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GFC 27: Versus PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Dmitriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Bryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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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
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Dmitriev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitriev lands a high kick!
Bryan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dmitriev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bryan swinging wildly here.
Bryan fails with the takedown
and Dmitriev counters with a head kick. That will keep Bryan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bryan tries to clinch up
and Dmitriev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dmitriev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dmitriev throws a head kick that half lands.
Bryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dmitriev, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitriev is working for takedown but Bryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bryan misses with a punch to the body.
Bryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bryan is pressed up against the cage. Dmitriev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bryan down to the mat. Bryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bryan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dmitriev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bryan moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dmitriev is trying to drag Bryan to the mat but Bryan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniel Bryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexei Dmitriev.
Bryan tries to pull guard but Dmitriev holds him up against the cage and eventually Bryan drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is trying to break the clinch but Dmitriev has him pressed against the cage.
Bryan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dmitriev walks away with a smile on his face. Bryan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dmitriev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryan misses with a body kick.
Dmitriev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan misses with a few strikes there.
Bryan tries to clinch but Dmitriev is having none of it.
A lazy left from Dmitriev finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Dmitriev.
A nice combination there by Dmitriev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dmitriev moves out of range of the body kick from Bryan.
Dmitriev swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitriev lands a head kick. Bryan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dmitriev works over Bryan's head and body with a nice combination.
Alexei Dmitriev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dmitriev looks winded!
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but Dmitriev shows good takedown defense.
As Bryan backs off Dmitriev throws a huge counter combo but Bryan manages to avoid it all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dmitriev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bryan tries to clinch up but Dmitriev circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dmitriev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bryan if he has to take too many more of those.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dmitriev!
Dmitriev lands with a nice combination. Bryan backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dmitriev swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dmitriev avoids it really well and circles away.
Despite the aggression on Dmitriev's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dmitriev lands a head kick!
Dmitriev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryan.
Alexei Dmitriev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryan wants to clinch
and Dmitriev counters with a one-two to the body.
Bryan tries to clinch but Dmitriev is having none of it.
Dmitriev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryan's calf.
Dmitriev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dmitriev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bryan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Dmitriev 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.
Dmitriev swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryan.
Bryan wants to clinch.
Dmitriev tries to bum rush Bryan with a series of wild strikes but Bryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dmitriev lands a high kick!
Dmitriev lands a high kick!
Dmitriev avoids the head kick by Bryan.
Bryan tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan blocks a head kick by Dmitriev.
Bryan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dmitriev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dmitriev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bryan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dmitriev is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitriev can't keep his opponent in guard - Bryan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bryan trying to pass the guard but Dmitriev defending well.
Bryan controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryan is pressing down on Dmitriev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dmitriev is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bryan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bryan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bryan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bryan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dmitriev is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daniel Bryan!
Post fight, an emotional Daniel Bryan said 'YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Batts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batts's entrance music is Midnight City - By: M83. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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43
183 lbs
15 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Batts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batts scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Michaels.
Batts scores with a head kick.
We've been hearing reports that Batts has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Michaels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Batts misses with an uppercut.
Batts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Michaels's head backwards.
Batts lands a nice shot that snaps Michaels's head back.
A head kick misses from Batts.
Michaels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Batts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michaels's waist but Michaels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Batts off to one side.
Michaels swings widly with a right hand
letting Batts counter with a right hand.
Batts scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Batts misses its intended target.
Batts manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Michaels on his heels. He'll look to pass Michaels's guard now, I'm sure.
Michaels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Batts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Batts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Batts tries to stand but Michaels is controlling from the bottom.
Batts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michaels is looking to stand up but Batts isn't so interested in that idea.
Batts 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.
Batts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Batts trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michaels can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two 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.
Batts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michaels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Batts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Batts has gone for a leg lock! Michaels slips out almost immediately though and dives into Batts's guard.
Michaels being controlled here momentarily.
Batts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Michaels's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Batts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Batts forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Batts is on him like a limpet, forcing Michaels back against the cage.
Michaels tries to stall but Batts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Batts manages to break the clinch.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Batts lands the left hand.
Peter Batts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
Batts scores with a head kick. Michaels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Batts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batts is looking for a counter combo.
Batts scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Batts is defended easily by Michaels.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Batts avoids it well.
Batts slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels misses with a hook
and Batts counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michaels thinking.
Batts misses with a straight left.
Batts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Batts throws a big elbow that misses.
Batts is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Batts slips nicely into half guard.
Batts is working for a kimura but Michaels is defending it quite comfortably.
Michaels manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Batts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Batts misses the target.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Batts circles away.
Batts appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch lands to the side of Michaels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Batts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Batts closes the distance and pushes Michaels back into the cage.
Michaels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batts throws a head punch that misses.
Batts breaks from the clinch.
Batts slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Batts fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michaels avoids it really well and circles away.
Batts lands a head kick. Michaels smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Batts is avoiding it.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batts misses with a double jab.
Batts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batts can pounce on him.
Batts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michaels.
Batts connects with a jab.
A jab from Batts does it's job there.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Batts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batts works the jab nicely.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Batts is looking for a counter combo.
Michaels throws a body punch but Batts moves out of range.
Batts scores with the left hand. Michaels knows he should have avoided that one.
Batts lands a jab to the nose.
Michaels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Batts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Peter Batts is winning the standup battle so far.
Batts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Batts throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batts rushes Michaels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Michaels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Batts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Batts blocks the elbow strike.
Batts turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Batts manages to end up in side control.
Batts wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Michaels, who protects the arm well.
Batts misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Batts is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Michaels looks calm but he's in trouble here. Batts gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Michaels is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Batts lets go of the hold and Michaels can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Batts!
A victorious Peter Batts thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is wadiako. Naya Shinoki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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33
169 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naya Shinoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Shinoki ducks down to avoid it.
Shinoki slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Shinoki moves out of range.
Shinoki has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Shinoki wants to take the fight to the mat but Gonzalez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shinoki has picked Gonzalez up - he's going for a ride! Shinoki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Shinoki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gonzalez defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinoki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shinoki trying to pass the guard but Gonzalez defending well.
Shinoki 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki is looking for a kimura here.
Gonzalez is trying is best to control the position here.
Shinoki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shinoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shinoki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shinoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shinoki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shinoki controlling the action here.
Gonzalez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gonzalez trying to control from the bottom.
Gonzalez keeping control of the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Shinoki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Shinoki ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Shinoki circles away.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shinoki shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Shinoki moved away.
Shinoki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gonzalez instigates a clinch.
Shinoki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naya Shinoki . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shinoki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez cracks Shinoki on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Shinoki falls backwards against the cage. Gonzalez follows up with more strikes that drop Shinoki to his knees. Gonzalez keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Shinoki ! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Gonzalez!
Post fight, Miguel Gonzalez stared into the camera and said 'Thanks for the Opportunity. '.
In defeat, Naya Shinoki stepped up to the mic, saying ' Didn't go my way I will come back stronger Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Head Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Solzhenitsyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Head Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solzhenitsyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coach throws a combination that misses
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Head Coach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coach blocks a head kick by Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coach appears to be looking for a big counter.
Coach moves out of range as Solzhenitsyn strikes.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a kick to the body.
Solzhenitsyn slips a jab and a cross from Coach.
Solzhenitsyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Coach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Coach's head coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solzhenitsyn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by Coach misses
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a left and a right that stings Coach.
Solzhenitsyn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Solzhenitsyn throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Coach misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Solzhenitsyn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coach dips to his left and cracks Solzhenitsyn with an uppercut!
Coach tries to clinch but Solzhenitsyn is having none of it.
Solzhenitsyn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coach with a body shot.
Coach lands with a cross.
Coach scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Coach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Solzhenitsyn throws a head kick that Coach semi-blocks.
Coach scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach lands with an uppercut that bounces Solzhenitsyn off the cage and back into range.
Coach lands with a hook. Solzhenitsyn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coach cracks Solzhenitsyn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach lands the left hand.
Coach misses with a head kick.
Coach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Solzhenitsyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Coach.
Solzhenitsyn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coach.
Coach scores a nice knee to the body.
Coach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Solzhenitsyn misses with some punches.
Coach tries for a takedown. No joy.
Coach takes a shot to the head.
Coach is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach effectively controlling the action here.
Coach scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coach blocks an uppercut.
Solzhenitsyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coach tries to stall but Solzhenitsyn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Solzhenitsyn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coach backwards.
Coach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Solzhenitsyn manages to break the clinch.
Coach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Coach cracks Solzhenitsyn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Coach is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Coach misses the target.
Solzhenitsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn moves away from the strike by Coach.
Coach takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coach checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Solzhenitsyn walks into a left hand.
Solzhenitsyn throws a shot to the body.
Coach scores with a punch to the head.
Coach moves out of range of the strikes.
Solzhenitsyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coach.
Coach scores with a nice right hand.
Solzhenitsyn has closed the distance and engaged Coach in a clinch.
Solzhenitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Coach.
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 Head Coach will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Coach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coach shoots for a takedown but Solzhenitsyn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a hook to the body
enabling Coach to counter with a crisp jab.
Coach jabs at Solzhenitsyn's body.
Coach connects with a jab.
Solzhenitsyn closes the distance and pushes Coach back into the cage.
Coach takes a shot to the head.
Coach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Solzhenitsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solzhenitsyn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Coach has him pressed against the cage.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a punch to the body.
Solzhenitsyn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Solzhenitsyn lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solzhenitsyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Solzhenitsyn lands a shoulder strike.
Coach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coach blocks a body shot from Solzhenitsyn.
A right hand to the body from Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Solzhenitsyn.
Coach works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Coach loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Coach stops Solzhenitsyn from standing up.
Solzhenitsyn manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solzhenitsyn working aggressively here.
Solzhenitsyn lands a body shot.
Coach leaning against his opponent.
Coach lands an elbow just above Solzhenitsyn 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Solzhenitsyn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Solzhenitsyn has a couple of punches blocked by Coach.
Coach is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Solzhenitsyn is defending well.
Solzhenitsyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Solzhenitsyn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coach backwards.
Coach being controlled against the cage.
Coach manages to break the clinch.
Solzhenitsyn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coach closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Solzhenitsyn did well to prevent Coach getting side control.
Coach is trying to control. Solzhenitsyn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Solzhenitsyn pushes Coach off looking to stand but Coach dives back in and keeps control.
Coach slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Coach throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coach 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.
Coach is taking a breather. Solzhenitsyn 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.
Coach prevents Solzhenitsyn from standing back up.
Coach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Solzhenitsyn manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Coach keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Coach breaks the clinch.
Solzhenitsyn defending well as Coach loads up on a big left hand.
Head Coach is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn staying out of range there.
And Solzhenitsyn responds with a good body kick, but Coach manages to step out the way in time.
Coach lands with an overhand left.
Coach ducks under a wild hook from Solzhenitsyn.
Coach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Head Coach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coach misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Solzhenitsyn misses the target.
Coach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solzhenitsyn.
Coach backing away here, and Solzhenitsyn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Coach tests Solzhenitsyn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Coach is trying hard to land a takedown here. Solzhenitsyn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Solzhenitsyn tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Solzhenitsyn throws a sloppy head kick and Coach moves out of range easily.
Coach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a leg kick.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a straight left.
Coach throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Solzhenitsyn misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solzhenitsyn lands with a shot to the body.
Coach looks to throw the jab but Solzhenitsyn is out of range.
Coach avoids a kick to the body.
Coach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coach misses with a hook. Solzhenitsyn ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach checks a leg kick nicely.
Solzhenitsyn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coach misses with a looping left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Solzhenitsyn!
Coach shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coach staying out of range there.
Solzhenitsyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solzhenitsyn throws a leg kick but Coach sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Coach counters with a quick kick to the body but Solzhenitsyn blocks it.
Coach looks to land a body kick but Solzhenitsyn moved away.
Solzhenitsyn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach misses with an uppercut
and Coach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Coach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Solzhenitsyn in his tracks.
Coach misses with an uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coach shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Solzhenitsyn as he jumps to the side.
Coach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Solzhenitsyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coach works over Solzhenitsyn's head and body with a nice combination.
Coach shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Head Coach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coach doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice uppercut.
Sasha Solzhenitsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coach throws a body kick that misses.
Solzhenitsyn slips a jab and a cross from Coach.
Solzhenitsyn wants to counter with a clinch but Coach pushes him away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Solzhenitsyn - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Solzhenitsyn throws out a leg kick but Coach moves out of range and Solzhenitsyn only half commits.
Coach moves out of range as Solzhenitsyn strikes.
Coach fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coach darts in and clinches Solzhenitsyn up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coach.
Solzhenitsyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Coach controls his hands.
Coach breaks the clinch.
Solzhenitsyn lands with a nice body punch.
Solzhenitsyn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Solzhenitsyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Solzhenitsyn has Coach up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solzhenitsyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Solzhenitsyn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Coach misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Solzhenitsyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Solzhenitsyn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
Our winner, Sasha Solzhenitsyn, 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 Greg Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Locked up. Kezz The Convict has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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29
183 lbs
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32
179 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kezz The Convict!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. The Convict darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ward scores with a sloppy right hand. The Convict should have avoided that one.
The Convict throws a good cross that connects.
Ward clobbers The Convict with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Convict misses with an uppercut.
Ward throws a right hand that The Convict ducks under and follows up with a left that The Convict also avoids with ease.
The Convict scores with a one two! Ward had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The Convict throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Convict lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward misses with a few strikes there.
The Convict slips a straight right by Ward.
Ward waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Convict.
Ward misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Convict.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
Ward throws a combination. The Convict tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Greg Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ward misses with a right hand
and The Convict connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ward takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Convict works the jab nicely.
The Convict jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ward is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Convict circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ward to the canvas! Ward doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - The Convict keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kezz The Convict!
Our winner, Kezz The Convict, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Trey Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trey Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Haverford !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Haverford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haverford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lawson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lawson preventing the sweep.
Lawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Haverford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haverford looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haverford is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lawson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson is looking to advance position but Haverford has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lawson is looking to improve his position but Haverford isn't that keen on the idea.
Haverford throws some wild stikes that Lawson manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lawson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Haverford scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lawson is looking to get to half guard.
Lawson tries to lock up and control but Haverford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haverford with a couple of short strikes.
Haverford goes for an armbar but Lawson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lawson.
Haverford has his hands on Lawson's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawson trying to control but Haverford is working from the bottom.
Lawson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haverford looking to control.
Lawson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haverford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawson drops back looking for a leg! Haverford is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haverford manages to kick Lawson off! Lawson jumps back into Haverford 's guard.
Haverford 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lawson distracts Haverford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lawson passes Haverford 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lawson in particular looking to stall.
Lawson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Haverford !
Lawson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lawson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lawson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson is landing with some decent strikes but Haverford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Haverford is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lawson lands a big shot there that rocks Haverford but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawson landing punches.
Haverford tries to lock up and control but Lawson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lawson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lawson scoring with strikes but Haverford is staying in there.
Lawson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lawson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Haverford 's face.
Haverford is rocked!
The cut above Tom Haverford 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Haverford bucks up and throws Lawson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Lawson lands a glancing blow to the side of Haverford 's head.
Tom Haverford 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haverford tries to clinch up.
Haverford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Lawson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Haverford 's cut.
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.
Lawson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haverford takes one to the chin there.
Haverford is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawson finish him?
Haverford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haverford seems to have recovered his senses.
Haverford is looking to chop away at Lawson's legs.
Haverford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lawson.
Haverford is looking to clinch.
Lawson lands a nice hook to Haverford 's body. Haverford takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No luck for Haverford with that takedown attempt.
Lawson lands a lovely overhand right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lawson.
Lawson throws a nice head kick!
Lawson scores with a jab. Haverford acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haverford throws a low kick but Lawson moves out of range easily.
Lawson is looking to counter punch.
Tom Haverford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson works Haverford 's body with a nice hook.
Lawson checks a leg kick.
Lawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haverford can do to turn this around?
Lawson jabs Haverford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Lawson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lawson scores with a jab to the head.
Haverford takes one on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Haverford 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trey Lawson!
After the fight, Trey Lawson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
169 lbs
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33
166 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crack Hack!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer tries to clinch there but Hack circles away.
A head kick misses from Hack.
Hack lands with an uppercut that bounces Boxer off the cage and back into range.
Boxer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boxer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boxer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Hack misses the shot to the body.
Hack has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boxer is looking to clinch.
Boxer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hack cracks Boxer with a good jab.
Hack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Hack misses.
A good leg kick by Boxer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer misses with a kick to the body.
Hack only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boxer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boxer moves away from the strike by Hack.
Hack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boxer.
Boxer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boxer clinches.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hacks head.
Boxer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.
Hack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boxer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Boxer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hack or not.
Hack misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hack lands a body punch in the clinch.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boxer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hack throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer cracks Hack with a nice body shot.
Boxer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Boxer fails to land.
Hack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boxer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boxer lands a lovely overhand right.
Kick Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hack manages to avoid it.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Boxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hack is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Boxer.
Hack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Boxer.
Boxer tries to clinch but Hack is having none of it.
Hack tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hack misses with a body shot.
Boxer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hack loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Hack lands with a hook. Boxer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boxer defending well as Hack loads up on a big left hand.
Hack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Hack doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch combination from Boxer misses.
Boxer has closed the distance and engaged Hack in a clinch.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Come on Hack - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Hack.
Boxer lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hack misses with a knee strike.
Boxer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hack backwards.
Boxer misses with the head strike.
Boxer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hack avoids a wild elbow strike from Boxer.
Nice body punch from Boxer.
Boxer scores with a hook to the body.
Hack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Hack pushes Boxer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boxer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boxer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boxer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hacks head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Boxer.
Boxer tries a body shot but Hack blocks it.
Boxer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hack looking to throw knees to the head but Boxer is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Boxer 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.
Boxer tries to clinch
and Hack counters with a nice uppercut.
Hack needs to keep his hands up - Boxer had a free shot at his head there.
Boxer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boxer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hack.
Boxer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boxer wants to clinch up but Hack keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hack displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hack at a distance.
Boxer wants to clinch
and Hack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack avoids the head kick by Boxer.
A shot to the liver by Boxer. Beautiful body shot.
Hack on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hack can do to turn this around?
Jab from Hack.
Boxer misses with a low kick.
Hack lands with a nice body punch.
Boxer is looking to wear down Hack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boxer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boxer.
Boxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Hack misses the target.
Boxer avoids the body shot from Hack.
An attempted straight right counter from Boxer misses the target.
Hack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack connects with a leg kick. Boxer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hack.
Boxer scoring well with a low kick there.
Hack misses with an uppercut
enabling Boxer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hack lunges at Boxer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boxer's hand.
Hack swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boxer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hack looks to land a combination but Boxer avoids it well.
Boxer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hack 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.
Boxer lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hack scores with a sloppy right hand. Boxer should have avoided that one.
Boxer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer thumps Hack with a low kick.
Boxer works Hack's body with a nice hook.
Boxer lands a leg kick that knocks Hack off balance momentarily.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hack moves away.
Hack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boxer is looking to clinch.
Hack throws a hook but Boxer blocks it.
Hack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hack misses with a head kick.
Boxer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hack's calf.
Hack thows a leg kick but Boxer checks it
and Boxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boxer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch but Hack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hack misses with a looping left.
Boxer throws a counter high kick but Hack was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hack misses with a right hand
and Hack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hack misses the shot to the body.
Hack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boxer.
Hack's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boxer jabs at Hack's body.
Boxer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hack throws a nice head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack with a knee to the head.
Hack controlling the action here for a moment.
Hack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kick Boxer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Boxer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boxer tries to clinch but Hack moves away
and Hack counters with a nice uppercut.
Hack lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boxer checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxer. Hack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hack throws a lazy head kick
and Boxer counters with a solid body kick.
Hack gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boxer.
Boxer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hack with the counter takedown but Boxer avoids it easily.
Hack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boxer moves out of range of the strikes.
Boxer scores with a kick to the body.
Hack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boxer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boxer.
Boxer tries to close the distance and clinch but Hack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hack misses with a low kick.
Hack misses with a few strikes there.
Hack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boxer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boxer connects with a leg kick. Hack looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boxer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boxer throws a head kick that half lands.
Hack takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boxer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hack on the side of the head.
Boxer slips a jab from Hack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hack misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer throws a sloppy head kick and Hack moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack lands a nice hook to Boxer's body. Boxer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hack throws a right hand that Boxer ducks under and follows up with a left that Boxer also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boxer, right into the meat.
Boxer connects with a looping right hand.
Hack loads up on a big right hand but Boxer slips the punch.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Hack's ribs.
Boxer tries to clinch there but Hack circles away.
Hack throws a hook but Boxer avoids it easily.
Boxer blocks a head kick by Hack.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer.
Boxer closes the distance and clinches.
Hack swings wildly with an uppercut but Boxer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hack blocks an elbow strike from Boxer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack misses with the head strike.
Boxer tries to throw a body punch but Hack avoids it by throwing Boxer back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Boxer.
Boxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boxer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hack fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boxer as Hack tries to tie him up.
Crack Hack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hack breaks the clinch.
Kick Boxer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Boxer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hack fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boxer checks it well.
Boxer throws a quick counter head kick but Hack was just out of range.
Boxer is looking to land body kicks.
Hack misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hack.
Kick Boxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hack swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Boxer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Boxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boxer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Boxer. That snapped Hack's head back.
Boxer doesn't manage to clinch there - Hack circles away.
Hack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boxer connects with an inside leg kick.
Hack swings for the body but Boxer moves out of range.
Hack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hack.
As Hack tries to get set, Boxer tries to push him back and clinch up but Hack manages to avoid the attempt.
Boxer lands with an uppercut that bounces Hack off the cage and back into range.
Boxer rushes Hack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kick Boxer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boxer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernst Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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222 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ernst Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra slips a jab from Young.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Ra.
Ra gets a clinch.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young misses with some punches.
Ra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Young in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Ra's head.
Ra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ra lands an uppercut.
Young misses with the head strike.
Ra connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Ra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Young.
Ra throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Young.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ra prevents a body shot from Young.
Ra is pushing Young up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Young.
Young lands a left hand.
Ra blocks a body shot from Young.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
Ra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ra lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ernst Young has been cut.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
A hook to the body from Young.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ra is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young lands an uppercut.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Young blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ra lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Ra takes a shot to the head.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
Ra lands a shot to the body.
Ra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Young is keeping busy.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Ra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but Young blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young presses Ra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
A nice right hand lands inside from Young.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ra's elbow.
Ra blocking some punches.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Ra.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Young lands a left hand.
Ra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Sun God Ra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ra throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young throws a right hand that misses
and Ra counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Young!
The strikes coming from Ra are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Young tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Young is working hard here to advance position.
Ra tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ra has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Young is avoiding damage well.
Ra 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.
Ra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Young, who protects the arm well.
Ra cracks Young with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra working away.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Ra drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ra cracks Young with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Young is looking for a sweep.
Ra tries for a kimura but Young is defending well.
That's two 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.
Ra scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Ra.
Young looks to move to half guard but instead Ra has passed into mount! Damn!
Ra looking to ground and pound but Young is blocking nicely.
Ra lands a nice shot to the head.
Ra raining down shots from the mount!
Ra throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Young because Ra loaded up on that one.
Ra lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a big shot there that rocks Young but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ra throwing strikes here but Young is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ra throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The Sun God Ra has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Ra.
Ra landing punches.
We've been informed that Ra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ra unloads with some shots from mount but Young bucks and avoids them well.
Ra looking to secure an arm triangle but Young defends it well.
Young sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Young is not content to let Ra control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Young keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ra throwing shots but Young is blocking nicely.
Young is staying active underneath Ra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ra throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Young to regain full guard.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Young holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young wants to sweep here but Ra controlling him for the moment.
Young is controlling Ra's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Sun God Ra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ernst Young's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ra tries to clinch but Young moves away
and Young counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Sun God Ra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young slips under a jab from Ra.
Young missing with a left hand there. Ra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ra tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young slips a jab from Ra.
A telegraphed right hand from Young misses the target.
Ra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young.
Ra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Ra.
Young defending well as Ra loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra misses with the combination.
Ra swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young there as he acknowledges the shot.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra misses with a left hand
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Young tests Ra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Young lands.
Ra wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
Ra lands an overhand right.
Young keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ra.
Young blocks a jab.
Ra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ra jabs Young to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ernst Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Sun God Ra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young throws a hook but Ra avoids it easily.
And Ra tries to counter it with a takedown but Young pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Young misses with a looping left.
Ra missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Young wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ra defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
Ra is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ra throws a hook to the side of Young's head but Young sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Ra does no damage.
Ra throws a combination that misses
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Ra lands with a nice combination. Young backs away looking to recover.
Ra looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Young is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ra throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Young throwing a counter right hand but Ra manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ra does it's job there.
Ra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young looks to land a right hand but Ra moved out of range.
Ra throws a combination. Young tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Young throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Young 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ra lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young cracks Ra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Ra misses with a jab to the body
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Ra closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young misses with a straight left.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ra misses with a shot to the body
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young lands a nice shot that snaps Ra's head back.
A swing and a miss from Ra.
Young dodges the punch combination from Ra.
A little feinted left hand from Young on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Young bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Ra.
Ra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ra misses with a body shot.
Ra tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young throwing a counter right hand but Ra manages to avoid it.
Ra cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Ra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Young needs to keep his hands up - Ra had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Sun God Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ra 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 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Sun God Ra!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iwan Matwijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edinger Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matwijenko comes to the cage accompanied by RANDORI!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iwan Matwijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Edinger Nucleus!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matwijenko lands with a hook. Nucleus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Edinger Nucleus has been cut.
Matwijenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Nucleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Nucleus looks to move away, Matwijenko throws a big counter combo but Nucleus just gets out of the way.
Nucleus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matwijenko.
Nucleus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nucleus scores with a head kick.
Nucleus is looking to clinch but Matwijenko is avoiding it.
Nucleus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Iwan Matwijenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nucleus throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Matwijenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nucleus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nucleus slips under a jab from Matwijenko.
Matwijenko checks the leg kick.
Matwijenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matwijenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nucleus misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matwijenko throws a shot from downtown. Nucleus moves away and avoids it.
Nucleus lands a leg kick that knocks Matwijenko off balance momentarily.
Nucleus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matwijenko moves out of range of the body kick from Nucleus.
Nucleus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nucleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nucleus scores with a nice right hand.
Nucleus is looking to chop away at Matwijenko's legs.
Matwijenko throws an overhand right that lands on Nucleus's shoulder, as Nucleus tries to avoid the shot.
Matwijenko lands with a nice body punch.
Nucleus throws a push kick but Matwijenko slaps the foot to one side.
Matwijenko misses with the combination.
Nucleus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matwijenko throws a shot from downtown. Nucleus moves away and avoids it.
Nucleus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matwijenko's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nucleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nucleus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matwijenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Nucleus is trying to pull guard but Matwijenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nucleus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nucleus pulls guard.
Matwijenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nucleus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matwijenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nucleus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matwijenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matwijenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at Montreal Elite Gym inform us that Nucleus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus wants to sweep but no luck.
Matwijenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Matwijenko'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 stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nucleus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matwijenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Nucleus's head.
Matwijenko looks to land a right hand but Nucleus moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Matwijenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Nucleus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matwijenko defending well as Nucleus loads up on a big left hand.
Nucleus has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nucleus taking a breather.
Matwijenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nucleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nucleus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matwijenko is trying to break the clinch but Nucleus has him pressed against the cage.
Nucleus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nucleus tries a knee to the head but Matwijenko blocks it.
Matwijenko landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Nucleus.
Matwijenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edinger Nucleus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edinger Nucleus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nucleus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matwijenko.
Nucleus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matwijenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nucleus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matwijenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nucleus can pounce on him.
A cross from Matwijenko lands.
Matwijenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nucleus.
Matwijenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nucleus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Matwijenko! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Iwan Matwijenko!
Iwan Matwijenko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
Lockyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.
Musashi fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Musashi.
Lockyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lockyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lockyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Musashi has double underhooks.
Musashi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Lockyer tenderised Musashi's leg. Musashi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lockyer throws a right hand that Musashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Musashi also avoids with ease.
Musashi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lockyer defends it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Musashi 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi rushes Lockyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lockyer misses with a punch to the body.
Lockyer breaks the clinch.
Musashi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lockyer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Lockyer circles away.
Lockyer is looking to chop away at Musashi's legs.
Musashi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lockyer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Musashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lockyer defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Lockyer misses the target.
Darren Lockyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Musashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Musashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lockyer working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi avoids the body shot from Lockyer.
Lockyer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Musashi with the counter takedown but Lockyer avoids it easily.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches.
Lockyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lockyer lands with a shot to the body.
Musashi is looking to clinch but Lockyer is avoiding it.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches up with Lockyer, looking for a takedown. Musashi pushes Lockyer against the cage but Lockyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darren Lockyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lockyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musashi moves away from the strike by Lockyer.
Lockyer throws out a loose jab but Musashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Musashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Musashi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lockyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Musashi's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lockyer misses
and Musashi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lockyer's guard.
Lockyer pushes Musashi off and gets back to his feet.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lockyer sprawls well. Lockyer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Musashi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Lockyer is keeping the position.
Musashi preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musashi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Musashi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lockyer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Musashi, into his guard.
Lockyer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lockyer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Musashi, up you get!
Lockyer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Musashi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Musashi throwing strikes but missing.
Lockyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Lockyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Musashi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi shoots in looking for a takedown but Lockyer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Musashi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lockyer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lockyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Musashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lockyer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Musashi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lockyer was covering up waiting for the punch and Musashi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lockyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Musashi.
Musashi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Musashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Lockyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyamoto Musashi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lockyer controlling Musashi's posture.
Musashi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
Lockyer keeping full guard, as Musashi tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lockyer holds on and takes a little breather.
Musashi lands a couple of digs.
Musashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lockyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Musashi preventing the sweep.
Lockyer keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
Musashi with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Musashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Musashi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A lazy left from Lockyer finds it's target.
Lockyer swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Lockyer catches Musashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lockyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Musashi closes the distance but Lockyer moves to the side
and Lockyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Lockyer throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily.
Musashi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Musashi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Musashi is rocked!
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lockyer as he jumps to the side.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Lockyer misses the jab.
Lockyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lockyer tries to land a front kick but Musashi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lockyer throws a hook but Musashi blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Musashi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lockyer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Lockyer finish him?
Lockyer lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Musashi falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lockyer dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Lockyer!
Darren Lockyer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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