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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyun-Chul Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyun-Chul Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws an overhand right that lands on Butrovic's shoulder, as Butrovic tries to avoid the shot.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Butrovic lands a jab.
Kim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Butrovic in his tracks.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Butrovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Butrovic.
Butrovic looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Butrovic trying to keep a closed guard but Kim is proving a slippery customer.
Kim being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is stalling in the full guard.
Butrovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Kyun-Chul Kim wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Butrovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Butrovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butrovic walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook
and Butrovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim scores with a spinning back kick!
Kim looks to land a left hand but Butrovic moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
Kim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butrovic ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Butrovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butrovic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Butrovic works over Kim with some ground and pound from guard.
Butrovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Butrovic throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Butrovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kim is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic controls Kim momentarily but Kim frees himself.
Kim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kim wants to control from the top but Butrovic keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to move into half guard but instead Butrovic has managed to sweep!
Butrovic wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butrovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Butrovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kim defending against the ground and pound.
Butrovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butrovic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kim is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Butrovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Butrovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kim has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Butrovic but great work by Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butrovic manages to avoid it.
Butrovic lands a jab.
Butrovic throws a big shot that misses.
Butrovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butrovic.
Butrovic cracks Kim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butrovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kyun-Chul Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Butrovic.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Kim is looking to chop away at Butrovic's legs.
Kim throws a sloppy body shot
and Butrovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Butrovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kim is looking to regain half guard here but Butrovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Butrovic throws a strike aimed at the side of Kim's head but Kim avoids it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Butrovic working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Butrovic tries to move to mount but Kim blocks the move with his legs.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Hannibal Butrovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butrovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Butrovic lands a few punches from side control.
Butrovic trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butrovic working away.
Kim is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Butrovic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kim takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Butrovic.
The strikes coming from Butrovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Butrovic lands a nice forearm strike.
Butrovic trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Butrovic working the strikes but Kim uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Butrovic prevents Kim from standing back up.
Butrovic content to control rather than advance.
Butrovic looks to land a strike but Kim avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butrovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Butrovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butrovic.
Kim scores with a head kick.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Butrovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Butrovic throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Butrovic's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Butrovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kim's guard.
Butrovic throws an elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Butrovic's guard. Nice move by Kim!
Butrovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kim!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim tries to hold on but Butrovic postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Kim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Kim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Butrovic throwing strikes here but Kim is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Butrovic misses with a head shot.
Butrovic thowing shots but they're missing.
Butrovic landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kim because Butrovic loaded up on that one.
Butrovic avoids the attempt from Kim to control.
Butrovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic looking to control but Kim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kim in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Butrovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kim hang on?
Butrovic landing shots from mount.
Kim is rocked!
Butrovic content just to control the position here.
Butrovic with a couple of short strikes.
Oh Kim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butrovic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Butrovic looking to ground and pound but Kim is blocking nicely.
Butrovic wants to control the pace but Kim is squirming around nicely.
Butrovic working Kim over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kim is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kim and Butrovic has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kim takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kim can't do much from the bottom here.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
Kim tries to bench press Butrovic off him but Butrovic keeps the position.
Butrovic in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Butrovic crashes against the mat.
Kim taking a bit of punishment here - Butrovic scoring with strikes.
Butrovic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic tries to move to mount but Kim blocks the move with his legs.
Butrovic working the head with strikes.
Butrovic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Butrovic.
Kim stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim regains half guard, as Butrovic was trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Butrovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Butrovic 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Butrovic!
Hannibal Butrovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Jakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakovlev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Devour kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Jakovlev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakovlev misses with an uppercut
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Kirkland stands and throws Jakovlev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Van Kirkland working away.
Jakovlev is looking for a sweep.
Van Kirkland trying to control the action but Jakovlev is working from the bottom.
Jakovlev tries to improve position but can't.
Van Kirkland cracks Jakovlev with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland is working Jakovlev over with some ground and pound from side control.
Van Kirkland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jakovlev keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jakovlev prevents Van Kirkland from improving position.
Van Kirkland tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakovlev is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Kirkland's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jakovlev actively working from the bottom here.
Jakovlev wants to get back to full guard.
Van Kirkland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Kirkland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van Kirkland throwing shots but Jakovlev is blocking nicely.
Jakovlev trying to control from the bottom.
Jakovlev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van Kirkland is pressing down on Jakovlev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jakovlev is holding on for now.
Van Kirkland is working hard here to advance position.
Jakovlev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Kirkland working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland prevents Jakovlev from improving his position.
Jakovlev is staying active underneath Van Kirkland, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jakovlev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jakovlev actively working from the bottom here.
Jakovlev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jakovlev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jakovlev looking for submissions off his back.
Van Kirkland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jakovlev with the active half guard here but Van Kirkland passes nicely into side control.
Van Kirkland trying to control the action but Jakovlev is working from the bottom.
Jakovlev tries to improve position but can't.
Van Kirkland in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jakovlev gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Kirkland trying to control from Jakovlev's half guard. Jakovlev has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jakovlev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Kirkland defends well.
Van Kirkland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Kirkland trying to control but Jakovlev is working from the bottom.
Jakovlev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Van Kirkland puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Van Kirkland has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jakovlev regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Jakovlev.
Jakovlev looks to land a right hand but Van Kirkland moved out of range.
Jakovlev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
Jakovlev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Jakovlev misses.
Jakovlev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Kirkland swivels and escapes.
The fighters circling - Jakovlev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jakovlev shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Kirkland counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Jakovlev down! Van Kirkland is looking to finish but Jakovlev is intelligently defending himself.
Mikhail Van Kirkland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Jakovlev.
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!
Jakovlev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Kirkland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Kirkland manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jakovlev is breathing heavily.
Jakovlev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mikhail Van Kirkland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland cracks Jakovlev with a solid left hand.
Van Kirkland pushes down on Jakovlev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van Kirkland trying to control the pace.
Jakovlev won't allow Van Kirkland to pass to mount.
Van Kirkland wants to take a breather but Jakovlev is having none of it.
Van Kirkland looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jakovlev looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakovlev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jakovlev has his feet on Van Kirkland's thighs here. He's pushed Van Kirkland off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Van Kirkland screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Petr Jakovlev!
A relieved looking Petr Jakovlev 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kullervo Pelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pelli's choice of entrance music: Juha Vainio - Nakkila. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kullervo Pelli!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair lands a big head kick that sends Pelli tumbling to the mat! Flair takes a step backwards and waves Pelli back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kullervo Pelli has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flair staying out of range there.
Flair takes the fight into the clinch.
Pelli told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Flair digs a right hand into Pelli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pelli's gas tank.
Flair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pelli looks winded!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Flair struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelli controls his hands.
Good body shot from Flair.
Flair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pelli or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Flair.
Flair can't find room to land a body shot as Pelli controls the action.
Good body shot from Flair.
Flair content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flair pushes Pelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Flair lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Flair works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flair lands a body shot.
Flair is working Pelli over against the cage.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelli's elbow.
Pelli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Flair scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flair gets through Pelli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flair is pushing Pelli up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flair misses with a punch to the body.
Flair lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Flair as the two fighters clinch.
Flair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flair tries a body shot but Pelli blocks it.
Flair controlling the action here for a moment.
Flair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Flair.
A hook to the body from Flair.
Flair displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pelli up against the cage.
Flair misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Flair.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ric Flair.
A lazy left from Pelli finds it's target.
Flair looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flair.
Pelli misses with a hook
and Flair counters with a nice kick to the body.
Flair throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flair lands a front kick.
That kick from Flair tenderised Pelli's leg. Pelli is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flair works Pelli's body with a nice hook.
Flair connects with a leg kick. Pelli looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Flair.
Pelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flair drops Pelli with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pelli! Flair dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ric Flair!
Ric Flair took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Flair for the GOLD! Wooooooooooooooooo!'.
The defeated Kullervo Pelli had this to say: 'Well fuck this shit. I lost and I hate it. I should have knocked the fucker out in the first minute.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Macros Motaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Macros Motaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Motaro slips a straight right by Edilhson.
Edilhson shoots for a takedown but Motaro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edilhson tries to clinch up but Motaro circles away and keeps his distance.
Edilhson wants to clinch
and Motaro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Motaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson tries to close the distance and clinch but Motaro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edilhson tries to clinch up.
Edilhson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Motaro manages to avoid it.
Motaro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edilhson throws a nice looking combination but Motaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Motaro misses with a hook. Edilhson ducked under it nicely.
Motaro takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motaro throws a jab but it's blocked by Edilhson.
Motaro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Motaro misses.
Edilhson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Motaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Motaro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Edilhson dives in and grabs Motaro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Motaro pushes down on Edilhson's head and hops out.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Motaro throws a leg kick which misses Edilhson's front leg but catches the back leg as Edilhson tries to avoid it.
Edilhson just misses with a punch to the body.
Motaro avoids the head kick by Edilhson.
Motaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edilhson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edilhson moves away from the strike by Motaro.
Motaro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edilhson throws a hook but Motaro blocks it.
Edilhson throws a hook but Motaro avoids it easily.
Edilhson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edilhson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Motaro.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edilhson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Motaro - the referee stops the clock and Edilhson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Motaro. Edilhson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edilhson looks winded!
Motaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edilhson.
The fighters circling - Motaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macros Motaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edilhson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Motaro tries to avoid it but Edilhson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Motaro to the ground. Motaro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Macros Motaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
Edilhson misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Motaro lands a big uppercut and Edilhson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Edilhson looks OK. Motaro waves Edilhson back to his feet!
Edilhson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edilhson clinches up against the cage.
Edilhson is still on wobbly legs! Can Motaro finish him?
Edilhson misses with some punches.
Edilhson seems to have recovered his senses.
Motaro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Edilhson up against the cage.
A short left from Motaro.
Motaro drops Edilhson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Edilhson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Motaro misses with a body punch.
Motaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Edilhson backwards.
Motaro tries a body shot but Edilhson blocks it.
Motaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Motaro prevents Edilhson from breaking the clinch.
Edilhson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Edilhson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motaro takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edilhson.
Motaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Motaro lands a right hand.
Edilhson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edilhson is trying to push Motaro away but Motaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Edilhson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Motaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Motaro.
A short right from Motaro on the inside.
Edilhson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Motaro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edilhson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Motaro backwards.
Motaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Motaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edilhson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Motaro smiles and moves away.
Edilhson fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macros Motaro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Edilhson throws a looping overhand right but Motaro ducks down to avoid it.
Motaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edilhson wants to slow Motaro down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Motaro.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edilhson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Motaro - the referee stops the clock and Edilhson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Motaro. Edilhson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edilhson is looking to slow Motaro down with leg kicks.
Motaro stuffs the takedown.
Motaro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Motaro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Edilhson checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edilhson slips under a jab from Motaro.
Motaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edilhson manages to avoid it.
Edilhson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motaro.
Edilhson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson shoots in but no luck this time.
Edilhson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Motaro.
A jab from Edilhson misses.
Edilhson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Motaro.
Motaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Edilhson's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Motaro.
Edilhson is breathing heavily.
Edilhson ducks under a wild hook from Motaro.
Motaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Motaro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edilhson shoots in and drives through. Motaro sprawls well.
Macros Motaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Edilhson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Motaro throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson throws a solid leg kick but Motaro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edilhson.
Edilhson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Motaro throws a jab when Edilhson was well out of range.
Motaro throws a looping overhand right but Edilhson ducks down to avoid it.
Edilhson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Motaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Motaro slips under a jab from Edilhson.
Motaro looks to land a right hand but Edilhson moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motaro misses with an uppercut
and Edilhson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Motaro moves out of range of the strikes.
Edilhson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edilhson lands a jab to the nose.
Edilhson throws a big shot that misses.
Motaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Motaro.
Motaro lands a head kick. Edilhson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Edilhson fails to land the takedown.
Edilhson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edilhson showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Motaro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Edilhson drops an elbow to the side of Motaro's head.
Edilhson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Motaro is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Motaro is pressing down on Edilhson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Edilhson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edilhson throws a big right hand that misses.
Edilhson postures up in Motaro's guard and throws a big left but Motaro blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macros Motaro dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Edilhson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Motaro throws a wild body kick that Edilhson sees coming a mile off.
Edilhson scores with a kick to the body.
Edilhson takes a swing at Motaro's ribcage but misses.
Edilhson misses with a hook. Motaro ducked under it nicely.
Edilhson shoots in but Motaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Motaro connects with a body shot.
Motaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edilhson connects with a right hand. Motaro shakes it off.
Edilhson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edilhson is defended easily by Motaro.
Motaro throws a hook but Edilhson blocks it.
Edilhson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Macros Motaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Motaro defending well as Edilhson loads up on a big left hand.
Motaro misses with a straight right.
Edilhson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Motaro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson shoots in and drives through. Motaro sprawls well.
Macros Motaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
Motaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Edilhson. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motaro misses with a wild body shot.
Motaro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edilhson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motaro cracks Edilhson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Motaro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Edilhson to stand back up!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Motaro - that will leave a mark!
Edilhson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Motaro misses with a straight right.
Motaro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Edilhson thows a body shot but no joy.
Motaro sends Edilhson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Motaro is motioning to the referee to let Edilhson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Motaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edilhson was well out of range. Poor timing from Motaro.
Motaro digs a good body shot into Edilhson's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edmundo Edilhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Edilhson misses.
Edilhson clinches up with Motaro and pushes him back against the cage.
Motaro blocks an elbow strike.
Edilhson manages to break the clinch.
Edilhson shoots for a double leg takedown but Motaro sprawls well. He's pushed Edilhson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A low kick from Motaro misses
and Edilhson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edilhson wants to clinch.
Edilhson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Motaro drops Edilhson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Edilhson looks back up at him and smiles so Motaro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Edilhson misses with a right hand
and Motaro counters with an outside leg kick.
Motaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Motaro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Motaro cracks Edilhson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Edilhson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Motaro pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Edilhson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macros Motaro!
During a confident post fight interview, Macros Motaro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Munchkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tita Zen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladislav Munchkin's chin.
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tita Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Munchkin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munchkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Zen tries to sprawl out of it but Munchkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zen connects with a solid leg kick.
Munchkin tries to bum rush Zen with a series of wild strikes but Zen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munchkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munchkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munchkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zen.
A jab from Munchkin does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zen misses with a looping left.
Zen misses with a right hand
and Munchkin counters with a single leg into guard. Zen didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Munchkin wants to pass the guard but Zen is keeping the position.
Zen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Munchkin won't allow Zen to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zen is trying to keep Munchkin in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munchkin throws a strike but Zen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Munchkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Munchkin wants to improve his position but instead Zen has moved into half guard.
Zen thows a huge punch but Munchkin dodges it nicely.
Zen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen trying to control from half guard but Munchkin is working away.
Zen throwing shots but Munchkin is blocking nicely.
Munchkin works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zen is stalling in the full guard.
Munchkin pulls Zen in close to prevent any damage.
Zen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen trying to control the position from guard on top but Munchkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zen looking to sit in guard and control but Munchkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Munchkin throws a big elbow that misses.
Munchkin wants to control from the top but Zen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munchkin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Munchkin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Munchkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Zen throws a leg kick
and Munchkin counters with a single leg into guard. Zen didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zen wants to get back to his feet but Munchkin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munchkin trying to control but Zen is working from the bottom.
Munchkin wants to pass the guard but Zen is keeping the position.
Zen is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladislav Munchkin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Munchkin finds it's way through Zen's defenses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zen.
Munchkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zen's head backwards.
A lazy left from Zen finds it's target.
Munchkin misses with a straight right.
Munchkin cracks Zen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Zen falls to his knees and Munchkin doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladislav Munchkin!
An out of breath Vladislav Munchkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Alekseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alekseev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Imperium kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Alekseev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alekseev dives in and grabs Dietrich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dietrich pushes down on Alekseev's head and hops out.
We've been told by Dietrich's head coaches at Sheep Shaggers of Aberdeen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alekseev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dietrich.
Dietrich throws a head kick but Alekseev moves out of range.
Alekseev bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alekseev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dietrich taking punishment in the form of punches.
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!
Alekseev is trying to get an arm triangle but Dietrich is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Dietrich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alekseev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alekseev landing strikes.
Alekseev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alekseev scoring with punches from side control.
Dietrich is trying to get back to his feet.
Dietrich takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dietrich taking a bit of punishment here - Alekseev scoring with strikes.
Alekseev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alekseev is trying to get an arm triangle but Dietrich is defending well.
Alekseev is trying to get an arm triangle but Dietrich is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dietrich dodges the ground and pound from Alekseev.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alekseev is trying to get an arm triangle but Dietrich is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Dietrich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dietrich is looking to reverse the position.
Dietrich gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Alekseev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dietrich is holding on to half guard well.
Alekseev thows a huge punch but Dietrich dodges it nicely.
Dietrich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alekseev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev throwing shots but Dietrich is blocking nicely.
Alekseev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dietrich defending well though.
Alekseev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dietrich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alekseev.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alekseev is looking for a kimura but Dietrich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alekseev to get the leverage.
Alekseev prevents Dietrich from standing back up.
Alekseev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alekseev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alekseev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Alekseev.
Dietrich wants to improve his position but Alekseev is controlling well.
Alekseev is thwarting Dietrich's attempts to control the position.
Dietrich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alekseev.
Alekseev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alekseev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dietrich tries to get to full guard but Alekseev has control of the leg.
Alekseev seems to be looking for submissions.
Alekseev is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dietrich has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alekseev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dietrich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alekseev.
Dietrich manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dietrich feints and then cracks Alekseev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alekseev down.
Dietrich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alekseev decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dietrich tries to get to full guard but Alekseev has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dietrich controlling the position well.
Alekseev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dietrich sees it coming and defends easily.
Dietrich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alekseev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dietrich manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Alekseev keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Dietrich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dietrich is trying to force a seperation but Alekseev has the dominant position.
Dietrich has a couple of punches blocked by Alekseev.
Alekseev has Dietrich pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Alekseev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dietrich tumbling to the mat - Alekseev dives into Dietrich's guard.
Alekseev landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alekseev has gone for a leg lock! Dietrich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alekseev's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Alekseev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alekseev shoots in looking for a takedown but Dietrich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alekseev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alekseev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dietrich tries to avoid it but Alekseev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dietrich to the ground. Dietrich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dietrich moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alekseev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dietrich to the mat! Dietrich manages to get full guard.
Alekseev landing with the ground and pound.
Alekseev won't allow Dietrich to get back to his feet.
Alekseev lands a couple of elbows.
Alekseev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dietrich's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dietrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dietrich looking for a sweep. Not yet Dietrich, not yet.
Alekseev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alekseev is in close to Dietrich's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alekseev won't allow Dietrich to get back to his feet.
Alekseev postures up and lands a big shot to Dietrich's brow.
Alekseev throwing strikes from guard but Dietrich blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alekseev lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alekseev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alekseev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oleg Alekseev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alekseev postures up in Dietrich's guard and throws a big left but Dietrich blocks it.
Alekseev throwing strikes but missing.
Dietrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alekseev is working Dietrich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alekseev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dietrich pulls Alekseev in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dietrich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alekseev is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alekseev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alekseev scoring with some ground and pound.
Dietrich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dietrich preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alekseev throwing strikes from guard but Dietrich blocks nicely.
Alekseev chips away with some ground and pound.
Alekseev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alekseev throwing strikes but missing.
Alekseev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alekseev is looking to work some ground and pound but Dietrich has wrist control.
Alekseev with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich pulls Alekseev in to control the position.
Dietrich wants to stand but Alekseev is controlling the position.
Alekseev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alekseev won't allow Dietrich to get back to his feet.
Alekseev throwing strikes but missing.
Alekseev works over Dietrich with some ground and pound from guard.
Dietrich wants to sweep but no luck.
Alekseev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alekseev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dietrich has momentary wrist control but Alekseev slips an elbow through the middle.
Dietrich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alekseev manages to get himself to full guard.
Dietrich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alekseev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dietrich defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dietrich defends it easily.
Dietrich wants to control from the top but Alekseev keeps moving.
Alekseev controls Dietrich momentarily but Dietrich frees himself.
Alekseev working for a triangle but Dietrich defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dietrich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Alekseev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alekseev misses with a hook. Dietrich ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alekseev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alekseev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dietrich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dietrich slips under a jab.
Alekseev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dietrich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alekseev gets caught flat footed, as Dietrich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alekseev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dietrich's guard.
Alekseev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dietrich wants to stand but Alekseev is controlling the position.
Dietrich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alekseev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alekseev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alekseev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dietrich pulls Alekseev in to control the position.
Alekseev lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dietrich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alekseev stops Dietrich from standing up.
Alekseev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alekseev throws a big elbow that misses.
Alekseev trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dietrich manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Alekseev is trying to keep Dietrich in close.
Dietrich slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dietrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Alekseev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alekseev is pulling down on Dietrich's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseev looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alekseev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alekseev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dietrich bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Alekseev keeping moving, preventing Dietrich from controlling successfully.
Dietrich won't allow Alekseev to sweep him here.
Dietrich wants to get up but he can't break Alekseev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dietrich trying to control but Alekseev is working from the bottom.
Alekseev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alekseev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Alekseev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dietrich wants to stand but Alekseev has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dietrich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alekseev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dietrich has managed to get both his arms back between Alekseev's legs - danger averted.
Dietrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Alekseev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alekseev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oleg Alekseev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dietrich is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dietrich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alekseev lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alekseev landing punches.
Alekseev is landing with some decent strikes but Dietrich is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hans Dietrich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dietrich is rocked!
Alekseev loads up with a big shot that hurts Dietrich! He's pulled Alekseev in close but Alekseev has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Dietrich survive? More strikes from Alekseev and Dietrich is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oleg Alekseev!
A victorious Oleg Alekseev 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Rakhmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakhmanov has chosen Russian national anthem as his entrance music. Jeff Glover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Glover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Rakhmanov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Rakhmanov misses.
Glover has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rakhmanov scores with a hook.
Glover moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Glover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov staying out of range there.
Glover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glover lands a nice shot to the body.
Rakhmanov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rakhmanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rakhmanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rakhmanov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Glover connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rakhmanov throws a right hand that misses
and Glover counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Glover.
Rakhmanov has Glover pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rakhmanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rakhmanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Rakhmanov pulls Glover in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mikhail Rakhmanov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glover. Rakhmanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glover closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rakhmanov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov connects with a jab.
Rakhmanov looks to throw the jab but Glover is out of range.
Rakhmanov scores with the left hand. Glover knows he should have avoided that one.
Rakhmanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Glover counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rakhmanov's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glover postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rakhmanov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Glover has Rakhmanov in his guard.
Glover is looking for a triangle but Rakhmanov pushes his legs off easily.
Glover will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Glover trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rakhmanov postures up in Glover's guard and throws a big left but Glover blocks it.
Glover wants to stand and escape but Rakhmanov is having none of it.
Rakhmanov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rakhmanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glover looking to control.
Rakhmanov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Glover moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rakhmanov misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rakhmanov, right into the meat.
Glover gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glover throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rakhmanov, as that shot connected.
Rakhmanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rakhmanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Rakhmanov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Glover had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Glover checks the leg kick.
Rakhmanov lands the left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rakhmanov throws a lazy uppercut
so Glover counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Glover throws a strike but Rakhmanov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Glover looking for a guillotine here but Rakhmanov defends easily.
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 Jeff Glover 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.
Glover throws a body punch but Rakhmanov moves out of range.
Glover throws out a loose jab but Rakhmanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rakhmanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glover throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rakhmanov. That's going to slow Glover down.
Glover ducks under a wild hook from Rakhmanov.
A jab from Rakhmanov misses.
Glover dodges the punch combination from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rakhmanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glover.
Glover takes one to the side of the head.
Rakhmanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Glover counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rakhmanov wants to sweep but no luck.
Glover controlling from the top position.
Rakhmanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rakhmanov has momentary wrist control but Glover slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glover trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakhmanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glover drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rakhmanov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Glover has Rakhmanov in his guard.
Rakhmanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glover is keeping the position for now.
Glover lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rakhmanov!
Glover is stalling here but it's allowed Rakhmanov to get half guard.
Glover is working for a kimura but Rakhmanov is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Glover trying to mount his opponent but Rakhmanov defends it.
Glover prevents Rakhmanov from improving his position.
Glover is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rakhmanov defends it well.
Rakhmanov tries to get to full guard but Glover has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov keeps trying to improve his position.
Glover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rakhmanov tries to get to full guard but Glover has control of the leg.
Glover is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rakhmanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Rakhmanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Glover wants to work for an arm triangle but Rakhmanov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakhmanov works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Glover dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rakhmanov scores with a jab to the body.
Rakhmanov gets tackled into the cage by Glover. Glover maintains the clinch.
Rakhmanov lands an elbow inside that Glover shrugs off.
Glover blocks an elbow strike from Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Glover's face.
Glover letting Rakhmanov take a breather here.
Rakhmanov lands a left hand.
Rakhmanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rakhmanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glover slips a straight right by Rakhmanov.
Glover swinging wildly here.
Rakhmanov looks to land a left hand but Glover moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakhmanov throws out a leg kick but Glover moves out of range and Rakhmanov only half commits.
Glover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Glover is defended easily by Rakhmanov.
Rakhmanov throws a jab when Glover was well out of range.
Rakhmanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Glover throws a leg kick
and Rakhmanov counters with a nice body shot.
Rakhmanov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Glover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rakhmanov manages to avoid it.
Mikhail Rakhmanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Glover ducks right into an uppercut from Rakhmanov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rakhmanov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rakhmanov. That's going to slow Glover down.
Rakhmanov ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
A low kick from Glover misses
and Rakhmanov counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rakhmanov!
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!
Glover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rakhmanov can pounce on him.
Glover gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Glover missing with a left hand there. Rakhmanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rakhmanov.
Glover has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rakhmanov.
Glover staying out of range there.
Mikhail Rakhmanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rakhmanov with a nice cross.
Glover scores with a three punch combo!
Rakhmanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Glover moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Rakhmanov does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakhmanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glover throws a series of punches but Rakhmanov avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakhmanov looks for the body kick but Glover saw that one coming.
Jeff Glover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Glover walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rakhmanov throws out a leg kick but Glover moves out of range and Rakhmanov only half commits.
Glover wants to clinch up but Rakhmanov keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Glover misses.
Glover is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rakhmanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rakhmanov scores with a jab.
Rakhmanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Glover is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakhmanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Glover catches Rakhmanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rakhmanov lands a big head kick that sends Glover tumbling to the mat! Rakhmanov takes a step backwards and waves Glover back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Rakhmanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Glover has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Glover!
Our winner, Jeff Glover, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Magaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incan Bulb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magaba comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become . Incan Bulb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
158 lbs
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153 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mookie Magaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incan Bulb!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magaba 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Bulb.
Magaba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magaba takes one to the side of the head.
Bulb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Magaba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Magaba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bulb as he avoids it easily.
A left lands for Bulb.
Magaba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bulb.
Magaba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bulb is fending him off so far but Magaba persists. Nope, Bulb circles away and we're back to standing.
Magaba misses with a combination
and Bulb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magaba misses with a double jab.
Magaba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bulb circles away quickly and effectively.
Bulb 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.
Magaba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Magaba has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magaba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magaba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bulb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bulb sizes up Magaba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A combination from Magaba does no damage.
A head kick misses from Bulb.
Bulb throws a low kick but Magaba moves out of range easily.
Magaba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bulb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magaba moves out of range of the leg kick from Bulb.
A punch combination from Bulb misses.
Bulb throws a head kick but Magaba moves out of range.
Incan Bulb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magaba fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Magaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bulb moves out of range as Magaba strikes.
Bulb gets caught napping as Magaba dives in and scores a takedown. Bulb manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bulb manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magaba manages to get himself to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bulb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bulb wants to control from the top but Magaba keeps moving.
Magaba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bulb can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bulb trying to stand up but can't free himself from Magaba's guard.
Bulb is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bulb throws a big right hand that misses.
Bulb lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bulb wants to stand but Magaba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magaba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bulb can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Magaba is on top in guard.
Magaba looking to pass the guard.
Magaba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Magaba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bulb is keeping the position for now.
Bulb pulls Magaba in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaba has gone for a leg lock! Bulb slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magaba's guard.
Magaba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Magaba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bulb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Magaba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulb avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magaba looking for a sweep. Not yet Magaba, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Incan Bulb will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magaba checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Magaba.
Bulb is looking to land body kicks.
Bulb misses with a body shot.
Bulb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magaba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bulb's guard now.
Magaba pushes down on Bulb's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Magaba works his way into full mount!
Magaba fails to take his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magaba looking to secure an arm triangle but Bulb defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulb avoids a series of strikes thrown by Magaba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba misses with a head shot.
Magaba is trying to take his opponent's back.
Magaba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Magaba goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bulb turns into him and now he's in Magaba's guard.
Magaba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bulb trying to control the position from guard on top but Magaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magaba is working an open guard so Bulb takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bulb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bulb tenderised Magaba's leg. Magaba is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice takedown defense from Bulb. No joy for Magaba on that attempt.
Mookie Magaba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magaba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulb.
Magaba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bulb defends well and Magaba ends up having to push Bulb into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bulb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bulb moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulb cracks Magaba with a nice body shot.
Magaba is trying to pull guard but Bulb has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Magaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulb lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bulb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Magaba backwards.
Bulb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magaba is trying to drag Bulb to the mat but Bulb just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bulb takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bulb is pressed up against the cage. Magaba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bulb down to the mat. Bulb avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magaba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Magaba does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bulb moves out of range as Magaba strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bulb.
A clash of legs there as Magaba blocks the low kick.
Bulb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Bulb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Magaba misses with a double jab
enabling Bulb to counter with a crisp jab.
Bulb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Magaba.
Bulb lands with a cross.
Bulb clobbers Magaba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Incan Bulb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magaba misses with a wild combination.
Bulb misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaba jabs Bulb to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bulb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magaba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bulb tries to clinch but Magaba is having none of it.
Magaba takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magaba. That did some damage!
Magaba looks to land a combination but Bulb avoids it well.
Bulb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magaba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Magaba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A good leg kick by Bulb.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bulb moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Magaba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bulb but Bulb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Magaba throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Incan Bulb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bulb tries to clinch up.
Magaba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bulb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Magaba avoids the head kick by Bulb.
Bulb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magaba throws out the jab.
Bulb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bulb lands a head kick. Magaba smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Magaba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bulb counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Magaba is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bulb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magaba is rocked!
Bulb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bulb scores with a head kick. Magaba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Magaba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magaba ducks under a wild hook from Bulb.
Magaba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bulb moves out of range of the strikes.
Magaba seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magaba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magaba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magaba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Magaba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Magaba there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Magaba.
Bulb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magaba.
Magaba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Bulb blocks the leg kick.
Magaba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bulb throws a head kick that misses.
Magaba tries to bum rush Bulb with a series of wild strikes but Bulb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bulb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bulb.
Bulb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bulb moves into range and clinches up with Magaba.
Mookie Magaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magaba wants a takedown but no success here.
Bulb breaks the clinch.
Bulb lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulb throws a shot from downtown. Magaba moves away and avoids it.
Bulb stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bulb wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Magaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Magaba. Those never looked like landing.
Magaba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Magaba is thwarting Bulb's attempts to control the position.
Magaba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bulb has managed to free his arm - good work.
Magaba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bulb has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bulb controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulb wants to get back to full guard.
Magaba working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bulb's thigh. Bulb counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Magaba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bulb is keeping the position for now.
Bulb has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magaba slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bulb is trying to control Magaba's posture but Magaba avoids it.
Mookie Magaba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Magaba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bulb knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Magaba is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bulb is trying to escape and Magaba transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bulb is forced to tap! Nice work there by Magaba! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mookie Magaba!
Mookie Magaba very nearly forgot to thank KO Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Miodek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miodek comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive. Kieron Radebe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Miodek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radebe throws a lazy head kick
and Miodek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miodek lands a jab.
Radebe tries a low kick but Miodek avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Radebe. Miodek shrugs it off though.
Radebe lands a really nice looking cross but Miodek seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miodek looks for the body kick but Radebe saw that one coming.
Radebe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Radebe looks to land a body kick but Miodek moved away.
Radebe misses with a head kick.
Radebe just misses with a punch to the body.
Miodek misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Radebe.
Radebe connects with a nice looking jab.
Kieron Radebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miodek stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Radebe.
Radebe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miodek misses with a body kick.
Radebe drops Miodek with a beautiful combination! Miodek stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Radebe is looking for the KO!
It looks like Samson Miodek 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!
Miodek wants to slow Radebe down by chopping away at his legs.
Radebe throws a sloppy head kick and Miodek moves out of range easily.
Radebe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Miodek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miodek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Radebe goes for a small jab and connects. Now Radebe goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Miodek stumbles back but Radebe runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Miodek to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Miodek will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kieron Radebe!
Kieron Radebe very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Reiska Pekka Retale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale blocks the body kick.
Retale darts in and clinches Linhares up against the cage.
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Retale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Linhares lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Linhares is trying to stall.
Linhares lands with a short shot to the head.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Linhares avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
Retale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
Linhares cracks Retale with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Linhares's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Linhares throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Linhares throws an elbow that misses.
Linhares jumps guard but Retale stands there with Linhares around his waist. Linhares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Linhares lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Retale landing knees to the body.
Linhares blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale throws an elbow but it misses.
Retale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Retale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Retale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale prevents a body shot from Linhares.
Retale tries a knee to the head but Linhares blocks it.
Linhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Retale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Linhares avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Linhares taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Retale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale blocks the elbow strike.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Retale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Linhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Retale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale misses with an elbow strike.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Linhares is leaning against Retale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Retale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linhares is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Retale.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale is stalling here.
Linhares lands an uppercut.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
Retale looking to stall.
Retale scores with a nice hook to the head.
Retale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Linhares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Linhares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Linhares lands a left hand.
Retale lands a shoulder strike.
Linhares tries to pull guard but Retale forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Retale lands a damaging elbow.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Retale.
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!
Retale lands an uppercut.
Retale scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale looking to throw knees to the head but Linhares is blocking nicely.
Retale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Linhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Linhares.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linhares.
Linhares lands a shoulder strike.
Linhares tries to pull guard but Retale won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Carlos Linhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linhares takes an elbow to the forehead.
Retale working aggressively here.
Linhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Retale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Retale to keep the fight standing.
Retale lands a nice uppercut.
Retale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Linhares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Retale.
Retale moves out of range of the body kick from Linhares.
Retale jabs Linhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Retale moves out of range of the strikes.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Retale misses with a looping right.
Linhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Retale is out of range.
Retale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Retale.
Retale checks a leg kick nicely.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Retale scores with a crisp jab that stopped Linhares in his tracks.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
Linhares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Retale moves away from the strike by Linhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares defending well as Retale loads up on a big left hand.
Retale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linhares, pushing him back against the cage.
Linhares has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Retale throws a punch but it's blocked by Linhares.
Retale misses with a knee strike.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linhares's elbow.
Retale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Linhares's defenses.
Retale scores a nice knee to the body.
Retale blocks the elbow strike.
Retale pressing his opponent against the cage.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Retale.
Linhares prevents a body shot from Retale.
Retale blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Retale.
Linhares takes an elbow to the forehead.
Linhares lands an uppercut.
Retale trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Linhares.
Linhares lands an elbow inside that Retale shrugs off.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linhares can't break the clinch.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Linhares.
Retale throws an elbow but it misses.
Linhares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Reiska Pekka Retale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Retale digs a right hand into Linhares's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Linhares's gas tank.
Linhares blocks a body shot from Retale.
Still in the clinch, Retale scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Retale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Retale lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Retale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Retale lands a nice elbow.
Linhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linhares is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Retale throws an elbow but misses.
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale tries to work over Linhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Retale blocks a body shot from Linhares.
Retale misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
Retale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linhares softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Retale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
Linhares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Retale lands with a light punch inside.
Retale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Retale.
Linhares lands a shot to the body.
Linhares lands with a left to the head.
Linhares has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Retale.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Retale lands an elbow inside.
Linhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linhares tries to work over Retale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Linhares throws a head kick that misses.
Linhares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linhares scores with a hook to the body. Retale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linhares 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 Retale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Retale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Retale throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
Linhares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linhares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Retale moves into the clinch.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Linhares prevents a body shot from Retale.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Retale.
Linhares working aggressively here.
Retale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Retale lands an elbow inside.
Retale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Retale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Linhares's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale blocks a body shot from Linhares.
Linhares misses with the head strike.
Linhares lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Retale on the inside.
Retale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linhares or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Retale.
Retale stalling in the clinch but Linhares improves position.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Linhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linhares avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
Linhares throws an elbow that misses.
Retale scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Retale.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Linhares scores with a hook to the body.
Retale lands a nice elbow.
Retale lands a nice elbow.
Retale is leaning against Linhares and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Retale scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Linhares scores with a nice short uppercut.
Linhares pushes Retale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linhares misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands with a short shot to the head.
Retale can't find room to land a body shot as Linhares controls the action.
Retale scores a nice knee to the body.
Linhares comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Retale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Linhares lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Retale.
Retale blocking some punches.
Linhares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Retale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Linhares avoids it.
Retale lands a shoulder strike.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Retale blocking some punches.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linhares as Retale tries to tie him up.
Linhares lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares working aggressively here.
Retale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Retale blocks an uppercut.
Retale is leaning against Linhares and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Retale.
A left hand lands to the body for Retale.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Retale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linharess head.
Retale swings wildly with an uppercut but Linhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Pekka Retale really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale'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.
Linhares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Retale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Linhares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linhares clobbers Retale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Retale throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Linhares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Retale is able to avoid easily.
Linhares scores with a hook.
Linhares scores with a jab. Retale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Linhares on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Retale checks a low kick from Linhares.
Linhares blocks a leg kick.
Retale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Retale.
Linhares walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Linhares scoring well with a low kick there.
Linhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale scores with a jab to the body.
Retale misses the jab.
Linhares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Retale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Retale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Linhares.
Linhares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Retale momentarily.
Retale blocks a leg kick.
Linhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Retale lands a glancing blow to the side of Linhares's head.
A head kick misses from Linhares.
Retale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linhares.
Linhares swings for the body but Retale moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Retale blocks the low kick.
Retale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
Retale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares throws a push kick but Retale slaps the foot to one side.
Retale fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Luis Carlos Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Linhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Retale throws a half hearted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Retale.
Retale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Retale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linhares's sensitive parts.
Retale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linhares.
Retale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares's corner calls for a 1-2. Linhares obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Retale misses with a few strikes there.
Retale wants to clinch.
Retale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Retale checks the leg kick.
Linhares lands with an uppercut that bounces Retale off the cage and back into range.
Retale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Linhares.
Retale avoids a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Retale. Those never looked like landing.
Retale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linhares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Retale counters with a big head kick but Linhares shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Retale.
Retale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linhares. Linhares obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Retale misses.
Linhares staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linhares.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares checks a low kick from Retale.
Linhares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Linhares.
Retale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Linhares.
Retale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
Linhares looks to throw the jab but Retale is out of range.
A slow jab from Retale misses its intended target.
Retale walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Linhares tried to score with a low kick but Retale checks it.
Retale misses with a hook.
Retale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Linhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Retale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
Retale throws out a loose jab but Linhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Retale.
Retale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Retale misses with a leg kick.
Linhares lands a jab to the head.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body
and Retale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Retale misses with a low kick.
Linhares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Linhares clobbers Retale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Retale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linhares scores with a shot to the body.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Linhares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Retale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Retale ducks down to avoid it.
Retale wants to land a leg kick but Linhares is out of range.
Retale throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Retale throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Retale misses with the combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Retale crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Linhares - the referee stops the clock and Retale gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Linhares. Retale manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Luis Carlos Linhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Retale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters circling a little - Linhares finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Linhares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Linhares.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Retale avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Linhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Retale.
Retale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linhares.
Retale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Retale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares throws a low kick but Retale avoids it.
Retale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares scores with a spinning back kick!
Linhares checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Retale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Linhares finds it's way round the side to connect with Retale's head.
Retale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Retale checks a low kick from Linhares.
Reiska Pekka Retale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Linhares misses with a straight right.
Linhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Retale.
Retale misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Retale misses the target.
Retale moves out of range of the body kick from Linhares.
A lazy body kick from Retale
and Linhares counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Linhares misses.
Linhares throws a jab when Retale was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Linhares misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Linhares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Retale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linhares tries to work over Retale's front leg with a kick but Retale checks it.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Retale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linhares throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Retale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linhares throws the kick towards the body but Retale avoids it.
Retale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linhares momentarily.
Linhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Linhares. That's going to slow Retale down.
Retale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Linhares throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Linhares throws a low kick, looking for Retale's leg but Retale calmly moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Retale.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Carlos Linhares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Retale 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!
Reiska Pekka Retale thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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