SFL 62 McTearson vs. Silva PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is DIE LIKE A ROCKSTAR. A fine choice. Paulsen has chosen Papa Roach - Do or die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Paulsen

183 cm
23
155 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

171 cm
23
153 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morten Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
We've been informed that Paulsen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Paulsen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paulsen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulsen.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a right hook to the body.
Brown 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.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paulsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Paulsen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brown back to the cage. Paulsen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Paulsen coming out on top.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paulsen under the eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
Paulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulsen.
Brown misses the body punch
and Paulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Paulsen throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a front kick.
A big right from Brown misses.
Paulsen cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Paulsen digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Paulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paulsen moves away from the strike by Brown.
Paulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Nice defenses there by Paulsen.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown tries a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Paulsen.
Brown jabs Paulsen right on the nose. Paulsen blinks but takes it well.
Paulsen staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Paulsen.
Danny Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulsen walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Paulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paulsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Paulsen is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Paulsen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Brown swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danny Brown!
Danny Brown took some time post fight to say the following; 'COLD BLOODED KILLERS!!! '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Zeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walt Disney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeman comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - My Generation. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Zeman
vs
Disney

179 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Zeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walt Disney!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zeman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zeman just content to control the position.
Zeman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Disney's legs.
Disney is looking to regain half guard here but Zeman keeps moving and retains side control.
Zeman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Disney is looking to reverse the position.

Zeman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Disney manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Disney thows a huge punch but Zeman dodges it nicely.
Disney tries to pass to full mount but Zeman defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeman is looking to improve his position.
Disney is looking to take a break and control but Zeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Disney seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Zeman is trying to control but can't.

Disney decides to return to a standing position.
We've been informed that Disney has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Disney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zeman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Zeman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Zeman is looking to clinch but Disney is avoiding it.
Disney misses with a body shot.
Zeman thows a body shot but no joy.

Disney darts in and clinches Zeman up against the cage.

Zeman breaks from the clinch.
Disney connects with a solid leg kick.
Disney wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Disney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walt Disney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Disney is looking to clinch but Zeman is avoiding it.
Zeman shoots in looking for a takedown. Disney tries to sprawl out of it but Zeman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Disney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Disney keeps the fight on the outside.
Disney tries to clinch up but Zeman circles away and keeps his distance.
Disney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zeman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Disney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disney is looking to clinch but Zeman is avoiding it.
Disney is looking to clinch but Zeman is avoiding it.
Disney tries to clinch but Zeman is having none of it.
Good shot there by Disney.
Disney's corner calls for a 1-2. Disney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disney looks to clinch
and Zeman counters with a nice body shot.
Zeman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zeman counters with a nice leg kick.

Zeman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zeman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Disney trying to control but Zeman postures up.
Disney is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zeman is thwarting Disney's attempts to control the position.
Zeman throwing shots but Disney is blocking nicely.
Zeman wants to take a breather but Disney is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disney is trying to get back to full guard.
Disney is staying active underneath Zeman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Disney moves into range and clinches up with Zeman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Zeman gets control of Disney's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zeman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Disney wants to stand but Zeman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Disney trying to control but Zeman is working from the bottom.
Zeman has Disney pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Disney decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Disney wants to clinch

and Zeman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Disney's guard now.
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 Anton Zeman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Disney tries to clinch but Zeman moves out of range.
Disney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Zeman counter with a right hand.
Zeman wants to clinch up but Disney keeps it at a distance.
Walt Disney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Disney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Disney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zeman can't get the takedown.
Disney is leaning against Zeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Disney misses with an elbow strike.
Disney lands an elbow inside that Zeman shrugs off.
Disney cracks Zeman with a nice body shot.
Disney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Disney throws an elbow that misses.
Disney misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Disney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Disney lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Disney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disney scores with a hook to the body.
Disney scores with a hook to the body.
Disney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zeman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Disney has a couple of punches blocked by Zeman.
Zeman tries to pull guard but Disney forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Disney fails to land.
Zeman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zeman is trying to break the clinch but Disney has him pressed against the cage.
Zeman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Disney after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Zeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zeman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Disney prevents it.
Zeman has had enough of the clinch but Disney keeps him there for the moment.
Disney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Disney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zeman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Disney throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeman.
Zeman is trying to force a seperation but Disney has the dominant position.
A short right from Disney on the inside.
Disney lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeman jumps guard but Disney stands there with Zeman around his waist. Zeman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zeman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zeman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Disney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Disney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Disney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zeman backwards.
Disney lands a hook that snaps the head of Zeman backwards.
Disney tries to throw a body punch but Zeman avoids it by throwing Disney back against the cage.

Zeman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Disney uses from the top position.

Disney gets to his feet. Zeman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Disney tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zeman tries to clinch but Disney is having none of it.
Disney lands a head shot.
Disney tries to clinch

and Zeman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zeman stopping the sweep attempt from Disney.

Disney has his foot on Zeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zeman works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeman passes Disney's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Disney wants to control but Zeman is keeping busy.
Disney is looking to improve his position.
Disney gets full guard.
Anton Zeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Disney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zeman manages to get himself to full guard.

Zeman is looking for a triangle but Disney pushes his legs off easily.
Zeman controls Disney momentarily but Disney frees himself.
Disney looking to sit in guard and control but Zeman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disney lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zeman!
Zeman wants to hold on but Disney pushes him away.
Zeman is trying to escape the mount.
Disney throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Zeman because Disney loaded up on that one.
Disney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Disney avoids the attempt from Zeman to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zeman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Disney wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walt Disney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Disney.
Disney is looking to clinch but Zeman is avoiding it.
Disney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zeman counters with a stiff right hand.
Zeman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zeman counters with a two punch combo.
Zeman swats away the attempt to clinch by Disney.
Zeman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zeman keeps the fight on the outside.
Disney throws a lazy uppercut
and Zeman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from Disney. No joy for Zeman on that attempt.
Disney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zeman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Disney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Disney moves in looking to clinch but Zeman pushes him off.
Disney doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeman circles away.
Zeman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Disney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zeman.
Zeman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Zeman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Disney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Disney closes the distance and pushes Zeman back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zeman.
Zeman dodges an elbow strike from Disney.
Disney lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeman backwards.
Disney lands with a right to the head.

Zeman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Disney can't fight it off and eventually Zeman manages to take the fight to the floor. Disney looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Disney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Disney is pulling down on Zeman's head. It's preventing any offense from Zeman, at least for the moment.
Disney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zeman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Disney is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zeman stopping the sweep attempt from Disney.
Zeman wants to control from the top but Disney keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Disney is keeping the position for now.
Disney wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zeman stands up over Disney, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zeman won't allow Disney to sweep him here.
Disney looking to control.
Zeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Disney is keeping the position for now.
Disney looking to control.
Disney wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zeman misses the shot to the body.
Disney misses with a right hand
and Zeman counters with a one-two to the body.
Disney is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Zeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zeman darts in looking for a takedown but Disney gets double underhooks and turns Zeman into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zeman avoiding damage as Disney throws knees to the body.
Zeman trying to land knees to the body.
Disney working Zeman over with knees 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!
Disney dodges an elbow strike from Zeman.
Zeman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Disney fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Zeman tries to keep at a distance but Disney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Disney lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Disney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zeman blocks an uppercut.
Disney lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Walt Disney.
I think Disney 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walt Disney!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Pirrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramzes Tuttanhamon (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!

Pirrup
vs
Tuttanhamon

200 cm
29
280 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

195 cm
21
235 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Backyard Fighting

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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phillip Pirrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramzes Tuttanhamon!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuttanhamon has his takedown stuffed

and Pirrup counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pirrup.
Tuttanhamon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tuttanhamon has Pirrup pulled in close to control his posture.
Pirrup pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tuttanhamon is keeping the position for now.
Pirrup slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pirrup trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pirrup postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pirrup's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pirrup lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pirrup wants to control from the top but Tuttanhamon keeps moving.

Pirrup drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tuttanhamon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tuttanhamon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tuttanhamon!

Tuttanhamon swings around for an armbar but Pirrup sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tuttanhamon's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirrup postures up.
Pirrup wants to control from the top but Tuttanhamon keeps moving.
Pirrup passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pirrup working away.

Pirrup goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tuttanhamon rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pirrup's guard! Nice work there by Tuttanhamon!

Pirrup throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tuttanhamon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tuttanhamon stopping the sweep attempt from Pirrup.
Pirrup 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.
Pirrup is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tuttanhamon looking to sit in guard and control but Pirrup gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pirrup passes Tuttanhamon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pirrup trying to control the action but Tuttanhamon is working from the bottom.
Pirrup is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tuttanhamon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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!
Pirrup prevents Tuttanhamon from improving his position.
Pirrup looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pirrup seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tuttanhamon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pirrup lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tuttanhamon works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pirrup avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tuttanhamon is on top in guard.
Pirrup tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Pirrup looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pirrup looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Pirrup looking for a guillotine here but Tuttanhamon defends easily.
Pirrup tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tuttanhamon passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirrup seems a little lost for a moment, as Tuttanhamon dominates the positioning.
Sloppy strikes there by Tuttanhamon.
Pirrup wants to control but Tuttanhamon postures up.
Pirrup is trying to improve his position.
Tuttanhamon wants to control but Pirrup is keeping him busy.
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!
Pirrup struggling a bit here.
Pirrup tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuttanhamon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Tuttanhamon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Tuttanhamon swings around for an armbar but Pirrup sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tuttanhamon's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pirrup trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuttanhamon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Pirrup 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.

Pirrup dives in and scores a takedown into Tuttanhamon's guard.
Tuttanhamon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pirrup manages to get himself to full guard.
Pirrup wants to sweep but no luck.
Tuttanhamon wants to control from the top but Pirrup keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pirrup is looking for a triangle but Tuttanhamon pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuttanhamon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirrup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirrup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tuttanhamon is one step ahead there.
Tuttanhamon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pirrup wants to sweep but no luck.
Pirrup pulls Tuttanhamon in close to his closed guard and prevents Tuttanhamon from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tuttanhamon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirrup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ramzes Tuttanhamon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pirrup tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pirrup gets a double leg takedown into Tuttanhamon's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirrup won't allow Tuttanhamon to sweep him here.
Pirrup throws a big right hand that misses.

Tuttanhamon is looking for a triangle but Pirrup pushes his legs off easily.
Pirrup postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pirrup works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tuttanhamon is trying to control but can't.
Pirrup wants to pass to mount but Tuttanhamon is defending the position.
Tuttanhamon gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tuttanhamon is on top in guard.
Pirrup looking for a sweep. Not yet Pirrup, not yet.

Pirrup is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Phillip Pirrup overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuttanhamon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pirrup is keeping the position for now.
Pirrup is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pirrup is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tuttanhamon trying to control but Pirrup is working from the bottom.
Tuttanhamon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pirrup haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tuttanhamon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pirrup swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Pirrup looking for a guillotine here but Tuttanhamon defends easily.
Tuttanhamon wants to control from the top but Pirrup keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ramzes Tuttanhamon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tuttanhamon shoots for a double leg takedown but Pirrup sprawls well. He's pushed Tuttanhamon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tuttanhamon moves out of range of the body kick from Pirrup.
Ramzes Tuttanhamon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pirrup enables Tuttanhamon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pirrup manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tuttanhamon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pirrup is keeping the position for now.
Pirrup pulls Tuttanhamon in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuttanhamon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pirrup swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Phillip Pirrup will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tuttanhamon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Pirrup has gone for a leg lock! Tuttanhamon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pirrup's guard.

Tuttanhamon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pirrup has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tuttanhamon has managed to get both his arms back between Pirrup's legs - danger averted.
Tuttanhamon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pirrup is proving hard to escape from.

Pirrup is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pirrup not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pirrup preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pirrup wants to sweep but no luck.
Tuttanhamon controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirrup will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tuttanhamon wants to pass the guard but Pirrup is keeping the position.
Pirrup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tuttanhamon is one step ahead there.
Pirrup trying to keep a closed guard but Tuttanhamon is proving a slippery customer.
Tuttanhamon looking to pass the guard.
Tuttanhamon passes Pirrup's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pirrup manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pirrup has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tuttanhamon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tuttanhamon trying to control the position from guard on top but Pirrup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pirrup controls Tuttanhamon momentarily but Tuttanhamon frees himself.
Tuttanhamon wants to stand and escape but instead Pirrup has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pirrup slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pirrup has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pirrup looking to control but Tuttanhamon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirrup working the ground and pound effectively.

Pirrup goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tuttanhamon is on top in guard.
Pirrup is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tuttanhamon trying to control but Pirrup is working from the bottom.
Tuttanhamon tries to free his leg and advance position but Pirrup is retaining full guard.
Pirrup manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tuttanhamon manages to get himself to full guard.
Pirrup trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuttanhamon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tuttanhamon working for a triangle but Pirrup defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tuttanhamon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pirrup gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Tuttanhamon working for a triangle but Pirrup defends it easily.
Tuttanhamon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pirrup postures up and lands a big shot to Tuttanhamon's brow.
Pirrup postures up in Tuttanhamon's guard and throws a big left but Tuttanhamon blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuttanhamon wants to sweep but no luck.
Pirrup is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pirrup scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramzes Tuttanhamon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pirrup drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tuttanhamon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pirrup has Tuttanhamon in his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Pirrup showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pirrup has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Pirrup!
Phillip Pirrup decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Tarkovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragner Thlekbuidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarkovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Sergei Rachmaninov- Bells of Moscow . On his way into the cage it seems that Alexandr Tarkovsky has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alexandr Tarkovsky seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Tarkovsky
vs
Thlekbuidi

176 cm
26
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Tarkovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragner Thlekbuidi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarkovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thlekbuidi.
Tarkovsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thlekbuidi manages to avoid it.

Thlekbuidi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarkovsky to the ground. Thlekbuidi is now in Tarkovsky's guard.

Thlekbuidi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Thlekbuidi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Thlekbuidi has gone for a leg lock! Tarkovsky slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thlekbuidi's guard.
Thlekbuidi wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Thlekbuidi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thlekbuidi looking for a guillotine here but Tarkovsky defends easily.

Thlekbuidi working for submissions but it's allowed Tarkovsky to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thlekbuidi is looking to escape.

Tarkovsky seems to be looking for submissions.
Thlekbuidi is looking to escape.

Thlekbuidi looking for subs from the bottom but Tarkovsky mounts him!
Thlekbuidi really wants to buck Tarkovsky off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thlekbuidi tries to reverse the position but Tarkovsky maintains control.
Thlekbuidi prevents Tarkovsky from taking his back.
Thlekbuidi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thlekbuidi is looking to improve his position but Tarkovsky isn't that keen on the idea.
Thlekbuidi wants to get back to his feet.
Thlekbuidi regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thlekbuidi is pressing down on Tarkovsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Thlekbuidi looking for a triangle here. Tarkovsky is fighting it but it looks tight! Thlekbuidi pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tarkovsky is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ragner Thlekbuidi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Wilczy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Habana
vs
Wilczy

191 cm
23
195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Wilczy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Habana moves into the clinch.
Habana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilczy misses with the head strike.
Habana letting Wilczy take a breather here.
Wilczy misses with a punch to the body.
Habana misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilczy.
Habana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Habana wants to stall.
Wilczy tries to work over Habana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Habana stalling in the clinch but Wilczy improves position.
I was talking to Habana's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wilczy managing to block the knees to the body from Habana.
Habana throws an elbow but it misses.
Habana scores with a knee to the head.
Wilczy misses with a punch on the inside.

Wilczy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wilczy - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilczy swats away the attempt to clinch by Habana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilczy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Habana throws a solid leg kick but Wilczy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Habana.
Habana looks to clinch
and Wilczy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Habana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Habana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilczy.
Habana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilczy is out of range.
Habana throws a leg kick but Wilczy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Habana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Habana doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilczy circles away.
A head kick by Habana misses
and Wilczy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Habana's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana stuns Wilczy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilczy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Habana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilczy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Habana closes the distance but Wilczy moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Habana doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilczy circles away.
Bryan Habana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Habana tries to clinch but Wilczy is having none of it.

Habana gets a clinch.
Wilczy tries to work over Habana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilczy avoids a wild elbow strike from Habana.

Wilczy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Habana throws a leg kick which misses Wilczy's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilczy tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Habana.

Habana clinches up with Wilczy and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilczy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Habana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Habana to work.
Wilczy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Habana unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilczy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Habana blocks a body shot from Wilczy.
Wilczy digs a right hand underneath Habana's ribcage. Habana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Habana lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Habana throws an elbow but misses.
Wilczy digs a right hand into Habana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Habana's gas tank.
Habana is breathing heavily.
Habana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wilczy avoids it.
Wilczy letting Habana take a breather here.
Wilczy is leaning against Habana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilczy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wilczy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilczy avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wilczy.
Wilczy is struggling to control the position.
Wilczy struggles to land a body shot inside as Habana controls his hands.
Habana has Wilczy pressed against the cage, preventing Wilczy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wilczy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Habana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Habana throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wilczy counters with a nice leg kick.
Habana closes the distance but Wilczy moves to the side
and Wilczy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jan Wilczy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wilczy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Habana tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wilczy counters with a thumping low kick.
Habana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilczy.
Wilczy moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilczy is looking to slow Habana down with leg kicks.

Habana closes the distance and clinches.
Wilczy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Wilczy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wilczy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilczy takes a swing at Habana's ribcage but misses.

Wilczy lands a big uppercut and Habana crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Habana looks OK. Wilczy waves Habana back to his feet!
Habana lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilczy tries a low kick but Habana avoids it.
Wilczy feints and then cracks Habana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Habana down.
Wilczy fakes the leg kick and cracks Habana in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilczy lunges at Habana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Habana's hand.

Habana is rocked!
Habana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BOOM! Wilczy lands a beautiful left hook that drops Habana. Habana tries to recover but Wilczy is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Habana lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Wilczy!
A very excited looking Jan Wilczy 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Payens
vs
Kiddi

187 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kiddi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from De Payens.
Kiddi blocks a body shot from De Payens.
De Payens blocking some punches.
Kiddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiddi prevents a body shot from De Payens.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiddi's elbow.
Kiddi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiddi tries to land a knee to the head but De Payens blocks with his arms.
Kiddi gets through De Payens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Payens blocking some punches.
De Payens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Payens misses with a punch to the body.

De Payens breaks the clinch.

Kiddi closes the distance and pushes De Payens back into the cage.
Kiddi can't find room to land a body shot as De Payens controls the action.
De Payens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Kiddi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kiddi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiddi throws a jab when De Payens was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiddi takes a swing at De Payens's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Kiddi misses
and De Payens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Payens throws a lazy right hand but Kiddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Payens lands a front kick.
Hugues De Payens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
De Payens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Payens slips a straight right by Kiddi.
De Payens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Payens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by De Payens there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Payens lands with a nice body punch.
Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from De Payens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiddi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiddi.
Kiddi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kiddi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Kiddi blocks the low kick.
Kiddi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Payens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Payens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab lands there for De Payens.
De Payens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiddi swings for the body but De Payens moves out of range.
De Payens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiddi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Payens, right into the meat.
De Payens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiddi.
Kiddi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Payens.
Kiddi throws a leg kick that misses.

Kiddi clinches.
Kiddi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiddi misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Payens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiddi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Payens is defending well for now.
De Payens scores with a shot to the side of Kiddi's head.
De Payens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kiddi scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiddi misses with a punch to the body.
Kiddi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Payens tries a body shot but Kiddi blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from De Payens.
Kiddi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for De Payens.
Kiddi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
De Payens lands with a right to the head.
De Payens is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiddi has double underhooks.
De Payens scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Payens.
Kiddi looking to throw knees to the head but De Payens is blocking nicely.
Kiddi trying to land knees to the body.
De Payens scores with a shoulder strike.
Kiddi lands with a left to the head.
De Payens misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Kiddi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Payens cracks Kiddi with a nice body shot.
De Payens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiddi swings wildly with an uppercut but De Payens uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Payens managing to block the knees to the body from Kiddi.
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 Hugues De Payens will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Payens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De Payens moves out of range of the leg kick from Kiddi.
Kiddi tries to land a front kick but De Payens steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiddi jabs De Payens right on the nose. De Payens blinks but takes it well.
Kiddi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Payens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Payens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Payens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Payens avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Payens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Payens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Kiddi.
De Payens throws a sloppy head kick
and Kiddi counters with a good low kick that De Payens was not able to check.
De Payens misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kiddi avoids the body shot from De Payens.
De Payens lands a slapping body shot.
Kiddi scores with a head kick. De Payens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Kiddi clinches.
De Payens lands with a light punch inside.
De Payens blocking some punches.
Kiddi blocks an uppercut.
Kiddi misses with a punch on the inside.
De Payens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Payens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Payens takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Payens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to 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!
De Payens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiddi blocks a body shot from De Payens.
De Payens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiddi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Payens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Payens has Kiddi pressed against the cage, preventing Kiddi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Payens misses with a body punch.
De Payens avoiding damage as Kiddi throws knees to the body.
De Payens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiddi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kiddi is working De Payens over against the cage.
De Payens misses with some punches.
Kiddi misses with a punch to the body.
Kiddi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Kiddi.
De Payens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiddi blocks a body shot from De Payens.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kiddi.
De Payens blocking some punches.
De Payens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiddi's elbow.
Kiddi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hugues De Payens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Payens.
De Payens wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiddi won't allow it.
Kiddi tries to land knees in the clinch but De Payens avoids the damage to the body.
Kiddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiddi misses with a knee strike.
De Payens misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Payens.
Kiddi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Payens wants to break free but Kiddi has control.
De Payens tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiddi lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Payens backwards.
Kiddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiddi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kiddi scores with a shoulder strike.
De Payens stalling.
De Payens blocks a body shot from Kiddi.
Kiddi misses with a knee to the head.
De Payens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiddi.
Kiddi can't find room to land a body shot as De Payens controls the action.
Nice body punch from De Payens - that landed with a thud.
De Payens blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiddi wants to get back to striking at distance but De Payens won't allow it.
Kiddi presses De Payens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiddi tries to land a knee to the head but De Payens blocks with his arms.
De Payens avoiding damage as Kiddi throws knees to the body.
De Payens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Payens misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galdra Kiddi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kiddi throws a right and a left that De Payens avoids nicely.
Kiddi with a hook.
Kiddi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Payens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Payens is looking to land body kicks.
Kiddi moves out of range of the leg kick from De Payens.
Kiddi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kiddi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiddi scoring well with a low kick there.
De Payens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kiddi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Payens scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Payens is looking to slow Kiddi down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiddi scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Payens misses with a low kick.
De Payens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiddi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Payens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Payens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiddi momentarily.
Kiddi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Payens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Payens blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiddi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kiddi takes one to the side of the head.
De Payens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Payens was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiddi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from De Payens. Kiddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Payens checks a leg kick.
Kiddi takes one to the chin there.
De Payens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Payens throws a body punch but Kiddi moves out of range.
De Payens thows a body shot but no joy.
Kiddi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiddi throws a sloppy head kick and De Payens moves out of range easily.
De Payens throws out a loose jab but Kiddi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiddi lands a leg kick that knocks De Payens off balance momentarily.
Kiddi looks to land a left hand but De Payens moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi throws a head kick that misses.
Kiddi misses with a low kick.
De Payens throws an overhand right that lands on Kiddi's shoulder, as Kiddi tries to avoid the shot.
De Payens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiddi moves away.
Kiddi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kiddi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Payens. That did some damage!
A shot to the body from De Payens misses
and Kiddi counters with a head kick.
De Payens lands a leg kick that knocks Kiddi off balance momentarily.
De Payens keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiddi throws a low kick but De Payens moves out of range easily.
Kiddi throws a jab but it's blocked by De Payens.
De Payens misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donk. De Payens catches Kiddi right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiddi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Payens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiddi.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Payens.
De Payens is looking to wear down Kiddi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Payens misses the jab.
De Payens just misses with a punch to the body.
De Payens moves out of range of the strikes.
De Payens swings for the body but Kiddi moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiddi throws a low kick but De Payens avoids it.
Kiddi loads up on a big right hand but De Payens slips the punch.
De Payens throws a predictable looking body shot
and De Payens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

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 Hugues De Payens.
I think De Payens 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugues De Payens!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Natsisiwa
vs
Le Banner

188 cm
30
208 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
217 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Natsisiwa.
Jab, jab by Natsisiwa - just one landing.
Banner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Natsisiwa.

Banner gets a clinch.
Banner tries for a takedown but Natsisiwa manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Natsisiwa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banner.

It looks like Kalle Natsisiwa has been cut.
Banner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Natsisiwa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Natsisiwa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banner.
Kalle Natsisiwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Le Banner.
Natsisiwa throws out a loose jab but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Banner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Natsisiwa defends well and Banner ends up having to push Natsisiwa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Banner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natsisiwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Natsisiwa throws a right hand that Banner ducks under and follows up with a left that Banner also avoids with ease.
Natsisiwa misses with the combination.
Banner on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Natsisiwa. No joy for Banner on that attempt.
Natsisiwa misses with a hook. Banner ducked under it nicely.
Banner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Natsisiwa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Natsisiwa.
Banner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Natsisiwa tries to avoid it but Banner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Natsisiwa to the ground. Natsisiwa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Natsisiwa misses.
Banner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Natsisiwa swivels and escapes.
Natsisiwa throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
Natsisiwa lands with a shot to the body.
Banner fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Natsisiwa avoids it really well and circles away.
Natsisiwa jabs at Banner's body.
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Banner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Natsisiwa to the ground. Banner is now in Natsisiwa's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsisiwa pulls Banner in close to prevent any damage.
Banner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Natsisiwa looking for a sweep. Not yet Natsisiwa, not yet.
Natsisiwa is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Banner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa dips to his left and cracks Banner with an uppercut!
Natsisiwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Banner closes the distance and clinches.
Banner looking for a takedown.
Banner is trying to break free.
Natsisiwa misses with a punch to the body.
Banner prevents a body shot from Natsisiwa.

Banner is trying to trip Natsisiwa. He has hold of a leg but Natsisiwa is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Banner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Natsisiwa is pulling down on Banner's head. It's preventing any offense from Banner, at least for the moment.
Natsisiwa trying to control the position.
Natsisiwa is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bad Pluto! that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Banner 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner throwing strikes from guard but Natsisiwa blocks nicely.
Banner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner is stalling in the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Banner drops his hands momentarily and Natsisiwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsisiwa throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.

Banner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Natsisiwa's guard.
Banner sitting in guard here, content to control.
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 Kalle Natsisiwa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Natsisiwa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Natsisiwa misses the shot to the body.
Banner throws an overhand right that lands on Natsisiwa's shoulder, as Natsisiwa tries to avoid the shot.
Natsisiwa stuns Banner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.
Natsisiwa with a jab.
Banner shoots in but no luck this time.
Natsisiwa misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Banner shoots in but Natsisiwa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalle Natsisiwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Le Banner.
A jab lands there for Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Banner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Natsisiwa swivels and escapes.
Natsisiwa cracks Banner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banner walks into a stiff left hand from Natsisiwa.
Banner has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kalle Natsisiwa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Natsisiwa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Natsisiwa digs a good body shot into Banner's ribs.
Banner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Natsisiwa stuns Banner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banner misses with a takedown
and Natsisiwa counters with a two punch combo.
Natsisiwa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Banner on the side of the head.
Kalle Natsisiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natsisiwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Banner.
Natsisiwa misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Natsisiwa!
No joy there for Natsisiwa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natsisiwa fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Banner. Natsisiwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Natsisiwa stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands a jab to the head.

Banner shoots in and gets a takedown into Natsisiwa's guard.
Natsisiwa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Natsisiwa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banner is one step ahead there.
Banner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa looking to control.

Kalle Natsisiwa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Natsisiwa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Natsisiwa.
Banner ducks right into an uppercut from Natsisiwa.
Banner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Natsisiwa's waist but Natsisiwa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Banner off to one side.
Banner wants to clinch up but Natsisiwa keeps it at a distance.
Banner lands a two punch combo.
Natsisiwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Banner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Banner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Banner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner lands a couple of elbows.
Jerome Le Banner has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banner controls the pace.
Let's hope that Banner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jerome Le Banner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Natsisiwa works Banner's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Natsisiwa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kalle Natsisiwa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Natsisiwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalle Natsisiwa is winning the standup battle so far.
Natsisiwa connects with the punch.
Natsisiwa 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.
Natsisiwa misses the shot to the body.
Natsisiwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner.
Natsisiwa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Natsisiwa!
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Natsisiwa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banner. Banner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Banner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Banner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Check out the look on Banner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Banner taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Natsisiwa keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Banner stalls from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jerome Le Banner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Banner misses with a takedown attempt - Natsisiwa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Natsisiwa does no damage.
Natsisiwa misses with a body shot.
Natsisiwa misses with a straight right.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but Natsisiwa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kalle Natsisiwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Le Banner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Natsisiwa misses.
Natsisiwa scores with a punch to the head.
Banner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Natsisiwa defends it nicely.
Banner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Natsisiwa lands a right hook to the body.
Natsisiwa scores with a one two! Banner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Natsisiwa with a hook.
Jab from Natsisiwa.
Banner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Natsisiwa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Natsisiwa. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banner walks into a straight right hand from Natsisiwa.
Banner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsisiwa misses with a few strikes there.
Natsisiwa leaves Banner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Natsisiwa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Banner doesn't seem bothered though.
Natsisiwa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Banner shoots in looking for a takedown but Natsisiwa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Natsisiwa missing with a left hand there. Banner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Natsisiwa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Natsisiwa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Natsisiwa misses.
Natsisiwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jerome Le Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalle Natsisiwa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalle Natsisiwa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Natsisiwa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalle Natsisiwa!
Kalle Natsisiwa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tuilagi
vs
Mercer

174 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
182 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Jazzify

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer throws a solid leg kick but Tuilagi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mercer.
A clash of legs there as Tuilagi blocks the low kick.
Mercer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tuilagi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Mercer misses
and Tuilagi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mercer's knee momentarily.
Mercer throws a jab when Tuilagi was well out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Tuilagi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Tuilagi closes the distance and clinches.
Mercer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tuilagi misses with an elbow over the top.
Tuilagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mercer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tuilagi is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tuilagi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mercer fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tuilagi dives in and scores a takedown into Mercer's guard.
Tuilagi is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercer has wrist control.
Tuilagi wants to pass the guard but Mercer is keeping the position.
Tuilagi 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.
Tuilagi sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuilagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tuilagi trying to control but Mercer is working from the bottom.
Tuilagi lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mercer is pulling down on Tuilagi's head to control his posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Tuilagi takes the fight into the clinch.
Mercer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuilagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercer avoids it.

Mercer breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuilagi tries to clinch there but Mercer circles away.
Tuilagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tuilagi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tuilagi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi trying to control the position but Mercer is working away.
Tuilagi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mercer tries to bench press Tuilagi off him but Tuilagi keeps the position.
Tuilagi trying to control the position but Mercer is working away.
Tuilagi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuilagi trying to control the position but Mercer is working away.
Tuilagi is really struggling to control Mercer but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Tuilagi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tuilagi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tuilagi scoring with punches from side control.
Tuilagi wants to control but Mercer is keeping him busy.
Mercer wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The strikes coming from Tuilagi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manu Tuilagi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mercer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercer looks to land a body kick but Tuilagi moved away.
Tuilagi slips a straight right by Mercer.
A jab from Mercer misses.
Mercer misses with a body shot.
Tuilagi staying out of range there.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuilagi tries to close the distance and clinch but Mercer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Tuilagi tries to clinch but Mercer is having none of it.
Mercer throws a low kick, looking for Tuilagi's leg but Tuilagi calmly moves out of range.
Tuilagi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercer's waist but Mercer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tuilagi off to one side.
Mercer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi throws a right hand that Mercer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercer also avoids with ease.
Mercer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mercer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tuilagi tries to clinch up but Mercer circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuilagi is looking to slow Mercer down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Mercer. No joy for Tuilagi on that attempt.
Mercer 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.
Tuilagi thumps Mercer with a low kick.
Tuilagi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tuilagi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Tuilagi moves into the clinch.
Tuilagi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mercer avoids it.
Tuilagi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tuilagi misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi pushes off an throws an elbow but Mercer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tuilagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Mercer avoids the damage to the body.
Mercer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuilagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mercer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mercer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mercer is trying to break free.
Tuilagi avoiding damage.
Tuilagi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manu Tuilagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tuilagi has Mercer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tuilagi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mercer tumbling to the mat - Tuilagi dives into Mercer's guard.
Mercer wants to stand but Tuilagi is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Mercer keeps moving.
Tuilagi throws a big right hand that misses.
Tuilagi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mercer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mercer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tuilagi is squirming around, avoiding Mercer's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mercer looking to control but Tuilagi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mercer avoids the attempt from Tuilagi to control.
Tuilagi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuilagi wants to hold on but Mercer pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alex Mercer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tuilagi tries to clinch up.
Mercer lands a jab to the head.
Tuilagi blocks a jab.
Mercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mercer throws an overhand right that lands on Tuilagi's shoulder, as Tuilagi tries to avoid the shot.
Mercer misses the shot to the body.
Mercer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tuilagi tries to clinch up but Mercer circles away and keeps his distance.
Tuilagi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tuilagi tries to clinch there but Mercer circles away.
Mercer thows a body shot but no joy.
Mercer misses with a hook.
Mercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tuilagi in his tracks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi slips a straight right by Mercer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuilagi checks a leg kick.
Tuilagi is looking to clinch but Mercer is avoiding it.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Tuilagi rushes Mercer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tuilagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mercer blocks it with crossed arms.
Mercer avoiding damage as Tuilagi throws knees to the body.
Mercer dodges an elbow strike from Tuilagi.

Mercer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mercer is looking to chop away at Tuilagi's legs.
Mercer throws a leg kick which misses Tuilagi's front leg but catches the back leg as Tuilagi tries to avoid it.
Tuilagi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mercer throws out a loose jab but Tuilagi uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercer misses the target.
Tuilagi is looking to clinch.
Tuilagi moves out of range of the body kick from Mercer.
Mercer scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercer throws a hook to the side of Tuilagi's head but Tuilagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercer lands a jab to the nose.
Mercer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuilagi.
Mercer lands with a hook. Tuilagi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mercer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Tuilagi is rocked!
Tuilagi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oh Tuilagi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuilagi misses with a low kick.
A jab from Mercer misses.
Tuilagi seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi ducks under a wild hook from Mercer.
Tuilagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercer circles away.
Mercer looks for the body kick but Tuilagi saw that one coming.
Tuilagi takes one on the button.

Tuilagi gets a takedown into half guard.
Tuilagi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tuilagi thows a huge punch but Mercer dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercer gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuilagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuilagi postures up.
Tuilagi is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercer has wrist control.
Manu Tuilagi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tuilagi throws a big right hand that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuilagi throws a big right hand that misses.
Tuilagi cracks Mercer with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tuilagi stands up over Mercer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tuilagi throws a strike but Mercer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mercer preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Mercer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mercer 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Mercer!
A pretty intense looking Alex Mercer took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nopparat Somchaimy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Lincon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Somchaimy
vs
Lincon

194 cm
23
216 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

184 cm
26
213 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Conquer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abe Lincon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somchaimy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Lincon shoots in and bounces Somchaimy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lincon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lincon being controlled here momentarily.
Lincon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Somchaimy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lincon won't allow Somchaimy to sweep him here.
Lincon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lincon scoring with some ground and pound.
Lincon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Lincon throws a big elbow that misses.
Lincon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lincon is fighting to break Somchaimy's control of his arms but Somchaimy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy being controlled here, momentarily.
Lincon being controlled here momentarily.
Lincon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lincon throwing strikes from guard but Somchaimy blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somchaimy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Somchaimy is controlling Lincon's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nopparat Somchaimy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lincon just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincon blocks a head kick by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy ducks under a wild hook from Lincon.
Nice cross by Somchaimy.

It looks like Abe Lincon has been cut.
Somchaimy scores with a kick to the body.
Lincon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Somchaimy's waist but Somchaimy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lincon off to one side.

Somchaimy clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincon avoiding damage as Somchaimy throws knees to the body.
Somchaimy tries a body shot but Lincon blocks it.
Somchaimy prevents the takedown attempt.
Somchaimy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lincon.
Lincon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nopparat Somchaimy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Lincon.
Somchaimy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Somchaimy cracks Lincon with a nice body shot.
Lincon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Somchaimy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy stalls.
Lincon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincon goes for a takedown attempt but Somchaimy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lincon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy throws a solid leg kick but Lincon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Somchaimy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Somchaimy.
Lincon ducks under a wild hook from Somchaimy.
Lincon misses with a straight right.
Somchaimy throws the kick towards the body but Lincon avoids it.
Lincon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Somchaimy. Somchaimy obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy cracks Lincon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nopparat Somchaimy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Somchaimy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lincon will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somchaimy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Somchaimy slips a jab and a cross from Lincon.
Lincon misses with a double jab.
Lincon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Somchaimy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lincon scrambles back to his feet.
Somchaimy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Somchaimy wants to slow Lincon down by chopping away at his legs.
Somchaimy cracks Lincon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Somchaimy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincon.
Somchaimy throws a head kick but Lincon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nopparat Somchaimy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Lincon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lincon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Somchaimy. Somchaimy obviously looking to wear him down.
Lincon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy scores with a nice body kick.
Lincon blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Somchaimy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Somchaimy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nopparat Somchaimy is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Somchaimy slips a jab from Lincon.
Lincon throws a nice looking combination but Somchaimy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Somchaimy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lincon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Somchaimy.
Lincon throws a body punch but Somchaimy moves out of range.
Lincon checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy is looking to clinch but Lincon is avoiding it.
Somchaimy throws a hook but Lincon blocks it.
Somchaimy scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Lincon misses its intended target.
Lincon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lincon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Somchaimy - the referee stops the clock and Lincon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Somchaimy. Lincon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lincon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lincon is breathing heavily.
Somchaimy throws a jab when Lincon was well out of range.
Somchaimy misses with a body kick.
Somchaimy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Somchaimy misses with a head kick.
Lincon closes the distance and clinches up with Somchaimy, looking for a takedown. Lincon pushes Somchaimy against the cage but Somchaimy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy throws a nice looking combination but Lincon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lincon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Lincon throws a jab when Somchaimy was well out of range.
A cross from Somchaimy lands.

That has opened up Abe Lincon's cut even more.
Lincon throws a hook but Somchaimy blocks it.
Lincon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Somchaimy.
Somchaimy lands a nice looking body shot.
Lincon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Somchaimy's hands.
Somchaimy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Somchaimy connects with a leg kick. Lincon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Somchaimy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Somchaimy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lincon connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy connects with an inside leg kick.
Somchaimy scores with a kick to the body.
Lincon throws a hook but Somchaimy blocks it.
Lincon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Somchaimy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Somchaimy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Somchaimy is looking to chop away at Lincon's legs.
Somchaimy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lincon misses with a straight left.
Lincon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somchaimy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Somchaimy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

The cut above Abe Lincon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincon blocks a low kick nicely.
Lincon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Somchaimy.
Lincon walks into a stiff left hand from Somchaimy.
Lincon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Somchaimy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Somchaimy throws a body punch but Lincon moves out of range.
Lincon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Somchaimy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincon.
Somchaimy looks to land a right hand but Lincon moved out of range.
Lincon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy doesn't manage to clinch there - Lincon circles away.
Lincon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Somchaimy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lincon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Somchaimy. Somchaimy obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nopparat Somchaimy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abe Lincon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lincon tries for a takedown but Somchaimy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Somchaimy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lincon. That did some damage!
Lincon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Somchaimy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lincon really felt that one!
Somchaimy throws a solid leg kick but Lincon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Somchaimy.
A good leg kick by Somchaimy.
Somchaimy thows a body kick. Lincon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Somchaimy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Somchaimy thuds his shin into the meat of Lincon's side.
Somchaimy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Somchaimy lands with a nice body kick.
Somchaimy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lincon can do to turn this around?
Lincon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Somchaimy tests Lincon's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Somchaimy - that will leave a mark!
Somchaimy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Somchaimy moves into the clinch successfully.
Somchaimy avoiding damage as Lincon throws knees to the body.
Somchaimy lands a nice knee to the body.
Somchaimy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Somchaimy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lincon's face.
Somchaimy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lincon or not.
Somchaimy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lincon up against the cage.
Somchaimy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lincon backwards.

Abe Lincon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lincon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Somchaimy.
Lincon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Somchaimy is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lincon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Somchaimy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Somchaimy lands a right hand.

Lincon is rocked!
Somchaimy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lincon is still on wobbly legs! Can Somchaimy finish him?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abe Lincon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nopparat Somchaimy!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kroner Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: The Last of Mohicans. Rufus McTearson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

McTearson
vs
Silva

193 cm
23
188 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kroner Silva!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
McTearson is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva is looking to clinch but McTearson is avoiding it.
McTearson cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Silva clinches up with McTearson and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva closes the distance but McTearson moves to the side
and McTearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTearson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McTearson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at McTearson's knee but McTearson avoids it well.
McTearson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by McTearson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to clinch there but McTearson circles away.
McTearson tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva clinches.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
McTearson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - McTearson circles away.
McTearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McTearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
McTearson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McTearson counters with a nice uppercut.
McTearson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up but McTearson circles away and keeps his distance.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from McTearson does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. McTearson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McTearson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva looks to clinch
and McTearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
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!
McTearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva moves out of range as McTearson throws a body kick.
Silva slips a jab from McTearson.
Jab, jab by McTearson - just one landing.
McTearson with a jab.
Silva tries to clinch there but McTearson circles away.
McTearson thumps Silva with a low kick.
McTearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTearson.
McTearson tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but McTearson circles away and keeps his distance.
McTearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva tries to clinch up but McTearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McTearson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
McTearson misses with a looping left.

Silva gets a clinch.
McTearson tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McTearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with the head strike.
McTearson tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing McTearson back against the cage.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
McTearson tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
McTearson lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McTearson fails to land.
A short body shot lands from McTearson as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but McTearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTearson lands a left hand.
Silva misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from McTearson.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McTearsons head.
A short uppercut from McTearson.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva blocks a body shot from McTearson.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McTearson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
McTearson tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McTearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
That's time! McTearson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McTearson pushes Silva away with a front kick.
McTearson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McTearson lands with a nice body punch.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McTearson - that will leave a mark!
A telegraphed right hand from McTearson misses the target.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
McTearson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McTearson misses the jab.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
McTearson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McTearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McTearson lands a high kick!
McTearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McTearson lands a body shot.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
McTearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McTearson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McTearson finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
McTearson scores with a body shot.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva throws a head kick but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McTearson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McTearson. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
McTearson sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva wants to slow McTearson down by chopping away at his legs.
McTearson scores with a body shot.
McTearson cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
McTearson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McTearson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at McTearson's knee but McTearson avoids it well.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
McTearson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McTearson jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch there but McTearson circles away.
McTearson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTearson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McTearson misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
McTearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTearson connects with the punch.
Silva moves out of range as McTearson strikes.
McTearson thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as McTearson blocks the leg kick.
McTearson lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
McTearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson lands a jab.
McTearson pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McTearson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rufus McTearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves away from the strike by McTearson.
McTearson connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McTearson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus McTearson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McTearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from McTearson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McTearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and McTearson moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and McTearson moves out of range easily.
McTearson throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
A lazy left from McTearson finds it's target.
McTearson lands with a nice body kick.
McTearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from McTearson.
Silva misses with a low kick.
McTearson thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a jab.
McTearson lands with an overhand left.
McTearson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - McTearson circles away.
A cross from McTearson lands.
McTearson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTearson.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTearson keeps the fight on the outside.
McTearson lands with a cross.
McTearson connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick but McTearson moves out of range.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva moves out of range as McTearson strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva is looking to clinch.
McTearson's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McTearson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McTearson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McTearson throws a big shot that misses.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
McTearson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McTearson lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from McTearson.
Silva tries to clinch but McTearson moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch there but McTearson circles away.
McTearson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva tries a low kick but McTearson avoids it.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McTearson can pounce on him.
McTearson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
No luck with that takedown attempt from McTearson.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McTearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McTearson misses with a low kick.
McTearson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McTearson's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by McTearson. That's going to slow Silva down.
McTearson avoids a kick to the body.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
McTearson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
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 looping hook to the body misses from McTearson. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McTearson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McTearson.
Silva wants to clinch.
McTearson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTearson lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus McTearson clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by McTearson.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but McTearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
McTearson lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
McTearson scores with a decent looking hook.
McTearson throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
McTearson misses with a series of wild punches.
McTearson misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McTearson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
McTearson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McTearson if he has to take too many more of those.
McTearson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McTearson throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

McTearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from McTearson misses.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but McTearson checks it.
A jab from McTearson finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
A cross from McTearson lands.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
McTearson misses with a body shot.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by McTearson. McTearson maintains the clinch.
McTearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
McTearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McTearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to clinch but McTearson moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McTearson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and McTearson counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but McTearson avoids it.
McTearson misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McTearson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but McTearson is having none of it.
McTearson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
McTearson tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
McTearson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McTearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for the body kick but McTearson saw that one coming.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva moves to clinch but McTearson breaks away
and McTearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but McTearson pushes him off.
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!
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
McTearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McTearson lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus McTearson had his way with Kroner Silva in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

McTearson misses with a series of wild punches.
McTearson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but McTearson is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from McTearson.
McTearson cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva throws a head kick but McTearson moves out of range.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and McTearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but McTearson pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch up but McTearson circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
McTearson misses with a leg kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
McTearson scores with a nice right hand.
Silva slips a straight right by McTearson.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Silva drives through and clinches with McTearson against the cage.
McTearson lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.

McTearson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McTearson misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McTearson closes the distance and clinches.
Rufus McTearson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!

Silva breaks the clinch.
McTearson with a jab.
Silva avoids the body shot from McTearson.
Silva walks into a jab.
McTearson sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McTearson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McTearson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
McTearson jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
McTearson throws a right hand that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McTearson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but McTearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into McTearson's torso.
McTearson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva staying out of range there.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Silva.
McTearson swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.

Silva forces McTearson back against the cage and clinches.
McTearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
McTearson lands with a light punch inside.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
McTearson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kroner Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson blocks a head kick by Silva.
McTearson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but McTearson is out of range and Silva settles back down.
McTearson scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McTearson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rufus McTearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut there from McTearson.
McTearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTearson connects with a body shot.
Jab from McTearson.
McTearson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus McTearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McTearson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus McTearson!
Rufus McTearson retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Rufus McTearson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.