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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isfel Gurgaram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gurgaram comes to the cage accompanied by Hymne national Bulgare. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isfel Gurgaram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mcgregor.
Mcgregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gurgaram, pushing him back against the cage.
Gurgaram successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mcgregor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mcgregor has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gurgaram to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mcgregor is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gurgaram pulls down on the head and he's put Mcgregor to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Isfel Gurgaram!
After winning the bout, Isfel Gurgaram thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juho Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juho Koski struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Juho Koski told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Derrick Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Juho Koski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tests Koski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koski looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly connects with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Koski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A right-left combo lands from Kelly.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Koski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski dodges an elbow strike from Kelly.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koski breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Kelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly lands a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Derrick Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Koski. Those never looked like landing.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kelly duly obliges.
Kelly lands a left and a right that send Koski crashing to the mat, dazed. Kelly thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a right and a left that Koski avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Kelly - just one landing.
Koski is rocked!
Kelly throws a series of punches but Koski moves out of range.
Koski is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly pushes Koski away with a front kick.
Kelly connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Koski tumbling to the canvas! Kelly pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Koski was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Derrick Kelly!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grister Charnstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Spears (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denzel Spears will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grister Charnstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Spears!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charnstrom looks to land a right hand but Spears moved out of range.
Spears wants to clinch up but Charnstrom keeps it at a distance.
Charnstrom throws a hook but Spears blocks it.
Spears fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Spears.
It looked like Charnstrom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spears drives through and clinches with Charnstrom against the cage.
Spears misses with a knee strike.
Charnstrom tries a knee to the head but Spears blocks it.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but Charnstrom blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charnstrom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spears is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Charnstrom tries to land knees in the clinch but Spears avoids the damage to the body.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charnstrom.
Spears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spears fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charnstrom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spears up against the cage.
Charnstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charnstrom feints a jab promting Spears to slip. Charnstrom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spears slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Charnstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Charnstrom looks to land a left hand but Spears moved out of range nicely.
Charnstrom throws the left hand but Spears avoids the punch easily.
Spears changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grister Charnstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves away
and Charnstrom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charnstrom is looking to score with low kicks.
Charnstrom thuds a left hand into Spears's body.
Charnstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Charnstrom is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Spears tries to clinch
and Charnstrom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Charnstrom misses the target.
Charnstrom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charnstrom connects with a right hand. Spears shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spears closes the distance looking to clinch
and Charnstrom counters with a straight right hand.
Charnstrom throws a jab when Spears was well out of range.
Charnstrom moves out of range as Spears strikes.
Jab by Charnstrom.
Charnstrom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spears tries to clinch up.
Spears just misses with a punch to the body.
Charnstrom connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spears momentarily.
Charnstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spears is looking to clinch.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charnstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spears doesn't manage to clinch there - Charnstrom circles away.
Charnstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charnstrom seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Spears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spears uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charnstrom.
Spears wants to counter with a clinch but Charnstrom pushes him away.
Spears dodges the punch combination from Charnstrom.
Spears tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Charnstrom is looking to counter punch.
Charnstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Spears shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Charnstrom counter with a right hand.
Spears walks into a left hand.
Charnstrom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Charnstrom swinging wildly here.
Spears tries to clinch there but Charnstrom circles away.
Spears takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charnstrom loads up on a big right hand but Spears slips the punch.
Spears wants to clinch up but Charnstrom keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Charnstrom misses its target.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charnstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charnstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charnstrom 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 shot to the liver by Charnstrom. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Charnstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Spears is just out of range.
Spears tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charnstrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charnstrom swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Spears tries to clinch there but Charnstrom circles away.
Spears shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Charnstrom sprawls well. Charnstrom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spears gets slowly back to his feet.
Grister Charnstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Spears.
Spears looks winded!
Charnstrom lands a leg kick that knocks Spears off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grister Charnstrom dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spears connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves away
and Charnstrom counters with a head kick. That will keep Spears thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Charnstrom has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Charnstrom.
Charnstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spears manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charnstrom.
Spears steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charnstrom.
Spears moves into the clinch successfully.
Spears misses with a knee to the head.
Spears tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spears breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charnstrom throws a leg kick but Spears sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Spears tries to counter it with a takedown but Charnstrom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Charnstrom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spears moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grister Charnstrom is winning the standup battle so far.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charnstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charnstrom throws a wild body kick that Spears sees coming a mile off.
Spears keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charnstrom.
Charnstrom throws a right and a left that Spears avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Charnstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Spears's shoulder, as Spears tries to avoid the shot.
Spears darts in trying to clinch
and Spears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charnstrom lands with an uppercut that bounces Spears off the cage and back into range.
Spears tries to close the distance and clinch but Charnstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charnstrom misses with an uppercut. Spears saw that one coming.
And Spears tries to counter it with a takedown but Charnstrom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spears is looking to clinch but Charnstrom is avoiding it.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves away
letting Charnstrom counter with a right hand.
Spears rushes Charnstrom and presses him up against the cage.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Charnstrom lands a knee to the body.
Spears looking to throw knees to the head but Charnstrom is blocking nicely.
Spears is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears misses with a knee to the head.
Charnstrom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charnstrom.
Spears is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charnstrom is defending well for now.
Spears misses with a knee strike.
Spears tries a knee to the head but Charnstrom blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charnstrom has Spears pressed against the cage.
Spears tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charnstrom stalling.
Spears throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charnstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Charnstrom stalling.
Spears being controlled against the cage.
Charnstrom seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Spears is looking to control Charnstrom's arms but Charnstrom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spears has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charnstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Spears trying to control the position but instead, Charnstrom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spears into the cage.
Spears throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charnstrom blocks it with crossed arms.
Spears is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charnstrom is keeping busy.
Charnstrom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spears can do to turn this around?
Spears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charnstrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spears.
Spears with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spears avoiding damage as Charnstrom throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spears tries to land a knee to the head but Charnstrom blocks with his arms.
Spears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spears with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charnstrom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Charnstrom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charnstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charnstrom has Spears pushed against the cage.
Denzel Spears seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Charnstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spears fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charnstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Spears's shoulder, as Spears tries to avoid the shot.
Spears tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charnstrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Charnstrom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grister Charnstrom 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. And we move into the final round!
Charnstrom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spears is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Charnstrom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spears.
Charnstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spears wants to clinch
and Charnstrom counters with a straight right hand.
Spears tries to clinch up
and Charnstrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spears tries to move into range but Charnstrom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Charnstrom throws a low kick but Spears moves out of range easily.
Spears avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spears darts in trying to clinch
and Charnstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Spears takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charnstrom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spears on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spears looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charnstrom cracks a nice hook into Spears's ribs.
Spears drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Charnstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spears throws a lazy uppercut
and Spears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spears avoids the head kick by Charnstrom.
Charnstrom throws the left hand but Spears avoids the punch easily.
Spears moves into the clinch.
Spears being controlled against the cage.
Spears using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charnstrom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Charnstrom.
Spears escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charnstrom looks to land a right hand but Spears moved out of range.
Grister Charnstrom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charnstrom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spears back to the cage. Charnstrom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charnstrom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charnstrom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spears wants to clinch but Charnstrom slips to the side
and Charnstrom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Denzel Spears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spears tries to clinch up
and Charnstrom counters with a two punch combo.
Spears tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charnstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charnstrom throws a jab when Spears was well out of range.
Charnstrom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spears defending well as Charnstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Spears staying out of range there.
Spears fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spears stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charnstrom.
Spears tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charnstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom moves out of range.
Charnstrom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Charnstrom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spears slips under a jab from Charnstrom.
Spears is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Charnstrom stuffs the takedown attempt from Spears. Spears gets slowly back to his feet.
Charnstrom appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spears shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charnstrom misses with a straight right.
Spears feints the counter takedown.
Charnstrom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spears manages to avoid it.
Spears has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Spears moves in looking to clinch but Charnstrom pushes him off.
Spears tries to clinch up.
Charnstrom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spears tries to clinch but Charnstrom is having none of it.
Charnstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charnstrom cracks a nice hook into Spears's ribs.
Charnstrom scores with a body shot.
Spears has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charnstrom.
Charnstrom misses the shot to the body.
Spears throws a poor cross that misses
and Charnstrom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spears has Charnstrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spears fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charnstrom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Charnstrom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spears up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Spears throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grister Charnstrom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Charnstrom, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grister Charnstrom!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Pang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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132 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdi Ahmed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Pang!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ahmed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahmed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahmed lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Pang.
Ahmed throwing a counter right hand but Pang manages to avoid it.
Ahmed avoids a kick to the body.
Pang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pang misses with a combination
and Ahmed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahmed lands with a right hand.
Ahmed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pang tries to clinch up.
Ahmed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pang on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Ahmed. Those never looked like landing.
Ahmed scores with a hook.
Ahmed stuns Pang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahmed lands with a good body shot.
Lee Pang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Pang. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pang.
We've been informed that Pang has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An inside leg kick from Pang misses.
Pang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pang throws a sloppy head kick and Ahmed moves out of range easily.
Pang throws a series of punches but Ahmed moves out of range.
Pang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahmed counters with a nice body shot.
Ahmed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahmed has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Pang misses
and Ahmed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ahmed counters with a right hand to the body.
Pang misses with a kick to the body
and Ahmed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ahmed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pang was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahmed.
Pang throws a fast counter high kick but Ahmed manages to duck under it in time.
Ahmed lands with a good body shot.
Pang throws a head kick that misses.
Ahmed moves out of range of the body kick.
Pang tries to land a body kick
and Ahmed counters with a single leg into guard. Pang didn't expect that.
Pang is looking to stand back up but Ahmed counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmed slips a nice elbow through Pang's hands, connecting with Pang's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Ahmed seems content to control.
Pang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ahmed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ahmed.
Ahmed perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi Ahmed dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ahmed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pang's waist but Pang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ahmed off to one side.
Pang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ahmed appears to be looking for a big counter.
A head kick misses from Pang.
Ahmed swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pang closes the distance but Ahmed moves to the side
and Ahmed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pang misses with a kick to the body
and Ahmed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pang's guard.
Pang trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmed passes Pang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdi Ahmed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pang has a hand on Ahmed's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ahmed takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ahmed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pang is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ahmed controlling the pace for now.
Ahmed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pang for as long as he can get away with.
Ahmed prevents Pang from getting the reversal.
Ahmed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed prevents Pang from getting the reversal.
Pang is breathing heavily.
Ahmed controlling his opponent.
Ahmed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pang can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ahmed quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ahmed but it's paid off an Pang is forced to tap! Nice work by Ahmed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abdi Ahmed!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdi Ahmed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brano Mc Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Akenzua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brano Mc Gregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brano Mc Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Akenzua!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akenzua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mc Gregor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mc Gregor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akenzua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mc Gregor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Akenzua is defended easily by Mc Gregor.
Mc Gregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mc Gregor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Akenzua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akenzua wants to stand up but Mc Gregor is controlling him.
Mc Gregor chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mc Gregor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mc Gregor swings around for an armbar but Akenzua sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mc Gregor's guard.
Mc Gregor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Akenzua off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Mc Gregor darts in and clinches Akenzua up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akenzua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mc Gregor prevents it.
Akenzua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brano Mc Gregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Akenzua.
Mc Gregor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Akenzua uses from the top position.
Akenzua thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akenzua wants to control from the top but Mc Gregor keeps moving.
Mc Gregor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Akenzua stacks Mc Gregor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Akenzua!
Mc Gregor manages to work his way to half guard, despite Akenzua's best efforts.
Mc Gregor is trying to get back to full guard.
Mc Gregor gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akenzua prevents Mc Gregor from getting back to his feet.
Akenzua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mc Gregor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akenzua has managed to get both his arms back between Mc Gregor's legs - danger averted.
Mc Gregor wants to sweep but no luck.
Mc Gregor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Akenzua advances to half guard.
Mc Gregor trying to hold on to Akenzua's head to control him but Akenzua postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mc Gregor is pressing down on Akenzua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Akenzua wants to stand but Mc Gregor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Akenzua looks winded!
Mc Gregor working for a triangle but Akenzua defends it easily.
Mc Gregor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akenzua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mc Gregor wants to sweep here but Akenzua controlling him for the moment.
Mc Gregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Akenzua is looking to pass into half guard but Mc Gregor pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mc Gregor is in guard.
Mc Gregor wants to pass the guard but Akenzua is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor passes Akenzua's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mc Gregor is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Akenzua to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Mc Gregor wants to stand but Akenzua is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mc Gregor is working Akenzua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mc Gregor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mc Gregor trying to control but Akenzua is working from the bottom.
Mc Gregor looking to pass the guard.
Mc Gregor stays in close to Akenzua's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brano Mc Gregor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mc Gregor has managed to clinch.
Akenzua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mc Gregor tries to score a body lock takedown but Akenzua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mc Gregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akenzua lands a leg kick that knocks Mc Gregor off balance momentarily.
Mc Gregor darts in and clinches Akenzua up against the cage.
Mc Gregor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akenzua backwards.
Mc Gregor wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mc Gregor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mc Gregor prevents Akenzua from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akenzua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mc Gregor prevents it.
Mc Gregor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akenzua is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mc Gregor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Gregor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mc Gregor manages to break the clinch.
Mc Gregor closes the distance and clinches.
Mc Gregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Akenzua backwards.
Mc Gregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mc Gregor clinches up against the cage.
Mc Gregor wants to break free but Akenzua has control.
Akenzua tries to pull guard but Mc Gregor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brano Mc Gregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Akenzua.
Mc Gregor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Akenzua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mc Gregor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Akenzua is breathing heavily.
Mc Gregor rushes Akenzua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mc Gregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akenzua backwards.
Mc Gregor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mc Gregor tries to break the clinch but Akenzua is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Akenzua after a bit of a struggle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mc Gregor.
Mc Gregor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mc Gregor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mc Gregor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brano Mc Gregor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mc Gregor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Akenzua has passed into side control.
Mc Gregor tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Akenzua presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mc Gregor regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akenzua tries to stand and escape but Mc Gregor is controlling the position.
Mc Gregor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Akenzua lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Akenzua wants to take a breather but Mc Gregor is having none of it.
Mc Gregor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Akenzua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mc Gregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mc Gregor is trying to control the position but Akenzua postures up.
Mc Gregor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Akenzua passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Gregor is pressing down on Akenzua's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mc Gregor is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Akenzua has his hands clasped together but Mc Gregor extends and breaks Akenzua's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mc Gregor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brano Mc Gregor!
A determined Brano Mc Gregor didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Genaro Capotella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosworth Van Mahallusen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capotella comes to the cage accompanied by Scampia 167. Bosworth Van Mahallusen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Genaro Capotella's chin.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genaro Capotella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bosworth Van Mahallusen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Mahallusen fails with the takedown.
Van Mahallusen tries to clinch
and Capotella counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Mahallusen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Mahallusen fails with the takedown
enabling Capotella to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Mahallusen closes the distance but Capotella moves to the side
and Capotella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Capotella seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Mahallusen tries to clinch
enabling Capotella to counter with a crisp jab.
Capotella stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Mahallusen. Van Mahallusen gets slowly back to his feet.
Genaro Capotella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosworth Van Mahallusen.
Van Mahallusen fails with the takedown
and Capotella counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bosworth Van Mahallusen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Mahallusen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Capotella paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capotella thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Mahallusen has his takedown stuffed
and Capotella counters with a left to the body.
Capotella scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Mahallusen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Mahallusen looks to clinch
and Capotella counters with a left to the body.
Van Mahallusen misses with a takedown attempt - Capotella sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Capotella throws a hook but Van Mahallusen avoids it easily.
Van Mahallusen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Mahallusen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Capotella counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Capotella throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Mahallusen shoots in for a takedown but Capotella shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Capotella throws a hook but Van Mahallusen blocks it.
Capotella keeps the fight on the outside.
Capotella throws a big counter combination but Van Mahallusen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Mahallusen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Capotella to counter with a crisp jab.
Capotella is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Mahallusen looks winded!
Capotella slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Mahallusen is rocked!
Capotella circles away from the clinch attempt
and Capotella counters with a big right hand! Oh Van Mahallusen is in trouble here! Capotella follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genaro Capotella!
Genaro Capotella very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leati Anoai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivar Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leati Anoai!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johansson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anoai controls Johansson momentarily but Johansson frees himself.
Johansson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Anoai trying to keep a closed guard but Johansson is proving a slippery customer.
Johansson preventing the sweep.
Johansson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johansson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anoai is trying to keep Johansson in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Anoai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anoai is trying to control the action in half guard but Johansson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson lands with a few short shots to the body.
Anoai wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
Johansson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anoai wants to pass the guard but Johansson is defending well.
Anoai wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
Johansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anoai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anoai is keen to just control but Johansson is a slippery customer.
Anoai is looking to stall here but Johansson recovers full guard.
Johansson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Anoai trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anoai is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johansson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johansson has escaped and now he's on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anoai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anoai controls Johansson momentarily but Johansson frees himself.
Anoai controlling Johansson's posture.
Anoai working a defensive guard here.
Anoai lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anoai is stalling in the full guard.
Anoai trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anoai is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anoai controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anoai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johansson keeping moving, preventing Anoai from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anoai content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Johansson has locked up a guillotine! Johansson's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Anoai is holding on here and Johansson must be using up a lot of energy. Anoai has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Johansson gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivar Johansson!
A very excited looking Ivar Johansson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Sippilae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Sizov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Sippilae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Sizov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sippilae counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sippilae.
Sippilae got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sizov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sippilae has managed to get both his arms back between Sizov's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sizov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sizov is working an open guard so Sippilae takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Sizov.
We've been told by Sippilae's head coaches at Cozad MMA Helsinki that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sizov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sippilae appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sippilae fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sizov sprawls well initially but Sippilae persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sizov with the active half guard here but Sippilae passes nicely into side control.
Sizov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sizov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sizov wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Sippilae has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Sizov's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Sizov is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Sippilae!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Juha Sippilae!
Juha Sippilae is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gay Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kronin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronin has chosen Rocking from Riga as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gay Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kronin!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear misses with an uppercut.
Kronin throws a big shot that misses.
Bear rushes Kronin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bear fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bear manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bear looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bear throws an elbow but misses.
Bear lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear tightens his grip and picks Kronin up, before dumping him to the ground. Kronin manages to land in guard.
Bear engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kronin has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hammer and fickle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bear drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bear jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bear trying to control but Kronin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kronin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kronin breaks from the clinch.
Bear tries to clinch up but Kronin circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Kronin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kronin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kronin misses with an uppercut.
Bear circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bear feints and as Kronin raises his hands in defense, Bear changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kronin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bear. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bear trying to control but Kronin is working from the bottom.
Kronin trying to keep a closed guard but Bear is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kronin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Bear is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Fight Factory that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear wants to control from the top but Kronin keeps moving.
Bear tries to free his leg and advance position but Kronin is retaining full guard.
Bear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bear loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bear preventing the sweep.
Bear is pushing down on Kronin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kronin is fighting to maintain full guard but Bear has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bear is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to control. Kronin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bear is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kronin sees it coming and defends easily.
Bear thows a huge punch but Kronin dodges it nicely.
Bear lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bear connects with a nice short shot to Kronin's temple.
Bear is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kronin tries to kick Bear off but Bear keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kronin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kronin is keeping the position for now.
Kronin wants to sweep but no luck.
Kronin keeping full guard, as Bear tries to pass.
Bear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Kronin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear throws a strike but Kronin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Kronin from controlling successfully.
Bear looking for a sweep. Not yet Bear, not yet.
Kronin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bear is proving hard to escape from.
Bear looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kronin stopping the sweep attempt from Bear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Bear 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.
Bear has Kronin up against the cage in a clinch.
Kronin avoids the elbow strike from Bear, against the cage.
Kronin breaks from the clinch.
Bear moves into range and clinches up with Kronin.
Bear prevents Kronin from breaking the clinch.
Kronin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bear pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bear drives through with a takedown into Kronin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kronin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bear off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kronin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kronin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bear to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kronin keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bear slips nicely into half guard.
Bear is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bear wants to work for an arm triangle but Kronin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bear is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bear seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kronin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kronin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bear is working away from the top position though.
Bear slips a nice elbow through Kronin's hands, connecting with Kronin's forehead.
Bear takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bear is looking for a kimura but Kronin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bear to get the leverage.
Bear is trying to work for a kimura but Kronin is defending well.
Kronin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bear is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bear is looking for a kimura here.
Bear trying to control the action but Kronin is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bear is trying to control the action in half guard but Kronin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kronin wants to control but Bear is keeping busy.
Bear throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kronin has hold of Bear's hands but Bear slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bear has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bear trying to control the action but Kronin is working from the bottom.
Bear looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kronin trying to control from the bottom.
Bear throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kronin trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronin tries to get to full guard but Bear has control of the leg.
Kronin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bear.
Bear not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bear working over Kronin with some ground and pound. Kronin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Bear is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kronin is defending against the submission attempts here by Bear.
Bear is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kronin keeps working.
Bear is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kronin is just riding it out for now. Bear eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Bear dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bear shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kronin is trying to keep Bear in close.
Bear prevents Kronin from getting back to his feet.
Gay Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear drops back looking for a leg! Kronin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kronin manages to kick Bear off! Bear jumps back into Kronin's guard.
Kronin pulls Bear in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronin controls Bear momentarily but Bear frees himself.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Kronin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bear forces his way into half guard.
Bear is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kronin can do to turn this around?
Bear thows a huge punch but Kronin dodges it nicely.
Bear is looking for a kimura here.
Bear is looking for a kimura here.
Bear is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kronin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gay Bear!
Gay Bear is the new bantamweight champion!
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