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SFL 64 Eroglu vs Butcher 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RZ Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RZ Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francois Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, RZ Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Faber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Faber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Faber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faber wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Faber ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Faber.
Faber wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Faber tries to clinch up.
Faber clinches.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faber gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
I was talking to Faber's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
Faber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faber missing with knees to the body.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Faber.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber lands a right hand.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber missing with knees to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Silva avoiding damage as Faber throws knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Faber.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Faber.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faber has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva avoiding damage as Faber throws knees to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Faber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Faber 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.
Faber tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva digs a good body shot into Faber's ribs.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Faber slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva tests Faber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva checks a low kick from Faber.
That kick from Faber tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
RZ Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Faber slips the punch.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Faber.
Faber tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Faber counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Silva misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Faber throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Faber forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber misses with the head strike.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Faber.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Faber.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Faber, against the cage.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faber throws an elbow but misses.
Faber keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva prevents a body shot from Faber.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Faber dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Faber as he connects with a hook.
Faber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Faber scores with a leg kick.
Faber lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faber.
Silva slips under a jab.
Faber lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Faber counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Faber throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Faber counters with an outside leg kick.
Faber feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Faber in his tracks.
Silva sizes up Faber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Faber misses with a head kick.
RZ Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva jabs Faber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Faber.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a right hand that Faber ducks under and follows up with a left that Faber also avoids with ease.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faber manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Faber ducks down to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Faber.
Faber 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 connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Faber. Faber obviously looking to wear him down.
Faber throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Faber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faber slips a jab from Silva.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Faber counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva missing with a left hand there. Faber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva cracks Faber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Faber.
Francois Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Francois Faber.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faber, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Faber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Thoughts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Thoughts!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Thoughts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thoughts avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Dantes throws a body punch but Thoughts moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Dantes. Beautiful body shot.
Thoughts has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dantes finds it's way round the side to connect with Thoughts's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thoughts.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thoughts has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A shot to the liver by Dantes. Beautiful body shot.
Dantes throws a looping overhand right but Thoughts ducks down to avoid it.
Dantes lands with a cross.
Dantes with a nice cross.
Thoughts dives in and grabs Dantes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dantes pushes down on Thoughts's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dantes throws the left hand but Thoughts avoids the punch easily.
Thoughts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dantes pinned against the cage. Dantes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marcus Dantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Thoughts.
Dantes thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Dark Thoughts has been cut.
Dantes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Thoughts or perhaps it was just good defense by Dantes which made him look bad.
Dantes lands a jab.
Thoughts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thoughts with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dantes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dantes lands a body shot.
Dantes lands with a cross.
Dantes is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dantes scores with a jab.
Thoughts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dantes sprawls well initially but Thoughts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thoughts prevents Dantes from improving his position.
Thoughts looks to land a strike but Dantes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dantes keeping full guard, as Thoughts tries to pass.
Thoughts throws a big elbow that misses.
Thoughts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dantes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thoughts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoughts throws a big elbow that misses.
Thoughts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thoughts throwing strikes but missing.
Thoughts trying to control but Dantes is working from the bottom.
Thoughts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dantes trying to control the position here.
Thoughts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoughts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thoughts with a nice head shot there.
Thoughts throwing strikes but missing.
Thoughts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thoughts throwing strikes from guard but Dantes blocks nicely.
Thoughts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Marcus Dantes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dark Thoughts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes throws a hook but Thoughts avoids it easily.
Dantes connects with a body shot that sends Thoughts's belly button to the back.
Thoughts misses with a takedown attempt - Dantes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thoughts shoots for a double leg takedown but Dantes sprawls well. He's pushed Thoughts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dantes cracks Thoughts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dantes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thoughts was well out of range. Poor timing from Dantes.
Thoughts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dantes. Thoughts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thoughts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Dantes lands a right hook to the body.
Thoughts walks into a jab.
Marcus Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dantes scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes thows a body shot but no joy.
Thoughts shoots for a double leg takedown but Dantes sprawls well. He's pushed Thoughts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marcus Dantes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Thoughts.
Thoughts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Dantes.
Thoughts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dantes circles away.
Dantes misses with a body punch
and Thoughts counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dantes's guard now.
Thoughts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dantes's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dantes wants to stand but Thoughts is controlling the position.
Thoughts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoughts throws a strike but Dantes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dark Thoughts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thoughts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dantes content to stall in guard here.
Thoughts is pulling down on Dantes's head. It's preventing any offense from Dantes, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dantes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dantes wants it to stay on the feet.
Dantes takes a swing at Thoughts's ribcage but misses.
Dantes scores with a punch to the head.
Thoughts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Dantes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dantes lands a right hook to the body.
Dantes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thoughts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes is looking to wear down Thoughts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dantes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thoughts.
Dantes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marcus Dantes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thoughts takes one on the button.
Thoughts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dantes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thoughts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dantes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thoughts throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thoughts with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dantes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dark Thoughts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dantes. Thoughts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dantes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dantes just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dantes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thoughts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thoughts showed some decent athleticism there.
Thoughts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dantes is positioning himself well to prevent Thoughts advancing to mount.
Thoughts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoughts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thoughts drops an elbow to the side of Dantes's head.
Thoughts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dantes is looking to control Thoughts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dantes avoid being mounted?
Dantes is looking for a sweep. Thoughts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoughts working the head and body with strikes.
Dantes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Thoughts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dantes defending well though.
Thoughts working the head and body with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dantes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thoughts.
Thoughts tries to free his leg and advance position but Dantes is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoughts postures up in Dantes's guard and throws a big left but Dantes blocks it.
Thoughts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thoughts is looking to work some ground and pound but Dantes has wrist control.
Thoughts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dantes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thoughts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thoughts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dantes has momentary wrist control but Thoughts slips an elbow through the middle.
Dantes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thoughts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoughts landing with the ground and pound.
Thoughts trying to control but Dantes is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thoughts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dantes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thoughts tries to free his leg and advance position but Dantes is retaining full guard.
Dark Thoughts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Dantes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thoughts has gone for a leg lock! Dantes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thoughts's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dark Thoughts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dantes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dantes!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Dantes made sure he mentioned Mango Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Dark Thoughts was interviewed post fight and said 'Bollox!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stres Fleshou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Can't Hold Us. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradley Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stres Fleshou!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleshou throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Bradley Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleshou 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.
Fleshou takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fleshou throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Johnson is rocked!
Fleshou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson cracks the inside of Fleshou's front leg.
Fleshou fails with the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws a head kick but Fleshou moves out of range.
Johnson tries to work over Fleshou's front leg with a kick but Fleshou checks it.
Fleshou closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Fleshou manages to break the clinch.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleshou shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fleshou's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fleshou fails with a takedown attempt.
Bradley Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stres Fleshou.
Fleshou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson thuds a left hand into Fleshou's body.
Fleshou takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some bone on bone action there as Fleshou checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fleshou checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson slips under a jab from Fleshou.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fleshou. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fleshou.
Fleshou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fleshou.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fleshou.
Johnson tries to work over Fleshou's front leg with a kick but Fleshou checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Fleshou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fleshou cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fleshou has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fleshou and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Fleshou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleshou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fleshou misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Johnson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnson.
Fleshou is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Johnson knocks Fleshou out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bradley Johnson!
Post fight, Bradley Johnson stared into the camera and said 'It's great to add another W to my record. Thanks to everyone who has supported me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Project (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Mendoza will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Red Project !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Project takes one to the side of the head.
Mendoza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Project .
A jab from Mendoza finds it's way through Project 's defenses.
Project walks into a jab.
Mendoza throws a hook but Project blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Mendoza.
Mendoza defending well as Project loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza slips a jab from Project .
Project staying out of range there.
Mendoza scores with a sloppy right hand. Project should have avoided that one.
Mendoza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mendoza scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Project needs to keep his hands up - Mendoza had a free shot at his head there.
Project takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luis Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Mendoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Project blocks a jab.
Project takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Project shoots in and drives through. Mendoza sprawls well.
Project takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Project ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Project keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Project .
Mendoza lands a right hook to the body.
Mendoza scores with a nice right hand.
Mendoza has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Project tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Project keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendoza lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Project walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mendoza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mendoza throws a hook but Project avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Project tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Project jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Project ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Project takes one to the chin there.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Project .
Project closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mendoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendoza.
Mendoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Project has him pressed against the cage.
Mendoza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Project changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendoza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
Project keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mendoza.
Some wild striking there from Mendoza.
Mendoza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Project .
Project steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendoza.
Project scores with a punch to the head.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Project .
Project misses with a looping left.
Mendoza throws a shot from downtown. Project moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Project displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Mendoza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mendoza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendoza finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendoza is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Project had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Project misses with a straight right.
Mendoza lands a really nice looking cross but Project seems unphased.
Mendoza cracks a nice hook into Project 's ribs.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Project .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Project .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Project . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Project uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Mendoza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza throws out a loose jab but Project uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Mendoza throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Project on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mendoza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Project .
Donk. Mendoza catches Project right on the button with a cross.
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Project .
Project darts in and clinches Mendoza up against the cage.
Project lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Project throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mendoza gets back to full guard.
Project working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Project from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza keeping moving, preventing Project from controlling successfully.
Project 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.
Project postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendoza working a defensive guard here.
We've been hearing that Project has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luis Mendoza was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Project uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mendoza.
Project doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendoza circles away.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Mendoza is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mendoza connects with a body shot.
Project blocks a leg kick.
Project tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Project is just out of range.
Mendoza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Project was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendoza.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mendoza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Project throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Project tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Project staying out of range there.
Luis Mendoza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Project looks to land a left hand but Mendoza moved out of range nicely.
Project takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mendoza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Project .
Project is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Project .
Project slips under a jab.
Mendoza walks into a straight right hand from Project .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Project takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mendoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Project moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendoza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Project momentarily.
A slow jab from Project misses its intended target.
Project defending well as Mendoza loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Project moves into the clinch successfully.
Project gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mendoza regains guard.
Mendoza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Project !
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Project is desperately trying to improve his position but Mendoza has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendoza stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Project bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Project ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
A punch lands to the side of Project 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendoza throws a big shot that misses.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mendoza scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Project doesn't seem bothered though.
Project throws a looping overhand right but Mendoza ducks down to avoid it.
Mendoza tries to land a front kick but Project steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mendoza throws a hook to the side of Project 's head but Project sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendoza scores with a jab to the body.
Luis Mendoza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Project scores with a punch to the head.
Mendoza throws a series of punches but Project avoids them all with ease.
Mendoza misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Project clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Mendoza.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Project keeps him there for the moment.
Project will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mendoza up against the cage.
Project changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendoza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Project swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza cracks Project with a good jab.
Project connects with a right hand. Mendoza shakes it off.
Mendoza lands a jab.
Mendoza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Project takes one on the button.
Project checks a low kick from Mendoza.
Project throws a hook but Mendoza avoids it easily.
Project uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Project tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Project wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Project .
Project uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mendoza.
Project tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Mendoza throws a jab when Project was well out of range.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Project with a series of wild strikes but Project uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Project looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Red Project has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mendoza. Beautiful body shot.
Mendoza throws the left hand but Project avoids the punch easily.
Mendoza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendoza lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Project looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendoza is just out of range.
Project drives through and clinches with Mendoza against the cage.
Project looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Project tries for a takedown but Mendoza manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Project .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Project struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Mendoza is trying to break free.
Mendoza stops a takedown attempt from Project .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Project . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Project won't allow it.
Mendoza gets underhooks to prevent Project 's takedown attempt.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Project is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mendoza.
Luis Mendoza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Project moves in looking to clinch but Mendoza pushes him off.
Project closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mendoza parries the strikes from Project easily there. Project is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mendoza to escape.
Project working the body and head with strikes.
Project tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Project has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Project thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendoza regains half guard.
Mendoza is trying to stand.
Mendoza wants to get back to full guard.
Project throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Project connects with a nice short shot to Mendoza's temple.
That's four 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!
Mendoza trying to control but Project postures up.
Mendoza is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Project is staying active.
Mendoza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Project .
Mendoza has his hands clasped together around Project 's back. He's all about the action.
Mendoza gets back to full guard.
Mendoza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendoza is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendoza trying to keep a closed guard but Project is proving a slippery customer.
Project scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luis Mendoza.
I've got Mendoza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Mendoza!
A victorious Luis Mendoza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ademar Mota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe comes to the cage accompanied by Angel Of Death. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ademar Mota!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kehoe scores with a spinning back kick!
Kehoe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mota tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kehoe is in Mota's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mota is looking to stand back up but Kehoe counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mota.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kehoe prevents Mota from improving his position.
Mota blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kehoe.
Kehoe trying to pass the guard but Mota defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kehoe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kehoe drops an elbow to the side of Mota's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kehoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kehoe working Mota over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe throwing shots but Mota is blocking nicely.
Kehoe moves into full mount! Mota won't be happy about that!
Kehoe punching from mount but Mota doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mota really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kehoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mota in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kehoe throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kehoe lands a big elbow.
Kehoe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kehoe lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kehoe with good strikes from the mount here!
Kehoe lands a big shot there that rocks Mota but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kehoe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mota is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Kehoe! Mota is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrew Kehoe!
After winning the bout, Andrew Kehoe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayavarman Wongkrachang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksanteri Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wongkrachang comes to the cage accompanied by Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine. Karelin has chosen CCCP as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayavarman Wongkrachang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksanteri Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wongkrachang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karelin is able to avoid easily.
Wongkrachang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karelin staying out of range there.
Karelin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Aleksanteri Karelin has been cut.
Karelin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wongkrachang in his tracks.
Wongkrachang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wongkrachang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wongkrachang misses with a hook.
Wongkrachang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karelin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karelin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wongkrachang throws a leg kick but Karelin moved away.
Wongkrachang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Wongkrachang.
Karelin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang moves away from the strike by Karelin.
Wongkrachang misses with a head kick.
Karelin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wongkrachang 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.
Karelin scores with a decent looking hook.
Karelin moves out of range of the leg kick from Wongkrachang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wongkrachang scores with a kick to the body.
Wongkrachang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wongkrachang wants to clinch.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wongkrachang moves in looking to clinch but Karelin pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelin misses the target.
Wongkrachang misses with a low kick.
Wongkrachang walks into a jab.
Karelin avoids the head kick by Wongkrachang.
Some bone on bone action there as Karelin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wongkrachang throws a wild body kick that Karelin sees coming a mile off.
Wongkrachang shoots in but no luck this time.
Wongkrachang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wongkrachang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karelin to score with a decent uppercut.
Wongkrachang misses with the combination.
Wongkrachang tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karelin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wongkrachang swings for the body but Karelin moves out of range.
Wongkrachang throws a solid leg kick but Karelin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wongkrachang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karelin.
Karelin's coach down at Dark Horse MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Karelin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wongkrachang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wongkrachang delivers a nice body kick.
Wongkrachang lands with an uppercut that bounces Karelin off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wongkrachang misses the target.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Wongkrachang.
Karelin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wongkrachang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karelin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wongkrachang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karelin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang misses with a head kick.
Karelin works the jab nicely.
Wongkrachang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karelin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karelin.
Wongkrachang being controlled against the cage.
Wongkrachang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wongkrachang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wongkrachang digs a right hand into Karelin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karelin's gas tank.
Karelin works on Wongkrachang's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wongkrachang working aggressively here.
Wongkrachang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wongkrachang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Karelin blocks a body shot from Wongkrachang.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wongkrachang misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin tries to work over Wongkrachang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin presses Wongkrachang against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin is leaning against Wongkrachang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karelin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wongkrachang misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Wongkrachang fails to land.
Wongkrachang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karelins head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's time! Wongkrachang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wongkrachang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karelin sizes up Wongkrachang with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karelin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karelin keeps the fight on the outside.
Karelin takes one to the side of the head.
Karelin moves out of range of the leg kick from Wongkrachang.
Karelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wongkrachang was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelin.
Wongkrachang throws a leg kick that misses.
Wongkrachang throws a solid leg kick but Karelin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karelin lands a nice shot to the body.
Wongkrachang walks into a stiff left hand from Karelin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wongkrachang misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wongkrachang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wongkrachang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wongkrachang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karelin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Karelin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wongkrachang throws a low kick but Karelin moves out of range easily.
Wongkrachang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karelin's head backwards.
Karelin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Karelin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karelin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karelin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wongkrachang on the side of the head.
Karelin loads up on a big right hand but Wongkrachang slips the punch.
Wongkrachang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karelin throws a hook to the side of Wongkrachang's head but Wongkrachang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wongkrachang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wongkrachang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karelin checks a leg kick.
Wongkrachang throws a leg kick but Karelin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang throws a head kick that misses.
Wongkrachang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Karelin cracks Wongkrachang with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang throws a low kick, looking for Karelin's leg but Karelin calmly moves out of range.
Wongkrachang slips under a jab.
Wongkrachang throws out a loose jab but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin connects with a body shot that sends Wongkrachang's belly button to the back.
Wongkrachang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karelin has time to react.
Karelin jabs Wongkrachang right on the nose. Wongkrachang blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from Karelin.
Wongkrachang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wongkrachang misses with a looping right.
Karelin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice cross by Wongkrachang.
That has opened up Aleksanteri Karelin's cut even more.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wongkrachang here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Karelin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wongkrachang tries to close the distance and clinch but Karelin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karelin scores with a shot to the body.
Wongkrachang gets a clinch.
Wongkrachang prevents a body shot from Karelin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang working aggressively here.
Wongkrachang just leaning against Karelin, taking a breather.
Karelin lands a nice uppercut.
Wongkrachang struggles to land a body shot inside as Karelin controls his hands.
Wongkrachang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wongkrachang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karelin up against the cage.
Karelin misses with a body punch.
Wongkrachang looking to slow down the pace here.
Wongkrachang throws a punch but it's blocked by Karelin.
Wongkrachang stalling in the clinch but Karelin improves position.
Karelin stalling against the cage.
Wongkrachang scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Wongkrachang tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Wongkrachang back against the cage.
Wongkrachang is trying to break the clinch but Karelin has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Wongkrachang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin stalling in the clinch but Wongkrachang improves position.
Wongkrachang has Karelin pressed against the cage.
Wongkrachang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wongkrachang misses with a punch on the inside.
Wongkrachang lands a shoulder strike.
Wongkrachang tries to break the clinch but Karelin is controlling the position.
Wongkrachang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wongkrachang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin working aggressively here.
Karelin prevents a body shot from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksanteri Karelin's cut.
That's time! Wongkrachang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A solid body kick from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wongkrachang throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karelin on the side of the head.
Wongkrachang throws the kick towards the body but Karelin avoids it.
Wongkrachang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karelin. That did some damage!
Jayavarman Wongkrachang is winning the standup battle so far.
Wongkrachang scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wongkrachang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Karelin's calf.
Wongkrachang throws a sloppy head kick and Karelin moves out of range easily.
Wongkrachang closes the distance and clinches.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
Wongkrachang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wongkrachang lands a body punch.
Wongkrachang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wongkrachang lands a body punch.
Wongkrachang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karelins head.
Karelin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wongkrachang lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Wongkrachang scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin looking to slow down the pace here.
Wongkrachang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wongkrachang avoiding damage.
Jayavarman Wongkrachang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
Wongkrachang scores with a shot to the side of Karelin's head.
Karelin is looking to control Wongkrachang's arms but Wongkrachang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Karelin has his back to the cage.
Wongkrachang pushes Karelin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wongkrachang tries to throw a body punch but Karelin avoids it by throwing Wongkrachang back against the cage.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Karelin tries to throw a body punch but Wongkrachang avoids it by throwing Karelin back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang prevents a body shot from Karelin.
Wongkrachang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
A short right from Wongkrachang.
A nice left hand lands by Wongkrachang.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wongkrachang is defending well.
Wongkrachang misses with the head strike.
Wongkrachang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karelin can do to turn this around?
Wongkrachang looking to throw knees to the head but Karelin is blocking nicely.
Wongkrachang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wongkrachang lands a hook that snaps the head of Karelin backwards.
Wongkrachang trying to stall but Karelin improves his position.
Wongkrachang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karelin tries to work over Wongkrachang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karelin avoiding damage.
A short left from Wongkrachang.
Wongkrachang pushes Karelin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin is leaning against Wongkrachang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karelin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wongkrachang working aggressively here.
Karelin tries a body shot but Wongkrachang blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karelin.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin blocks an uppercut.
Karelin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wongkrachang is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wongkrachang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karelins head.
Karelin tries a body shot but Wongkrachang blocks it.
Wongkrachang slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wongkrachang misses with some punches.
Wongkrachang is trying to stall.
Aleksanteri Karelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wongkrachang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karelin's elbow.
Karelin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wongkrachang blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wongkrachang tries a body shot but Karelin blocks it.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin tries a body shot but Wongkrachang blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karelin tries a body shot but Wongkrachang blocks it.
Karelin stalling the fight.
Wongkrachang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karelin misses with a punch to the body.
Wongkrachang lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayavarman Wongkrachang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wongkrachang 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayavarman Wongkrachang!
An out of breath Jayavarman Wongkrachang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is WolfMother. Lindland has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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188 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Okin Slavas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Lindland!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavas misses with a looping left.
Lindland defending well as Slavas loads up on a big left hand.
Slavas misses the shot to the body.
Lindland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slavas.
Slavas ducks right into an uppercut from Lindland.
Lindland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slavas.
Slavas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindland at a distance.
Slavas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindland.
Slavas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindland throws out the jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Slavas.
Slavas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Slavas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Slavas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lindland is trying to control Slavas's posture but Slavas avoids it.
Lindland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindland takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lindland is looking to regain half guard here but Slavas keeps moving and retains side control.
Lindland is not content to let Slavas control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lindland sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Slavas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lindland keeps working.
Lindland sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Slavas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Slavas wants to pass to mount but Lindland is defending the position.
Slavas throwing shots but Lindland is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas wants to pass the guard but Lindland is defending well.
Lindland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slavas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lindland manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lindland keeping moving, preventing Slavas from controlling successfully.
Slavas throws a big elbow that misses.
Slavas wants to pass the guard but Lindland is keeping the position.
Slavas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slavas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lindland's head.
Slavas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slavas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lindland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lindland trying to keep a closed guard but Slavas is proving a slippery customer.
Slavas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lindland looking for a sweep. Not yet Lindland, not yet.
Slavas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lindland dives on top into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slavas working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slavas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lindland!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindland is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okin Slavas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slavas lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindland scores with a jab. Slavas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Slavas throws an off balance right hand
and Lindland counters with a head kick. That will keep Slavas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A clash of legs there as Slavas blocks the low kick.
Slavas throws out a loose jab but Lindland uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Lindland.
Slavas looks to throw the jab but Lindland is out of range.
Slavas lands a really nice looking cross but Lindland seems unphased.
Lindland stuffs the takedown attempt from Slavas. Slavas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland dips to his left and cracks Slavas with an uppercut!
Lindland ducks under a wild hook from Slavas.
Slavas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slavas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lindland swivels and escapes.
Slavas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Slavas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Slavas stopping the sweep attempt from Lindland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavas trying to control but Lindland is working from the bottom.
Slavas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lindland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slavas.
Lindland trying to keep a closed guard but Slavas is proving a slippery customer.
Lindland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slavas is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindland looking to control but Slavas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slavas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Slavas postures up.
Slavas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lindland trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luiz Lindland.
Slavas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lindland.
Lindland 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.
Slavas digs a good hook to Lindland's body.
A big left from Slavas misses.
Lindland blocks a jab.
Lindland ducks under a wild hook from Slavas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Lindland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slavas doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slavas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luiz Lindland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slavas throws out a loose jab but Lindland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luiz Lindland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lindland chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slavas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lindland under the eye.
No joy there for Lindland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slavas misses with a takedown attempt - Lindland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lindland works Slavas's body with a nice hook.
Lindland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lindland throws a body punch but Slavas moves out of range.
Luiz Lindland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavas misses with a right hand
and Lindland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slavas throws a big shot that misses.
Okin Slavas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slavas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lindland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slavas takes one on the button.
Slavas is rocked!
Slavas throws a jab when Lindland was well out of range.
Oh Slavas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lindland lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Slavas is looking to close the distance but Lindland sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Slavas crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Slavas is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Luiz Lindland!
Luiz Lindland is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Luiz Lindland made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tyson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mary had a little lamb. Stanley has chosen The man that you FEAR as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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255 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson swings for the body but Stanley moves out of range.
Stanley closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Stanley.
Stanley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stanley scores with a shoulder strike.
We've been hearing reports that Tyson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Stanley.
Tyson tries to work over Stanley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stanley misses with the head strike.
Stanley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson is trying to drag Stanley to the mat but Stanley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanley avoids the damage to the body.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stanley is working Tyson over against the cage.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to take the fight to the mat but Stanley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanley lands a nice uppercut.
Stanley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tyson tries to roll over but Stanley keeps him under control.
Stanley wants to work for an arm triangle but Tyson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stanley is looking to advance position but Tyson won't allow it.
Stanley prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Stanley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tyson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tyson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stanley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyson defending well though.
Stanley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stanley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyson is just riding it out for now. Stanley eventually gives up the hold.
Stanley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stanley trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Stanley is looking for a kimura but Tyson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stanley to get the leverage.
Tyson is concentrating on defense, preventing Stanley from advancing position.
Stanley trying to control the action but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Stanley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyson defending well though.
Stanley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyson is trying to get back to full guard.
Stanley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley trying to pass the guard but Tyson defending well.
Tyson trying to control but Stanley postures up.
Stanley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stanley with the ground and pound but Tyson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Stanley stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanley pushes down on Tyson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stanley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stanley is nestled in close to Tyson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stanley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stanley wants to free his trapped foot but Tyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Tyson is looking to improve his position.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanley.
Tyson gets back to full guard.
Tyson wants to sweep but no luck.
Stanley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stanley is working Tyson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stanley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tyson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanley wants to pass the guard but Tyson is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Stanley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stanley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stanley somewhat.
Kyle Stanley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stanley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson moves out of range as Stanley strikes.
Tyson tries to score with a low kick but Stanley moves his leg out of the way.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stanley controls his hands.
Stanley prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Stalling in the clinch from Stanley.
Tyson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Stanley avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
Stanley throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stanley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stanley gets control of Tyson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stanley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Stanley is trying to control the position but Tyson postures up.
Stanley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Stanley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stanley.
Tyson is looking to control Stanley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyson avoid being mounted?
Stanley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyson won't allow Stanley to pass to mount.
Stanley thows a huge punch but Tyson dodges it nicely.
Tyson is looking to improve his position.
Stanley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tyson!
Tyson is desperately trying to improve his position but Stanley has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is working hard here to advance position.
Stanley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyson looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley working for a submission but Tyson is keeping him at bay.
Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stanley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyson tries to hold on but Stanley postures up.
Stanley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyson looks a forlorn figure.
Stanley trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyson is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanley scoring with strikes but Tyson is staying in there.
Stanley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stanley cracks Tyson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oh Tyson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stanley! Tyson is hurt baaadly! Stanley is firing away with more strikes - Tyson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Stanley!
Kyle Stanley is the new heavyweight champion!
Kyle Stanley took some time post fight to say the following; 'You thought you could win? You thought you could beat CBK?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray has chosen KO muzik as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Callahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Callahan.
Murray misses with a lunging right hand
and Callahan counters with an outside leg kick.
Callahan feints and then cracks Murray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
Callahan throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Murray throws a body punch but Callahan moves out of range.
A cross from Murray lands.
Callahan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Callahan tries to move into range but Murray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murray tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray rushes Callahan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Callahan.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray prevents the takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
Callahan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Callahan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Callahan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Callahan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murray.
Murray jabs Callahan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Murray does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callahan. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murray scores with a decent looking hook.
Callahan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Callahan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Callahan there as he acknowledges the 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!
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Murray avoids the head kick by Callahan.
Callahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Callahan tries to bum rush Murray with a series of wild strikes but Murray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harry Callahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Callahan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murray has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Callahan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Murray throws a series of punches but Callahan avoids them all with ease.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Callahan has been working on his balance at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Murray.
Callahan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murray blocks a low kick nicely.
Callahan defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Murray moves out of range as Callahan strikes.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Callahan scores with a three punch combo!
Murray thows a leg kick but Callahan checks it
and Callahan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Callahan was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray.
Murray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murray shoots in and bounces Callahan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is looking to work some ground and pound but Callahan has wrist control.
Callahan striking from his own guard.
Callahan keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Callahan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murray postures up in Callahan's guard and throws a big left but Callahan blocks it.
Callahan is pulling down on Murray's head. It's preventing any offense from Murray, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murray accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a couple of digs.
Murray is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murray lands a couple of elbows.
Callahan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Callahan keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
Murray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Callahan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Callahan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murray has gone for a leg lock! Callahan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Murray's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray dominated that round.
That's time! Callahan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Callahan swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Callahan.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Callahan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Callahan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Murray throws a body punch but Callahan moves out of range.
Callahan connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Murray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Callahan.
Callahan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Callahan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murray misses with a hook.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray scores with a shot to the body.
Lee Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Callahan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray gets a takedown into half guard.
Murray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murray looks to land a strike but Callahan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Murray works over Callahan with some ground and pound from guard.
Murray is looking to advance position but Callahan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Murray tries to reverse the position but Callahan maintains control.
Callahan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Murray hang on?
Murray is trying to escape the mount.
Callahan controlling the pace for now.
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!
Murray wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Callahan.
Murray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Callahan content just to control the position here.
Lee Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray can't escape the position.
Callahan is landing with some decent strikes but Murray is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Murray is in all sorts of trouble here.
Murray sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Callahan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murray keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murray manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Callahan won't allow Murray to sweep him here.
Callahan trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Callahan is really struggling to control Murray but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Callahan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Murray's guard.
Callahan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Murray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Callahan is working away from the top position though.
Callahan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan prevents Murray from getting the reversal.
Murray manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Murray looking for submissions off his back.
Murray is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callahan is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lee Murray 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.
Callahan tries to land a leg kick but Murray saw it coming and moves away.
Callahan staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Murray blocks the low kick.
Murray misses with a takedown
and Callahan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Callahan.
Murray tries to clinch there but Callahan circles away.
Callahan throws a solid leg kick but Murray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Callahan.
Callahan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Callahan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Callahan doesn't seem bothered though.
Callahan lands a nice shot to the body.
Callahan tries a low kick but Murray avoids it.
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callahan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
Murray shoots in but Callahan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Callahan scores with a hook to the body. Murray takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murray tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murray misses with a jab to the body
and Callahan counters with a stiff right hand.
Murray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Callahan saw that one coming.
Callahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Murray misses with a straight left.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan thumps Murray with a low kick.
Callahan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murray takes one to the chin there.
Callahan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Murray checks it well.
A nice combination there by Murray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Callahan in his tracks.
Callahan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murray is able to avoid easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Callahan.
Nice body punch from Callahan.
Callahan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray.
Murray throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily.
Murray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Callahan keeps the fight on the outside.
Murray looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murray throwing shots but Callahan is blocking nicely.
Murray is thwarting Callahan's attempts to control the position.
Callahan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray throwing shots but Callahan is blocking nicely.
Murray with the ground and pound but Callahan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Callahan working a defensive guard here.
Callahan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murray trying to control the position from guard on top but Callahan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Callahan wants to stand and escape but Murray is having none of it.
Callahan trying to keep a closed guard but Murray is proving a slippery customer.
Murray wants to control from the top but Callahan keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Callahan saw that one coming.
Callahan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray swings for the body but Callahan moves out of range.
Callahan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murray is out of range and Callahan settles back down.
Callahan lands the left hand.
Callahan swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Callahan sprawls well. Callahan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murray gets slowly back to his feet.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Murray.
Callahan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callahan cracks Murray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murray catches Callahan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callahan looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray lands a head shot.
Murray connects with a nice looking jab.
Callahan gets caught napping as Murray dives in and scores a takedown. Callahan manages to retain guard.
Murray wants to control from the top but Callahan keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murray swinging wildly here.
Callahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Callahan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Callahan slips under a jab.
Callahan blocks a jab.
Callahan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Callahan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Callahan misses with a straight left.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Callahan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Callahan scores with a sloppy right hand. Murray should have avoided that one.
Murray cracks Callahan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murray shoots for a double leg takedown but Callahan sprawls well. He's pushed Murray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murray is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Callahan misses with a body shot.
Callahan ducks right into an uppercut from Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Callahan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murray.
Murray throws a lazy uppercut
and Callahan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Callahan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Murray back to the cage. Callahan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Murray is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Callahan.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Callahan finish him?
Murray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Callahan counters with a right hand to the body.
Callahan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Murray right on the button. Murray goes down! Callahan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Callahan gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Callahan!
Harry Callahan retains his light heavyweight title!
Harry Callahan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metin Eroglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eroglu has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Metin Eroglu!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eroglu misses with a double jab.
Eroglu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
Eroglu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Eroglu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Butcher throws a combination. Eroglu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Metin Eroglu has been cut.
Eroglu throws a leg kick but Butcher checks it.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Eroglu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eroglu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eroglu ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Eroglu tests Butcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eroglu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eroglu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eroglu scores with a leg kick.
Eroglu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eroglu misses with an uppercut. Butcher saw that one coming.
Butcher throws a looping overhand right but Eroglu ducks down to avoid it.
Butcher throws a body punch but Eroglu moves out of range.
Eroglu slips a jab from Butcher.
Eroglu connects with a high kick.
Butcher's corner calls for a 1-2. Butcher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot by Eroglu.
Butcher is rocked!
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butcher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Eroglu.
Oh Butcher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eroglu manages to avoid it.
Bobby Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Eroglu connects with a solid leg kick.
Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eroglu drops Butcher with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Butcher! Eroglu dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Metin Eroglu! Metin Eroglu retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Metin Eroglu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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