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GFC 42: Sullivan vs Horse PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Stone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone is looking to clinch but Nurmagomedov is avoiding it.
Stone jabs Nurmagomedov right on the nose. Nurmagomedov blinks but takes it well.
Stone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nurmagomedov is out of range.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nurmagomedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone misses with a hook.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stone as he avoids it easily.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nurmagomedov blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Nurmagomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stone is looking to score with low kicks.
Nurmagomedov looks for a takedown but Stone sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone throws a jab when Nurmagomedov was well out of range.
Nurmagomedov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stone.
Stone scores with a one two! Nurmagomedov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagomedov is just out of range.
Nurmagomedov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Stone. Those never looked like landing.
Stone thows a leg kick but Nurmagomedov checks it
and Nurmagomedov counters with a takedown into side control.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nurmagomedov.
Stone struggling a bit here.
Stone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov connects with a decent elbow.
Stone is looking for a sweep.
Stone sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Stone is keeping him busy.
Stone wants to control but Nurmagomedov is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmagomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stone doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Nurmagomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Stone tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nurmagomedov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
During a confident post fight interview, Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Algot Uggla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cheese Scones. Jo Ballinger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Algot Uggla's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Algot Uggla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uggla avoids the body shot from Ballinger.
Uggla looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Uggla looking to pass the guard.
Ballinger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Uggla defends well.
Ballinger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ballinger has an active guard here but Uggla has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uggla is looking to advance position but Ballinger won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Uggla pulls his head out easily.
Ballinger is refusing to be controlled, as Uggla sits in half guard.
Uggla wants to pass the guard but Ballinger is defending well.
Ballinger moves into full guard.
Uggla wants to control from the top but Ballinger keeps moving.
Ballinger being controlled here, momentarily.
Ballinger is looking for a triangle but Uggla pushes his legs off easily.
Uggla definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ballinger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uggla avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Uggla content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ballinger is on top in guard.
Uggla wants to stand and escape but Ballinger is having none of it.
Ballinger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger wants to control from the top but Uggla keeps moving.
Uggla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Uggla looking to control.
Uggla is pulling down on Ballinger's head. It's preventing any offense from Ballinger, at least for the moment.
Uggla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ballinger postures up.
Uggla looking for subs off his back but Ballinger has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ballinger seems to be working for a kimura but Uggla defends the submission attempt.
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.
Ballinger is stalling here. Uggla is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ballinger seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Uggla has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Uggla goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ballinger rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Uggla's guard! Nice work there by Ballinger!
Uggla is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Uggla keeping moving, preventing Ballinger from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ballinger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Uggla is trying to keep Ballinger in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jo Ballinger 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.
Ballinger misses with a wild body shot.
Uggla blocks a head kick by Ballinger.
Uggla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ballinger.
Uggla lands a slapping body shot.
Uggla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballinger fails with a takedown attempt.
Ballinger misses with a head kick.
Uggla comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ballinger sprawls well. Ballinger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uggla gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uggla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uggla instigates a clinch.
Ballinger tries to stall but Uggla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballinger fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Uggla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uggla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Uggla.
Uggla drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ballinger sprawls and moves away.
Ballinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ballinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ballinger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ballinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uggla feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Ballinger as Uggla shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algot Uggla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uggla clinches with his opponent.
Uggla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ballinger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ballinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballinger throws a jab when Uggla was well out of range.
Uggla moves into the clinch.
A short right from Uggla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ballinger is trying to break free.
Ballinger scores with a shot to the side of Uggla's head.
Uggla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ballinger pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Ballinger does no damage.
Ballinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uggla feinted with a counter takedown.
Ballinger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uggla finds it's way round the side to connect with Ballinger's head.
Jo Ballinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ballinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ballinger throws a shot from downtown. Uggla moves away and avoids it.
Uggla attempts a counter takedown but Ballinger avoids it well and moves away.
Uggla closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ballinger quickly recovers to half guard.
Ballinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Ballinger trying to hold on to Uggla's head to control him but Uggla postures up.
Ballinger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ballinger is looking for a sweep. Uggla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uggla is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uggla stalling.
Ballinger looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uggla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ballinger defends it well.
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.
Ballinger pushes Uggla off and gets back to his feet.
Uggla has closed the distance and engaged Ballinger in a clinch.
Ballinger lands with a light punch inside.
Ballinger gets underhooks to prevent Uggla's takedown attempt.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uggla is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Ballinger.
Uggla is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ballinger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Uggla pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Uggla coming out on top.
Ballinger thows a leg kick but Uggla checks it
and Uggla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uggla scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Uggla is looking for a kimura but Ballinger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uggla to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Algot Uggla will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ballinger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ugglas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ballinger slaps away a takedown attempt from Uggla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ballinger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uggla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ballinger.
Uggla tries to clinch up but Ballinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Uggla tries for a takedown but Ballinger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ballinger thinks about the counter body kick.
Ballinger scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a head kick that misses.
Ballinger tries to clinch but Uggla moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballinger stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Algot Uggla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ballinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uggla shoots in for a takedown but Ballinger shows good takedown defense.
Uggla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ballinger defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uggla fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Ballinger finds it's way through Uggla's defenses.
Uggla misses with a body shot.
Ballinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ballinger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ballinger moves out of range as Uggla strikes.
A clash of legs there as Uggla blocks the low kick.
Ballinger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ballinger wants it to stay on the feet.
Uggla on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ballinger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Uggla momentarily.
Uggla is rocked!
Ballinger closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Uggla! Ballinger dives in looking to finish! Uggla is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jo Ballinger!
Our winner, Jo Ballinger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Algot Uggla was interviewed post fight and said '*spits out blood* haven't you got something better to do than beating up 18-year olds in QFC?!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think The Convict might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Locked up. Overeem has chosen Switchblade Smiles as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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184 lbs
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kezz The Convict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjen Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as The Convict lands an impressive looking overhand right. Overeem doesn't seem phased though.
Overeem has closed the distance and engaged The Convict in a clinch.
Overeem cracks The Convict with a nice body shot.
The Convict drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Convict throws a head punch that misses.
The Convict misses with some punches.
The Convict has Overeem pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Overeem manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Overeem.
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Overeem won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kezz The Convict. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Convict has a couple of punches blocked by Overeem.
The Convict lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Overeem gets through The Convict's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Convict tries to break the clinch but Overeem is controlling the position.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Overeem as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem drives through and clinches with The Convict against the cage.
Overeem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Convict jumps guard but Overeem stands there with The Convict around his waist. The Convict gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Convict blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Overeem thows a leg kick but The Convict checks it
and The Convict counters with a straight right hand.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and The Convict tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Convict's jab looks to have found its range, popping Overeem under the eye.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
The Convict tries to counter with a takedown but Overeem is quick to defend against it.
Overeem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Overeem misses the jab.
The Convict tries to counter with a takedown but Overeem is quick to defend against it.
Overeem stuffs the takedown attempt from The Convict. The Convict gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Convict looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Overeem throws out a loose jab but The Convict uses good head movement to avoid it.
Overeem connects with a solid leg kick.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Convict tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Overeem smiles and moves away.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Overeem lands a shoulder strike.
Overeem tries a knee to the head but The Convict blocks it.
A hook to the body from Overeem.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem misses with some punches.
Overeem scores with a nice hook to the head.
Overeem gets through The Convict's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Overeem misses with a knee strike.
Overeem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
The Convict lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Overeem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from The Convict fails to land.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kezz The Convict has been cut.
Overeem is working The Convict over against the cage.
The Convict takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Convict is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
Overeem digs a right hand into The Convict's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Convict's gas tank.
Overeem scores with a shoulder strike.
Overeem scores with a shoulder strike.
Overeem landing knees to the body.
Overeem working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Overeem lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Convict or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Overeem.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Overeem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Overeem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Overeem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Overeem scores with a shoulder strike.
The Convict tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Overeem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
A short right from Overeem.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Overeem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Convict is rocked!
Overeem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Overeem drops The Convict with a big knee straight up the middle! The Convict is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh The Convict is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Convict takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Overeem cracks The Convict with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Overeem is stalking The Convict. The Convict circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Overeem, and it's lights out! The Convict really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arjen Overeem!
Arjen Overeem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Solzhenitsyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Tymoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tymoshenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hearts On Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Tymoshenko !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymoshenko throws a hook but Solzhenitsyn avoids it easily.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tymoshenko .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tymoshenko ! But no joy.
Tymoshenko lunges at Solzhenitsyn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Solzhenitsyn's hand.
Tymoshenko throws a big shot that misses.
Tymoshenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tymoshenko missing with a left hand there. Solzhenitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solzhenitsyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Tymoshenko .
Vasily Tymoshenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tymoshenko swings widly with a right hand
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a straight right hand.
Tymoshenko 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.
Tymoshenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Solzhenitsyn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tymoshenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Solzhenitsyn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tymoshenko 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!
Tymoshenko scores with a hook to the body. Solzhenitsyn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Solzhenitsyn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymoshenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sasha Solzhenitsyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko scores with a leg kick.
Tymoshenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Solzhenitsyn throws a sloppy head kick and Tymoshenko moves out of range easily.
Solzhenitsyn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tymoshenko connects with a crisp jab.
Solzhenitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tymoshenko thows a leg kick but Solzhenitsyn checks it
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tymoshenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Solzhenitsyn is rocked!
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Solzhenitsyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tymoshenko misses with a hook to the body
and Solzhenitsyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Solzhenitsyn seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut.
Solzhenitsyn thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Solzhenitsyn sprawling to the canvas! Solzhenitsyn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tymoshenko finish him?!
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Solzhenitsyn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Solzhenitsyn lands a lovely overhand right.
Tymoshenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solzhenitsyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tymoshenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tymoshenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Solzhenitsyn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tymoshenko looks to land a left hand but Solzhenitsyn moved out of range nicely.
Tymoshenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko avoids the head kick by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Solzhenitsyn slips under a jab from Tymoshenko .
A little feinted left hand from Solzhenitsyn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tymoshenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Solzhenitsyn sprawls well. Solzhenitsyn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tymoshenko gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Tymoshenko misses its intended target.
Solzhenitsyn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tymoshenko avoids it.
Tymoshenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tymoshenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tymoshenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Solzhenitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tymoshenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tymoshenko thinking.
The fighters circling - Solzhenitsyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko connects with a leg kick. Solzhenitsyn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Solzhenitsyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tymoshenko misses with a right hand
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Tymoshenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Tymoshenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn avoids the body shot from Tymoshenko .
Solzhenitsyn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tymoshenko just manages to avoid it.
Tymoshenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Solzhenitsyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tymoshenko misses with a straight right.
Tymoshenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Solzhenitsyn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Tymoshenko .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Tymoshenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tymoshenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Solzhenitsyn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Solzhenitsyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tymoshenko misses with a right hand
and Solzhenitsyn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tymoshenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut.
Solzhenitsyn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tymoshenko missing with a left hand there. Solzhenitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tymoshenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solzhenitsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Solzhenitsyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tymoshenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solzhenitsyn slips under a jab.
Solzhenitsyn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tymoshenko on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tymoshenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tymoshenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko cracks Solzhenitsyn with a good jab.
Solzhenitsyn checks a leg kick.
Tymoshenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Solzhenitsyn.
A big left from Tymoshenko misses.
Solzhenitsyn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tymoshenko dodges the punch combination from Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solzhenitsyn manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Solzhenitsyn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Tymoshenko . Those never looked like landing.
Solzhenitsyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tymoshenko .
Solzhenitsyn tried to counter with a leg kick but Tymoshenko avoided it.
Tymoshenko avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tymoshenko , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Solzhenitsyn is looking to counter punch.
Solzhenitsyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vasily Tymoshenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tymoshenko tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tymoshenko misses with a looping left.
Tymoshenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Tymoshenko works over Solzhenitsyn's head and body with a nice combination.
Solzhenitsyn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good standup being displayed there by Solzhenitsyn as he connects with a hook.
Tymoshenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Tymoshenko misses
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tymoshenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solzhenitsyn lands with a straight right. Tymoshenko didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tymoshenko thinking.
Tymoshenko is breathing heavily.
Tymoshenko throws a combination that misses
and Solzhenitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Solzhenitsyn tries to counter by clinching up but Tymoshenko breaks away and moves out of range.
Solzhenitsyn slips under a jab from Tymoshenko .
Solzhenitsyn is looking to counter with a body kick.
Solzhenitsyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tymoshenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko shoots in for a takedown but Solzhenitsyn shows good takedown defense.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tymoshenko in his tracks.
Good shot there by Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko missing with a left hand there. Solzhenitsyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tymoshenko misses with an uppercut.
Solzhenitsyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Solzhenitsyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tymoshenko swings for the body but Solzhenitsyn moves out of range.
Solzhenitsyn moves in looking to clinch but Tymoshenko pushes him off.
Solzhenitsyn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Tymoshenko misses
and Solzhenitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tymoshenko misses with a hook
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice leg kick.
Tymoshenko misses with a wild body shot.
Solzhenitsyn jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Solzhenitsyn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tymoshenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solzhenitsyn's hands.
Tymoshenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Solzhenitsyn doesn't seem bothered though.
Solzhenitsyn throws a sloppy head kick and Tymoshenko moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sasha Solzhenitsyn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tymoshenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Solzhenitsyn eats them both and turns towards Tymoshenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a body shot.
Tymoshenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a nice leg kick.
Tymoshenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tymoshenko under the eye.
Solzhenitsyn throws a head kick that half lands.
A lazy left from Tymoshenko finds it's target.
Tymoshenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Solzhenitsyn is out of range.
Tymoshenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solzhenitsyn moves away.
Solzhenitsyn throws a big counter combination but Tymoshenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Solzhenitsyn avoids the body shot from Tymoshenko .
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!
Tymoshenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn moves in looking to clinch but Tymoshenko pushes him off.
Tymoshenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tymoshenko flicks out a counter leg kick but Solzhenitsyn steps away.
Solzhenitsyn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tymoshenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a head kick that drops Tymoshenko to the mat! Tymoshenko scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tymoshenko is rocked!
Tymoshenko throws an overhand right that lands on Solzhenitsyn's shoulder, as Solzhenitsyn tries to avoid the shot.
Solzhenitsyn tries to counter by clinching up but Tymoshenko breaks away and moves out of range.
Tymoshenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Solzhenitsyn finish him?
Solzhenitsyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tymoshenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Tymoshenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tymoshenko scores with a kick to the body.
Tymoshenko scores with a jab to the body.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tymoshenko misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Tymoshenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tymoshenko misses with a hook to the body
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a low kick, right behind Tymoshenko 's knee.
Solzhenitsyn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tymoshenko misses with a wild body shot.
Tymoshenko jabs Solzhenitsyn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tymoshenko lands with a hook. Solzhenitsyn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a kick to the body.
Tymoshenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tymoshenko misses with a looping right.
Solzhenitsyn tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Tymoshenko misses its intended target.
Tymoshenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn avoids the head kick by Tymoshenko .
A counter left hand to the body from Solzhenitsyn misses its target.
Solzhenitsyn staying out of range there.
Tymoshenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tymoshenko blocks a head kick by Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Solzhenitsyn scores with a spinning back kick!
Tymoshenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Solzhenitsyn tries to avoid it but Tymoshenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Solzhenitsyn to the ground. Solzhenitsyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Solzhenitsyn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tymoshenko closes the distance and clinches up with Solzhenitsyn, looking for a takedown. Tymoshenko pushes Solzhenitsyn against the cage but Solzhenitsyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tymoshenko slips a jab and a cross from Solzhenitsyn.
Tymoshenko throws an off balance right hand
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a good low kick that Tymoshenko was not able to check.
Solzhenitsyn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solzhenitsyn connects with a jab.
Solzhenitsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Solzhenitsyn lands but Tymoshenko takes it in his stride.
Tymoshenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tymoshenko throws a solid leg kick but Solzhenitsyn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solzhenitsyn is looking for a counter combo.
Tymoshenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tymoshenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab lands there for Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko walks into a left hand.
Solzhenitsyn cracks the inside of Tymoshenko 's front leg.
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 Sasha Solzhenitsyn.
I think Solzhenitsyn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
A very excited looking Sasha Solzhenitsyn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Noise by Anthrax & Public Enemy. Magnus Magomedov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
22 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Fadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magnus Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fadden just misses with a punch to the body.
John Fadden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fadden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Magomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fadden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fadden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fadden misses with a head kick.
Fadden throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Fadden.
Magomedov unleashes a big counter combination but Fadden bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fadden rushes Magomedov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fadden backwards.
Fadden misses with an elbow over the top.
Magomedov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fadden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Magomedov has clasped his hands together around Fadden's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadden regains half guard.
Fadden is defending against the submission attempts here by Magomedov.
Fadden actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fadden moves into full guard.
Fadden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Magomedov's guard.
Fadden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fadden working the head and body with strikes.
Fadden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magomedov told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Magomedov is defending against the submission attempts here by Fadden.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Magomedov looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fadden pulls his head out easily.
Fadden has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fadden looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fadden controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov is desperately trying to improve his position but Fadden has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fadden lands a heavy elbow.
Magomedov is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Magomedov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fadden looking for a guillotine from mount but Magomedov is having none of it.
Fadden is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Magomedov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Magomedov shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fadden trying to control but Magomedov is having none of it.
Fadden looking to finish Magomedov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Magomedov!
Fadden goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Magomedov is on top in guard.
Magomedov looking to pass the guard.
Fadden working for a triangle but Magomedov defends it easily.
Magomedov has gone for a leg lock! Fadden slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magomedov's guard.
Fadden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden wants to pass the guard but Magomedov is keeping the position.
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fadden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magomedov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fadden chips away with some ground and pound.
Magomedov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magomedov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fadden is aware though and is defending well.
Fadden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magomedov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fadden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fadden wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Fadden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fadden drops back looking for a leg! Magomedov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magomedov manages to kick Fadden off! Fadden jumps back into Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Fadden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fadden tests Magomedov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fadden looks to throw a body kick
letting Magomedov counter with a right hand.
Fadden wants to clinch.
Fadden closes the distance and clinches.
Magomedov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fadden throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fadden feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Magomedov sprawling to the canvas! Magomedov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fadden finish him?!
Magomedov is rocked!
Fadden clinches up against the cage.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Fadden avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fadden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Magomedov is defending well.
Fadden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Magomedov can do to turn this around?
Magomedov wants the takedown. Fadden is fighting it off but Magomedov persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Fadden's guard against the cage.
Fadden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fadden working a defensive guard here.
Magomedov has gone for a leg lock! Fadden slips out almost immediately though and dives into Magomedov's guard.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Fadden from controlling successfully.
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fadden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fadden trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Fadden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magomedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fadden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fadden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fadden working some strikes from top position.
Fadden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fadden works over Magomedov with some ground and pound from guard.
Fadden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fadden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fadden is working Magomedov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadden wants to control but Magomedov is keeping him busy.
Fadden is chipping away with strikes.
Fadden passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Magomedov!
Fadden jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Magomedov manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Magomedov taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fadden trying to control the position but Magomedov is working away.
Fadden is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magomedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Magomedov tries to improve position but can't.
Magomedov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fadden's best efforts.
Magomedov is not content to let Fadden control the position.
Fadden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fadden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Magomedov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fadden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Magomedov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fadden pulls his head out easily.
John Fadden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fadden is looking for a kimura but Magomedov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fadden to get the leverage.
Fadden lands with a punch from half guard.
Fadden is trying to control. Magomedov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magomedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fadden moves into full mount! Magomedov won't be happy about that!
Fadden looking for a guillotine from mount but Magomedov is having none of it.
Fadden has control of Magomedov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Magomedov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fadden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Magomedov?
Fadden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fadden 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fadden with a couple of short strikes.
Magomedov is still in real trouble! Can Fadden finish him?
Fadden postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Magomedov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Fadden around the waist but Fadden pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Fadden is the winner by TKO! Fadden jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Fadden!
An out of breath John Fadden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Leatherwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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34
245 lbs
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225 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malachi Leatherwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger defending well as Leatherwood loads up on a big left hand.
Ballinger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ballinger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leatherwood lands a big head kick that sends Ballinger tumbling to the mat! Leatherwood takes a step backwards and waves Ballinger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Holden Ballinger has been cut.
Ballinger lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leatherwood will feel that in the morning.
Ballinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leatherwood is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leatherwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leatherwood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leatherwood misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Leatherwood.
Ballinger lands the left hand.
Ballinger gets tackled into the cage by Leatherwood. Leatherwood maintains the clinch.
Leatherwood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leatherwood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ballinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leatherwood's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Leatherwood.
Leatherwood throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been hearing reports that Leatherwood has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Leatherwood defending well as Ballinger loads up on a big left hand.
Leatherwood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ballinger sprawls and moves away.
Leatherwood avoids the head kick by Ballinger.
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Leatherwood is looking for a counter combo.
Good exchange - Ballinger coming out on top.
Leatherwood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ballinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ballinger connects with a body shot.
Leatherwood ducks under a wild hook from Ballinger.
A left lands for Ballinger.
A big left from Ballinger misses.
Ballinger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheers as Ballinger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leatherwood doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ballinger misses with a head kick.
It looked like Leatherwood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leatherwood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Leatherwood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ballinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leatherwood. Leatherwood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Leatherwood misses.
Leatherwood loads up on a big right hand but Ballinger slips the punch.
Ballinger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ballinger takes a swing at Leatherwood's ribcage but misses.
Ballinger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ballinger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leatherwood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ballinger fails to land with a series of punches.
Leatherwood attempts a counter takedown but Ballinger avoids it well and moves away.
Ballinger swinging wildly here.
Leatherwood throws a sloppy head kick and Ballinger moves out of range easily.
Leatherwood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holden Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leatherwood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ballinger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ballinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leatherwood lands a big head kick that sends Ballinger tumbling to the mat! Leatherwood takes a step backwards and waves Ballinger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ballinger is rocked!
Ballinger tries to get into range but Leatherwood steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ballinger! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Leatherwood scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Malachi Leatherwood!
Malachi Leatherwood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Holden Ballinger spoke after the fight, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Brett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colonel Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheese has chosen It's Carnage ... as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Colonel Cheese acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benny Brett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Colonel Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese swinging wildly here.
Cheese has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Brett is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Benny Brett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheese takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brett blocking some punches.
Brett blocking some punches.
Brett blocking some punches.
Brett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brett blocks a body shot from Cheese.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Cheese.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries a body shot but Brett blocks it.
Cheese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brett blocking some punches.
Brett lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cheese is trying to escape back to his feet but Brett uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Cheese is pushing Brett's head away, looking to escape. Brett manages to hold on to the position though.
Brett trying to control the action but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Brett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brett prevents Cheese from escaping the position.
Brett creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cheese sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cheese is not content to let Brett control the position.
Brett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cheese, who protects the arm well.
Cheese regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese manages to get to full guard.
Cheese wants to stand and escape but Brett is having none of it.
Cheese trying to keep a closed guard but Brett is proving a slippery customer.
Brett trying to control but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Cheese can't keep his opponent in guard - Brett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cheese tries to roll over but Brett keeps him under control.
Brett stalling away here and it's allowed Cheese to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brett won't allow Cheese to get back to his feet.
Brett passes Cheese's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colonel Cheese dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cheese avoids it really well and circles away.
Cheese tries to clinch there but Brett circles away.
Cheese blocks a head kick by Brett.
Brett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cheese moves in looking to clinch but Brett pushes him off.
Brett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice takedown defense from Cheese. No joy for Brett on that attempt.
Brett sets himself, and Cheese steps forward looking for the clinch! Brett avoids it this time.
Brett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cheese scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cheese closes the distance and clinches.
Cheese misses with a body punch.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Brett avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Cheese scores with a shot to the side of Brett's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brett.
Brett blocks a body shot from Cheese.
Cheese throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brett blocks an uppercut.
Cheese digs a right hand underneath Brett's ribcage. Brett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cheese pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cheese is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Brett controls the action.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Brett.
Cheese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese has a couple of punches blocked by Brett.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
Brett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brett prevents a body shot from Cheese.
Brett has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cheese avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Brett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brett.
Cheese swings wildly with an uppercut but Brett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Brett controls the action.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese working aggressively here.
Brett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese stops a takedown attempt from Brett.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese stalling in the clinch but Brett improves position.
Cheese wants to stall.
Cheese is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Brett has denied him.
Brett gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cheese regains guard.
Cheese looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cheese has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brett wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.
Cheese is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brett dives into side control.
Cheese defending against the ground and pound.
Cheese regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brett is trying to control the action in half guard but Cheese is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brett prevents Cheese from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brett is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cheese still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cheese has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Cheese working the ground and pound but Brett is defending the strikes.
Cheese throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Brett works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Cheese lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colonel Cheese showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brett swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Cheese takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Colonel Cheese has been cut.
Brett lands with a straight right. Cheese didn't see that one coming.
Cheese clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brett.
Cheese tries to throw a body punch but Brett avoids it by throwing Cheese back against the cage.
Cheese working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brett can't get the takedown.
Colonel Cheese seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Cheese to work.
Brett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cheese is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cheese fails to land.
Cheese tries a body shot but Brett blocks it.
Cheese is pressed up against the cage. Brett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cheese down to the mat. Cheese avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brett throws a sloppy head kick and Cheese moves out of range easily.
Brett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cheese as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Brett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheese connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Benny Brett has been cut.
Cheese drives through and clinches with Brett against the cage.
Cheese throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brett blocks an uppercut.
Cheese lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cheese misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cheese.
Brett blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cheese prevents Brett from breaking the clinch.
Cheese misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brett's elbow.
Cheese slows down the pace here.
Brett dodges an elbow strike from Cheese.
Brett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cheese after a bit of a struggle.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brett blocking some punches.
Cheese pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Cheese.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Brett controls his hands.
Cheese tries a body shot but Brett blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Cheese.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cheese just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brett's brow.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brett's elbow.
Nice body punch from Cheese.
Cheese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brett backwards.
Colonel Cheese is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cheese.
Cheese throws a head punch that misses.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheese lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cheese tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brett's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cheese just misses with a elbow thrown towards Brett's brow.
Brett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benny Brett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cheese throws a punch but it's blocked by Brett.
Cheese can't find room to land a body shot as Brett controls the action.
Cheese misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brett.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cheese working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colonel Cheese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cheese winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colonel Cheese!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiles comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Like You Mean It. Hendo Riggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
197 lbs
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28
199 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hendo Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles connects with a right hand. Riggs shakes it off.
Riggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Smiles to work.
A hook to the body from Smiles.
Smiles working Riggs over with knees to the body.
I was talking to Smiles's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Riggs looks winded!
Smiles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smiles - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smiles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riggs is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs lands an uppercut.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Riggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles lands a knee to the head.
Riggs tries to break free but Smiles pushes him back against the cage.
Smiles blocks an uppercut.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Smiles avoids the damage to the body.
Riggs throws a head punch that misses.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smiles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs can't break the clinch.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riggs.
Riggs tries a knee to the head but Smiles blocks it.
Riggs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riggs misses with the head strike.
Smiles looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smiles.
Smiles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smiles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles avoiding damage.
Riggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Smiles won't allow it.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Smiles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smiles leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riggs avoids it.
Smiles lands a good knee to the midsection. Riggs won't want to take too many of those.
Smiles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Smiles.
Riggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riggs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
Smiles connects with a knee to the head.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smiles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riggs is rocked!
Smiles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs tries to work over Smiles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Riggs's ribcage.
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!
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Riggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Smiles finish him?
It looks like Hendo Riggs has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles lands a nice shot to the body.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles jerks Riggs's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Riggs drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Smiles goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Smiles because Riggs was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Big J Smiles!
A less than humble Big J Smiles misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raine Babe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omari Alleyne Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babe comes into the arena with The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin blaring out of the sound system. Omari Alleyne Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raine Babe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omari Alleyne Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Alleyne Jones. That snapped Babe's head back.
Alleyne Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babe throws the left hand but Alleyne Jones avoids the punch easily.
Alleyne Jones cracks Babe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Babe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alleyne Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Alleyne Jones does no damage.
Babe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Babe throws a right hand that misses
and Alleyne Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alleyne Jones's coach down at JP´s School Of Excellence was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alleyne Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alleyne Jones misses with a double jab
enabling Babe to counter with a crisp jab.
Babe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babe misses with a hook
and Alleyne Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alleyne Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Babe tries to move into range but Alleyne Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alleyne Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Babe throws a jab but it's blocked by Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Babe's head.
Babe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alleyne Jones has time to react.
Babe lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alleyne Jones takes a step back to recover.
Alleyne Jones is looking to slow Babe down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babe misses with an uppercut. Alleyne Jones saw that one coming.
Alleyne Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babe.
Donk. Alleyne Jones catches Babe right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by Babe.
Alleyne Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babe's sensitive parts.
Babe misses with a few strikes there.
Babe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alleyne Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Babe throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Alleyne Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alleyne Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alleyne Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Babe misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Alleyne Jones.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alleyne Jones.
A shot to the liver by Alleyne Jones. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babe looks to land a left hand but Alleyne Jones moved out of range nicely.
Babe avoids the body shot from Alleyne Jones.
Babe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Babe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Alleyne Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Babe as he connects with a hook.
Alleyne Jones connects with a leg kick. Babe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice cross by Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babe.
Babe is looking to chop away at Alleyne Jones's legs.
Babe throws a lazy right hand but Alleyne Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alleyne Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alleyne Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Babe misses.
Babe misses with a hook
and Alleyne Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
Babe throws the left hand but Alleyne Jones avoids the punch easily.
Alleyne Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Babe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alleyne Jones scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alleyne Jones slips a jab from Babe.
Babe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alleyne Jones scores with a jab.
Babe moves out of range of the strikes.
Alleyne Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Babe just misses with a punch to the body.
Alleyne Jones ducks under a wild hook from Babe.
Alleyne Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babe lands the left hand.
Babe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alleyne Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Babe jabs Alleyne Jones right on the nose. Alleyne Jones blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babe looks to throw the jab but Alleyne Jones is out of range.
Babe takes one on the button.
A left lands for Alleyne Jones.
A good leg kick by Alleyne Jones.
Alleyne Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babe throws the left hand but Alleyne Jones avoids the punch easily.
Babe lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Alleyne Jones is looking to close the distance but Babe sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Alleyne Jones crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Alleyne Jones is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Raine Babe!
Raine Babe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
282 lbs
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335 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Sullivan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thunder Horse!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sullivan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sullivan is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Horse presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Sullivan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Horse prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Horse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Horse keeps it at a distance.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Horse keeps it at a distance.
Horse is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horse, right into the meat.
Donk. Horse catches Sullivan right on the button with a cross.
Horse fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
Horse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sullivan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Horse fails to pull guard.
Robert Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thunder Horse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sullivan.
Horse is looking for a takedown.
Sullivan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Horse.
Sullivan lands with a right to the head.
Sullivan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Horse blocks it.
Sullivan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Horses head.
Sullivan pushes Horse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horse takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Thunder Horse has been cut.
Horse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sullivan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Horse looks winded!
Horse has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sullivan after a bit of a struggle.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Horse blocks it with crossed arms.
Horse wants a takedown.
Sullivan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Sullivan.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Horse blocks it with crossed arms.
Horse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sullivan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sullivan crunches a lovely knee into Horse's ribcage.
Sullivan scores with a shot to the side of Horse's head.
Sullivan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sullivan can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Horse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
Sullivan misses with a knee strike.
Horse is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sullivan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sullivan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sullivan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
Sullivan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sullivan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sullivan prevents the takedown attempt.
Sullivan lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horse.
Horse is trying to pull guard but Sullivan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sullivan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horse's face.
Sullivan has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Sullivan lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan landing knees to the head.
Sullivan lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Horse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sullivan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horse drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sullivan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Horse misses with some punches.
Horse has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Horse blocks with his arms.
Horse tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horse drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sullivan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sullivan defends it well.
Horse swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Horse is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thunder Horse's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horse throws out a leg kick but Sullivan moves out of range and Horse only half commits.
Horse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Horse swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Horse with the counter takedown but Sullivan avoids it easily.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Horse keeps it at a distance.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Horse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Horse goes for a double leg but Sullivan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sullivan continues to drive forward.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robert Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Horse changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sullivan wants to clinch
and Horse counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Horse.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Horse is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sullivan is looking to stand back up but Horse counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Sullivan.
Sullivan is trying to stand up here but Horse is controlling him well.
Sullivan is staying active underneath Horse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Horse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sullivan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan has hold of Horse's hands but Horse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Horse working over Sullivan with some ground and pound. Sullivan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sullivan tries to kick Horse off but Horse keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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. Horse connects with a nice short shot to Sullivan's temple.
Horse trying to control the pace.
Horse stops Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
Sullivan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sullivan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Horse blocks it with crossed arms.
Horse blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Horse tries for a takedown. No joy.
Horse is breathing heavily.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but Horse blocks with his arms.
Horse jumps guard but Sullivan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Robert Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thunder Horse.
Still in the clinch, Sullivan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sullivan misses with a knee to the head.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but Horse blocks it.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the body.
Sullivan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sullivan digs a right hand underneath Horse's ribcage. Horse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sullivan lands a body shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sullivan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Horse jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sullivan walks away with a smile on his face. Horse gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horse follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Horse circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Horse moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan avoids the body shot from Horse.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Horse moves out of range.
Horse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sullivan defends it well.
Sullivan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horse can do to turn this around?
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Sullivan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thunder Horse's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sullivan tries to clinch but Horse moves out of range.
Sullivan pushes Horse up against the cage in a clinch.
Sullivan prevents the takedown attempt.
Horse prevents a body shot from Sullivan.
Horse drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sullivan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Horse only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
Robert Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Horse circles away.
Horse swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Horse tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horse has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sullivan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Horse counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sullivan is looking to stand up but Horse isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Horse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sullivan is looking to stand up but Horse isn't so interested in that idea.
Horse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse landing some decent shots from guard.
Sullivan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Horse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sullivan pushes Horse off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Horse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horse fails with the takedown
and Sullivan counters with a one-two to the body.
Robert Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thunder Horse.
Horse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse shoots in looking for a takedown but Sullivan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Horse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sullivan forces Horse back against the cage and clinches.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Horse is blocking nicely.
Horse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse wants a takedown.
Sullivan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horse managing to block the knees to the body from Sullivan.
Sullivan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horse tries for a takedown. No joy.
Horse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sullivan looking to throw knees to the head but Horse is blocking nicely.
Sullivan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Horse has picked Sullivan up - he's going for a ride! Horse dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sullivan is trying to stand up here but Horse is controlling him well.
Horse wants to free his trapped foot but Sullivan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Horse stops Sullivan from getting back to his feet.
Horse seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is trying to stand back up but Horse is controlling him
Sullivan is staying active underneath Horse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sullivan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Horse scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horse throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan cracks the inside of Horse's front leg.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Robert Sullivan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Thunder Horse's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Horse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horse drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Thunder Horse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Horse looking to control but instead Sullivan has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sullivan is looking to escape.
Horse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse slips a nice elbow through Sullivan's hands, connecting with Sullivan's forehead.
Sullivan pushes Horse off looking to stand but Horse dives back in and keeps control.
Sullivan has one foot on Horse's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse scores with a shot to the body.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A swing and a miss from Sullivan.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Horse keeps it at a distance.
Horse connects with a leg kick. Sullivan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
Sullivan instigates a clinch.
Horse tries to score a body lock takedown but Sullivan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Horse successfully pulls guard.
Horse has an active guard here but Sullivan has managed to pass into half guard.
Horse trying to hold on to Sullivan's head to control him but Sullivan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Horse circles away.
Robert Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Horse is avoiding it.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Horse is having none of it.
Horse swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Horse scores with a leg kick.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Horse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horse fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horse swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Horse circles away.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Horse circles away.
Horse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sullivan defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horse feints the counter takedown.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horse appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horse swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horse feints the counter takedown.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Horse circles away and keeps his distance.
Horse swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Horse circles away.
Horse scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thunder Horse dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Thunder Horse's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Horse swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan darts in trying to clinch
and Horse counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sullivan!
Horse throws an elbow but Sullivan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Horse cracks Sullivan with a big right hand but Sullivan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sullivan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sullivan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse trying to control the position but Sullivan is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Horse throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Horse seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sullivan pushes Horse away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Horse gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Horse is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sullivan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sullivan wants to get back to his feet but Horse drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Check out the look on Horse's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sullivan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Horse connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sullivan some visible discomfort.
Horse cracks Sullivan with a big right hand but Sullivan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Horse prevents Sullivan from escaping the position.
Horse working the ground and pound.
Horse trying to control the position but Sullivan is working away.
Horse throwing strikes but Sullivan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Horse is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sullivan off and has taken his back!
Good control from Horse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan is trying to get back to his feet but Horse has full control of the position and if anything, Sullivan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Horse cracks Sullivan with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Sullivan from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Horse scores with strikes from the back.
Sullivan is rocked!
Sullivan is trying to get back to his feet but Horse has full control of the position and if anything, Sullivan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Oh Sullivan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horse lands with a hammerfist to the side of Sullivan's head.
Robert Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horse is raining down hard shots and and Sullivan has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thunder Horse!
Thunder Horse is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Thunder Horse thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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