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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haverford is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris. Tom Haverford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Haverford !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haverford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexandrov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haverford in his tracks.
It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Haverford gets caught napping as Alexandrov dives in and scores a takedown. Haverford manages to retain guard.
Alexandrov preventing the sweep.
Alexandrov stops Haverford from standing up.
Alexandrov postures up and lands a big shot to Haverford 's brow.
Alexandrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That has opened up Tom Haverford 's cut even more.
Haverford trying to control the position.
Alexandrov chips away with some ground and pound.
Haverford wants to get back to his feet but Alexandrov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alexandrov postures up in Haverford 's guard and throws a big left but Haverford blocks it.
Alexandrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Haverford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexandrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Alexandrov postures up in Haverford 's guard and throws a big left but Haverford blocks it.
Alexandrov stopping the sweep attempt from Haverford .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haverford has Alexandrov pulled in close to control his posture.
Alexandrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The cut above Tom Haverford 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Haverford 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexey Alexandrov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Kalai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Kalai struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Kalai!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov shoots in but Kalai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kalai as he jumps to the side.
Kalai tries to land a body kick
and Nurmagomedov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kalai's guard.
Nurmagomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nurmagomedov landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nurmagomedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is in close to Kalai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nurmagomedov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nurmagomedov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kalai's head.
Nurmagomedov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kalai is rocked!
Nurmagomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Kalai is still in real trouble! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Nurmagomedov arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kalai's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
A victorious Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athanasios Konstantoulakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McHale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Half of Fame . Athanasios Konstantoulakis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
42 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beaumont McHale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Athanasios Konstantoulakis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantoulakis misses with a combination
and McHale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Konstantoulakis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Konstantoulakis.
Konstantoulakis just misses with a punch to the body.
Konstantoulakis swings for the body but McHale moves out of range.
McHale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Konstantoulakis.
McHale swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McHale feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Konstantoulakis being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHale seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Konstantoulakis for as long as he can get away with.
McHale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McHale continues to stall.
Konstantoulakis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've been hearing that McHale has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantoulakis is striking from the bottom but McHale uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Well, if McHale is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Konstantoulakis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McHale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Konstantoulakis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McHale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Konstantoulakis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McHale lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McHale is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McHale working the head and body with strikes.
Konstantoulakis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Konstantoulakis wants to get back to full guard.
McHale is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McHale looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Konstantoulakis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McHale lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McHale takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konstantoulakis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
McHale trying to control the pace.
Konstantoulakis missing with punches from the bottom.
McHale uses his free foot to push down on Konstantoulakis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Konstantoulakis.
McHale has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Konstantoulakis's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McHale postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Konstantoulakis looks a forlorn figure.
Konstantoulakis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Konstantoulakis throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Konstantoulakis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McHale postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Konstantoulakis bigstyle! Two more strikes land for McHale and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Beaumont McHale!
Post fight, Beaumont McHale took to the microphone: 'All of my career ive been an underdog for all of my fights.. I will either find a way to win and shock the world or I will lose but simply put on a great performance. Title shot NOW?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lolipo Slider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen Wardruna - Blood Eagle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Slider.
It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Slider throws a right hand that misses
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slider throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Slider as he checks the leg kick.
Slider misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Slider misses its intended target.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Slider.
Slider just misses with a punch to the body.
Slider throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slider looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slider.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Slider moves out of range as Wood throws a body kick.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Slider avoids it.
A good leg kick by Wood.
Slider catches Wood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Slider misses.
Wood is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slider throws a shot to the body.
Slider moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Slider swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
Slider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Slider misses with a low kick.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Wood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Slider misses with a wild body shot.
Slider throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slider throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slider scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wood defending well as Slider loads up on a big left hand.
Slider missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slider swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood lands a nice looking body kick.
Slider connects with a crisp jab.
Wood tries to clinch but Slider moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Slider.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slider takes a swing at Wood's ribcage but misses.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Slider misses its target.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Slider connects with the punch.
Wood throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Slider fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wood manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Wood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slider's calf.
Slider feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Slider scores with a hook to the body. Wood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slider.
Slider throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Slider looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Wood slips a straight right by Slider.
Slider jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slider swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wood counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Slider just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Slider throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slider misses with a straight left.
Wood walks into a left hand.
Slider jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slider attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wood.
Wood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Slider had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A lazy left from Slider finds it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Wood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wood.
Wood delivers a nice body kick.
Slider throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slider misses with a leg kick
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wood.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Slider blocks with his arms.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Slider can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thor Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slider takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Slider.
Wood lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wood slips a jab from Slider.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slider misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Slider's head coaches at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Slider dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wood. That did some damage!
Thor Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slider. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slider's calf.
Nice straight punches there by Wood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wood.
Slider lands a glancing blow to the side of Wood's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slider lands a nice hook to Wood's body. Wood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slider lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slider.
Wood wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slider.
Wood scores with a jab.
Slider scores with a body shot.
Slider scores with a shot to the body.
Slider takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slider, right into the meat.
Slider sizes up Wood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slider cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
A good leg kick by Slider.
A head kick misses from Slider.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Slider misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slider tries to keep at a distance but Wood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slider is trying to break the clinch but Wood is controlling him.
Slider has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slider is trying to force a seperation but Wood has the dominant position.
Slider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Slider misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Wood misses.
Slider is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slider. That did some damage!
Slider misses with a body shot.
Slider takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Wood misses.
That kick from Wood tenderised Slider's leg. Slider is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wood avoids the body shot from Slider.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slider.
Wood works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider misses with a wild body shot.
Wood counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Slider. Those never looked like landing.
Slider shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wood throws a solid leg kick but Slider takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wood.
It looked like Slider was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wood.
Wood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Slider connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wood scores with a punch to the head.
Slider avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Slider's head backwards.
Wood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slider. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slider looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Slider ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Slider throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Slider 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood tries to counter with a clinch but Slider shakes him off and moves away.
Wood tries to clinch but Slider is having none of it.
Slider throws a jab but it's blocked by Wood.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
A big right from Slider misses.
Wood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Slider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slider looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Slider misses the jab.
Wood steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Slider.
Slider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Slider.
Slider misses with a straight left.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slider takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slider just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slider scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thor Wood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Slider lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slider's face.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Slider blocks with his arms.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Slider looking to slow down the pace here.
Slider taking a breather.
Slider landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slider lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Wood.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slider blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slider's face.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Slider blocks it.
Wood landing knees to the body.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Slider throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slider is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Slider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Slider working aggressively here.
Slider working aggressively here.
Slider blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slider.
Slider throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Thor Wood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slider's brow.
Slider is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Slider misses with a punch on the inside.
Slider pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slider slows down the pace here.
Slider misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slider misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Slider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Slider swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slider looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Slider swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slider gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slider just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, jab by Slider - just one landing.
Slider throws a lazy uppercut
and Wood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thor Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Slider lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood blocking some punches.
Slider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slider tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood lands a damaging elbow.
Slider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Slider.
Slider manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood misses with a low kick as Slider jumps back.
Slider throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Slider just misses with a punch to the body.
Lolipo Slider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slider throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thor Wood.
Well Wood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thor Wood!
A very excited looking Thor Wood 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roko Gamero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Bradman (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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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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30
220 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roko Gamero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Bradman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradman avoids a kick to the body.
Bradman is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gamero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bradman's sensitive parts.
Roko Gamero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamero throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bradman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gamero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bradman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gamero misses with a body kick.
Bradman 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gamero - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gamero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gamero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradman.
Gamero throws a push kick but Bradman slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Gamero.
Gamero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bi-Polar Asylum LV's #1 Public Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Bradman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bradman throws an overhand right that lands on Gamero's shoulder, as Gamero tries to avoid the shot.
Gamero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bradman.
Gamero clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bradman looking to slow down the pace here.
Gamero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bradman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bradman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gamero.
Bradman misses with a low kick.
Gamero wants to clinch.
Bradman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradman tries to land a leg kick but Gamero saw it coming and moves away.
Gamero wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gamero gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bradman counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Roko Gamero has been cut.
Bradman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gamero.
Gamero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gamero motions for Bradman to come forward. Gamero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gamero lands with a slapping head kick.
Gamero scores with a kick to the body.
Gamero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bradman.
Gamero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bradman takes a step back to recover.
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!
Gamero has Bradman up against the cage in a clinch.
Gamero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradman can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gamero throws an elbow but misses.
Gamero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradman misses with a punch to the body.
Bradman blocks an elbow strike.
Bradman blocks an elbow strike from Gamero.
Bradman tries a knee to the head but Gamero blocks it.
Gamero throws an elbow that misses.
Gamero throws an elbow but it misses.
Gamero throws an elbow but it misses.
Bradman scores with a shoulder strike.
Gamero pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bradman avoids a wild elbow strike from Gamero.
Gamero throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Bradman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gamero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bradman pushes Gamero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gamero misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bradman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gamero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bradman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bradman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bradman blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Gamero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roko Gamero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bradman jabs at Gamero's body.
Gamero misses with the body kick
and Bradman counters with a stiff right hand.
Gamero has closed the distance and engaged Bradman in a clinch.
Bradman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bradman.
Bradman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bradman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gamero.
Gamero tries to clinch up.
Bradman moves out of range as Gamero throws a body kick.
Bradman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gamero tries to clinch up.
Bradman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradman misses with a low kick.
Gamero tries to land a front kick but Bradman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gamero backing away here, and Bradman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gamero has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradman breaks the clinch.
Gamero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gamero throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Gamero.
Bradman lands a head kick. Gamero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gamero has closed the distance and engaged Bradman in a clinch.
Bradman avoids a wild elbow strike from Gamero.
Bradman blocks the elbow strike.
Bradman blocks an elbow strike.
Gamero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradman dodges an elbow strike from Gamero.
Bradman misses with a punch to the body.
Bradman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bradman dodges an elbow strike from Gamero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bradman's defenses.
Gamero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gamero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bradman is keeping busy.
Gamero prevents a body shot from Bradman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gamero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bradman's brow.
Bradman avoids the elbow strike from Gamero, against the cage.
Bradman looking to throw knees to the head but Gamero is blocking nicely.
Gamero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gamero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gamero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bradman's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gamero throws an elbow but misses.
Gamero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gamero misses with an elbow over the top.
Bradman stalling in the clinch.
Gamero has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamero letting Bradman take a breather here.
Gamero misses with an elbow over the top.
Gamero stalling against the cage.
Gamero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bradman breaks from the clinch.
Bradman scores with a decent looking hook.
Bradman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gamero darts in trying to clinch
and Bradman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gamero thuds his shin into the meat of Bradman's side.
Gamero moves into range and clinches up with Bradman.
Gamero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bradman can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gamero misses with an elbow strike.
Gamero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bradman can't break the clinch.
Gamero blocks an elbow strike from Bradman.
Bradman blocks an elbow strike from Gamero.
Gamero wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Bradman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gamero misses with an elbow over the top.
Gamero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Gamero throws an elbow but misses.
Gamero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gamero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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 Roko Gamero will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roko Gamero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gamero throws a push kick but Bradman slaps the foot to one side.
Bradman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradman misses with a kick to the body.
Gamero lands a front kick.
Bradman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bradman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gamero tries to close the distance and clinch but Bradman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gamero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradman.
Gamero lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gamero wants to clinch up but Bradman keeps it at a distance.
Bradman swats away the attempt to clinch by Gamero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamero throws the kick towards the body but Bradman avoids it.
Bradman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bradman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bradman blocks the body kick.
Gamero blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bradman checks it well.
Gamero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gamero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gamero tries to clinch but Bradman moves out of range.
Bradman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gamero misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gamero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gamero tries a head kick but it misses.
Gamero moves in looking to clinch but Bradman pushes him off.
Bradman tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Gamero.
Gamero moves in looking to clinch but Bradman pushes him off.
Bradman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Don Bradman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gamero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bradman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gamero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradman cracks Gamero with an open hand slap.
Bradman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick by Bradman misses
and Gamero counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gamero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bradman manages to break the clinch.
Bradman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gamero.
Roko Gamero's cut is getting worse.
Bradman throws a shot from downtown. Gamero moves away and avoids it.
Gamero lands a nice looking body kick.
Don Bradman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bradman throws the kick towards the body but Gamero avoids it.
Bradman tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamero lands a head kick. Bradman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gamero is looking to clinch.
Gamero gets a clinch.
Bradman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gamero throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bradman is looking to break free of the clinch but Gamero has double underhooks.
Gamero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bradman's efforts to push away.
Gamero lands an elbow just above Bradman 's eye.
It looks like Don Bradman has been cut.
Bradman blocks the elbow strike.
Bradman avoids the elbow strike from Gamero, against the cage.
Bradman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gamero prevents Bradman from breaking the clinch.
Roko Gamero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bradman blocks an elbow strike from Gamero.
Gamero throws an elbow that misses.
Bradman is trying to force a seperation but Gamero has the dominant position.
Gamero throws an elbow that misses.
Roko Gamero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bradman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradman slows down the pace here.
Bradman blocks an elbow strike from Gamero.
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 Roko Gamero.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gamero, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roko Gamero!
Roko Gamero thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
291 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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28
225 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller tries to bum rush Ballinger with a series of wild strikes but Ballinger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller wants to clinch up but Ballinger keeps it at a distance.
Ballinger lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller cracks Ballinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Miller misses.
Ballinger clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Ballinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller slips a jab from Ballinger.
A jab from Ballinger does it's job there.
Ballinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ballinger scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ballinger looking to stall.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballinger tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Ballinger looking to stall.
Our sources have told us that Miller has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ballinger working hard to break the clinch.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ballinger lands a right hand.
Ballinger is trying to break free.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller stalling in the clinch.
Miller connects with a knee 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!
Ballinger trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger can't break the clinch.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller drops Ballinger with a big knee straight up the middle! Ballinger is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ballinger is rocked!
It looks like Holden Ballinger has been cut.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ballinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Ballinger misses with a head kick.
Ballinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ballinger.
Miller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ballinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Miller misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ballinger misses the jab.
A big right from Ballinger misses.
Ballinger ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Ballinger slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller scores with a jab.
Ballinger throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Ballinger avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Ballinger.
Ballinger throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Ballinger manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballinger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller cracks Ballinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Ballinger is trying to stall.
Ballinger is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballinger misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Ballinger's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holden Ballinger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ballinger throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Miller misses.
Ballinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ballinger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballinger is just out of range.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ballinger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller throws a right hand that Ballinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Ballinger also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ballinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller appears to be looking for a big counter.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ballinger scores with a jab to the body.
Ballinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook but Ballinger blocks it.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ballinger can do to turn this around?
Miller catches Ballinger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ballinger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ballinger lands a head shot.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ballinger throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ballinger misses with an uppercut
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballinger throws a head kick that misses.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballinger tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballinger lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ballinger tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ballinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Ballinger tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Ballinger back against the cage.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Ballinger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballinger is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Ballinger into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ballinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballinger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a big uppercut and Ballinger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ballinger looks OK. Miller waves Ballinger back to his feet!
Ballinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Ballinger loses concentration momentarily and Miller pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Ballinger crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Miller finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darius Miller!
The defeated Holden Ballinger had this to say: 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Solzhenitsyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Kruger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sasha Solzhenitsyn's chin.
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32
165 lbs
13 - 1 - 1 |
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30
165 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruger gets a clinch.
Solzhenitsyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kruger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kruger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Kruger has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice right hand lands inside from Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solzhenitsyn has a couple of punches blocked by Kruger.
Kruger lands a good knee to the midsection. Solzhenitsyn won't want to take too many of those.
Kruger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kruger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Solzhenitsyn backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solzhenitsyn takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solzhenitsyn.
Kruger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Solzhenitsyn backwards.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kruger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solzhenitsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solzhenitsyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruger throws a push kick but Solzhenitsyn slaps the foot to one side.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruger. That snapped Solzhenitsyn's head back.
Solzhenitsyn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Solzhenitsyn walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
A low kick from Solzhenitsyn misses
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Kruger checks a low kick from Solzhenitsyn.
Kruger throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger thumps Solzhenitsyn with a low kick.
Solzhenitsyn avoids the head kick by Kruger.
Kruger lands with a right hand.
Kruger scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Solzhenitsyn misses.
Solzhenitsyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruger.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solzhenitsyn moves away.
Solzhenitsyn throws out a counter right but Kruger avoids it with no problem.
Kruger lands a high kick!
Solzhenitsyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Solzhenitsyn misses.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses.
Kruger is looking to slow Solzhenitsyn down with leg kicks.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solzhenitsyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Solzhenitsyn swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Solzhenitsyn backs up against the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruger.
A swing and a miss from Solzhenitsyn.
Kruger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn moves away from the strike by Kruger.
Kruger darts in and clinches Solzhenitsyn up against the cage.
Kruger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Solzhenitsyn up against the cage.
Solzhenitsyn lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solzhenitsyn's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solzhenitsyn presses Kruger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kruger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Solzhenitsyn is defending well for now.
A short right from Solzhenitsyn.
Kruger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Solzhenitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn breaks the clinch.
Solzhenitsyn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kruger throws a body punch but Solzhenitsyn moves out of range.
Solzhenitsyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruger misses with an uppercut
and Solzhenitsyn counters with a crisp one two that drops Kruger! Solzhenitsyn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kruger to his feet! Kruger is in big trouble!
Kruger is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solzhenitsyn plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Kruger to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Kruger just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
An out of breath Sasha Solzhenitsyn 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kezz The Convict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Convict has chosen Locked up as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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179 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kezz The Convict!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Convict blocks a head kick by Darrow.
The Convict looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
The Convict chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Darrow can pounce on him.
Darrow misses with a body shot.
And The Convict tries to counter it with a takedown but Darrow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. The Convict saw that one coming.
The Convict looks to land a right hand but Darrow moved out of range.
Darrow thinks about countering with a head kick.
Darrow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow clinches.
The Convict is looking to break free of the clinch but Darrow has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
The Convict tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Darrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Convict tries to pull guard but Darrow won't allow it.
Hamish Darrow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kezz The Convict.
Darrow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Convict avoids it.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Darrow on the inside.
A short left from Darrow.
The Convict fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Darrow.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Convict misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
The Convict jumps guard but Darrow turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Convict fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
The Convict tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Darrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Convict blocking some punches.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Convict looks winded!
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
The Convict throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Darrow misses with an elbow strike.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Convict wants a takedown but no success here.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Convict goes for a takedown in the clinch but Darrow prevents it.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow tries to work over The Convict's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Convict tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by The Convict.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Convict tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Darrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darrow lands a body shot.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow digs a right hand into The Convict's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Convict's gas tank.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow presses The Convict against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow cracks The Convict with a nice body shot.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of The Convict's head.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
Darrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
The Convict throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Darrow gets through The Convict's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Convicts head.
The Convict tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Darrow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
The Convict blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow pushes The Convict back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Darrow.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of The Convict backwards.
Darrow lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
The Convict fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Darrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Convict misses with a takedown attempt
and Darrow counters with a good low kick that The Convict was not able to check.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
The Convict ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darrow lands a jab to The Convict's midsection.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Darrow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Convict has his takedown stuffed
and Darrow counters with a monster head kick that knocks The Convict out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hamish Darrow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DeShawn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenden Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy e- real mother fuckin gs. DeShawn Johnson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, DeShawn Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brenden Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at The Studio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Abbott throws a nice head kick!
It looks like DeShawn Johnson has been cut.
Brenden Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abbott's calf.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Abbott is just out of range.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Abbott.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Abbott seems unphased.
Abbott misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abbott 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.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Abbott.
Abbott throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abbott feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Abbott throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Abbott misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Abbott sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abbott. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abbott throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson digs a good hook to Abbott's body.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abbott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abbott throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Abbott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson stops Abbott from passing to mount.
Johnson is trying to escape the position but Abbott is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abbott wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Abbott controlling from side mount.
Abbott throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johnson is not content to let Abbott control the position.
Abbott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Abbott crashes against the mat.
Abbott throws an elbow but Johnson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Abbott looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Abbott smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Johnson wants to control but Abbott postures up.
Abbott looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Johnson is avoiding damage well.
Abbott content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abbott working the body and head with strikes.
Abbott sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Johnson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Abbott working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Abbott trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Abbott.
Johnson parries the strikes from Abbott easily there. Abbott is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abbott on the ground.
Abbott connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
Abbott misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Abbott happy to just control the position for now.
Johnson regains half guard there - taking advantage of Abbott's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Abbott dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeShawn Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abbott fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.
Abbott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Abbott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abbott.
Johnson throws a body punch but Abbott moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abbott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Brenden Abbott has been cut.
Johnson defending well as Abbott loads up on a big left hand.
Abbott scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Abbott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brenden Abbott!
Brenden Abbott is the new welterweight champion!
Brenden Abbott decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Irhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Lockyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Irhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Lockyer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockyer throws the left hand but Irhin avoids the punch easily.
Lockyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Irhin moves into the clinch.
Lockyer blocking some punches.
Lockyer blocks an elbow strike from Irhin.
Lockyer is trying to break the clinch but Irhin has him pressed against the cage.
Lockyer misses with a knee strike.
Irhin is looking for a takedown.
Irhin working Lockyer over with knees to the body.
Irhin is trying to drag Lockyer to the mat but Lockyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Irhin tries to land a knee to the head but Lockyer blocks with his arms.
Irhin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lockyer after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Irhin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockyer is trying to push Irhin away but Irhin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Irhin misses with a knee to the head.
Irhin slows down the pace here.
We've been informed that Lockyer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lockyer breaks from the clinch.
Lockyer misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin takes the fight into the clinch.
Irhin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Irhin misses with a knee strike.
Irhin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lockyer avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lockyer has had enough of the clinch but Irhin keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lockyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lockyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Irhin has him pressed against the cage.
Irhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lockyer's face.
Irhin misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Irhin.
Irhin lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lockyer trying to control the position but instead, Irhin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lockyer into the cage.
Irhin is trying to drag Lockyer to the mat but Lockyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irhin lands a knee to the body.
Lockyer breaks from the clinch.
Irhin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lockyer misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irhin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lockyer tries to avoid it but Irhin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lockyer to the ground. Lockyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lockyer loads up on a big right hand but Irhin slips the punch.
Lockyer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lockyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lockyer tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lockyer.
Lockyer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Irhins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Artem Irhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockyer throws a looping overhand right but Irhin ducks down to avoid it.
Irhin moves into range and clinches up with Lockyer.
Lockyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Irhin has double underhooks.
Irhin looking to throw knees to the head but Lockyer is blocking nicely.
Irhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Irhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lockyer blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irhin looking to throw knees to the head but Lockyer is blocking nicely.
Lockyer is stalling here.
Irhin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lockyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Irhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lockyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irhin's elbow.
Irhin taking a breather.
Lockyer working hard to break the clinch.
Lockyer manages to break the clinch.
Irhin dips to his left and cracks Lockyer with an uppercut!
Lockyer cracks Irhin with a good jab.
Lockyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lockyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lockyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Irhin off the cage and back into range.
Lockyer throws a series of punches but Irhin avoids them all with ease.
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!
Lockyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lockyer moves away.
A jab from Lockyer does it's job there.
Irhin scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Lockyer does it's job there.
Lockyer lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irhin. Lockyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lockyer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Lockyer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lockyer.
Irhin tries to clinch but Lockyer moves out of range.
Lockyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Irhin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irhin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irhin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lockyer momentarily.
Irhin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
Irhin looking to score a takedown here. Lockyer is defending well but Irhin drives through and ends up in Lockyer's guard.
Lockyer wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Darren Lockyer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lockyer connects with a right hand. Irhin shakes it off.
Irhin cracks Lockyer with a good jab.
Lockyer throws a body punch but Irhin moves out of range.
Irhin throws a series of punches but Lockyer moves out of range.
Irhin backing away here, and Lockyer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lockyer misses with a two punch combination.
Irhin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lockyer did well to prevent Irhin getting side control.
Irhin controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Irhin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lockyer for as long as he can get away with.
Irhin is looking to stall here but Lockyer recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockyer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Irhin stops Lockyer from standing up.
Lockyer keeping moving, preventing Irhin from controlling successfully.
Lockyer is trying to keep Irhin in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lockyer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Irhin checks a low kick from Lockyer.
A telegraphed right hand from Lockyer misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irhin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lockyer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lockyer lands a nice uppercut.
Lockyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irhin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lockyer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Irhin.
Lockyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irhin shoots in and drives through. Lockyer sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artem Irhin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lockyer throws a lazy right hand but Irhin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irhin throws a push kick but Lockyer slaps the foot to one side.
Irhin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irhin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lockyer misses the jab.
Irhin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lockyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irhin wants to clinch up but Lockyer keeps it at a distance.
Lockyer throws a nice looking combination but Irhin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lockyer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Irhin wants to clinch but Lockyer slips to the side
and Lockyer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Irhin.
Lockyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irhin throws out the jab.
Lockyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Irhin misses.
Irhin tries to clinch up but Lockyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Lockyer staying out of range there.
Jab from Irhin.
Lockyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lockyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lockyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Irhin tries to clinch there but Lockyer circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Irhin blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lockyer checks a leg kick nicely.
Lockyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irhin.
Irhin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Irhin moves out of range as Lockyer strikes.
Lockyer misses with a right hand
and Irhin counters with a straight right hand.
Irhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Irhin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Irhin checks a leg kick.
Lockyer tries to move into range but Irhin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Irhin missing with a left hand there. Lockyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irhin throws a jab when Lockyer was well out of range.
Lockyer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lockyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irhin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darren Lockyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Irhin motions for Lockyer to come forward. Irhin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lockyer loads up on a big right hand but Irhin slips the punch.
Irhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irhin misses with an uppercut
and Irhin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lockyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Lockyer misses.
Lockyer misses the shot to the body.
Irhin ducks under a wild hook from Lockyer.
Darren Lockyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Irhin.
Lockyer lands a head shot.
Irhin cracks Lockyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lockyer counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice defenses there by Irhin.
Irhin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irhin clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin has Lockyer pressed against the cage, preventing Lockyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Irhin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lockyer's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lockyer.
Come on Irhin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Irhin looking to slow down the pace here.
Irhin tries a knee to the head but Lockyer blocks it.
Lockyer takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Irhin.
Lockyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lockyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lockyer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lockyer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Irhin eats them both and turns towards Lockyer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Irhin darts in and clinches Lockyer up against the cage.
Irhin scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A frustrated look appears on Lockyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irhin misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lockyer.
Irhin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lockyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lockyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Lockyer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Irhin momentarily.
Lockyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lockyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Irhin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Irhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Irhin is trying to stall.
Lockyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irhin checks a leg kick.
Lockyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Irhin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Irhin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irhin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lockyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irhin works the jab nicely.
Lockyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Irhin throws a leg kick but Lockyer checks it.
Irhin moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Irhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lockyer blocks it with crossed arms.
Irhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lockyer connects with a solid leg kick.
Irhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irhin scores with a push kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Irhin, as that shot connected.
Irhin tries to clinch up but Lockyer circles away and keeps his distance.
Irhin tries to clinch but Lockyer moves out of range.
Lockyer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhin slips a jab and a cross from Lockyer.
Irhin tries to clinch there but Lockyer circles away.
Lockyer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Artem Irhin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irhin darts in and clinches Lockyer up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irhin looking to throw knees to the head but Lockyer is blocking nicely.
Irhin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Darren Lockyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lockyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lockyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Irhin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Irhin dips to his left and cracks Lockyer with an uppercut!
Lockyer lands a lovely overhand right.
Lockyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irhin.
Lockyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irhin throws out the jab.
Lockyer lands a glancing blow to the side of Irhin's head.
Irhin is looking to clinch but Lockyer is avoiding it.
Lockyer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Irhin throws a jab when Lockyer was well out of range.
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 Artem Irhin.
I think Lockyer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Lockyer!
A victorious Darren Lockyer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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