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PSYCHO KIDS 4 170LBS TITLE PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bernz Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuco Salamanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas comes into the arena with Remember The Name - Fort Minor blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bernz Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuco Salamanca!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salamanca.
Gilas punishes Salamanca's body with a nice straight punch.
Gilas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Salamanca with a poor takedown
and Gilas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gilas moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Gilas both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salamanca misses with a takedown attempt
and Gilas counters with a one-two to the body.
Bernz Gilas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuco Salamanca.
Gilas scores with a hook to the body. Salamanca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tuco Salamanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salamanca has his takedown stuffed
and Gilas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salamanca looks winded!
Gilas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salamanca on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gilas lands a jab to the nose.
Salamanca is rocked!
Salamanca with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Gilas to counter with a crisp jab.
Salamanca is still on wobbly legs! Can Gilas finish him?
Gilas drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Salamanca right on the button. Salamanca goes down! Gilas follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gilas gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernz Gilas!
An out of breath Bernz Gilas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigurd Karson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by Slow Chemical. Karson has chosen Viking War Theme as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sigurd Karson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karson moves out of range as Davies throws a body kick.
Davies has his takedown stuffed
and Karson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davies tries for a takedown but Karson circles away easily
and Karson counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Davies to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Karson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sigurd Karson!
Sigurd Karson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Ben Davies had this to say: 'I will come back from this loss even better and come back with more determination.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Vaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow comes to the cage accompanied by I know, Right?. Jamie Vaughan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Vaughan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow shoots and misses
and Vaughan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Snow's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Snow wants to stand up but Vaughan is controlling him.
Vaughan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vaughan passes Snow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaughan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamie Vaughan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vaughan lands with an overhand left.
Snow swings widly with a right hand
and Vaughan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vaughan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vaughan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vaughan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Snow is looking for a sweep. Vaughan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Snow goes for a double leg but Vaughan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vaughan continues to drive forward.
Vaughan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vaughan scores with a punch to the head.
Vaughan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vaughan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vaughan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Snow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vaughan is nestled in close to Snow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughan is trying to work for a kimura but Snow is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vaughan is keen to just control but Snow is a slippery customer.
Vaughan slows the pace down in half guard.
Vaughan drops an elbow to the side of Snow's head.
Snow is rocked!
Vaughan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Snow is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jamie Vaughan!
After winning the bout, Jamie Vaughan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daedov Obenagovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Pratley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pusherman by Curtis Mayfield. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daedov Obenagovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Pratley!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obenagovski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pratley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Obenagovski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pratley looks to land a right hand but Obenagovski moved out of range.
Pratley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pratley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Robin Pratley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pratley walks into a straight right hand from Obenagovski.
Pratley misses with a takedown
and Obenagovski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pratley is doing well to control the position and prevent Obenagovski from advancing to side control.
Pratley is defending against the submission attempts here by Obenagovski.
Obenagovski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pratley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pratley keeping control of the position.
Obenagovski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pratley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obenagovski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obenagovski stops Pratley from getting back to his feet.
Obenagovski not doing much here.
Obenagovski prevents Pratley from improving his position.
Obenagovski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obenagovski is looking for submissions but instead, Pratley has regained full guard.
Obenagovski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pratley has his feet on Obenagovski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Daedov Obenagovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pratley tries to land a front kick but Obenagovski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pratley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obenagovski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pratley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obenagovski lands a nice looking body shot.
Pratley moves away from the strike by Obenagovski.
Pratley misses with a combination
and Obenagovski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pratley's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obenagovski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pratley has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Obenagovski doesn't defend quickly enough and Pratley has managed to lock this one up! Can Obenagovski escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Pratley on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robin Pratley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Burgelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelyanenko will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Burgelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelyanenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Emelyanenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelyanenko avoids the body shot from Burgelson.
Emelyanenko slips under a jab from Burgelson.
Emelyanenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgelson.
Burgelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelyanenko is fending him off so far but Burgelson persists. Nope, Emelyanenko circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from Burgelson both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Emelyanenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burgelson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgelson throws a series of punches but Emelyanenko moves out of range.
Burgelson looks to land a left hand but Emelyanenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelyanenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emelyanenko blocks a jab.
Fedor Emelyanenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelyanenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelyanenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelyanenko counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab from Burgelson misses.
Burgelson misses with a straight left.
Burgelson tries to clinch but Emelyanenko moves out of range.
Burgelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelyanenko sprawls well. He's pushed Burgelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Emelyanenko enables Burgelson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Emelyanenko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelyanenko keeping moving, preventing Burgelson from controlling successfully.
Emelyanenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burgelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgelson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Burgelson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Emelyanenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgelson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Burgelson seems to have locked his on tight now - Emelyanenko screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Burgelson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nate Burgelson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soul Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karmelo Kornado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soul Jah has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soul Jah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karmelo Kornado!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jah darts in and clinches Kornado up against the cage.
Kornado has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kornado lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jah scores a nice knee to the body.
Kornado is looking to break free of the clinch but Jah has double underhooks.
Jah connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Karmelo Kornado has been cut.
Kornado looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kornado's face.
Jah lands a good knee to the midsection. Kornado won't want to take too many of those.
Jah drops Kornado with a big knee straight up the middle! Kornado is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kornado is rocked!
Kornado drops his hands momentarily and Jah needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Kornado just on the top of the head. Kornado drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Kornado - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Soul Jah!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harley Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by Grim Reaper Song. Rollins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Psycho Dance. Sid Rollins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harley Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sid Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins tries to clinch
and Bailey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bailey.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bailey is in close to Rollins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bailey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bailey drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rollins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rollins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rollins!
Bailey gets back to half guard.
Bailey gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey is looking to cinch up a triangle. Rollins throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bailey's body to avoid the submission. Bailey has instead reached around Rollins's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bailey arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Harley Bailey!
Post fight, an emotional Harley Bailey said 'I said before the fight, whether I win or lose, this is going to be the last time I step foot in the cage. I gotta look out for the best interest of my family. I'm done competing in MMA. Thank you Psycho Kids for giving me the opportunity. This is my retirement speech'.
In defeat, Sid Rollins stepped up to the mic, saying 'You know, I thought I could come out with a victory today but, its just didn't work out. I trained hard for this fight, but I just came up short. I'm sorry to my fans, my trainers, and everyone who believed in me. I promise I will come back a better fighter. Thank You'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tormund Giantsbane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Franzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giantsbane's entrance music is Misty Mountain. A fine choice. Franzen has chosen Remember The Name - Fort Minor as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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264 lbs
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281 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tormund Giantsbane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Franzen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giantsbane tries to keep at a distance but Franzen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giantsbane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franzen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giantsbane is defending well for now.
Franzen lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Giantsbane.
It looks like Sean Franzen has been cut.
Franzen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giantsbane is defending well for now.
Giantsbane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franzen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franzen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Franzen misses with a punch on the inside.
Franzen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Giantsbane is defending well.
Franzen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giantsbane.
Franzen lands a nice uppercut.
Franzen gets through Giantsbane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Giantsbane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franzen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franzen is looking to break free of the clinch but Giantsbane has double underhooks.
Giantsbane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franzen looks winded!
Giantsbane drops Franzen with a big knee straight up the middle! Franzen is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Franzen is rocked!
Giantsbane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Franzen is still on wobbly legs! Can Giantsbane finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Giantsbane.
We've been told by Giantsbane's head coaches at Alpha Elite Private Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Are you kidding me?! Giantsbane ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Franzen clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tormund Giantsbane!
After winning the bout, Tormund Giantsbane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Altare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Tko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Tko is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Altare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Tko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tko looks to clinch
and Tko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tyler Tko has been cut.
Altare clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Altare.
Tko keeps control of Altare as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Altare.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Altare.
Altare content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Altare lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Altare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Altare tries to break free but Tko pushes him back against the cage.
Altare misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Altare's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Altare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Altare cracks Tko with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tko takes a shot to the head.
Altare struggles to land a body shot inside as Tko controls his hands.
Altare blocks an uppercut.
Altare slows down the pace here.
A body shot lands from Altare.
Altare working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Altare.
Tko looks winded!
Altare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tkos head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Altare is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Altare.
That has opened up Tyler Tko's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Altare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Altare throws a nice outside leg kick.
Altare closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Tko out cold! Tko corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Altare!
Our winner, John Altare, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hendo Evans enters 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Espo Jaksinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hendo Evans!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaksinen is looking to clinch.
Evans swings for the body but Jaksinen moves out of range.
Jaksinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jaksinen enables Evans to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jaksinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jaksinen keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans stands up from Jaksinen's guard - Evans perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jaksinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaksinen blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaksinen wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen darts in and clinches Evans up against the cage.
Evans scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaksinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Evans or not.
Jaksinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jaksinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen avoiding damage as Evans throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jaksinen - that landed with a thud.
Jaksinen lands an uppercut.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
Jaksinen throws a head punch that misses.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaksinen moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaksinen stalling against the cage.
Jaksinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jaksinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Jaksinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen misses with a body punch.
Evans is trying to maintain a safe position but Jaksinen gets an underhook and turns Evans into the cage.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaksinen drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Evans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaksinen lands a body punch.
Jaksinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaksinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Evans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
Jaksinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans blocks the elbow strike.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaksinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Evans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaksinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaksinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Evans tries to break free but Jaksinen pushes him back against the cage.
Jaksinen misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaksinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Evans tries a body shot but Jaksinen blocks it.
Jaksinen misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Evans misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Evans is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaksinen is defending well for now.
Jaksinen tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaksinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaksinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Evans stalling in the clinch but Jaksinen improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen scores with a hook to the body.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaksinen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Espo Jaksinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaksinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jaksinen tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Jaksinen back against the cage.
Evans looking to throw knees to the head but Jaksinen is blocking nicely.
Jaksinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaksinen misses with a punch to the body.
Evans lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaksinen won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Evans is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaksinen is defending well for now.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaksinen has Evans pushed against the cage.
Jaksinen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen stalling against the cage.
Jaksinen avoiding damage as Evans throws knees to the body.
Jaksinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Evans tries a knee to the head but Jaksinen blocks it.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Evans avoids the elbow strike from Jaksinen, against the cage.
Jaksinen works on Evans's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaksinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jaksinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jaksinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans can't get the takedown.
Evans pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaksinen tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jaksinen avoiding damage as Evans throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jaksinen gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaksinen misses with a punch to the body.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
Jaksinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen lands a right hand.
Evans leaning against his opponent.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jaksinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Evans.
Jaksinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaksinen lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
Jaksinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaksinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jaksinen just leaning against Evans, taking a breather.
Evans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaksinen prevents it.
Espo Jaksinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hendo Evans.
Jaksinen lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment.
Jaksinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen lands an elbow inside.
Jaksinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaksinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Evans blocks the elbow strike.
Evans tries for a takedown but Jaksinen manages to get underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jaksinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
Jaksinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Evans.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jaksinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
Evans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaksinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaksinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaksinen.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaksinen avoids the damage to the body.
Evans has Jaksinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaksinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Espo Jaksinen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaksinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaksinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaksinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaksinen blocks the body kick.
Evans lands with a good body shot.
Jaksinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jaksinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaksinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaksinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaksinen looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaksinen's knee momentarily.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Jaksinen avoids it.
Espo Jaksinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaksinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaksinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaksinen 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.
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaksinen throws a big shot that misses.
Jaksinen is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Jaksinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Jaksinen moves to clinch but Evans breaks away
and Evans counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jaksinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaksinen moves to clinch but Evans breaks away
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jaksinen wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Jaksinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaksinen wants to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Jaksinen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Evans.
Evans throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Evans lands a jab.
Evans blocks a head kick by Jaksinen.
Evans throws a head kick but Jaksinen moves out of range.
Evans dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jaksinen. That did some damage!
Jaksinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evans's sensitive parts.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Evans 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 Jaksinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jaksinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaksinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaksinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaksinen wants to clinch.
Jaksinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaksinen is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaksinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaksinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Evans really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jaksinen looks to clinch
and Evans finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jaksinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaksinen is looking to clinch.
Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaksinen.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jaksinen has Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaksinen stalling.
Jaksinen tries to work over Evans's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Espo Jaksinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jaksinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
Evans unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jaksinen is looking to control Evans's arms but Evans gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaksinen has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Evans.
Jaksinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Evans.
Evans lands a knee to the head.
Jaksinen avoiding damage as Evans throws knees to the body.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
Evans misses with the head strike.
Jaksinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaksinen blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaksinen avoids it.
Jaksinen is struggling to control the position.
Jaksinen is looking to control Evans's arms but Evans gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaksinen has his back to the cage.
Jaksinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaksinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Jaksinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaksinen lands a nice elbow.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans looking to throw knees to the head but Jaksinen is blocking nicely.
Jaksinen throws an elbow but it misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaksinen throws an elbow that misses.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
Jaksinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans prevents a body shot from Jaksinen.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans dodges an elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaksinen throws a head punch that misses.
Evans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaksinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaksinen lands a nice elbow.
Jaksinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaksinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jaksinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Jaksinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jaksinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Evans missing with knees to the body.
Jaksinen tries a body shot but Evans blocks it.
Evans tries to stall but Jaksinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Jaksinen blocks the leg kick.
Jaksinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaksinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaksinen throws a low kick, looking for Evans's leg but Evans calmly moves out of range.
Jaksinen closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hendo Evans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaksinen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Evans slips a straight right by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Jaksinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Evans tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evans wants to slow Jaksinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Evans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jaksinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaksinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans punishes Jaksinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Jaksinen rushes Evans and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaksinen can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Evans unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jaksinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jaksinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaksinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaksinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Evans lands a good knee to the midsection. Jaksinen won't want to take too many of those.
Evans landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jaksinen managing to block the knees to the body from Evans.
Jaksinen managing to block the knees to the body from Evans.
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!
Evans scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries a knee to the head but Jaksinen blocks it.
Evans wants to take the fight to the mat but Jaksinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jaksinen trying to stall but Evans improves his position.
Jaksinen misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evans lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans looking to throw knees to the head but Jaksinen is blocking nicely.
Evans utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaksinen backwards.
Jaksinen lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaksinen avoids it.
Jaksinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Jaksinen misses with a punch to the body.
Evans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jaksinen prevents it.
Evans is pushing Jaksinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jaksinen lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
Jaksinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evans's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Jaksinen as the two fighters clinch.
Jaksinen lands an elbow just above Evans 's eye.
Jaksinen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen managing to block the knees to the body from Evans.
Evans avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Evans misses with the head strike.
Jaksinen managing to block the knees to the body from Evans.
Evans with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaksinen takes a shot to the head.
Jaksinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaksinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaksinen is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Jaksinen is controlling him.
Jaksinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendo Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Evans has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendo Evans!
Hendo Evans is the new welterweight champion!
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