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RC 106 - Ghazala vs. Paco PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Von Hammerstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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206 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Von Hammerstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Preston Brown!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Von Hammerstein misses.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Von Hammerstein to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice combo by Brown! Oh, that's hurt him - Von Hammerstein falls to the canvas and Brown follows him into side control.
Von Hammerstein is rocked!
It looks like Dick Von Hammerstein has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands a strong strike to the head of Von Hammerstein. That's dazed him! Brown looking to finish here. Von Hammerstein is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Brown lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Preston Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebaastian Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebaastian Struve!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner throws a jab when Struve was well out of range.
Struve gets a takedown into half guard.
Winner is trying to control but can't.
Winner is holding on to half guard well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Struve in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner is doing well to control the position and prevent Struve from advancing to side control.
Winner has a hand on Struve's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Struve takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Winner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Struve lands a big elbow.
Winner blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner is desperately trying to improve his position but Struve has a good base and remains in mount.
Struve controlling the pace for now.
Struve has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Struve thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Struve has control of Winner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Winner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Struve breaks from Winner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Struve there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Winner tries to hold on but Struve postures up.
Winner can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struve throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Struve unloading with bombs!
Winner taking shots to the head.
Winner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Struve with a couple of short strikes.
Winner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Struve with a couple of short strikes.
Struve lands a big elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Winner tries to hold on but Struve pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Winner wants to control but Struve is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Struve is pressing down on Winner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Winner is holding on for now.
Winner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Struve's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Struve's back!
Winner lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Struve hold on?!
Winner is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Struve. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Winner lands punches and elbows.
Winner has the hooks in. Struve is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Winner is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Struve as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Winner!
Will Winner go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Winner doesn't have the hooks in and Struve manages to turn into his guard.
Struve trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Struve lands a couple of elbows.
Struve sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Winner pulls Struve in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebaastian Struve 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.
Winner shoots and misses
and Struve counters with a one-two to the body.
Struve gets the takedown into side control.
Sebaastian Struve has got the better of the ground game so far.
Struve trying to control the position but Winner is working away.
Struve working away.
Struve in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Struve trying to control the position but Winner is working away.
Struve slows the pace down.
Struve working away.
Winner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Winner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winner connects with a nice looking jab.
Struve shoots and misses
and Winner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winner misses with a few strikes there.
Winner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struve circles away quickly and effectively.
Struve just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner throws a hook but Struve avoids it easily.
Winner swinging wildly here.
Struve on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Winner misses.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Struve was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
Winner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Struve can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Winner dips to his left and cracks Struve with an uppercut!
Winner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Struve scores with a kick to the body.
Winner throws a hook but Struve blocks it.
A jab from Winner misses.
Winner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Struve gets back to full guard.
Winner is stalling in the full guard.
Struve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner preventing the sweep.
Struve keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Struve being controlled here, momentarily.
Winner lands a couple of digs.
Winner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Winner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Struve's head.
Struve throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Struve looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Struve's guard.
Winner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Winner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Winner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Struve's head.
Winner trying to control the action but Struve is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Winner seems content to control.
Winner winds up and cracks Struve with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Struve with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Winner with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Struve trying to hold on to Winner's head to control him but Winner postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Struve has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Struve there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struve. Winner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struve dodges the punch combination from Winner.
Struve fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Winner misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Struve.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struve manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struve misses with a wild body shot.
Winner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Struve.
A telegraphed right hand from Winner misses the target.
Stan Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Struve gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Winner lands a really nice looking cross but Struve seems unphased.
Struve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Struve throws a looping overhand right but Winner ducks down to avoid it.
Struve fails with a takedown attempt.
Winner slips a straight right by Struve.
Struve tries a head kick but it misses.
Winner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Struve!
Struve tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Winner.
Struve is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner avoids the attempt from Struve to control.
Struve tries to reverse the position but Winner maintains control.
Struve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Struve is looking to escape.
Struve wants to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
Winner lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Winner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Winner lands with some strikes.
Winner breaks from Struve's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winner wants to control the pace but Struve is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Winner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Struve is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Winner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Struve working to try and regain half guard.
Winner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Struve in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winner trying to control but Struve is having none of it.
Struve is in all sorts of trouble here.
Winner lands a big elbow.
Winner lands with some strikes.
Winner controlling from mount.
Winner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salmon Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Staszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Salmon Chase has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salmon Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Staszewski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staszewski looks up at the clock. Bad move! Chase lands a right hand from hell, dropping Staszewski. Chase pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salmon Chase!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Struthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaliy Sitkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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169 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lee Struthers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaliy Sitkin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Struthers circles away.
Struthers misses with a series of wild punches.
Struthers throws a series of punches but Sitkin moves out of range.
Struthers lands with a hook. Sitkin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Struthers looks to land a combination but Sitkin avoids it well.
Struthers fails to land with a series of punches.
Sitkin clinches.
Sitkin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Struthers is trying to keep an underhook but Sitkin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Struthers is trying to stand.
Sitkin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Struthers's head.
Sitkin wants to control but Struthers is keeping him busy.
Sitkin throwing shots but Struthers is blocking nicely.
Struthers pushes Sitkin off and gets back to his feet.
Struthers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Struthers gets underhooks to prevent Sitkin's takedown attempt.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitkin defending well as Struthers loads up on a big left hand.
Sitkin swinging wildly here.
Struthers misses with a combination
and Sitkin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struthers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitkin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitkin ducks under a wild hook from Struthers.
Sitkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Struthers, as that shot connected.
Struthers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sitkin, pushing him back against the cage.
Struthers scores with a hook to the body.
Sitkin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Struthers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struthers cracks Sitkin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitkin blocks a jab.
Sitkin throws out a loose jab but Struthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struthers lands a slapping body shot.
Struthers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Struthers is breathing heavily.
Struthers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Struthers both land. Nice combination.
Struthers lands an overhand right.
A combination from Struthers does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Sitkin.
Struthers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitkin.
Lee Struthers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitkin wants to clinch.
Sitkin clinches with his opponent.
Sitkin fails to pull guard.
Lee Struthers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaliy Sitkin.
Struthers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struthers tests Sitkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struthers looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitkin is just out of range.
Sitkin moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Struthers - that landed with a thud.
Sitkin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Struthers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Struthers digs a right hand into Sitkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sitkin's gas tank.
Struthers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Struthers manages to break the clinch.
Struthers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struthers scores with a three punch combo!
Struthers's corner calls for a 1-2. Struthers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Struthers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Struthers lands a jab-cross combination.
Struthers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Struthers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Struthers!
Struthers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitkin has time to react.
Sitkin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Struthers dips to his left and cracks Sitkin with an uppercut!
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!
Struthers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Struthers lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitkin's head.
Struthers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sitkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Struthers wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struthers makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Struthers is working the combinations to good effect here.
Struthers closes the distance and pushes Sitkin back into the cage.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struthers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Struthers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitkin manages to avoid it.
Sitkin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Struthers is trying to defend but Sitkin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sitkin is looking to take a break and control but Struthers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Struthers kicks Sitkin off and gets back to his feet.
Lee Struthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struthers pushes Sitkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Struthers 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.
Struthers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitkin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Struthers stalks Sitkin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sitkin's face. Sitkin staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Sitkin.
Sitkin clinches.
Struthers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struthers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struthers throws a right hand that Sitkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitkin also avoids with ease.
Sitkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Struthers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struthers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sitkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Struthers pinned against the cage. Struthers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good exchange - Struthers coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struthers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sitkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Struthers.
Sitkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Struthers.
Struthers lands the left hand.
Lee Struthers is winning the standup battle so far.
Struthers closes the distance and clinches.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Struthers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sitkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Struthers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sitkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Struthers.
Sitkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struthers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee Struthers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Struthers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitkin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Struthers breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struthers throws a jab when Sitkin was well out of range.
Struthers tries to clinch up.
Sitkin tries to clinch but Struthers moves out of range.
Struthers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitkin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Struthers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sitkin is defended easily by Struthers.
Lee Struthers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaliy Sitkin.
Struthers stuffs the takedown attempt from Sitkin. Sitkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Struthers moves into range and clinches up with Sitkin.
Struthers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Struthers throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Struthers does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitkin fails to land the takedown.
Struthers cracks Sitkin with an open hand slap.
Struthers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Struthers circles away.
Struthers pushes Sitkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Struthers breaks from the clinch.
Sitkin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Struthers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Struthers sneaks out the side door and pushes Sitkin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Struthers pushes Sitkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Struthers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Struthers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheers as Struthers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sitkin doesn't seem phased though.
Struthers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Struthers misses with a two punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sitkin.
Struthers throws a series of punches but Sitkin avoids them all with ease.
Sitkin throws a head kick that misses.
Struthers closes the distance and clinches.
Struthers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitkin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Struthers tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Struthers loads up on a big right hand but Sitkin slips the punch.
Struthers tries to clinch up
and Sitkin counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Struthers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitkin is looking to clinch.
Struthers lands with a shot to the body.
Struthers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Struthers misses with a wild combination.
Sitkin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Struthers tries to clinch but Sitkin moves out of range.
Sitkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A right-left combo lands from Struthers.
Sitkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struthers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Struthers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sitkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Struthers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Struthers as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struthers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sitkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitkin shoots in but Struthers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Struthers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Struthers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitkin moves away.
Sitkin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Struthers sprawls well initially but Sitkin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sitkin slows the pace down in half guard.
Struthers is not content to let Sitkin control the position.
Struthers has one foot on Sitkin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struthers lands an overhand right.
Struthers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Struthers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
An inside leg kick from Sitkin misses.
Jab, jab by Struthers - just one landing.
Struthers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struthers misses with a hook.
Sitkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Struthers misses the target.
No luck for Sitkin with that takedown attempt.
Struthers throws a right and a left that Sitkin avoids nicely.
Struthers lands a jab to the nose.
Sitkin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sitkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Struthers closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struthers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struthers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Struthers ducks under a wild hook from Sitkin.
Struthers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Struthers takes a swing at Sitkin's ribcage but misses.
Sitkin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Struthers lands a nice hook to Sitkin's body. Sitkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice cross by Struthers.
Struthers misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sitkin.
Lee Struthers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitaliy Sitkin.
Struthers throws a series of punches but Sitkin moves out of range.
Sitkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Struthers drives through and clinches with Sitkin against the cage.
Struthers breaks the clinch.
Lee Struthers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitkin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Struthers is fending him off so far but Sitkin persists. Nope, Struthers circles away and we're back to standing.
Struthers works over Sitkin's head and body with a nice combination.
Sitkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Struthers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitkin at a distance.
Struthers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sitkin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Struthers's half guard.
Sitkin stalling away here and it's allowed Struthers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sitkin looking to sit in guard and control but Struthers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Struthers stands and steps away. Sitkin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vitaliy Sitkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Struthers looks to land a combination. Sitkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Struthers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Struthers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Struthers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lev Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raising Hell. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lev Nikifor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean swinging wildly here.
Nikifor throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Nikifor lands with a shot to the body.
Bean lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Lev Nikifor has been cut.
Bean staying out of range there.
No joy there for Bean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bean looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bean throwing strikes but missing.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikifor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean throws a big right hand that misses.
Bean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nikifor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nikifor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nikifor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nikifor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nikifor slips a straight right by Bean.
Bean slips a straight right by Nikifor.
Nikifor misses with a few strikes there.
Nikifor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bean doesn't seem bothered though.
Bean shoots in but Nikifor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nikifor thows a body shot but no joy.
Nikifor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bean closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bean looks gassed!
Bean trying to mount his opponent but Nikifor defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor wants to get back to his feet.
Bean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nikifor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nikifor has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nikifor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bean.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean wants to take a breather but Nikifor is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean wants to pass the guard but Nikifor is defending well.
Bean is trying to control the action in half guard but Nikifor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Bean does no damage.
Bean misses with an uppercut.
Bean shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nikifor's head.
Nikifor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nikifor wants to get back to full guard.
Bean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor pushes Bean off looking to stand but Bean dives back in and keeps control.
Bean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nikifor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bean on the ground.
Bean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nikifor defending well though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bean explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nikifor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bean on the side of the head.
Bean scores with a leg kick.
Bean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikifor.
Nikifor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Nikifor.
Nikifor throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Bean thuds his shin into the meat of Nikifor's side.
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!
Nikifor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lev Nikifor's cut.
That's time! Nikifor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nikifor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bean.
Bean avoids the body shot from Nikifor.
Bean shoots in looking for a takedown. Nikifor tries to sprawl out of it but Bean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nikifor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bean looks to throw the jab but Nikifor is out of range.
Bean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nikifor.
The fighters circling - Nikifor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikifor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nikifor missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikifor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean staying out of range there.
Bean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nikifor connects with a right hand. Bean shakes it off.
Bean slips under a jab.
Nikifor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Nikifor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikifor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Bean misses.
Nikifor scores with a jab to the body.
Bean misses with a leg kick.
Lev Nikifor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nikifor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Nikifor tries to bum rush Bean with a series of wild strikes but Bean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bean closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nikifor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bean.
Bean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bean is looking to take a break and control but Nikifor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nikifor's head.
Bean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nikifor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nikifor's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bean closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nikifor did well to prevent Bean getting side control.
Bean frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bean breaks from Nikifor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bean breaks from Nikifor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bean lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nikifor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nikifor looks a forlorn figure.
Bean lands with some strikes.
Bean controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean with a couple of short strikes.
Ron Bean has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Bean.
Bean controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lev Nikifor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bean throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bean.
Bean shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nikifor defends it nicely.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Nikifor.
Bean tries to score with a low kick but Nikifor moves his leg out of the way.
Nikifor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nikifor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bean.
Bean feints and as Nikifor raises his hands in defense, Bean changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bean is looking to work some ground and pound but Nikifor has wrist control.
Bean looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bean is in close to Nikifor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bean postures up in Nikifor's guard and throws a big left but Nikifor blocks it.
Nikifor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bean throwing strikes from guard but Nikifor blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bean bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Bean are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bean throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bean cracks Nikifor with a big right hand but Nikifor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bean in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bean wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nikifor, who protects the arm well.
Bean trying to control the position but Nikifor is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bean cracks Nikifor with a big elbow.
Nikifor is trying to work for a sweep but Bean has mounted him!
Bean working the ground and pound effectively.
Bean cracks Nikifor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bean dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nikifor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lev Nikifor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ron Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bean throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bean 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Bean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Streets - Blinded by the Lights. This should be fireworks!
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23
215 lbs
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26
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Boudewijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ham Xu!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn throws a lazy right hand but Xu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xu thumps Boudewijn with a low kick.
Boudewijn throws a jab but it's blocked by Xu.
Boudewijn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boudewijn is looking to clinch but Xu is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Xu.
Boudewijn tries to clinch but Xu is having none of it.
Xu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boudewijn was well out of range. Poor timing from Xu.
Ham Xu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xu throws a head kick but Boudewijn moves out of range.
Boudewijn tries to score with a low kick but Xu moves his leg out of the way.
Boudewijn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boudewijn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Boudewijn misses.
Boudewijn avoids the head kick by Xu.
Xu swings for the body but Boudewijn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xu.
Xu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Xu landing strikes.
Xu wants to control but Boudewijn is keeping him busy.
Boudewijn can't do much from the bottom here.
Boudewijn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Xu off and has taken his back!
Boudewijn avoiding Xu 's attempts to control his hands.
What can Xu do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu wants to escape the position.
Boudewijn is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Xu is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu tries to escape the position.
Boudewijn has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Xu's body.
Boudewijn has the hooks in. Xu is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boudewijn controlling the position well here. Xu rolled but Boudewijn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Xander Boudewijn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice defenses there by Boudewijn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xu tries to land a front kick but Boudewijn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xu throws a shot from downtown. Boudewijn moves away and avoids it.
Xu moves into the clinch.
Xu digs a right hand into Boudewijn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boudewijn's gas tank.
Boudewijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boudewijn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boudewijn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boudewijn swings wildly with an uppercut but Xu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Xu.
Boudewijn looking to throw knees to the head but Xu is blocking nicely.
Boudewijn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xu gets through Boudewijn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boudewijn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boudewijn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boudewijn is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudewijn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xu lands an uppercut.
Xu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xu.
Xu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boudewijn or not.
Xu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Xu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xu lands a really nice looking cross but Boudewijn seems unphased.
Xu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boudewijn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Xu.
Xu moves out of range of the leg kick from Boudewijn.
Nice defenses there by Xu.
The fighters circling - Xu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudewijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boudewijn wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Xu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
Xu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boudewijn circles away.
Xu throws a wild body kick that Boudewijn sees coming a mile off.
Boudewijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xu.
Boudewijn moves in looking to clinch but Xu pushes him off.
Boudewijn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Xu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xu lands a hook that snaps the head of Boudewijn backwards.
Boudewijn lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Xu.
Boudewijn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xu swings wildly with an uppercut but Boudewijn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boudewijn prevents a body shot from Xu.
Xu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boudewijns head.
A short left from Xu.
Boudewijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Xu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boudewijn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boudewijn's head backwards.
Ham Xu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Xu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xu lands with a good body shot.
Xu scores with a hook to the body. Boudewijn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ham Xu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xu lands a jab to Boudewijn's midsection.
Xu digs a good hook to Boudewijn's body.
Xu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boudewijn, pushing him back against the cage.
Xu lands a body shot.
Xu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boudewijn.
Xu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boudewijns head.
Boudewijn prevents the takedown attempt.
Xu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boudewijn backwards.
Xu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boudewijn.
Xu manages to break the clinch.
Xu lands a jab-cross combination.
Xu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu tries to clinch but Boudewijn is having none of it.
Boudewijn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xu counters with a two punch combo.
Xu wants to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Xu.
Boudewijn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xu 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.
Boudewijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xu - that will leave a mark!
Xu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Xu looks to clinch
and Boudewijn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Xu scoring well with a low kick there.
Xander Boudewijn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xu lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudewijn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boudewijn looks to throw the jab but Xu is out of range.
Xu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Xu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boudewijn is keeping the position for now.
Xu throws and elbow that misses. Boudewijn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Xu's guard. Nice move by Boudewijn!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu is trying to control the position but Boudewijn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Xu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boudewijn throws a chopping leg kick but Xu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Xu tries to clinch there but Boudewijn circles away.
Xu misses with a wild combination.
Xu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xu misses the jab.
Boudewijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Xu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn slips a jab and a cross from Xu.
Xu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boudewijn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn throws a lazy right hand but Xu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Boudewijn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xu throws a sloppy head kick and Boudewijn moves out of range easily.
Boudewijn avoids the head kick by Xu.
Boudewijn walks into a jab.
Xu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boudewijn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Xu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Boudewijn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudewijn misses with a leg kick.
Boudewijn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Xu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boudewijn tries to clinch up.
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xu.
Boudewijn is looking to clinch but Xu is avoiding it.
Xu is looking to clinch but Boudewijn is avoiding it.
Boudewijn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Boudewijn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ham Xu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boudewijn throws a leg kick but Xu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xu checks a leg kick nicely.
Xu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boudewijn!
Xu controlling the pace for now.
Xu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Xu controlling from mount.
Xander Boudewijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Xu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boudewijn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ham Xu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Xu 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ham Xu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvin Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allowin Baaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wasa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cock sparrer - Take 'em all. Baaf has chosen 'Wild Boys' by Duran Duran as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Allowin Baaf enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edvin Wasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allowin Baaf!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baaf.
Wasa misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wasa checks a leg kick.
Wasa scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baaf.
Baaf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wasa momentarily.
Wasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Wasa throws a body punch but Baaf moves out of range.
Baaf cracks the inside of Wasa's front leg.
Wasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wasa misses with a body shot.
Baaf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wasa checks a low kick from Baaf.
Baaf tries a head kick but it misses.
Baaf throws a front kick aimed at Wasa's knee but Wasa avoids it well.
Baaf tries to work over Wasa's front leg with a kick but Wasa checks it.
Baaf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baaf throws a leg kick which misses Wasa's front leg but catches the back leg as Wasa tries to avoid it.
Wasa misses with a wild body shot.
Wasa lands with a good body shot.
Wasa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baaf doesn't seem bothered though.
Wasa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wasa tries to bum rush Baaf with a series of wild strikes but Baaf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baaf.
Baaf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick lands from Baaf.
A leg kick checked by Wasa.
Baaf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Wasa.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wasa.
Wasa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baaf scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baaf avoids the body shot from Wasa.
Wasa is looking to wear down Baaf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baaf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wasa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baaf.
Baaf thumps Wasa with a low kick.
Baaf walks into a left hand.
Wasa thows a body shot but no joy.
Baaf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wasa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wasa avoids the body shot from Baaf.
Baaf scoring well with a low kick there.
Wasa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasa cracks Baaf with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baaf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wasa fails to land with a series of punches.
Baaf misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Wasa misses
and Baaf counters with a leg kick.
Wasa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baaf was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasa.
Baaf looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasa is just out of range.
Wasa misses with a body shot.
Wasa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wasa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wasa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baaf to score with a decent uppercut.
Baaf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wasa.
Baaf lands a head shot.
Baaf scoring well with a low kick there.
Wasa misses with a hook. Baaf ducked under it nicely.
Wasa throws a hook but Baaf blocks it.
Baaf works the jab nicely.
Baaf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baaf, right into the meat.
Baaf misses the shot to the body.
Baaf slips under a jab from Wasa.
A shot to the body from Wasa misses
and Baaf counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baaf throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wasa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Baaf lands a really nice looking cross but Wasa seems unphased.
Wasa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wasa swings for the body but Baaf moves out of range.
Baaf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wasa thows a body shot but no joy.
Wasa throws a hook but Baaf avoids it easily.
Baaf is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wasa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baaf throws a leg kick but Wasa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wasa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baaf goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wasa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baaf at a distance.
Wasa lands with a good body shot.
Baaf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baaf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wasa.
Baaf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wasa misses with a few strikes there.
Baaf darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Baaf scores with a leg kick.
Wasa misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Wasa.
Wasa throws a body punch but Baaf moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baaf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wasa takes a swing at Baaf's ribcage but misses.
Wasa misses with a jab to the body
and Baaf counters with a good, hard body kick but Wasa shrugs it off.
Wasa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baaf finds it's way round the side to connect with Wasa's head.
Wasa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Baaf tries to score with a low kick but Wasa moves his leg out of the way.
Baaf bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wasa's head.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baaf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wasa checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasa. Baaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baaf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wasa's sensitive parts.
Edvin Wasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baaf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Baaf throws a leg kick but Wasa moved away.
Wasa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wasa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wasa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wasa throws a combination that misses
enabling Baaf to counter with a crisp jab.
Baaf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allowin Baaf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wasa moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baaf throws out a loose jab but Wasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baaf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baaf throws a front kick aimed at Wasa's knee but Wasa avoids it well.
Baaf throws a jab when Wasa was well out of range.
Wasa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Donk. Wasa catches Baaf right on the button with a cross.
Jab by Baaf.
Wasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wasa. Baaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Wasa.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baaf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allowin Baaf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baaf jabs at Wasa's body.
Baaf wants to land a leg kick but Wasa is out of range.
Wasa misses with a hook to the body
and Baaf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baaf throws a leg kick but Wasa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wasa swings for the body but Baaf moves out of range.
Wasa misses with a jab to the body
and Baaf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baaf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wasa takes a swing at Baaf's ribcage but misses.
Wasa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baaf on the side of the head.
A shot to de liver by Wasa. Beautiful body shot.
Wasa throws a series of punches but Baaf moves out of range.
Baaf gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baaf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wasa's calf.
Wasa throws a lazy right hand but Baaf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Wasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wasa.
Wasa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wasa misses with a hook to the body
and Baaf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wasa lands a glancing blow to the side of Baaf's head.
Wasa takes a swing at Baaf's ribcage but misses.
Wasa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baaf lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wasa will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baaf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasa misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasa lands with a nice body punch.
Wasa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baaf throws a push kick but Wasa slaps the foot to one side.
Baaf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Baaf. That snapped Wasa's head back.
Baaf throws a wild body kick that Wasa sees coming a mile off.
Baaf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wasa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baaf. That one must have hurt.
Baaf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baaf.
Baaf avoids the body shot from Wasa.
Wasa throws a lazy right hand but Baaf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baaf cracks Wasa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wasa misses with a shot to the body
and Baaf counters with a straight right hand.
Wasa takes a swing at Baaf's ribcage but misses.
Wasa misses with a body shot
and Baaf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baaf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wasa misses with a body shot
and Baaf counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baaf lands a nice looking body kick.
Baaf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wasa if he has to take too many more of those.
Baaf thumps Wasa with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa avoids the body shot from Baaf.
Wasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baaf is looking to slow Wasa down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Baaf, right into the meat.
Baaf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Baaf.
Wasa moves forwards but Baaf connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baaf scores with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Baaf. That snapped Wasa's head back.
An inside leg kick lands from Baaf.
Wasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baaf.
Wasa swings for the body but Baaf moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wasa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Baaf scores with a punch to the head.
Baaf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baaf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wasa's calf.
Baaf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Baaf lands a jab to Wasa's midsection.
Wasa loads up on a big right hand but Baaf slips the punch.
Baaf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baaf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wasa misses with a jab to the body
and Baaf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baaf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baaf misses with a few strikes there.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baaf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wasa throws a sloppy body shot
and Baaf counters with a head kick.
Baaf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wasa misses with a body shot.
Baaf avoids the body shot from Wasa.
Baaf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wasa.
Baaf throws a leg kick which misses Wasa's front leg but catches the back leg as Wasa tries to avoid it.
Baaf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baaf is looking to slow Wasa down with leg kicks.
Wasa takes a swing at Baaf's ribcage but misses.
Baaf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasa.
Baaf feints and then cracks Wasa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasa down.
Baaf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wasa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasa walks into a straight right hand from Baaf.
Baaf scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Baaf. That's going to slow Wasa down.
Wasa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allowin Baaf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Baaf throws a leg kick which misses Wasa's front leg but catches the back leg as Wasa tries to avoid it.
Wasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baaf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baaf scores with a spinning back kick!
Wasa avoids the head kick by Baaf.
Wasa throws a right and a left that Baaf avoids nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baaf in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Baaf missing with a left hand there. Wasa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Wasa blocks the low kick.
Baaf misses with a low kick.
Wasa checks a leg kick.
Baaf throws a hook but Wasa avoids it easily.
Wasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Baaf is just out of range.
Wasa lands with a good body shot.
Baaf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick there by Baaf.
Wasa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wasa checks a low kick from Baaf.
Wasa misses with an uppercut.
Baaf misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Wasa.
Baaf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wasa lands a slapping body shot.
Wasa blocks a head kick by Baaf.
Baaf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasa misses with a body punch
and Baaf counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baaf.
Wasa scores with a jab to the body.
Wasa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wasa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wasa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wasa throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Baaf.
Wasa misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Wasa.
Baaf takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baaf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Baaf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edvin Wasa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wasa thows a body shot but no joy.
Wasa lands a slapping body shot.
Baaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baaf.
Wasa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baaf throws out the jab.
Wasa lands a jab to the nose.
Wasa checks a leg kick.
Wasa misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wasa misses with a double jab.
Baaf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wasa.
A jab from Baaf misses.
Wasa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baaf counters with a big head kick but Wasa shrugs it off.
Baaf feints and then cracks Wasa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wasa down.
Some wild striking there from Baaf.
Baaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wasa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baaf moves away.
Allowin Baaf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baaf manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wasa checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baaf.
Baaf slips a straight right by Wasa.
Wasa jabs at Baaf's body.
Wasa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baaf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wasa.
Wasa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wasa thows a body shot but no joy.
Wasa lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Wasa misses the target.
Baaf misses with a low kick.
Wasa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baaf scores with a leg kick.
Wasa lands with a shot to the body.
Wasa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baaf.
Wasa swings for the body but Baaf moves out of range.
Baaf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wasa digs a good hook to Baaf's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasa scores with a hook to the body. Baaf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baaf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wasa misses with a body shot
and Baaf finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Baaf wants to slow Wasa down by chopping away at his legs.
Wasa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Wasa misses
and Baaf makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wasa really felt that one!
Wasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baaf manages to avoid it.
Baaf throws a head kick but Wasa moves out of range.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baaf scoring well with a low kick there.
Wasa thuds his right hand into Baaf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baaf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wasa misses with a body shot.
Wasa throws a hook but Baaf avoids it easily.
Wasa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Baaf cracks Wasa with an open hand slap.
Wasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Baaf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Wasa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Allowin Baaf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baaf 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allowin Baaf!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moses has chosen Black Label Society - too tough to die as his entrance music. John Crichton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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166 lbs
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World class boxer
Very strong |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Crichton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Moses!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Crichton.
It looks like Ricky Moses has been cut.
Crichton throws a jab when Moses was well out of range.
Crichton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moses, pushing him back against the cage.
Crichton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crichton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Crichton - that landed with a thud.
Moses escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crichton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moses walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crichton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crichton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moses connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crichton's hands.
Crichton throws a lazy right hand but Moses sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crichton scores with a hook.
Moses throws the left hand but Crichton avoids the punch easily.
Crichton swings for the body but Moses moves out of range.
Crichton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moses to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crichton is looking to stand up but Moses isn't so interested in that idea.
Crichton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crichton tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moses with a flurry of punches that miss.
Moses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crichton working a defensive guard here.
Moses pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crichton is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moses is fighting to break Crichton's control of his arms but Crichton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moses throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crichton throws a body punch but Moses moves out of range.
John Crichton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crichton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crichton throws the left hand but Moses avoids the punch easily.
Moses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moses tries a head kick but it misses.
Crichton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crichton throws a combination that misses
and Moses counters with a one-two to the body.
Crichton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moses counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crichton lands an overhand right.
Crichton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Crichton.
Moses looks to land a right hand but Crichton moved out of range.
Crichton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crichton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Moses counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crichton thinking.
A punch lands to the side of Moses 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crichton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Crichton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moses avoids the body shot from Crichton.
A cross from Crichton lands.
Moses swings for the body but Crichton moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crichton. Moses does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses lands a head shot.
Moses swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crichton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moses thinking.
Moses looks to throw the jab but Crichton is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Crichton there.
Crichton throws a combination that misses
and Moses counters with a left to the body.
Crichton throws a jab but it's blocked by Moses.
Crichton misses with a wild body shot.
Moses is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crichton.
Moses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crichton takes a swing at Moses's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moses slips under a jab from Crichton.
Moses tries a head kick but it misses.
Crichton throws out a loose jab but Moses uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Crichton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Moses's cut.
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 swing and a miss from Moses.
Moses misses with a body shot
enabling Crichton to counter with a crisp jab.
Crichton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moses takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Moses shoots in for a takedown but Crichton shows good takedown defense.
Crichton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Moses cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crichton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moses shoots in for a takedown but Crichton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crichton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moses was well out of range. Poor timing from Crichton.
Moses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crichton lands a jab.
Crichton blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton walks into a straight right hand from Moses.
Crichton tries to clinch but Moses is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Moses.
Crichton tries to clinch up
letting Moses counter with a right hand.
Crichton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moses throws a front kick that sends Crichton stumbling back into the cage.
Crichton throws a series of punches but Moses moves out of range.
Crichton checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Moses.
Moses tries to bum rush Crichton with a series of wild strikes but Crichton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crichton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crichton throws a sloppy body shot
and Crichton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John Crichton is winning the standup battle so far.
Moses looks for a takedown but Crichton sprawls well.
John Crichton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Moses.
Moses dodges the punch combination from Crichton.
Moses throws a series of punches but Crichton avoids them all with ease.
Crichton is looking to wear down Moses with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crichton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Crichton.
Moses throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crichton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moses throws a hook to the side of Crichton's head but Crichton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moses throws an overhand right that lands on Crichton's shoulder, as Crichton tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crichton lands a jab to the head.
Moses swats away the attempt to clinch by Crichton.
Moses throws a jab when Crichton was well out of range.
Crichton is looking to clinch.
Moses slips a jab from Crichton.
Crichton thows a body shot but no joy.
Crichton throws a hook to the side of Moses's head but Moses sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moses buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Crichton. Beautiful body shot.
Moses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crichton misses with a body punch
and Moses counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton tries to clinch but Moses moves away
and Moses counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crichton misses with a jab to the body
enabling Moses to counter with a crisp jab.
Crichton is rocked!
Moses fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Crichton out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ricky Moses!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat McDermot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danny Henderson's chin.
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pat McDermot!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermot ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson.
McDermot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
Henderson throws a good cross that connects.
Henderson with a jab.
Henderson cracks McDermot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermot manages to avoid it.
McDermot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McDermot's head.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but McDermot seems unphased.
A left lands for Henderson.
McDermot throws a shot from downtown. Henderson moves away and avoids it.
Henderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henderson cracks McDermot with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Henderson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McDermot to stand back up!
McDermot is rocked!
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDermot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
McDermot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDermot thinking.
Henderson connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson moves out of range as McDermot throws a body kick.
McDermot throws a front kick aimed at Henderson's knee but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson scores with a jab. McDermot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDermot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDermot looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDermot takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into McDermot's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. McDermot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDermot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McDermot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDermot is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Danny Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson lands with a good body shot.
McDermot seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McDermot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and McDermot counters with a thumping low kick.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDermot circles away quickly and effectively.
Henderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henderson throws a right and a left that McDermot avoids nicely.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson catches McDermot with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDermot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Henderson takes a swing at McDermot's ribcage but misses.
Henderson scores with a body shot.
Henderson scores with a body shot.
Henderson stalks McDermot and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McDermot's face. McDermot staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Henderson lands a slapping body shot.
Henderson lands a body shot.
McDermot needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson lands a nice hook to McDermot's body. McDermot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDermot.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Henderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
McDermot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson blocks a head kick by McDermot.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henderson throws a series of punches but McDermot avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermot throws a combination that misses
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henderson works McDermot's body with a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped McDermot's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McDermot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson lunges at McDermot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDermot's hand.
McDermot tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Henderson is able to avoid easily.
McDermot moves away from the strike by Henderson.
McDermot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
McDermot walks into a jab.
Danny Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
McDermot throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDermot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDermot is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into McDermot's ribs.
Henderson stuns McDermot with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Henderson. That snapped McDermot's head back.
Henderson lands a really nice looking cross but McDermot seems unphased.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDermot can do to turn this around?
Henderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDermot at a distance.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Henderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermot manages to avoid it.
Henderson lands a jab to McDermot's midsection.
McDermot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Henderson digs a good body shot into McDermot's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes a swing at McDermot's ribcage but misses.
Henderson scores with a jab. McDermot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but McDermot is just out of range.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson scores with a shot to the body.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McDermot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermot manages to avoid it.
Henderson throws a right and a left that McDermot avoids nicely.
McDermot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot walks into a stiff left hand from Henderson.
McDermot misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
McDermot defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermot moves away.
McDermot walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but McDermot is just out of range.
Henderson digs a good body shot into McDermot's ribs.
Henderson is looking to wear down McDermot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McDermot misses with an uppercut. Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but McDermot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McDermot might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Henderson has got the better of the exchanges.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into McDermot's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to bum rush McDermot with a series of wild strikes but McDermot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. McDermot moves away and avoids it.
Henderson throws a hook but McDermot blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDermot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Henderson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson lands an overhand right.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by McDermot.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermot moves away.
Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Henderson swings for the body but McDermot moves out of range.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Pat McDermot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDermot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McDermot.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDermot throws out the jab.
McDermot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McDermot there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDermot works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Danny Henderson has been cut.
An inside leg kick from McDermot misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with McDermot's head.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
McDermot lands with a nice body kick.
McDermot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McDermot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henderson's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDermot.
McDermot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but McDermot ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from McDermot.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDermot on the side of the head.
Henderson lands with an uppercut that bounces McDermot off the cage and back into rage.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDermot.
A left lands for Henderson.
Henderson takes a swing at McDermot's ribcage but misses.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDermot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McDermot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Henderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Henderson scores with a jab. McDermot acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDermot throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danny Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson throws a body punch but McDermot moves out of range.
McDermot misses the jab.
Pat McDermot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot wants to slow Henderson down by chopping away at his legs.
McDermot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
McDermot throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Henderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson throws out a powerful jab.
Henderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDermot. McDermot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McDermot lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Henderson digs a good body shot into McDermot's ribs.
Henderson lands with a hook. McDermot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McDermot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Henderson tests McDermot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDermot was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
McDermot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
McDermot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henderson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McDermot tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Henderson digs a good body shot into McDermot's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pat McDermot.
Well Henderson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Henderson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hussein comes into the arena with Enae Volare Mezzo blaring out of the sound system. Nykanen has chosen Jeff Mills - The Bells as his entrance music. Paco Nykanen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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159 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paco Nykanen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nykanen throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nykanen.
Hussein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nykanen tries a low kick but Hussein avoids it.
Hussein lands a nice shot to the body.
Hussein defending well as Nykanen loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Nykanen misses.
Hussein throws a series of punches but Nykanen avoids them all with ease.
Nykanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Nykanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussein.
Nykanen ducks right into an uppercut from Hussein.
Hussein scores with a jab to the head.
Hussein slips a straight right by Nykanen.
Nykanen avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Nykanen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hussein misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nykanen misses the jab.
Nykanen throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Nykanen blocks a jab.
Nykanen throws an overhand right that lands on Hussein's shoulder, as Hussein tries to avoid the shot.
Nykanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hussein sprawls well. Hussein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nykanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nykanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hussein's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nykanen manages to avoid it.
Nykanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nykanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hussein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nykanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hussein lands with a good body shot.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussein ducks under a wild hook from Nykanen.
Nykanen walks into a jab.
Hussein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nykanen.
Hussein scores with a hook.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
Hussein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nykanen misses with a looping right.
Nykanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein lands with a good body shot.
Hussein slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hussein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nykanen has time to react.
Nykanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Nykanen.
Hussein throws a good cross that connects.
Nykanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nykanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ghazala Hussein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nykanen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hussein throws a good cross that connects.
Hussein scores with a jab.
Nykanen throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein scores with a nice strike.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nykanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
The fighters circling - Nykanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hussein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nykanen on the side of the head.
Nykanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nykanen on the side of the head.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.
Nykanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nykanen stuns Hussein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nykanen throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hussein. That snapped Nykanen's head back.
Hussein thuds a left hand into Nykanen's body.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nykanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nykanen ducks right into an uppercut from Hussein.
Hussein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nykanen.
Nykanen misses with a looping left.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Hussein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein thuds his right hand into Nykanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussein's corner calls for a 1-2. Hussein obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hussein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hussein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nykanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nykanen manages to avoid it.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Nykanen.
Nykanen throws a sloppy head kick and Hussein moves out of range easily.
Nykanen takes one to the chin there.
Hussein with a hook.
Hussein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nykanen.
The fighters circling - Nykanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hussein with a nice cross.
Nykanen throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Nykanen misses the shot to the body.
Hussein slips a straight right by Nykanen.
Hussein digs a good body shot into Nykanen's ribs.
Hussein throws a body punch but Nykanen moves out of range.
Nykanen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nykanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nykanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Nykanen throws a combination that misses
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nykanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussein.
Nykanen throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussein misses with a two punch combination.
Hussein connects with a right hand. Nykanen shakes it off.
Nykanen throws a right hand that Hussein ducks under and follows up with a left that Hussein also avoids with ease.
Hussein misses the body punch
and Nykanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hussein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hussein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hussein manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hussein wants to control but Nykanen has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hussein is trying to control the action in half guard but Nykanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nykanen wants to improve his position but Hussein is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nykanen gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nykanen is trying to keep Hussein in close.
Hussein trying to control the position from guard on top but Nykanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussein thows a big elbow that misses.
Nykanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hussein is aware though and is defending well.
Hussein is looking to work some ground and pound but Nykanen has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hussein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nykanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nykanen throws a combination that misses
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nykanen misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hussein to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Hussein lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by Hussein.
Ghazala Hussein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hussein throws a body punch but Nykanen moves out of range.
Hussein looks to throw the jab but Nykanen is out of range.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Hussein throws a hook but Nykanen blocks it.
Hussein lands with a straight right. Nykanen didn't see that one coming.
Nykanen connects with a single shot there.
Hussein slips a jab from Nykanen.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Hussein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nykanen looks to land a combination but Hussein avoids it well.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Nykanen throws a hook but Hussein avoids it easily.
Nykanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hussein.
Hussein scores with a shot to the body.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nykanen.
A big right from Hussein misses.
Hussein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Hussein. That snapped Nykanen's head back.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nykanen.
Nykanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Nykanen looks to land a left hand but Hussein moved out of range nicely.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nykanen slips under a jab from Hussein.
Hussein connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nykanen throws a series of punches but Hussein avoids them all with ease.
Nykanen slips a jab and a cross from Hussein.
Hussein slips under a jab.
Nykanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hussein slips under a jab from Nykanen.
Hussein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paco Nykanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Hussein.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Hussein lands a body shot.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nykanen.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hussein.
Nykanen misses with a combination
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hussein lands a nice looking body shot.
Hussein misses with a body punch
and Nykanen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hussein takes a swing at Nykanen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein slips a straight right by Nykanen.
A slow jab from Nykanen misses its intended target.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Nykanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussein lands a nice shot that snaps Nykanen's head back.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nykanen.
Hussein cracks Nykanen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nykanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nykanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nykanen throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A shot to the body from Nykanen misses
and Hussein counters with a series of strikes. Nykanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Nykanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nykanen blocks a jab.
Hussein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein punishes Nykanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Nykanen misses with a double jab.
Hussein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nykanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nykanen defending well as Hussein loads up on a big left hand.
Nykanen misses with a looping right.
Nykanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hussein at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nykanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Hussein lands an overhand right.
Jab from Hussein.
Hussein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hussein digs a good body shot into Nykanen's ribs.
Hussein takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hussein takes a swing at Nykanen's ribcage but misses.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Nykanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nykanen momentarily.
Nykanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hussein.
Hussein digs a good hook to Nykanen's body.
Nykanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Hussein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hussein jabs at Nykanen's body.
Nykanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Nykanen.
Hussein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Nykanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hussein was well out of range. Poor timing from Nykanen.
Hussein avoids the body shot from Nykanen.
Hussein with a jab.
Nykanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussein.
Nykanen scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hussein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hussein misses with a hook. Nykanen ducked under it nicely.
Hussein misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen throws a hook but Hussein blocks it.
Nykanen throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Nykanen throws a sloppy body shot
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
Nykanen avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nykanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hussein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hussein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nykanen.
Nykanen shoots in and drives through. Hussein sprawls well.
Hussein scores with a jab. Nykanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nykanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hussein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nykanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Nykanen.
Nykanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nykanen throws a shot from downtown. Hussein moves away and avoids it.
Nykanen shoots in but Hussein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nykanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nykanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nykanen misses with a double jab
and Hussein counters with a two punch combo.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nykanen moves away.
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Hussein lands a slapping body shot.
Hussein lands a right hook to the body.
Hussein wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nykanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nykanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hussein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hussein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nykanen.
Donk. Hussein catches Nykanen right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Hussein.
Nykanen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hussein scores with a sloppy right hand. Nykanen should have avoided that one.
Hussein moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hussein lands a jab to Nykanen's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Nykanen is just out of range.
Nykanen motions for Hussein to come forward. Nykanen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hussein jabs Nykanen right on the nose. Nykanen blinks but takes it well.
Hussein fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hussein needs to keep his hands up - Nykanen had a free shot at his head there.
Hussein takes a swing at Nykanen's ribcage but misses.
Hussein moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Hussein both land. Nice combination.
Nykanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Nykanen misses with a wild body shot.
Nykanen tries to move into range but Hussein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hussein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Nykanen.
Nykanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Nykanen.
A punch combination from Nykanen misses.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nykanen manages to avoid it.
Hussein fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nykanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hussein finds it's target.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Nykanen.
Nykanen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hussein counters with a three punch combo that has Nykanen backing up. Nykanen nods at Hussein to acknowledge the strikes.
Nykanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nykanen shoots and misses
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nykanen can do to turn this around?
Nykanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nykanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hussein throws a one two combo.
Hussein lands the left hand.
Nykanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
Hussein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nykanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hussein.
Nykanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
Nykanen throws out a loose jab but Hussein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein lands a jab to the nose.
Hussein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nykanen.
Nykanen takes one on the button.
Hussein connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nykanen.
Hussein lands a nice hook to Nykanen's body. Nykanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nykanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hussein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nykanen lands an overhand right.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Nykanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nykanen misses the body punch
and Hussein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Hussein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nykanen doesn't seem phased though.
Nykanen throws a series of strikes that have Hussein backpedaling.
Hussein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nykanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nykanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nykanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen throws a combination. Hussein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of Nykanen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hussein bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nykanen's head backwards.
Hussein thuds his right hand into Nykanen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hussein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nykanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hussein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nykanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hussein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hussein lands with a nice body punch.
Hussein walks into a stiff left hand from Nykanen.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein slips a jab from Nykanen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nykanen walks into a left hand.
Hussein scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Nykanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hussein manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein had his way with Paco Nykanen in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hussein connects with a body shot.
Hussein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussein throws out a powerful jab.
Nykanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hussein.
Hussein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nykanen.
Nykanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nykanen counters with a shoot takedown. Hussein fights it but they end up in guard.
Hussein is trying to control the position but Nykanen postures up.
Nykanen throws and elbow that misses. Hussein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nykanen's guard. Nice move by Hussein!
Hussein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nykanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hussein has managed to get both his arms back between Nykanen's legs - danger averted.
Hussein looking to pass the guard.
Nykanen wants to sweep here but Hussein controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hussein defends well.
Nykanen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nykanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nykanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hussein scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nykanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hussein moves away from the strike by Nykanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussein connects with the punch.
Nykanen walks into a straight right hand from Hussein.
Nykanen tries for a takedown but Hussein circles away easily
and Hussein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nykanen thinking.
Nykanen takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nykanen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hussein to score with a decent uppercut.
Nykanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hussein lands with a straight right. Nykanen didn't see that one coming.
Nykanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hussein.
Nykanen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hussein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hussein lands a nice looking body shot.
Nykanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice straight punches there by Hussein. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hussein.
Good standup being displayed there by Hussein as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein slips a jab and a cross from Nykanen.
Nykanen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hussein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nykanen misses with a hook. Hussein ducked under it nicely.
Hussein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nykanen.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paco Nykanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussein tries to bum rush Nykanen with a series of wild strikes but Nykanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nykanen missing with a left hand there. Hussein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hussein throws a shot from downtown. Nykanen moves away and avoids it.
Hussein jabs Nykanen right on the nose. Nykanen blinks but takes it well.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nykanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hussein finds it's way round the side to connect with Nykanen's head.
Nice cross by Hussein.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hussein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hussein connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussein. Nykanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nykanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hussein is just out of range.
Hussein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nykanen throws out the jab.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Nykanen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hussein defends it nicely.
Nykanen looks for a takedown but Hussein sprawls well.
Ghazala Hussein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ghazala Hussein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paco Nykanen.
A shot to de liver by Hussein. Beautiful body shot.
Hussein jabs Nykanen right on the nose. Nykanen blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Hussein.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nykanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nykanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazala Hussein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hussein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazala Hussein!
Ghazala Hussein retains his lightweight title!
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