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DFC 9: Ferreira vs. Luzkhin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Jiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiller comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Mix. Ben Hard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Jiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Hard!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiller fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hard to the ground. Jiller is now in Hard's guard.
Hard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jiller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hard is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jiller has his hands clasped together but Hard extends and breaks Jiller's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hard.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Hard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Banks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 Helsinki, Joao Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Banks!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Banks shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva looks for a takedown but Banks sprawls well.
Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Banks working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Banks defend it? Silva steps over the head and cranks it - Banks is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joao Silva!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joao Silva waved his t-shirt featuring KnockOut's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fighter One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasuke Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasuke Uchiha acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fighter One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasuke Uchiha!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha moves into the clinch.
One wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Uchiha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Uchiha has One pressed against the cage, preventing One from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
One tries for a takedown but Uchiha manages to get underhooks.
Uchiha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of One backwards.
Uchiha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
One is trying to pull guard but Uchiha has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uchiha.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uchiha.
Uchiha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uchiha stalls.
Uchiha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down One.
Uchiha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Uchiha.
One is breathing heavily.
Uchiha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ones head.
Uchiha lands a hook that snaps the head of One backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uchiha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Uchiha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Uchiha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uchiha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uchiha is working One over against the cage.
Uchiha is pushing One up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Uchiha effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Uchiha.
Uchiha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Uchiha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uchiha stalling the fight.
Uchiha is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sasuke Uchiha.
Uchiha has One up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that One has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
One is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uchiha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Uchiha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uchiha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Uchiha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Uchiha stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Uchiha's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha cracks One with a nice body shot.
A short right from Uchiha on the inside.
Uchiha lands with a right to the head.
One takes a shot to the head.
Uchiha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uchiha lands a right hand that snaps the head of One backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uchiha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Uchiha is leaning against One and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Uchiha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down One.
A nice left hand lands by Uchiha.
Uchiha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Uchiha on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uchiha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Uchiha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uchiha taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uchiha.
Uchiha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Uchiha.
Uchiha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uchiha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uchiha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Uchiha digs a right hand into One's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on One's gas tank.
Uchiha slowing the pace effectively.
Uchiha lands a shot to the body.
Uchiha gets underhooks to prevent One's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fighter One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uchiha lands a left hand that snaps the head of One backwards.
Uchiha displaying some good clinch control by pressing One up against the cage.
Uchiha stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasuke Uchiha dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
One takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
One shoots in for a takedown but Uchiha shows good takedown defense.
Uchiha thumps One with a low kick.
Uchiha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and One has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
One misses with a takedown
and Uchiha counters with a left and a right that stings One.
Uchiha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sasuke Uchiha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uchiha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Uchiha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uchiha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uchiha lands a left and a right that send One crashing to the mat, dazed. Uchiha thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
One is rocked!
It looks like Fighter One has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uchiha closes the distance and clinches.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good body shot from Uchiha.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uchiha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uchiha stalling in the clinch.
Uchiha unloads with a big right hand that wobbles One! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Uchiha is unloading with more strikes now! One drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasuke Uchiha!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Volchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kata Telfordio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Volchenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roar of the Lion. Telfordio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman - Metallica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ivan Volchenko 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Volchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kata Telfordio!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telfordio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Volchenko as he avoids it easily.
Telfordio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Telfordio lands a head kick. Volchenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Volchenko moves into the clinch.
Telfordio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Volchenko uses from the top position.
Volchenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Telfordio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Volchenko postures up.
Volchenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Telfordio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telfordio working for a triangle but Volchenko defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telfordio has momentary wrist control but Volchenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Telfordio keeping moving, preventing Volchenko from controlling successfully.
Volchenko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Telfordio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Volchenko scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've been told by Volchenko's head coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Telfordio shoots in and bounces Volchenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Telfordio wants to control from the top but Volchenko keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Telfordio scoring with some ground and pound.
Telfordio looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telfordio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Volchenko keeping full guard, as Telfordio tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Telfordio shoots in for a takedown but Volchenko shows good takedown defense.
Telfordio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Volchenko, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Volchenko.
Telfordio working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Volchenko to work.
Nice body punch from Volchenko - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Telfordio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Volchenko walks away with a smile on his face. Telfordio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivan Volchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kata Telfordio.
Telfordio goes for a double leg but Volchenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Volchenko continues to drive forward.
Telfordio throws a series of strikes that have Volchenko backpedaling.
Telfordio looks winded!
Volchenko moves into the clinch.
Volchenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Volchenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Telfordio tries to circle away but Volchenko has him pinned against the cage.
Volchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Telfordio has Volchenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Volchenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Telfordio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Volchenko walks away with a smile on his face. Telfordio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Volchenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Volchenko cracks Telfordio with a big right hand but Telfordio just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Telfordio is not content to let Volchenko control the position.
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 Ivan Volchenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Telfordio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Volchenko but Volchenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Telfordio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Telfordio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volchenko misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Volchenko.
Telfordio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Volchenko avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volchenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Volchenko moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telfordio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Volchenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Volchenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivan Volchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Volchenko. No joy for Telfordio on that attempt.
Ivan Volchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kata Telfordio.
Volchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Volchenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Telfordio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Volchenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Volchenko leaning against his opponent.
Volchenko gets underhooks to prevent Telfordio's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volchenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Telfordio doesn't manage to clinch there - Volchenko circles away.
Volchenko swinging wildly here.
Telfordio dives in and grabs Volchenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Volchenko pushes down on Telfordio's head and hops out.
Volchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Telfordio's shoulder, as Telfordio tries to avoid the shot.
Telfordio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Volchenko rushes Telfordio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Volchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Telfordio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Volchenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Telfordio is breathing heavily.
Telfordio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Telfordio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Telfordio is trying to keep Volchenko in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Telfordio is keeping the position for now.
Telfordio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Volchenko passes Telfordio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Volchenko slips a nice elbow through Telfordio's hands, connecting with Telfordio's forehead.
Volchenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volchenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four 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.
Volchenko throwing shots but Telfordio is blocking nicely.
Ivan Volchenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Telfordio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Volchenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Telfordio is retaining full guard.
Volchenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Volchenko throws a strike but Telfordio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Volchenko keeping moving, preventing Telfordio from controlling successfully.
Volchenko trying to control the position.
Volchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Telfordio can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Telfordio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Volchenko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Telfordio, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Volchenko dominated that second round.
That's time! Volchenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Telfordio scores with a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Telfordio.
Volchenko throws a combination that misses
and Telfordio counters with a left to the body.
Kata Telfordio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volchenko clinches with his opponent.
Telfordio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Telfordio is trying to push Volchenko away but Volchenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volchenko is struggling to control the position.
Telfordio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Telfordio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telfordio shoots for a takedown but Volchenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volchenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Telfordio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Volchenko sprawls well. Volchenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Telfordio gets slowly back to his feet.
Volchenko misses with a hook. Telfordio ducked under it nicely.
Telfordio doesn't manage to clinch there - Volchenko circles away.
Telfordio lands a high kick!
Volchenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Telfordio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telfordio tries to circle away but Volchenko has him pinned against the cage.
Volchenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Telfordio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Telfordio pulls Volchenko into guard.
Volchenko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Telfordio manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Volchenko has Telfordio in his guard.
Telfordio trying to control the position from guard on top but Volchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Telfordio slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Volchenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Volchenko, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Telfordio looking to pass the guard.
Telfordio wants to control from the top but Volchenko keeps moving.
Telfordio wants to stand and escape but instead Volchenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Telfordio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Volchenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Telfordio's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Telfordio has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Volchenko is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kata Telfordio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Volchenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Telfordio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Volchenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kata Telfordio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Volchenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Volchenko!
Ivan Volchenko took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
Kata Telfordio was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost, but that isn't going to stop me, a big man has a big heart, and mine will just keep getting bigger and bigger, grit determination and I will become back on track'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strange comes to the cage accompanied by Aloe Blacc - Ticking Bomb. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Hugo Strange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strange, pushing him back against the cage.
Strange could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Strange is trying to push Drogo away but Drogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogo breaks from the clinch.
Drogo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strange's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drogo.
Drogo looks to clinch
and Drogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strange sizes up Drogo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drogo scores with a shot to the body.
Strange misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Drogo. Beautiful body shot.
Strange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drogo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strange manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Strange enables Drogo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Strange manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drogo won't allow Strange to sweep him here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drogo throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drogo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Strange avoids the body shot from Drogo.
Drogo slips a straight right by Strange.
Drogo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Strange throws a right and a left that Drogo avoids nicely.
Drogo 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.
Drogo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drogo content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange working a defensive guard here.
Drogo 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.
Strange wants to sweep but no luck.
Strange being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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.
Drogo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Strange tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Drogo controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Strange's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo 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.
Drogo lands with a good body shot.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strange moves away.
Drogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strange throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it.
Drogo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Strange does it's job there.
A shot to the liver by Drogo. Beautiful body shot.
Strange throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice straight punches there by Strange. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strange.
Drogo lands a slapping body shot.
Drogo ducks right into an uppercut from Strange.
Drogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Strange swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khal Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo lands a jab to the head.
Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Strange.
Drogo cracks a nice hook into Strange's ribs.
Strange misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strange.
Khal Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drogo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strange finds it's way round the side to connect with Drogo's head.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Strange is just out of range.
Strange swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drogo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hugo Strange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strange lands a head shot.
Drogo thuds a left hand into Strange's body.
Strange looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Strange throws a jab but it's blocked by Drogo.
Drogo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strange throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily.
Drogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strange manages to avoid it.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drogo clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strange's efforts to push away.
Drogo scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo goes for a takedown attempt but Strange pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Drogo slips a jab from Strange.
Strange ducks right into an uppercut from Drogo.
Drogo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drogo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strange moves away.
Strange misses with an uppercut.
Drogo wants to clinch.
Drogo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Strange swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drogo.
Strange throws a right and a left that Drogo avoids nicely.
Strange avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange throws a hook but Drogo blocks it.
Drogo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drogo. That's going to slow Strange down.
Drogo connects with a body shot that sends Strange's belly button to the back.
Drogo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strange.
Strange missing with a left hand there. Drogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strange misses with a body shot.
Strange waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogo.
Drogo lands with a nice body kick.
Drogo thumps Strange with a low kick.
Strange chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drogo can pounce on him.
Drogo lands a nice hook to Strange's body. Strange takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drogo cracks a nice hook into Strange's ribs.
Strange throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strange takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drogo lands with a hook. Strange tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drogo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drogo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Drogo is continuing to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drogo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drogo blocks a jab.
Strange throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Drogo lands.
Strange throws a hook but Drogo blocks it.
Drogo slips a jab from Strange.
Drogo punishes Strange's body with a nice straight punch.
Drogo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strange.
Drogo swings for the body but Strange moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Strange misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo lunges at Strange with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strange's hand.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Strange is just out of range.
It looked like Strange wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drogo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Strange rather than just go for the knockout.
Strange looks to throw the jab but Drogo is out of range.
Drogo throws a good cross that connects.
Drogo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo wants to clinch.
Strange throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Strange is just out of range.
Drogo digs a good hook to Strange's body.
Strange throws an overhand right that lands on Drogo's shoulder, as Drogo tries to avoid the shot.
Drogo moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
Drogo lands an uppercut.
Strange's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drogo throws a body shot but no joy.
Drogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Strange circles away.
Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo takes a swing at Strange's ribcage but misses.
Drogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Strange circles away.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Strange is just out of range.
It looked like Strange wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Strange misses its target.
Drogo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Strange. That did some damage!
Drogo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strange swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strange rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drogo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strange throws out the jab.
Strange swats away the attempt to clinch by Drogo.
Drogo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drogo misses with a body shot.
Strange swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drogo drives through with a takedown into Strange's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Strange is wriggling around but Drogo manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is taking a breather. Strange says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hugo Strange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strange on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Strange tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strange looking for submissions off his back.
Drogo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khal Drogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drogo 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal Drogo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afrikants Bbris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Yurevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladislav Yurevich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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254 lbs
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252 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afrikants Bbris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladislav Yurevich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bbris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yurevich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yurevich misses the jab.
Yurevich has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bbris.
Bbris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yurevich.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bbris throws an elbow but misses.
Yurevich stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Yurevich fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yurevich misses with the head strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Yurevich has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Yurevich leaning against his opponent.
Bbris misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bbris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurevich lands a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bbris is stalling here.
Yurevich can't find room to land a body shot as Bbris controls the action.
A short right from Bbris.
Bbris is pressed up against the cage. Yurevich has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bbris down to the mat. Bbris avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yurevich throws a right hand that misses
and Bbris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yurevich throws a sloppy body shot
and Bbris counters with a straight right hand.
Bbris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yurevich throws a leg kick
and Bbris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Bbris - just one landing.
Yurevich scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yurevich - that will leave a mark!
Yurevich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bbris is able to avoid easily.
Bbris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yurevich misses with an uppercut. Bbris saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bbris has Yurevich up against the cage in a clinch.
Bbris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yurevich's elbow.
Bbris wants to break free but Yurevich has control.
Bbris letting Yurevich take a breather here.
Bbris can't break the clinch.
Yurevich lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yurevich.
Yurevich gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bbris scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Yurevich manages to mount him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurevich controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Bbris really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Yurevich controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurevich jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bbris manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bbris is trying to get back to his feet.
Bbris trying to remain calm as Yurevich controls from the top position.
Yurevich tries for a kimura but Bbris is defending well.
Bbris is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladislav Yurevich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yurevich lands a glancing blow to the side of Bbris's head.
Yurevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bbris moves in looking to clinch but Yurevich pushes him off.
Yurevich misses with a kick to the body.
Bbris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bbris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bbris tries to clinch there but Yurevich circles away.
Yurevich moves to clinch but Bbris breaks away
enabling Bbris to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bbris fails to land with a series of punches.
Yurevich digs a good hook to Bbris's body.
Bbris tries to clinch but Yurevich is having none of it.
Yurevich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Afrikants Bbris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurevich moves into the clinch.
Bbris is trying to stall.
Bbris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Bbris would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Bbris has a couple of punches blocked by Yurevich.
Bbris misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Bbris.
Yurevich can't find room to land a body shot as Bbris controls the action.
Bbris trying to stall but Yurevich improves his position.
Bbris is trying to stall.
Yurevich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bbris backwards.
Yurevich avoids a wild elbow strike from Bbris.
Yurevich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yurevich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bbris blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bbris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bbris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yurevichs head.
Yurevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vladislav Yurevich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yurevich tries to throw a body punch but Bbris avoids it by throwing Yurevich back against the cage.
Yurevich lands with a short shot to the head.
Bbris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yurevich misses with a lunging right hand
and Bbris counters with a straight right hand.
Yurevich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bbris counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bbris wants to clinch up but Yurevich keeps it at a distance.
Bbris doesn't manage to clinch there - Yurevich circles away.
Bbris sets himself, and Yurevich steps forward looking for the clinch! Bbris avoids it this time.
Yurevich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bbris doesn't seem bothered though.
Afrikants Bbris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yurevich swats away the attempt to clinch by Bbris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yurevich clinches with his opponent.
Bbris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Bbris has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bbris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Vladislav Yurevich has been cut.
Yurevich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bbris up against the cage.
Yurevich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bbris throws a punch but it's blocked by Yurevich.
Yurevich has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bbris clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bbris wants to get back to his feet.
Bbris knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yurevich on the ground.
Bbris defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bbris is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Yurevich has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bbris.
Bbris trying to get back to his feet but Yurevich is in full control for now.
Yurevich looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Bbris taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vladislav Yurevich!
Vladislav Yurevich thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rico Cole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1, fighting out of London, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe jabs Cole right on the nose. Cole blinks but takes it well.
Cole has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cole lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doe swings for the body but Cole moves out of range.
Cole half committed to a counter leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Doe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doe thinking.
Cole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doe closes the distance and pushes Cole back into the cage.
Cole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doe or not.
Doe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doe misses with a body punch.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Doe backwards.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Doe avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Doe misses with a punch on the inside.
Doe struggles to land a body shot inside as Cole controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Doe misses the target.
Cole appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doe throws a big shot that misses.
Doe misses with a straight left.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole throws a front kick that sends Doe stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Cole.
A shot to the body from Doe misses
and Cole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doe throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cole. Doe shrugs it off though.
Doe throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Doe moves to clinch but Cole breaks away
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cole.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole lands a nice hook to Doe's body. Doe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe misses with the head strike.
Cole taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cole throws a leg kick but Doe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cole swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Doe to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cole, as that shot connected.
Doe thows a leg kick but Cole checks it
and Doe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Doe throws a leg kick but Cole moved away.
Cole throws a quick counter kick to the body but Doe avoids it.
Doe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole counters with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Doe misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doe rushes Cole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cole stalling in the clinch.
Cole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe tries to clinch but Cole moves away
and Cole counters with a nice body kick.
Doe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Cole.
Cole jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cole, right into the meat.
Doe misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doe takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick from Cole.
Doe throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a body kick.
Doe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cole counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doe misses with a right hand
and Cole counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole throws a series of strikes that have Doe backpedaling.
Doe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doe looks for the body kick but Cole saw that one coming.
Cole lands a nice hook to Doe's body. Doe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Doe.
Doe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cole swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe lands a right hook to the body.
Cole connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
The fighters circling - Doe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Doe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cole takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cole lands a nice looking body kick.
Cole moves forwards but Doe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Cole.
Nice shot lands for Cole.
Doe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole scores with a decent looking hook.
Cole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doe doesn't seem bothered though.
Doe digs a good hook to Cole's body.
Cole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doe throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cole.
Doe misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole tests Doe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cole blocks a low kick nicely.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cole gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Doe counters with a straight right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doe throws out the jab.
Cole seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Doe tests Cole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doe.
Cole throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doe wants to counter the offense by Cole and move into the clinch position.
A low kick from Doe misses
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole cracks Doe with an open hand slap.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Cole misses with the combination.
Cole throws a half hearted mid kick.
A left and a right from Cole both land. Nice combination.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doe can do to turn this around?
Cole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cole moves away from the strike by Doe.
Cole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doe on the side of the head.
Cole cracks the inside of Doe's front leg.
Doe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doe looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Doe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doe is looking to clinch but Cole is avoiding it.
Cole appears to be looking for a big counter.
Doe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doe is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Doe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Doe.
Doe wants to slow Cole down by chopping away at his legs.
Cole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doe circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doe throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Doe misses with a hook.
Cole misses with a two punch combination.
Cole swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doe.
Cole throws a big counter combination but Doe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doe throws the kick towards the body but Cole avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe misses with a looping right.
Cole tried to counter with a leg kick but Doe avoided it.
Danga de danga de dang - Cole scores with a four punch combination!
Doe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Doe.
It seemed like Doe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doe throws a sloppy body shot
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole misses with a right hand
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Doe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
Cole digs a good hook to Doe's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Cole.
Doe takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cole throws a leg kick that misses.
Cole slips a straight right by Doe.
Cole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doe's calf.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doe throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cole to counter with a crisp jab.
Cole lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Cole swats away the attempt to clinch by Doe.
Doe seems to have recovered his senses.
Cole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rico Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe scores with a decent looking hook.
A clash of legs there as Cole blocks the low kick.
Doe dips to his left and cracks Cole with an uppercut!
Doe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doe 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 Cole has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cole and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe misses with a body shot
and Cole counters with a right hand to the body.
Doe throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab by Cole.
Cole tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cole lands a front kick.
Doe misses with a straight right.
Cole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from Doe.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Cole tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Doe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a nice hook to Doe's body. Doe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doe lands a nice shot that snaps Cole's head back.
Cole connects with a right hand. Doe shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole is looking to land body kicks.
Cole throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cole throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Cole appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doe misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a three punch combo that has Doe backing up. Doe nods at Cole to acknowledge the strikes.
Cole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
It looked like Cole was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Cole.
Doe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe misses with an uppercut
and Cole counters with a series of strikes. Doe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Doe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cole lands with a nice body kick.
Doe misses with a lunging right hand
and Cole counters with a nice body kick.
Cole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doe missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cole cracks Doe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cole lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cole swinging wildly here.
Doe throws an off balance right hand
and Cole counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe throws a sloppy body shot
and Cole counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doe.
Cole throws a leg kick which misses Doe's front leg but catches the back leg as Doe tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle, before Cole throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Doe's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cole lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rico Cole!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Rendulic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Rendulic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Rendulic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Jones!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rendulic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones lands with a hook. Rendulic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Rocky Rendulic has been cut.
Rendulic shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Rendulic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rendulic.
A little feinted left hand from Rendulic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rendulic takes one to the side of the head.
Rendulic misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rendulic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones pulls Rendulic in to control the position.
Rendulic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rendulic postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Rendulic content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendulic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rendulic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rendulic controlling from the top position.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rendulic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rendulic is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rendulic 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.
Rendulic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rendulic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rendulic throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Vinicius Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Rendulic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Rendulic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rendulic stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rendulic lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rendulic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rendulic 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.
Jones keeping full guard, as Rendulic tries to pass.
Jones is trying to keep Rendulic in close.
Rendulic postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rendulic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rendulic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rendulic distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rendulic is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Rendulic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Rendulic has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Rendulic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rendulic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rendulic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Rendulic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Rendulic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Vinicius Jones has been cut.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Rendulic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Jab by Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rendulic.
Rendulic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Rendulic crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Rendulic with that takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendulic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rendulic swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Rendulic counters with a straight right hand.
Jones catches Rendulic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Rendulic misses.
Vinicius Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rendulic slips under a jab.
Rendulic shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Rendulic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Rendulic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendulic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rendulic.
Jones lands a jab to Rendulic's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rendulic just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rendulic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones connects with a right hand. Rendulic shakes it off.
Rendulic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones lands a left and a right that send Rendulic crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rendulic is rocked!
Jones lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinicius Jones!
Our winner, Vinicius Jones, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Luzkhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Ferreira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Ferreira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nikolay Luzkhin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzkhin manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Ferreira swings for the body but Luzkhin moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Luzkhin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ferreira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luzkhin! But no joy.
Luzkhin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luzkhin avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzkhin throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Luzkhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzkhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferreira thuds his right hand into Luzkhin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira feints a jab promting Luzkhin to slip. Ferreira then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luzkhin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Luzkhin takes one on the button.
Ferreira connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ferreira. Those never looked like landing.
Luzkhin digs a good body shot into Ferreira's ribs.
Ferreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luzkhin swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Luzkhin throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzkhin scores with a nice head shot.
Ferreira tests Luzkhin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luzkhin misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira staying out of range there.
Ferreira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luzkhin's head.
Luzkhin misses with an uppercut. Ferreira saw that one coming.
Luzkhin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luzkhin throws an overhand right that lands on Ferreira's shoulder, as Ferreira tries to avoid the shot.
Luzkhin throws a looping overhand right but Ferreira ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira throws a shot from downtown. Luzkhin moves away and avoids it.
Luzkhin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ferreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Luzkhin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luzkhin throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
Luzkhin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Luzkhin.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luzkhin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzkhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luzkhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Luzkhin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Luzkhin! But no joy.
Ferreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luzkhin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzkhin.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luzkhin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferreira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luzkhin.
Ferreira cracks Luzkhin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Luzkhin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Luzkhin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzkhin lands with a right hand.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luzkhin, as that shot connected.
Ferreira misses with a two punch combination.
Luzkhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luzkhin. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luzkhin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ferreira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Ferreira.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira swings for the body but Luzkhin moves out of range.
A nice side step and Luzkhin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Luzkhin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ferreira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luzkhin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Luzkhin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferreira works the jab nicely.
Luzkhin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Luzkhin does no damage.
Ferreira throws a right hand that misses
and Luzkhin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luzkhin.
Luzkhin loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira slips the punch.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferreira, as that shot connected.
Luzkhin misses with a hook
and Luzkhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferreira misses with the combination.
Ferreira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Luzkhin can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luzkhin moves forwards but Ferreira connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ferreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luzkhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira throws a big counter combination but Luzkhin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Luzkhin throws the left hand but Ferreira avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira lands a two punch combo.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Luzkhin moves out of range.
Ferreira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferreira blocks a jab.
Ferreira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Luzkhin backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luzkhin misses with a straight left.
Ferreira connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luzkhin.
Luzkhin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ferreira throws a body shot but no joy.
Luzkhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Luzkhin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luzkhin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut.
Luzkhin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzkhin misses with a looping left.
Luzkhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carlos Ferreira is winning the standup battle so far.
Luzkhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Luzkhin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Luzkhin throws out a powerful jab.
Ferreira slips a jab from Luzkhin.
Ferreira was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Luzkhin throws a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Ferreira there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luzkhin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luzkhin's head backwards.
Luzkhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Luzkhin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Luzkhin moves out of range.
Luzkhin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferreira throws a lazy right hand but Luzkhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luzkhin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ferreira dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Luzkhin ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Luzkhin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferreira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Luzkhin on the side of the head.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzkhin.
Ferreira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luzkhin.
Luzkhin clobbers Ferreira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a nice head shot.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Luzkhin.
Luzkhin unleashes a big counter combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luzkhin throws the left hand but Ferreira avoids the punch easily.
Luzkhin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferreira lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ferreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Luzkhin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira moves out of range as Luzkhin strikes.
Luzkhin takes one to the chin there.
Luzkhin is rocked!
Ferreira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Luzkhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira finish him?
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Luzkhin cracks Ferreira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Luzkhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Luzkhin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Luzkhin looks to land a combination but Ferreira avoids it well.
Luzkhin punishes Ferreira's body with a nice straight punch.
Ferreira throws out a powerful jab.
Ferreira staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira moves out of range of the strikes.
Luzkhin throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira moves away and avoids it.
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 jab from Luzkhin misses.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Luzkhin.
Luzkhin swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luzkhin.
Ferreira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzkhin scores with a sloppy right hand. Ferreira should have avoided that one.
Ferreira moves out of range as Luzkhin strikes.
Ferreira lands a nice hook to Luzkhin's body. Luzkhin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luzkhin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Luzkhin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ferreira has got the better of the exchanges.
Luzkhin throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range.
As Luzkhin tries to get set, Ferreira tries to push him back and clinch up but Luzkhin manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luzkhin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ferreira stuns Luzkhin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luzkhin lands a lovely overhand right.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Luzkhin.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Luzkhin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Luzkhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luzkhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luzkhin slips a straight right by Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
Ferreira slips a jab from Luzkhin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Luzkhin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a body punch
and Luzkhin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Luzkhin. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Luzkhin.
Luzkhin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luzkhin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferreira throws a body punch but Luzkhin moves out of range.
Luzkhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferreira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luzkhin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Ferreira finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Carlos Ferreira did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Ferreira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ferreira throws a hook but Luzkhin blocks it.
Ferreira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferreira takes a swing at Luzkhin's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira clobbers Luzkhin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Luzkhin wants to clinch up but Ferreira keeps it at a distance.
Ferreira throws out a loose jab but Luzkhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Luzkhin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferreira jabs at Luzkhin's body.
A slow jab from Luzkhin misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira misses with the combination.
Ferreira throws a shot from downtown. Luzkhin moves away and avoids it.
Luzkhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Luzkhin thuds his right hand into Ferreira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Luzkhin finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferreira's head.
Ferreira is rocked!
Luzkhin drops Ferreira with a big left hand! Ferreira is injured, injured bad! Luzkhin jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolay Luzkhin!
Nikolay Luzkhin is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Nikolay Luzkhin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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