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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Mcgregor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Slim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mcgregor or perhaps it was just good defense by Jim, which made it look bad.
Jim tries to counter with a takedown but Mcgregor is quick to defend against it.
Mcgregor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slim Jim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Mcgregor.
Mcgregor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andrew Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mcgregor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jim is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mcgregor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor shoots for a takedown but Jim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jim shoots in for a double leg but Mcgregor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jim misses with a low kick.
Mcgregor unleashes a big counter combination but Jim bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mcgregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Slim Jim has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up but Jim circles away and keeps his distance.
Jim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcgregor tries for a takedown but Jim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jim shoots for a takedown but Mcgregor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jim is breathing heavily.
Mcgregor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jim appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jim lands strikes from half guard.
Jim slows the pace down in half guard.
Mcgregor is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jim connects with a nice short shot to Mcgregor's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jim lands a nice short elbow.
Jim slips a nice elbow through Mcgregor's hands, connecting with Mcgregor's forehead.
Jim looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jim is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jim drops an elbow to the side of Mcgregor's head.
Jim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mcgregor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jim working Mcgregor over with strikes.
Jim landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor taking some punishment here, with Jim in his half guard.
Mcgregor is rocked!
Jim uses his free foot to push down on Mcgregor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mcgregor.
Jim tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jim landing shots from mount.
Mcgregor is still in real trouble! Can Jim finish him?
Jim loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mcgregor scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Jim land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Jim stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Jim!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hale Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Takaovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hale Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Takaovi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Takaovi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takaovi drags the fight down to the ground.
Storm is sitting in close to Takaovi's body. Takaovi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Storm is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Storm is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Takaovi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Timo Takaovi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derick Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Verhoeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derick Lewis looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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280 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Derick Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verhoeven rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.
Lewis misses with a punch on the inside.
Verhoeven lands with a left to the head.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Verhoeven.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Verhoeven scores with a nice short uppercut.
Verhoeven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Verhoeven on the inside.
Verhoeven prevents a body shot from Lewis.
A short uppercut from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Verhoeven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Verhoeven lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Verhoeven.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Verhoeven lands a right hand.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Verhoeven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verhoeven pushes Lewis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoeven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lewis is rocked!
Verhoeven throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Verhoeven looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Lewis blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Verhoeven.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verhoeven has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with a punch on the inside.
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 head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
Verhoeven works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Verhoeven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Verhoeven swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
Verhoeven has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Lewis blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
A head punch on the inside from Verhoeven fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Verhoeven lands a body punch.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Verhoeven misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verhoeven has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Verhoeven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Verhoeven misses with some punches.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Verhoeven throws a head punch that misses.
Verhoeven misses with a punch on the inside.
Verhoeven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verhoeven throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Verhoeven misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Verhoeven misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Verhoeven throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Verhoeven.
Verhoeven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Verhoeven working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Verhoeven.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Verhoeven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Lewis seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Verhoeven throws a big uppercut that drops Lewis! More strikes from Verhoeven and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lewis lies dazed against the cage as Verhoeven celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Verhoeven!
A victorious Rico Verhoeven thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guskov Victorovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nesterov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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143 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guskov Victorovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nesterov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesterov misses the shot to the body.
Victorovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nesterov closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Victorovich counter with a right hand.
Victorovich seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ivan Nesterov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesterov tries to clinch but Victorovich moves away
and Victorovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Victorovich scores with a body shot.
Nesterov shoots in looking for a takedown. Victorovich tries to sprawl out of it but Nesterov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Victorovich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Victorovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nesterov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Victorovich counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victorovich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Victorovich counters with a straight right hand.
Victorovich gets in close and tags Nesterov with a short punch that almost sends Nesterov to the mat! Oh Nesterov is in big trouble! He turns his back on Victorovich, trying to create some distance but Victorovich rushes him, striking wildly and Nesterov goes down! The referee tackles Victorovich into the cage to end the fight! Victorovich is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guskov Victorovich!
Guskov Victorovich spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Lintunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauri Lintunen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lauri Lintunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lintunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santiago.
Jab by Lintunen.
Santiago takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santiago looks to land a left hand but Lintunen moved out of range nicely.
Santiago fails with the takedown.
Lintunen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lintunen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santiago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Lintunen is predictable there
and Santiago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lintunen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lintunen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Santiago throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lintunen escapes and throws Santiago's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lintunen controls the position.
Lintunen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lintunen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lintunen slows the pace down.
Santiago wants to control but Lintunen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lintunen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Santiago being controlled for a moment.
Santiago is trying to buck Lintunen off.
The strikes coming from Lintunen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lintunen wants to control but Santiago is keeping him busy.
Santiago is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lintunen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Santiago will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lintunen misses with the ground and pound.
Lintunen cracks Santiago with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Santiago is looking for a sweep.
Santiago is trying to control Lintunen's posture but Lintunen avoids it.
Santiago is looking to regain half guard here but Lintunen keeps moving and retains side control.
Santiago struggling a bit here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lintunen throws a series of punches but Santiago avoids them all with ease.
Santiago darts in looking for a takedown but Lintunen gets double underhooks and turns Santiago into the cage.
Lintunen throws a big counter combination but Santiago scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Santiago or perhaps it was just good defense by Lintunen, which made it look bad.
Lauri Lintunen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Santiago.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lintunen 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 Santiago has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santiago and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lintunen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lintunen throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lintunen misses with a left hand
and Santiago counters with a stiff right hand.
Lintunen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santiago lands a jab to the nose.
Lintunen is rocked!
Santiago shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oh Lintunen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santiago working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lintunen's thigh. Lintunen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Santiago drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lintunen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santiago has Lintunen in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Lintunen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santiago is defended easily by Lintunen.
Lintunen seems to have got his legs back now.
Lintunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santiago moves out of range of the body kick.
Lintunen misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch! Lintunen slams his shin into Santiago's torso.
Santiago sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lintunen throws a leg kick but Santiago sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lintunen misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a huge left! Lintunen is in big trouble! He's backing up but Santiago isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lintunen from any more damage. A dominating finish by Santiago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Santiago!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmed's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Muhammed Ali RIP. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdi Ahmed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamil Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ahmed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahmed has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****MY YARD***** in the buildup to the fight.
Ahmed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magomedov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ahmed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahmed lands a nice hook to Magomedov's body. Magomedov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomedov gets the takedown into side control.
Magomedov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Magomedov working away.
Magomedov is working Ahmed over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ahmed, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ahmed is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ahmed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Magomedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ahmed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magomedov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Magomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ahmed is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Magomedov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
Ahmed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Magomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magomedov gets to his feet. Ahmed looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Magomedov goes for a double leg but Ahmed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ahmed continues to drive forward.
Ahmed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ahmed stuffs the takedown attempt from Magomedov. Magomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Abdi Ahmed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shamil Magomedov.
Ahmed wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov shoots and misses
and Ahmed counters with a head kick. That will keep Magomedov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Magomedov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ahmed avoids it really well and circles away.
Ahmed appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Magomedov misses with a right hand
and Ahmed counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ahmed jabs Magomedov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ahmed lands with an uppercut that bounces Magomedov off the cage and back into range.
Ahmed lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Ahmed. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov shoots for a double leg takedown but Ahmed sprawls well. He's pushed Magomedov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ahmed was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahmed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Ahmed scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ahmed!
Magomedov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ahmed's waist but Ahmed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magomedov off to one side.
Ahmed moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ahmed.
Magomedov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ahmed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Magomedov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahmed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Magomedov tries to score a body lock takedown but Ahmed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Magomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ahmed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdi Ahmed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ahmed wants to clinch up but Magomedov keeps it at a distance.
Magomedov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ahmed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magomedov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ahmed defends it well.
Ahmed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ahmed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahmed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Magomedov misses.
Ahmed wants to clinch but Magomedov slips to the side
and Magomedov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Magomedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahmed is retaining full guard.
Magomedov being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.
Ahmed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Magomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ahmed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magomedov defends it easily.
Ahmed trying to control the position.
Magomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ahmed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Ahmed's legs - danger averted.
Magomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov postures up.
Ahmed is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Magomedov has his hands clasped together but Ahmed extends and breaks Magomedov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ahmed.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abdi Ahmed!
Abdi Ahmed took some time post fight to say the following; '...this belt is for you champ...RIP...MUHAMMAD ALI'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoliy Kyznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anatoliy Kyznetsov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Anatoliy Kyznetsov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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18
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoliy Kyznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyznetsov shoots for a takedown but Austin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kyznetsov shoots in but Austin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Austin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Austin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kyznetsov.
Kyznetsov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Austin.
Kyznetsov shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shane Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoliy Kyznetsov.
Kyznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Austin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kyznetsov tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Kyznetsov with that takedown attempt.
Kyznetsov looks winded!
Austin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyznetsov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Austin defends it nicely.
Austin cracks Kyznetsov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyznetsov tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Austin misses with a straight left.
Kyznetsov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kyznetsov staying out of range there.
Austin cracks Kyznetsov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kyznetsov walks into a straight right hand from Austin.
Austin cracks Kyznetsov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Austin lands a big uppercut and Kyznetsov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kyznetsov looks OK. Austin waves Kyznetsov back to his feet!
Kyznetsov is rocked!
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!
Kyznetsov tries to get into range but Austin steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Kyznetsov! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Austin scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Austin!
Shane Austin retains his light heavyweight title!
Shane Austin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Affe Vanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy MacManus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhanen comes to the cage accompanied by Medieval pagan music - Runestones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Affe Vanhanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murphy MacManus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManus misses with a kick to the body
and Vanhanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacManus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanhanen throwing a counter right hand but MacManus manages to avoid it.
MacManus throws a lazy body kick
and Vanhanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacManus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanhanen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
MacManus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanhanen pushes MacManus up against the cage in a clinch.
MacManus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as MacManus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vanhanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacManus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanhanen is keeping busy.
MacManus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vanhanen blocks it with crossed arms.
MacManus taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanhanen breaks the clinch.
Vanhanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vanhanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
MacManus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vanhanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Vanhanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
MacManus tries to land a body kick
and Vanhanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacManus tries to clinch but Vanhanen moves away
and Vanhanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vanhanen scores with a body shot.
MacManus throws a poor cross that misses
and Vanhanen counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacManus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vanhanen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vanhanen moves into the clinch successfully.
MacManus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacManus throws an off balance right hand
and Vanhanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanhanen lands a head shot.
MacManus is rocked!
Vanhanen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vanhanen counters with a nice uppercut.
MacManus is still on wobbly legs! Can Vanhanen finish him?
MacManus misses with a double jab
and Vanhanen counters with a straight right hand.
MacManus seems to have recovered his senses.
MacManus tries to land a front kick but Vanhanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As MacManus looks to move away, Vanhanen throws a big counter combo but MacManus just gets out of the way.
MacManus lands with a shot to the body.
Vanhanen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vanhanen duly obliges.
Vanhanen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vanhanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacManus.
MacManus gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Vanhanen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanhanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on MacManus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MacManus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanhanen.
Vanhanen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacManus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacManus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanhanen.
Vanhanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacManus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vanhanen counters with a stiff right hand.
MacManus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Vanhanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MacManus doesn't seem bothered though.
MacManus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanhanen half committed to a counter leg kick.
MacManus is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacManus falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacManus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A lazy body kick from MacManus
and Vanhanen counters with a nice uppercut.
MacManus misses with a hook to the body
and Vanhanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacManus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
MacManus tries to clinch
and Vanhanen counters with a straight right hand.
Vanhanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
MacManus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Vanhanen.
Vanhanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
MacManus misses with a hook to the body
letting Vanhanen counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Affe Vanhanen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
MacManus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacManus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanhanen.
Vanhanen steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! MacManus is out on his feet! Vanhanen sets himself and nearly takes MacManus's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Affe Vanhanen!
Affe Vanhanen retains his lightweight title!
Affe Vanhanen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gay Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe McJoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gay Bear!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe McJoe!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear has McJoe up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear misses with a punch to the body.
Bear controlling the action here for a moment.
Bear doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bear has dropped down and is working for a takedown. McJoe is trying to keep an underhook but Bear manages to get the takedown into half guard.
McJoe is looking for a sweep. Bear is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Bear.
Bear lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McJoe wants to get back to full guard.
Bear perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McJoe tries to get to full guard but Bear has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Bear there.
Bear looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McJoe is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bear.
We've been hearing good reports from Bear's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McJoe taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.
Bear performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McJoe wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear controlling the pace.
Bear has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McJoe is looking for a sweep. Bear is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bear working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bear scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bear is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bear will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McJoe wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Bear is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McJoe taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.
McJoe tries to get to full guard but Bear has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJoe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bear sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bear's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
McJoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Bear content to stall in guard here.
McJoe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bear defends it easily.
Bear stays in close to McJoe's body and controls the position.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McJoe's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McJoe's head.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bear stands up over McJoe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McJoe has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
McJoe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
McJoe looking for a sweep. Not yet McJoe, not yet.
McJoe can't keep his opponent in guard - Bear advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McJoe is pressing down on Bear's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bear wants to control from the top but McJoe keeps moving.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bear postures up and lands a big shot to McJoe's brow.
Bear wants to control from the top but McJoe keeps moving.
Bear distracts McJoe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is stalling in the full guard.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
McJoe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear wants to control from the top but McJoe keeps moving.
Bear stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McJoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
McJoe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McJoe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McJoe working for a triangle but Bear defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Bear dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown attempt by McJoe or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear, which made it look bad.
McJoe fails to land the takedown.
Bear jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bear gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McJoe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McJoe is defending well for now.
McJoe managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McJoe avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McJoe avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Bear leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bear has clasped his hands together around McJoe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJoe is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McJoe is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McJoe is looking for a sweep. Bear is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bear is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bear working over McJoe with some ground and pound. McJoe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Bear.
McJoe is staying active underneath Bear, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bear looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McJoe taking some punishment here, with Bear in his half guard.
McJoe gets full guard.
McJoe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bear defends it easily.
Bear postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McJoe wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McJoe wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
McJoe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bear doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bear manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bear content to stall in guard here.
Bear wants to control from the top but McJoe keeps moving.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from McJoe.
McJoe keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McJoe's head.
McJoe wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJoe being controlled here, momentarily.
McJoe has his foot on Bear's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bear works his way back into a safe position though.
McJoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Bear trying to control but McJoe is working from the bottom.
Bear distracts McJoe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McJoe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McJoe's head.
Bear wants to control from the top but McJoe keeps moving.
Bear won't allow McJoe to sweep him here.
Bear is working McJoe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bear sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bear passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McJoe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McJoe wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Bear takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. McJoe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McJoe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gay Bear overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McJoe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McJoe is breathing heavily.
Bear is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Bear dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bear throws a leg kick but McJoe sees it coming and moves out of range.
McJoe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McJoe fails with a takedown attempt.
McJoe's coach down at Geo77 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McJoe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bear clinches up with McJoe and pushes him back against the cage.
McJoe is trying to pull guard but Bear has him pressed against the cage.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear has McJoe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bear pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McJoe tumbling to the mat - Bear dives into McJoe's guard.
Bear is in close to McJoe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McJoe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bear controlling the position.
Bear 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McJoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bear swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McJoe preventing the sweep.
Bear is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bear keeping full guard, as McJoe tries to pass.
Bear manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McJoe manages to get himself to full guard.
Bear preventing the sweep.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear stands up over McJoe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McJoe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bear's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bear.
McJoe regains full guard. Nicely done.
McJoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McJoe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bear stands up over McJoe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McJoe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear looking for a sweep. Not yet Bear, not yet.
Bear is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bear is on top in guard.
McJoe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bear defends it easily.
McJoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear distracts McJoe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
McJoe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bear controls the pace.
McJoe 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.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McJoe 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.
Bear working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McJoe's head.
McJoe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bear's guard.
McJoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bear is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McJoe manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McJoe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McJoe keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear stands up over McJoe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McJoe's head.
McJoe is rocked!
Bear stands up over McJoe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McJoe is still in real trouble! Can Bear finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McJoe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bear manages to get himself to full guard.
Bear trying to control the position here.
McJoe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bear is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Bear clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Bear as McJoe shoots in.
McJoe seems to have recovered his senses.
McJoe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bear sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bear clinches up with McJoe and pushes him back against the cage.
McJoe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bear is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McJoe to the mat. McJoe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear trying to control but McJoe is working from the bottom.
McJoe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bear is aware though and is defending well.
Bear landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear trying to control but McJoe is working from the bottom.
Bear stands and throws McJoe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bear working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear working the head and body with strikes.
Bear takes a little break here. McJoe wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
McJoe tries to improve position but can't.
Bear is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McJoe has escaped the position, nice work there.
McJoe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McJoe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bear connects with a decent elbow.
McJoe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bear off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Bear right now.
McJoe tightening his grip on Bear, looking for the choke.
McJoe keeps control of the position as Bear tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJoe patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McJoe can do to turn this around?
McJoe is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bear is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bear wants to escape the position.
Bear is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if McJoe gets his way!
Bear rolls, trying to escape but McJoe keeps control of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McJoe is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bear defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bear rolls, trying to escape but McJoe keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
McJoe swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bear is now in McJoe's guard. A big mistake from McJoe there, giving up the dominant position!
McJoe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bear is in close to McJoe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bear wants to control from the top but McJoe keeps moving.
Bear pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McJoe is keeping the position for now.
Bear passes into half guard.
McJoe is trying to get back to full guard.
Bear controlling the pace.
McJoe is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bear working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bear slips a nice elbow through McJoe's hands, connecting with McJoe's forehead.
Bear working the head and body with strikes.
Bear scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bear working the head and body with strikes.
McJoe wants to improve his position but Bear is controlling well.
Bear working over McJoe with some ground and pound. McJoe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McJoe is looking for a sweep. Bear is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bear scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear prevents McJoe from improving his position.
Bear wants to take a breather but McJoe is having none of it.
Bear seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McJoe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bear scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bear is trying to control. McJoe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Bear had his way with Joe McJoe in 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. This is the final round!
McJoe fails with the takedown.
McJoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
McJoe fails to land the takedown.
McJoe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gay Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe McJoe.
McJoe darts in looking for a takedown but Bear gets double underhooks and turns McJoe into the cage.
Bear moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McJoe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bear is just too persistent for him and manages to trip McJoe to the mat. McJoe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but McJoe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McJoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Bear with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
McJoe wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Bear is in close to McJoe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McJoe working for a triangle but Bear defends it easily.
McJoe is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McJoe 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.
Bear is stalling in the full guard.
Bear trying to control but McJoe is working from the bottom.
Bear content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McJoe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear got a little sloppy there for a moment and McJoe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bear has managed to get both his arms back between McJoe's legs - danger averted.
Bear lands a couple of digs.
Bear looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from McJoe.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McJoe being controlled here, momentarily.
Bear distracts McJoe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bear trying to control but McJoe is working from the bottom.
Bear won't allow McJoe to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear connects with a couple of short punches.
Bear sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McJoe's head.
Bear slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McJoe keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bear avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bear controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McJoe's head.
McJoe looking for a sweep. Not yet McJoe, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJoe has momentary wrist control but Bear slips an elbow through the middle.
Bear scoring with some ground and pound.
Bear 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.
McJoe 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.
McJoe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
Bear got a little sloppy there for a moment and McJoe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bear has managed to get both his arms back between McJoe's legs - danger averted.
Bear stands and throws McJoe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bear scores with punches from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McJoe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McJoe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gay Bear showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bear has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gay Bear!
Gay Bear retains his bantamweight title!
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