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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniello Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
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202 lbs
6 - 14 - 0 |
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Chalidow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniello Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo tries for a takedown but Chalidow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chalidow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chalidow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pablo defends it nicely.
Chalidow shoots in looking for a takedown. Pablo tries to sprawl out of it but Chalidow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pablo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chalidow shoots in looking for a takedown but Pablo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chalidow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Chalidow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chalidow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chalidow looks for a takedown but Pablo sprawls well.
Chalidow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chalidow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pablo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalidow shoots for a double leg takedown but Pablo sprawls well. He's pushed Chalidow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pablo is looking for the big counter here.
Pablo scores with a sloppy right hand. Chalidow should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mamed Chalidow has been cut.
Pablo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pablo showed some decent athleticism there.
Pablo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo working the head and body with strikes.
Chalidow is rocked!
Pablo is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Chalidow is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pablo fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Chalidow from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pablo! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniello Pablo!
After winning the bout, Daniello Pablo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Tricksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Tricksen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tricksen cracks Pablos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pablos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tricksen.
Tricksen misses with a few strikes there.
Tricksen misses with a few strikes there.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown but Tricksen shows good takedown defense.
Pablos moves out of range as Tricksen strikes.
Pablos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tricksen misses with a wild body shot.
Tricksen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pablos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left and a right from Tricksen both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pablos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tricksen swivels and escapes.
Tricksen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tricksen can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tricksen to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pablos has Tricksen pressed against the cage, preventing Tricksen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pablos can't get the takedown.
Pablos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tricksen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tricksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tricksen can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pablos tries for a takedown but Tricksen manages to get underhooks.
Pablos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tricksen's efforts to push away.
Pablos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tricksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pablos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tricksen walks away with a smile on his face. Pablos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tricksen is trying to defend but Pablos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pablos is looking for a kimura but Tricksen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pablos to get the leverage.
Pablos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tricksen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tricksen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pablos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tricksen is just riding it out for now. Pablos eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tricksen makes his way to full guard, as Pablos worked for a kimura.
Pablos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tricksen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tricksen is looking to stand up but Pablos isn't so interested in that idea.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Tricksen 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.
Nice sprawl there from Tricksen as Pablos shoots in.
Tricksen throws the left hand but Pablos avoids the punch easily.
Nick Tricksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tricksen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tricksen misses the jab.
Pablos is looking to counter punch.
Tricksen tries to close the distance and clinch but Pablos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tricksen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tricksen misses with a few strikes there.
Pablos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tricksen pushes Pablos off looking to stand but Pablos dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pablos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tricksen defends it well.
Tricksen wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Tricksen to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Tricksen keeping full guard, as Pablos tries to pass.
Tricksen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pablos is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tricksen digs a good body shot into Pablos's ribs.
Pablos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tricksen finds it's way round the side to connect with Pablos's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tricksen.
Tricksen swings for the body but Pablos moves out of range.
Pablos is looking to counter punch.
Nick Tricksen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Tricksen as he connects with a hook.
Pablos is rocked!
Tricksen wobbles Pablos with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Tricksen dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Pablos to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Tricksen!
In defeat, Pablo Pablos stepped up to the mic, saying 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May has chosen Watch you Bleed by FFDP as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Woody May will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Woody May!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and May wants it to stay on the feet.
Rock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by May.
May getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rock closes this distance looking for a takedown but May circles away.
May slips a jab from Rock.
May stalks Rock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rock's face. Rock staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice sprawl there from Rock as May shoots in.
Rock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from May finds it's way round the side to connect with Rock's head.
Rock 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.
Rock lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
May moves away from the strike by Rock.
May swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
May misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Woody May seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May ducks under a wild hook from Rock.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but May is just out of range.
Rock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
May misses with the combination.
Rock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
May gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
May is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rock with a flurry of punches that miss.
May looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock cracks May with a solid left hand.
Rock makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
May utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
May controlling Rock's posture.
May utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rock stays in close to May's body and controls the position.
May is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick misses from May.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
May swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Rock shoots in and gets a takedown into May's guard.
Rock trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
Rock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock is stalling in the full guard.
May is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock distracts May with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rock landing some decent shots from guard.
May wants to stand up but Rock is controlling him.
May not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
May keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
May throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock misses with an uppercut. May saw that one coming.
May ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
May thuds his shin into the meat of Rock's side.
May dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abu Rock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
May dodges the punch combination from Rock.
May throws a left that rocks Rock and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! May dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Rock regain composure!
It looks like Abu Rock has been cut.
You can see the frustration on Rock's face as May controls the position.
Rock gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rock wants to sweep but May has passed to side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rock tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Rock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock struggling a bit here.
Rock seems a little lost for a moment, as May dominates the positioning.
May is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rock tries to improve position but can't.
Rock throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
May has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
May scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rock keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
May closes the distance and clinches up with Rock, looking for a takedown. May pushes Rock against the cage but Rock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
May looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
May misses with a looping left.
As May backs away, Rock returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
May swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
May throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May looks to clinch
and Rock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. May swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but May is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abu Rock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
May keeping full guard, as Rock tries to pass.
May looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rock is in close to May's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rock postures up.
May is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
May is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rock.
May fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
May misses the jab.
May thuds a left hand into Rock's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody May showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abu Rock's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
May instigates a clinch.
Rock misses with a punch to the body.
Rock blocks an elbow strike from May.
May comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mays head.
Rock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
May is pressed up against the cage. Rock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag May down to the mat. May avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rock shoots in looking for a takedown but May manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rock's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
May moves into the clinch.
May leaning his opponent against the cage.
May misses with a shot to the kidneys.
May tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock's elbow.
May is defending well against a takedown attempt.
May blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May misses with a punch to the body.
Rock throws a head punch that misses.
Rock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. May gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rock lands an uppercut.
Rock is working for takedown but May is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rock stalling in the clinch.
Rock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rock is looking to control May's arms but May gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rock has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. May is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
May works on Rock's body with a couple of short punches.
May throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but May gets the underhooks and prevents it.
May is trying to push Rock away but Rock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
May breaks from the clinch.
May thuds a left hand into Rock's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but May circles away quickly and effectively.
May throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from May.
Rock tries to counter with a takedown but May is quick to defend against it.
May drives through and clinches with Rock against the cage.
May tries a body shot but Rock blocks it.
Rock is trying to stall.
Rock wants to get back to striking at distance but May won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock can't get the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woody May comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think May has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Woody May!
Woody May managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Adrenaline Matrix, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alak Aksornpan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aksornpan comes to the cage accompanied by Thai National Anthem - . Alak Aksornpan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alak Aksornpan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Aksornpan blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Aksornpan lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Michal Filipovic has been cut.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Aksornpan moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a combination. Aksornpan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Filipovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aksornpan.
Aksornpan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Aksornpan throws a nice looking combination but Filipovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic throws a low kick but Aksornpan avoids it.
Aksornpan tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic motions for Aksornpan to come forward. Filipovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aksornpan works over Filipovic's head and body with a nice combination.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic tries to land a front kick but Aksornpan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Filipovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aksornpan lands a left and a right that send Filipovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Aksornpan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Filipovic is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aksornpan blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Aksornpan finish him?
Filipovic throws out a loose jab but Aksornpan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aksornpan 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.
Aksornpan drops Filipovic with a naaaaasty hook - Filipovic is in real trouble here! Aksornpan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alak Aksornpan!
Alak Aksornpan spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christmas comes to the cage accompanied by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champ Kind!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kind lands a jab to the nose.
Christmas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kind checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left and a right from Christmas both land. Nice combination.
Christmas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christmas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kind.
Christmas tries to clinch there but Kind circles away.
Kind displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Christmas.
Christmas cracks a nice hook into Kind's ribs.
A low kick from Christmas is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Christmas fails with a takedown attempt.
Christmas misses with a few strikes there.
Christmas tries to clinch but Kind moves out of range.
Kind lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christmas's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like John Christmas has been cut.
Christmas throws a jab but it's blocked by Kind.
Kind lands a nice looking kick to the body. Christmas takes a step back to recover.
Christmas fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kind checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christmas jabs Kind right on the nose. Kind blinks but takes it well.
Kind scores with a push kick.
Christmas darts in looking for a takedown but Kind gets double underhooks and turns Christmas into the cage.
Christmas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kind lands with a cross.
Christmas has been working on his balance at Ironfist MMA , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kind.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind ducks under a wild hook from Christmas.
Kind has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kind lands a leg kick that knocks Christmas off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas tries to land a leg kick but Kind saw it coming and moves away.
Kind on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kind sprawls well. Kind wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Christmas gets slowly back to his feet.
Kind checks the leg kick nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Kind blocks the low kick.
Christmas tries to bum rush Kind with a series of wild strikes but Kind uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christmas backing away here, and Kind unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kind misses with a wild body shot.
Kind fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kind.
Kind throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Christmas is predictable there
and Kind counters with a nice body shot.
Kind blocks a head kick by Christmas.
Kind misses with a low kick as Christmas jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind blocks a low kick nicely.
Kind has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christmas.
Kind lands a slapping body shot.
Kind scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christmas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kind.
Christmas throws out a loose jab but Kind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christmas scores with a takedown into Kind's guard.
Kind is adopting a defensive guard.
Kind looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind has Christmas pulled in close to control his posture.
Christmas looking to sit in guard and control but Kind gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Christmas wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kind is now in half guard.
Kind controlling the action here.
Kind seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Christmas tries to get to full guard but Kind has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Christmas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christmas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kind is out of range and Christmas settles back down.
Christmas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kind.
Kind chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christmas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Christmas dips to his left and cracks Kind with an uppercut!
John Christmas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Christmas as he connects with a hook.
Kind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christmas was well out of range. Poor timing from Kind.
Christmas 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.
Kind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kind throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Christmas.
John Christmas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kind throws a head kick but Christmas moves out of range.
Kind blocks a low kick nicely.
Champ Kind seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christmas doesn't manage to clinch there - Kind circles away.
Christmas feints a jab promting Kind to slip. Christmas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kind slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas throws a series of punches but Kind moves out of range.
Kind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christmas.
Christmas tries to clinch but Kind moves away
enabling Kind to counter with a crisp jab.
Christmas is looking to clinch but Kind is avoiding it.
Christmas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kind can pounce on him.
Christmas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kind tries a quick counter leg kick but Christmas is wise to it.
Kind has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Christmas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kind looks to score with a jab to the body but Christmas is just out of range.
Christmas shoots for a double leg takedown but Kind sprawls well. He's pushed Christmas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kind avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Christmas.
Christmas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kind!
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!
Kind struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christmas wants to control for a moment but Kind uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Christmas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kind keeps working.
Kind has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Christmas is working away from the top position though.
Kind avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christmas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind is looking to improve his position.
Christmas is just content to waste time from the top position. Kind takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Christmas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christmas won't allow Kind to sweep him here.
Christmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kind has control of Christmas's left arm, preventing Christmas from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A slow jab from Christmas misses its intended target.
Christmas misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christmas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kind as he jumps to the side.
Christmas swings widly with a right hand
and Kind counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christmas throws out the jab.
Christmas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kind.
It seemed like Kind was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christmas connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kind.
Christmas throws a leg kick that misses.
Kind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kind throws a nice looking combination but Christmas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christmas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kind throws a fast counter high kick but Christmas manages to duck under it in time.
Christmas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kind. Kind obviously looking to wear him down.
Kind lands with an uppercut that bounces Christmas off the cage and back into range.
Kind takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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 John Christmas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Christmas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Christmas misses with a takedown attempt
and Kind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kind lands a big head kick that sends Christmas tumbling to the mat! Kind takes a step backwards and waves Christmas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Christmas is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kind checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kind! But no joy.
Oh Christmas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christmas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kind cracks a nice hook into Christmas's ribs.
Kind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christmas's calf.
Christmas is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christmas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kind jabs at Christmas's body.
Christmas misses with a two punch combination.
Kind connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
John Christmas's cut is getting worse.
Christmas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kind's waist but Kind gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Christmas off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Christmas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christmas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kind counters with a body kick.
Christmas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kind changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christmas drops his hands momentarily and Kind needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Christmas just on the top of the head. Christmas drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Christmas - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Champ Kind!
A victorious Champ Kind thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam B Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shadow might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny B. Goode. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
185 lbs
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195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johny Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam B Glenn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glenn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Glenn throws a head kick but Shadow moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Shadow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shadow scores with a nice strike.
Glenn misses with a low kick.
Glenn throws a head kick that misses
and Shadow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shadow.
Shadow pushes Glenn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Glenn pushes Shadow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shadow tries to break free but Glenn pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glenn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Glenn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glenn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shadow shoots in and drives through. Glenn sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glenn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shadow jumps guard but Glenn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Glenn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shadow connects with a right hand. Glenn shakes it off.
Glenn misses with a body shot
enabling Shadow to counter with a crisp jab.
Glenn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glenn tries to clinch but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Glenn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glenn.
Sam B Glenn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadow avoids a kick to the body.
Shadow staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow gets tackled into the cage by Glenn. Glenn maintains the clinch.
Glenn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Glenn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glenn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glenn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shadow is keeping busy.
Shadow is pushing Glenn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Glenn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Glenn.
Shadow tries to pull guard but Glenn won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Shadow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glenn is pushing Shadow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shadow pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow has his foot on Glenn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Glenn works his way back into a safe position though.
Glenn wants to get up but he can't break Shadow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glenn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shadow is looking for a triangle but Glenn pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Glenn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shadow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shadow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Shadow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shadow is proving hard to escape from.
Shadow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Glenn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glenn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam B Glenn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shadow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Glenn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shadow counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Shadow has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Shadow throwing shots but Glenn is blocking nicely.
Glenn wants to control but Shadow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Glenn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Glenn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shadow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shadow trying to advance position but Glenn counters by regaining guard.
Glenn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shadow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Glenn keeping moving, preventing Shadow from controlling successfully.
Glenn pulls Shadow in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow landing with the ground and pound.
Shadow trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shadow preventing the sweep.
Glenn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Glenn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shadow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shadow circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glenn.
A good leg kick by Glenn.
Glenn tries to close the distance and clinch but Shadow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Shadow misses its target.
Glenn clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glenn as Shadow tries to tie him up.
Shadow prevents Glenn from breaking the clinch.
Glenn can't break the clinch.
Glenn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shadow lands with a short shot to the head.
Glenn breaks from the clinch.
Shadow circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shadow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Shadow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Glenn throws a head kick but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow drops down looking for a counter takedown but Glenn sprawls and moves away.
Sam B Glenn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glenn tries to move into range but Shadow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Glenn ducks under a wild hook from Shadow.
Glenn's corner calls for a 1-2. Glenn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Glenn wants to clinch up but Shadow keeps it at a distance.
Glenn wants to slow Shadow down by chopping away at his legs.
Glenn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glenn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glenn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glenn rushes Shadow and presses him up against the cage.
Glenn breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glenn is looking to score with low kicks.
Shadow appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Glenn tries to clinch but Shadow is having none of it.
A shot to the liver by Glenn. Beautiful body shot.
Sam B Glenn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glenn throws a leg kick but Shadow moved away.
Shadow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Glenn checks it well.
Shadow misses with a looping right.
Shadow dives in for a single leg takedown but Glenn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glenn clinches up against the cage.
Glenn has Shadow pressed against the cage.
Shadow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Glenn is trying to break the clinch but Shadow is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam B Glenn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Glenn tries to close the distance and clinch but Shadow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A low kick from Glenn misses
and Shadow counters with a nice uppercut.
Glenn tried to score with a low kick but Shadow checks it.
As Glenn tries to get set, Shadow tries to push him back and clinch up but Glenn manages to avoid the attempt.
Glenn tries to clinch but Shadow is having none of it.
Glenn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glenn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shadow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glenn thinking.
Glenn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shadow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shadow appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johny Shadow is winning the standup battle so far.
Glenn rushes Shadow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shadow content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glenn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shadow dodges an elbow strike from Glenn.
Shadow tries to work over Glenn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glenn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glenn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shadow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Glenn throws a head kick that half lands.
Glenn moves to clinch but Shadow breaks away
enabling Shadow to counter with a crisp jab.
Glenn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glenn misses with a low kick.
Glenn throws a body shot but no joy.
Glenn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shadow counters with a shoot takedown. Glenn fights it but they end up in guard.
Shadow distracts Glenn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shadow with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow wants to control from the top but Glenn keeps moving.
Shadow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johny Shadow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shadow works over Glenn with some ground and pound from guard.
Glenn pulls Shadow in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Glenn is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glenn trying to control the position from guard on top but Shadow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn is looking to advance position but Shadow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Johny Shadow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shadow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shadow avoids the attempt from Glenn to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shadow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Glenn tries to lock up and control but Shadow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shadow is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Glenn is rocked!
Glenn takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Shadow's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Shadow!
A relieved looking Johny Shadow thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the body shot from Tron.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Tron is wise to it.
Tron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tron drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tron is looking for the KO!
Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tron.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Tron finish him?
Tron lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sloppy strikes from Tron. Those never looked like landing.
Tron backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tony Tron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Tron.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tron lands with a right and another and another! Silva is in big trouble! Tron lands again and this time it's lights out for Silva! A quality knockout there for Tron.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Tron!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Just Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Just Roll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Roll misses the target.
Dorokhov swinging wildly here.
Dorokhov defending well as Roll loads up on a big left hand.
Roll loads up on a big right hand but Dorokhov slips the punch.
Dorokhov has closed the distance and engaged Roll in a clinch.
Dorokhov lands a nice uppercut.
Dorokhov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roll looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dorokhov breaks the clinch.
Dorokhov slips under a jab.
Roll misses with a lunging right hand
and Dorokhov counters with a one-two to the body.
Roll throws an off balance right hand
and Dorokhov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dorokhov avoids the body shot from Roll.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Roll darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dorokhov catches Roll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dorokhov cracks Roll with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roll takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Just Roll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roll misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov digs a good hook to Roll's body.
Roll takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorokhov was well out of range. Poor timing from Roll.
Roll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dorokhov.
Roll has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grappling Pro Helsinki in the buildup to the fight.
Dorokhov tries to clinch but Roll is having none of it.
Dorokhov moves away from the strike by Roll.
Dorokhov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dorokhov clinches.
Dorokhov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roll backwards.
Dorokhov scores with a shot to the side of Roll's head.
Roll wants a takedown but no success here.
Dorokhov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roll is breathing heavily.
Dorokhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dorokhov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dorokhov lands a shot to the body.
Roll tries to pull guard but Dorokhov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Roll can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Just Roll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roll can't get the takedown.
Dorokhov is struggling to control the position.
Dorokhov has Roll pushed against the cage.
Roll has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dorokhov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov lands an elbow inside that Roll shrugs off.
Roll tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Dorokhov.
Roll is trying to break free.
Dorokhov connects with a knee to the head.
Dorokhov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roll in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dorokhov lands with a right to the head.
Dorokhov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roll's defenses.
Roll tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dorokhov just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dorokhov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands an elbow inside that Roll shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dorokhov.
Stalling in the clinch from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands an elbow inside that Roll shrugs off.
Roll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dorokhov working Roll over with knees to the body.
Dorokhov slows down the pace here.
Dorokhov pushes Roll back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roll's defenses.
Roll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dorokhov smiles and moves away.
Dorokhov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roll wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dorokhov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov lands a shoulder strike.
Dorokhov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dorokhov lands a shot to the body.
Dorokhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dorokhov lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Dorokhov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dorokhov.
Good body shot from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorokhov digs a good hook to Roll's body.
Dorokhov instigates a clinch.
A short left from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dorokhov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dorokhov cracks Roll with an open hand slap.
Roll is rocked!
Roll is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Dorokhov doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Roll crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Roll's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergey Dorokhov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wherever I May Roam. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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200 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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202 lbs
14 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Sarpong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sarpong connects with a leg kick. Manison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarpong.
Manison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sarpong.
Sarpong fails with a takedown attempt.
Sarpong fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison gets caught flat footed, as Sarpong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sarpong tries to free his leg and advance position but Manison is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison has his foot on Sarpong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sarpong works his way back into a safe position though.
Manison wants to stand but Sarpong is controlling the position.
Sarpong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Manison wants to sweep here but Sarpong controlling him for the moment.
Sarpong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sarpong pushes down on Manison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Sarpong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sarpong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manison's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sarpong working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sarpong moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Manison.
Sarpong trying to control the action but Manison is working from the bottom.
Sarpong throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sarpong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sarpong working away.
Manison tries to buck Sarpong off but Sarpong is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sarpong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Manison, who protects the arm well.
Sarpong wants to control but Manison is keeping him busy.
Sarpong wants to control for a moment but Manison uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Manison trying to control here.
Sarpong is trying to control the action in half guard but Manison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sarpong slips a nice elbow through Manison's hands, connecting with Manison's forehead.
Sarpong is working for a submission of some sort.
Sarpong prevents Manison from standing back up.
Sarpong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manison is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Manison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sarpong fails with a takedown attempt.
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Manison misses the jab.
Sarpong cracks the inside of Manison's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Sarpong. Beautiful body shot.
Sarpong lunges at Manison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Manison's hand.
Manison moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarpong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sarpong lands a nice knee to the body.
Manison can't break the clinch.
Sarpong scores a nice knee to the body.
Sarpong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manison wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarpong won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong misses with an elbow over the top.
Sarpong tries to land knees in the clinch but Manison avoids the damage to the body.
Sarpong tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarpong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manison is trying to force a seperation but Sarpong has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manison.
Manison managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a hook that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the head but Manison blocks with his arms.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Sarpong is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Sarpong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong lands an elbow inside.
A right hand to the body from Sarpong.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarpong lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Sarpong lands a damaging elbow.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manison avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manison avoiding damage as Sarpong throws knees to the body.
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manison can't break the clinch.
Sarpong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Konstantin Manison's cut is getting worse.
Sarpong scores with a shot to the side of Manison's head.
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sarpong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Manison is defending well.
Manison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarpong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manison.
Manison working hard to break the clinch.
Sarpong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sarpong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manison or not.
Sarpong misses with an elbow strike.
Sarpong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarpong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarpong misses with an elbow strike.
Manison dodges an elbow strike from Sarpong.
Sarpong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manison avoids it.
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison tries to bum rush Sarpong with a series of wild strikes but Sarpong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong slips under a jab.
Sarpong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manison in his tracks.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sarpong.
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Sarpong slams his shin into Manison's torso.
Nice body kick there by Sarpong.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarpong slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manison throws a jab when Sarpong was well out of range.
Manison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
Sarpong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Manison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Sarpong lands but Manison takes it in his stride.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Sarpong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarpong.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarpong fails to land with a series of punches.
Manison throws a big counter combination but Sarpong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Konstantin Manison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Sarpong lands.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarpong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manison in his tracks.
Sarpong fakes the leg kick and cracks Manison in the body.
Sarpong tries to land a front kick but Manison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manison appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sarpong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sarpong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manison's head.
Sarpong lands a head kick. Manison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sarpong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manison.
Sarpong connects with a leg kick. Manison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sarpong tries a head kick but it misses.
Manison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison throws a big counter combination but Sarpong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Manison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sarpong finds it's way round the side to connect with Manison's head.
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!
Manison dips to his left and cracks Sarpong with an uppercut!
Sarpong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sarpong connects with an inside leg kick.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Sarpong with a jab.
Manison misses with a looping left.
A jab from Manison misses.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Sarpong moved out of range nicely.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarpong. That's going to slow Manison down.
Manison cracks Sarpong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manison digs a good body shot into Sarpong's ribs.
Sarpong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong scores with a nice right hand.
Manison throws a leg kick
and Sarpong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sarpong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Manison wants to stand up but Sarpong is controlling him.
Sarpong trying to control the position from guard on top but Manison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sarpong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sarpong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Manison's guard.
Sarpong working Manison over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarpong wants to control but Manison is keeping him busy.
Manison wants to get back to full guard.
Sarpong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sarpong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sarpong is working for a submission of some sort.
Sarpong is looking to advance position but Manison won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manison lands with an overhand left.
Sarpong throws a nice head kick!
Sarpong lands a really nice looking cross but Manison seems unphased.
Manison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
Manison misses with the combination.
Manison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarpong.
Nice cross by Manison.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarpong throws a head kick but Manison moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Sarpong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarpong slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Sarpong slips a straight right by Manison.
Sarpong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Sarpong darts in trying to clinch
and Manison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarpong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sarpong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarpong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Manison as he connects with a hook.
Manison will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sarpong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manison.
Sarpong throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sarpong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison thuds his right hand into Sarpong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sarpong throws a leg kick which misses Manison's front leg but catches the back leg as Manison tries to avoid it.
Manison misses with a straight right.
Jab by Manison.
Sarpong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Sarpong moved out of range nicely.
Sarpong lands with a kick to the temple. Manison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Manison misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison lands an overhand right.
Sarpong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarpong missing with a left hand there. Manison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sarpong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manison.
Sarpong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manison throws a jab when Sarpong was well out of range.
Sarpong forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sarpong lands an elbow that stopped Manison in his tracks for a moment.
Manison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sarpong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sarpong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sarpong lands an elbow just above Manison 's eye.
Manison has had enough of the clinch but Sarpong keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manison.
Sarpong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sarpong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarpong has Manison pressed against the cage, preventing Manison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarpong lands an elbow inside that Manison shrugs off.
Konstantin Manison's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sarpong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manison avoids the elbow strike from Sarpong, against the cage.
Sarpong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manison's efforts to push away.
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
Sarpong trying to land knees to the body.
Sarpong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manison's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Manison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sarpong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manison.
A bone on bone clash there as Sarpong blocks the leg kick.
Sarpong blocks a jab.
Manison swings for the body but Sarpong moves out of range.
Sarpong moves away from the strike by Manison.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sarpong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sarpong misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sarpong.
Manison moves out of range as Sarpong throws a body kick.
Manison went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Manison!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sarpong is able to avoid easily.
Sarpong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarpong dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Manison connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Sarpong throws out a loose jab but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarpong doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away.
Sarpong avoids the body shot from Manison.
Manison misses with a combination
and Sarpong counters with a takedown into side control.
Sarpong landing strikes.
Sarpong tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Manison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong tries to move into full mount but can't pass Manison's legs.
Sarpong looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Manison wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Manison regains half guard.
Manison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manison wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison won't allow Sarpong to pass to mount.
Sarpong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Manison tries to kick Sarpong off but Sarpong keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sarpong prevents Manison from improving his position.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarpong is keen to just control but Manison is a slippery customer.
Sarpong is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Manison is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeffrey Sarpong!
Jeffrey Sarpong is the new middleweight champion!
Konstantin Manison spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll take this belt back again next time! Thanks everyone!'.
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