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GFC 41: Victory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melcone Aisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Dreesen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virgil Dreesen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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166 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melcone Aisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Virgil Dreesen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreesen misses with the combination.
Aisa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreesen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dreesen slips a jab from Aisa.
Dreesen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dreesen blocks a head kick by Aisa.
Aisa misses with a hook. Dreesen ducked under it nicely.
Dreesen tries to move into range but Aisa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aisa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dreesen.
Dreesen fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Aisa.
Aisa tries a head kick but it misses.
Aisa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dreesen tries to move into range but Aisa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dreesen looks to land a combination but Aisa avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aisa throws a leg kick which misses Dreesen's front leg but catches the back leg as Dreesen tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Aisa misses
and Dreesen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aisa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreesen throws a right and a left that Aisa avoids nicely.
Aisa cracks Dreesen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dreesen avoids the body shot from Aisa.
Aisa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dreesen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dreesen ducks under a wild hook from Aisa.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dreesen.
Good standup being displayed there by Aisa as he connects with a hook.
Dreesen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aisa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dreesen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aisa throws a jab but it's blocked by Dreesen.
Dreesen throws a sloppy head kick and Aisa moves out of range easily.
Aisa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreesen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aisa cracks Dreesen with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Virgil Dreesen has been cut.
Aisa connects with a nice looking jab.
Aisa scores with a nice strike.
Aisa tries a head kick but it misses.
Dreesen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aisa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Aisa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Melcone Aisa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aisa feints a jab promting Dreesen to slip. Aisa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dreesen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dreesen is rocked!
Dreesen gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Aisa points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Dreesen wakes up just in time to hear Aisa thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melcone Aisa!
Melcone Aisa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Berdnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Striker Accurate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker Accurate is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
1 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Berdnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Striker Accurate!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berdnikov misses with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Accurate.
Accurate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berdnikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berdnikov throws a right and a left that Accurate avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Accurate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Accurate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berdnikov throws a big counter combination but Accurate scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Accurate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berdnikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Accurate tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Berdnikov counters with a nice body shot.
Accurate wants to clinch
and Berdnikov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Berdnikov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Accurate!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdnikov controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Berdnikov.
Berdnikov breaks from Accurate's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Berdnikov working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Accurate looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Berdnikov! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexei Berdnikov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Whiteside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Lauzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Whiteside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Lauzon!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiteside gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whiteside has hold of one of Lauzon's legs. Lauzon is fighting the takedown attempt but Whiteside gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lauzon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lauzon keeping moving, preventing Whiteside from controlling successfully.
Whiteside throws an elbow that misses. Lauzon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whiteside's guard. Nice move by Lauzon!
Lauzon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whiteside manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lauzon has Whiteside in his guard.
Whiteside trying to move into half guard but instead Lauzon has managed to sweep!
Lauzon trying to control but Whiteside is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whiteside bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lauzon's guard.
Whiteside throwing strikes from guard but Lauzon blocks nicely.
Whiteside trying to control but Lauzon is working from the bottom.
Whiteside postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whiteside tries to free his leg and advance position but Lauzon is retaining full guard.
Lauzon can't keep his opponent in guard - Whiteside advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Whiteside is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whiteside is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lauzon defends it well.
Lauzon looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Whiteside wants to control but Lauzon is keeping him busy.
Lauzon has hold of Whiteside's hands but Whiteside slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lauzon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lauzon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lauzon wants to control but Whiteside is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Whiteside is trying to control the action in half guard but Lauzon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whiteside is looking to pass Lauzon's guard but actually Lauzon recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauzon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whiteside doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lauzon is tightening it up a little... Whiteside has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Whiteside reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Whiteside taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lauzon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ben Lauzon!
In his post fight interview, Ben Lauzon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Walian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
155 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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137 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Walian!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Walian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Walian's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Jack Walian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darrow takes one to the side of the head.
Walian with a nice cross.
Darrow checks a leg kick.
A big head kick from Walian and Darrow is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Darrow is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oh Darrow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walian tries to free his leg and advance position but Darrow is retaining full guard.
Darrow keeping moving, preventing Walian from controlling successfully.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Walian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walian throws a strike but Darrow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walian trying to keep a closed guard but Darrow is proving a slippery customer.
Darrow trying to control but Walian is working from the bottom.
Darrow controlling from the top position.
Darrow won't allow Walian to sweep him here.
Walian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Darrow wants to control from the top but Walian keeps moving.
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.
Walian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Walian wants to sweep here but Darrow controlling him for the moment.
Darrow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Darrow seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Walian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darrow is working Walian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darrow.
Walian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walian keeping moving, preventing Darrow from controlling successfully.
Darrow stopping the sweep attempt from Walian.
Walian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Darrow is working Walian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Darrow content to stall in guard here.
Darrow postures up.
Darrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Darrow is stalling in the full guard.
Walian keeping moving, preventing Darrow from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Darrow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Darrow lands a nice hook to Walian's body. Walian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Walian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walian can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Darrow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Walian.
Walian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Walian 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.
Walian slips a jab from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a head kick.
Darrow tries to work over Walian's front leg with a kick but Walian checks it.
Walian misses with a wild body shot.
Darrow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walian just manages to avoid it.
Darrow uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Darrow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walian throws a lazy head kick
and Darrow counters with a low kick, right behind Walian 's knee.
A head kick misses from Walian.
Walian lands a nice looking body kick.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Walian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walian throws a lazy uppercut
and Darrow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walian thinking.
Darrow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Walian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Darrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Walian.
Walian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Walian.
Walian swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Walian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
Darrow throws a head kick that Walian semi-blocks.
Walian tries a head kick but it misses.
Walian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Darrow eats them both and turns towards Walian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Walian. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Darrow gets tackled into the cage by Walian. Walian maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Walian.
Knees in the clinch landing for Darrow.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Walian.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Walian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow prevents Walian from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walian drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walian.
Darrow working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Walian.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walian is defending well for now.
Walian digs a right hand underneath Darrow's ribcage. Darrow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walian.
Walian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walian presses Darrow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Walian controls the action.
A short right from Darrow.
Walian tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walian throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Walian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walian trying to control the position but instead, Darrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walian into the cage.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Walian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walian manages to break the clinch.
Darrow throws a hook but Walian avoids it easily.
Walian steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Walian.
A little feinted left hand from Darrow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walian throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Walian.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Walian counters with a straight right hand.
Walian is looking to land body kicks.
Walian looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
Walian checks a low kick from Darrow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darrow. Darrow obviously looking to wear him down.
Walian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Darrow takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Darrow slams his shin into Walian's torso.
Ronnie Darrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darrow misses with a body shot
and Walian counters with a low kick, right behind Darrow 's knee.
Walian throws a lazy uppercut
and Darrow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Walian.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walian throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Darrow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walian moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darrow. That's going to slow Walian down.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Walian moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Walian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Walian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darrow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walian.
Darrow lands with a kick to the temple. Walian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Darrow is looking to wear down Walian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walian blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Jack Walian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darrow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Walian misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Walian.
Darrow throws a hook but Walian blocks it.
Darrow needs to keep his hands up - Walian had a free shot at his head there.
Walian blocks a head kick by Darrow.
A head kick from Walian lands but Darrow takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darrow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walian shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Walian looks to move away, Darrow throws a big counter combo but Walian just gets out of the way.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Walian off balance momentarily.
Walian lands a jab to Darrow's midsection.
Walian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darrow connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walian instigates a clinch.
Walian misses with the head strike.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walian is defending well for now.
Walian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Walian.
Darrow gets through Walian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walian has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walian tries to stall but Darrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walian misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Walian blocking some punches.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Walian gets control of Darrow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Darrow controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Darrow trying to control but Walian is working from the bottom.
Walian looking for a sweep. Not yet Walian, not yet.
Darrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Darrow won't allow Walian to sweep him here.
Walian working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow working some strikes from top position.
Darrow wants to control from the top but Walian keeps moving.
Darrow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Darrow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walian is keeping the position for now.
Darrow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Darrow gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Darrow's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ronnie Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Darrow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Walian misses with a head kick.
Walian is looking to clinch.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walian moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Darrow checks a leg kick.
Jack Walian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darrow looks to score with a jab to the body but Walian is just out of range.
Walian lunges at Darrow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darrow's hand.
Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walian misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Walian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jack Walian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Darrow pushes Walian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Walian's ribcage. Walian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ronnie Darrow.
I think Walian 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Walian!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 8 Mile kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Martin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claudiano throws a lazy body kick
and Claudiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Claudiano doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Claudiano lands an overhand right.
Claudiano tries to bum rush Martin with a series of wild strikes but Martin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martin is trying to counter with his kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claudiano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Claudiano. Martin shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano moves to clinch but Martin breaks away
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Claudiano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Claudiano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Claudiano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Claudiano.
Martin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Waldo Claudiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claudiano tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano closes the distance and pushes Martin back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Claudiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claudiano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Claudiano prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
A short uppercut from Claudiano.
Martin prevents a body shot from Claudiano.
Martin wants to break free but Claudiano has control.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Claudiano looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Claudiano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Claudiano. Claudiano maintains the clinch.
Martin is trying to push Claudiano away but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Claudiano is controlling the position.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Claudiano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin is trying to break free.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Claudiano is controlling him.
A short left from Claudiano.
Claudiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Claudiano is working Martin over against the cage.
Claudiano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Claudiano lands an uppercut.
Martin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claudianos head.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Claudiano has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Claudiano lands a nice uppercut.
Claudiano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Claudiano blocking some punches.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claudiano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Claudiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano blocks an uppercut.
Martin tries to circle away but Claudiano has him pinned against the cage.
Claudiano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claudiano.
Claudiano can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Claudiano can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claudiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Claudiano.
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
Claudiano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage.
Claudiano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martin blocking some punches.
Claudiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claudiano misses with a punch to the body.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin tries to break free but Claudiano pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Martin wants to break free but Claudiano has control.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Claudiano feints a jab promting Martin to slip. Claudiano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Martin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claudiano misses with a double jab.
Claudiano moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Claudiano forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Claudiano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Claudiano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Claudiano.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claudiano.
Claudiano lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Claudiano has managed to clinch.
Claudiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Claudiano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claudiano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Claudiano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Claudiano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Claudiano.
Claudiano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Steve Martin has been cut.
Claudiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claudiano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Claudiano has double underhooks.
Claudiano prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Claudiano keeps him there for the moment.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Claudiano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Claudiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Claudiano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Claudiano.
Claudiano tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Claudiano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Claudiano wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Claudiano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Claudiano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steve Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Claudiano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Claudiano.
Claudiano tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Claudiano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claudiano looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Claudiano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Claudiano doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Claudiano closes the distance but Martin moves to the side
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Claudiano works the jab nicely.
Claudiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin misses with some punches.
Claudiano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Claudiano lands with a straight right. Martin didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claudiano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Claudiano tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Claudiano tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice shot lands for Claudiano.
Claudiano moves to clinch but Martin breaks away
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Martin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Claudiano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Claudiano lands a left hand.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Claudiano throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
Claudiano misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Martin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Claudiano.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Claudiano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Martin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Claudiano.
Martin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano tries to clinch up.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Claudiano.
Claudiano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Claudiano swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Martin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Claudiano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Claudiano drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Martin blocks a body shot from Claudiano.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Martin is rocked!
Martin wants to break free but Claudiano has control.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Claudiano finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Claudiano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Claudiano tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claudiano looking for a takedown.
Martin tries to circle away but Claudiano has him pinned against the cage.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Claudiano misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Martin.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Claudiano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claudiano wants to clinch but Martin slips to the side
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Claudiano.
Claudiano looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
Claudiano tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Despite the aggression on Martin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Claudiano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Claudiano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Claudiano shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Claudiano throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Claudiano.
Martin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Claudiano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a nice body kick.
Claudiano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Claudiano.
Claudiano moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin unleashes a big counter combination but Claudiano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Claudiano doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin throws a counter combo.
Claudiano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Claudiano misses.
Claudiano wants to clinch but Martin slips to the side
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Claudiano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin thinks about the counter body kick.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Claudiano lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claudiano is looking to clinch.
Martin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Claudiano tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Martin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martin moves away from the strike by Claudiano.
Martin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Claudiano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Claudiano tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin unleashes a big counter combination but Claudiano bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Claudiano instigates a clinch.
Martin tries to circle away but Claudiano has him pinned against the cage.
Claudiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Claudiano.
Claudiano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claudiano tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Claudiano back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Claudiano clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Martin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Claudiano is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Claudiano moves into range and clinches up with Martin.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Claudiano is controlling the position.
Claudiano has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claudiano prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Claudiano has double underhooks.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Claudiano wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Claudiano swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a left and a right that stings Claudiano.
Claudiano thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano wants to clinch
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Claudiano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Martin throws a series of punches but Claudiano moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Claudiano closes the distance and clinches.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claudiano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Claudiano tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claudiano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claudiano goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Claudiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano punishes Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
Claudiano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claudiano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Claudiano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claudiano clinches up against the cage.
Claudiano tries to score a body lock takedown but Martin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
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!
Claudiano has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claudiano misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Claudiano.
Claudiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Claudiano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Martin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin tries to circle away but Claudiano has him pinned against the cage.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Claudiano working aggressively here.
Waldo Claudiano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Claudiano looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Claudiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Claudiano both land. Nice combination.
Claudiano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Claudiano tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Claudiano takes one to the chin there.
Claudiano darts in trying to clinch
and Martin counters with a left and a right that stings Claudiano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claudiano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Claudiano throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a three punch combo that has Claudiano backing up. Claudiano nods at Martin to acknowledge the strikes.
Claudiano is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Claudiano lands with a cross.
Claudiano misses with a body punch
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Claudiano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.
Claudiano connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Claudiano.
Claudiano instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Waldo Claudiano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Martin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Claudiano instigates a clinch.
Claudiano can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Claudiano prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claudiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Claudiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Claudiano lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Claudiano prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
Claudiano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Claudiano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
Claudiano lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Martin prevents a body shot from Claudiano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano scores with a hook to the body.
Claudiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Claudiano tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin is trying to push Claudiano away but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claudiano has him pressed against the cage.
Claudiano has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claudiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Claudiano's head.
Claudiano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
Claudiano working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
Claudiano misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claudiano.
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Claudiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Claudiano has double underhooks.
Claudiano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Claudiano wants to clinch.
Martin is looking for the big counter here.
Claudiano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a stiff right hand.
Claudiano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claudiano fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Martin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Claudiano misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a head kick.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Claudiano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Claudiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Claudiano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Claudiano will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claudiano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claudiano moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMartin.
Martin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Martin throws a head kick but Claudiano moves out of range.
Claudiano tries to clinch up.
Martin is looking for the big counter here.
Claudiano closes the distance but Martin moves to the side
and Martin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Martin avoids the body shot from Claudiano.
Martin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Claudiano blocks it well.
Steve Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Claudiano misses
and Martin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Claudiano really felt that one!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Claudiano tries to clinch
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claudiano looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martin! But no joy.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Claudiano connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claudiano wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Claudiano throws out a powerful jab.
Claudiano tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Claudiano is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
Claudiano wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Martin.
I think Claudiano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 50:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo Claudiano!
In defeat, Steve Martin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm surprised the fuck'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fun Fest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Showtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Showtime has chosen Old Toms Hut as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
11 - 33 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fun Fest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 33 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Showtime!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fest scores with a sloppy right hand. Showtime should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Showtime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Showtime throws a sloppy head kick
and Fest counters with a right hand to the body.
Showtime lunges at Fest with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fest's hand.
Fest tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Showtime tries to clinch but Fest is having none of it.
Fest slaps away a takedown attempt from Showtime, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Showtime connects with a body shot.
Showtime scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Showtime throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Fest misses the target.
Rick Showtime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fest takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Showtime doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fest counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Showtime misses with a combination
and Fest counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fest is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fest scores with a jab to the head.
Showtime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fest.
Fest is looking to counter punch.
Fest swats away the attempt to clinch by Showtime.
A lazy left from Fest finds it's target.
Showtime has a takedown stuffed.
Fun Fest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Showtime.
Showtime throws a body shot but no joy.
Showtime throws a series of punches but Fest avoids them all with ease.
Showtime tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fest is looking to counter punch.
Showtime fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Showtime falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fest counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showtime shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Showtime is looking to clinch but Fest is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Showtime misses its intended target.
Showtime closes the distance and clinches up with Fest, looking for a takedown. Showtime pushes Fest against the cage but Fest circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Showtime uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fest.
Showtime throws a leg kick but Fest checks it.
Showtime takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fest just misses with a punch to the body.
Showtime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fest swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fest shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fest showed some decent athleticism there.
Fest drops an elbow to the side of Showtime's head.
Fest missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fest seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Showtime does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fest 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.
Showtime wants to improve his position but Fest is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fest connects with a nice short shot to Showtime's temple.
Showtime trying to hold on to Fest's head to control him but Fest postures up.
Showtime blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fest.
Fest drops an elbow to the side of Showtime's head.
Fest drops an elbow to the side of Showtime's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fest lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fest is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fest not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fest is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Showtime taking some punishment here, with Fest in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Showtime taking some punishment here, with Fest in his half guard.
Showtime felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fest working the head and body with strikes.
Fest tries to pass to full mount but Showtime defends it.
Showtime has hold of Fest's hands but Fest slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Showtime really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fest throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fest winds up and cracks Showtime with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Showtime is trying to control but can't.
Fest working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fest not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fest lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Showtime! More strikes land and this one is all over! Fest jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fun Fest!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Haber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. 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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26
178 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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27
176 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrew Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uri Haber!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haber wants to land a leg kick but Ryan is out of range.
Haber cracks Ryan with an open hand slap.
Ryan defending well as Haber loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haber throws a head kick but Ryan moves out of range.
Haber looking to score a takedown here. Ryan is defending well but Haber drives through and ends up in Ryan's guard.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Haber from controlling successfully.
Haber postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haber is looking to pass into half guard but Ryan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ryan is in guard.
Ryan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Haber working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ryan is one step ahead there.
Ryan postures up.
Haber wants to control but Ryan passes easily into half guard.
Haber is trying to maintain the position but Ryan is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haber gets full guard.
Haber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryan defends well.
Haber is trying to keep Ryan in close.
Ryan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ryan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber has his foot on Ryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Ryan controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice uppercut there from Ryan.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Haber is just out of range.
Haber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haber lands with a shot to the body.
Ryan scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan walks into a stiff left hand from Haber.
Haber throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan cracks Haber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Ryan cracks the inside of Haber's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan ducks right into an uppercut from Haber.
Haber lands a nice hook to Ryan's body. Ryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Haber shoots and misses
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haber throws a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan is looking to counter punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
Ryan throws a lazy head kick
and Haber counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan cracks Haber with a good jab.
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 Andrew Ryan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haber misses the shot to the body.
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Haber just misses with a punch to the body.
Haber misses with a body shot.
Haber throws out a leg kick but Ryan moves out of range and Haber only half commits.
Haber misses the body punch
and Haber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ryan tests Haber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haber was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan closes the distance and pushes Haber back into the cage.
Haber is leaning against Ryan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Haber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Haber throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haber throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryan lunges at Haber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haber's hand.
Ryan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haber.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Haber ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Haber tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan moves out of range of the body kick from Haber.
Haber misses with a jab to the body
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Andrew Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haber connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Ryan. No joy for Haber on that attempt.
Haber misses with a hook.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan thumps Haber with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Haber slips the punch.
Haber throws a lazy right hand but Ryan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan throws a low kick but Haber moves out of range easily.
Andrew Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Haber misses with a looping right.
Ryan lunges at Haber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haber's hand.
Haber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haber moves to clinch but Ryan breaks away
and Ryan counters with a head kick. That will keep Haber thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ryan throws a jab when Haber was well out of range.
Ryan connects with a body shot that sends Haber's belly button to the back.
It looks like Ryan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Haber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ryan rather than just go for the knockout.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Haber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haber.
Haber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but Haber manages to avoid it.
Haber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryan finds it's way round the side to connect with Haber's head.
Haber throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Haber moved out of range.
Haber blocks a jab.
Haber loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Haber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haber looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan lunges at Haber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Haber's hand.
Haber lands a head shot.
Haber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryan.
Haber looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ryan blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Ryan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Haber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haber is trying to work for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
Haber throwing shots but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Haber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haber is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ryan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Haber avoids the head kick by Ryan.
A countering left hand to the body from Haber misses.
Haber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haber is looking to clinch.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan gets a clinch.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
Ryan pushes Haber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haber tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Haber back against the cage.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tries a body shot but Haber blocks it.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Haber looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries to work over Haber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Ryan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haber misses with a hook.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryan tries to land a body kick
and Haber counters with a single leg into guard. Ryan didn't expect that.
Ryan pushes Haber off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ryan scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haber momentarily.
Ryan lands with a good body shot.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Haber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Haber moved out of range.
Haber tries to counter with a clinch but Ryan shakes him off and moves away.
Haber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Haber connects with a body shot that sends Ryan's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Ryan.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haber. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Haber counters with a nice uppercut.
Haber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ryan throws a counter high kick but Haber was just alert enough to avoid it.
Haber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
A head kick misses from Haber.
Ryan lands a head shot.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan cracks Haber with a good jab.
Haber shoots in for a takedown but Ryan shows good takedown defense.
Ryan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haber.
Haber staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick by Ryan misses
and Haber counters with a stiff right hand.
Haber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haber.
Haber misses with a kick to the body.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haber lands with a shot to the body.
Haber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Haber misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Ryan misses its target.
The crowd cheers as Ryan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haber doesn't seem phased though.
Haber blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Haber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haber misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Ryan throws an overhand right that lands on Haber's shoulder, as Haber tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan misses with an uppercut. Haber saw that one coming.
Ryan sets himself, and Haber steps forward looking for the clinch! Ryan avoids it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haber looks to land a body kick but Ryan moved away.
Haber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Haber tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
Haber fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uri Haber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andrew Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uri Haber.
Haber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Haber.
Haber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ryan cracks Haber with an open hand slap.
Ryan blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Ryan!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andrew Ryan waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iwan Matwijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matwijenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RANDORI!. Iwan Matwijenko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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40
218 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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38
205 lbs
22 - 23 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 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
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Musashi both land. Nice combination.
Matwijenko 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 darts in and clinches Matwijenko up against the cage.
Musashi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matwijenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big left from Matwijenko misses.
Musashi gets a double leg takedown into Matwijenko's guard.
Musashi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Musashi tries for a kimura but Matwijenko is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi trying to control the action but Matwijenko is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matwijenko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Musashi throwing strikes but Matwijenko manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matwijenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musashi wants to control but Matwijenko postures up.
Matwijenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matwijenko trying to control the position but Musashi is working away.
Musashi can't do much from the bottom here.
Musashi keeps Matwijenko under control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Matwijenko tries to move to mount but Musashi blocks the move with his legs.
Musashi tries to improve position but can't.
Matwijenko trying to control the position but Musashi is working away.
Matwijenko lands a few punches from side control.
Matwijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Musashi keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matwijenko working away.
Musashi tries to improve position but can't.
Matwijenko trying to control the action but Musashi is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Musashi is trying to get back to half guard.
Matwijenko controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Musashi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Musashi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Musashi throws a strike but Matwijenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Matwijenko has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Musashi has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Musashi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matwijenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matwijenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Musashi is defending well for now.
Musashi is looking for a takedown.
Musashi has Matwijenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Matwijenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Iwan Matwijenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Musashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Matwijenko walks away with a smile on his face. Musashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matwijenko looks to land a left hand but Musashi moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matwijenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Musashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Musashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Musashi lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Musashi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matwijenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Iwan Matwijenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Musashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Musashi misses with the combination.
Matwijenko motions for Musashi to come forward. Matwijenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matwijenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Musashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matwijenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Musashi's brow.
Matwijenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Musashi is defending well for now.
Matwijenko stops a takedown attempt from Musashi.
Iwan Matwijenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Musashi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matwijenko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matwijenko misses with a knee strike.
Matwijenko scores with a shot to the side of Musashi's head.
Matwijenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matwijenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Musashi is trying to control the action in half guard but Matwijenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Musashi throws a strike but Matwijenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Musashi throws an elbow that misses. Matwijenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Musashi's guard. Nice move by Matwijenko!
Matwijenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Musashi is trying to control the position but Matwijenko postures up.
Iwan Matwijenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matwijenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matwijenko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Musashi wants to sweep but no luck.
Musashi pulls Matwijenko in to control the position.
Matwijenko throwing strikes but missing.
Matwijenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Matwijenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Matwijenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musashi can do to turn this around?
Musashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matwijenko's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Musashi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Musashi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matwijenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Musashi is controlling him.
Musashi pushing down on Matwijenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Musashi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Musashi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Musashi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matwijenko's head.
Musashi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Musashi throws a strike but Matwijenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Matwijenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Musashi throws a big right hand that misses.
Musashi trying to control but Matwijenko is working from the bottom.
Matwijenko wants to get back to his feet but Musashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Musashi scores with a takedown into Matwijenko's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi wants to control from the top but Matwijenko keeps moving.
Musashi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matwijenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Musashi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matwijenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Musashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Musashi wants to clinch
enabling Matwijenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Musashi staying out of range there.
Musashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Musashi looks to move away, Matwijenko throws a big counter combo but Musashi just gets out of the way.
Matwijenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A left lands for Matwijenko.
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Musashi tries to clinch there but Matwijenko circles away.
Matwijenko throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matwijenko is fending him off so far but Musashi persists. Nope, Matwijenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Iwan Matwijenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
Musashi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matwijenko tries to avoid it but Musashi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matwijenko to the ground. Matwijenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Musashi tries to clinch but Matwijenko is having none of it.
Matwijenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Matwijenko misses.
Musashi misses with a takedown attempt
and Matwijenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Matwijenko.
Matwijenko stuffs the takedown.
Musashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Musashi is defended easily by Matwijenko.
Musashi blocks a jab.
Musashi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Iwan Matwijenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matwijenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matwijenko throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matwijenko sets himself, and Musashi steps forward looking for the clinch! Matwijenko avoids it this time.
Musashi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matwijenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Musashi somewhat.
Matwijenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Musashi if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Matwijenko. No joy for Musashi on that attempt.
Musashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matwijenko counters with a two punch combo.
Matwijenko cracks Musashi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Musashi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Matwijenko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Musashi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iwan Matwijenko!
Iwan Matwijenko was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borg Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begovic comes into the arena with Cavoglave blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roland Begovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borg Bunting!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begovic misses with a looping left.
Bunting cracks Begovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bunting misses with a body kick.
Bunting throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Begovic.
Begovic slips a jab and a cross from Bunting.
Begovic works over Bunting's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Borg Bunting has been cut.
Bunting fails to land with a series of punches.
Bunting avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunting is looking to score with low kicks.
Begovic tries to counter by clinching up but Bunting breaks away and moves out of range.
Begovic moves away from the strike by Bunting.
Begovic is looking to counter the offense by Bunting and move into the clinch.
Begovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Begovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Begovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic throws a right hand that misses
and Bunting counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunting moves away from the strike by Begovic.
Bunting throws a hook but Begovic avoids it easily.
Begovic avoids the body shot from Bunting.
Begovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Begovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bunting connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Begovic scrambles back to his feet.
Begovic throws a hook but Bunting blocks it.
Bunting tries a head kick but it misses.
Bunting missing with a left hand there. Begovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bunting.
Bunting's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Begovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bunting scrambles back to his feet.
Bunting ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bunting cracks Begovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunting throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunting misses with a straight right.
As Bunting tries to get set, Begovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Bunting manages to avoid the attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bunting.
Bunting misses with an uppercut.
Begovic misses with a wild combination.
Begovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunting misses with an uppercut. Begovic saw that one coming.
Begovic misses with a jab to the body
and Bunting makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bunting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bunting lands with a nice body punch.
Bunting keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Begovic. That snapped Bunting's head back.
Begovic throws a good cross that connects.
Bunting throws a low kick, looking for Begovic's leg but Begovic calmly moves out of range.
Begovic throws a looping overhand right but Bunting ducks down to avoid it.
Bunting throws a hook to the side of Begovic's head but Begovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Begovic connects with a body shot that sends Bunting's belly button to the back.
Begovic checks a leg kick.
Bunting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunting staying out of range there.
Begovic dips to his left and cracks Bunting with an uppercut!
Bunting avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunting throws a hook but Begovic blocks it.
Begovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting throws a leg kick but Begovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Begovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunting throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Begovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Bunting counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Begovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Begovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunting throws a body shot but no joy.
Bunting slips under a jab from Begovic.
Begovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunting counters with a nice uppercut.
Begovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Begovic.
Begovic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Begovic duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Borg Bunting will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Borg Bunting's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bunting tries to score with a low kick but Begovic moves his leg out of the way.
Bunting on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bunting throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borg Bunting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Begovic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bunting connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Begovic scrambles back to his feet.
Bunting misses with a wild combination.
Begovic is looking to counter the offense by Bunting and move into the clinch.
Bunting throws a body shot but no joy.
As Bunting tries to get set, Begovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Bunting manages to avoid the attempt.
Bunting throws a series of punches but Begovic moves out of range.
Bunting throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Begovic counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Begovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bunting swings wildly with an uppercut but Begovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begovic tries to work over Bunting's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Begovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bunting.
Begovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunting backwards.
Begovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Begovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Begovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bunting cracks Begovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bunting throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Begovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Begovic scores with a sloppy right hand. Bunting should have avoided that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bunting.
Borg Bunting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bunting ducks under a wild hook from Begovic.
Begovic scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Begovic walks into a straight right hand from Bunting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting throws a solid leg kick but Begovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bunting.
Begovic throws a body punch but Bunting moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Begovic.
Bunting loads up on a big right hand but Begovic slips the punch.
Begovic throws a body punch but Bunting moves out of range.
Begovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunting manages to avoid it.
Bunting misses with a straight right.
Begovic jabs Bunting right on the nose. Bunting blinks but takes it well.
Begovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bunting is trying to counter with his kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bunting. That's going to slow Begovic down.
Begovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bunting.
Begovic throws a jab when Bunting was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic scores with a nice head shot.
Bunting tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Begovic walks into a left hand.
Begovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Buntings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bunting misses with a body shot.
Begovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunting manages to avoid it.
Begovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunting feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Begovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bunting throws a good cross that connects.
Bunting scores with a shot to the body.
Bunting lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Begovic is rocked!
Bunting shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Begovic takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Bunting sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Begovic bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borg Bunting!
Borg Bunting really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that On Tap (160Q & Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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