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ROV 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Taraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ismail Taraki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taraki darts in and clinches Sapp up against the ropes.
Taraki lands a left hand.
Taraki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sapp.
Taraki misses with some punches.
Sapp stalling in the clinch but Taraki improves position.
Taraki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taraki lands a right hand.
Taraki misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Taraki fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sapp.
Taraki working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp blocking some punches.
Taraki throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taraki.
Sapp is trying to force a seperation but Taraki has the dominant position.
Taraki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sapp's efforts to push away.
Sapp is looking to break free of the clinch but Taraki has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp avoiding damage as Taraki throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taraki.
A head punch on the inside from Taraki fails to land.
Taraki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taraki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sapp's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Taraki.
Taraki throws a head punch that misses.
Sapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taraki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taraki misses with a punch on the inside.
Taraki throws a punch but it's blocked by Sapp.
Taraki has a couple of punches blocked by Sapp.
A head punch on the inside from Taraki fails to land.
Taraki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taraki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taraki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sapp is trying to break the clinch but Taraki is controlling him.
Taraki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sapp fails to pull guard.
Taraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taraki lands with a right to the head.
Taraki misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapp blocking some punches.
Taraki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sapp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sapp tries to break free but Taraki pushes him back against the ropes.
Taraki misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taraki misses with a punch to the body.
Sapp wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taraki misses with some punches.
Sapp is trying to break free.
Taraki lands a body punch.
Taraki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taraki obliges.
Sapp blocking some punches.
Sapp is trying to break free.
Taraki lands a nice uppercut.
Sapp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taraki throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sapp takes a shot to the head.
Sapp taking a breather.
Sapp is trying to force a seperation but Taraki has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taraki.
Sapp avoiding damage as Taraki throws knees to the body.
Taraki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taraki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taraki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sapp backwards.
Sapp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Taraki lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taraki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sapp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ismail Taraki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Taraki is just out of range.
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taraki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sapp.
It looks like Ismail Taraki has been cut.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Taraki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been told by Taraki's head coaches at Warrior MMA and Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Taraki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sapp can do to turn this around?
Sapp with a hook.
Sapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Taraki.
Sapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Sapp punishes Taraki's body with a nice straight punch.
Sapp throws a good cross that connects.
Ismail Taraki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapp feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Taraki sprawling to the canvas! Taraki rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sapp finish him?!
Taraki is rocked!
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!
Sapp drops Taraki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Taraki looks back up at him and smiles so Sapp waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Taraki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sapp throws a series of punches but Taraki moves out of range.
Taraki gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Sapp gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Sapp!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Hopper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacob Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza goes for a double leg but Hopper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Hopper continues to drive forward.
Souza scores with a nice head shot.
Hopper connects with a right hand. Souza shakes it off.
Souza misses with a body kick.
A jab from Hopper does it's job there.
Hopper darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Souza's head.
Hopper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Souza.
Souza is rocked!
Hopper darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Souza's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hopper before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Hopper!
A victorious Jacob Hopper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Costea Dinescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Costea Dinescu was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Backlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Costea Dinescu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Dinescu.
Dinescu throws a head kick that misses.
Dinescu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dinescu slips a jab from Backlund.
Dinescu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dinescu lands a lovely overhand right.
Dinescu 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.
Dinescu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dinescu scores with a shot to the body.
Dinescu sizes up Backlund with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Backlund is rocked!
Backlund has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA New York in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinescu connects with a right that clearly hurt Backlund. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Dinescu proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Backlund collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Costea Dinescu!
Costea Dinescu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Murry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Murry !
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murry misses with a looping right.
Todd staying out of range there.
Murry throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Murry moves out of range as Todd throws a body kick.
Todd is looking to clinch but Murry is avoiding it.
Greg Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd tries to clinch but Murry is having none of it.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Todd wants to clinch
and Murry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murry lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Todd throws a solid leg kick but Murry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Todd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Murry . No joy for Todd on that attempt.
Murry loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murry lands a nice looking body shot.
Murry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murry misses with a looping left.
Murry cracks a nice hook into Todd's ribs.
Murry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Todd doesn't seem bothered though.
Todd is breathing heavily.
Murry connects with a right hand. Todd shakes it off.
It looks like Greg Todd has been cut.
Murry cracks a nice hook into Todd's ribs.
Todd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murry throws a shot to the body.
Murry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Murry lands a glancing blow to the side of Todd's head.
Murry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Murry lands a left and a right that send Todd crashing to the mat, dazed. Murry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murry cracks Todd with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Todd looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Murry finish him?
Todd is rocked!
Murry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murry drops Todd with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Todd looks back up at him and smiles so Murry waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Todd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murry connects with a stiff jab that staggers Todd - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Murry !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Elsner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Adam has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Elsner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam 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.
Adam wants to stand but Elsner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Elsner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adam defends well.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Elsner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam wants to get up but he can't break Elsner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adam passes Elsner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Adam is looking to advance position but Elsner won't allow it.
Adam is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Elsner sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elsner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adam's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adam's back!
Elsner is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Adam has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Adam is in bad spot here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Elsner is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Elsner gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Elsner gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Elsner apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Adam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elsner circles away quickly and effectively.
Elsner feints the counter takedown.
Adam gets the takedown into side control.
Adam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Elsner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adam's best efforts.
Adam is keen to just control but Elsner is a slippery customer.
Elsner regains full guard. Nicely done.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Elsner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Elsner wants to sweep here but Adam controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Elsner is keeping the position.
Elsner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Adam would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Adam trying to control but Elsner is working from the bottom.
Adam wants to get up but he can't break Elsner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Elsner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adam defends well.
Elsner throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to free his leg and advance position but Elsner is retaining full guard.
Elsner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elsner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adam defends well.
Adam looking to pass the guard.
Elsner keeping moving, preventing Adam from controlling successfully.
Adam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Adam trying to control the position but Elsner is working away.
Adam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Elsner manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to get back to his feet.
Elsner is defending against the submission attempts here by Adam.
Elsner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Elsner.
Elsner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Elsner is striking from the bottom but Adam uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adam wants to stand but Elsner has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Adam wants to take a breather but Elsner is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Adam dominated that round.
That's time! Adam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adam shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Adam was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Elsner tries to bench press Adam off him but Adam keeps the position.
Elsner misses with a strike from the bottom.
Elsner tries to buck Adam off but Adam is having none of it.
Adam tries for a kimura but Elsner is defending well.
Elsner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adam's best efforts.
Elsner actively working from the bottom here.
Elsner works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elsner wants to sweep but no luck.
Elsner has his foot on Adam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adam works his way back into a safe position though.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Elsner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam forces his way into half guard.
Adam is trying to control the action in half guard but Elsner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Elsner looking for submissions off his back.
Adam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elsner can do to turn this around?
Elsner tries to roll over but Adam keeps him under control.
Adam passes to side control.
Elsner is looking to reverse the position.
Elsner gets back to half guard.
Elsner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adam pulls his head out easily.
Elsner is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to free his trapped foot but Elsner is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Elsner manages to get to full guard.
Adam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Elsner keeping full guard, as Adam tries to pass.
Adam wants to stand but Elsner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Elsner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adam is aware though and is defending well.
Elsner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Elsner thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsner is striking but Adam is not phased and passes to half guard.
Elsner is pressing down on Adam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Adam works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adam is looking to take a break and control but Elsner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elsner strikes from the bottom but Adam passes into mount!
Adam tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Adam moves to back control.
Adam looking for the RNC.
Adam has the hooks in. Elsner is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Elsner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam is punishing Elsner with strikes - can he finish him?!
Elsner is really stuck here.
Elsner breaks Adam's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Adam is trying to hold Elsner in close to prevent damage but Elsner has managed to pass into half guard.
Elsner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adam makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Adam dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Elsner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Elsner's guard.
Elsner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Elsner keeping full guard, as Adam tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elsner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adam is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adam works his way into side control.
Adam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Elsner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Elsner is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam trying to control the position but Elsner is working away.
Adam is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Elsner's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ground and pound from Adam seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Adam tries to stand but Elsner is controlling his head.
Elsner is looking to regain half guard here but Adam keeps moving and retains side control.
Elsner manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Elsner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Elsner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elsner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adam defends well.
Elsner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elsner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to free his leg and advance position but Elsner is retaining full guard.
Adam forces his way into half guard.
Adam is looking to advance position but Elsner won't allow it.
Elsner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elsner tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Adam has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Elsner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Adam working for a guillotine from mount but Elsner is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Elsner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Adam passes the guard and advances to mount!
Adam fails to move to back control.
Elsner is looking to improve his position but Adam isn't that keen on the idea.
Adam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elsner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Adam is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Elsner is in real trouble.
Elsner defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Adam's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam looking for the choke from the back.
Elsner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Elsner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Elsner wants to get back to full guard.
Adam wants to work for an arm triangle but Elsner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Elsner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Adam trying to control the position from guard on top but Elsner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Elsner has his foot on Adam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adam works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Adam clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Adam drives through with a takedown into guard.
Adam won't allow Elsner to sweep him here.
Adam slips nicely into half guard.
Elsner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adam trying to control from half guard but Elsner is working away.
Adam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elsner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mark Adam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Adam lands a nice short elbow.
Elsner is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Elsner wants to improve his position but Adam is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Adam is keen to just control but Elsner is a slippery customer.
Adam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elsner misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Adam is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Elsner!
Adam wants to get back to his feet but Elsner is holding on tight.
Elsner is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Elsner gets back to half guard.
Elsner tries to get to full guard but Adam has control of the leg.
It looks like Adam is going to stand back up.
Elsner is looking for a sweep. Adam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Elsner manages to get to full guard.
Elsner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elsner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adam works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Elsner wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adam pulls his head out easily.
Adam works his foot free and advances to mount.
Adam trying to control but Elsner is having none of it.
Adam wants to finish this one by submission but Elsner is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Adam.
Adam is looking to stand but Elsner has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Adam blocks Elsner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Elsner looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Elsner breaks Adam's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam trying to control the position.
Elsner is pushing down on Adam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adam is fighting to maintain full guard but Elsner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Elsner passes into side control, despite Adam's attempt to control the position.
Adam looks to move to half guard but instead Elsner has passed into mount! Damn!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elsner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Adam looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Adam had his way with Michal Elsner in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Adam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adam tries to clinch up but Elsner circles away and keeps his distance.
And Elsner tries to counter it with a takedown but Adam pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adam shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Adam was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Elsner is looking to reverse the position.
Elsner manages to get back to half guard.
Elsner punching from the bottom.
Adam wants to pass the guard but Elsner is defending well.
Elsner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Elsner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsner has a closed guard, preventing Adam from standing up.
Elsner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adam defends well.
Elsner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adam's guard.
Elsner stopping the sweep attempt from Adam.
Adam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elsner's guard.
Adam wants to control from the top but Elsner keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam is really struggling to control Elsner but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Elsner looking for a triangle here. Adam is fighting it but it looks tight! Elsner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Adam is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Michal Elsner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Loster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Loster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa moves into the clinch.
Murhaa stalling in the clinch.
Murhaa is leaning against Loster and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murhaa stalls.
Murhaa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhaa has him pressed against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Murhaa.
Loster is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa is controlling him.
Murhaa breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Loster is just out of range.
Loster throws a big shot that misses.
Loster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Loster punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Loster throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loster lands a right hook to the body.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Loster tries to bum rush Murhaa with a series of wild strikes but Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loster throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loster.
Murhaa has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
A shot to the liver by Loster. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa clinches with his opponent.
Loster tries to break free but Murhaa pushes him back against the ropes.
Loster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loster letting Murhaa take a breather here.
Loster wants to break free but Murhaa has control.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Loster is trying to push Murhaa away but Murhaa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Murhaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loster.
Murhaa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Loster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Murhaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murhaa looks to land a left hand but Loster moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murhaa rushes Loster and presses him up against the ropes.
Loster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loster can't break the clinch.
Loster wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhaa won't allow it.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loster backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loster wants to break free but Murhaa has control.
Loster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Murhaa has Loster pressed against the ropes, preventing Loster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Loster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Loster wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhaa won't allow it.
Murhaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa connects with the punch.
Loster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Loster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loster.
Jab, jab by Loster - just one landing.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murhaa! But no joy.
Loster loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Loster with a body shot.
Murhaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Loster seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Loster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loster walks into a jab.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loster.
Loster lands a nice hook to Murhaa's body. Murhaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhaa lands a nice hook to Loster's body. Loster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Loster misses with a hook to the body
and Murhaa counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
Murhaa stalls.
Murhaa lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loster misses with a wild body shot.
Loster missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Murhaa.
Loster misses with a looping left.
Loster looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Loster tests Murhaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.
Loster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like John Loster has been cut.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Loster.
Murhaa looks to land a combination. Loster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loster is rocked!
Loster misses with a right hand
and Murhaa counters with a big left hand that crumples Loster! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phol Murhaa!
A very excited looking Phol Murhaa 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artjom Fjodorow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjodorow has chosen Moskau as his entrance music. Texas Pete could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Artjom Fjodorow's chin.
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220 lbs
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266 lbs
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Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artjom Fjodorow!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjodorow tries to clinch but Pete moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pete.
Fjodorow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pete slips a jab and a cross from Fjodorow.
Fjodorow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pete backs up against the ropes.
Some wild striking there from Fjodorow.
Pete looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fjodorow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fjodorow wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjodorow misses with a double jab.
Fjodorow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pete was well out of range. Poor timing from Fjodorow.
Pete scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fjodorow drops his hands momentarily and Pete takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fjodorow throws a hook but Pete blocks it.
Fjodorow is looking to clinch but Pete is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete throws a front kick that sends Fjodorow stumbling back into the ropes.
Fjodorow pushes Pete up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fjodorow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pete backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Pete.
Fjodorow looks winded!
Pete lands with a short shot to the head.
Pete manages to break the clinch.
Fjodorow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pete. Pete obviously looking to wear him down.
Pete thumps Fjodorow with a low kick.
Pete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fjodorow.
Fjodorow walks into a stiff left hand from Pete.
Artjom Fjodorow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fjodorow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pete. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fjodorow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pete scores with a kick to the body.
Fjodorow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pete fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete lands with a shot to the body.
Pete connects with a leg kick. Fjodorow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pete lands a brutal head kick. Fjodorow looks out on his feet and Pete throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Texas Pete!
Artjom Fjodorow spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to him, he is a tough guy and fought a very good fight but i will come back much stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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290 lbs
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285 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Potter!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sullivan wants to clinch
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sullivan tried to score with a low kick but Potter checks it.
Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Potter counters with a series of strikes. Sullivan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sullivan is looking to slow Potter down with leg kicks.
Sullivan closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter tries to break the clinch but Sullivan is controlling the position.
Potter blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Potter.
Potter wants to break free but Sullivan has control.
Sullivan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Potter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Potter takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Harry Potter has been cut.
Sullivan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Potter looks winded!
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sullivan lands a nice knee to the body.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potter's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan connects with a knee to the head.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
Sullivan's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan drops Potter with a big knee straight up the middle! Potter is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Potter is rocked!
Potter drops his hands momentarily and Sullivan needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Potter just on the top of the head. Potter drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Potter - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robert Sullivan!
A less than humble Robert Sullivan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Gates (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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182 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Gates!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates has managed to clinch.
Askren drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Askren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gates with a knee to the head.
Askren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren prevents a body shot from Gates.
Gates missing with knees to the body.
Askren misses with a punch on the inside.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates blocks a body shot from Askren.
Gates is trying to maintain a safe position but Askren gets an underhook and turns Gates into the ropes.
Gates scores with a shoulder strike.
Gates lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gates prevents it.
Gates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Askren.
Gates wants to stall.
Gates lands a knee to the body.
Gates's coach down at Tsar's Iron Addicts Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gates's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Askren wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Askren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askren avoiding damage as Gates throws knees to the body.
Gates lands a knee to the body.
Askren looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Askren works on Gates's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Askren throws a punch but it's blocked by Gates.
Gates lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gates throws an elbow but misses.
Gates blocks a body shot from Askren.
Askren misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Gates lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Askren.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Askren fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gates.
Nice body punch from Askren - that landed with a thud.
Gates lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Askren tries for a takedown but Gates manages to get underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Gates as the two fighters clinch.
Askren tries to throw a body punch but Gates avoids it by throwing Askren back against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Askren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gates blocking some punches.
Askren drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gates gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gates with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gates utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gates throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Askrens head.
Gates looking to stall.
Gates with a knee to the head.
Askren has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gates after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gates scores a nice knee to the body.
Gates missing with knees to the body.
Gates misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Askren.
Gates unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Askren avoids a wild elbow strike from Gates.
Gates blocks an uppercut.
Askren takes a knee to the side of the body.
Askren is breathing heavily.
Gates lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gates crunches a lovely knee into Askren's ribcage.
Askren misses with a punch to the body.
Gates blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Askren.
Gates trying to stall but Askren improves his position.
Gates lands a knee to the head.
Gates scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Gates dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gates tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Askren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gates is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Askren tries to counter with a takedown but Gates is quick to defend against it.
Gates tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gates sprawls and moves away.
Gates just misses with a punch to the body.
Askren circles away from the clinch attempt.
Askren shoots in looking for a takedown. Gates tries to sprawl out of it but Askren keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Gates manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gates tries to clinch
and Askren counters with a single leg into guard. Gates didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Askren wants to control from the top but Gates keeps moving.
Askren engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Askren controls from within his opponent's guard.
Askren slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gates avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Askren.
That's two 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.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Askren working the ground and pound but Gates is defending the strikes.
Askren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gates takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gates pushes Askren away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Askren gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Gates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Askren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Askren working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates is trying to buck Askren off.
Askren postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Askren grinds an elbow into Gates's temple.
Askren working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gates is not content to let Askren control the position.
Gates dodges the ground and pound from Askren.
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.
Askren remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Askren is putting a hurting on Gates here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Askren are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gates being controlled for a moment.
Gates managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Askren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Askren darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Askren tries to pass to full mount but Gates defends it.
Askren trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren is trying to control. Gates wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates wants to get back to his feet.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
Askren content to control rather than advance.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gates keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gates moves to clinch but Askren breaks away
and Askren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gates won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gates stops Askren from passing to mount.
Askren taking a breather here.
Askren in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Askren moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Askren trying to control the action but Gates is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is chipping away with strikes.
Askren has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Askren controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Askren with a couple of short strikes.
Askren controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Askren in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Askren lands a nice looking body shot.
Gates tries to clinch but Askren moves out of range.
Askren changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gates tries to clinch but Askren moves away
and Askren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gates won't be happy with that.
Gates avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Askren.
Askren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Askren advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren with a couple of short strikes.
Gates is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jon Askren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Askren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates is squirming around, avoiding Askren's attempts to control the action.
Askren lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Askren connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Askren controlling his opponent.
Gates in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands a couple of good shots and Gates has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Askren is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Gates is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Askren connects with a big shot to the side of Gates's head.
Askren misses with an elbow to the head.
Askren softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gates really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Askren. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Askren lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren has good solid back control here.
Askren scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The referee is taking a good look at Gates as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Askren!
Askren missing with strikes from the back.
Askren throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gates!
Askren punches Gates on the ear.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gates!
Askren has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Gates.
Gates is rocked!
Askren lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gates is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?
Askren is riding his opponent, not letting Gates buck him off.
Gates seems to have recovered his senses.
Askren lands a good shot there. Gates covers up! Askren smells blood and goes for the finish - the referee warns Gates to improve his position but he's not intelligently defending himself and the referee has no choice but to step in and end the fight! Askren jumps to his feet and celebrates the important win with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Askren!
A less than humble Jon Askren misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Turgeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Redman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rene Turgeon!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman rushes Turgeon and presses him up against the ropes.
Turgeon pushes off an throws an elbow but Redman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Turgeon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redman avoids it.
Turgeon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Redman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Turgeon looking for a takedown.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Redman has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Redman throws an elbow that misses.
Redman avoiding damage as Turgeon throws knees to the body.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turgeon tries a knee to the head but Redman blocks it.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman looking to slow down the pace here.
Redman wants to stall.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Redman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Damien Redman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Turgeon.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
Redman just leaning against Turgeon, taking a breather.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redman avoids the elbow strike from Turgeon, against the ropes.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Redman taking a breather.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turgeon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Redman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turgeon's defenses.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
Redman stalling the fight.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turgeon as Redman tries to tie him up.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Turgeon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Redman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Redman stalling against the ropes.
Turgeon tries a knee to the head but Redman blocks it.
Turgeon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redman avoids it.
Redman looking to slow down the pace here.
Redman is stalling here.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Redman trying to stall but Turgeon improves his position.
Turgeon throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike.
Turgeon wants a takedown but no success here.
Redman is struggling to control the position.
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turgeon is keeping busy.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Redman pushes off an throws an elbow but Turgeon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Turgeon has Redman pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Redman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Turgeon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turgeon gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Redman regains guard.
Turgeon wants to control from the top but Redman keeps moving.
Redman wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon wants to control from the top but Redman keeps moving.
Turgeon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redman is keeping the position for now.
Turgeon is looking to advance position but Redman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Redman controlling his opponent.
Turgeon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Redman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Redman tries to get out of the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Turgeon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turgeon tries to move to mount but Redman blocks the move with his legs.
Turgeon wants to control for a moment but Redman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Turgeon seems to be working for a kimura but Redman defends the submission attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Redman is defending against the submission attempts here by Turgeon.
Redman wants to control but Turgeon is keeping busy.
Turgeon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Redman defends it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Redman won't allow Turgeon to pass to mount.
Turgeon is working for a kimura but Redman is defending it quite comfortably.
Redman is refusing to be controlled, as Turgeon sits in half guard.
Redman tries to get to full guard but Turgeon has control of the leg.
That's eight 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.
Redman has his hands clasped together around Turgeon's back. He's all about the action.
Turgeon seems to be looking for submissions.
Redman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Redman.
Redman keeping moving, preventing Turgeon from controlling successfully.
Turgeon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redman is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon slips nicely into half guard.
Turgeon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turgeon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Redman!
Turgeon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Redman is looking to escape.
Turgeon goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Redman turns into him and now he's in Turgeon's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Redman 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.
Redman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Turgeon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redman rushes Turgeon and presses him up against the ropes.
Redman avoids the elbow strike from Turgeon, against the ropes.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Turgeon throws an elbow that misses.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Redman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
Redman tries to stall but Turgeon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turgeon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damien Redman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Redman.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Redman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turgeon's brow.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon missing with knees to the body.
Redman trying to stall but Turgeon improves his position.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redman throws an elbow that misses.
Turgeon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman trying to stall but Turgeon improves his position.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman stalling in the clinch.
Redman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Turgeon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redman avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Redman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turgeon's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turgeon missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman avoiding damage as Turgeon throws knees to the body.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
Redman is pushing Turgeon up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turgeon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Redman after a bit of a struggle.
Redman looking to slow down the pace here.
Redman slowing the pace effectively.
Turgeon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Redman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Redman avoiding damage as Turgeon throws knees to the body.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Turgeon shrugs off.
Redman'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.
Turgeon missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Redman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turgeon tries for a takedown but Redman manages to get underhooks.
Damien Redman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Turgeon.
Turgeon misses with a knee to the head.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turgeon can do to turn this around?
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Turgeon blocks the elbow strike.
Redman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turgeon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turgeon dodges an elbow strike from Redman.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turgeon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turgeon wants to take the fight to the mat but Redman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Turgeon is breathing heavily.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman has Turgeon pushed against the ropes.
Redman avoiding damage as Turgeon throws knees to the body.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Turgeon has Redman pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Redman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Redman lands an elbow just above Turgeon 's eye.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Turgeon shrugs off.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Turgeon shrugs off.
Turgeon blocks the elbow strike.
Turgeon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redman throws an elbow that misses.
Turgeon misses with a knee strike.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Redman avoids a wild elbow strike from Turgeon.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman throws an elbow that misses.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Redman.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turgeon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Redman is trying to maintain a safe position but Turgeon gets an underhook and turns Redman into the ropes.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman avoiding damage as Turgeon throws knees to the body.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turgeon missing with knees to the body.
Turgeon missing with knees to the body.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Redman lands an elbow just above Turgeon 's eye.
Redman throws an elbow but it misses.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Turgeon shrugs off.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Turgeon is rocked!
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
Turgeon is still on wobbly legs! Can Redman finish him?
It looks like Rene Turgeon has been cut.
Turgeon avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
Redman has Turgeon pressed against the ropes.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Turgeon seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turgeon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Redman stalling in the clinch.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Redman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Redman avoids the elbow strike from Turgeon, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman blocks an elbow strike.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Turgeon shrugs off.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Turgeon misses with a knee strike.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Redman throws an elbow but misses.
Turgeon avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Turgeon is trying to drag Redman to the mat but Redman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Redman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rene Turgeon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Turgeon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Redman to score with a decent uppercut.
Redman rushes Turgeon and presses him up against the ropes.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
Redman avoiding damage as Turgeon throws knees to the body.
Redman stalling against the ropes.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Turgeon throws an elbow but it misses.
Turgeon misses with an elbow strike.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Turgeon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Redman lands an elbow just above Turgeon 's eye.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turgeon misses with an elbow strike.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
Turgeon dodges an elbow strike from Redman.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
Turgeon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Redman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Redman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Redman throws an elbow but it misses.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
Nice elbow from Redman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redman prevents the takedown attempt.
Damien Redman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Turgeon.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman blocks an elbow strike from Turgeon.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
Redman throws an elbow but it misses.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman lands a damaging elbow.
Redman lands an elbow just above Turgeon 's eye.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
Redman lands an elbow just above Turgeon 's eye.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Turgeon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Redman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Turgeon.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Turgeon being controlled against the ropes.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Turgeon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redman avoiding damage as Turgeon throws knees to the body.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Turgeon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Redman's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman taking a breather.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Turgeon shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Turgeon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Turgeon dodges an elbow strike from Redman.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Turgeon shrugs off.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Turgeon missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Redman.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turgeon's defenses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Redman throws an elbow that misses.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Redman blocks an elbow strike from Turgeon.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turgeon avoids the elbow strike from Redman, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Turgeon wants a takedown but no success here.
Redman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Redman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Redman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Turgeon tries a knee to the head but Redman blocks it.
Turgeon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Redman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
Nice elbow from Redman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
Redman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turgeon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Redman is defending well.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike from Redman.
Redman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Redman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turgeon looking to throw knees to the head but Redman is blocking nicely.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turgeon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Redman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Turgeon misses with a knee strike.
Redman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Redman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman lands an elbow just above Turgeon 's eye.
Turgeon can't get the takedown.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Redman after a bit of a struggle.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turgeon has picked Redman up - he's going for a ride! Turgeon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turgeon trying to control the action but Redman is working from the bottom.
Turgeon stalling.
Turgeon passes to side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon trying to control the position but Redman is working away.
Turgeon tries to advance position but instead Redman slips a leg back in to half guard.
Turgeon is trying to control. Redman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Redman clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rene Turgeon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Redman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Redman doesn't manage to clinch there - Turgeon circles away.
Redman is looking to clinch but Turgeon is avoiding it.
Redman darts in trying to clinch
and Turgeon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Redman's guard.
Turgeon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Turgeon wants to control from the top but Redman keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turgeon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turgeon wants to control from the top but Redman keeps moving.
Turgeon won't allow Redman to sweep him here.
Turgeon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Redman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turgeon. Turgeon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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.
Redman pushes Turgeon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turgeon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turgeon has Redman pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Turgeon pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Redman tumbling to the mat - Turgeon dives into Redman's guard.
Redman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turgeon trying to control but Redman is working from the bottom.
Turgeon is looking to pass into half guard but Redman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Redman is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Redman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Redman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Redman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turgeon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turgeon trying to keep a closed guard but Redman is proving a slippery customer.
Turgeon is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Redman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Redman won't allow Turgeon to sweep him here.
Turgeon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Redman preventing the sweep.
Redman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Redman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turgeon. Turgeon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Redman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turgeon keeps the fight on the outside.
Redman moves into range and clinches up with Turgeon.
Redman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Redman managing to block the knees to the body from Turgeon.
Redman trying to control the position but instead, Turgeon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redman into the ropes.
Redman is trying to stall.
Redman can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Turgeon blocks the elbow strike.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
Turgeon avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Turgeon is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Redman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Redman throws an elbow but it misses.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Redman.
Redman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Redman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turgeon's brow.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Turgeon shrugs off.
Turgeon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turgeon takes an elbow to the temple.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
Redman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turgeon's defenses.
Redman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Turgeon missing with knees to the body.
Turgeon tries a knee to the head but Redman blocks it.
Redman stalling in the clinch but Turgeon improves position.
Redman wants to stall.
Turgeon avoids a wild elbow strike from Redman.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Redman avoiding damage as Turgeon throws knees to the body.
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turgeon blocks the elbow strike.
Redman throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Turgeon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Redman's brow.
Turgeon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Redman prevents it.
Redman lands an elbow just above Turgeon 's eye.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Redman avoiding damage as Turgeon throws knees to the body.
Redman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Redman lands an elbow inside that Turgeon shrugs off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Redman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Redman.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Turgeon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Redman throws an elbow but misses.
Redman lands an elbow inside.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Redman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turgeon blocks an elbow strike.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
Turgeon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Damien Redman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Turgeon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Redman throws an elbow but it misses.
Redman lands an elbow that stopped Turgeon in his tracks for a moment.
Redman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Redman had his way with Rene Turgeon in that round.
The cut man is working on Rene Turgeon's cut.
That's time! Redman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Redman tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Turgeon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Redman moves out of range of the body kick from Turgeon.
Redman wants to clinch.
Redman tries to close the distance and clinch but Turgeon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redman wants to clinch up but Turgeon keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redman tries to clinch up.
Redman closes the distance and pushes Turgeon back into the ropes.
Redman trying to stall but Turgeon improves his position.
Turgeon tries to land knees in the clinch but Redman avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Redman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turgeon's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turgeon misses with a knee to the head.
Turgeon missing with knees to the body.
Redman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Redman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Turgeon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redman avoids it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Turgeon throws an elbow but misses.
Redman misses with an elbow over the top.
Turgeon avoids the elbow strike from Redman, against the ropes.
Turgeon trying to land knees to the body.
Redman lands a nice elbow.
Turgeon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Redman is defending well for now.
Turgeon misses with an elbow strike.
Redman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Turgeon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redman.
Redman misses with an elbow strike.
Redman gets underhooks to prevent Turgeon's takedown attempt.
Turgeon lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Turgeon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Redman wants to improve his position but Turgeon is controlling well.
Turgeon is keen to just control but Redman is a slippery customer.
Turgeon works his way into full mount!
Turgeon has control of Redman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Redman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Turgeon with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turgeon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Redman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Turgeon controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Turgeon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Redman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Redman!
Redman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Turgeon is looking to cinch up a triangle. Redman throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Turgeon's body to avoid the submission. Turgeon has instead reached around Redman's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Turgeon arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rene Turgeon! Rene Turgeon retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Rene Turgeon 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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