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PKFC 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Brookestone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alasdair Thacker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Brookestone's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Brookestone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brookestone works Thacker's body with a nice hook.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brookestone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thacker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brookestone up against the cage.
Brookestone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thacker's coach down at Nonstop Intensity was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thacker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thacker digs a right hand into Brookestone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brookestone's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thacker.
Brookestone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thacker throws an elbow that misses.
Thacker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brookestone backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thacker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brookestone backwards.
Nice body punch from Thacker - that landed with a thud.
Brookestone is trying to push Thacker away but Thacker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brookestone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thacker just leaning against Brookestone, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker pushes Brookestone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Thacker as the two fighters clinch.
Thacker is pressed up against the cage. Brookestone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thacker down to the mat. Thacker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thacker lands a slapping body shot.
Brookestone is breathing heavily.
Thacker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brookestone breaks from the clinch.
Thacker lands a big right hand that sends Brookestone crashing to the mat! Thacker stays standing though and waves Brookestone back to his feet!
Brookestone is rocked!
It looks like Roger Brookestone has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thacker closes the distance and pushes Brookestone back into the cage.
Oh Brookestone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brookestone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thacker.
Thacker lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thacker.
Thacker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brookestone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thacker stalling in the clinch.
Thacker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brookestones head.
Thacker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Thacker on the inside.
Brookestone definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thacker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thacker continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Thacker creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brookestone's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brookestone drops to his knees and Thacker pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alasdair Thacker!
Alasdair Thacker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sabed Azbuhlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Boden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sabed Azbuhlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Boden!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azbuhlev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boden feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azbuhlev. Boden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boden with the counter takedown but Azbuhlev avoids it easily.
Azbuhlev is looking to clinch but Boden is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boden.
Azbuhlev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boden tries to pull guard but Azbuhlev won't allow it.
Azbuhlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azbuhlev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Boden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Azbuhlev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Azbuhlev.
Boden jumps guard but Azbuhlev turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sabed Azbuhlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Boden.
Boden takes a shot to the head.
Azbuhlev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azbuhlev has Boden pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azbuhlev gets through Boden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azbuhlev effectively controlling the action here.
Boden can't get the takedown.
A short left from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev pushes Boden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Azbuhlev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Azbuhlev lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azbuhlev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Azbuhlev gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Azbuhlev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boden backwards.
Azbuhlev has Boden pressed against the cage, preventing Boden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Azbuhlev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boden tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Azbuhlev smiles and moves away.
Azbuhlev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boden is trying to pull guard but Azbuhlev has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boden up against the cage.
Boden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Azbuhlev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Azbuhlev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boden feints the counter takedown.
Azbuhlev darts in and clinches Boden up against the cage.
Azbuhlev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boden has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Azbuhlev after a bit of a struggle.
Azbuhlev lands a body shot.
Azbuhlev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Azbuhlev lands a hook that snaps the head of Boden backwards.
A short right from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Azbuhlev gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Boden tries to pull guard but Azbuhlev holds him up against the cage and eventually Boden drops back down to his feet.
Azbuhlev digs a right hand into Boden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boden's gas tank.
Azbuhlev avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Azbuhlev for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sabed Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabed Azbuhlev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azbuhlev tries to clinch up but Boden circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azbuhlev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azbuhlev doesn't manage to clinch there - Boden circles away.
A left and a right from Azbuhlev both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut there from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev tries to close the distance and clinch but Boden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azbuhlev lands with a nice body punch.
Azbuhlev darts in and clinches Boden up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boden is looking to take this one to the mat.
Azbuhlev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bodens head.
Boden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Azbuhlev walks away with a smile on his face. Boden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sabed Azbuhlev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boden shoots for a takedown but Azbuhlev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sabed Azbuhlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Boden.
Nice body punch from Azbuhlev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azbuhlev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boden drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azbuhlev defends it well.
Azbuhlev looks to score with a jab to the body but Boden is just out of range.
Azbuhlev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boden feints the counter takedown.
Azbuhlev throws a series of punches but Boden avoids them all with ease.
Azbuhlev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boden can do to turn this around?
Boden shoots in and drives through. Azbuhlev sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev misses with an uppercut. Boden saw that one coming.
Azbuhlev moves in looking to clinch but Boden pushes him off.
Boden throws out a counter right but Azbuhlev avoids it with no problem.
Boden goes for a double leg but Azbuhlev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Azbuhlev continues to drive forward.
Azbuhlev closes the distance and clinches.
Azbuhlev has Boden pressed against the cage.
Boden throws a punch but it's blocked by Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev stalls.
Azbuhlev is leaning against Boden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boden is breathing heavily.
Azbuhlev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azbuhlev lands a left hand.
Azbuhlev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boden.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azbuhlev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azbuhlev is struggling to control the position.
Boden trying to stall but Azbuhlev improves his position.
Azbuhlev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Azbuhlev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azbuhlev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boden backwards.
Boden is rocked!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Azbuhlev drops Boden with a big right hand! Azbuhlev charges in looking to finish - Boden manages to keep Azbuhlev in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Boden is still in real trouble! Can Azbuhlev finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azbuhlev 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.
Azbuhlev is working Boden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Azbuhlev stands up and waves to Boden to follow him.
Azbuhlev closes the distance and clinches.
Azbuhlev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Azbuhlev lands a nice uppercut.
Azbuhlev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sabed Azbuhlev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Azbuhlev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boden.
Boden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Azbuhlev to keep the fight standing.
Boden is trying to pull guard but Azbuhlev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Azbuhlev lands a left hand.
Azbuhlev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Boden takes an elbow to the temple.
Boden avoids the elbow strike from Azbuhlev, against the cage.
Azbuhlev lands an elbow inside.
Azbuhlev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Boden up against the cage.
Azbuhlev misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Azbuhlev.
Boden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Azbuhlev scores with a shot to the side of Boden's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Azbuhlev just leaning against Boden, taking a breather.
Azbuhlev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azbuhlev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azbuhlev lands a shot to the body.
Azbuhlev effectively controlling the action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azbuhlev.
Azbuhlev pushes Boden against the cage. Azbuhlev is working some dirty boxing. Azbuhlev pushes off with a quick right hook! Boden goes down! Boden tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Azbuhlev moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabed Azbuhlev!
After the fight, Sabed Azbuhlev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Tremblay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soa Palelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tremblay manages to avoid it.
Tremblay takes a swing at Palelei's ribcage but misses.
Tremblay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palelei.
Palelei throws an off balance right hand
and Tremblay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tremblay misses with a low kick as Palelei jumps back.
Tremblay connects with a body shot.
Palelei wants to clinch up but Tremblay keeps it at a distance.
Palelei definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tremblay drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tremblay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tremblay postures up in Palelei's guard and throws a big left but Palelei blocks it.
Palelei keeping moving, preventing Tremblay from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palelei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palelei controlling the position.
Tremblay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei is controlling Tremblay's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Palelei controls Tremblay momentarily but Tremblay frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Palelei throws a looping overhand right but Tremblay ducks down to avoid it.
Palelei's corner calls for a 1-2. Palelei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Julian Tremblay has been cut.
Palelei throws a body shot but no joy.
Palelei digs a good body shot into Tremblay's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tremblay. Palelei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palelei looks to throw the jab but Tremblay is out of range.
A big left from Palelei misses.
Tremblay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tremblay misses the jab.
Palelei tries to clinch but Tremblay moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay looks for the body kick but Palelei saw that one coming.
Tremblay lands a glancing blow to the side of Palelei's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palelei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palelei throws out a powerful jab.
Tremblay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palelei moves away.
Palelei throws a right hand that misses
and Tremblay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palelei throws a shot from downtown. Tremblay moves away and avoids it.
Palelei missing with a left hand there. Tremblay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Tremblay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Palelei misses with a hook. Tremblay ducked under it nicely.
Tremblay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palelei looks to score with a jab to the body but Tremblay is just out of range.
Palelei walks into a left hand.
Palelei misses the shot to the body.
Tremblay misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei misses the shot to the body.
Soa Palelei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palelei closes the distance but Tremblay moves to the side
and Tremblay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Palelei is controlling Tremblay's posture.
Palelei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tremblay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tremblay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tremblay trying to control but Palelei is working from the bottom.
Tremblay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palelei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palelei is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tremblay throws a big elbow that misses.
Palelei is trying to control the position but Tremblay postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay wants to control from the top but Palelei keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palelei tries to clinch there but Tremblay circles away.
Palelei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tremblay.
Tremblay staying out of range there.
Tremblay throws a body shot but no joy.
Tremblay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palelei.
Palelei looks to land a right hand but Tremblay moved out of range.
Tremblay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palelei.
Palelei backing away here, and Tremblay unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tremblay lands with a nice body punch.
Palelei connects with a crisp jab.
Tremblay motions for Palelei to come forward. Tremblay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Tremblay misses.
Palelei looks to score with a jab to the body but Tremblay is just out of range.
Palelei moves in looking to clinch but Tremblay pushes him off.
Tremblay throws a leg kick but Palelei sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Tremblay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Tremblay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palelei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tremblay thinks about the counter body kick.
Palelei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tremblay's coach down at Victory Gym and Spa was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tremblay's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Palelei scores with a body shot.
Tremblay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palelei connects with a leg kick. Tremblay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab by Palelei.
Palelei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soa Palelei is winning the standup battle so far.
Tremblay throws a body punch but Palelei moves out of range.
Palelei cracks Tremblay with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Palelei has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tremblay to stand back up!
Tremblay is rocked!
That has opened up Julian Tremblay's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremblay gets tackled into the cage by Palelei. Palelei maintains the clinch.
Palelei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tremblay is still on wobbly legs! Can Palelei finish him?
Tremblay has Palelei pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Palelei manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tremblay trying to stall but Palelei improves his position.
Tremblay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palelei is defending well.
Tremblay seems to have recovered his senses.
Palelei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tremblay backwards.
Tremblay tries to work over Palelei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palelei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palelei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tremblay is breathing heavily.
Tremblay prevents a body shot from Palelei.
Palelei lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tremblay to his knees! Palelei keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soa Palelei!
Soa Palelei seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Kermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Rollack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollack has chosen Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More as his entrance music. Ed Rollack is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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231 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 New York, Constantine Kermit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Rollack!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollack closes the distance and clinches up with Kermit, looking for a takedown. Rollack pushes Kermit against the cage but Kermit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kermit throws a big counter combination but Rollack scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rollack has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rollack clinches up against the cage.
Kermit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kermit scores with a one two! Rollack had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rollack scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rollack is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kermit has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kermit is not content to let Rollack control the position.
Kermit's coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Rollack controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollack tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kermit is not content to let Rollack control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rollack wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kermit, who protects the arm well.
Rollack throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rollack trying to control the action but Kermit is working from the bottom.
Rollack is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kermit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kermit trying to remain calm as Rollack controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollack is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kermit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kermit prevents Rollack from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Rollack politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rollack prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kermit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kermit gets caught napping as Rollack dives in and scores a takedown. Kermit manages to retain guard.
Rollack distracts Kermit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rollack stays in close to Kermit's body and controls the position.
Rollack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermit has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kermit keeping moving, preventing Rollack from controlling successfully.
Rollack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rollack trying to control but Kermit is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kermit tries to land a leg kick but Rollack saw it coming and moves away.
Kermit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kermit tries a head kick but it misses.
Rollack wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Rollack dominated that round.
That's time! Kermit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rollack gets a double leg takedown into Kermit's guard.
Kermit keeping moving, preventing Rollack from controlling successfully.
Rollack is working Kermit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rollack drops back looking for a leg! Kermit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kermit manages to kick Rollack off! Rollack jumps back into Kermit's guard.
Rollack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollack content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rollack drops back looking for a leg! Kermit is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kermit manages to kick Rollack off! Rollack jumps back into Kermit's guard.
Rollack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rollack.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rollack misses with a body shot.
Kermit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rollack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kermit.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rollack.
Kermit lunges at Rollack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rollack's hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rollack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rollack.
Rollack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kermit does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kermit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kermit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rollack moves away.
Kermit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kermit wants it to stay on the feet.
Constantine Kermit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Rollack.
Kermit lands with an overhand left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kermit. That's going to slow Rollack down.
Kermit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kermit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rollack's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kermit, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollack feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rollack thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rollack landing some decent shots from guard.
Ed Rollack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rollack gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rollack scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rollack is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kermit has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rollack working the strikes but Kermit uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollack seems to be working for a kimura but Kermit defends the submission attempt.
Rollack scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rollack is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kermit sees it coming and defends easily.
Rollack is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kermit sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kermit keeping hold of Rollack's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ed Rollack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kermit. That's going to slow Rollack down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kermit.
Kermit feints and then cracks Rollack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rollack down.
Kermit slaps away a takedown attempt from Rollack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kermit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rollack goes for a double leg but Kermit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kermit continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kermit stuffs the takedown.
Constantine Kermit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Rollack.
Kermit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rollack. That did some damage!
Kermit throws a leg kick that misses.
Kermit feints and then cracks Rollack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rollack down.
Kermit slaps away a takedown attempt from Rollack, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kermit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rollack avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollack is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kermit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kermit connects with a leg kick. Rollack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kermit throws a low kick but Rollack avoids it.
Rollack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kermit counters with a nice leg kick.
Rollack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kermit throws a front kick that sends Rollack stumbling back into the cage.
Rollack swinging wildly here.
Kermit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rollack takes a step back to recover.
Kermit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rollack.
Kermit thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rollack if he has to take too many more of those.
Kermit connects with a body shot that sends Rollack's belly button to the back.
Kermit connects with a leg kick. Rollack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermit scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kermit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rollack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rollack swings for the body but Kermit moves out of range.
Whack! Kermit lands a heavy head kick that drops Rollack. The ref tackles Kermit to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Rollack was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Constantine Kermit!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Roxas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roxas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Roxas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee dips to his left and cracks Roxas with an uppercut!
Lee throws a leg kick but Roxas moved away.
Roxas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roxas. That did some damage!
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roxas.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Roxas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Roxas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Roxas.
Roxas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Roxas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lee was covering up waiting for the punch and Roxas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lee is trying to control the position but Roxas postures up.
Roxas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxas throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Roxas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee is looking to stand up but Roxas won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee trying to control but Roxas is working from the bottom.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Roxas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roxas is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Roxas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Roxas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee thuds a left hand into Roxas's body.
Roxas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roxas checks a leg kick.
Roxas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roxas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Christopher Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roxas's head.
Lee swings for the body but Roxas moves out of range.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Roxas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
And Roxas tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Roxas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee throws a leg kick but Roxas moved away.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roxas throws a right hand that misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roxas misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Roxas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roxas throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Roxas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roxas looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roxas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christopher Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roxas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Roxas in the domination position with Lee hanging on.
Lee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Roxas working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Lee dominated 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.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Roxas is out of range.
Roxas feints the counter takedown.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Roxas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lee avoids the body shot from Roxas.
Roxas misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Lee tries to clinch but Roxas is having none of it.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roxas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roxas darts in trying to clinch
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Roxas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Roxas digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Roxas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roxas closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee avoiding damage.
Roxas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Roxas trying to land knees to the body.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roxas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roxas defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Roxas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Roxas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Roxas.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Roxas.
Roxas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxas misses with an elbow over the top.
Roxas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roxas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roxas backwards.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roxas trying to land knees to the body.
Lee misses with some punches.
Roxas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roxas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee avoiding damage as Roxas throws knees to the body.
Roxas lands a nice uppercut.
Roxas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roxas prevents a body shot from Lee.
Roxas misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roxas backwards.
Lee works on Roxas's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roxas can do to turn this around?
Roxas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Roxas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Roxas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the cage.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Roxas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roxas misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roxas trying to land knees to the body.
Lee blocks a body shot from Roxas.
Roxas throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxas misses with some punches.
Roxas misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Roxas avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roxas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee gets through Roxas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Roxas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Roxas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christopher Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Roxas swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Roxas should have avoided that one.
Roxas is rocked!
Roxas switches off momentarily and Lee cracks him with a monster right hand! Roxas topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Lee dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christopher Lee!
Christopher Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juri Slavonsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juri Slavonsky!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris wants to clinch.
And Slavonsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Harris pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Slavonsky goes for a double leg but Harris avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harris continues to drive forward.
Slavonsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harris swivels and escapes.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slavonsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slavonsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris gets underhooks to prevent Slavonsky's takedown attempt.
Hector Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juri Slavonsky.
Harris pushes Slavonsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Harris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slavonsky, pushing him back against the cage.
Slavonsky wants to break free but Harris has control.
Slavonsky can't get the takedown.
Harris throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Slavonsky is blocking nicely.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slavonsky backwards.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Slavonsky backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slavonsky can't get the takedown.
Harris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris pushes Slavonsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavonsky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Slavonsky has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harris avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris rushes Slavonsky and presses him up against the cage.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slavonsky backwards.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slavonsky is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Harris.
Slavonsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Harris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Slavonsky.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slavonsky.
Slavonsky blocking some punches.
Slavonsky blocks an elbow strike.
Harris misses with a knee strike.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Slavonsky is blocking nicely.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Slavonsky is blocking nicely.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slavonsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slavonsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushes Slavonsky against the cage. Harris is working some dirty boxing. Harris pushes off with a quick right hook! Slavonsky goes down! Slavonsky tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Harris moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Harris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soul Jah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jah's entrance music is Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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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
8 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cyrus Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall checks a low kick from Jah.
Kendall misses with an uppercut
and Jah counters with a series of strikes. Kendall will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kendall throws an overhand right that lands on Jah's shoulder, as Jah tries to avoid the shot.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kendall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jah throws a head kick that misses.
Jah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kendall throws a hook but Jah blocks it.
Kendall moves out of range of the strikes.
Jah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kendall throws a leg kick that misses.
Cyrus Kendall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kendall throws a right and a left that Jah avoids nicely.
Kendall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jah counters by clinching up.
Jah misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kendall blocks it with crossed arms.
Jah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kendall avoids it.
Jah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kendall.
Jah leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kendall is looking to break free of the clinch but Jah has double underhooks.
Kendall misses with some punches.
Kendall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kendall misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kendall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jah'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.
Jah lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kendall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kendall managing to block the knees to the body from Jah.
Jah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kendall has a couple of punches blocked by Jah.
Kendall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jah smiles and moves away.
Jah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kendall lands a body shot.
Kendall misses the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jah tries a body shot but Kendall blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah struggles to land a body shot inside as Kendall controls his hands.
Jah manages to break the clinch.
Jah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kendall.
Kendall avoids the head kick by Jah.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kendall! But no joy.
Kendall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kendall throws a hook to the side of Jah's head but Jah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jah pushes Kendall up against the cage in a clinch.
Jah misses with some punches.
Jah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kendall jumps guard but Jah stands there with Kendall around his waist. Kendall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jah missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Jah to work.
Jah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kendall throws out a loose jab but Jah uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kendall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jah is able to avoid easily.
Kendall misses with a shot to the body
and Jah counters with a good low kick that Kendall was not able to check.
Jah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jah is looking to slow Kendall down with leg kicks.
Jah misses with a kick to the body
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soul Jah dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kendall connects with a nice looking jab.
Kendall tests Jah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kendall misses with a hook. Jah ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Jah.
A jab from Kendall misses.
Jah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jah tries a head kick but it misses.
Kendall misses with a looping left.
Kendall punishes Jah's body with a nice straight punch.
Jah looks to land a body kick but Kendall moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kendall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kendall throws a big shot that misses.
Cyrus Kendall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kendall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kendall lands with a slapping head kick.
Kendall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jah's hands.
Kendall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jah.
Kendall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jah. Jah obviously looking to wear him down.
Jah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kendall takes a step back to recover.
Kendall misses with a wild combination.
Jah looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Jah lands with a cross.
Kendall misses with a looping right.
Kendall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jah.
Jah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jah fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kendall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kendall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jah.
Kendall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kendall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jah throws a lazy body kick
and Kendall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kendall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kendall managing to block the knees to the body from Jah.
Soul Jah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jah closes the distance and clinches.
Jah looking to throw knees to the head but Kendall is blocking nicely.
Jah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Cyrus Kendall has been cut.
Jah just leaning against Kendall, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah misses with a knee strike.
Kendall avoiding damage as Jah throws knees to the body.
Kendall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kendall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jah on the side of the head.
Jah wants to slow Kendall down by chopping away at his legs.
Jah swings for the body but Kendall moves out of range.
Kendall throws out a counter right but Jah avoids it with no problem.
Jah misses with a body shot.
Jah doesn't manage to clinch there - Kendall circles away.
Kendall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kendall throws a hook to the side of Jah's head but Jah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kendall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jah lands with a nice body punch.
Kendall blocks a head kick by Jah.
Kendall scores with a body shot.
Kendall misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kendall misses with a head kick.
Jah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kendall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Kendall misses.
Jah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Jah misses.
Kendall throws out a leg kick but Jah moves out of range and Kendall only half commits.
Kendall throws an overhand right that lands on Jah's shoulder, as Jah tries to avoid the shot.
Jah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick there by Jah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cyrus Kendall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cyrus Kendall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jah throws a head kick that misses.
Jah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jah thumps Kendall with a low kick.
Kendall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kendall.
Jah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kendall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jah rushes Kendall and presses him up against the cage.
Jah misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kendall trying to stall but Jah improves his position.
Kendall is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Jah struggles to land a body shot inside as Kendall controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah trying to land knees to the body.
Jah tries a knee to the head but Kendall blocks it.
Jah lands a good knee to the midsection. Kendall won't want to take too many of those.
Kendall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jah crunches a lovely knee into Kendall's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Jah.
Jah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jah is pushing Kendall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kendall throws a punch but it's blocked by Jah.
Jah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kendall up against the cage.
Kendall takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jah lands a nice knee to the body.
Jah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kendall can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kendall trying to stall but Jah improves his position.
Jah lands a knee to the body.
Jah crunches a lovely knee into Kendall's ribcage.
Jah struggles to land a body shot inside as Kendall controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Jah.
Kendall avoiding damage as Jah throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jah.
Jah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jah trying to land knees to the body.
Jah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kendall is defending well for now.
Kendall misses with the head strike.
Jah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jah tries to throw a body punch but Kendall avoids it by throwing Jah back against the cage.
Jah tries to throw a body punch but Kendall avoids it by throwing Jah back against the cage.
Jah tries to land knees in the clinch but Kendall avoids the damage to the body.
Jah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kendall is defending well for now.
Kendall working hard to break the clinch.
Jah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kendall is defending well for now.
Jah scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jah is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kendall taking a breather.
Jah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kendall's elbow.
Kendall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kendall avoids it.
Kendall prevents a body shot from Jah.
Kendall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jah working Kendall over with knees to the body.
Kendall is trying to push Jah away but Jah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jah looking to throw knees to the head but Kendall is blocking nicely.
Jah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Soul Jah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soul Jah!
Our winner, Soul Jah, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Sioldster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilas comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Sioldster has chosen Chaos - Burgatory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Sioldster!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sioldster.
Gilas throws a lazy right hand but Sioldster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sioldster lands a two punch combo.
Gilas throws a jab but it's blocked by Sioldster.
Sioldster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sioldster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gilas feinted with a counter takedown.
Sioldster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilas misses with the combination.
Sioldster slips a jab from Gilas.
Gilas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sioldster doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilas misses the shot to the body.
Gilas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gilas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sioldster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilas.
Gilas cracks Sioldster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut.
Gilas throws a nice looking combination but Sioldster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sioldster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilas.
Sioldster shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gilas eats them both and turns towards Sioldster to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big right from Gilas misses.
Sioldster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sioldster misses with a lunging right hand
and Gilas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilas working Sioldster over with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sioldster defending well though.
Sioldster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gilas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sioldster is trying to control but can't.
Gilas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gilas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sioldster trying to control from the bottom.
Gilas prevents Sioldster from improving his position.
Sioldster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gilas winds up and cracks Sioldster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gilas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sioldster is looking to get back to full guard here but Gilas has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gilas is working Sioldster over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gilas is looking to take a break and control but Sioldster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sioldster can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilas working the body and head with strikes.
Sioldster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gilas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gilas creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sioldster sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gilas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sioldster is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Gilas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sioldster is looking to reverse the position.
Gilas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gilas working the body and head with strikes.
Gilas 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.
Gilas cracks Sioldster with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gilas wants to control but Sioldster is keeping him busy.
Gilas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sioldster down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sioldster's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gilas is chipping away with strikes.
Gilas scores with punches from side control.
Gilas scores with punches from side control.
The cut above Mike Sioldster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gilas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sioldster takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mike Sioldster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Sioldster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Gilas!
Mark Gilas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Mike Sioldster stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to The gym. Hopefully our team in The Holding cell can help! Great job, Gilas'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viggo Heitannan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Granlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viggo Heitannan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Granlund!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Heitannan catches Granlund right on the button with a cross.
Heitannan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Heitannan.
Heitannan swats away the attempt to clinch by Granlund.
Petri Granlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heitannan slips under a jab.
Heitannan digs a good body shot into Granlund's ribs.
Granlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heitannan.
Heitannan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Granlund looks to land a right hand but Heitannan moved out of range.
Granlund throws an overhand right that lands on Heitannan's shoulder, as Heitannan tries to avoid the shot.
Heitannan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heitannan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Granlund's coach down at My own... was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Granlund's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heitannan connects with a body shot.
Granlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heitannan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heitannan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Heitannan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granlund clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heitannan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Granlund is keeping busy.
Heitannan scores with a shoulder strike.
Heitannan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granlund tries to throw a body punch but Heitannan avoids it by throwing Granlund back against the cage.
Heitannan is trying to force a seperation but Granlund has the dominant position.
Granlund prevents a body shot from Heitannan.
Granlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heitannan is trying to break the clinch but Granlund has him pressed against the cage.
Heitannan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Granlund misses with a body punch.
Granlund misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granlund.
A right hook to the body lands for Heitannan.
Heitannan manages to break the clinch.
Heitannan cracks a nice hook into Granlund's ribs.
Granlund closes the distance and clinches.
Granlund lands with a short shot to the head.
Heitannan tries to throw a body punch but Granlund avoids it by throwing Heitannan back against the cage.
Granlund misses with a punch to the body.
Heitannan manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heitannan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Granlund misses with a hook. Heitannan ducked under it nicely.
Granlund lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heitannan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Granlund getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Heitannan lands with a slapping head kick.
Granlund fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heitannan on the side of the head.
Granlund tests Heitannan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heitannan just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund throws a lazy right hand but Heitannan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granlund is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heitannan. Granlund does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Granlund! But no joy.
Granlund throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Granlund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granlund blocks a leg kick.
Heitannan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Granlund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jab, jab by Granlund - just one landing.
Granlund throws a lazy right hand but Heitannan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granlund rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heitannan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Granlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granlund looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granlund works Heitannan's body with a nice hook.
Heitannan misses with a few strikes there.
Granlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heitannan.
A counter left hand to the body from Heitannan misses its target.
Granlund has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heitannan has had enough of the clinch but Granlund keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Granlund.
Heitannan misses with a body punch.
Granlund lands a right hand.
Granlund lands a body shot.
Heitannan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granlund tries to work over Heitannan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Granlund.
Heitannan lands a nice shot to the body.
Heitannan breaks the clinch.
Granlund thuds a left hand into Heitannan's body.
Granlund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heitannan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Granlund backs away, Heitannan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Granlund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Granlund looks to land a right hand but Heitannan moved out of range.
Heitannan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Granlund moves in looking to clinch but Heitannan pushes him off.
Heitannan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Granlund swings for the body but Heitannan moves out of range.
Granlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granlund misses the shot to the body.
Granlund's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heitannan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granlund scrambles back to his feet.
Heitannan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Granlund swings for the body but Heitannan moves out of range.
Granlund swings for the body but Heitannan moves out of range.
Heitannan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petri Granlund will probably get the nod.
That's time! Heitannan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heitannan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Granlund.
Granlund throws a looping overhand right but Heitannan ducks down to avoid it.
Granlund misses with a hook. Heitannan ducked under it nicely.
Heitannan just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund cracks Heitannan with an open hand slap.
Heitannan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heitannan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Granlund 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.
Granlund takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heitannan swings for the body but Granlund moves out of range.
Granlund let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Granlund wants to clinch.
It looked like Heitannan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Granlund.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Granlund looks to land a right hand but Heitannan moved out of range.
Heitannan misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granlund moves in looking to clinch but Heitannan pushes him off.
Heitannan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granlund.
Good work by Granlund as he checks the leg kick.
Granlund lands a nice hook to Heitannan's body. Heitannan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Granlund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heitannan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heitannan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Heitannan catches Granlund right on the button with a cross.
Heitannan misses with a low kick.
Heitannan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Heitannan misses the target.
Granlund misses the shot to the body.
Heitannan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heitannan is looking to wear down Granlund with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Some bone on bone action there as Granlund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Granlund with a jab.
Heitannan jabs Granlund to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granlund tries to clinch up.
Granlund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heitannan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heitannan digs a good body shot into Granlund's ribs.
Heitannan moves away from the strike by Granlund.
Granlund scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heitannan in his tracks.
Heitannan lands with a good body shot.
Granlund avoids the head kick by Heitannan.
Granlund connects with a nice looking jab.
Granlund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heitannan's head backwards.
Granlund tries to clinch but Heitannan is having none of it.
Heitannan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heitannan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Granlund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heitannan manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heitannan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Granlund finds it's way round the side to connect with Heitannan's head.
Heitannan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granlund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heitannan misses with a head kick.
Granlund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Granlund works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heitannan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Granlund moves forwards but Heitannan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Granlund misses with a body shot.
Granlund closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Heitannan.
Granlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Heitannan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petri Granlund seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heitannan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Granlund scores with a hook to the body.
Granlund digs a right hand underneath Heitannan's ribcage. Heitannan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heitannan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granlund is working Heitannan over against the cage.
Granlund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heitannan misses with a punch on the inside.
Granlund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Granlund lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Granlund.
Granlund stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granlund tries to throw a body punch but Heitannan avoids it by throwing Granlund back against the cage.
A short left from Granlund.
Granlund is leaning against Heitannan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Granlund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heitannans head.
Granlund tries to throw a body punch but Heitannan avoids it by throwing Granlund back against the cage.
Heitannan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Granlund.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Granlund creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Granlund.
Granlund pushes Heitannan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Granlund lands with a light punch inside.
Granlund cracks Heitannan with a nice body shot.
Granlund lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granlund scores with a nice hook to the head.
Granlund softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Granlund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Granlund misses with a body shot.
Granlund wants to clinch.
Heitannan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Heitannan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heitannan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Granlund scores with a nice head shot.
Granlund throws a right hand that misses
and Heitannan counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heitannan throws a sloppy head kick and Granlund moves out of range easily.
Granlund looks to score with a jab to the body but Heitannan is just out of range.
Heitannan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granlund.
Heitannan swats away the attempt to clinch by Granlund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heitannan throws a body kick that misses.
Heitannan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Heitannan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Granlund counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heitannan walks into a straight right hand from Granlund.
Heitannan misses with a body shot.
Granlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heitannan moves away.
Granlund lands with a good body shot.
Heitannan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Granlund looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Granlund blocks the body kick.
Heitannan misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Granlund lands an impressive looking overhand right. Heitannan doesn't seem phased though.
Heitannan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granlund.
Heitannan throws a front kick aimed at Granlund's knee but Granlund avoids it well.
Granlund swings away with a body shot that misses
and Granlund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granlund drops his hands momentarily and Heitannan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heitannan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Granlund throws an off balance right hand
and Heitannan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heitannan takes a swing at Granlund's ribcage but misses.
Granlund just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heitannan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Granlund misses with an uppercut.
Heitannan throwing a counter right hand but Granlund manages to avoid it.
Heitannan just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund thuds a left hand into Heitannan's body.
Petri Granlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heitannan connects with a body shot that sends Granlund's belly button to the back.
Granlund cracks Heitannan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Granlund tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heitannan was well out of range. Poor timing from Granlund.
A shot to the liver by Granlund. Beautiful body shot.
Granlund takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Viggo Heitannan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granlund shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Granlund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heitannan takes one on the button.
Heitannan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heitannan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Granlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heitannan.
Heitannan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granlund manages to avoid it.
Granlund lands a right hook to the body.
Granlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granlund scores with a jab.
Granlund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heitannan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Granlund tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Granlund throws a jab but it's blocked by Heitannan.
Heitannan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Heitannan misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Granlund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Granlund connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Heitannan tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Granlund.
Heitannan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Granlund misses with a body shot.
Granlund just misses with a punch to the body.
Granlund tries to clinch but Heitannan is having none of it.
Granlund connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petri Granlund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Granlund has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petri Granlund!
A very excited looking Petri Granlund made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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