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GFC 13: Carter va Kint PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Cambi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirk Cambi 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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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gilbert De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Cambi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cambi is looking to clinch.
Cambi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De La Cruz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De La Cruz lands in his opponent's guard.
De La Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Cambi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De La Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Cambi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cambi manages to kick De La Cruz off! De La Cruz jumps back into Cambi's guard.
De La Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Cambi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cambi manages to kick De La Cruz off! De La Cruz jumps back into Cambi's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cambi is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. De La Cruz yanks on the arm and Cambi is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by De La Cruz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gilbert De La Cruz!
Gilbert De La Cruz took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Kozlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kozlow kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ides of Light - Jucifer. The crowd seem to be enjoying Frost's choice of entrance music: Hits from the bong - Cypress Hill. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krzysztof Kozlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Frost!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlow scores with a nice strike.
Kozlow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Golden Harvest in the buildup to the fight.
Frost misses with the combination.
Frost moves out of range as Kozlow strikes.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Kozlow.
Kozlow throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Kozlow dodges the punch combination from Frost.
Kozlow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Kozlow quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kozlow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kozlow.
Frost attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Frost misses with a combination
and Kozlow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Frost's knee momentarily.
Frost throws a series of punches but Kozlow avoids them all with ease.
Frost throws a combination. Kozlow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws out a loose jab but Kozlow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frost tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frost looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozlow is just out of range.
Kozlow scores with a kick to the body.
Kozlow takes one to the chin there.
Kozlow scores with a push kick.
Kozlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kozlow looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Kozlow moved out of range nicely.
Kozlow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the cage.
Kozlow lands a nice uppercut.
Kozlow manages to break the clinch.
Kozlow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Frost connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kozlow scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kozlow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kozlow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frost takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost punishes Kozlow's body with a nice straight punch.
Frost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kozlow. Kozlow obviously looking to wear him down.
Frost's coach down at FIERCE was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Frost's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Frost throws a series of punches but Kozlow moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Frost.
A clash of legs there as Kozlow blocks the low kick.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Kozlow half committed to a counter leg kick.
Frost tries to bum rush Kozlow with a series of wild strikes but Kozlow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kozlow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Kozlow cracks the inside of Frost's front leg.
Frost throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frost misses with a hook. Kozlow ducked under it nicely.
Kozlow lands with a right hand.
It looks like Steven Frost has been cut.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kozlow circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost throws a combination that misses
and Kozlow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kozlow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kozlow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kozlow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Frost looks to land a combination but Kozlow avoids it well.
Frost misses with a right hand
enabling Kozlow to counter with a crisp jab.
Kozlow lands a lovely overhand right.
Frost is rocked!
The fighters circling - Kozlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frost is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can Kozlow finish him?
A big left from Kozlow misses.
Kozlow cracks Frost with an open hand slap.
Frost slips under a jab.
Frost is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Kozlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost misses with a combination
and Kozlow moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kozlow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozlow's elbow.
Frost seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
Kozlow breaks the clinch.
Frost cracks Kozlow with an open hand slap.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kozlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost tries to bum rush Kozlow with a series of wild strikes but Kozlow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost swinging wildly here.
Kozlow swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Kozlow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Frost momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Kozlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Frost is just out of range.
Kozlow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frost's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frost takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Krzysztof Kozlow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven Frost'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 slapping leg kick lands for Kozlow.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlow.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Kozlow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kozlow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Frost throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kozlow 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.
The fighters circling - Frost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Kozlow slips the punch.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Kozlow is just out of range.
Frost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kozlow.
Frost pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Frost does it's job there.
Kozlow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlow throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost throws out a counter right but Kozlow avoids it with no problem.
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frost throws a right and a left that Kozlow avoids nicely.
Frost throws out a leg kick but Kozlow moves out of range and Frost only half commits.
Steven Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kozlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Frost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kozlow counters by moving into the clinch.
A short left from Kozlow.
Frost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kozlow.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Kozlow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frost scores with a jab to the head.
Steven Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kozlow. Kozlow obviously looking to wear him down.
Frost throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Frost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kozlow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Kozlow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Frost thuds a left hand into Kozlow's body.
Kozlow scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Frost is predictable there
and Kozlow counters by clinching up.
Kozlow is leaning against Frost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kozlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Frost misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlow scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Still in the clinch, Kozlow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kozlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kozlow is looking to slow Frost down with leg kicks.
Donk. Kozlow catches Frost right on the button with a cross.
Kozlow connects with a leg kick. Frost looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Frost thows a leg kick but Kozlow checks it
and Kozlow counters with a low kick, right behind Frost 's knee.
Frost misses with the combination.
Kozlow scores with a sloppy right hand. Frost should have avoided that one.
Krzysztof Kozlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Kozlow with a jab.
Frost blocks a jab.
Kozlow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frost's calf.
Frost throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kozlow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kozlow.
Krzysztof Kozlow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kozlow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kozlow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kozlow's elbow.
Kozlow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Kozlow.
Frost tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kozlow has him pressed against the cage.
Kozlow stalling the fight.
Frost tries to break free but Kozlow pushes him back against the cage.
Kozlow lands an uppercut.
Kozlow scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Kozlow.
Kozlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Kozlow.
Kozlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frost backwards.
Kozlow creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Frost with a big uppercut! Frost tries to clinch up but Kozlow pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Frost to the mat! Frost covers up and Kozlow unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Krzysztof Kozlow!
Krzysztof Kozlow tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Steven Frost spoke after the fight, saying 'He's greased!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bathory's choice of entrance music: Brain Scan. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Squirrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrel throws a leg kick but Bathory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bathory throws a sloppy head kick and Squirrel moves out of range easily.
Squirrel throws a sloppy head kick
and Bathory counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Squirrel blocks the low kick.
Squirrel throws a body kick that misses
and Bathory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Squirrel lands with a nice combination. Bathory backs away looking to recover.
Squirrel misses with a combination
and Bathory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Squirrel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bathory is out of range.
Squirrel tries a head kick but it misses.
Bathory doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Squirrel throws a nice looking combination but Bathory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Squirrel backs off Bathory throws a huge counter combo but Squirrel manages to avoid it all.
Squirrel throws a push kick but Bathory slaps the foot to one side.
Despite the aggression on Bathory's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bathory lands a really nice looking cross but Squirrel seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Squirrel. Those never looked like landing.
Bathory is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Squirrel with a body shot.
Squirrel throws a leg kick
and Bathory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Squirrel's knee momentarily.
Squirrel throws a lazy body kick
and Bathory counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Squirrel.
Squirrel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick from Squirrel.
Bathory lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arzlan Bathory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Squirrel tries to score with a low kick but Bathory moves his leg out of the way.
Squirrel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bathory counters with a nice body shot.
Bathory sizes up Squirrel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Squirrel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bathory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Squirrel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Squirrel throws a strike aimed at the side of Bathory's head but Bathory avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory pushes Squirrel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Squirrel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from Squirrel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bathory is trying to buck Squirrel off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory parries the strikes from Squirrel easily there. Squirrel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bathory to escape.
Squirrel throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bathory works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Squirrel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bathory to regain full guard.
Squirrel looking to sit in guard and control but Bathory gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Squirrel is trying to keep Bathory in close.
Bathory has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Squirrel is proving hard to escape from.
Squirrel wants to improve his position but instead Bathory has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bathory avoids a punch combination nicely.
Squirrel throws a series of punches but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Squirrel misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Squirrel is predictable there
and Squirrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Squirrel misses with a series of wild punches.
Bathory throws out a counter right but Squirrel avoids it with no problem.
Squirrel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A countering left hand to the body from Bathory misses.
Steve Squirrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bathory throws a counter combo.
Squirrel avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Squirrel
and Squirrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Bathory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Squirrel dives in for a single leg takedown but Bathory sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bathory! But no joy.
Squirrel misses with a combination
and Bathory makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Squirrel is breathing heavily.
Squirrel misses with a double jab
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bathory counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Squirrel is looking to land body kicks.
Squirrel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bathory avoids the head kick by Squirrel.
Squirrel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Squirrel had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Squirrel misses with a kick to the body
and Bathory counters with a series of strikes. Squirrel will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No joy there for Squirrel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squirrel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squirrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bathory lands a slapping body shot.
Squirrel misses with a double jab
and Bathory counters with a thumping low kick.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Bathory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bathory is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Squirrel throws a combination that misses
and Bathory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Bathory. No joy for Squirrel on that attempt.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Squirrel is predictable there
and Bathory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Squirrel's knee momentarily.
Bathory has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Squirrel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bathory counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrel looks to throw a body kick
and Squirrel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bathory.
Bathory connects with a nice looking jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses
and Bathory counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel throws a head kick that misses.
Bathory looks to land a combination. Squirrel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bathory throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bathory goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bathory feints and then cracks Squirrel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Squirrel down.
Squirrel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bathory counters with a stiff right hand.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Bathory catches Squirrel right on the button with a cross.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bathory counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squirrel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Squirrel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bathory goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Squirrel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bathory connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Squirrel looks to throw a body kick
and Bathory counters with a one-two to the body.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Squirrel is rocked!
Squirrel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bathory counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Squirrel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bathory drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Squirrel right on the button. Squirrel goes down! Bathory follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bathory gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arzlan Bathory!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Arzlan Bathory made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cris Bresiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cris Bresiano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khabib Nurmagomedov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cris Bresiano!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresiano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nurmagomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bresiano thows a leg kick but Nurmagomedov checks it
and Nurmagomedov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nurmagomedov.
Bresiano looking to control.
Nurmagomedov 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bresiano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nurmagomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
Nurmagomedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bresiano's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
Nurmagomedov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bresiano's guard.
Bresiano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bresiano could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Nurmagomedov has cracked it and Bresiano is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Nurmagomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. Eduardo Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrew Ryan's 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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Ryan, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Ryan against the cage but Ryan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ryan's head.
It looks like Andrew Ryan has been cut.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Good shot there by Ryan.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
A clash of legs there as Ryan blocks the low kick.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters circling a little - Ryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ryan moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva connects with the punch.
Ryan cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andrew Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ryan throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Ryan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ryan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Ryan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrew Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva staying out of range there.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.
Silva defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a big counter head kick but Ryan avoids it with no problem.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva is rocked!
Ryan lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Silva out cold! Silva is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrew Ryan!
Andrew Ryan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kingston. No joy for Money on that attempt.
Eddie Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingston is fending him off so far but Money persists. Nope, Kingston circles away and we're back to standing.
Kingston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Money dives in and scores a takedown into Kingston's guard.
Money won't allow Kingston to get back to his feet.
Money throws a big right hand that misses.
Kingston wants to stand up but Money is controlling him.
Money throws a big elbow that misses.
Money cracks Kingston with a solid left hand.
Kingston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Money.
Money throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Money 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.
Kingston wriggles free and stands up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kingston connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Money throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kingston lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kingston stuffs the takedown attempt from Money. Money gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Money. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Money.
Money fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kingston sprawls well initially but Money persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kingston pushes Money off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kingston.
Kingston clinches.
Money pushes Kingston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Money.
Kingston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kingston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Money drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kingston wants to stand but Money is controlling the position.
Kingston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Money accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Money postures up and lands a big shot to Kingston's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money misses with a body shot
and Kingston counters with a series of strikes. Money will be more careful next time no doubt.
Money is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Kingston knocks Money out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Kingston!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Third Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Ward!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist lands a nice shot to the body.
Fist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ward looks for a takedown but Fist sprawls well.
Ward has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fist throws the left hand but Ward avoids the punch easily.
Fist lands a nice shot to the body.
Fist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ward.
Fist throws the left hand but Ward avoids the punch easily.
Ward clobbers Fist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ward scores with a takedown into Fist's guard.
Fist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ward is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fist is looking for a triangle but Ward pushes his legs off easily.
Fist has an active guard here but Ward has managed to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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.
Fist wants to improve his position but Ward is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ward is nestled in close to Fist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ward content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ward looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ward working the head and body with strikes.
Fist is trying to stand.
Ward perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ward working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Ward.
Fist is pressing down on Ward's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ward scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ward with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ward defends well.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Fist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fist is looking for a triangle but Ward pushes his legs off easily.
Ward controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ward chips away with some ground and pound.
Ward working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ward pushes down on Fist's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fist is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ward pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fist does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ward working the head and body with strikes.
Ward lands with a punch from half guard.
Fist taking some punishment here, with Ward in his half guard.
Ward passes to side control.
Ward working the ground and pound.
Fist is looking for a sweep.
Ward trying to control the position but Fist is working away.
Ward lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist being controlled for a moment.
Ward cracks Fist with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ward tries for a kimura but Fist is defending well.
Ward lands some shots froms side control.
Ward lands a nice forearm strike.
Ward tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ward cracks Fist with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ward immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Fist is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ward!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Ward!
Greg Ward spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Third Fist spoke after the fight, saying 'Did you fart or is that your breath??'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kizeal Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kizeal Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie White!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Ingram avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from White.
A slow jab from Ingram misses its intended target.
White lands a jab to Ingram's midsection.
White moves away from the strike by Ingram.
Nice defenses there by White.
We've been informed that White 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.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ingram goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Ingram misses.
Ingram checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
White misses with a leg kick
and Ingram connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ingram scores with a leg kick.
Ingram pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ingram throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White counters with a body kick.
White scores with a nice right hand.
Ingram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
White throws a right and a left that Ingram avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ingram moves away.
White throws a low kick, looking for Ingram's leg but Ingram calmly moves out of range.
White connects with a single shot there.
Kizeal Ingram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White staying out of range there.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from White tenderised Ingram's leg. Ingram is trying to keep his angry face on.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ingram blocks a head kick by White.
Ingram walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White tried to score with a low kick but Ingram checks it.
White tries to land a leg kick but Ingram saw it coming and moves away.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ingram.
Ingram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from White.
Ingram throws a body shot but no joy.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Ingram lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ingram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White thumps Ingram with a low kick.
Ingram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from White.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Ingram is just out of range.
Ingram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ingram lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ingram throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ingram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Ingram moves out of range easily.
Ingram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ingram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ingram closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
A slow jab from Ingram misses its intended target.
Ingram blocks a leg kick.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crunch! White slams his shin into Ingram's torso.
Ingram walks forward, straight into a front kick from White.
Ingram walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White lands a front kick.
White sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ingram gets off balance looking for a body kick
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White moves out of range as Ingram strikes.
Ingram swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
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!
White loads up on a big right hand but Ingram slips the punch.
Ingram throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ingram throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Ingram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Ingram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White thuds his shin into the meat of Ingram's side.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White avoids a kick to the body.
White appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
White tries to work over Ingram's front leg with a kick but Ingram checks it.
Ingram misses with a low kick.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Ingram throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Ingram looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ingram ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ingram looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ingram looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
Ingram lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White slips under a jab from Ingram.
Ingram loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White throws a head kick but Ingram moves out of range.
Good work by Ingram as he checks the leg kick.
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie White will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
White lands a high kick!
Ingram looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Ingram throws a right and a left that both miss.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ingram goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White throws a leg kick but Ingram checks it.
Ingram throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Ingram on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ingram goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ingram walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good work by White as he checks the leg kick.
White scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ingram misses with a lunging right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a series of punches but Ingram moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ingram might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ingram.
Ingram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Eddie White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ingram scores with a nice right hand.
White takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick by White misses
and Ingram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from White misses.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White tries a low kick but Ingram avoids it.
Ingram seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ingram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ingram misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingram connects with a right hand. White shakes it off.
Ingram will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ingram misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Ingram off the cage and back into range.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White is looking to slow Ingram down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
Ingram throws a hook but White blocks it.
White misses with a low kick.
Ingram catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White misses the jab.
Ingram goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ingram connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
White tries to land a front kick but Ingram steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White blocks a jab.
Ingram lands a jab to the head.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White slips a straight right by Ingram.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Ingram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ingram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ingram throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White blocks a jab.
Ingram misses with a wild combination.
White moves out of range as Ingram strikes.
Ingram misses with a looping right.
White looks to land a body kick but Ingram moved away.
Ingram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White throws a hook but Ingram blocks it.
Ingram feints a jab promting White to slip. Ingram then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. White slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ingram with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingram misses with a hook.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ingram.
Ingram throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
Ingram lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Ingram scores with a four punch combination!
Ingram throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by White.
Ingram throws a head kick that misses.
Ingram lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White lands a slapping body shot.
White with a nice cross.
Ingram misses with a straight left.
Donk. White catches Ingram right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eddie White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from White.
White takes one to the side of the head.
White with a jab.
A leg kick checked by White.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White slips a straight right by Ingram.
White throws the left hand but Ingram avoids the punch easily.
Ingram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Ingram.
Ingram looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Ingram misses its intended target.
White missing with a left hand there. Ingram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Ingram off balance momentarily.
Ingram avoids the head kick by White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ingram.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Ingram 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ingram throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingram misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Ingram throws a big shot that misses.
Ingram misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White walks into a straight right hand from Ingram.
White misses with a leg kick.
Ingram has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Ingram bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
A head kick misses from Ingram.
Ingram is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ingram.
Ingram lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Ingram throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Ingram misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Ingram.
White with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
White goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
White throws a low kick, looking for Ingram's leg but Ingram calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
A head kick misses from Ingram.
Ingram looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from White on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
Ingram moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Ingram chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from White tenderised Ingram's leg. Ingram is trying to keep his angry face on.
White misses with a head kick.
Ingram ducks under a wild hook from White.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Ingram throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
White moves out of range as Ingram throws a body kick.
White throws a low kick but Ingram avoids it.
Ingram bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ingram.
Ingram moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Ingram looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
White throws the left hand but Ingram avoids the punch easily.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ingram misses the jab.
White tries to bum rush Ingram with a series of wild strikes but Ingram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ingram fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ingram.
Ingram moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ingram connects with a crisp jab.
Ingram avoids the head kick by White.
Kizeal Ingram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from White misses.
Ingram goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ingram.
Ingram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Ingram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White lands a nice hook to Ingram's body. Ingram takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ingram missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White scores with a three punch combo!
Ingram connects with the punch.
White throws a nice looking combination but Ingram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ingram connects with a looping right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ingram has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ingram and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donk. Ingram catches White right on the button with a cross.
Ingram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ingram lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie White.
Well White 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie White!
Our winner, Eddie White, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tisoaka comes into the arena with Festivo blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katuro Tisoaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Cider !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tisoaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cider , pushing him back against the cage.
Tisoaka has clasped his hands together around Cider 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cider is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cider is not content to let Tisoaka control the position.
Cider is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tisoaka has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tisoaka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cider keeps working.
Tisoaka remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider is pushing Tisoaka's head away, looking to escape. Tisoaka manages to hold on to the position though.
Tisoaka tries for a kimura but Cider is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tisoaka is working to tighten his grip on Cider 's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Cider has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tisoaka is really squeezing tight and eventually Cider passes out! Tisoaka breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Katuro Tisoaka!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Katuro Tisoaka waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Hurican-Bob Dylan. Rubin Carter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Kint!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kint moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kint misses the jab.
Kint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kint pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Kint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kint defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Kint throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kint takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kint takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kint swinging wildly here.
Daniel Kint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter feints a jab promting Kint to slip. Carter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kint slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kint tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Kint misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Kint 's knee.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Kint tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Kint.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint avoids the head kick by Carter.
Despite the aggression on Kint's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kint jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kint throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kint misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kint swinging wildly here.
Kint ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Kint is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kint just manages to avoid it.
Kint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a low kick but Kint avoids it.
Kint tries to clinch up.
Kint misses with a head kick.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Kint.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kint throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kint. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kint misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a good, hard body kick but Kint shrugs it off.
Kint throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kint misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses with a wild body shot.
Kint throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Kint tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Kint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kint connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
Kint throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kint clinches.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kint misses with a punch to the body.
Kint misses with an elbow strike.
Kint stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
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.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kint misses with a straight right.
Kint misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kint has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kint and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kint throws a counter combo.
Kint missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kint.
Kint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kint misses with the combination.
Carter appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kint just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter misses with a hook. Kint ducked under it nicely.
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kint finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
Kint tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter throws a counter high kick but Kint was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kint looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kint looks to land a combination. Carter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kint bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter delivers a nice body kick.
Kint throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kint is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Carter counters with a quick kick to the body but Kint blocks it.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kint is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint scores with a body shot.
Kint darts in trying to clinch
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Rubin Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kint misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Kint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kint misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kint's knee momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kint!
Kint fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kint just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint throws a lazy body kick
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kint misses the target.
Kint throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Kint throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter blocks a jab.
Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kint throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Kint is predictable there
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Kint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kint manages to circle out of the way.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Kint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kint ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Kint jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Kint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kint.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Kint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kint throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kint.
Carter lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kint swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kint 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.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Kint's ribs.
Kint misses with a two punch combination.
Carter thinks about countering with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Kint.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kint.
Carter throws a quick counter head kick but Kint was just out of range.
The fighters circling - Kint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kint misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Kint moved out of range nicely.
Kint appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kint throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kint misses with a hook to the body
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Kint.
Kint tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kint misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Carter moves out of range as Kint strikes.
Carter is looking to counter with a body kick.
A punch combination from Kint misses.
Kint tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Kint wants to clinch
and Kint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kint.
Kint avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kint is defending well for now.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kint avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kint is rocked!
Good body shot from Carter.
Kint manages to break the clinch.
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the 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!
Kint throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kint thinking.
Kint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kint looks to clinch
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter slips under a jab from Kint.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kint.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kint moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kint throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rubin Carter did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kint scores with a nice right hand.
Kint misses with a body shot.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Kint moved out of range nicely.
Kint misses with a few strikes there.
Kint misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Kint avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Kint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kint instigates a clinch.
Kint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kint takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kint wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kint is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Kint misses with a right hand
and Carter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kint really felt that one!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kint.
Kint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carter is out of range.
Carter jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Carter 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.
Kint misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Kint swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Kint on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter cracks Kint with a hook to the temple - Kint is on wobbly legs here! Carter swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kint falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Carter wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter retains his featherweight title!
As Rubin Carter got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: did you felt the big "D"!?....told ya'.
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