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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cu IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cu IV has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ichi Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
IV takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
IV misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
IV has a takedown stuffed.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches IV napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Takeshi is trying to get an arm triangle but IV is defending well.
The strikes coming from Takeshi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Takeshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takeshi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Takeshi working away.
IV is pushing Takeshi's head away, looking to escape. Takeshi manages to hold on to the position though.
IV defending against the ground and pound.
IV parries the strikes from Takeshi easily there. Takeshi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable IV to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
IV is trying to work for a sweep but Takeshi has mounted him!
My spies in LOW FIGHTERS PER TRAINERS inform me that Takeshi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Takeshi misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
IV tries to reverse the position but Takeshi maintains control.
IV is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Takeshi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. IV can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
IV tries to hold on but Takeshi pushes him away.
Takeshi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Takeshi moves to take his opponent's back.
IV looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Takeshi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
IV tries to break free.
Takeshi looking to break IV's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. IV remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Takeshi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
IV defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Takeshi's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
IV trying to control the position but Takeshi manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Takeshi is trying to stick to IV's back but IV is turning into Takeshi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Takeshi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by IV.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
IV keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takeshi's head.
IV in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takeshi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but IV frees his head nicely. Oh but Takeshi has switched to an armbar! IV is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ichi Takeshi!
Ichi Takeshi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Mutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Efriam Haldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Mutch!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutch misses with a series of wild punches.
Haldi walks into a jab.
Haldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Haldi forces Mutch back against the cage and clinches.
Haldi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haldi takes a shot to the head.
Haldi lands an elbow inside.
Mutch is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Haldi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mutch letting Haldi take a breather here.
Haldi stops a takedown attempt from Mutch.
Haldi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haldi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haldi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mutch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haldi looking to sit in guard and control but Mutch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutch trying to control the position from guard on top but Haldi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haldi has his foot on Mutch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mutch works his way back into a safe position though.
Mutch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haldi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mutch cracks Haldi with a solid left hand.
Haldi is looking for a triangle but Mutch pushes his legs off easily.
Haldi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mutch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mutch trying to control but Haldi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mutch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haldi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mutch postures up and lands a big shot to Haldi's brow.
Haldi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haldi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mutch defends well.
Haldi 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.
Mutch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mutch's guard.
Mutch has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Haldi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mutch.
Haldi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mutch keeps working.
Haldi works to advance to full mount. Mutch defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Haldi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mutch is looking to escape.
Mutch tries to improve his position but instead Haldi has taken his back!
Mutch trying to control the hands but Haldi won't let him.
Haldi is persistently looking for the submission but Mutch is defending it well.
Mutch holding both Haldi 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutch controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mutch tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Haldi working for a guillotine from mount but Mutch is in no mood to give up.
Mutch tries to hold on but Haldi postures up.
Haldi wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haldi is working hard here to advance position.
Haldi goes for an armbar but Mutch turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mutch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efriam Haldi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haldi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mutch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haldi throws a sloppy head kick and Mutch moves out of range easily.
Mutch closes the distance and clinches up with Haldi, looking for a takedown. Mutch pushes Haldi against the cage but Haldi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mutch throws a series of punches but Haldi moves out of range.
Haldi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haldi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mutch is looking to clinch.
Haldi moves into the clinch.
Mutch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haldi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Efriam Haldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Mutch.
Haldi is trying to drag Mutch to the mat but Mutch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haldi walks away with a smile on his face. Mutch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Efriam Haldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haldi rushes Mutch and presses him up against the cage.
Haldi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Haldi wants a takedown.
Mutch takes an elbow to the temple.
Mutch tries to score a body lock takedown but Haldi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Haldi.
Haldi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mutch backwards.
Haldi lands a shoulder strike.
Haldi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mutch is defending well.
Haldi turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Haldi manages to end up in side control.
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!
Haldi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mutch regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutch trying to hold on to Haldi's head to control him but Haldi postures up.
Haldi trying to control from half guard but Mutch is working away.
Mutch is trying to get back to full guard.
Haldi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Haldi controlling the action here.
Haldi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Haldi wants to work for an arm triangle but Mutch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mutch is staying active underneath Haldi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mutch is trying to get back to full guard.
Haldi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mutch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haldi is working for a kimura but Mutch is defending it quite comfortably.
Mutch wants to improve his position but Haldi is controlling well.
Haldi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mutch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haldi pulls his head out easily.
Mutch wants to control but Haldi is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutch is defending against the submission attempts here by Haldi.
Mutch is staying active underneath Haldi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Haldi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mutch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Haldi.
Haldi wants to pass to mount but Mutch is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi is thwarting Mutch's attempts to control the position.
Haldi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mutch is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Efriam Haldi!
A victorious Efriam Haldi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaromskis's entrance music is Moment of Peace. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Zaromskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edilhson throws a low kick, looking for Zaromskis's leg but Zaromskis calmly moves out of range.
Edilhson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zaromskis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Edilhson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Edilhson dodges the punch combination from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edilhson scores with a shot to the body.
Zaromskis moves away from the strike by Edilhson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a jab when Edilhson was well out of range.
Edilhson tries to clinch but Zaromskis is having none of it.
Zaromskis throws a good cross that connects.
Zaromskis throws a big shot that misses.
Edilhson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zaromskis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaromskis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaromskis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edilhson lands the left hand.
Edilhson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Edilhson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaromskis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis scores with a body shot.
Zaromskis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zaromskis throws a body kick that misses.
Edilhson misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edilhson. Zaromskis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zaromskis ducks under a wild hook from Edilhson.
Edilhson moves out of range as Zaromskis strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Edilhson there.
Zaromskis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zaromskis keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaromskis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edilhson lands a glancing blow to the side of Zaromskis's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Edilhson blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Zaromskis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zaromskis misses with a body kick.
Zaromskis ducks under a wild hook from Edilhson.
Edilhson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zaromskis moves away.
Martin Zaromskis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edilhson checks a leg kick.
Zaromskis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis thuds a left hand into Edilhson's body.
Edilhson takes the fight into the clinch.
Edilhson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Edilhson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his 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!
Edilhson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zaromskis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Edilhson is trying to push Zaromskis off with his feet but Zaromskis grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Edilhson's ankles and Edilhson is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Martin Zaromskis!
A relieved looking Martin Zaromskis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Munchkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winchester comes to the cage accompanied by Carry on my wayward son. Vladislav Munchkin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Munchkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Munchkin takes one on the button.
A clash of legs there as Munchkin blocks the low kick.
Good shot there by Munchkin.
Munchkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Winchester.
Sam Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winchester throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Munchkin stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Winchester follows into mount!
Munchkin is rocked!
It looks like Vladislav Munchkin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Munchkin is working to get back to half guard.
Winchester throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Munchkin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Winchester looking to ground and pound but Munchkin is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munchkin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Winchester. What's that going to do exactly?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Winchester there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The referee warns Munchkin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Winchester wants to control the pace but Munchkin is squirming around nicely.
Winchester thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester looking to land elbow strikes but Munchkin uses the position to regain half guard.
Munchkin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winchester.
Winchester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Winchester passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Munchkin!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to control but Munchkin wriggling away.
Winchester looking to ground and pound but Munchkin is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester tries to control but Munchkin wriggling away.
Winchester lands a couple of good shots and Munchkin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Winchester has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Winchester lands punches and elbows.
Munchkin is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is striking well from the back but Munchkin escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Winchester wants to take a breather but Munchkin is having none of it.
Munchkin controlling the position well.
Winchester is nestled in close to Munchkin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Winchester is controlling the pace.
Winchester drops an elbow to the side of Munchkin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munchkin keeps working.
Winchester throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Winchester performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Winchester stalling away here and it's allowed Munchkin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Winchester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladislav Munchkin's cut.
That's time! Winchester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Munchkin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winchester throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Munchkin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Winchester to the ground. Munchkin is now in Winchester's guard.
Winchester working a defensive guard but Munchkin passes into half guard.
Winchester is trying to control but Munchkin manages to pass to mount!
Munchkin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winchester is looking to improve his position but Munchkin isn't that keen on the idea.
Munchkin landing punches.
Winchester is trying to escape the mount.
Munchkin breaks from Winchester's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winchester keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munchkin lands a heavy elbow.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Munchkin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Winchester is bucking up trying to escape but Munchkin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Winchester is rocked!
Winchester is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Elite Performance Training Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Munchkin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Munchkin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Winchester in real trouble here! The ref calls for Winchester to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladislav Munchkin!
Vladislav Munchkin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard has chosen Everlast - What Its Like as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zackary Finyard!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finyard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vincent finds it's way round the side to connect with Finyard's head.
Finyard lands with an uppercut that bounces Vincent off the cage and back into range.
Finyard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vincent has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vincent fails with a takedown attempt.
Vincent gets a takedown into half guard.
Vincent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finyard looking for submissions off his back.
Finyard is pressing down on Vincent's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vincent is pushing down on Finyard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Finyard is fighting to maintain full guard but Vincent has managed to sneak the leg through.
Finyard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vincent scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finyard is not content to let Vincent control the position.
Vincent is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard wants to get back to full guard.
Vincent trying to pass the guard but Finyard defending well.
Vincent moves into full mount! Finyard won't be happy about that!
Vincent prevents Finyard from getting the reversal.
Vincent raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vincent throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Vincent dominating with strikes here.
Vincent raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finyard is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent lands a nice shot to the head.
Finyard tries to hold on but Vincent postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vincent throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vincent with a couple of short strikes.
Vincent looking to control but Finyard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vincent throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Vincent connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Finyard taking shots to the head.
Vincent with a couple of short strikes.
Finyard tries to hold on but Vincent postures up.
Vincent wants to control the pace but Finyard is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent throwing strikes here but Finyard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vincent avoids the attempt from Finyard to control.
Finyard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vincent looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Finyard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vincent working Finyard over with strikes.
Vincent sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Finyard defending well though.
Vincent seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vincent is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent blocks the strikes from Finyard.
Finyard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vincent throwing strikes but missing.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vincent with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finyard seems keen to control Vincent's posture.
Vincent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finyard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vincent controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Vincent dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finyard throws a leg kick but Vincent moved away.
Finyard throws a right and a left that Vincent avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Vincent. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Vincent. Those never looked like landing.
Vincent shoots in but Finyard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finyard scores with a hook.
Finyard throws a solid leg kick but Vincent takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Finyard.
Vincent connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vincent lands a body shot.
Finyard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vincent.
Finyard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vincent scores with a leg kick.
Vincent staying out of range there.
Finyard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vincent was well out of range. Poor timing from Finyard.
Finyard stuffs the takedown attempt from Vincent. Vincent gets slowly back to his feet.
Vincent jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vinnie Vincent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finyard but Finyard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincent gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Finyard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finyard scores with a hook.
Vincent throws a head kick but Finyard moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vincent. Finyard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finyard avoids the head kick by Vincent.
Vincent throws out a powerful jab.
Vincent looks for the body kick but Finyard saw that one coming.
Vincent swings for the body but Finyard moves out of range.
Vincent lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vincent throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Finyard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Vincent is in Finyard's guard.
Vincent preventing the sweep.
Finyard trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Finyard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finyard wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finyard has Vincent pulled in close to control his posture.
Finyard is trying to keep Vincent in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vincent missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vincent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vincent looking to sit in guard and control but Finyard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vincent looking for a sweep. Not yet Vincent, not yet.
Finyard content to stall in guard here.
Finyard has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Vincent to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Finyard is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Vincent pulls down on the head and he's put Finyard to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vinnie Vincent!
A victorious Vinnie Vincent thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daken Akihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Blaze will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daken Akihiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akihiro has closed the distance and engaged Blaze in a clinch.
Akihiro avoiding damage as Blaze throws knees to the body.
Blaze throws a punch but it's blocked by Akihiro.
A short left from Akihiro.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akihiro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaze blocks an uppercut.
Blaze misses with a body punch.
Blaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blaze duly obliges.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Akihiro is out of range.
Akihiro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Akihiro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akihiro wants to slow Blaze down by chopping away at his legs.
Akihiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Akihiro.
Akihiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akihiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akihiro misses with a body shot.
Blaze bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akihiro's head.
Akihiro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akihiro gets a clinch.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Akihiro avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
Stalling in the clinch from Blaze.
Blaze tries to throw a body punch but Akihiro avoids it by throwing Blaze back against the cage.
Akihiro prevents a body shot from Blaze.
Akihiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blaze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akihiro.
Akihiro lands a left hand.
Blaze tries to land knees in the clinch but Akihiro avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Blaze.
Akihiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akihiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaze uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaze.
Akihiro has a couple of punches blocked by Blaze.
Akihiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaze.
Blaze scores with a shot to the side of Akihiro's head.
Akihiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akihiro tries to throw a body punch but Blaze avoids it by throwing Akihiro back against the cage.
Akihiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze lands a knee to the body.
Blaze is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Akihiro presses Blaze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akihiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaze checks a low kick from Akihiro.
Akihiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akihiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Akihiro jabs Blaze right on the nose. Blaze blinks but takes it well.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Akihiro.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akihiro.
Blaze moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaze misses with a looping left.
Akihiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Akihiro throws a low kick but Blaze avoids it.
Akihiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akihiro digs a good hook to Blaze's body.
Akihiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akihiro is looking to wear down Blaze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Akihiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Akihiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaze.
A big right from Blaze misses.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akihiro manages to avoid it.
Blaze throws out a leg kick but Akihiro moves out of range and Blaze only half commits.
A jab from Akihiro misses.
Akihiro misses with an uppercut.
Akihiro 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!
Blaze throws the kick towards the body but Akihiro avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Akihiro.
Akihiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akihiro connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Blaze will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Akihiro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaze. Blaze obviously looking to wear him down.
Akihiro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akihiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blaze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Akihiro takes a step back to recover.
Akihiro cracks Blaze with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Blaze misses.
Blaze misses with a body kick.
Akihiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
Akihiro tries to land a front kick but Blaze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akihiro cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akihiro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Akihiro.
Akihiro drops his hands momentarily and Blaze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akihiro moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Blaze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akihiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akihiro checks a leg kick.
Blaze throws a wild body kick that Akihiro sees coming a mile off.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akihiro.
Akihiro scores with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Akihiro
and Akihiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akihiro cracks the inside of Blaze's front leg.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akihiro.
Blaze is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akihiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blaze will feel that in the morning.
Akihiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daken Akihiro is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Akihiro lands.
Akihiro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akihiro lands a leg kick that knocks Blaze off balance momentarily.
Akihiro tries to land a front kick but Blaze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akihiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Daken Akihiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akihiro connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Akihiro thumps Blaze with a low kick.
Blaze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blaze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akihiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.
Akihiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaze on the side of the head.
Blaze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blaze is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looks up at the clock. Bad move! Akihiro lands a right hand from hell, dropping Blaze. Akihiro pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daken Akihiro!
A very excited looking Daken Akihiro rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski 's entrance music is 2Pac - Bomb First . A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Palowakski !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Frazier!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palowakski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palowakski throws a leg kick but Frazier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Palowakski just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Frazier 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.
Palowakski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frazier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Palowakski looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Frazier jabs Palowakski right on the nose. Palowakski blinks but takes it well.
Palowakski tries to work over Frazier's front leg with a kick but Frazier checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palowakski checks a leg kick.
Palowakski throws a leg kick
and Frazier counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Frazier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frazier throws a leg kick
and Palowakski counters with a nice uppercut.
Palowakski looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Frazier.
Palowakski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Frazier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Palowakski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frazier lands with a right hand.
Palowakski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palowakski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palowakski .
Palowakski lands a glancing blow to the side of Frazier's head.
Palowakski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palowakski moves away from the strike by Frazier.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Frazier takes a swing at Palowakski 's ribcage but misses.
Frazier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Palowakski .
Palowakski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Palowakski scores with a leg kick.
Palowakski throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palowakski scores with a hook to the body. Frazier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Frazier throws a head kick that misses
and Palowakski counters with a left and a right that stings Frazier.
Frazier misses with a combination
and Palowakski counters with a leg kick.
Joe Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski misses with a low kick.
Palowakski throws a leg kick but Frazier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Palowakski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frazier was well out of range. Poor timing from Palowakski .
Palowakski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frazier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palowakski blocks a low kick nicely.
Frazier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Frazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frazier checks a low kick from Palowakski .
Palowakski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Palowakski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Frazier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Frazier. Palowakski shrugs it off though.
Frazier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palowakski is breathing heavily.
Frazier lands a head shot.
Palowakski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frazier.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Frazier is out of range.
Frazier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Frazier misses with a low kick.
Palowakski walks into a straight right hand from Frazier.
Frazier checks a leg kick.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palowakski thows a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Frazier lands.
Palowakski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier digs a good body shot into Palowakski 's ribs.
Frazier lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palowakski finds it's way round the side to connect with Frazier's head.
Frazier throws a hook but Palowakski avoids it easily.
Palowakski misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palowakski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frazier cracks Palowakski with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Frazier has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Palowakski to stand back up!
Palowakski is rocked!
Frazier drops Palowakski with a big left hand! Palowakski is injured, injured bad! Frazier jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
After the big win, Joe Frazier made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $75) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Fred Palowakski spoke after the fight, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathurin Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Almu Tantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tantor has chosen tantor as his entrance music. Mathurin Kerbouchard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Almu Tantor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathurin Kerbouchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Almu Tantor!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerbouchard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tantor counters with a thumping low kick.
Kerbouchard avoids the body shot from Tantor.
A jab from Tantor finds it's way through Kerbouchard's defenses.
Tantor thumps Kerbouchard with a low kick.
Kerbouchard dives in and grabs Tantor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tantor pushes down on Kerbouchard's head and hops out.
Tantor lands a nice hook to Kerbouchard's body. Kerbouchard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tantor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kerbouchard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tantor scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerbouchard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tantor tries a low kick but Kerbouchard avoids it.
Kerbouchard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body punch from Tantor.
Tantor connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerbouchard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathurin Kerbouchard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tantor lands a big uppercut and Kerbouchard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kerbouchard looks OK. Tantor waves Kerbouchard back to his feet!
Kerbouchard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantor drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Kerbouchard's head, knocking him out cold! Tantor is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Almu Tantor!
Almu Tantor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - Bawitdaba . Feitsora has chosen Helmet - Unsung as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feitsora misses with a head kick.
Feitsora shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense.
Daniels tried to score with a low kick but Feitsora checks it.
A head kick misses from Feitsora.
Daniels has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Feitsora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Feitsora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels throws a push kick but Feitsora slaps the foot to one side.
Daniels lands with a nice body kick.
Feitsora thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Feitsora tries to score with a low kick but Daniels moves his leg out of the way.
Feitsora darts in looking for a takedown but Daniels gets double underhooks and turns Feitsora into the cage.
Daniels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Feitsora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daniels's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a body punch.
Feitsora blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Feitsora has the dominant position.
Feitsora throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Feitsora throws an elbow but misses.
Feitsora working Daniels over with knees to the body.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike from Feitsora.
Feitsora pushes off an throws an elbow but Daniels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Feitsora misses with some punches.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Feitsora blocks a body shot from Daniels.
A short right from Daniels.
A hook to the body from Daniels.
Daniels avoids a wild elbow strike from Feitsora.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feitsora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Feitsora throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daniels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Feitsora controls the action.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bobby Lee Daniels has been cut.
A body shot lands from Daniels.
Daniels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Feitsoras head.
Feitsora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Daniels misses with a leg kick.
Feitsora moves into the clinch.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Feitsora throws an elbow but it misses.
Daniels avoids a wild elbow strike from Feitsora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora tries to stall but Daniels uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Feitsora drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daniels gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bobby Lee Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiyaro Feitsora.
Daniels avoids a wild elbow strike from Feitsora.
Daniels misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Feitsora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daniels's brow.
Daniels tries a body shot but Feitsora blocks it.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike from Feitsora.
Daniels's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Feitsora blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Feitsora lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off.
Feitsora looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Feitsora prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Feitsora lands a nice elbow.
Feitsora prevents a body shot from Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Daniels as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Daniels on the inside.
Feitsora misses with an elbow strike.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Feitsora tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Feitsora just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daniels's brow.
Daniels lands with a right to the head.
Feitsora prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels tries a body shot but Feitsora blocks it.
Daniels struggles to land a body shot inside as Feitsora controls his hands.
Feitsora prevents a body shot from Daniels.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Feitsora prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Feitsora lands a damaging elbow.
Feitsora scores with a shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Daniels is working Feitsora over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lee Daniels's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daniels swings for the body but Feitsora moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Daniels blocks the leg kick.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Daniels - just one landing.
It looks like Tiyaro Feitsora has been cut.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feitsora moves away.
Feitsora swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
Feitsora sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Feitsora shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Feitsora tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Feitsora lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daniels backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feitsora looks to land a body kick but Daniels moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses.
Feitsora misses the shot to the body.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Feitsora.
Feitsora misses with a body shot.
Daniels looks to land a body kick but Feitsora moved away.
Daniels checks a low kick from Feitsora.
Feitsora misses with a low kick.
Feitsora scores with a leg kick.
Feitsora stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daniels.
Feitsora scores with a leg kick.
Bobby Lee Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Feitsora is breathing heavily.
Feitsora tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Feitsora is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniels rather than just go for the knockout.
Feitsora throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniels scores with a hook to the body. Feitsora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Feitsora misses.
Daniels connects with a single shot there.
A head kick from Daniels lands but Feitsora takes it in his stride.
Feitsora is looking to clinch.
Daniels scores with a spinning back kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daniels, right into the meat.
Feitsora has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daniels.
Tiyaro Feitsora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels lands a big right hand that sends Feitsora crashing to the mat! Daniels stays standing though and waves Feitsora back to his feet!
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Feitsora is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels cracks Feitsora with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Feitsora is rocked!
Feitsora on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Feitsora is still on wobbly legs! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Feitsora.
Feitsora seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniels lets loose with a powerful body kick. Feitsora will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels cracks Feitsora with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Feitsora looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Daniels finish him?
A good leg kick by Daniels.
Daniels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels scores with a nice body kick.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Feitsora is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daniels.
Daniels thows a body kick. Feitsora tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Daniels is looking to land body kicks.
Bobby Lee Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Feitsora takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Feitsora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Feitsora.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Daniels fakes the leg kick and cracks Feitsora in the body.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body. Feitsora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Feitsora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Daniels finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Feitsora.
Nice straight punches there by Feitsora. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Feitsora.
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Feitsora is out of range.
Feitsora checks the leg kick nicely there.
Feitsora throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Feitsora takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Feitsora looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniels misses with a leg kick.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Feitsora.
Feitsora blocks a low kick nicely.
Feitsora gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
Feitsora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Feitsora fakes the leg kick and cracks Daniels in the body.
Feitsora 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.
Daniels thows a body kick. Feitsora tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daniels keeps Feitsora at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a push kick but Feitsora slaps the foot to one side.
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
Feitsora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daniels pushes Feitsora away with a front kick.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Feitsora's body.
A shot to the liver by Daniels. Beautiful body shot.
Feitsora has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Daniels.
Feitsora takes one to the chin there.
Daniels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Feitsora's calf.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Feitsora throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daniels counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. Feitsora looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Feitsora's body.
Daniels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Feitsora.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Feitsora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels throws a front kick that sends Feitsora stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels checks a leg kick.
Daniels ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels lands a slapping body shot.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels throws a push kick but Feitsora slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora throws a lazy head kick
and Daniels counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daniels.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Daniels.
Feitsora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels lands with a hook. Feitsora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Feitsora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daniels lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Daniels lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daniels scores with a nice right hand.
Feitsora tries to clinch up.
Feitsora connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Feitsora.
Feitsora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oooooh!!! Daniels has knocked Feitsora down with a huge combo! Daniels steps away and waves a wobbly Feitsora back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Feitsora sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Feitsora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a shot to the body.
Feitsora is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Feitsora looks to score with a jab to the body but Daniels is just out of range.
Daniels swings for the body but Feitsora moves out of range.
Feitsora thows a leg kick but Daniels checks it
and Daniels counters with a leg kick.
Feitsora throws a sloppy head kick
and Daniels counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Feitsora.
A head kick misses from Feitsora.
A thudding body kick lands there by Daniels!
Feitsora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Feitsora can do to turn this around?
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Feitsora's sensitive parts.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.
Daniels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Feitsora has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daniels finds it's way round the side to connect with Feitsora's head.
Feitsora gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Daniels gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Feitsora is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Lee Daniels!
A less than humble Bobby Lee Daniels misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantastic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, System Of A Down-Cigaro. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Fantastic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic closes the distance and clinches up with Portier, looking for a takedown. Fantastic pushes Portier against the cage but Portier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic ducks right into an uppercut from Portier.
That kick from Fantastic tenderised Portier's leg. Portier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Portier throws the left hand but Fantastic avoids the punch easily.
Portier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fantastic, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Portier.
Portier tries to circle away but Fantastic has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastic misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic swings wildly with an uppercut but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantastic tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Portier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Fantastic fails to land.
Fantastic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier manages to break the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Fantastic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Portier takes one on the button.
Portier misses with a wild combination.
Portier throws a leg kick but Fantastic moved away.
Fantastic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Portier counters with a head kick. That will keep Fantastic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Portier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantastic misses with a body shot
and Portier counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic throws a hook but Portier blocks it.
A jab from Portier finds it's way through Fantastic's defenses.
Fantastic misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic moves away from the strike by Portier.
Portier thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic wants to slow Portier down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Fantastic misses.
Portier cracks Fantastic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Portier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Portier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portier moves away.
Portier loads up on a big right hand but Fantastic slips the punch.
Portier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fantastic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Portier misses with a kick to the body.
Portier scores with a jab.
Fantastic is looking to clinch.
Portier closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic is leaning against Portier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic is working Portier over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
Portier wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Portier is pushing Fantastic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Portier lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fantastic lands a body shot.
Fantastic is working Portier over against the cage.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Fantastic.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from Portier.
Fantastic lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic misses with a body punch.
Fantastic misses with the head strike.
Fantastic lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portier's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Portier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Portier stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Fantastic.
Fantastic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Portier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
Portier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic has Portier pressed against the cage, preventing Portier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Fantastic.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fantastic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fantastic tries to close the distance and clinch but Portier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linkin Portier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Portier throws a wild body kick that Fantastic sees coming a mile off.
Portier throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic ducks under a wild hook from Portier.
Portier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Portier punishes Fantastic's body with a nice straight punch.
Linkin Portier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic looks for a takedown but Portier sprawls well.
Fantastic ducks under a wild hook from Portier.
Portier moves into the clinch.
Fantastic swings wildly with an uppercut but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portier lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastic misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fantastic.
Portier pushes Fantastic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic can't find room to land a body shot as Portier controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Portier.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Portier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fantastic.
Fantastic tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Portier swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic avoiding damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Portier 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.
Portier has Fantastic pushed against the cage.
Portier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Portier fails to land.
Portier throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Portier has had enough of the clinch but Fantastic keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantastic misses with some punches.
Fantastic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic tries a body shot but Portier blocks it.
Fantastic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic tries to throw a body punch but Portier avoids it by throwing Fantastic back against the cage.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
Fantastic throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Portier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from Portier.
Fantastic misses with some punches.
Fantastic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Portier breaks the clinch.
Portier avoids the head kick by Fantastic.
Fantastic lands a right hook to the body.
Portier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fantastic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fantastic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Portier is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic works over Portier with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portier keeping moving, preventing Fantastic from controlling successfully.
Fantastic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Portier has control of Fantastic's left arm, preventing Fantastic from doing any damage.
Fantastic trying to control the position from guard on top but Portier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Fantastic is really struggling to control Portier but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Fantastic wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Portier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Portier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Portier throws an overhand right that lands on Fantastic's shoulder, as Fantastic tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Fantastic.
Good work by Portier as he checks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fantastic 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 Portier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Portier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic scores with a body shot.
Portier looks to score with a jab to the body but Fantastic is just out of range.
Portier has Fantastic up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portier looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastic misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fantastic dominated that second 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.
Portier misses with a low kick.
A big left from Fantastic misses.
Fantastic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Portier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic tries to clinch but Portier is having none of it.
Portier tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Fantastic.
Portier tries to move into range but Fantastic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic blocks a head kick by Portier.
Portier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic misses with a hook.
Portier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fantastic circles away quickly and effectively.
Portier throws a head kick that Fantastic semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portier moves out of range as Fantastic strikes.
Fantastic pushes Portier up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Portier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fantastic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
Portier struggles to land a body shot inside as Fantastic controls his hands.
Fantastic misses with some punches.
Fantastic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Portier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
Portier is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Fantastic.
Portier can't break the clinch.
Fantastic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fantastic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnny Fantastic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Portier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Portier tries to break free but Fantastic pushes him back against the cage.
Portier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Portier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portier stalling in the clinch but Fantastic improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier is looking to break free of the clinch but Fantastic has double underhooks.
Fantastic cracks Portier with a nice body shot.
Fantastic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Portier is trying to force a seperation but Fantastic has the dominant position.
Portier is looking to break free of the clinch but Fantastic has double underhooks.
Fantastic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic lands a body punch.
Portier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic misses with the head strike.
Portier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portier's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Portier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fantastic.
Fantastic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Portier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fantastic.
Fantastic tries to work over Portier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Portier misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Portier has had enough of the clinch but Fantastic keeps him there for the moment.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portier is working Fantastic over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantastic blocking some punches.
Fantastic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Fantastic.
Fantastic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Portier backwards.
Fantastic blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier is trying to break free.
Portier can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fantastic as Portier tries to tie him up.
Fantastic misses with the head strike.
Portier misses with some punches.
Fantastic has a couple of punches blocked by Portier.
Portier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Portier tries to break free but Fantastic pushes him back against the cage.
Portier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic misses with the head strike.
Portier tries to work over Fantastic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fantastic clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fantastic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fantastic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Portier misses with a hook
and Fantastic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic clinches up with Portier and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic prevents a body shot from Portier.
Portier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Portier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Portier cracks Fantastic with a good jab.
Fantastic avoids the body shot from Portier.
Portier takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Portier. That did some damage!
Fantastic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Portier's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portier moves away from the strike by Fantastic.
Portier walks into a stiff left hand from Fantastic.
Fantastic throws a good cross that connects.
Portier lands a jab to Fantastic's midsection.
Fantastic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fantastic blocks the leg kick.
Portier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Portier avoids the body shot from Fantastic.
Fantastic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Portier misses with a low kick as Fantastic jumps back.
Fantastic scores with a sloppy right hand. Portier should have avoided that one.
Fantastic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Portier. That did some damage!
Fantastic connects with a solid leg kick.
Portier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantastic connects with a leg kick. Portier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portier is out of range and Fantastic settles back down.
Fantastic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Portier checks a low kick from Fantastic.
Portier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fantastic counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic throws a leg kick
and Portier counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic is trying to push Portier away but Portier has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fantastic is looking to control Portier's arms but Portier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fantastic has his back to the cage.
Fantastic scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
Fantastic pushes Portier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portier's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Fantastic fails to land.
Portier blocks a body shot from Fantastic.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fantastic as Portier tries to tie him up.
Fantastic throws a punch but it's blocked by Portier.
Portier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Portier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Fantastic misses.
That kick from Fantastic tenderised Portier's leg. Portier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Portier connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic keeps control of Portier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Portier is trying to push Fantastic away but Fantastic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fantastic is working Portier over against the cage.
Fantastic swings wildly with an uppercut but Portier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portier.
Fantastic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Portier misses with some punches.
Fantastic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Portier.
Fantastic can't find room to land a body shot as Portier controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Portier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier slips a straight right by Fantastic.
Portier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fantastic.
Fantastic scores with a jab.
Portier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Portier moves away.
Portier misses with a combination
and Fantastic counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic scores with a body shot.
Fantastic throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Portier avoids the body shot from Fantastic.
Portier takes one on the button.
Fantastic jabs at Portier's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fantastic had his way with Linkin Portier in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fantastic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Portier wants to break free but Fantastic has control.
Portier lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic digs a right hand into Portier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Portier's gas tank.
Fantastic lands with a left to the head.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Fantastic.
Portier can't break the clinch.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic lands a left hand.
Portier misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantastic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fantastic.
Fantastic throws a head punch that misses.
Portier digs a right hand underneath Fantastic's ribcage. Fantastic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic struggles to land a body shot inside as Portier controls his hands.
Portier tries to throw a body punch but Fantastic avoids it by throwing Portier back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Portier.
Portier tries a body shot but Fantastic blocks it.
Fantastic misses with a body punch.
Fantastic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portier's elbow.
Fantastic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Portier can do to turn this around?
Portier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastic.
Portier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Portier throws a right and a left that Fantastic avoids nicely.
Portier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Portier is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantastic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Portier takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Portier.
Fantastic connects with a right hand. Portier shakes it off.
Portier lands with a right hand.
Portier fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fantastic checks it well.
Fantastic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Portier misses with a looping right.
Portier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Portier. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Portier.
Fantastic throws a front kick that sends Portier stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Portier does no damage.
Fantastic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portier is out of range and Fantastic settles back down.
Portier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fantastic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Portier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Fantastic lands.
Fantastic jabs at Portier's body.
Portier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic lands the left hand.
Portier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic cracks the inside of Portier's front leg.
Jab, jab by Portier - just one landing.
Fantastic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Portier throws a head kick but Fantastic moves out of range.
Fantastic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portier slips under a jab.
Portier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic takes a swing at Portier's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Portier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic tries to clinch up but Portier circles away and keeps his distance.
Portier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Portier throws a looping overhand right but Fantastic ducks down to avoid it.
Linkin Portier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Portier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic clinches.
Portier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from Portier.
Portier blocking some punches.
Fantastic tries to throw a body punch but Portier avoids it by throwing Fantastic back against the cage.
Portier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Fantastic.
Portier trying to stall but Fantastic improves his position.
Johnny Fantastic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Portier takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Fantastic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fantastic 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Fantastic!
Johnny Fantastic retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Fantastic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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