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SFL 81: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amis Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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255 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Amis Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pelle throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pelle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Pelle lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson looks winded!
Pelle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pelle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Pelle misses.
Robinson 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.
Pelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelle throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Pelle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robinson.
Robinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Pelle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pelle misses with a double jab.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amis Pelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pelle connects with a looping right hand.
Pelle jabs at Robinson's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Pelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Robinson swinging wildly here.
Pelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pelle.
Pelle seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pelle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Pelle.
It looks like Ray Robinson has been cut.
Pelle misses with a two punch combination.
Pelle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pelle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pelle misses with a double jab.
Pelle throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pelle throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pelle throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Pelle throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelle misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pelle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelle throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
Pelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson wants to clinch up but Pelle keeps it at a distance.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pelle. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Pelle misses the target.
Pelle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pelle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.
Pelle throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Pelle throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Pelle is looking to wear down Robinson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Pelle. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amis Pelle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Robinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pelle looks to score with a jab to the body but Robinson is just out of range.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pelle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pelle cracks a nice hook into Robinson's ribs.
Pelle throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Pelle misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Pelle misses with an uppercut
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Pelle avoids nicely.
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!
Pelle throws an overhand right that lands on Robinson's shoulder, as Robinson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Pelle lands a jab-cross combination.
Pelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pelle misses with a double jab
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Robinson feints a jab promting Pelle to slip. Robinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pelle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Pelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle throws a right and a left that Robinson avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robinson back to the cage. Pelle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelle swinging wildly here.
Robinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Pelle in a clinch.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Pelle.
Pelle throws a series of punches but Robinson avoids them all with ease.
Pelle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson counters with a one-two to the body.
Pelle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robinson wants to clinch
and Pelle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pelle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Robinson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters with a series of strikes. Pelle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pelle takes a swing at Robinson's ribcage but misses.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Pelle.
Robinson moves out of range as Pelle strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pelle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amis Pelle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Robinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pelle swinging wildly here.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Pelle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Robinson throws a right hand that Pelle ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelle also avoids with ease.
Pelle lands a jab to the nose.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
Pelle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Robinson back to the cage. Pelle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Robinson lands a two punch combo.
Robinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pelle looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelle throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Pelle avoids nicely.
Pelle throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pelle throws a series of punches but Robinson moves out of range.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Pelle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Pelle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Robinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Robinson misses.
Pelle misses with an uppercut
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Pelle tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pelle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pelle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pelle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a series of strikes. Pelle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pelle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Robinson throws a one two combo.
Robinson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pelle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Pelle lands a right hook to the body.
Robinson moves away from the strike by Pelle.
Pelle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pelle misses with a wild body shot.
Pelle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Pelle.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Robinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Robinson staying out of range there.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pelle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Pelle misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ray Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amis Pelle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pelle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amis Pelle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pelle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amis Pelle!
Amis Pelle decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pearmine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Nabokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabokov has chosen Sparks - The Who as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Tim Pearmine has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tim Pearmine seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
6 - 19 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined |
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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
6 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Pearmine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Nabokov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearmine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nabokov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nabokov trying to control but Pearmine is working from the bottom.
Pearmine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nabokov lying in Pearmine's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Pearmine decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Nabokov taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Pearmine!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Goranov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Dove has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Goranov's chin.
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220 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Goranov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Dove!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goranov looking to score a takedown here. Dove is defending well but Goranov drives through and ends up in Dove's guard.
Dove wants to sweep but no luck.
Goranov is looking to work some ground and pound but Dove has wrist control.
Dove has Goranov pulled in close to control his posture.
Dove wants to sweep but no luck.
Goranov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexander Goranov just wasn't active enough.
Dove shoots in for a takedown but Goranov shows good takedown defense.
Goranov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dove as he jumps to the side.
Goranov moves into range and clinches up with Dove.
Dove gets control of Goranov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dove will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Goranov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goranov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Goranov with the ground and pound but Dove uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Goranov stopping the sweep attempt from Dove.
Goranov trying to move into half guard but instead Dove has managed to sweep!
Goranov is trying to keep Dove in close.
Goranov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dove throws a big right hand that misses.
Goranov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goranov seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goranov trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goranov wants to sweep here but Dove controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexander Goranov.
Goranov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dove's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goranov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Goranov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dove looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goranov is one step ahead there.
Goranov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dove working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goranov.
Goranov stopping the sweep attempt from Dove.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goranov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goranov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dove is trying to control the position but Goranov postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goranov avoids the head kick by Dove.
Goranov looks for a takedown but Dove sprawls well.
Dove scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Goranov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Goranov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Goranov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dove manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Goranov keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Goranov pulls guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dove controlling from the top position.
Goranov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dove stops Goranov from standing up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dove working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Goranov wants to hit a switch here but Dove passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Goranov there!
Dove unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dove working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dove landing strikes from the mount.
Goranov wants to hold on but Dove pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Goranov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goranov moves into range and clinches up with Dove.
Goranov gets control of Dove's arms and successfully pulls guard. Goranov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Goranov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dove manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goranov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dove is proving hard to escape from.
Goranov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goranov cracks Dove with a solid left hand.
Goranov is looking to work some ground and pound but Dove has wrist control.
Dove is trying to keep Goranov in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goranov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goranov trying to control but Dove is working from the bottom.
Dove has his foot on Goranov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goranov works his way back into a safe position though.
Goranov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goranov wants to get up but he can't break Dove's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dove striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Goranov throws a big elbow that misses.
Goranov slips nicely into half guard.
Dove is refusing to be controlled, as Goranov sits in half guard.
Dove on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goranov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goranov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goranov trying to mount his opponent but Dove defends it.
Dove is positioning himself well to prevent Goranov advancing to mount.
Goranov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dove sees it coming and defends easily.
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!
Goranov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dove.
Goranov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dove has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goranov trying to control from half guard but Dove is working away.
Goranov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dove defending well though.
Still in half guard, Goranov seems content to control.
Dove moves into full guard.
Dove keeping moving, preventing Goranov from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goranov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goranov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dove's head.
Dove pulls Goranov in close to prevent any damage.
Dove keeping moving, preventing Goranov from controlling successfully.
Goranov wanted to stand there but Dove had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexander Goranov.
Goranov fails to land the takedown.
Dove gets a double leg takedown into Goranov's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Goranov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Goranov shoots in but no luck this time.
Goranov shoots in but no luck this time.
Dove throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Goranov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dove is in Goranov's guard.
Dove wants to control from the top but Goranov keeps moving.
Dove is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dove tries to free his leg and advance position but Goranov is retaining full guard.
Goranov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goranov working a defensive guard here.
Dove won't allow Goranov to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goranov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dove's waist but Dove gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goranov off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Goranov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goranov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dove closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Goranov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goranov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dove's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goranov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dove wants to control from the top but Goranov keeps moving.
Dove lands a couple of digs.
Dove scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dove wants to control from the top but Goranov keeps moving.
Alexander Goranov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goranov looking to control.
Goranov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dove wants to control from the top but Goranov keeps moving.
Dove chips away with some ground and pound.
Dove decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goranov moves into range and clinches up with Dove.
Goranov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dove.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dove is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dove takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dove is fighting off a takedown attempt but Goranov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dove to the mat. Dove regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Goranov wanted to stand there but Dove had control of the position.
Goranov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goranov preventing the sweep.
Goranov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dove keeping moving, preventing Goranov from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goranov has gone for a leg lock! Dove slips out almost immediately though and dives into Goranov's guard.
Dove wants to pass the guard but Goranov is keeping the position.
Goranov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dove!
Alexander Goranov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goranov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dove has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dove!
Dove with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goranov is trying to keep Dove in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove throws a strike but Goranov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dove is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Goranov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Goranov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dove backwards.
Goranov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goranov wants a takedown.
Goranov breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dove has a takedown stuffed.
Goranov tries to clinch up but Dove circles away and keeps his distance.
Gary Dove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dove throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Dove.
Well Goranov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Goranov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rane Kingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ifeanny Isa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isa has chosen Boom as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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170 lbs
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World class MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rane Kingi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ifeanny Isa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingi defending well as Isa loads up on a big left hand.
Kingi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Isa scoring well with a low kick there.
Kingi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Isa lands a leg kick that knocks Kingi off balance momentarily.
Kingi connects with a crisp jab.
Ifeanny Isa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Isa.
Isa punishes Kingi's body with a nice straight punch.
Isa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kingi is able to avoid easily.
Isa scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Isa misses the jab.
Isa looks to throw the jab but Kingi is out of range.
Kingi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kingi's calf.
Some wild striking there from Kingi.
Isa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Isa lands a high kick to the side of Kingi's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Isa dives into guard, looking to finish.
Kingi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Isa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oh Kingi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Isa postures up.
Isa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kingi's guard.
Isa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kingi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Isa working over Kingi with some ground and pound. Kingi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kingi trying to control here.
Kingi wants to get back to full guard.
Isa trying to control the pace.
Kingi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Isa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Isa in particular looking to stall.
Kingi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kingi is staying active underneath Isa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Isa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Isa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kingi trying to hold on to Isa's head to control him but Isa postures up.
Isa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kingi is not content to let Isa control the position.
Isa lands strikes from half guard.
Isa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Isa trying to mount his opponent but Kingi defends it.
Kingi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Isa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Isa's back!
Isa is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isa is still trying to improve position.
Kingi trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Isa doesn't escape.
Isa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kingi doesn't have the hooks in and Isa manages to turn into his guard.
Isa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kingi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kingi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Isa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kingi is trying to keep Isa in close.
Isa trying to control but Kingi is working from the bottom.
Kingi is pulling down on Isa's head to control his posture.
Isa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Isa being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kingi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Isa throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Isa does no damage.
Isa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kingi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isa tries to clinch but Kingi is having none of it.
Isa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kingi blocks a head kick by Isa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ifeanny Isa dominated that round.
That's time! Kingi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Isa misses with a right hand
and Kingi counters with a good, hard body kick but Isa shrugs it off.
Isa tries to clinch but Kingi is having none of it.
Isa moves in looking to clinch but Kingi pushes him off.
Isa tries to clinch but Kingi moves out of range.
Isa throws a leg kick
and Kingi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kingi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Isa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Isa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kingi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Isa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Isa misses with a body shot
and Kingi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isa scores with a spinning back kick!
Isa is looking to slow Kingi down with leg kicks.
Isa throws a chopping leg kick but Kingi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kingi swats away the attempt to clinch by Isa.
Kingi tries a low kick but Isa avoids it.
Isa loads up on a big right hand but Kingi slips the punch.
Kingi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Isa.
Isa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Kingi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kingi swats away the attempt to clinch by Isa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kingi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Isa checks it well.
Isa avoids the head kick by Kingi.
Isa motions for Kingi to come forward. Isa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kingi thuds his shin into the meat of Isa's side.
A good leg kick by Isa.
Kingi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Isa. That's going to slow Kingi down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Isa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Isa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Isa slips a jab from Kingi.
Kingi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Isa misses the jab.
Kingi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kingi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Isa.
Isa misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Kingi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Isa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kingi can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kingi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Isa. Isa obviously looking to wear him down.
Kingi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Isa.
Kingi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Isa is looking to clinch but Kingi is avoiding it.
A low kick from Isa is predictable there
and Kingi counters with a nice uppercut.
Isa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kingi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Isa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ifeanny Isa 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!
Isa throws a sloppy head kick and Kingi moves out of range easily.
Isa throws a series of punches but Kingi moves out of range.
Kingi throws a head kick but Isa moves out of range.
Isa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kingi will feel that in the morning.
Isa tries to clinch but Kingi is having none of it.
Isa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kingi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kingi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Isa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kingi lands a shoulder strike.
Kingi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kingi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kingi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingi is looking to break free of the clinch but Isa has double underhooks.
Isa keeps control of Kingi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Isa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Isa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kingi after a bit of a struggle.
A left hand lands to the body for Kingi.
Kingi is trying to force a seperation but Isa has the dominant position.
Isa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kingi or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Isa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Isa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kingi's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kingi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Isa stalling.
Kingi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Isa misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Kingi there.
Kingi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A left and a right from Isa both land. Nice combination.
Isa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Isa takes a swing at Kingi's ribcage but misses.
Isa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kingi is just out of range.
Kingi scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isa throws out a powerful jab.
Isa tries to clinch up.
Kingi connects with a high kick.
Kingi takes one to the side of the head.
Ifeanny Isa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kingi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Isa throws a leg kick which misses Kingi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kingi tries to avoid it.
Isa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kingi misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Isa.
Kingi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Kingi.
Rane Kingi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingi takes one on the button.
Isa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Isa throws a leg kick
and Kingi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kingi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Isa.
Isa tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isa dips to his left and cracks Kingi with an uppercut!
Isa fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Isa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Isa scoring well with a low kick there.
Isa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingi manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ifeanny Isa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Isa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ifeanny Isa!
Ifeanny Isa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza scores with a three punch combo!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Mendoza.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Mendoza swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendoza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendoza scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Banner misses.
A left and a right from Banner both land. Nice combination.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Banner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mendoza swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mendoza.
Mendoza digs a right hand into Banner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Banner's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner presses Mendoza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Banner misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendoza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Banner moves away from the strike by Mendoza.
We've been informed that Mendoza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice straight punches there by Mendoza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendoza.
Banner tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mendoza swings widly with a right hand
and Banner moves into the clinch.
Banner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banner blocking some punches.
Mendoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mendoza duly obliges.
Mendoza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to move into range but Banner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Banner wants to clinch.
Mendoza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendoza lands a jab to Banner's midsection.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Mendoza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Mendoza.
Banner misses with a left hand
and Mendoza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Banner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mendoza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Banner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendoza.
Banner throws a series of punches but Mendoza avoids them all with ease.
Mendoza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banner swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Mendoza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luis Mendoza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Mendoza keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendoza circles away.
Banner tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Mendoza walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mendoza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mendoza bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Banner's head.
Mendoza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Banner tries to clinch there but Mendoza circles away.
Mendoza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Banner looks to throw the jab but Mendoza is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Banner misses.
Mendoza takes one to the chin there.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Mendoza tests Banner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banner slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
Banner tries to clinch up.
Mendoza misses with a straight left.
Mendoza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Mendoza does no damage.
Banner cracks Mendoza with an open hand slap.
Mendoza feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Banners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Mendoza misses.
The crowd cheers as Banner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendoza doesn't seem phased though.
Mendoza might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mendoza lands a glancing blow to the side of Banner's head.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Le Banner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Banner lands with a straight right. Mendoza didn't see that one coming.
Mendoza connects with a single shot there.
Banner tries to clinch but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza scores with a jab.
Banner clinches up against the cage.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Banner won't allow it.
Banner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Banner misses with some punches.
Banner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Banner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Mendoza tries a body shot but Banner blocks it.
Mendoza blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Banner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Banner throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to force a seperation but Banner has the dominant position.
Mendoza working aggressively here.
Jerome Le Banner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Banner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mendoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banner is looking to control Mendoza's arms but Mendoza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banner has his back to the cage.
Mendoza blocks an uppercut.
Mendoza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Banner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendoza misses with a punch on the inside.
Banner has a couple of punches blocked by Mendoza.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Banner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Banner.
Banner lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Banner.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Mendoza fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Banner checks it well.
Mendoza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendoza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner works Mendoza's body with a nice hook.
Mendoza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Mendoza misses.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendoza throws out the jab.
Mendoza connects with a body shot that sends Banner's belly button to the back.
Banner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mendoza avoids the body shot from Banner.
Mendoza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mendoza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendoza scores with a shot to the body.
Banner scores with a nice head shot.
Mendoza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banner checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendoza lands a glancing blow to the side of Banner's head.
Banner steps into range and cracks Mendoza with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Mendoza flops backwards and Banner dives into his guard looking to finish!
Mendoza is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner gets to his feet and stands over Mendoza, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mendoza felt that one! Banner unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mendoza from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Le Banner!
Jerome Le Banner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krugerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Macabre - Acid Bath Vampire. John Haigh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krugerman!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haigh shoots in for a takedown but Krugerman shows good takedown defense.
Krugerman looks to score with a jab to the body but Haigh is just out of range.
Krugerman ducks under a wild hook from Haigh.
Haigh tries to score with a low kick but Krugerman moves his leg out of the way.
Haigh misses with a body shot
and Krugerman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krugerman clobbers Haigh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krugerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haigh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krugerman's corner calls for a 1-2. Krugerman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krugerman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haigh. Krugerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haigh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haigh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Haigh throws a body punch but Krugerman moves out of range.
Krugerman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Haigh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haigh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haigh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Haigh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krugerman is keeping the position for now.
Krugerman controls Haigh momentarily but Haigh frees himself.
Haigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Krugerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haigh drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Krugerman dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krugerman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krugerman throws a strike but Haigh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haigh stopping the sweep attempt from Krugerman.
Haigh wants to control from the top but Krugerman keeps moving.
Krugerman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haigh tries to move to mount but Krugerman blocks the move with his legs.
Haigh tries for a kimura but Krugerman is defending well.
Haigh trying to control the action but Krugerman is working from the bottom.
Haigh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krugerman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Krugerman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Haigh but great work by Krugerman.
Krugerman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Haigh is trying to control Krugerman's posture but Krugerman avoids it.
Krugerman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haigh keeps working.
Haigh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Haigh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haigh tries to get to full guard but Krugerman has control of the leg.
Haigh works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Haigh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Krugerman tries to clinch there but Haigh circles away.
Krugerman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haigh looks to score with a jab to the body but Krugerman is just out of range.
Haigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krugerman moves away.
Haigh misses with the combination.
Krugerman is looking to clinch.
Krugerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haigh misses with an uppercut. Krugerman saw that one coming.
Haigh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haigh throws a jab when Krugerman was well out of range.
Haigh just misses with a punch to the body.
Krugerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh closes the distance and clinches up with Krugerman, looking for a takedown. Haigh pushes Krugerman against the cage but Krugerman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krugerman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haigh's calf.
Haigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krugerman.
Haigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krugerman. Krugerman obviously looking to wear him down.
Haigh shoots in for a takedown but Krugerman shows good takedown defense.
Haigh is looking to wear down Krugerman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haigh misses with a double jab.
Haigh dives in and grabs Krugerman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krugerman pushes down on Haigh's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Haigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Krugerman.
Haigh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krugerman.
Krugerman scores with a jab.
Freddy Krugerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Haigh misses.
Krugerman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh misses with an uppercut.
Krugerman lands with a slapping head kick.
Haigh takes a swing at Krugerman's ribcage but misses.
Krugerman moves out of range of the strikes.
Krugerman scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haigh throws a sloppy body shot
and Krugerman counters with a right hand to the body.
Haigh throws a shot from downtown. Krugerman moves away and avoids it.
Krugerman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haigh in his tracks.
Krugerman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
We've been told by Haigh's head coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Krugerman stuffs the takedown attempt from Haigh. Haigh gets slowly back to his feet.
Haigh missing with a left hand there. Krugerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haigh. Krugerman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haigh thows a body shot but no joy.
Krugerman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Haigh lands with a hook. Krugerman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good exchange - Krugerman coming out on top.
Haigh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krugerman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haigh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haigh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haigh shoots in and gets a takedown into Krugerman's guard.
Haigh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Krugerman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Krugerman has escaped and now he's on top!
Krugerman wants to control from the top but Haigh keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krugerman preventing the sweep.
Krugerman stands and steps away. Haigh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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!
Haigh misses with a few strikes there.
John Haigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Haigh shoots in looking for a takedown but Krugerman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haigh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haigh throws a hook to the side of Krugerman's head but Krugerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krugerman scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haigh misses the shot to the body.
Haigh shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krugerman is trying to defend but Haigh finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haigh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Haigh dominated that second round.
That's time! Haigh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Krugerman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haigh.
Haigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haigh throws a right hand that misses
and Krugerman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot by Krugerman.
A telegraphed right hand from Krugerman misses the target.
Haigh misses with a hook.
Haigh throws a sloppy body shot
and Krugerman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Krugerman takes one to the side of the head.
Krugerman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haigh feints a jab promting Krugerman to slip. Haigh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krugerman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Krugerman tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krugerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haigh wants to slow Krugerman down by chopping away at his legs.
Haigh missing with a left hand there. Krugerman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haigh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krugerman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A punch combination from Haigh misses.
A jab from Haigh misses.
Krugerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krugerman moves out of range of the leg kick from Haigh.
Haigh throws a hook to the side of Krugerman's head but Krugerman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krugerman slips under a jab.
Haigh throws a leg kick but Krugerman sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haigh lands with a cross.
Haigh swings widly with a right hand
and Krugerman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Haigh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haigh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krugerman manages to avoid it.
Haigh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krugerman.
Krugerman tries to clinch up.
Krugerman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haigh misses with a shot to the body
and Krugerman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A combination from Haigh does no damage.
Krugerman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krugerman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krugerman sprawls well. Krugerman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haigh gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Haigh is predictable there
and Krugerman counters with an inside leg kick.
John Haigh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krugerman ducks under a wild hook from Haigh.
Haigh misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krugerman slips under a jab from Haigh.
Krugerman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krugerman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haigh.
Haigh throws an overhand right that lands on Krugerman's shoulder, as Krugerman tries to avoid the shot.
Krugerman drives through and clinches with Haigh against the cage.
Krugerman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haigh backwards.
Haigh blocks an uppercut.
Haigh blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krugerman breaks the clinch.
Haigh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krugerman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krugerman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haigh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krugerman but Krugerman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Haigh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krugerman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haighs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Krugerman coming out on top.
Krugerman scores with a jab to the head.
John Haigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krugerman stuffs the takedown attempt from Haigh. Haigh gets slowly back to his feet.
Haigh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krugerman to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Haigh.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haigh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Haigh!
John Haigh gave a mention to KO Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lithe Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lithe Tarzan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ashley Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lithe Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarzan walks into a left hand.
Tarzan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hendricks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tarzan's guard now.
Tarzan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Tarzan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hendricks's guard.
Tarzan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendricks has wrist control.
Hendricks striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Hendricks has his feet on Tarzan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tarzan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hendricks just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarzan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendricks lands a couple of elbows.
Hendricks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hendricks drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tarzan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tarzan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tarzan!
Tarzan lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks defending against the ground and pound.
Tarzan working away.
The ground and pound from Tarzan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hendricks is trying to improve his position.
Tarzan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hendricks is looking to reverse the position.
Hendricks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hendricks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hendricks striking from the bottom.
Hendricks trying to get back to full guard but Tarzan takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hendricks can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hendricks is trying to maintain the position but Tarzan is very close to passing his half guard.
Tarzan seems to be working for a kimura but Hendricks defends the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendricks tries to get to full guard but Tarzan has control of the leg.
Tarzan working Hendricks over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tarzan lands a nice short elbow.
Tarzan is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarzan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is defending against the submission attempts here by Tarzan.
Hendricks wants to control but Tarzan is keeping busy.
Hendricks controlling the position for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hendricks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tarzan throws a strike but Hendricks rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hendricks pushing down on Tarzan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hendricks slips a nice elbow through Tarzan's hands, connecting with Tarzan's forehead.
Tarzan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan tries to get to full guard but Hendricks has control of the leg.
Hendricks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tarzan keeps working.
Hendricks working the head and body with strikes.
Tarzan tries to roll over but Hendricks keeps him under control.
Hendricks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hendricks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tarzan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tarzan working for a triangle but Hendricks defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Hendricks 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.
Tarzan misses with a takedown attempt
and Hendricks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tarzan!
Hendricks working the ground and pound.
Tarzan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Tarzan prevents Hendricks from improving position.
Ashley Hendricks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hendricks scoring with punches from side control.
Tarzan is not content to let Hendricks control the position.
Tarzan is trying to improve his position.
Hendricks wants to control but Tarzan is keeping him busy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hendricks throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks is working Tarzan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tarzan is looking for a sweep.
Tarzan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hendricks trying to control the action but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Tarzan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hendricks working the ground and pound.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Tarzan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hendricks misses with the ground and pound.
Hendricks tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hendricks trying to control the action but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tarzan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hendricks in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tarzan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hendricks is pressing down on Tarzan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tarzan is holding on for now.
Hendricks is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Tarzan to slip a leg under and get back 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!
Hendricks trying to control but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendricks defends well.
Tarzan keeping moving, preventing Hendricks from controlling successfully.
Hendricks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tarzan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hendricks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tarzan's head.
Tarzan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hendricks defends well.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks connects with a couple of short punches.
Tarzan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hendricks defends it easily.
Tarzan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hendricks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hendricks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hendricks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tarzan's 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hendricks in particular looking to stall.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendricks lands a nice short elbow.
Hendricks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarzan defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Hendricks dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut. Tarzan saw that one coming.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
Tarzan moves out of range as Hendricks strikes.
Hendricks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tarzan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hendricks scores with a hook.
Hendricks throws a hook but Tarzan blocks it.
Hendricks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hendricks throws the left hand but Tarzan avoids the punch easily.
Tarzan shoots and misses
and Hendricks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hendricks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hendricks winds up and cracks Tarzan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hendricks lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hendricks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarzan defending well though.
Tarzan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hendricks.
Hendricks drops an elbow to the side of Tarzan's head.
Hendricks is looking to take a break and control but Tarzan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendricks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tarzan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tarzan wants to improve his position but Hendricks is controlling well.
Hendricks is working for a submission of some sort.
Tarzan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hendricks.
Tarzan looking for submissions off his back.
Tarzan won't allow Hendricks to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tarzan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hendricks works his way into full mount!
Hendricks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hendricks controlling from the full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks tries to control but Tarzan wriggling away.
Tarzan is desperately trying to improve his position but Hendricks has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks lands a big elbow.
Tarzan gets back to half guard.
Hendricks moves nicely into side control.
Tarzan is looking for a sweep.
Hendricks working the head and body with strikes.
Hendricks is chipping away with strikes.
Hendricks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hendricks is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tarzan will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarzan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tarzan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hendricks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendricks is looking for a kimura here.
Hendricks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarzan can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tarzan's head.
Hendricks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tarzan is refusing to be controlled, as Hendricks sits in half guard.
Lithe Tarzan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hendricks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hendricks seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hendricks slips a nice elbow through Tarzan's hands, connecting with Tarzan's forehead.
Hendricks working Tarzan over with strikes.
Hendricks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley Hendricks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hendricks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashley Hendricks!
Ashley Hendricks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe moves to clinch but Vanderbeet breaks away
and Vanderbeet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vanderbeet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vanderbeet throws an elbow that misses. Axe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vanderbeet's guard. Nice move by Axe!
Vanderbeet looking for a sweep. Not yet Vanderbeet, not yet.
Axe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vanderbeet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vanderbeet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Axe.
Axe controlling from the top position.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axe lands a couple of digs.
Axe pushes down on Vanderbeet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Axe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Axe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Axe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vanderbeet manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vanderbeet is trying to control the position but Axe postures up.
Axe is working Vanderbeet over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vanderbeet is pulling down on Axe's head. It's preventing any offense from Axe, at least for the moment.
Vanderbeet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vanderbeet wants to sweep but no luck.
Vanderbeet will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Axe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vanderbeet has momentary wrist control but Axe slips an elbow through the middle.
Vanderbeet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vanderbeet is trying to keep Axe in close.
Axe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vanderbeet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Axe postures up in Vanderbeet's guard and throws a big left but Vanderbeet blocks it.
Vanderbeet has Axe pulled in close to control his posture.
Vanderbeet has his foot on Axe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Axe works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanderbeet has his foot on Axe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Axe works his way back into a safe position though.
Vanderbeet has control of Axe's left arm, preventing Axe from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe landing some decent shots from guard.
Axe throws a big elbow that misses.
Axe connects with a couple of short punches.
Axe throws a big right hand that misses.
Axe lands a couple of elbows.
Vanderbeet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Axe stopping the sweep attempt from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet keeps trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axe is sitting in close to Vanderbeet's body. Vanderbeet has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Axe is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Axe is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Vanderbeet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Horacio Vanderbeet!
Horacio Vanderbeet decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arstan Selmy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selmy comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X Gon Give It To Ya . Tyson has chosen Mary had a little lamb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arstan Selmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson walks into a straight right hand from Selmy.
Selmy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Selmy off and has taken his back!
Tyson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Selmy trying to control but not successfully.
Tyson tries to keep control of the position but Selmy is staying busy.
Selmy wants to control his opponent's hands but Tyson gets his hands free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Selmy is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selmy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tyson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Arstan Selmy has been cut.
Tyson trying to control but Selmy is having none of it.
Tyson tries to stand up but Selmy grabs his leg and drags him down! Selmy is now on top, in side control.
Tyson is looking to reverse the position.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyson is looking to reverse the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Selmy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selmy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tyson is trying to control Selmy's posture but Selmy avoids it.
Selmy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Selmy grinds an elbow into Tyson's temple.
Selmy wants to control but Tyson is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Tyson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyson gets back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyson gets full guard.
Selmy tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
Tyson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyson, not yet.
Tyson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Selmy throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Tyson.
Tyson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Selmy is out of range.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
Selmy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tyson rushes Selmy and presses him up against the cage.
Tyson keeps control of Selmy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Selmy is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Selmy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Selmy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Selmy wants to break free but Tyson has control.
Selmy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Selmy shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Selmy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selmy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Selmy is in Tyson's guard.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Selmy is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson is controlling Selmy's posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tyson looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Tyson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arstan Selmy's cut.
That's time! Selmy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Selmy just misses with a punch to the body.
Selmy has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Selmy misses.
Selmy misses with a hook.
Selmy has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Selmy thinking.
Tyson ducks under a wild hook from Selmy.
Tyson throws a hook but Selmy avoids it easily.
Selmy throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Selmy shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyson sprawls well. He's pushed Selmy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arstan Selmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Selmy throws out the jab.
Tyson blocks a jab.
Selmy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tyson scores with a nice right hand.
Arstan Selmy's cut is getting worse.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Selmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Tyson. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson wants to clinch up but Selmy keeps it at a distance.
Selmy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Selmy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arstan Selmy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Selmy jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Selmy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson takes a swing at Selmy's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Selmy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Jeez, Arstan Selmy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Selmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson swings for the body but Selmy moves out of range.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selmy manages to avoid it.
Tyson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a shot to the body.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Selmy staying out of range there.
Selmy lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arstan Selmy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Tyson!
As Mike Tyson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I know I am a tough, shit talking fighter, but I ain't no mob figure. I did my time for the rape. I paid alot of money, I mean I paid my dues. I may be a rapist but I ain't the same person I was when I bit that guy's ear off. '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werner Pinzner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinzner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Panzer Battalion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Werner Pinzner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pinzner. Pinzner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pinzner blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for McTearson.
Pinzner avoids the head kick by McTearson.
Pinzner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McTearson momentarily.
Pinzner misses the shot to the body.
Pinzner misses with a leg kick
and McTearson counters with a head kick.
Pinzner throws a body kick that misses.
Pinzner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McTearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pinzner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McTearson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson scoring well with a low kick there.
Pinzner wants to clinch up but McTearson keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinzner blocks the leg kick.
McTearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McTearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pinzner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McTearson to score with a decent uppercut.
McTearson misses with an uppercut
and Pinzner counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinzner tries to score with a low kick but McTearson moves his leg out of the way.
McTearson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from McTearson.
Pinzner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTearson.
Pinzner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinzner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McTearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinzner.
Pinzner swings for the body but McTearson moves out of range.
McTearson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McTearson digs a good hook to Pinzner's body.
McTearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinzner.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Pinzner.
McTearson scores with a leg kick.
McTearson tries to clinch up.
McTearson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Pinzner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McTearson 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 Pinzner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pinzner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinzner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pinzner throws a body kick that misses.
Pinzner throws an overhand right that lands on McTearson's shoulder, as McTearson tries to avoid the shot.
Pinzner misses with a kick to the body
and McTearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as McTearson blocks the low kick.
McTearson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McTearson misses the shot to the body.
McTearson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pinzner's sensitive parts.
Pinzner blocks a leg kick.
Pinzner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinzner blocks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Pinzner.
McTearson throws a body kick that misses.
Pinzner misses with a body shot.
Pinzner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McTearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinzner is looking to clinch but McTearson is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinzner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinzner scoring well with a low kick there.
Pinzner misses with a body kick.
McTearson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinzner.
McTearson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinzner momentarily.
McTearson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pinzner motions for McTearson to come forward. Pinzner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McTearson throws an overhand right that lands on Pinzner's shoulder, as Pinzner tries to avoid the shot.
Pinzner throws the left hand but McTearson avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Pinzner.
Pinzner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pinzner ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
A slapping leg kick lands for McTearson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinzner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
Pinzner misses with a low kick.
McTearson moves out of range of the body kick.
McTearson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinzner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McTearson rather than just go for the knockout.
McTearson throws a lazy right hand but Pinzner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinzner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McTearson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McTearson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinzner.
McTearson loads up on a big right hand but Pinzner slips the punch.
McTearson lands a nice looking body shot.
Pinzner misses the shot to the body.
McTearson lands a jab.
Pinzner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McTearson throws an overhand right that lands on Pinzner's shoulder, as Pinzner tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Pinzner.
McTearson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinzner moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Werner Pinzner 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.
Pinzner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McTearson checks it well.
McTearson is looking to clinch.
McTearson goes for a double leg but Pinzner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pinzner continues to drive forward.
Pinzner misses with a punch to the body.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by Pinzner.
McTearson misses with some punches.
Pinzner misses with a body punch.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by Pinzner.
McTearson lands a shoulder strike.
Pinzner misses with some punches.
Pinzner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McTearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Pinzner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McTearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Pinzner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McTearson.
A short right from McTearson on the inside.
McTearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinzner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinzner wants to stall.
McTearson presses Pinzner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinzner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Pinzner.
Pinzner digs a right hand into McTearson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McTearson's gas tank.
Pinzner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for McTearson.
Pinzner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McTearson misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from McTearson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McTearson.
Pinzner misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinzner.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pinzner in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McTearson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McTearson stalling in the clinch.
Pinzner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinzner tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing Pinzner back against the cage.
McTearson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McTearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinzner's elbow.
McTearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McTearson dives in for a single leg takedown but Pinzner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pinzner misses with a hook to the ribs.
McTearson prevents a body shot from Pinzner.
McTearson misses with a short punch on the inside.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pinzner presses McTearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McTearson can't find room to land a body shot as Pinzner controls the action.
Pinzner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McTearsons head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinzner.
Pinzner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinzner tries to work over McTearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McTearson.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinzner.
Pinzner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinzner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McTearson working hard to break the clinch.
Pinzner is leaning against McTearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner struggles to land a body shot inside as McTearson controls his hands.
Pinzner blocks the elbow strike.
Pinzner blocks an elbow strike from McTearson.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pinzner lands with a right to the head.
McTearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McTearson fails to land.
Pinzner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinzner.
Pinzner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
Nice body punch from Pinzner - that landed with a thud.
Pinzner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinzner lands with a short shot to the head.
Werner Pinzner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McTearson lands a damaging elbow.
McTearson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinzner.
Pinzner misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinzner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinzner lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner tries to work over McTearson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinzner gets through McTearson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McTearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinzner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinzner lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McTearson.
Pinzner tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing Pinzner back against the cage.
McTearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McTearson trying to land knees to the body.
McTearson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinzner digs a right hand underneath McTearson's ribcage. McTearson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinzner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinzner tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing Pinzner back against the cage.
McTearson misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinzner struggles to land a body shot inside as McTearson controls his hands.
Pinzner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McTearson is looking to control Pinzner's arms but Pinzner gets an underhook and turns him. Now McTearson has his back to the cage.
McTearson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinzner misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Werner Pinzner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pinzner thumps McTearson with a low kick.
McTearson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pinzner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from McTearson does it's job there.
McTearson thows a leg kick but Pinzner checks it
and Pinzner counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinzner thuds his shin into the meat of McTearson's side.
McTearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pinzner is able to avoid easily.
McTearson tries to land a leg kick but Pinzner saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinzner, right into the meat.
McTearson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pinzner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McTearson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinzner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McTearson's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pinzner scores with a jab to the body.
Pinzner throws a push kick but McTearson slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinzner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McTearson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pinzner avoids the head kick by McTearson.
A slow jab from McTearson misses its intended target.
McTearson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinzner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pinzner looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
Pinzner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pinzner defending well as McTearson loads up on a big left hand.
Pinzner fails with an attempt to clinch.
McTearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinzner manages to avoid it.
Pinzner tries to clinch but McTearson moves away
and McTearson counters with a body kick.
Pinzner throws the left hand but McTearson avoids the punch easily.
McTearson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pinzner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson thumps Pinzner with a low kick.
McTearson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinzner.
Pinzner throws a front kick aimed at McTearson's knee but McTearson avoids it well.
McTearson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinzner throws a leg kick
and McTearson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McTearson avoids the body shot from Pinzner.
McTearson throws a leg kick
and Pinzner counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McTearson digs a good body shot into Pinzner's ribs.
Werner Pinzner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinzner is looking to clinch but McTearson is avoiding it.
Pinzner loads up on a big right hand but McTearson slips the punch.
Pinzner scores with a leg kick.
Pinzner looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
McTearson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McTearson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pinzner tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner misses with a body shot.
Pinzner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pinzner - that will leave a mark!
Pinzner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pinzner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from McTearson.
Pinzner blocks a head kick by McTearson.
Pinzner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pinzner tries to move into range but McTearson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McTearson throws a shot from downtown. Pinzner moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McTearson checks a leg kick.
Pinzner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinzner.
Pinzner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McTearson's hands.
A big left from McTearson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner drops his hands momentarily and McTearson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinzner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
Pinzner looks to throw a body kick
and McTearson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McTearson is looking to chop away at Pinzner's legs.
Pinzner misses with a leg kick
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McTearson misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson wants to clinch
and Pinzner counters with a thumping low kick.
McTearson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McTearson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pinzner counters with a body kick.
Pinzner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinzner throws out a leg kick but McTearson moves out of range and Pinzner only half commits.
McTearson misses with a straight left.
McTearson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Werner Pinzner really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pinzner moves out of range as McTearson strikes.
Pinzner ducks under a wild hook from McTearson.
Pinzner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTearson.
Pinzner lands a jab.
Rufus McTearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinzner tries to close the distance and clinch up but McTearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinzner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinzner misses the shot to the body.
Pinzner tries to close the distance and clinch but McTearson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinzner wants to clinch up but McTearson keeps it at a distance.
McTearson stuns Pinzner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from McTearson finds it's target.
Pinzner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McTearson 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.
Pinzner avoids the head kick by McTearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson misses with a body shot.
McTearson tries to bum rush Pinzner with a series of wild strikes but Pinzner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinzner misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson connects with the punch.
McTearson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McTearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McTearson slips under a jab from Pinzner.
Pinzner misses with a hook.
McTearson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pinzner misses with a body shot.
McTearson's corner calls for a 1-2. McTearson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pinzner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinzner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
McTearson throws a lazy head kick
and Pinzner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McTearson throws a nice outside leg kick.
McTearson wants to land a leg kick but Pinzner is out of range.
Pinzner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McTearson. That did some damage!
Pinzner looks to score with a jab to the body but McTearson is just out of range.
McTearson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinzner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pinzner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McTearson.
Pinzner rushes McTearson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McTearson can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McTearson fails to land.
Pinzner tries a body shot but McTearson blocks it.
Pinzner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from McTearson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner misses with a body punch.
McTearson misses with the head strike.
Pinzner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinzner misses with the head strike.
Pinzner trying to stall but McTearson improves his position.
Pinzner struggles to land a body shot inside as McTearson controls his hands.
McTearson trying to land knees to the body.
McTearson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McTearson throws a head punch that misses.
Pinzner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McTearson.
McTearson throws an elbow but it misses.
Pinzner blocks an elbow strike from McTearson.
Pinzner is trying to maintain a safe position but McTearson gets an underhook and turns Pinzner into the cage.
McTearson can't break the clinch.
McTearson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinzner avoids it.
McTearson has a couple of punches blocked by Pinzner.
McTearson misses with some punches.
Pinzner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinzner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinzner has a couple of punches blocked by McTearson.
Pinzner works on McTearson's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinzner misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from McTearson.
It looks like Werner Pinzner has been cut.
Pinzner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinzner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
Pinzner avoiding damage as McTearson throws knees to the body.
Pinzner just leaning against McTearson, taking a breather.
Pinzner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McTearson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McTearson tries to throw a body punch but Pinzner avoids it by throwing McTearson back against the cage.
McTearson throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinzner lands with a light punch inside.
Pinzner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McTearson's elbow.
McTearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinzner.
Pinzner lands a right hand that snaps the head of McTearson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Werner Pinzner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Werner Pinzner's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pinzner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pinzner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pinzner defending well as McTearson loads up on a big left hand.
McTearson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinzner.
McTearson tries to clinch up but Pinzner circles away and keeps his distance.
McTearson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pinzner has time to react.
Pinzner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McTearson scores with a leg kick.
Pinzner throws a wild body kick that McTearson sees coming a mile off.
McTearson works Pinzner's body with a nice hook.
Pinzner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McTearson looks to throw the jab but Pinzner is out of range.
Pinzner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McTearson. That one must have hurt.
McTearson walks into a straight right hand from Pinzner.
Pinzner slips a straight right by McTearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTearson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McTearson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pinzner throws a leg kick which misses McTearson's front leg but catches the back leg as McTearson tries to avoid it.
Pinzner misses with a low kick.
Pinzner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinzner misses with a wild body shot.
Pinzner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinzner. McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinzner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinzner walks into a stiff left hand from McTearson.
Pinzner throws a half hearted mid kick.
McTearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinzner.
Pinzner pivots, looking for a leg kick but McTearson is out of range and Pinzner settles back down.
Pinzner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McTearson swings widly with a right hand
and Pinzner counters with a low kick, right behind McTearson 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson throws a hook to the side of Pinzner's head but Pinzner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinzner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pinzner tries to clinch up but McTearson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinzner throws a push kick but McTearson slaps the foot to one side.
McTearson throws a leg kick but Pinzner moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McTearson. Pinzner shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinzner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McTearson moves away.
Nice jab there from McTearson.
Pinzner cracks the inside of McTearson's front leg.
Pinzner is looking to clinch.
McTearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McTearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinzner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson looks to throw the jab but Pinzner is out of range.
McTearson misses with a hook
and Pinzner counters with a thumping low kick.
Pinzner looks to land a body kick but McTearson moved away.
McTearson lands with a cross.
McTearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pinzner.
McTearson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McTearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinzner is just out of range.
Pinzner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pinzner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTearson.
Pinzner lands a slapping body shot.
McTearson goes for a double leg but Pinzner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pinzner continues to drive forward.
McTearson prevents a body shot from Pinzner.
Pinzner tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing Pinzner back against the cage.
Pinzner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McTearson lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTearson misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McTearson.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinzner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinzner can't find room to land a body shot as McTearson controls the action.
Pinzner tries to throw a body punch but McTearson avoids it by throwing Pinzner back against the cage.
McTearson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pinzner blocks a body shot from McTearson.
A short body shot lands from Pinzner as the two fighters clinch.
Pinzner lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McTearson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pinzner's brow.
Pinzner works on McTearson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pinzner is leaning against McTearson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Pinzner on the inside.
Rufus McTearson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinzner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Pinzner.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinzner.
McTearson dodges an elbow strike from Pinzner.
Pinzner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pinzner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Werner Pinzner.
Well Pinzner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:49
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Werner Pinzner!
Werner Pinzner is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Werner Pinzner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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