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NGF 122 Odin vs Kalashnikov PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dixon's choice of entrance music: Dark Tranquillity - Iridium. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Game!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joey Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Game misses with a looping left.
Dixon misses with a low kick.
Dixon checks a leg kick nicely.
Dixon moves in looking to clinch but Game pushes him off.
Dixon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Game. That did some damage!
Dixon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Game, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Game connects with a looping right hand.
Dixon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Game misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Game fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dixon on the side of the head.
Dixon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dixon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Game lands a front kick.
Dixon loads up on a big right hand but Game slips the punch.
Game lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick lands from Dixon.
Game looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
Game scores with a jab. Dixon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Game scores with a body shot.
Nick Game seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Dixon with that takedown attempt.
Dixon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dixon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Game's head.
Dixon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Game's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Game works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Game is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon trying to control but Game is working from the bottom.
Game pulls Dixon in close to prevent any damage.
Game is trying to keep Dixon in close.
Game wants to sweep here but Dixon controlling him for the moment.
Dixon sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dixon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Game walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dixon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Game throws a hook to the side of Dixon's head but Dixon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nick Game is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws the left hand but Game avoids the punch easily.
Dixon throws a nice looking combination but Game bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Game throws an overhand right that lands on Dixon's shoulder, as Dixon tries to avoid the shot.
Game darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Game avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Game misses with a straight left.
Game misses with a wild combination.
Dixon misses with a body shot.
Dixon staying out of range there.
Game throws a leg kick which misses Dixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Dixon tries to avoid it.
Game tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Game misses.
Game thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Game.
Game thuds a left hand into Dixon's body.
A low kick from Game is predictable there
and Dixon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Game's knee momentarily.
Dixon wants to clinch up but Game keeps it at a distance.
Game looks to score with a jab to the body but Dixon is just out of range.
Dixon scores with the left hand. Game knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Game swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Game.
Game cracks Dixon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dixon scores with a decent looking hook.
Dixon tries to score with a low kick but Game moves his leg out of the way.
Game misses with a looping right.
Dixon blocks a head kick by Game.
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 Nick Game will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Game pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dixon is out of range and Game settles back down.
Game looks to land a right hand but Dixon moved out of range.
Game lands a two punch combo.
Game lands with a straight right. Dixon didn't see that one coming.
Dixon cracks Game with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Game explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Game scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Game lands a nice looking body shot.
Dixon tries to clinch there but Game circles away.
Game jabs at Dixon's 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!
Dixon wants to clinch up but Game keeps it at a distance.
Dixon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Game avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Game paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Game wants to land a leg kick but Dixon is out of range.
Dixon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Game is looking for a sweep.
Game is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dixon off and has taken his back!
Dixon trying to control but not successfully.
Dixon is really stuck here.
Game gets his hands free as Dixon looks to control.
Dixon breaks Game's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dixon throws a big right hand that misses.
Game utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dixon throws a strike but Game rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Game is in close to Dixon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Game postures up in Dixon's guard and throws a big left but Dixon blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Game won't allow Dixon to get back to his feet.
Game has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Game trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dixon is trying to keep Game in close.
Game controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Game throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Game was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dixon blocks a leg kick.
Good work by Game as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Dixon blocks the leg kick.
Nick Game is winning the standup battle so far.
Game takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dixon misses with a few strikes there.
Game blocks a head kick by Dixon.
Game throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Game misses.
Dixon wants to clinch
and Game counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dixon is staying active underneath Game, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Game there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Game's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Game's back!
Dixon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Game trying to control the hands but Dixon won't let him.
Dixon is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Game rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Game avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dixon.
Dixon trying to control the action but Game is working from the bottom.
Game tries to get to full guard but Dixon has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Game on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Dixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Game dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dixon goes for a double leg but Game avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Game continues to drive forward.
Game has a couple of punches blocked by Dixon.
Nice body punch from Game.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Game.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Game.
Game tries to throw a body punch but Dixon avoids it by throwing Game back against the cage.
Game lands a shoulder strike.
Dixon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dixon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Game pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Game.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dixon.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Game. Dixon shrugs it off though.
Dixon throws an off balance right hand
and Game counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dixon won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Game wants to control but Dixon is keeping him busy.
Game slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Game lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dixon down.
Dixon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Game scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dixon to see if he's OK.
Dixon has one of Game's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Dixon is looking for a sweep.
Dixon struggling a bit here.
Dixon is not content to let Game control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Dixon tries to improve position but can't.
Dixon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Game works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Game trying to control the position but Dixon is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dixon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game tries to pass to full mount but Dixon defends it.
Dixon is controlling Game's trapped leg to prevent Game from advancing to side control.
Nick Game is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dixon trying to control from the bottom.
Dixon wants to control the action here but instead Game manages to pass to full mount!
Game looking to control but Dixon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Game avoids the attempt from Dixon to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Game tries to control but Dixon wriggling away.
Dixon is trying desperately to improve position.
Dixon is still trying to improve position.
Game controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon is desperately trying to improve his position but Game has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Game showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Game has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Game!
After winning the bout, Nick Game thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Nesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meldrick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesi comes to the cage accompanied by Van Canto - Battery. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Nesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ed Nesi has been cut.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nesi.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson throws a push kick but Nesi slaps the foot to one side.
Tyson scores with a head kick. Nesi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tyson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyson 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.
Nesi avoids the head kick by Tyson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nesi checks a leg kick.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Nesi saw that one coming.
Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
Nesi throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Nesi throws an overhand right that lands on Tyson's shoulder, as Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson walks into a left hand.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Nesi moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi misses the shot to the body.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Nesi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nesi cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nesi misses with a straight left.
Nesi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyson.
Tyson throws a head kick that half lands.
Nesi tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nesi blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nesi.
Tyson motions for Nesi to come forward. Tyson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nesi avoids the head kick by Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a solid leg kick but Nesi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyson.
Tyson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nesi is out of range.
Tyson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nesi.
Tyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nesi checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Nesi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyson tries to score with a low kick but Nesi moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Nesi finds it's way through Tyson's defenses.
Nesi dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Nesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Nesi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Tyson.
Nesi is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tyson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nesi will feel that in the morning.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
Nesi avoids the head kick by Tyson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyson.
Tyson tries a low kick but Nesi avoids it.
Nesi tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Nesi checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a solid leg kick but Nesi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyson.
Nesi throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Nesi.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Nesi.
Nesi lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tyson tries to work over Nesi's front leg with a kick but Nesi checks it.
Nesi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nesi tests Tyson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Nesi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nesi instigates a clinch.
Tyson stalling in the clinch but Nesi improves position.
Nesi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tyson scores with a push kick.
Nesi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyson misses with a leg kick.
Meldrick Tyson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nesi blocks a head kick by Tyson.
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a low kick but Nesi avoids it.
Nesi lands a body shot.
Tyson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nesi is out of range and Tyson settles back down.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Tyson looks to land a body kick but Nesi moved away.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nesi manages to avoid it.
Nesi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Tyson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesi takes one to the chin there.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyson thows a leg kick but Nesi checks it
enabling Nesi to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Nesi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nesi checks a low kick from Tyson.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nesi.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nesi!
Some bone on bone action there as Nesi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyson cracks the inside of Nesi's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyson.
Nesi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Nesi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tyson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nesi is able to avoid easily.
Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nesi's head.
A low kick from Tyson misses
and Nesi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyson tried to score with a low kick but Nesi checks it.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nesi moves out of range of the body kick from Tyson.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nesi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a head kick. Nesi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
An inside leg kick from Tyson misses.
Nesi misses the shot to the body.
Nesi lands an overhand right.
Tyson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyson throws a low kick but Nesi avoids it.
Nesi pushes Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nesi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tyson is defending well for now.
Tyson trying to control the position but instead, Nesi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tyson into the cage.
Tyson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Nesi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Nesi.
Nesi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tyson has Nesi pushed against the cage.
Nesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Nesi won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nesi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson is trying to stall.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nesi throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nesi misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
A good leg kick by Tyson.
Tyson feints and then cracks Nesi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nesi down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ed Nesi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tyson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nesi is out of range.
Nesi moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyson.
Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Nesi.
Nesi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
A clash of legs there as Nesi blocks the low kick.
Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looks like Nesi has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tyson misses with a right hand
and Nesi counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson scores with a shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
Tyson wants to slow Nesi down by chopping away at his legs.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Nesi moves out of range easily.
Tyson throws a low kick but Nesi avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Nesi moved away.
Nesi cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Tyson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nesi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nesi moves out of range of the strikes.
Nesi tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meldrick Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesi thows a body shot but no joy.
Nesi checks a leg kick nicely.
Tyson lands with a right hand.
Tyson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nesi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nesi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tyson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nesi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nesi checks a leg kick.
Tyson tries a low kick but Nesi avoids it.
Nesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nesi.
Tyson slips under a jab.
Nesi connects with a looping right hand.
Nesi swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesi fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ed Nesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tyson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nesi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nesi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson throws a leg kick but Nesi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tyson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meldrick Tyson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tyson keeps Nesi at a distance using the push kick.
Nesi blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nesi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nesi moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyson.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyson throws a head kick but Nesi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nesi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nesi checks the leg kick.
Tyson throws a lazy body kick
and Nesi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyson misses with a low kick as Nesi jumps back.
A low kick from Tyson is predictable there
and Nesi counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyson tries to keep at a distance but Nesi has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nesi lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyson won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meldrick Tyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tyson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meldrick Tyson!
A relieved looking Meldrick Tyson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Miles Harunodo enters the cage!
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Harunodo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harunodo lands with a big left! Cunningham is wobbled badly! Harunodo comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Cunningham to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miles Harunodo!
Miles Harunodo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramazan Temel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewell's entrance music is White Dude. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Ewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Temel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temel throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Ewell.
Temel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ewell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ewell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ewell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ewell scores with a nice right hand.
Ewell throws a leg kick which misses Temel's front leg but catches the back leg as Temel tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Temel.
Steve Ewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ewell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temel in side control, throwing shots but Ewell defends.
Temel working the ground and pound but Ewell is defending the strikes.
Ewell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Temel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Temel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ewell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Temel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ewell keeps working.
Temel controls the position.
Temel grinds an elbow into Ewell's temple.
Temel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ewell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Temel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Temel goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ewell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Temel's guard! Nice work there by Ewell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewell wants to stand but Temel is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Temel is trying to keep Ewell in close.
Ewell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Temel is proving hard to escape from.
Temel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ewell wants to stand but Temel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Temel controls Ewell momentarily but Ewell frees himself.
Temel has a closed guard, preventing Ewell from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temel is trying to keep Ewell in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ramazan Temel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Temel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Temel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ewell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Temel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ewell's sensitive parts.
Temel blocks a head kick by Ewell.
Ewell lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ramazan Temel has been cut.
Temel gets the takedown into side control.
Ewell gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Temel punching from mount but Ewell doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temel with good strikes from the mount here!
Temel misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Temel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Temel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Temel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Temel wants to control but Ewell has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramazan Temel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramazan Temel's cut.
That's time! Ewell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ewell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Temel finds it's way round the side to connect with Ewell's head.
Ewell throws a head kick but Temel moves out of range.
Temel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ewell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Temel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Temel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramazan Temel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ewell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ewell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Temel was well out of range. Poor timing from Ewell.
Ewell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Temel misses with a leg kick
and Ewell counters with a head kick. That will keep Temel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ewell moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Temel scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ewell working Temel over with knees to the body.
Temel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Temel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ewell taking a breather.
Temel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Temel avoiding damage as Ewell throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Temel.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ewell throws an elbow but misses.
Ewell keeps control of Temel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ewell trying to stall but Temel improves his position.
Temel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ewell missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Temel.
A nice left hand lands by Temel.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Temel pushes Ewell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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!
Ewell misses with an elbow strike.
Ewell is looking to control Temel's arms but Temel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ewell has his back to the cage.
Temel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ewell stalls.
Ewell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ewell looking to stall.
Ewell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ewell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Temel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ewell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Temel, pushing him back against the cage.
Temel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ewell clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewell missing with knees to the body.
Temel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ewell is keeping busy.
Stalling in the clinch from Ewell.
Ewell lands an elbow just above Temel 's eye.
Ewell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Temel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Temel.
Temel lands a hook that snaps the head of Ewell backwards.
Ewell misses with an elbow over the top.
Temel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Temel connects with a leg kick. Ewell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ewell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Temel is looking to slow Ewell down with leg kicks.
Ewell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Temels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Ewell tries a head kick but it misses.
Temel lands with a hook. Ewell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ewell throws a head kick but Temel moves out of range.
Ewell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Temel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ewell's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Ewell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ewell tries a head kick but it misses.
Temel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick by Ewell misses
and Temel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Temel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Temel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Temel is trying to control the action in half guard but Ewell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Ewell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramazan Temel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Temel ducks under a wild hook from Ewell.
Ewell misses with a head kick.
Temel shoots in looking for a takedown. Ewell tries to sprawl out of it but Temel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ewell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ewell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ewell throws a sloppy head kick and Temel moves out of range easily.
Ewell throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Temel.
A head kick misses from Ewell.
Ewell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temel moves away.
Temel lands the left hand.
Ewell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ewell is trying to defend but Temel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewell is trying to maintain the position but Temel is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temel trying to control from Ewell's half guard. Ewell has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ewell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Temel throws a head punch that misses.
Temel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ewell tries to land knees in the clinch but Temel avoids the damage to the body.
Ewell trying to land knees to the body.
Ewell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ewell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Temel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Temel blocks an elbow strike.
Temel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Temel scores with a hook to the body.
Ewell pushes off an throws an elbow but Temel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ewell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temel tests Ewell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Temel misses with a few strikes there.
Ewell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ewell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Temel.
A leg kick checked by Ewell.
Steve Ewell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Temel lands in his opponent's guard.
Temel looking to sit in guard and control but Ewell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Temel looking for a guillotine here but Ewell defends easily.
Temel controls Ewell momentarily but Ewell frees himself.
Temel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ewell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewell wants to stand but Temel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Temel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ewell tries to stand but Temel is controlling from the bottom.
Temel has control of Ewell's left arm, preventing Ewell from doing any damage.
Ewell wants to stand but Temel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Temel is controlling Ewell's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ramazan Temel hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ewell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramazan Temel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Temel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramazan Temel!
Ramazan Temel managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fort Minor - Remember the name. Felipe Melo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Melo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo tries to bum rush Dietrich with a series of wild strikes but Dietrich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dietrich shoots in and drives through. Melo sprawls well.
Dietrich tries to clinch but Melo is having none of it.
Melo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dietrich fails to land with a series of punches.
Dietrich blocks a low kick nicely.
Dietrich throws a head kick but Melo moves out of range.
Melo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dietrich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melo throws a series of punches but Dietrich avoids them all with ease.
Melo moves away from the strike by Dietrich.
An inside leg kick lands from Dietrich.
Dietrich throws a series of strikes that have Melo backpedaling.
It looks like Felipe Melo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dietrich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dietrich looks to land a combination but Melo avoids it well.
Dietrich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Melo wants to land a leg kick but Dietrich is out of range.
Melo throws a sloppy head kick and Dietrich moves out of range easily.
Melo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dietrich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dietrich misses with a series of wild punches.
Dietrich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melo. That did some damage!
Dietrich misses with a body shot
and Melo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Melo.
Dietrich throws the left hand but Melo avoids the punch easily.
Dietrich checks a low kick from Melo.
Dietrich tries to clinch but Melo is having none of it.
Dietrich checks a low kick from Melo.
We've been informed that Melo 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.
A lazy body kick from Melo
and Dietrich counters with a low kick, right behind Melo 's knee.
Melo misses with a kick to the body.
Dietrich moves in looking to clinch but Melo pushes him off.
Melo is looking to land body kicks.
Dietrich misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Melo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Melo is able to avoid easily.
Dietrich lands with a hook. Melo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dietrich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dietrich shoots in for a double leg but Melo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo throws a leg kick which misses Dietrich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dietrich tries to avoid it.
Melo fakes the leg kick and cracks Dietrich in the body.
Melo works over Dietrich's head and body with a nice combination.
Dietrich is breathing heavily.
Melo is looking to land body kicks.
Melo throws a head kick that misses.
Melo throws the kick towards the body but Dietrich avoids it.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Melo as he jumps to the side.
Dietrich pushes Melo up against the cage in a clinch.
Dietrich tries to throw a body punch but Melo avoids it by throwing Dietrich back against the cage.
Dietrich breaks the clinch.
Felipe Melo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dietrich on the side of the head.
Dietrich throws a head kick but Melo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dietrich takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dietrich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dietrich 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.
Melo thumps Dietrich with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Melo.
Melo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Melo counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Melo - that will leave a mark!
Melo throws a head kick that Dietrich semi-blocks.
Melo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dietrich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Melo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Melo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dietrich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Melo. Melo obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo connects with a leg kick. Dietrich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Melo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Melo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dietrich. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Melo connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Melo scores with a hook.
Melo throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Melo.
Melo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dietrich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Melo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo connects with a body shot that sends Dietrich's belly button to the back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Melo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dietrich's sensitive parts.
Melo tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Melo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Melo's cut.
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.
Crunch! Melo slams his shin into Dietrich's torso.
Dietrich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Melo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Melo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Melo thuds his shin into the meat of Dietrich's side.
Melo connects with a body shot that sends Dietrich's belly button to the back.
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!
Melo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melo thuds a left hand into Dietrich's body.
Dietrich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Melo.
Dietrich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Melo connects with a body shot that sends Dietrich's belly button to the back.
Melo feints and then cracks Dietrich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dietrich down.
Melo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Melo tries a head kick but it misses.
Melo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Melo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hans Dietrich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hans Dietrich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich 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.
Melo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Melo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Melo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dietrich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Felipe Melo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dietrich tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Melo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Melo connects with a leg kick. Dietrich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Melo scores with a 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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Melo, right into the meat.
Dietrich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Melo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Melo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melo jabs at Dietrich's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Melo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melo. That's going to slow Dietrich down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melo.
Melo throws a sloppy head kick and Dietrich moves out of range easily.
Melo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dietrich goes for a double leg but Melo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Melo continues to drive forward.
Melo lands a nice uppercut.
Dietrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Melo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dietrich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dietrich misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melo lands a right hand.
Melo looking to slow down the pace here.
Melo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Melo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dietrich avoids the damage to the body.
Melo missing with knees to the body.
Dietrich blocks a body shot from Melo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Melo.
Dietrich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melo scores with a shot to the side of Dietrich's head.
Melo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dietrich.
Melo stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melo throws a good cross that connects.
Melo wants to land a leg kick but Dietrich is out of range.
A solid body kick from Melo.
Melo thumps Dietrich with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dietrich thows a leg kick but Melo checks it
and Melo counters with an inside leg kick.
Dietrich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Melo lands a left and a right that send Dietrich crashing to the mat, dazed. Melo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Melo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Melo connects with a leg kick. Dietrich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dietrich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Melo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dietrich's head.
Melo connects with a leg kick. Dietrich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dietrich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Melo throws a leg kick which misses Dietrich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dietrich tries to avoid it.
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dietrich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dietrich's calf.
Melo lands a nice shot to the body.
Melo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dietrich. That did some damage!
Both fighters circling a little - Melo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo throws a front kick that sends Dietrich stumbling back into the cage.
Melo scores with a leg kick.
Melo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dietrich rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick lands from Melo.
Dietrich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Melo counters with a big head kick but Dietrich shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Melo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felipe Melo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Melo.
Dietrich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Melo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dietrich.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Melo.
Melo swinging wildly here.
Melo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Melo defending well as Dietrich loads up on a big left hand.
Melo tries to land a front kick but Dietrich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Melo throws a sloppy head kick and Dietrich moves out of range easily.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Melo as he avoids it easily.
Dietrich misses with an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melo scores with a shot to the body.
Melo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dietrich throws a leg kick that is checked
and Melo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich throws a lazy uppercut
and Melo counters with a nice body kick.
Dietrich with a poor takedown
and Melo counters with a good low kick that Dietrich was not able to check.
Melo scores with a kick to the body.
Melo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dietrich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Melo delivers a nice body kick.
Melo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dietrich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melo.
Melo feints and then cracks Dietrich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dietrich down.
Melo throws a sloppy head kick and Dietrich moves out of range easily.
Melo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Melo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dietrich doesn't seem phased though.
Melo throws a body punch but Dietrich moves out of range.
Dietrich misses the shot to the body.
Melo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Melo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Dietrich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Melo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melo.
Dietrich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melo lands a big head kick that sends Dietrich tumbling to the mat! Melo takes a step backwards and waves Dietrich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Melo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dietrich is rocked!
Dietrich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dietrich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Melo.
Melo throws a leg kick which misses Dietrich's front leg but catches the back leg as Dietrich tries to avoid it.
Melo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Melo digs a good hook to Dietrich's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melo.
Melo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Melo lands a nice hook to Dietrich's body. Dietrich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo is looking to slow Dietrich down with leg kicks.
Dietrich blocks a head kick by Melo.
Dietrich blocks a head kick by Melo.
Melo throws out a leg kick but Dietrich moves out of range and Melo only half commits.
Melo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dietrich throws a low kick but Melo moves out of range easily.
Dietrich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Melo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dietrich.
Dietrich lands a slapping body shot.
Melo looks for the body kick but Dietrich saw that one coming.
Melo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dietrich is out of range.
Melo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dietrich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melo.
Melo gets tackled into the cage by Dietrich. Dietrich maintains the clinch.
Dietrich trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dietrich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Melo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Melo counters with a nice leg kick.
Hans Dietrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felipe Melo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dietrich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dietrich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melo.
Melo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dietrich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melo but Melo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dietrich lands a head kick!
Dietrich looks to land a combination but Melo avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Melo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Melo 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Melo!
After the fight, Felipe Melo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazzarini comes to the cage accompanied by Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani'. On his way into the cage it seems that Flavio Lazzarini has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Flavio Lazzarini seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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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
9 - 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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Portier misses.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazzarini throws a jab but it's blocked by Portier.
Portier connects with a single shot there.
Lazzarini throws a head kick that Portier semi-blocks.
Portier forces Lazzarini back against the cage and clinches.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Portier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Portier.
Lazzarini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Portier as Lazzarini tries to tie him up.
Lazzarini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Portier.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier lands with a light punch inside.
Portier breaks the clinch.
Portier scores with a leg kick.
Portier has closed the distance and engaged Lazzarini in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier tries a body shot but Lazzarini blocks it.
Portier can't break the clinch.
Portier breaks from the clinch.
Portier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Portier throws a head kick that misses.
Portier lands a leg kick that knocks Lazzarini off balance momentarily.
Lazzarini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Portier misses with a looping right.
Portier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Portier tries to clinch but Lazzarini is having none of it.
Portier throws a leg kick which misses Lazzarini's front leg but catches the back leg as Lazzarini tries to avoid it.
Lazzarini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lazzarini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Portier has time to react.
A cross from Portier lands.
Portier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Portier misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Portier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Portier.
Portier jabs at Lazzarini's body.
A leg kick checked by Portier.
Lazzarini avoids the head kick by Portier.
Portier throws a nice looking combination but Lazzarini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Portier doesn't manage to clinch there - Lazzarini circles away.
Lazzarini tries to clinch up but Portier circles away and keeps his distance.
Lazzarini takes a swing at Portier's ribcage but misses.
Lazzarini throws a nice looking combination but Portier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Portier scores with a body shot.
Jab from Lazzarini.
Portier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lazzarini throws out the jab.
Portier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Portier misses with a body shot.
Lazzarini tries to land a leg kick but Portier saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - Portier coming out on top.
Portier swings for the body but Lazzarini moves out of range.
Lazzarini throws the left hand but Portier avoids the punch easily.
Portier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Flavio Lazzarini has been cut.
Portier lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Portier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Portier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lazzarini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Portier connects with a solid leg kick.
Lazzarini shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does 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!
Portier attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Portier swinging wildly here.
Lazzarini tries a head kick but it misses.
Lazzarini is looking to chop away at Portier's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lazzarini lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lazzarini lands with a nice body kick.
Portier misses with a head kick.
Lazzarini has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Portier.
Portier tries to clinch but Lazzarini is having none of it.
Lazzarini jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Portier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Portier on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lazzarini fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Portier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portier cracks the inside of Lazzarini's front leg.
Portier moves in looking to clinch but Lazzarini pushes him off.
Lazzarini checks the leg kick.
Portier defending well as Lazzarini loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flavio Lazzarini's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lazzarini misses the jab.
Lazzarini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Portier.
Portier connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lazzarini momentarily.
Lazzarini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portier with a hook.
Portier looks to land a body kick but Lazzarini moved away.
Linkin Portier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Portier misses the shot to the body.
Portier works the jab nicely.
Portier tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Portier misses.
Nice body punch from Portier.
Portier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Portier throws a right hand that Lazzarini ducks under and follows up with a left that Lazzarini also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Lazzarini is predictable there
and Portier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Lazzarini has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Portier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Portier. That snapped Lazzarini's head back.
A punch combination from Portier misses.
Portier misses with a low kick.
Lazzarini misses with a straight left.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Portier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Portier misses its intended target.
Lazzarini dodges the punch combination from Portier.
Lazzarini lands a nice shot that snaps Portier's head back.
Lazzarini cracks Portier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Portier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Portier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Portier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lazzarini tries to clinch but Portier moves out of range.
Portier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Portier both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lazzarini. That's going to slow Portier down.
Portier misses with a body shot.
Lazzarini moves out of range of the strikes.
Lazzarini 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.
Portier throws a low kick but Lazzarini avoids it.
Lazzarini throws a jab when Portier was well out of range.
Portier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portier connects with a body shot.
Portier throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lazzarini on the side of the head.
Portier walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lazzarini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Portier throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Lazzarini.
Portier throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Portier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portier lands with an uppercut that bounces Lazzarini off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini missing with a left hand there. Portier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portier swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini misses with a head kick.
Lazzarini clinches up against the cage.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Portier looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Portier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lazzarini takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier gets through Lazzarini's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Portier is trying to break the clinch but Lazzarini has him pressed against the cage.
Portier trying to control the position but instead, Lazzarini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Portier into the cage.
Portier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lazzarini backwards.
Lazzarini misses with a punch to the body.
Lazzarini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lazzarini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lazzarini has Portier pressed against the cage, preventing Portier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lazzarini is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lazzarini is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Portier misses with some punches.
Portier stalling in the clinch but Lazzarini improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linkin Portier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Flavio Lazzarini's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lazzarini avoids the body shot from Portier.
Portier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Portier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Portier cracks Lazzarini with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lazzarini walks into a left hand.
Lazzarini throws a leg kick that is checked
and Portier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lazzarini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Portier. That did some damage!
Lazzarini tries to close the distance and clinch but Portier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Lazzarini misses the target.
Lazzarini wants to clinch but Portier slips to the side
and Portier counters with a good low kick that Lazzarini was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazzarini wants to land a leg kick but Portier is out of range.
Portier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Portier.
Lazzarini scoring well with a low kick there.
Lazzarini throws an overhand right that lands on Portier's shoulder, as Portier tries to avoid the shot.
Lazzarini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier throws a shot to the body.
Lazzarini throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Portier.
Lazzarini chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Portier can pounce on him.
Portier cracks the inside of Lazzarini's front leg.
Portier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portier lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lazzarini checks a leg kick.
Lazzarini tries to clinch up but Portier circles away and keeps his distance.
Portier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lazzarini.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazzarini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lazzarini. Portier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lazzarini is looking to clinch.
Portier pushes Lazzarini up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini is looking to control Portier's arms but Portier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lazzarini has his back to the cage.
Lazzarini looking to throw knees to the head but Portier is blocking nicely.
Portier being controlled against the cage.
Portier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lazzarini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lazzarini misses with an uppercut.
Lazzarini throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Portier misses with a hook.
Portier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Portier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lazzarini fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Portier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini misses the shot to the body.
Portier blocks a head kick by Lazzarini.
Lazzarini moves out of range as Portier strikes.
An inside leg kick from Portier misses.
Portier misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Portier.
Lazzarini keeps the fight on the outside.
Portier connects with a right hand. Lazzarini shakes it off.
Lazzarini has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lazzarini there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, jab by Portier - just one landing.
Lazzarini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Portier dodges the punch combination from Lazzarini.
Portier throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini slips a jab from Portier.
Portier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lazzarini. That did some damage!
Flavio Lazzarini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portier misses with a straight left.
Lazzarini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lazzarini lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lazzarini throws a hook but Portier avoids it easily.
Lazzarini looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lazzarini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Portier throws a leg kick which misses Lazzarini's front leg but catches the back leg as Lazzarini tries to avoid it.
Lazzarini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Portier moves away from the strike by Lazzarini.
Portier throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lazzarini can pounce on him.
Lazzarini tries to clinch up.
Lazzarini throws a hook but Portier blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Linkin Portier.
Well Portier 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linkin Portier!
A victorious Linkin Portier 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles LaFontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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216 lbs
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217 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles LaFontier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dongmin Oh!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFontier connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. LaFontier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
LaFontier is looking to chop away at Oh's legs.
LaFontier lands a head kick!
Oh ducks under a wild hook from LaFontier.
Nice body kick from Oh.
LaFontier lands a leg kick that knocks Oh off balance momentarily.
LaFontier swings for the body but Oh moves out of range.
LaFontier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaFontier throws a right hand that Oh ducks under and follows up with a left that Oh also avoids with ease.
Oh is looking to chop away at LaFontier's legs.
Charles LaFontier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oh!
Oh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Oh.
Oh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before LaFontier can pounce on him.
Oh lands a leg kick that knocks LaFontier off balance momentarily.
Oh digs a good body shot into LaFontier's ribs.
Oh throws a front kick that sends LaFontier stumbling back into the cage.
LaFontier is breathing heavily.
Oh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Oh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
LaFontier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
LaFontier sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Oh.
Oh throws a front kick that sends LaFontier stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to LaFontier's calf.
We've been hearing reports that LaFontier has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Oh throws a low kick but LaFontier moves out of range easily.
Oh connects with a leg kick. LaFontier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
LaFontier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
LaFontier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oh.
Oh moves away from the strike by LaFontier.
Good leg kick by Oh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
LaFontier swings for the body but Oh moves out of range.
Oh throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh lands with a shot to the body.
Oh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Charles LaFontier has been cut.
Oh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
LaFontier avoids the head kick by Oh.
Oh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down LaFontier rather than just go for the knockout.
LaFontier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh scores with a sloppy right hand. LaFontier should have avoided that one.
Oh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
LaFontier is rocked!
LaFontier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh LaFontier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oh ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking LaFontier out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dongmin Oh!
Dongmin Oh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henkka Seppala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes into the arena with Work Hard, Play Hard blaring out of the sound system. Seppala has chosen Children of Bodom - Smile pretty for the devil as his entrance music. Jose Brandao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henkka Seppala's chin.
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henkka Seppala!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppala avoids the head kick by Brandao.
Seppala slips a jab from Brandao.
Brandao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brandao scores with a punch to the head.
Jose Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seppala lands a glancing blow to the side of Brandao's head.
Seppala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brandao to score with a decent uppercut.
Seppala scores with a decent looking hook.
Brandao throws a chopping leg kick but Seppala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brandao tries to land a leg kick but Seppala saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandao.
Seppala throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Seppala misses.
Seppala misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Brandao misses with a body kick.
Brandao tries to clinch but Seppala is having none of it.
Seppala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brandao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Brandao.
Seppala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seppala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao scores with a sloppy right hand. Seppala should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Seppala coming out on top.
Seppala works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Seppala staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brandao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seppala on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by Brandao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandao throws a push kick but Seppala slaps the foot to one side.
Seppala misses the jab.
Seppala looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Seppala.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppala is looking to land body kicks.
Seppala checks a low kick from Brandao.
Seppala throws a lazy right hand but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seppala needs to keep his hands up - Brandao had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao blocks the body kick.
Brandao misses with a leg kick
and Seppala counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seppala throws out the jab.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seppala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seppala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seppala just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandao lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Brandao.
Seppala stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandao.
Brandao slips a jab from Seppala.
Seppala throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandao.
Brandao throws a looping overhand right but Seppala ducks down to avoid it.
Brandao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brandao connects with a crisp jab.
Brandao moves out of range as Seppala strikes.
Brandao moves into range and clinches up with Seppala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Seppala to work.
Nice body punch from Seppala - that landed with a thud.
Seppala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seppala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seppala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brandao takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Seppala.
Brandao is looking to control Seppala's arms but Seppala gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brandao has his back to the cage.
Brandao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seppala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with a knee strike.
Brandao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but Seppala blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brandao breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seppala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
Brandao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seppala.
Seppala blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Seppala looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Seppala misses with a hook. Brandao ducked under it nicely.
Brandao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brandao misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brandao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seppala's head.
Seppala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Seppala. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Seppala.
Brandao throws a body punch but Seppala moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandao.
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 Jose Brandao will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seppala throws out the jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Brandao here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Brandao works the jab nicely.
Seppala moves out of range of the leg kick from Brandao.
Seppala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brandao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Seppala takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Seppala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Brandao lands a glancing blow to the side of Seppala's head.
Brandao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seppala is out of range.
Jose Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Seppala misses with a looping left.
Seppala misses the shot to the body.
Seppala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brandao moves away from the strike by Seppala.
Seppala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seppala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
Brandao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Seppala throws a big shot that misses.
Seppala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seppala cracks Brandao with a good jab.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seppala.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandao.
Brandao cracks Seppala with a good jab.
Brandao thumps Seppala with a low kick.
Seppala thows a body shot but no joy.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seppala.
Brandao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seppala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandao. Brandao obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seppala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppala misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Brandao thows a body shot but no joy.
Seppala misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Seppala.
Seppala falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandao blocks a jab.
Brandao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brandao throws a leg kick but Seppala sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seppala misses with a hook. Brandao ducked under it nicely.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seppala.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seppala moves away.
Seppala throws a series of punches but Brandao avoids them all with ease.
Brandao tries to clinch but Seppala moves out of range.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seppala.
Seppala connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brandao. Brandao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brandao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brandao cracks Seppala with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brandao throws the left hand but Seppala avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao blocks the body kick.
Seppala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brandao is out of range.
Seppala throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Brandao tries to land a leg kick but Seppala saw it coming and moves away.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seppala.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seppala.
Seppala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandao throws a hook but Seppala blocks it.
Seppala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seppala throws out a powerful jab.
Seppala misses with a body punch
enabling Brandao to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seppala's hands.
Seppala is rocked!
Seppala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seppala is still on wobbly legs! Can Brandao finish him?
Brandao lands with a slapping head kick.
Brandao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seppala.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a hook but Seppala avoids it easily.
Seppala throws a head kick but Brandao moves out of range.
Seppala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seppala misses with a few strikes there.
Brandao connects with the punch.
Seppala misses with a straight left.
Brandao misses with a head kick.
Brandao pounces like a tiger and cracks Seppala with a vicious hook! Seppala is down but not out! Brandao follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jose Brandao!
Jose Brandao managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wei Pei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
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248 lbs
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wei Pei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederick Frost!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pei throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Pei throws a one two combo.
Pei explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Pei.
Frost lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Frost.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Pei.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pei.
Pei catches Frost with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frost, right into the meat.
Frost misses with a left hand
and Pei counters by moving into the clinch.
I was talking to Pei's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pei misses with a punch on the inside.
Pei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Pei.
Frost trying to stall but Pei improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pei lands with a light punch inside.
Pei misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Frost blocking some punches.
Pei lands a nice shot to the body.
Pei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pei misses with a body punch.
Pei looking to slow down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Pei.
Frost looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Pei.
Pei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pei misses with a punch on the inside.
Pei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Frost up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Pei backwards.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pei pushes Frost back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pei backwards.
Frost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frost lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pei.
Frost blocking some punches.
Pei misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Pei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Frost working aggressively here.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Frost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frost working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Pei can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Pei tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Pei back against the cage.
Frost works on Pei's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pei.
Pei digs a right hand into Frost's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frost's gas tank.
Frost gets through Pei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Pei.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pei misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pei fails to land.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Pei.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pei.
Pei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pei stalling.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pei backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pei blocking some punches.
Pei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pei trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pei into the cage.
Pei throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Pei avoids it by throwing Frost back against the cage.
Pei tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost blocks a body shot from Pei.
Frost can't find room to land a body shot as Pei controls the action.
Pei lands an uppercut.
Pei tries to throw a body punch but Frost avoids it by throwing Pei back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost misses with some punches.
Pei will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Frost up against the cage.
Frost is looking to control Pei's arms but Pei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frost has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Pei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pei was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Pei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frost checks it well.
Frost swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pei throws a series of punches but Frost moves out of range.
Frost scores with a shot to the body.
Pei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frost checks it well.
Pei loads up on a big right hand but Frost slips the punch.
Pei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frost throws out the jab.
Pei throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Frost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pei lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Frost has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frost and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frost lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pei lands with a thumping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Frost connects with a high kick.
Pei throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Frost is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Pei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Frost throws a hook but Pei blocks it.
Pei jabs at Frost's body.
Pei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frost's hands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Frost crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pei - the referee stops the clock and Frost gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pei. Frost manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pei throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frederick Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pei lands a nice hook to Frost's body. Frost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pei lands a glancing blow to the side of Frost's head.
Pei cracks Frost with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Pei misses.
Frost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pei with a nice cross.
Pei drops Frost with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Frost looks back up at him and smiles so Pei waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Frost is rocked!
Pei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Pei finish him?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Frost seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pei has Frost pushed against the cage.
Pei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Frost wants to stall.
Pei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pei lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pei lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost blocks a body shot from Pei.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost pushes Pei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Frost lands a shot to the body.
Pei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
Pei is trying to stall.
Pei misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pei misses with some punches.
Frost has Pei pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Pei dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Frost.
Frost thows a leg kick but Pei checks it
and Pei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Frost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk. Pei catches Frost right on the button with a cross.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
and Pei counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Frost is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wei Pei!
Wei Pei seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kalashnikov's choice of entrance music: Leningrad Cowboys - Those were the days . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Odin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Odin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kalashnikov 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kalashnikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been informed that Kalashnikov 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.
Odin with a nice cross.
Kalashnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shavo Odin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov misses with a straight right.
Kalashnikov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Odin back to the cage. Kalashnikov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kalashnikov throws a series of punches but Odin avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov throws an overhand right that lands on Odin's shoulder, as Odin tries to avoid the shot.
Odin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kalashnikov.
Odin misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Odin.
Kalashnikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kalashnikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odin throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin misses with a low kick.
Kalashnikov connects with an inside leg kick.
Odin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Odin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Odin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kalashnikov ducks under a wild hook from Odin.
Odin looks to land a left hand but Kalashnikov moved out of range nicely.
Odin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Odin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalashnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odin misses with a straight left.
Kalashnikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kalashnikov.
Odin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A shot to the liver by Odin. Beautiful body shot.
Odin connects with a jab.
Kalashnikov has Odin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalashnikov controls his hands.
Odin throws a head punch that misses.
Kalashnikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kalashnikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalashnikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kalashnikov blocking some punches.
Kalashnikov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kalashnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kalashnikov does no damage.
Odin misses with a body shot
and Kalashnikov counters with a nice leg kick.
Odin throws out a loose jab but Kalashnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalashnikov throws a nice head kick!
Odin scores with a spinning back kick!
Kalashnikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalashnikov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Odin misses with a left hand
and Kalashnikov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kalashnikov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalashnikov postures up in Odin's guard and throws a big left but Odin blocks it.
Kalashnikov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kalashnikov trying to control but Odin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Vyacheslav Kalashnikov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kalashnikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalashnikov feints and then cracks Odin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Odin down.
Odin throws out a loose jab but Kalashnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalashnikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Odin connects with a solid leg kick.
Odin missing with a left hand there. Kalashnikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odin misses with a hook.
Odin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Odin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kalashnikov to the mat! Kalashnikov manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Odin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalashnikov keeping moving, preventing Odin from controlling successfully.
Odin 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.
Odin preventing the sweep.
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 Shavo Odin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Odin looks to land a body kick but Kalashnikov moved away.
Kalashnikov misses with a body shot.
Kalashnikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Odin finds it's way round the side to connect with Kalashnikov's head.
Odin defending well as Kalashnikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kalashnikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kalashnikov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Odin doesn't seem bothered though.
Kalashnikov has Odin up against the cage in a clinch.
Odin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kalashnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kalashnikov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalashnikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odin throws a head kick that misses.
Kalashnikov misses with a body kick.
Kalashnikov needs to keep his hands up - Odin had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Odin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Odin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kalashnikov lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Odin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kalashnikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kalashnikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalashnikov. Odin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Kalashnikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Odin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kalashnikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalashnikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Odin. That did some damage!
Odin tries to land a leg kick but Kalashnikov saw it coming and moves away.
Odin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kalashnikov throws out the jab.
Kalashnikov scores with a jab.
Odin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Kalashnikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalashnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odin throws a jab when Kalashnikov was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Odin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kalashnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalashnikov lands a jab to the nose.
Odin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kalashnikov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kalashnikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Odin circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov misses with a kick to the body.
Odin scores with a hook.
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kalashnikov to score with a decent uppercut.
Odin 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.
Odin lands a jab to the head.
Kalashnikov feints and then cracks Odin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Odin down.
Kalashnikov ducks under a wild hook from Odin.
Odin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov works the jab nicely.
Odin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kalashnikov swings for the body but Odin moves out of range.
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalashnikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Kalashnikov finds it's way through Odin's defenses.
Odin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kalashnikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kalashnikov moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Kalashnikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Odin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Odin fails to land.
Odin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalashnikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odin wants to stall.
Odin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin misses with the head strike.
Odin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kalashnikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kalashnikov lands with a left to the head.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalashnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Odin is blocking nicely.
Kalashnikov can't find room to land a body shot as Odin controls the action.
Odin misses with some punches.
Odin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Odin misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalashnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kalashnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Odin misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Odin misses with a few strikes there.
Odin misses with a low kick.
Kalashnikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Odin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kalashnikov loads up on a big right hand but Odin slips the punch.
Kalashnikov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Odin swivels and escapes.
Decent striking displayed by Odin there.
Kalashnikov tries to clinch there but Odin circles away.
Kalashnikov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Odin looks to land a left hand but Kalashnikov moved out of range nicely.
Odin scores with a leg kick.
Odin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalashnikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Odin.
Odin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalashnikov scores with a leg kick.
Odin throws an overhand right that lands on Kalashnikov's shoulder, as Kalashnikov tries to avoid the shot.
Odin throws a series of punches but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov staying out of range there.
Odin lunges at Kalashnikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalashnikov's hand.
Odin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kalashnikov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Odin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalashnikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Kalashnikov has knocked Odin down with a huge combo! Kalashnikov steps away and waves a wobbly Odin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Odin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalashnikov cracks Odin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Odin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kalashnikov finish him?
Odin is rocked!
Kalashnikov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Odin to the canvas! Odin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kalashnikov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vyacheslav Kalashnikov!
Vyacheslav Kalashnikov is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Vyacheslav Kalashnikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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