Monster with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Monster.
Monster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siberie's elbow.
Monster misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Siberie.
Monster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Siberie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monster lands a right hand.
Siberie presses Monster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Monster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Monster looking to throw knees to the head but Siberie is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siberie.
Monster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siberie is defending well for now.
Siberie lands with a light punch inside.
Siberie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monster blocks it with crossed arms.
Siberie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster trying to land knees to the body.
Siberie lands an uppercut.
Monster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monster can't find room to land a body shot as Siberie controls the action.
Monster gets through Siberie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Monster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monster blocks a body shot from Siberie.
Siberie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siberie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Siberie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Siberie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Monster.
Monster blocks an elbow strike from Siberie.
Siberie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monsters head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siberie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Monster throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Monster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Monster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siberie's brow.
Monster has a couple of punches blocked by Siberie.
Siberie struggles to land a body shot inside as Monster controls his hands.
Monster misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Monster.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Siberie.
Siberie blocks an elbow strike.
Siberie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dingo Monster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Monster misses with a knee strike.
Siberie trying to stall but Monster improves his position.
Monster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monster tries to land knees in the clinch but Siberie avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siberie misses with a punch on the inside.
Siberie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Siberie misses with a knee strike.
Siberie scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dingo Monster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dingo Monster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Monster throws a sloppy head kick and Siberie moves out of range easily.
Siberie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Monster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Siberie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monster fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Siberie's head coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Monster looks to land a left hand but Siberie moved out of range nicely.
Monster lands with a kick to the temple. Siberie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Siberie tries to land a leg kick but Monster saw it coming and moves away.
Monster is looking to clinch.
A head kick from Monster lands but Siberie takes it in his stride.
Siberie throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monster throws a nice looking combination but Siberie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Siberie controlling the action here for a moment.
Monster misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siberie struggles to land a body shot inside as Monster controls his hands.
Siberie tries a knee to the head but Monster blocks it.
Siberie takes a shot to the head.
Siberie can't find room to land a body shot as Monster controls the action.
Monster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siberie misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Monster throws an elbow but misses.
Monster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siberie is looking to control Monster's arms but Monster gets an underhook and turns him. Now Siberie has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siberie.
Monster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Siberie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monster's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monster tries to land a knee to the head but Siberie blocks with his arms.
Siberie scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Monster as Siberie tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siberie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siberie is looking to control Monster's arms but Monster gets an underhook and turns him. Now Siberie has his back to the cage.
A right hand to the body from Monster.
Siberie throws a punch but it's blocked by Monster.
Monster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Siberie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Monster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siberie's brow.
Monster lands an elbow just above Siberie 's eye.
Monster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Siberie's face.
Monster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siberie blocks it with crossed arms.
Monster content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Siberie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siberie has a couple of punches blocked by Monster.
Monster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Siberie lands a nice uppercut.
Monster lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siberie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siberie taking a breather.
Siberie gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Monster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Siberie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster is working Siberie over against the cage.
Siberie is trying to maintain a safe position but Monster gets an underhook and turns Siberie into the cage.
Monster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Siberie blocks it with crossed arms.
Siberie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monster or not.
Monster blocks an elbow strike from Siberie.
Siberie trying to stall but Monster improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monster.
Monster lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Siberie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Siberie blocks an elbow strike from Monster.
Siberie managing to block the knees to the body from Monster.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siberie.
Monster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Siberie works on Monster's body with a couple of short punches.
Siberie trying to control the position but instead, Monster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Siberie into the cage.
Siberie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Monster tries to close the distance and clinch but Siberie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Siberie misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siberie checks a leg kick.
Monster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siberie.
Monster misses with the combination.
Monster tries to land a leg kick but Siberie saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dingo Monster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Monster has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dingo Monster!
A very excited looking Dingo Monster made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gniewomir Polaniecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gniewomir Polaniecki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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249 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kent Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gniewomir Polaniecki!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips swings widly with a right hand
and Polaniecki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Phillips checks a leg kick.
Polaniecki scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from Phillips misses.
Phillips avoids a kick to the body.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Polaniecki tenderised Phillips's leg. Phillips is trying to keep his angry face on.
Polaniecki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phillips ducks under a wild hook from Polaniecki.
Polaniecki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Phillips!
Polaniecki throws an elbow but Phillips slips to the side and avoids it well.
Phillips is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Polaniecki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Polaniecki throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Phillips works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Phillips keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Phillips is not content to let Polaniecki control the position.
Polaniecki working the head and body with strikes.
Phillips has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Polaniecki is on him like a limpet, forcing Phillips back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with the head strike.
Phillips struggles to land a body shot inside as Polaniecki controls his hands.
Phillips lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polaniecki looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Phillips scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polaniecki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Phillips or not.
Phillips throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Polaniecki.
Phillips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Phillips struggles to land a body shot inside as Polaniecki controls his hands.
Polaniecki breaks the clinch.
Polaniecki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Polaniecki trying to control the action but Phillips is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Polaniecki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Polaniecki working Phillips over with strikes.
Polaniecki wants to control but Phillips is keeping him busy.
Polaniecki controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gniewomir Polaniecki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Polaniecki ducks under a wild hook from Phillips.
Phillips cracks a nice hook into Polaniecki's ribs.
Polaniecki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phillips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Polaniecki throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polaniecki is defended easily by Phillips.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Phillips crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Polaniecki - the referee stops the clock and Phillips gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Polaniecki. Phillips manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Polaniecki. Polaniecki obviously looking to wear him down.
Phillips takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gniewomir Polaniecki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polaniecki tries to work over Phillips's front leg with a kick but Phillips checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gniewomir Polaniecki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Phillips defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Polaniecki.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Polaniecki is defended easily by Phillips.
Polaniecki scores with a head kick.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Polaniecki circles away.
No luck for Polaniecki with that takedown attempt.
Kent Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gniewomir Polaniecki.
Polaniecki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Phillips quickly recovers to half guard.
Phillips regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Polaniecki.
Polaniecki trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polaniecki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Polaniecki slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Polaniecki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Phillips utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polaniecki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Phillips is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phillips working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polaniecki.
Phillips utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Polaniecki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Polaniecki wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Phillips blocks the body kick.
Polaniecki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Polaniecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki thows a leg kick but Phillips checks it
and Phillips counters with an inside leg kick.
Kent Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips throws out a loose jab but Polaniecki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polaniecki connects with a leg kick. Phillips looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Phillips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gniewomir Polaniecki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Polaniecki misses with a left hand
and Phillips counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Gniewomir Polaniecki has been cut.
Polaniecki misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Polaniecki misses its intended target.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Polaniecki ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips throws the kick towards the body but Polaniecki avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polaniecki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phillips on the side of the head.
Phillips tried to score with a low kick but Polaniecki checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki throws a body kick that misses.
Phillips checks a leg kick nicely.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Polaniecki misses.
Polaniecki scores with a punch to the head.
Polaniecki lunges at Phillips with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phillips's hand.
Phillips is rocked!
Polaniecki lands an uppercut, right on the button! Phillips tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gniewomir Polaniecki!
During a confident post fight interview, Gniewomir Polaniecki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Kent Phillips stepped up to the mic, saying 'Respect to my opponent for winning the fight... I'm thinking about going on retire!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Borschev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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285 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Borschev!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Borschev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borschev.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Borschev.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller works over Borschev's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Dmitry Borschev has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borschev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borschev bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Borschev thumps Miller with a low kick.
Borschev throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Miller misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Borschev feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Borschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Borschev lands with a cross.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Borschev - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borschev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller 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.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Borschev.
Borschev throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borschev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.
Borschev thumps Miller with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Borschev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Borschev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Borschev. That's going to slow Miller down.
That kick from Borschev tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Borschev misses with a body shot.
Borschev scores with a jab.
Miller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Borschev had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borschev thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Borschev.
We've been told by Miller's head coaches at NGF Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Borschev scores with a nice strike.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Borschev counters with a nice leg kick.
Borschev lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Borschev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Borschev is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Borschev.
It looks like David Miller has been cut.
Borschev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Borschev.
Borschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Borschev thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Borschev lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
Borschev is pawing at Miller, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Miller's nose. Miller is badly hurt! Borschev pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Miller tries desperately to hold on but Borschev is relentless in his assault! As Miller receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Borschev away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Borschev!
Dmitry Borschev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Mustacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purpura Mortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustacho comes to the cage accompanied by Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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197 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogerio Mustacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Purpura Mortis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortis clinches up with Mustacho and pushes him back against the cage.
Mustacho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mustacho.
Mustacho slows down the pace here.
Mustacho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mustacho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mortis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mortis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mortis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mortis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mustacho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustacho lands a shot to the body.
Mortis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mortis lands a right hand.
Mustacho wants a takedown.
Mustacho misses with some punches.
Mortis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mustacho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mortis pushes Mustacho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mortis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mortis being controlled against the cage.
Mustacho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mortis blocking some punches.
Mortis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mortis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mortis tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustacho avoids the damage to the body.
Mustacho works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mustacho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mustacho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mustacho trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mortis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mortis stopping the sweep attempt from Mustacho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mustacho is on top in guard.
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!
Mortis wants to sweep here but Mustacho controlling him for the moment.
Mortis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustacho wants to pass the guard but Mortis is keeping the position.
Mustacho looking to sit in guard and control but Mortis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mustacho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustacho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mortis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mustacho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mustacho is working hard here to advance position.
We've been hearing good reports from Mustacho's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mustacho striking off his back but it's not causing Mortis any problems.
Mortis postures up in Mustacho's guard and throws a big left but Mustacho blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortis throwing strikes from guard but Mustacho blocks nicely.
Mortis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mustacho working a defensive guard here.
Mortis is fighting to break Mustacho's control of his arms but Mustacho is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mortis trying to control but Mustacho is working from the bottom.
Mortis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mortis landing some decent shots from guard.
Mortis looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rogerio Mustacho will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mustacho moves into the clinch.
Mortis lands a left hand.
Mustacho lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mortis.
Mustacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Mustacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Mortis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustacho misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mustacho fails to land.
Mortis swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Mortis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Mortis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mustacho misses with a punch on the inside.
Mortis blocks a body shot from Mustacho.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mustacho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustacho lands a nice shot to the body.
Mortis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mustacho lands a hook that snaps the head of Mortis backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustacho blocking some punches.
Mortis throws a head punch that misses.
Rogerio Mustacho has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustacho.
Mortis lands a damaging elbow.
Mortis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mortis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mortis throws a punch but it's blocked by Mustacho.
Mortis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mortis lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Mustacho.
Mortis lands an elbow inside that Mustacho shrugs off.
Mortis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mortis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mustacho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mortis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mustacho thuds his right hand into Mortis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mustacho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mortis lands a nice shot that snaps Mustacho's head back.
Mortis tries to clinch but Mustacho moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body punch from Mortis.
Mustacho misses with a left hand
and Mortis counters with a low kick, right behind Mustacho 's knee.
A jab from Mortis misses.
Mustacho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Purpura Mortis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mortis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mustacho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mortis.
Mustacho gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho breaks from the clinch.
Mortis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rogerio Mustacho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustacho motions for Mortis to come forward. Mustacho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mustacho throws out a leg kick but Mortis moves out of range and Mustacho only half commits.
Mustacho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mortis drives through and clinches with Mustacho against the cage.
Mortis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mortis swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustacho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustacho avoids a wild elbow strike from Mortis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mustacho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mustacho managing to block the knees to the body from Mortis.
Mortis prevents a body shot from Mustacho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mustacho.
Mortis misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustacho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mustacho struggles to land a body shot inside as Mortis controls his hands.
Mustacho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mortis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mortis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mustacho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mustacho lands a body punch.
Mortis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustacho works on Mortis's body with a couple of short punches.
Mustacho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mustacho misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mustacho.
Mortis is rocked!
A short right from Mustacho on the inside.
Mortis is still on wobbly legs! Can Mustacho finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mustacho.
Mustacho pushes Mortis against the cage. Mustacho is working some dirty boxing. Mustacho pushes off with a quick right hook! Mortis goes down! Mortis tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mustacho moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogerio Mustacho!
Our winner, Rogerio Mustacho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Koji Murosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Shaunessey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murosaki comes to the cage accompanied by Now We Are Free. Shaunessey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja. Koji Murosaki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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157 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koji Murosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaughn Shaunessey!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murosaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Murosaki trying to control the action but Shaunessey is working from the bottom.
Murosaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shaunessey, who protects the arm well.
Murosaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shaunessey is looking to reverse the position.
Murosaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shaunessey keeps working.
Murosaki cracks Shaunessey with a big right hand but Shaunessey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Murosaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaunessey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shaunessey is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murosaki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shaunessey is looking to regain half guard here but Murosaki keeps moving and retains side control.
Murosaki working the head with strikes.
Murosaki wants to control but Shaunessey is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Shaunessey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaunessey is trying to get back to half guard.
Murosaki working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murosaki wants to control but Shaunessey is keeping him busy.
Murosaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murosaki wants to control but Shaunessey is keeping him busy.
Murosaki landing strikes.
Shaunessey sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murosaki works his way into side control.
Murosaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murosaki is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Shaunessey looks calm but he's in trouble here. Murosaki gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Shaunessey is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Murosaki lets go of the hold and Shaunessey can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Koji Murosaki!
Koji Murosaki 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 Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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209 lbs
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dongmin Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esa Tikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tikkanen.
Tikkanen instigates a clinch.
Oh taking a breather.
Tikkanen trying to stall but Oh improves his position.
Tikkanen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tikkanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tikkanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh is looking to slow Tikkanen down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Oh. That snapped Tikkanen's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikkanen throws an overhand right that lands on Oh's shoulder, as Oh tries to avoid the shot.
Oh 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.
Oh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh throws a head kick that misses.
Oh needs to keep his hands up - Tikkanen had a free shot at his head there.
Tikkanen is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen jabs Oh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tikkanen fails to land the takedown.
Tikkanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Oh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tikkanen, right into the meat.
Tikkanen tries to clinch up.
Oh tries to land a front kick but Tikkanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tikkanen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oh. That did some damage!
Oh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tikkanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Oh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh blocks a jab.
Tikkanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Tikkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dongmin Oh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oh moves out of range of the body kick.
Tikkanen checks a leg kick nicely.
Tikkanen lands a nice shot that snaps Oh's head back.
Oh tried to score with a low kick but Tikkanen checks it.
Tikkanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tikkanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tikkanen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oh throws a head kick that misses.
Tikkanen dips to his left and cracks Oh with an uppercut!
Tikkanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oh avoids it really well and circles away.
Dongmin Oh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Tikkanen.
Oh moves out of range as Tikkanen throws a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Tikkanen blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tikkanen is out of range and Oh settles back down.
Tikkanen tries to clinch up.
Oh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tikkanen. Oh shrugs it off though.
Tikkanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oh defends it nicely.
Oh is looking to land body kicks.
Oh drives through and clinches with Tikkanen against the cage.
Tikkanen has a couple of punches blocked by Oh.
Nice body punch from Tikkanen - that landed with a thud.
Tikkanen misses with the head strike.
Tikkanen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oh postures up.
Oh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tikkanen is on top in guard.
Tikkanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Oh has wrist control.
Tikkanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Oh wants to stand but Tikkanen is controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh has momentary wrist control but Tikkanen slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh keeping full guard, as Tikkanen tries to pass.
Tikkanen throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esa Tikkanen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tikkanen misses with a takedown attempt - Oh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tikkanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tikkanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oh throws a lazy right hand but Tikkanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tikkanen avoids the body shot from Oh.
A head kick by Oh misses
and Tikkanen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh looking for submissions off his back.
Tikkanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh is looking to escape.
Tikkanen wants to pass the guard but Oh is defending well.
Oh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tikkanen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tikkanen's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tikkanen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Oh.
I really don't envy Tikkanen right now.
Oh trying to control momentarily.
Tikkanen is in bad spot here.
Oh biding his time, controlling Tikkanen.
Tikkanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tikkanen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Tikkanen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tikkanen tries to get to full guard but Oh has control of the leg.
We're going to have a standup here because Dongmin Oh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oh. That's going to slow Tikkanen down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oh misses with a hook. Tikkanen ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oh looks for the body kick but Tikkanen saw that one coming.
Oh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tikkanen throws a right and a left that Oh avoids nicely.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh misses with a low kick.
Oh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tikkanen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tikkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Dongmin Oh is winning the standup battle so far.
Tikkanen closes the distance and clinches up with Oh, looking for a takedown. Tikkanen pushes Oh against the cage but Oh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dongmin Oh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Esa Tikkanen.
Tikkanen blocks the body kick.
Oh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tikkanen's head.
Oh wants to slow Tikkanen down by chopping away at his legs.
Oh blocks a leg kick.
Oh scoring well with a low kick there.
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 swings for the body but Tikkanen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh misses with a wild body shot.
Oh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tikkanen scores with a leg kick.
Tikkanen shoots for a takedown but Oh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tikkanen lands with a straight right. Oh didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Tikkanen tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tikkanen tries a low kick but Oh avoids it.
Oh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from Oh. No joy for Tikkanen on that attempt.
Oh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tikkanen is able to avoid easily.
Tikkanen scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikkanen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oh is trying to defend but Tikkanen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tikkanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dongmin Oh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tikkanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tikkanen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tikkanen.
Oh motions for Tikkanen to come forward. Oh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tikkanen tries to clinch up but Oh circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good exchange - Oh coming out on top.
Tikkanen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.
Tikkanen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tikkanen wants to stall.
Oh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tikkanen has him pressed against the cage.
Tikkanen misses with some punches.
Tikkanen slows down the pace here.
Oh misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen misses with a body punch.
Tikkanen wants a takedown.
Tikkanen pulls guard effortlessly.
Oh content to stall in guard here.
Tikkanen looking for a guillotine here but Oh defends easily.
Tikkanen looking for a guillotine here but Oh defends easily.
Oh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh wants to control from the top but Tikkanen keeps moving.
Oh is looking to stand up but Tikkanen won't let him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tikkanen keeping moving, preventing Oh from controlling successfully.
Tikkanen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Oh has picked Tikkanen up and slammed him! Tikkanen can't keep hold of the triangle and Oh manages to pass to side control!
Oh trying to control the position but Tikkanen is working away.
Oh decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tikkanen to his feet.
Oh slaps away a takedown attempt from Tikkanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tikkanen is predictable there
and Oh counters with a nice body kick.
Tikkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tikkanen lands a nice hook to Oh's body. Oh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tikkanen blocks the body kick.
Tikkanen blocks a leg kick.
Oh scores with a head kick. Tikkanen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tikkanen misses with a straight right.
Tikkanen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh lunges at Tikkanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tikkanen's hand.
Tikkanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh throws a low kick but Tikkanen avoids it.
Oh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikkanen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tikkanen checks it well.
Oh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tikkanen can pounce on him.
Oh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tikkanen wants to clinch
and Oh counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh avoids the body shot from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen with a hook.
Tikkanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oh misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tikkanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Tikkanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tikkanen.
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 Dongmin Oh.
I think Oh 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dongmin Oh!
Dongmin Oh 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kert Nigobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kert Nigobson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kert Nigobson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet throws a leg kick which misses Nigobson's front leg but catches the back leg as Nigobson tries to avoid it.
Bennet tries a low kick but Nigobson avoids it.
Bennet throws the left hand but Nigobson avoids the punch easily.
Nigobson tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennet leaves Nigobson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab by Bennet.
Nigobson tries to clinch up but Bennet circles away and keeps his distance.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nigobson throws a right hand that Bennet ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennet also avoids with ease.
Nigobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Bennet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nigobson misses with a straight right.
Nigobson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Kert Nigobson has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nigobson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nigobson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Nigobson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigobson shoots in and drives through. Bennet sprawls well.
Scotty Bennet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kert Nigobson.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Kert Nigobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nigobson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nigobson throws a right hand that Bennet ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennet also avoids with ease.
Good work by Bennet as he checks the leg kick.
Nigobson moves to clinch but Bennet breaks away
and Bennet counters with a nice leg kick.
Bennet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Scotty Bennet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nigobson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Nigobson.
Nigobson lands with a good body shot.
Nigobson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nigobson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Nigobson slips a jab from Bennet.
Nigobson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bennet's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nigobson drops his hands momentarily and Bennet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Nigobson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bennet is looking to chop away at Nigobson's legs.
Bennet throws a solid leg kick but Nigobson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennet.
Nigobson throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennet counters with an inside leg kick.
Nigobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nigobson throws a leg kick that misses.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Nigobson.
Nigobson throws a right and a left that Bennet avoids nicely.
Nigobson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nigobson moves out of range as Bennet strikes.
Nigobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennet circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Nigobson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a leg kick
and Nigobson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bennet's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nigobson looking to pass the guard.
Bennet is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bennet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bennet looking to control.
Bennet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bennet looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scotty Bennet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bennet throws out a leg kick but Nigobson moves out of range and Bennet only half commits.
Bennet slaps away a takedown attempt from Nigobson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nigobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nigobson misses with the combination.
Bennet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet throws the left hand but Nigobson avoids the punch easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Nigobson blocks the leg kick.
Nigobson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Nigobson is just out of range.
Nigobson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bennet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nigobson lands a leg kick that knocks Bennet off balance momentarily.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nigobson.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Nigobson.
Nigobson takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nigobson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scotty Bennet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kert Nigobson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bennet stuffs the takedown attempt from Nigobson. Nigobson gets slowly back to his feet.
Nigobson moves out of range of the body kick from Bennet.
A leg kick checked by Bennet.
Bennet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bennet stalling.
Bennet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennet working aggressively here.
Nigobson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bennet manages to break the clinch.
Bennet is looking to score with low kicks.
Bennet defending well as Nigobson loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Nigobson finds it's way through Bennet's defenses.
Nigobson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nigobson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigobson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennet.
Bennet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bennet dodges the punch combination from Nigobson.
Bennet misses with a leg kick
and Nigobson counters with a single leg into guard. Bennet didn't expect that.
Nigobson works over Bennet with some ground and pound from guard.
Bennet bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nigobson's guard.
Bennet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet trying to control the position from guard on top but Nigobson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bennet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nigobson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bennet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nigobson wants to sweep here but Bennet controlling him for the moment.
Nigobson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson controlling the position.
Bennet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nigobson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bennet being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bennet engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're going to have a standup here because Scotty Bennet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nigobson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nigobson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigobson moves out of range of the body kick.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Nigobson.
Nigobson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nigobson lands a right hook to the body.
Nigobson blocks a leg kick.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scotty Bennet is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nigobson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bennet. That one must have hurt.
Nigobson dives in and grabs Bennet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bennet pushes down on Nigobson's head and hops out.
Nigobson works Bennet's body with a nice hook.
Nigobson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scotty Bennet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kert Nigobson.
Nigobson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nigobson tries to clinch but Bennet moves out of range.
Nigobson clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Nigobson wants to take the fight to the mat but Bennet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bennet trying to control the position but instead, Nigobson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bennet into the cage.
Nigobson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nigobson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bennet after a bit of a struggle.
Bennet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bennet lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bennet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nigobson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nigobson as Bennet tries to tie him up.
Bennet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nigobsons head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Scotty Bennet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kert Nigobson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nigobson throws a series of punches but Bennet avoids them all with ease.
Nigobson throws a right and a left that Bennet avoids nicely.
Nigobson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Nigobson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennet circles away quickly and effectively.
Nigobson blocks a jab.
Bennet lands a big right hand that sends Nigobson crashing to the mat! Bennet stays standing though and waves Nigobson back to his feet!
Nigobson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nigobson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennet.
Nigobson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennet finish him?
Nigobson checks a leg kick.
Bennet misses with a looping right.
Nigobson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bennet pushes Nigobson away with a front kick.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Nigobson moves away and avoids it.
Nigobson takes a jab right on the kisser.
That has opened up Kert Nigobson's cut even more.
Bennet fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nigobson checks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat.
Nigobson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nigobson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nigobson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Decent striking displayed by Bennet there.
Bennet drops Nigobson with a big left hand! Nigobson is injured, injured bad! Bennet jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet retains his light heavyweight title!
Scotty Bennet very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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