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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski has chosen War is My Destiny as his entrance music. Tony Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 39 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nataniel Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Byczynski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Byczynski. Byczynski gets slowly back to his feet.
Byczynski throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Hunt's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Byczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Byczynski as he jumps to the side.
Byczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Byczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczynski gets a clinch.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Byczynski is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Byczynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Byczynski stalling the fight.
Byczynski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Byczynski has Hunt pushed against the cage.
Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Byczynski scores with a three punch combo!
Byczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Byczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Byczynski's head.
Byczynski has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Tony Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Byczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byczynski misses with a straight right.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Byczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Byczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt stalks Byczynski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Byczynski's face. Byczynski staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Byczynski seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Byczynski avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Byczynski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Byczynski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Byczynski defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Byczynski.
Byczynski rushes Hunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt with a hook.
Byczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Byczynski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Byczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Byczynski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Byczynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Byczynski misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Byczynski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Byczynski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Byczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Byczynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nataniel Byczynski 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.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byczynski.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Byczynski's head.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Hunt throws a hook but Byczynski avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Byczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Hunt misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byczynski.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Byczynski slips the punch.
Byczynski tries a quick counter leg kick but Hunt is wise to it.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Byczynski's head but Byczynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses
and Byczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Byczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Byczynski.
Byczynski moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Byczynski punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Byczynski.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Byczynski's shoulder, as Byczynski tries to avoid the shot.
Byczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Byczynski as he avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Byczynski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Byczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Byczynski.
Byczynski jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Byczynski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt is trying to push Byczynski away but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt wants to break free but Byczynski has control.
Byczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Byczynski stalling in the clinch.
Byczynski slows down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Byczynski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byczynski.
It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Byczynski is controlling the position.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Byczynski lands a nice looking body kick.
Byczynski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Byczynski connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Byczynski.
Byczynski instigates a clinch.
Byczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byczynski.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byczynski obliges.
Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczynski jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byczynski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Byczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nataniel Byczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Byczynski misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byczynski clinches.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt tries to circle away but Byczynski has him pinned against the cage.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Byczynski back against the cage.
Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Byczynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byczynski swivels and escapes.
Byczynski rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski misses with a body punch.
Byczynski lands a knee to the head.
Byczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Byczynski has double underhooks.
Byczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Byczynski effectively controlling the action here.
Byczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Byczynski is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Byczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nataniel Byczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Byczynski blocks the leg kick.
Byczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Byczynski misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Byczynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Byczynski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tony Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byczynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Byczynski lands with a nice body kick.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Byczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byczynski throws out the jab.
Byczynski with a jab.
Byczynski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Byczynski moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Byczynski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Byczynski.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nataniel Byczynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byczynski.
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!
Good leg kick by Byczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Byczynski!
Hunt looks to land a combination but Byczynski avoids it well.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Byczynski moved away.
Byczynski throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Byczynski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Byczynski avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Byczynski. Hunt shrugs it off though.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Byczynski moved out of range.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Byczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nataniel Byczynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byczynski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nataniel Byczynski!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nataniel Byczynski made sure he mentioned Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Tony Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'ok mate....you got that one, one more go around?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angel Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Twisted Transistor. Lapis has chosen Once Solemn as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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187 lbs
13 - 18 - 1 |
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185 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney walks into a left hand.
Toney throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lapis was covering up waiting for the punch and Toney finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lapis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toney defends well.
Lapis keeping full guard, as Toney tries to pass.
Lapis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Toney drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lapis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lapis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lapis!
Toney tries to buck Lapis off but Lapis is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toney has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Toney manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lapis's best efforts.
Lapis trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney is refusing to be controlled, as Lapis sits in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Lapis does it's job there.
Lapis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Toney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lapis takes the fight into the clinch.
Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Angel Toney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toney tries to keep at a distance but Lapis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Toney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toney breaks the clinch.
Lapis scores with a nice head shot.
Lapis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapis circles away.
Lapis lands with a good body shot.
Lapis scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toney moves away from the strike by Lapis.
Lapis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toney attempts a counter takedown but Lapis avoids it well and moves away.
Toney moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lapis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
Toney throws a series of punches but Lapis avoids them all with ease.
Toney works over Lapis's head and body with a nice combination.
Lapis works over Toney's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Toney misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toney.
A punch combination from Toney misses.
A shot to the liver by Lapis. Beautiful body shot.
Toney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toney throws a one two combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Toney darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lapis is trying to maintain the position but Toney is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lapis looking for submissions off his back.
Lapis trying to control from the bottom.
Toney is looking for a kimura but Lapis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Toney to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lapis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lapis.
Lapis can't keep his opponent in guard - Toney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Toney is working for a submission of some sort.
Lapis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Toney is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lapis sees it coming and defends easily.
Toney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lapis is holding on to half guard well.
Lapis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Toney wants to pass the guard but Lapis is defending well.
Lapis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toney.
Lapis trying to control here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Toney is looking for a kimura here.
Toney is looking for a kimura but Lapis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Toney to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Angel Toney will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lapis has Toney up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Lapis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lapis manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Toney.
Lapis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lapis tries to clinch up but Toney circles away and keeps his distance.
Toney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lapis.
Lapis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Toney fails with the takedown.
Toney instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lapis backwards.
Toney is working for takedown but Lapis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lapis breaks from the clinch.
Lapis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toney drops his hands momentarily and Lapis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Toney is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lapis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapis lands a head shot.
Oh Toney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andrey Lapis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lapis closes the distance and pushes Toney back into the cage.
Lapis breaks the clinch.
Toney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Toney misses with a few strikes there.
Lapis cracks Toney with a hook to the temple - Toney is on wobbly legs here! Lapis swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Toney falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lapis wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrey Lapis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Method Man and Redman - Da Rockwilder. Contemprato is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cats. Noel Contemprato is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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265 lbs
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165 lbs
44 - 24 - 4 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 24 - 4, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contemprato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Red was well out of range. Poor timing from Contemprato.
Contemprato throws a hook but Red avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Red.
Red shoots in and gets a takedown into Contemprato's guard.
Red stopping the sweep attempt from Contemprato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contemprato thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Red wants to pass the guard but Contemprato is keeping the position.
Red postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red pushing down on Contemprato's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Red is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Red is trying to control the action in half guard but Contemprato is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Red shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Contemprato counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Contemprato.
Contemprato's corner calls for a 1-2. Contemprato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Contemprato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Contemprato throws a lazy head kick
and Red counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Red.
Contemprato tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red looking to sit in guard and control but Contemprato gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Red is adopting a defensive guard.
Red working a defensive guard here.
Red pulls Contemprato in to control the position.
Contemprato looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Red is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab by Contemprato.
Contemprato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Contemprato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Red.
Noel Contemprato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Contemprato feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Red throws a right hand that misses
and Contemprato counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Red thinking.
Contemprato tries to land a front kick but Red steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Contemprato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Red changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Red scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Contemprato trying to control but Red postures up.
Still in half guard, Red seems content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Contemprato won't allow Red to pass to mount.
Contemprato is looking for a sweep. Red is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Red trying to mount his opponent but Contemprato defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Contemprato dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Red misses with a shot to the body
and Contemprato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Contemprato scores with a nice head shot.
Red lands with an uppercut that bounces Contemprato off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
Red throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Contemprato on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Contemprato lands a high kick!
Contemprato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Red misses with a straight left.
A countering left hand to the body from Contemprato misses.
Red tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Contemprato defends well and Red ends up having to push Contemprato into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've been told by Red's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contemprato throws a leg kick which misses Red's front leg but catches the back leg as Red tries to avoid it.
Contemprato stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Contemprato wants it to stay on the feet.
Red throws a body punch but Contemprato moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Contemprato counters with a left and a right... And another left! Red is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noel Contemprato!
Noel Contemprato thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dzczaskz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dzczaskz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac – Scared Straight . Creed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Omar Dzczaskz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lewis Creed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Dzczaskz.
Creed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Creed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dzczaskz throws an overhand right that lands on Creed's shoulder, as Creed tries to avoid the shot.
Crunch! Creed slams his shin into Dzczaskz's torso.
Creed connects with a jab.
Creed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dzczaskz.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Creed ducks right into an uppercut from Dzczaskz.
Dzczaskz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creed moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzczaskz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creed tries to throw a body punch but Dzczaskz avoids it by throwing Creed back against the cage.
Dzczaskz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
Dzczaskz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Creed backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzczaskz.
Dzczaskz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzczaskz takes one to the side of the head.
Dzczaskz missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Creed takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dzczaskz lands a nice shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dzczaskz.
Creed tries to score with a low kick but Dzczaskz moves his leg out of the way.
Creed misses with a straight left.
It looked like Dzczaskz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Creed.
Creed throws the left hand but Dzczaskz avoids the punch easily.
Creed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Creed gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dzczaskz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creed moves away.
Dzczaskz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creed was well out of range. Poor timing from Dzczaskz.
Dzczaskz throws a right and a left that Creed avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dzczaskz misses with a hook
and Creed counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzczaskz checks the leg kick.
Creed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dzczaskz.
Dzczaskz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Creed eats them both and turns towards Dzczaskz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dzczaskz works the jab nicely.
Dzczaskz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Omar Dzczaskz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzczaskz feints and then cracks Creed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Creed down.
Dzczaskz lands a high kick!
Jab from Dzczaskz.
Creed is rocked!
Dzczaskz cracks Creed with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Creed tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dzczaskz pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Creed is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Dzczaskz!
Omar Dzczaskz retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Omar Dzczaskz 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Mead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by I get Knocked Down. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Mead!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mead slips a jab from Benton.
Benton stuns Mead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mead 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.
Benton lunges at Mead with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mead's hand.
It looks like Gary Mead has been cut.
Mead looks to score with a jab to the body but Benton is just out of range.
Mead shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Benton moves into full guard.
Mead is looking to work some ground and pound but Benton has wrist control.
Mead postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mead has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Benton to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mead is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Benton pulls down on the head and he's put Mead to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grant Benton!
Grant Benton retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Grant Benton 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Schelokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam B Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schelokov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sirens . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schelokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam B Glenn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schelokov sprawls well. Schelokov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Glenn gets slowly back to his feet.
Schelokov slaps away a takedown attempt from Glenn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Glenn tries to clinch up.
Schelokov scores with a jab.
Schelokov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Glenn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Glenn showed some decent athleticism there.
Glenn content to control rather than advance.
Glenn is looking for a kimura but Schelokov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Glenn to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schelokov is trying to control but can't.
Glenn trying to mount his opponent but Schelokov defends it.
Schelokov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schelokov has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Glenn escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Glenn!
Schelokov struggling a bit here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Glenn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Schelokov to see if he's OK.
Glenn trying to control the position but Schelokov is working away.
Schelokov can't do much from the bottom here.
Glenn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schelokov throws a sloppy head kick and Glenn moves out of range easily.
Glenn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schelokov as he avoids it easily.
Alexander Schelokov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam B Glenn.
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.
Schelokov scores with a jab.
Glenn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Glenn 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.
Schelokov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schelokov gets tackled into the cage by Glenn. Glenn maintains the clinch.
Glenn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Glenn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glenn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Glenn tries a knee to the head but Schelokov blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Glenn throws an elbow but misses.
Schelokov is trying to push Glenn away but Glenn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schelokov can't break the clinch.
Glenn tries to land knees in the clinch but Schelokov avoids the damage to the body.
Schelokov has had enough of the clinch but Glenn keeps him there for the moment.
Schelokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schelokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glenn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glenn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schelokov avoids it really well and circles away.
Glenn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schelokov but Schelokov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Glenn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Sam B Glenn has been cut.
Alexander Schelokov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glenn moves in looking to clinch but Schelokov pushes him off.
Schelokov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Schelokov throws a right and a left that Glenn avoids nicely.
A jab lands there for Schelokov.
Glenn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Glenn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schelokov.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schelokov lands a jab to Glenn's midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Schelokov as Glenn shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Schelokov misses the target.
Schelokov scores with a body shot.
Schelokov misses with a head kick.
Schelokov lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Glenn is looking to close the distance but Schelokov sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Glenn crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Glenn is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Alexander Schelokov!
A relieved looking Alexander Schelokov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eka Tahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eka Tahuna!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tahuna throws a nice looking combination but Chandler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left lands for Chandler.
Chandler with a poor takedown
and Tahuna counters with a nice body shot.
Chandler lands with an overhand left.
Tahuna avoids the body shot from Chandler.
As Chandler backs away, Tahuna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chandler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Tahuna circles away and keeps his distance.
Chandler misses with a jab to the body
and Tahuna counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marcus Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tahuna throws a right hand that misses
letting Chandler counter with a right hand.
Chandler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chandler has managed to clinch.
Tahuna breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chandler cracks Tahuna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Tahuna's head coaches at Damage that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chandler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tahuna throws a sloppy body shot
and Chandler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chandler has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jab, jab by Chandler - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chandler. Tahuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tahuna tries to counter with a takedown but Chandler is quick to defend against it.
Chandler misses with a straight right.
Tahuna looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Chandler misses its intended target.
Tahuna fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chandler just manages to avoid it.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Tahuna's shoulder, as Tahuna tries to avoid the shot.
Tahuna looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chandler throws a hook but Tahuna avoids it easily.
Chandler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chandler misses with a straight left.
Tahuna attempts a counter takedown but Chandler avoids it well and moves away.
Chandler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tahuna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Chandler misses.
Eka Tahuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chandler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chandler throws out a loose jab but Tahuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tahuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chandler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chandler slips under a jab from Tahuna.
Chandler scores with a decent looking hook.
Tahuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chandler lands a really nice looking cross but Tahuna seems unphased.
Tahuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Tahuna misses.
Chandler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chandler throws a body punch but Tahuna moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tahuna as he jumps to the side.
Tahuna throwing a counter right hand but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chandler thuds his right hand into Tahuna's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Chandler finds it's target.
Chandler thuds a left hand into Tahuna's body.
Chandler looks to land a right hand but Tahuna moved out of range.
Tahuna slips a straight right by Chandler.
As Chandler backs away, Tahuna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tahuna. That's going to slow Chandler down.
An inside leg kick from Tahuna misses.
Chandler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tahuna lands a nice looking body shot.
Chandler misses with a lunging right hand
and Tahuna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chandler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler closes the distance and pushes Tahuna back into the cage.
Tahuna blocks a body shot from Chandler.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahuna.
Tahuna'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.
Chandler avoiding damage as Tahuna throws knees to the body.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Tahuna avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
A short right from Chandler.
Tahuna misses with a body punch.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler swings wildly with an uppercut but Tahuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler struggles to land a body shot inside as Tahuna controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler 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.
Chandler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chandler cracks Tahuna with a good jab.
Chandler tries to clinch there but Tahuna circles away.
Chandler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tahuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Chandler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tahuna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Chandler there.
Chandler gets a clinch.
Tahuna blocks an uppercut.
Tahuna just leaning against Chandler, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tahuna's elbow.
Tahuna lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Chandler.
The referee calls for Tahuna to work.
Chandler lands a hook that snaps the head of Tahuna backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahuna prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler pushes Tahuna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Tahuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Chandler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tahuna backwards.
Chandler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tahuna taking a breather.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
Tahuna lands with a light punch inside.
Chandler missing with knees to the body.
Tahuna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tahuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tahuna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler blocks a body shot from Tahuna.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Chandler.
Chandler blocks an uppercut.
Chandler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chandler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahuna backwards.
Tahuna is rocked!
Chandler lands a shot to the body.
Oh Tahuna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chandler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tahuna.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chandler.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler pushes Tahuna against the cage. Chandler is working some dirty boxing. Chandler pushes off with a quick right hook! Tahuna goes down! Tahuna tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Chandler moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Chandler!
Marcus Chandler is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev has chosen Fever as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nikolaev looks to land a left hand but Puch moved out of range nicely.
Nikolaev shoots in but Puch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nikolaev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puch fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Nikolaev.
Puch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puch throws a series of strikes that have Nikolaev backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch with a nice cross.
Puch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been hearing reports that Puch has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Volya Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nikolaev ducks straight into an uppercut from Puch and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Nikolaev manages to regain guard straight away.
Nikolaev is rocked!
Puch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nikolaev is still in real trouble! Can Puch finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nikolaev's head.
Nikolaev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puch defends well.
Nikolaev is pulling down on Puch's head. It's preventing any offense from Puch, at least for the moment.
Puch cracks Nikolaev with a solid left hand.
Puch scoring with some ground and pound.
Puch trying to control but Nikolaev is working from the bottom.
Puch 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.
Puch postures up.
Nikolaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Puch is in close to Nikolaev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Puch throwing strikes but missing.
Nikolaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Puch's guard.
Puch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Puch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev looking to sit in guard and control but Puch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Puch connects with a couple of short punches.
Puch trying to control but Nikolaev is working from the bottom.
Puch preventing the sweep.
Nikolaev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nikolaev pulls Puch in close to his closed guard and prevents Puch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Puch postures up.
Nikolaev working for submissions but it's allowed Puch to get to half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Puch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch passes to side control.
Puch lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Puch.
Nikolaev is trying to control Puch's posture but Puch avoids it.
Nikolaev taking a bit of punishment here - Puch scoring with strikes.
Puch lands a few punches from side control.
Puch is working Nikolaev over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nikolaev has one of Puch's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Nikolaev wants to control but Puch postures up.
Puch throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev is trying to control Puch's posture but Puch avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nikolaev wants to control but Puch is keeping busy.
Puch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Puch is nestled in close to Nikolaev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Puch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nikolaev defending well though.
Nikolaev trying to hold on to Puch's head to control him but Puch postures up.
Nikolaev has hold of Puch's hands but Puch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nikolaev has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nikolaev controlling the position well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robledo Puch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Nikolaev misses.
Robledo Puch is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikolaev slips under a jab from Puch.
A little jabbing left from Nikolaev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Puch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Puch slips a straight right by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev slips under a jab.
Nikolaev throws the left hand but Puch avoids the punch easily.
Puch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nikolaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nikolaev stuffs the takedown attempt from Puch. Puch gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puch slips a straight right by Nikolaev.
Puch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikolaev can do to turn this around?
Nikolaev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nikolaev is pulling down on Puch's head. It's preventing any offense from Puch, at least for the moment.
Robledo Puch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puch postures up in Nikolaev's guard and throws a big left but Nikolaev blocks it.
Puch works over Nikolaev with some ground and pound from guard.
Puch landing some decent shots from guard.
Puch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nikolaev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nikolaev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Puch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nikolaev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puch postures up and lands a big shot to Nikolaev's brow.
Puch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nikolaev's head.
Nikolaev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puch is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Puch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puch trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikolaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puch passes into half guard.
Nikolaev desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Puch working the head and body with strikes.
Nikolaev actively working from the bottom here.
Nikolaev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Puch is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nikolaev tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Puch has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Nikolaev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nikolaev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Puch working the ground and pound effectively.
Puch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nikolaev looks a forlorn figure.
Nikolaev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Puch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Puch is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Nikolaev goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Puch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robledo Puch!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Robledo Puch waved his t-shirt featuring Machiavelli Boutique's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stampfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
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208 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Stampfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panteleev just misses with a punch to the body.
Stampfer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stampfer throws a hook but Panteleev avoids it easily.
Panteleev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Panteleev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stampfer.
Stampfer missing with a left hand there. Panteleev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panteleev misses the shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Stampfer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stampfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Panteleev is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stampfer.
Panteleev throws a looping overhand right but Stampfer ducks down to avoid it.
Stampfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev takes one on the button.
Panteleev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stampfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Panteleev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stampfer throws a jab when Panteleev was well out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Panteleev scores with a four punch combination!
Stampfer ducks under a wild hook from Panteleev.
Stampfer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev swings widly with a right hand
and Stampfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Panteleev. That snapped Stampfer's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stampfer tests Panteleev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Panteleev ducks under a wild hook from Stampfer.
Stampfer thuds a left hand into Panteleev's body.
Panteleev looks to land a left hand but Stampfer moved out of range nicely.
Stampfer is looking for a counter combo.
Stampfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panteleev.
A shot to the liver by Stampfer. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stampfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Stampfer misses its intended target.
Panteleev throws a sloppy body shot
and Stampfer counters with a left and a right that stings Panteleev.
Panteleev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panteleev throws a lazy uppercut
and Stampfer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stampfer cracks Panteleev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Panteleev is rocked!
Panteleev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stampfer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panteleev is still on wobbly legs! Can Stampfer finish him?
Panteleev looks winded!
Stampfer lands a brutal uppercut that launches Panteleev off his feet! Panteleev tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Stampfer!
Paul Stampfer retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, Paul Stampfer made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wherever I May Roam. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
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187 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Sarpong moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Sarpong.
Sarpong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Manison does it's job there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarpong.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarpong manages to avoid it.
Manison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarpong.
Sarpong checks a low kick from Manison.
Sarpong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Manison blocks it well.
Manison sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sarpong clinches up with Manison and pushes him back against the cage.
Sarpong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manison.
Sarpong throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manison avoiding damage as Sarpong throws knees to the body.
Manison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sarpong misses with an elbow over the top.
Manison blocks the elbow strike.
Sarpong landing knees to the body.
Sarpong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Sarpong prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarpong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarpong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manison blocks it with crossed arms.
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sarpong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sarpong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Manison blocks the elbow strike.
Sarpong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manison managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manison takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison takes an elbow to the temple.
Sarpong lands a damaging elbow.
Manison avoids a wild elbow strike from Sarpong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage.
Sarpong tries for a takedown but Manison manages to get underhooks.
Sarpong goes for a takedown attempt but Manison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Sarpong.
Manison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sarpong 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.
Manison misses with a hook. Sarpong ducked under it nicely.
Manison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sarpong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manison throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarpong.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarpong.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Both fighters circling a little - Sarpong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sarpong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manison.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarpong.
Manison on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sarpong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manison, pushing him back against the cage.
Manison dodges an elbow strike from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands an elbow inside.
Manison is trying to force a seperation but Sarpong has the dominant position.
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sarpong sizes up Manison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sarpong cracks Manison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manison just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison needs to keep his hands up - Sarpong had a free shot at his head there.
Manison blocks a leg kick.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
Sarpong throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison's corner calls for a 1-2. Manison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sarpong connects with a leg kick. Manison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sarpong throws a leg kick which misses Manison's front leg but catches the back leg as Manison tries to avoid it.
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarpong.
Sarpong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sarpong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarpong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sarpong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manison doesn't seem phased though.
Sloppy strikes from Manison. Those never looked like landing.
Sarpong defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Manison throws a low kick, looking for Sarpong's leg but Sarpong calmly moves out of range.
Sarpong lands a nice hook to Manison's body. Manison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sarpong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sarpong lands with an overhand left.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Sarpong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Manison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sarpong.
Sarpong jabs Manison right on the nose. Manison blinks but takes it well.
Jab by Sarpong.
Sarpong has his takedown stuffed
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarpong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sarpong cracks Manison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarpong tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sarpong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sarpong fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarpong. That's going to slow Manison down.
Sarpong is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it.
Sarpong moves into the clinch successfully.
Manison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manison avoids it.
Manison pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sarpong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manison's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong scores a nice knee to the body.
Sarpong can't get the takedown.
Sarpong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sarpong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manison blocks a body shot from Sarpong.
Manison is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarpong has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarpong.
Manison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage.
Manison has had enough of the clinch but Sarpong keeps him there for the moment.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow.
Sarpong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manison's efforts to push away.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage.
Manison avoids a wild elbow strike from Sarpong.
Sarpong throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Sarpong.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manison managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong lands an elbow that stopped Manison in his tracks for a moment.
Sarpong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarpong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sarpong.
Manison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Konstantin Manison's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarpong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it misses.
Sarpong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarpong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it misses.
Sarpong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Manison managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Manison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the head but Manison blocks with his arms.
Sarpong throws an elbow but it misses.
Sarpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manison is defending well for now.
Sarpong digs a right hand into Manison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manison's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Sarpong.
Manison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manison dodges an elbow strike from Sarpong.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manison avoids it.
Manison tries to throw a body punch but Sarpong avoids it by throwing Manison back against the cage.
Manison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sarpong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manison.
Manison takes an elbow to the temple.
Konstantin Manison's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Manison takes an elbow to the temple.
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manison throws a nice looking combination but Sarpong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sarpong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Sarpong moved out of range nicely.
Sarpong pushes Manison up against the cage in a clinch.
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manison lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarpong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manison in his tracks.
Manison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sarpong momentarily.
Sarpong thuds his shin into the meat of Manison's side.
Sarpong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sarpong lands a lovely overhand right.
Sarpong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Sarpong.
Sarpong follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Manison walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarpong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Manison lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut lands for Manison. That snapped Sarpong's head back.
Manison throws a right hand that misses
and Sarpong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manison won't be happy with that.
Manison explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Sarpong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manison's waist but Manison gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sarpong off to one side.
Sarpong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manison scores with a nice strike.
Sarpong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarpong. Sarpong obviously looking to wear him down.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison lands with a right hand.
Manison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manison lunges at Sarpong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarpong's hand.
Sarpong slips a straight right by Manison.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarpong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sarpong lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manison is trying to push Sarpong away but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sarpong has Manison pressed against the cage, preventing Manison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Manison breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarpong.
Manison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Sarpong scores with a takedown into Manison's guard.
Manison manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sarpong defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Sarpong's shoulder, as Sarpong tries to avoid the shot.
Manison gets tackled into the cage by Sarpong. Sarpong maintains the clinch.
Sarpong scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Manison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sarpong lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manison blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Sarpong is controlling him.
Sarpong misses with an elbow over the top.
Manison tries to break the clinch but Sarpong is controlling the position.
Manison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sarpong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sarpong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Sarpong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sarpong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manison's defenses.
Sarpong can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Sarpong - just one landing.
Manison misses with a looping left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sarpong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manison tries to keep at a distance but Sarpong has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manison.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sarpong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manison's brow.
Sarpong pushes off an throws an elbow but Manison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Manison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sarpong working Manison over with knees to the body.
Manison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarpong lands with a slapping head kick.
Sarpong lands with an overhand left.
Sarpong misses with a kick to the body.
Sarpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Manison gets tackled into the cage by Sarpong. Sarpong maintains the clinch.
Manison managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manison is defending well for now.
Sarpong misses with a punch to the body.
Manison is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarpong has double underhooks.
Sarpong lands a knee to the body.
Sarpong tries to land knees in the clinch but Manison avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sarpong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manison can't find room to land a body shot as Sarpong controls the action.
Sarpong presses Manison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manison.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sarpong tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Sarpong back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sarpong obliges.
Sarpong lands a left hand.
Sarpong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Manison's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sarpong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manison momentarily.
Sarpong is looking to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Manison. Beautiful body shot.
Sarpong scores with a leg kick.
Sarpong fails with a takedown attempt.
Manison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sarpong. That one must have hurt.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Sarpong ducks down to avoid it.
Manison throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarpong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarpong closes the distance and clinches.
Sarpong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarpong can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sarpong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manison trying to control the position but instead, Sarpong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Manison into the cage.
Sarpong gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Manison kicks off Sarpong and gets to his feet.
Sarpong throws a chopping leg kick but Manison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sarpong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manison has time to react.
Sarpong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sarpong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manison is out of range.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Manison avoids the body shot from Sarpong.
Manison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sarpong. Sarpong obviously looking to wear him down.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarpong.
Sarpong connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong tries to clinch up.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarpong is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Manison misses with a hook.
Manison misses with a hook
and Sarpong counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sarpong.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Manison keeping moving, preventing Sarpong from controlling successfully.
Manison wants to stand up but Sarpong is controlling him.
Sarpong trying to control but Manison is working from the bottom.
Sarpong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sarpong trying to control but Manison is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong cracks Manison with a solid left hand.
Sarpong is looking to work some ground and pound but Manison has wrist control.
Sarpong wants to control from the top but Manison keeps moving.
Manison keeping full guard, as Sarpong tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Manison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sarpongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manison digs a good hook to Sarpong's body.
Sarpong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sarpong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sarpong shoots for a takedown but Manison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Sarpong.
Sarpong is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarpong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sarpong. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Manison misses the target.
Sarpong looks for the body kick but Manison saw that one coming.
Sarpong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manison defends it nicely.
Manison throws an overhand right that lands on Sarpong's shoulder, as Sarpong tries to avoid the shot.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense.
Sarpong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarpong ducks right into an uppercut from Manison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Manison appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarpong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manison misses with a hook. Sarpong ducked under it nicely.
Manison throws a right and a left that Sarpong avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Konstantin Manison will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Manison misses with a hook. Sarpong ducked under it nicely.
A low kick from Manison misses
and Sarpong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Manison really felt that one!
Sarpong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarpong moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Sarpong misses
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sarpong.
A punch combination from Manison misses.
Manison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sarpong lands a nice shot that snaps Manison's head back.
Sarpong scores with a jab to the head.
Manison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarpong scores with a hook.
Sarpong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick from Sarpong misses.
A left lands for Manison.
Manison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manison will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sarpong does it's job there.
Sarpong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manison to score with a decent uppercut.
Sarpong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manison under the eye.
Sarpong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manison as he avoids it easily.
Manison misses with a left hand
and Sarpong counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Manison wants to improve his position but Sarpong is controlling well.
Jeffrey Sarpong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sarpong is trying to work for a kimura but Manison is defending well.
Manison moves into full guard.
Sarpong looking to sit in guard and control but Manison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manison is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sarpong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sarpong's back!
Manison doesn't have the hooks in and Sarpong manages to turn into his guard.
Sarpong pushes down on Manison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sarpong wants to take a breather but Manison is having none of it.
Sarpong not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sarpong trying to control the action but Manison is working from the bottom.
Manison is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Manison has hold of Sarpong's hands but Sarpong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sarpong scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manison is looking to escape.
Manison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sarpong is looking to take a break and control but Manison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manison has hold of Sarpong's hands but Sarpong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Manison is looking for a sweep. Sarpong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manison trying to control here.
Manison moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Manison has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sarpong off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
Jeffrey Sarpong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sarpong scores with a leg kick.
Sarpong misses with a shot to the body
and Sarpong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Sarpong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.
Sarpong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sarpong digs a good hook to Manison's body.
Sarpong scores with a nice right hand.
Manison throws a lazy uppercut
and Sarpong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarpong moves in looking to clinch but Manison pushes him off.
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Sarpong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sarpong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Sarpong!
Jeffrey Sarpong is the new middleweight champion!
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