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NGF 112 | Gajewski vs Yurinov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dingo Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Heisman (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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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dingo Monster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TJ Heisman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisman has closed the distance and engaged Monster in a clinch.
Heisman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Monster up against the cage.
Heisman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heisman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heisman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heisman misses with a punch to the body.
Monster misses with a knee strike.
Heisman misses with some punches.
Monster lands a hook that snaps the head of Heisman backwards.
Heisman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heisman stalling the fight.
Heisman blocks the elbow strike.
Heisman avoids the elbow strike from Monster, against the cage.
Monster working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Heisman takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heisman working aggressively here.
Heisman throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Monster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heisman misses with some punches.
Monster trying to control the position but instead, Heisman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monster into the cage.
Monster misses with an elbow strike.
Monster scores a nice knee to the body.
Monster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Heisman.
Heisman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Dingo Monster has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monster displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heisman up against the cage.
Heisman throws a punch but it's blocked by Monster.
Monster lands a hook that snaps the head of Heisman backwards.
Heisman tries to land a knee to the head but Monster blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Heisman tries a knee to the head but Monster blocks it.
Heisman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heisman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisman scores with a shoulder strike.
Monster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heisman avoids it.
Monster misses with an elbow over the top.
Heisman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like TJ Heisman has been cut.
Heisman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Monster blocks a body shot from Heisman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heisman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monster tries to clinch up but Heisman circles away and keeps his distance.
Monster moves in looking to clinch but Heisman pushes him off.
Monster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heisman misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Heisman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monster doesn't seem phased though.
Heisman swats away the attempt to clinch by Monster.
Monster wants to clinch.
Heisman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monster has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster blocks the elbow strike.
Heisman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monster tries to land a knee to the head but Heisman blocks with his arms.
Monster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heisman lands a shoulder strike.
Heisman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heisman has Monster pressed against the cage.
Heisman dodges an elbow strike from Monster.
Monster tries to land knees in the clinch but Heisman avoids the damage to the body.
Heisman looking to throw knees to the head but Monster is blocking nicely.
Monster tries to land knees in the clinch but Heisman avoids the damage to the body.
Heisman can't break the clinch.
Heisman misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heisman wants to break free but Monster has control.
Monster trying to land knees to the body.
Heisman lands with a short shot to the head.
Heisman gets through Monster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Monster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TJ Heisman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Monster tries to clinch but Heisman moves out of range.
Monster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Monster lands with a kick to the temple. Heisman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monster moves in looking to clinch but Heisman pushes him off.
Monster tries to clinch but Heisman moves out of range.
Dingo Monster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monster tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heisman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monster tries to clinch there but Heisman circles away.
Monster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Heisman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Monster throws a wild body kick that Heisman sees coming a mile off.
Heisman throws a push kick but Monster slaps the foot to one side.
Monster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monster thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heisman if he has to take too many more of those.
Monster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heisman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Monster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dingo Monster's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heisman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heisman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Monster is rocked!
Dingo Monster is winning the standup battle so far.
Heisman is breathing heavily.
Heisman looks to throw the jab but Monster is out of range.
Oh Monster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heisman takes the fight into the clinch.
TJ Heisman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Monster throws an elbow but it misses.
Monster misses with an elbow strike.
Monster seems to have got his legs back now.
Heisman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Monster.
Heisman misses with a knee to the head.
Heisman swings wildly with an uppercut but Monster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heisman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heisman looking to throw knees to the head but Monster is blocking nicely.
Monster wants to stall.
Heisman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monster taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster pressing his opponent against the cage.
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!
Heisman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Heisman misses with the head strike.
Monster looking to slow down the pace here.
Heisman is trying to force a seperation but Monster has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Heisman to work.
Heisman gets through Monster's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heisman misses with a knee strike.
Monster working Heisman over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monster.
Monster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisman looking to slow down the pace here.
Heisman working aggressively here.
Heisman misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heisman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monster's brow.
Monster is struggling to control the position.
Heisman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heisman backwards.
Monster trying to land knees to the body.
Monster landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Monster looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monster.
Monster tries to stall but Heisman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heisman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monster avoids it.
Monster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monster missing with knees to the body.
Monster working aggressively here.
Heisman misses with some punches.
Monster looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heisman blocks it with crossed arms.
Heisman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heisman avoids it.
Monster lands a good knee to the midsection. Heisman won't want to take too many of those.
Monster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Monster pushes Heisman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heisman lands a hook that snaps the head of Monster backwards.
Heisman trying to control the position but instead, Monster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heisman into the cage.
Heisman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dingo Monster dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Monster needs to keep his hands up - Heisman had a free shot at his head there.
Monster clinches up against the cage.
Heisman tries to throw a body punch but Monster avoids it by throwing Heisman back against the cage.
Heisman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heisman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Monster landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monster landing knees to the head.
Monster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monster effectively controlling the action here.
Monster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monster avoiding damage as Heisman throws knees to the body.
Heisman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Monster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Monster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heisman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heisman pushes off an throws an elbow but Monster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heisman misses with an elbow over the top.
Monster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heisman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monster pushes Heisman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monster just leaning against Heisman, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Monster throws an elbow but misses.
Monster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heisman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monster putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heisman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Monster misses with a knee to the head.
Monster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heisman's defenses.
Monster slows down the pace here.
Heisman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Monster is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monster takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster throws a head punch that misses.
Monster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Monster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heisman blocks the elbow strike.
Monster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heisman avoids it.
Heisman misses with a knee to the head.
Monster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heisman's face.
Monster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monster lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Monster.
Monster working Heisman over with knees to the body.
Heisman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monster misses with a knee to the head.
Heisman has a couple of punches blocked by Monster.
Monster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Heisman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monster blocks it with crossed arms.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Monster here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisman is trying to force a seperation but Monster has the dominant position.
Monster pushes Heisman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Monster obliges.
Monster is struggling to control the position.
Monster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heisman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monster slowing the pace effectively.
Monster working Heisman over with knees to the body.
Monster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Monster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monster blocks the elbow strike.
Monster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Monster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Monster scores with a knee to the head.
Monster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heisman's defenses.
That has opened up TJ Heisman's cut even more.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Monster crunches a lovely knee into Heisman's ribcage.
Monster misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heisman.
Monster throws an elbow that misses.
Monster lands an elbow inside.
Heisman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Monster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heisman's face.
Monster is trying to stall.
Monster 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!
Monster effectively controlling the action here.
Heisman pushes off an throws an elbow but Monster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Monster is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dingo Monster clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Heisman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Monster stalks Heisman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Heisman's face. Heisman staggers backwards, shaken.
Monster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heisman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heisman lands a hook that snaps the head of Monster backwards.
Monster trying to land knees to the body.
Monster pushes off an throws an elbow but Heisman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Monster utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heisman as Monster tries to tie him up.
Heisman being controlled against the cage.
Heisman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monster's face.
Heisman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Monster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monster avoiding damage as Heisman throws knees to the body.
Monster blocks an elbow strike from Heisman.
Heisman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heisman tries a knee to the head but Monster blocks it.
Monster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heisman misses with a punch on the inside.
Monster blocks an elbow strike.
Heisman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heisman looking to throw knees to the head but Monster is blocking nicely.
Heisman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monsters head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Monster obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monster.
Monster pressing his opponent against the cage.
Monster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heisman avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heisman avoids it.
Heisman taking a breather.
Heisman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heisman fails to land.
Monster looking to slow down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Heisman fails to land.
Monster lands an elbow inside that Heisman shrugs off.
Heisman working aggressively here.
Heisman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Monster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heisman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heisman connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisman scores with a shoulder strike.
Dingo Monster's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Monster misses with a knee to the head.
Heisman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heisman pushes Monster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heisman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heisman misses with a body punch.
Monster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above TJ Heisman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Heisman taking a breather.
Heisman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monster's defenses.
Monster stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heisman avoiding damage as Monster throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heisman pushes off an throws an elbow but Monster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heisman looking to throw knees to the head but Monster is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heisman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heisman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monster lands an elbow inside that Heisman shrugs off.
Heisman stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Heisman.
Jeez, Dingo Monster's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Monster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heisman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Heisman.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dingo Monster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). TJ Heisman!
TJ Heisman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Glover!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover blocks a head kick by Bird.
Bird tries to close the distance and clinch but Glover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bird.
Bird steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glover.
Bird misses with a left hand
and Glover decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bird's guard.
Glover with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Glover accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bird wants to sweep here but Glover controlling him for the moment.
Glover drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Glover jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glover trying to control but Bird is working from the bottom.
Glover pushes down on Bird's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bird defends it well.
Bird looking for submissions off his back.
Bird wants to get back to full guard.
Glover is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Glover seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Glover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Glover is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Glover wants to control but Bird is keeping him busy.
Glover is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Glover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Glover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to get to full guard but Glover has control of the leg.
Glover trying to control from Bird's half guard. Bird has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bird working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Glover.
Bird bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Glover's guard.
Glover is trying to control the position but Bird postures up.
Glover told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bird drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bird jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bird won't allow Glover to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover looking for a guillotine here but Bird defends easily.
Glover throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bird pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glover is keeping the position for now.
Glover manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bird manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glover slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Glover drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bird looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bird looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bird!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Glover dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bird connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bird tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Glover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bird is looking to clinch.
Dennis Bird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bird lands with a right hand.
Bird's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glover connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bird scrambles back to his feet.
Glover swats away the attempt to clinch by Bird.
Bird drives through and clinches with Glover against the cage.
Bird tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glover's elbow.
Glover manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover can't keep his opponent in guard - Bird advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bird is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Glover is just riding it out for now. Bird eventually gives up the hold.
Bird is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Glover sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is working for a kimura but Glover is defending it quite comfortably.
Glover trying to control from the bottom.
Glover is not content to let Bird control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover manages to get to full guard.
Bird has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Glover looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bird puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bird throwing shots but Glover is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird is looking for a kimura but Glover is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bird to get the leverage.
Glover wants to improve his position but Bird is controlling well.
Bird is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Glover has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bird is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Glover trying to control here.
Jeff Glover has got the better of the ground game so far.
Glover is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bird's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bird's back!
Bird is trying to break free.
Bird preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Glover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover looking to break Bird's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bird remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Glover will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Glover is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Bird with him. Bird is trying to defend but Glover has an arm under the chin now! Bird grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeff Glover!
Our winner, Jeff Glover, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Marcum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazzarini comes to the cage accompanied by Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani'. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavio Lazzarini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heath Marcum!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazzarini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcum was well out of range. Poor timing from Lazzarini.
Heath Marcum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazzarini ducks under a wild hook from Marcum.
Lazzarini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lazzarini misses with a head kick.
Lazzarini tries to clinch there but Marcum circles away.
Marcum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lazzarini takes the fight into the clinch.
Marcum pulls guard successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marcum looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lazzarini passes into side control.
Marcum is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lazzarini lands a few punches from side control.
Marcum is looking to reverse the position.
Marcum keeps trying to improve his position.
Lazzarini lands a nice forearm strike.
Lazzarini 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcum looks to move to half guard but instead Lazzarini has passed into mount! Damn!
Marcum is desperately trying to improve his position but Lazzarini has a good base and remains in mount.
Lazzarini pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lazzarini looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lazzarini lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcum tries to reverse the position but Lazzarini maintains control.
Lazzarini postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Marcum out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Lazzarini goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Flavio Lazzarini!
After winning the bout, Flavio Lazzarini 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dumb McWasteoffuckingtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McWasteoffuckingtime has chosen Miracle - We Ain't Scared as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dumb McWasteoffuckingtime!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by McWasteoffuckingtime misses
and Thor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thor tries to close the distance and clinch up but McWasteoffuckingtime swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McWasteoffuckingtime throws a jab but it's blocked by Thor.
Thor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McWasteoffuckingtime at a distance.
Thor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McWasteoffuckingtime.
Thor misses with a head kick.
A lazy left from Thor finds it's target.
Thor misses the jab.
Hans Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thor jabs McWasteoffuckingtime to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McWasteoffuckingtime misses with a shot to the body
enabling Thor to counter with a crisp jab.
McWasteoffuckingtime connects with a jab.
It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McWasteoffuckingtime moves forwards but Thor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A good leg kick by McWasteoffuckingtime.
McWasteoffuckingtime has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McWasteoffuckingtime.
McWasteoffuckingtime fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thor.
A chopping leg kick lands by McWasteoffuckingtime.
Thor dips to his left and cracks McWasteoffuckingtime with an uppercut!
Thor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thor throws a lazy right hand but McWasteoffuckingtime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McWasteoffuckingtime throws a sloppy head kick and Thor moves out of range easily.
McWasteoffuckingtime misses with a leg kick.
Thor wants to slow McWasteoffuckingtime down by chopping away at his legs.
Thor lands a jab to the nose.
Thor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thor moves out of range of the body kick.
McWasteoffuckingtime buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWasteoffuckingtime throws a low kick, looking for Thor's leg but Thor calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWasteoffuckingtime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McWasteoffuckingtime throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thor counter with a right hand.
Thor is looking to slow McWasteoffuckingtime down with leg kicks.
McWasteoffuckingtime throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McWasteoffuckingtime.
A head kick misses from McWasteoffuckingtime.
Thor throws a head kick that misses
and McWasteoffuckingtime counters with a nice uppercut.
Thor scores with a leg kick.
Thor misses with a straight left.
Thor closes the distance and clinches.
Thor misses with a punch to the body.
Thor is pushing McWasteoffuckingtime up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWasteoffuckingtime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McWasteoffuckingtime misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Thor.
McWasteoffuckingtime has a couple of punches blocked by Thor.
McWasteoffuckingtime can't find room to land a body shot as Thor controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thor blocks an elbow strike from McWasteoffuckingtime.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McWasteoffuckingtime.
Thor blocking some punches.
McWasteoffuckingtime throws a punch but it's blocked by Thor.
McWasteoffuckingtime blocking some punches.
Thor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McWasteoffuckingtime creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thor's defenses.
Thor has a couple of punches blocked by McWasteoffuckingtime.
Come on McWasteoffuckingtime - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McWasteoffuckingtime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McWasteoffuckingtime misses the shot to the body.
McWasteoffuckingtime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thor.
Thor moves in looking to clinch but McWasteoffuckingtime pushes him off.
Thor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McWasteoffuckingtime misses with a low kick.
Thor throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Thor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McWasteoffuckingtime's hands.
It looks like Thor has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McWasteoffuckingtime steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thor. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thor throws a jab when McWasteoffuckingtime was well out of range.
Thor blocks a low kick nicely.
Thor looks for the body kick but McWasteoffuckingtime saw that one coming.
McWasteoffuckingtime thuds his shin into the meat of Thor's side.
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 Hans Thor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Thor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McWasteoffuckingtime throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thor checks the leg kick.
McWasteoffuckingtime gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hans Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
Thor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McWasteoffuckingtime's calf.
Good shot there by Thor.
McWasteoffuckingtime scores with a spinning back kick!
A leg kick checked by Thor.
Thor misses with a looping left.
Thor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McWasteoffuckingtime's head.
McWasteoffuckingtime is rocked!
Thor cracks McWasteoffuckingtime with a left hook right on the temple and McWasteoffuckingtime goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Thor lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully McWasteoffuckingtime is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Thor!
A victorious Hans Thor 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Cropp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Tyson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karol Cropp's chin.
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265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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World class 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Cropp!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cropp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Rocky Tyson has been cut.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Cropp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cropp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karol Cropp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cropp sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tyson throws the left hand but Cropp avoids the punch easily.
Cropp throws a shot from downtown. Tyson moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Cropp coming out on top.
Tyson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cropp misses the shot to the body.
Cropp throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Cropp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good standup being displayed there by Cropp as he connects with a hook.
Cropp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Cropp.
Cropp misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Tyson misses.
Cropp throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cropp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cropp tries to pull guard but Tyson won't allow it.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cropp's elbow.
Cropp is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cropp taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cropp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cropp takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson gets underhooks to prevent Cropp's takedown attempt.
Rocky Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Cropp.
Tyson tries to stall but Cropp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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 short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson leaning against his opponent.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cropp 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.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cropp's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cropp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tyson up against the cage.
Tyson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cropp is trying to pull guard but Tyson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tyson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cropp tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cropp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tyson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cropp has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tyson after a bit of a struggle.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson stalling.
Tyson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cropp's elbow.
Tyson gets underhooks to prevent Cropp's takedown attempt.
Cropp looking to stall.
Tyson stalling.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Cropp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tyson pushes Cropp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cropp tries to pull guard but Tyson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tyson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cropp looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tyson on the inside.
It looks like Karol Cropp has been cut.
Tyson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson drops Cropp onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cropp is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cropp is rocked!
Tyson pushes Cropp against the cage. Tyson is working some dirty boxing. Tyson pushes off with a quick right hook! Cropp goes down! Cropp tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tyson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Tyson!
After winning the bout, Rocky Tyson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soon Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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168 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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165 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Soon Do!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do misses with a lunging right hand
and Butrovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Do misses with a few strikes there.
Butrovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Butrovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Do misses with a shot to the body
and Butrovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Soon Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butrovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Do.
Butrovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Butrovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Butrovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Do misses.
Butrovic moves away from the strike by Do.
Butrovic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Do tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Butrovic is in Do's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Butrovic throwing strikes but missing.
Butrovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Butrovic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butrovic trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
Do not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butrovic.
Butrovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Butrovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Do has wrist control.
Butrovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Butrovic defends it easily.
Do manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Butrovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Butrovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Do gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Butrovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Do can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Do pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butrovic is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butrovic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Do is aware though and is defending well.
Do looking to pass the guard.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
Butrovic throws his legs up looking for a submission but Do uses it to pass to side control.
Do working the ground and pound from side control.
Butrovic dodges the ground and pound from Do.
Do scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Butrovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Butrovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do tries for a kimura but Butrovic is defending well.
Do in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Butrovic is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Butrovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butrovic struggling a bit here.
Do works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Do working the ground and pound.
Butrovic parries the strikes from Do easily there. Do is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Butrovic to escape.
Do cracks Butrovic with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Do immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Butrovic is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Do!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soon Do!
After the fight, Soon Do was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samson Miodek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miodek has chosen Radioactive as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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300 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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255 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Miodek!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miodek clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller digs a right hand underneath Miodek's ribcage. Miodek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller forces Miodek back against the cage and clinches.
Miodek looking to stall.
Miodek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miodek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miodek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miodek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miller is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miodek is defending well.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miodek lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miodek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller is looking for a takedown.
Miodek lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miodek blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miodek displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miller up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miodek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Miodek.
A body shot lands from Miodek.
Miodek wants to take the fight to the mat but Miller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Miodek tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miodek throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miodek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miodek has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miodek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miodek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Miodek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miodek throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Miodek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Miodek jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miodek throws a good cross that connects.
Miodek scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Miodek is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Miodek jumps into side control!
Miller seems a little lost for a moment, as Miodek dominates the positioning.
Miodek throws an elbow but Miller slips to the side and avoids it well.
Miller is looking to regain half guard here but Miodek keeps moving and retains side control.
Miller seems a little lost for a moment, as Miodek dominates the positioning.
Miller wants to control but Miodek postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miodek controlling the position from side mount.
Miller is not content to let Miodek control the position.
Miller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miodek scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Miller to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller wants to control but Miodek postures up.
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Miodek fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Miller can't do much from the bottom here.
Miodek landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miodek scoring with punches from side control.
Miodek landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Miodek dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miodek counters with an outside leg kick.
Miodek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Miodek stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miodek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Miodek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miodek. That's going to slow Miller down.
Miodek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Miodek.
Miodek connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown by Miodek or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller which made him look bad.
Miodek lands with an overhand left.
Miodek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miodek swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miodek scores with a three punch combo!
Miodek thumps Miller with a low kick.
Miodek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller looking for a takedown.
Miodek taking a breather.
Miodek pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Miller can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miodek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miodek lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
Miodek blocking some punches.
Miodek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miodek stalls.
Miodek struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miodek missing with knees to the body.
Miodek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like David Miller has been cut.
Miodek missing with knees to the body.
Miodek stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Samson Miodek has been cut.
Miodek has Miller pressed against the cage.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miodek working Miller over with knees to the body.
Miodek throws a head punch that misses.
Miller has Miodek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miodek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Miodek has picked Miller up - he's going for a ride! Miodek dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miodek wants to take a breather but Miller is having none of it.
Miller trying to hold on to Miodek's head to control him but Miodek postures up.
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. Miodek connects with a nice short shot to Miller's temple.
Miller trying to control here.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Miodek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
Miodek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miodek wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.
Miller with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miodek has Miller pulled in close to control his posture.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miodek's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Miodek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Miodek trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Miller avoids the attempt from Miodek to control.
Miller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miodek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miller is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Miodek has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Miodek!
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Samson Miodek has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miodek looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miodek keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miodek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miodek throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Miodek being controlled here, momentarily.
Miodek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller postures up.
Miodek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Miodek has Miller pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miodek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Miodek counters with an outside leg kick.
David Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Miodek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller throws the left hand but Miodek avoids the punch easily.
Miodek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
David Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miodek lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miodek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miodek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miller rather than just go for the knockout.
Miodek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Miodek.
Samson Miodek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miodek with a nice cross.
Miodek scores with a kick to the midsection.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miodek lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Miodek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miodek throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miodek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miodek throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miodek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Miodek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miodek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Miodek!
Samson Miodek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Boyko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pip Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyko comes into the arena with Kamaedzitca - Колазварl blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timofey Boyko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pip Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyko looks to land a right hand but Gonzalez moved out of range.
Gonzalez works the jab nicely.
Boyko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boyko.
Gonzalez lands a head kick!
Gonzalez clinches with his opponent.
Boyko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Gonzalez.
Boyko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Boyko.
Boyko lands a shot to the body.
Gonzalez blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Boyko fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyko.
Boyko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boyko lands a damaging elbow.
Boyko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boyko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyko's elbow.
Gonzalez avoids the elbow strike from Boyko, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Boyko.
Boyko tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boyko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzalez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boyko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boyko connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez manages to pull guard.
Boyko trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez working for a triangle but Boyko defends it easily.
Boyko is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gonzalez has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Boyko is looking to defend but Gonzalez has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Boyko! Gonzalez pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Boyko taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pip Gonzalez!
After winning the bout, Pip Gonzalez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dongmin Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taco Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno throws a big shot that misses.
Oh fakes the leg kick and cracks Bueno in the body.
Oh throws a leg kick but Bueno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bueno looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh drives through and clinches with Bueno against the cage.
Oh prevents a body shot from Bueno.
Bueno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohs head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bueno 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.
Bueno lands a shot to the body.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Oh controls the action.
Bueno prevents a body shot from Oh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bueno is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Oh to the mat. Oh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bueno throwing strikes from guard but Oh blocks nicely.
Bueno throwing strikes from guard but Oh blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bueno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bueno content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bueno is looking to work some ground and pound but Oh has wrist control.
Oh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bueno on the ground.
Bueno distracts Oh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bueno is in close to Oh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bueno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oh is keeping the position for now.
Bueno throwing strikes but missing.
Bueno stops Oh from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno won't allow Oh to sweep him here.
Oh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bueno defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno trying to control but Oh is working from the bottom.
Oh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bueno trying to control the position from guard on top but Oh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Taco Bueno wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bueno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bueno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oh but Oh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oh missing with a left hand there. Bueno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bueno tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bueno somewhat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bueno checks a leg kick.
Bueno wants to clinch up but Oh keeps it at a distance.
Bueno looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dongmin Oh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taco Bueno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bueno.
Oh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bueno looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
Oh 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.
Bueno moves out of range of the body kick from Oh.
Bueno darts in looking for a takedown but Oh gets double underhooks and turns Bueno into the cage.
Bueno is trying to drag Oh to the mat but Oh just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oh throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bueno misses with the head strike.
Oh lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Bueno dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bueno.
Bueno misses with a straight left.
Bueno misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oh. Bueno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueno misses with a lunging right hand
and Oh counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh slows down the pace here.
Bueno tries to work over Oh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Oh.
Oh blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Oh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh trying to stall but Bueno improves his position.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohs head.
Oh misses with a body punch.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Oh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh misses with the head strike.
Oh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.
Oh is looking to control Bueno's arms but Bueno gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oh has his back to the cage.
Oh struggles to land a body shot inside as Bueno controls his hands.
Bueno drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oh gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Oh controls his hands.
Bueno tries a body shot but Oh blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oh.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh swings wildly with an uppercut but Bueno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oh up against the cage.
Oh lands with a right to the head.
Bueno is trying to pull guard but Oh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dongmin Oh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taco Bueno.
A right hand to the body from Oh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Oh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bueno misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bueno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Oh.
Oh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oh manages to break the clinch.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bueno throws a leg kick
and Oh counters with an outside leg kick.
Bueno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bueno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bueno checks it well.
A slow jab from Bueno misses its intended target.
Oh ducks under a wild hook from Bueno.
Oh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bueno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno swings for the body but Oh moves out of range.
Oh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno scores with a jab to the head.
Bueno lands a glancing blow to the side of Oh's head.
We've been told by Oh's head coaches at Nexus Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh tries a low kick but Bueno avoids it.
Oh misses with a low kick.
Bueno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oh.
A punch lands to the side of Oh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh misses with a hook.
Bueno lands an overhand right.
Bueno has Oh up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taco Bueno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bueno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bueno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Bueno throws a low kick but Oh moves out of range easily.
Bueno throws a chopping leg kick but Oh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bueno misses with a low kick.
Taco Bueno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oh misses with a body kick.
Oh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bueno throws the kick towards the body but Oh avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno tries to clinch but Oh moves out of range.
A jab from Oh finds it's way through Bueno's defenses.
Bueno is looking to chop away at Oh's legs.
Bueno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bueno wants to clinch up but Oh keeps it at a distance.
Oh has managed to clinch.
Taco Bueno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oh misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oh as Bueno tries to tie him up.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Oh.
Bueno prevents a body shot from Oh.
Oh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dongmin Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bueno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh blocks a body shot from Bueno.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Oh's head.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh misses with a punch on the inside.
Bueno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Oh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oh backwards.
Oh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bueno backwards.
Taco Bueno 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.
Oh pushes Bueno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Oh trying to control the position but instead, Bueno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oh into the cage.
Bueno blocks a body shot from Oh.
Bueno drags the fight down to the ground.
Bueno is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Oh is aware though and is defending well.
Bueno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bueno escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oh tries to stand but Bueno is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno controls Oh momentarily but Oh frees himself.
Bueno working for a triangle but Oh defends it easily.
Oh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bueno is proving hard to escape from.
Bueno is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bueno controls Oh momentarily but Oh frees himself.
Bueno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh throws an elbow that misses. Bueno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oh's guard. Nice move by Bueno!
And that's the end of the fight!
Taco Bueno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bueno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taco Bueno!
Taco Bueno was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Dongmin Oh spoke after the fight, saying 'I guess I'll be hitting the videotape with my coaches tomorrow to figure out what went wrong. You better believe I'll be back on the winning track next time.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Boris Yurinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yurinov comes to the cage accompanied by Autechre - Gantz Graf. Gajewski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stratosphere kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Yurinov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gajewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yurinov.
Yurinov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Gajewski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yurinov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gajewski's head.
Yurinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yurinov pushes Gajewski away with a front kick.
Yurinov lands with a nice body punch.
Gajewski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yurinov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gajewski throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Gajewski lands.
Gajewski checks a leg kick nicely.
Yurinov tried to score with a low kick but Gajewski checks it.
Yurinov thows a body shot but no joy.
Gajewski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yurinov.
Yurinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gajewski misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yurinov stuns Gajewski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yurinov moves away.
Gajewski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yurinov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yurinov throws a chopping leg kick but Gajewski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yurinov misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Yurinov.
We've been informed that Gajewski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gajewski misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gajewski.
Gajewski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gajewski moves out of range of the body kick from Yurinov.
Gajewski thuds a left hand into Yurinov's body.
Gajewski misses with a leg kick.
Yurinov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gajewski.
Gajewski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yurinov throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gajewski manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yurinov, right into the meat.
Yurinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gajewski moves away.
Yurinov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Yurinov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurinov digs a good hook to Gajewski's body.
Yurinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gajewski.
Yurinov throws a low kick but Gajewski avoids it.
Boris Yurinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yurinov slips a jab from Gajewski.
Sloppy strikes from Yurinov. Those never looked like landing.
Yurinov throws a push kick but Gajewski slaps the foot to one side.
Yurinov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yurinov cracks Gajewski with an open hand slap.
Yurinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yurinov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gajewski.
Gajewski takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yurinov scores with the left hand. Gajewski knows he should have avoided that one.
Yurinov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yurinov feints a jab promting Gajewski to slip. Yurinov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gajewski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gajewski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Yurinov is looking to score with low kicks.
Gajewski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gajewski throws a good cross that connects.
Yurinov throws a push kick but Gajewski slaps the foot to one side.
Gajewski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gajewski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yurinov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gajewski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Gajewski as he checks the leg kick.
Yurinov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yurinov connects with a leg kick. Gajewski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yurinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gajewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yurinov.
Yurinov throws out a loose jab but Gajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yurinov scores with a nice right hand.
Gajewski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gajewski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yurinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yurinov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yurinov throws a low kick but Gajewski avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gajewski checks the leg kick.
Yurinov throws a lazy right hand but Gajewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yurinov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Yurinov. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Yurinov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yurinov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gajewski in his tracks.
Gajewski moves forwards but Yurinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yurinov scores with a leg kick.
Yurinov misses with a body shot.
Yurinov thows a body kick. Gajewski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gajewski tries to score with a low kick but Yurinov moves his leg out of the way.
Yurinov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yurinov.
Yurinov tries to land a leg kick but Gajewski saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Gajewski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yurinov doesn't seem phased though.
Yurinov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gajewski swings for the body but Yurinov moves out of range.
That kick from Yurinov tenderised Gajewski's leg. Gajewski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yurinov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yurinov throws a poor cross that misses
and Gajewski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gajewski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yurinov to regain full guard.
Gajewski won't allow Yurinov to get back to his feet.
Gajewski wants to pass the guard but Yurinov is keeping the position.
Gajewski throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gajewski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gajewski throwing strikes but missing.
Yurinov is looking to stand up but Gajewski isn't so interested in that idea.
Gajewski trying to control but Yurinov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gajewski looking to pass the guard.
Gajewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Yurinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrzej Gajewski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yurinov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gajewski's head backwards.
Yurinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gajewski.
Yurinov ducks under a wild hook from Gajewski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov misses with a hook
and Gajewski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gajewski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yurinov keeping full guard, as Gajewski tries to pass.
Gajewski trying to control but Yurinov is working from the bottom.
Gajewski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gajewski wants to pass the guard but Yurinov is keeping the position.
Gajewski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yurinov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gajewski is controlling him.
Yurinov keeping full guard, as Gajewski tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski wants to control from the top but Yurinov keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gajewski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yurinov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gajewski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yurinov backwards.
Yurinov is trying to break the clinch but Gajewski is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yurinov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yurinov takes a shot to the head.
Gajewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gajewski trying to control the position but instead, Yurinov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gajewski into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Gajewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gajewski tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Gajewski misses.
Yurinov digs a good body shot into Gajewski's ribs.
Gajewski throws the left hand but Yurinov avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by Yurinov.
Yurinov thumps Gajewski with a low kick.
Yurinov misses with a low kick.
Yurinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yurinov misses with a wild body shot.
Yurinov lands a really nice looking cross but Gajewski seems unphased.
Yurinov lands a head kick. Gajewski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yurinov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gajewski just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gajewski throws a leg kick but Yurinov checks it.
A clash of legs there as Gajewski blocks the low kick.
Yurinov throws a push kick but Gajewski slaps the foot to one side.
Yurinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yurinov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gajewski.
Gajewski staying out of range there.
Yurinov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gajewski moves away.
Gajewski lunges at Yurinov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yurinov's hand.
Yurinov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gajewski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yurinov checks a low kick from Gajewski.
Yurinov misses with a body kick.
Yurinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Yurinov moves out of range as Gajewski strikes.
Gajewski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yurinov can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gajewski checks a leg kick.
Yurinov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gajewski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gajewski misses with a leg kick
and Yurinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Gajewski misses the shot to the body.
Yurinov with a hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Gajewski blocks the leg kick.
Gajewski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gajewski staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yurinov.
Gajewski drops his hands momentarily and Yurinov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gajewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurinov lands a leg kick that knocks Gajewski off balance momentarily.
Yurinov throws a big shot that misses.
Yurinov throws a body punch but Gajewski moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Yurinov.
Yurinov throws a leg kick
and Gajewski counters by moving into the clinch.
Yurinov tries to break free but Gajewski pushes him back against the cage.
Gajewski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yurinov backwards.
Gajewski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gajewski blocks an uppercut.
Yurinov tries to throw a body punch but Gajewski avoids it by throwing Yurinov back against the cage.
Gajewski scores with a shoulder strike.
Yurinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gajewski lands a shoulder strike.
Gajewski blocks a body shot from Yurinov.
Yurinov gets underhooks to prevent Gajewski's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski lands a left hand.
Yurinov is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Gajewski.
Oh Yurinov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gajewski pushes Yurinov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gajewski lands a big right hand that drops Yurinov! The killer instinct kicks in and Gajewski finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gajewski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrzej Gajewski! Andrzej Gajewski retains his bantamweight title!
Andrzej Gajewski very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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