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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spartacus Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Spartacus Halo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spartacus Halo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr thuds a left hand into Halo's body.
Halo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dorrance Jr is fending him off so far but Halo persists. Nope, Dorrance Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Dorrance Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorrance Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Halo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dorrance Jr swivels and escapes.
Halo looks to throw the jab but Dorrance Jr is out of range.
Halo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halo throws a low kick but Dorrance Jr moves out of range easily.
Halo misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo misses with a body kick.
Halo connects with a nice looking jab.
Dorrance Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Dorrance Jr takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance Jr throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
Spartacus Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Halo checks a leg kick.
Dorrance Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halo lands a lovely overhand right.
Halo throws a series of punches but Dorrance Jr moves out of range.
Dorrance Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Dorrance Jr throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
Halo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dorrance Jr.
Dorrance Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Halo misses with an uppercut.
Dorrance Jr lands an overhand right.
It looks like Spartacus Halo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a wild body kick that Dorrance Jr sees coming a mile off.
Dorrance Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Halo throws a body punch but Dorrance Jr moves out of range.
Dorrance Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dorrance Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorrance Jr misses with a body kick.
And Halo tries to counter it with a takedown but Dorrance Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Halo.
Dorrance Jr throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
Edmund Dorrance Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spartacus Halo.
Halo misses with a hook. Dorrance Jr ducked under it nicely.
Dorrance Jr is looking to counter punch.
Dorrance Jr lands an overhand right.
Dorrance Jr throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dorrance Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edmund Dorrance Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dorrance Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dorrance Jr can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dorrance Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Halo on the side of the head.
Halo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dorrance Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Halo somewhat.
Dorrance Jr misses with a low kick.
Dorrance Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dorrance Jr. That did some damage!
Dorrance Jr sends Halo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dorrance Jr is motioning to the referee to let Halo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Halo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorrance Jr misses with a hook
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halo with a poor takedown
and Dorrance Jr counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edmund Dorrance Jr!
Edmund Dorrance Jr 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fireaway Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Madrigal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanagan's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Madrigal has chosen Lil Jon-Throw it Up as his entrance music. Julio Madrigal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fireaway Flanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Madrigal!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan leaves Madrigal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Madrigal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flanagan.
Flanagan connects with a leg kick. Madrigal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Madrigal misses.
Madrigal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flanagan tries to avoid it but Madrigal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flanagan to the ground. Flanagan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Madrigal misses with a hook.
Flanagan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madrigal 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Madrigal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Flanagan - the referee stops the clock and Madrigal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Flanagan. Madrigal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Flanagan catches Madrigal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flanagan tries to work over Madrigal's front leg with a kick but Madrigal checks it.
Madrigal drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Flanagan defends it well.
Flanagan forces Madrigal back against the cage and clinches.
Flanagan lands a hook that snaps the head of Madrigal backwards.
Madrigal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Madrigal prevents a body shot from Flanagan.
Flanagan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flanagan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Madrigal is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fireaway Flanagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Madrigal.
Madrigal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madrigal backwards.
Flanagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Flanagan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Madrigal taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Madrigal blocks an uppercut.
Madrigal working hard to break the clinch.
Flanagan blocks an uppercut.
Madrigal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flanagan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flanagan misses with a body punch.
Madrigal blocking some punches.
Flanagan throws a head punch that misses.
Flanagan lands a left hand.
Madrigal prevents a body shot from Flanagan.
Madrigal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Flanagan blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan gets underhooks to prevent Madrigal's takedown attempt.
Madrigal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Flanagan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Madrigal backwards.
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!
Flanagan lands a body punch.
Flanagan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Madrigal blocks a body shot from Flanagan.
Madrigal working aggressively here.
Flanagan prevents the takedown attempt.
Flanagan misses with a punch on the inside.
Madrigal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flanagan misses with a punch on the inside.
Flanagan tries to throw a body punch but Madrigal avoids it by throwing Flanagan back against the cage.
Flanagan tries to throw a body punch but Madrigal avoids it by throwing Flanagan back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Flanagan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flanagan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flanagan tries a body shot but Madrigal blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madrigal.
Flanagan struggles to land a body shot inside as Madrigal controls his hands.
Flanagan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Flanagan.
Nice body punch from Flanagan - that landed with a thud.
Madrigal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flanagan has a couple of punches blocked by Madrigal.
Flanagan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flanagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Madrigal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madrigal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madrigal blocks an uppercut.
Madrigal blocks a body shot from Flanagan.
Flanagan lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Flanagan.
Madrigal prevents a body shot from Flanagan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flanagan.
A short uppercut from Flanagan.
Flanagan can't find room to land a body shot as Madrigal controls the action.
Flanagan lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Madrigal uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flanagan swings wildly with an uppercut but Madrigal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madrigal lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flanagan.
Madrigal wants a takedown.
Flanagan tries a body shot but Madrigal blocks it.
Flanagan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Madrigal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flanagan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Madrigal works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Flanagan working for a triangle but Madrigal defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Madrigal stopping the sweep attempt from Flanagan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fireaway Flanagan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flanagan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fireaway Flanagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Flanagan.
Madrigal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Madrigal misses with a hook.
Madrigal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flanagan looks to land a right hand but Madrigal moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Flanagan.
Flanagan lands with an uppercut that bounces Madrigal off the cage and back into range.
Madrigal swats away the attempt to clinch by Flanagan.
Madrigal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madrigal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Madrigal - just one landing.
Madrigal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Flanagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madrigal throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Flanagan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madrigal blocks the body kick.
Madrigal 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.
Flanagan slips a straight right by Madrigal.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flanagan.
Madrigal looks to score with a jab to the body but Flanagan is just out of range.
Flanagan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madrigal can do to turn this around?
Flanagan is looking to slow Madrigal down with leg kicks.
Flanagan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Madrigal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Flanagan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fireaway Flanagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flanagan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Madrigal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Madrigal throws a body punch but Flanagan moves out of range.
Madrigal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flanagan's waist but Flanagan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Madrigal off to one side.
Flanagan scores with a hook.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Madrigal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flanagan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Flanagan working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flanagan is on top in guard.
Flanagan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flanagan tries to free his leg and advance position but Madrigal is retaining full guard.
Flanagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Madrigal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Madrigal looking for a sweep. Not yet Madrigal, not yet.
Madrigal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flanagan defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal trying to control the position.
Madrigal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flanagan advances to half guard.
Flanagan controlling the pace.
Madrigal tries to get to full guard but Flanagan has control of the leg.
Flanagan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Madrigal gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Madrigal looking for a sweep. Not yet Madrigal, not yet.
Flanagan landing some decent shots from guard.
Flanagan connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madrigal looking for a guillotine here but Flanagan defends easily.
Flanagan distracts Madrigal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flanagan postures up.
Flanagan trying to control but Madrigal is working from the bottom.
Madrigal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fireaway Flanagan dominated that second round.
That's time! Flanagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Flanagan. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a push kick but Madrigal slaps the foot to one side.
Flanagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madrigal.
Flanagan lands a jab.
Flanagan throws a nice looking combination but Madrigal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madrigal lands an overhand right.
Flanagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madrigal cracks Flanagan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Flanagan tries to sprawl but Madrigal drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Flanagan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Flanagan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flanagan looking for subs off his back but Madrigal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Madrigal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flanagan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan gets back to full guard.
Flanagan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Madrigal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Madrigal trying to control but Flanagan is working from the bottom.
Flanagan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Madrigal defends well.
Flanagan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Madrigal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Madrigal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Flanagan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Madrigal is aware though and is defending well.
Flanagan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Julio Madrigal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madrigal looking to sit in guard and control but Flanagan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flanagan stands up out of Madrigal's guard for a moment - Madrigal manages to land a nice upkick.
Madrigal trying to keep a closed guard but Flanagan is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan stopping the sweep attempt from Madrigal.
Flanagan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Madrigal's head.
Madrigal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flanagan scoring with some ground and pound.
Flanagan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Flanagan stopping the sweep attempt from Madrigal.
Flanagan trying to control but Madrigal is working from the bottom.
Flanagan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Flanagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Madrigal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madrigal working for a triangle but Flanagan defends it easily.
Madrigal controls Flanagan momentarily but Flanagan frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Madrigal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flanagan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flanagan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flanagan lands a couple of digs.
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 Fireaway Flanagan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Flanagan, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fireaway Flanagan!
In his post fight interview, Fireaway Flanagan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Julio Madrigal had this to say: 'Props to him, he beat me fair and square this time. I will go back to the gym and get better, I'm going to win my belt back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melcone Aisa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Tymoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tymoshenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hearts On Fire. Vasily Tymoshenko 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melcone Aisa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Tymoshenko !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tymoshenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aisa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tymoshenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tymoshenko dives in and grabs Aisa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aisa pushes down on Tymoshenko 's head and hops out.
Aisa throws a solid leg kick but Tymoshenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aisa.
Tymoshenko takes a swing at Aisa's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Aisa blocks the low kick.
Aisa looks to land a right hand but Tymoshenko moved out of range.
Aisa misses the jab.
Tymoshenko throws out a counter right but Aisa avoids it with no problem.
Tymoshenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tymoshenko slips under a jab.
A lazy body kick from Tymoshenko
and Aisa counters with a right hand to the body.
Aisa misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Aisa misses its intended target.
Tymoshenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aisa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tymoshenko 's 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!
Tymoshenko swings for the body but Aisa moves out of range.
Aisa throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tymoshenko .
A little jabbing left from Tymoshenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aisa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Tymoshenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aisa slips under a jab from Tymoshenko .
Aisa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aisa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A cross from Aisa lands.
Tymoshenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aisa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Tymoshenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tymoshenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tymoshenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aisa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aisa blocks a jab.
Aisa tried to counter with a leg kick but Tymoshenko avoided it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tymoshenko walks into a jab.
Aisa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tymoshenko is able to avoid easily.
Aisa swings for the body but Tymoshenko moves out of range.
Aisa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko blocks a jab.
Aisa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tymoshenko is just out of range.
Tymoshenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aisa.
Aisa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aisa throws a push kick but Tymoshenko slaps the foot to one side.
Aisa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tymoshenko .
Aisa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been hearing reports that Aisa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A swing and a miss from Aisa.
Aisa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Aisa misses.
Tymoshenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tymoshenko lands a jab.
Aisa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tymoshenko throws out the jab.
It looked like Aisa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tymoshenko lands a jab to the head.
Tymoshenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aisa.
Aisa avoids the body shot from Tymoshenko .
Tymoshenko misses with a hook. Aisa ducked under it nicely.
Aisa throws a lazy uppercut
and Tymoshenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aisa moves away from the strike by Tymoshenko .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tymoshenko cracks Aisa with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Aisa tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tymoshenko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Aisa is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasily Tymoshenko !
Vasily Tymoshenko tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Hartlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartlock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shoot To Thrill by AC/DC. Brett Hartlock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marek Koltun's chin.
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30
171 lbs
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177 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brett Hartlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartlock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartlock avoids the body shot from Koltun.
Koltun avoids the body shot from Hartlock.
Koltun scores with a takedown into Hartlock's guard.
Koltun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hartlock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koltun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hartlock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koltun's guard.
Hartlock is fighting to break Koltun's control of his arms but Koltun is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartlock missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koltun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hartlock's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hartlock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartlock throws a big right hand that misses.
Hartlock throws an elbow that misses. Koltun uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hartlock's guard. Nice move by Koltun!
Koltun wants to control from the top but Hartlock keeps moving.
Koltun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koltun is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartlock has wrist control.
Hartlock has his foot on Koltun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koltun works his way back into a safe position though.
Hartlock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hartlock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koltun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hartlock is trying to hold Koltun in close to prevent damage but Koltun has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartlock wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hartlock is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koltun scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hartlock is trying to get back to full guard.
Hartlock is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartlock moves into full guard.
Koltun postures up and lands a big shot to Hartlock's brow.
Koltun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koltun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koltun trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartlock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hartlock has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Koltun manages to get his head free but now Hartlock has transitioned to an armbar! Koltun grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hartlock! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brett Hartlock!
Brett Hartlock tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queen has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare 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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158 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Queen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson lands a right hook to the body.
Ferguson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Queen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferguson checks a leg kick.
Ferguson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Queen misses with a head kick.
Ferguson lands a nice hook to Queen's body. Queen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick and Queen moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson punishes Queen's body with a nice straight punch.
Queen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Queen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferguson.
Queen feints the counter takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Queen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ferguson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Queen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferguson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Queen. That did some damage!
Ferguson scores with a push kick.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Queen moves out of range.
Queen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Queen wants to counter the offense by Ferguson and move into the clinch position.
Ferguson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferguson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Queen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferguson thuds a left hand into Queen's body.
Ferguson's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferguson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Ferguson.
Queen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Queen.
Ferguson connects with a leg kick. Queen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Queen throws a hook to the side of Ferguson's head but Ferguson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Queen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferguson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Queen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Queen avoids the head kick by Ferguson.
Queen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Queen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Queen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ferguson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ferguson scores with a sloppy right hand. Queen should have avoided that one.
Turd Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands with a nice body punch.
Queen connects with a high kick.
Ferguson is looking to wear down Queen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Queen misses with a combination
and Ferguson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferguson throws a nice head kick!
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
Ferguson sets himself, and Queen steps forward looking for the clinch! Ferguson avoids it this time.
Queen misses the shot to the body.
Queen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Queen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Queen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Ferguson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A swing and a miss from Queen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferguson, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferguson as he connects with a hook.
Queen blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
A head kick by Ferguson misses
and Queen counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Queen throws a looping overhand right but Ferguson ducks down to avoid it.
Queen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Queen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Queen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Queen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control the position.
Queen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Turd Ferguson is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen shoots in looking for a takedown. Ferguson tries to sprawl out of it but Queen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ferguson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Queen misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferguson counters with a left to the body.
Ferguson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ferguson sets himself, and Queen steps forward looking for the clinch! Ferguson avoids it this time.
Queen blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turd Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ferguson scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Ferguson. Beautiful body shot.
A solid body kick from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses
so Queen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Queen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ferguson controls Queen momentarily but Queen frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Queen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferguson wants to stand up but Queen is controlling him.
Ferguson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Queen controls the pace.
Queen postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Queen wants to control from the top but Ferguson keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Ferguson.
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Queen throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Ferguson.
Ferguson lands with a right hand.
Ferguson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
As Ferguson backs off Queen throws a huge counter combo but Ferguson manages to avoid it all.
Queen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferguson breaks the clinch.
Queen throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Ferguson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Queen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ferguson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Ferguson throws a head kick but Queen moves out of range.
And Queen tries to counter it with a takedown but Ferguson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ferguson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Queen.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Queen moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferguson stuns Queen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson scores with a kick to the body.
Ferguson throws a body shot but no joy.
Queen wants to counter the offense by Ferguson and move into the clinch position.
Ferguson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferguson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson works Queen's body with a nice hook.
Ferguson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferguson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferguson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson sets himself, and Queen steps forward looking for the clinch! Ferguson avoids it this time.
Queen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Queen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Queen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ferguson is defending well.
Queen slows down the pace here.
Queen working hard to break the clinch.
Queen jumps guard but Ferguson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Turd Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Queen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson prevents the takedown attempt.
Queen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ferguson walks away with a smile on his face. Queen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Queen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a kick to the body.
Ferguson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ferguson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Queen momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferguson takes a swing at Queen's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferguson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ferguson lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson digs a good body shot into Queen's ribs.
Ferguson throws a lazy head kick
and Queen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Queen moves away.
Queen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ferguson defends well and Queen ends up having to push Ferguson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferguson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Queen feints the counter takedown.
Ferguson throws a shot to the body.
Ferguson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ferguson looks to land a combination. Queen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Queen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Queen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to clinch up but Ferguson keeps it at a distance.
Ferguson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Queen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferguson, as that shot connected.
Queen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ferguson.
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!
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Queen was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Queen.
Ferguson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ferguson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turd Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferguson, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turd Ferguson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Turd Ferguson waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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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 Temudjin Khaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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33
165 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
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30
168 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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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
14 - 3 - 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Temudjin Khaan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khaan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khaan momentarily.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruger clinches.
Khaan throws a head punch that misses.
Khaan has Kruger pressed against the cage.
Khaan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger has Khaan up against the cage in a clinch.
Khaan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger digs a right hand underneath Khaan's ribcage. Khaan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee is keeping an eye on Khaan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Khaan.
Khaan takes a shot to the head.
Kruger crunches a lovely knee into Khaan's ribcage.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kruger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khaan is defending well for now.
Khaan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khaan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruger lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruger.
Khaan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger leaning against his opponent.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khaan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khaan is struggling to control the position.
Khaan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruger scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruger lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruger.
Khaan lands with a light punch inside.
Kruger misses with a knee strike.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khaan trying to control the position but instead, Kruger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khaan into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan tries to work over Kruger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khaan.
A shot in the inside from Khaan.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
Kruger lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khaan.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Khaan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khaan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khaan avoids the head kick by Kruger.
Khaan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khaan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Khaan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khaan takes a swing at Kruger's ribcage but misses.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Khaan saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khaan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Khaan.
Kruger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Khaan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kruger wants to take a breather but Khaan manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kruger.
Khaan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kruger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khaan is keeping the position for now.
Kruger is pushing down on Khaan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Khaan is fighting to maintain full guard but Kruger has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kruger wants to stand up but Khaan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Khaan preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khaan's head.
Khaan is trying to get back to full guard.
Kruger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khaan trying to hold on to Kruger's head to control him but Kruger postures up.
Khaan wants to improve his position but Kruger is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Kruger dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kruger scoring well with a low kick there.
Khaan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khaan. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Kruger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kruger with a poor takedown
and Khaan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger moves into the clinch.
Kruger lands a nice uppercut.
Kruger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Khaan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kruger scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Kruger slips under a jab from Khaan.
Kruger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Khaan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kruger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khaan can do to turn this around?
Kruger throws a big elbow that misses.
Kruger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Khaan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kruger has managed to get both his arms back between Khaan's legs - danger averted.
Khaan keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Kruger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kruger trying to control but Khaan is working from the bottom.
Kruger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Khaan is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khaan wants to sweep but no luck.
Khaan being controlled here, momentarily.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Khaan keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kruger closes the distance and clinches.
Kruger misses with a knee to the head.
Kruger lands a nice uppercut.
Khaan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khaan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruger fails with the takedown
and Khaan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khaan avoids the head kick by Kruger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khaan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khaan misses the shot to the body.
Kruger seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kruger doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Khaan counter with a right hand.
Khaan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khaan scoring well with a low kick there.
Khaan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kruger.
Kruger lunges at Khaan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khaan's hand.
Khaan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kruger rather than just go for the knockout.
Khaan slips a straight right by Kruger.
Khaan throws out a counter right but Kruger avoids it with no problem.
Paul Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khaan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kruger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khaan defends well and Kruger ends up having to push Khaan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kruger walks into a stiff left hand from Khaan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khaan.
Khaan misses the jab.
Kruger catches Khaan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Khaan.
Kruger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khaan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruger moves out of range of the leg kick from Khaan.
Kruger thows a leg kick but Khaan checks it
and Khaan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khaan throws a sloppy head kick and Kruger moves out of range easily.
Kruger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khaan pinned against the cage. Khaan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khaan! But no joy.
Khaan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Kruger.
Kruger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khaan's hands.
Kruger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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 Paul Kruger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Khaan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Khaan avoids it really well and circles away.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Kruger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khaan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kruger.
Kruger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Khaan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruger wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaan throws a chopping leg kick but Kruger manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khaan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
Khaan misses with a looping right.
Khaan throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khaan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger tries to clinch there but Khaan circles away.
Khaan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruger misses with a takedown attempt
and Khaan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khaan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kruger shoots in looking for a takedown but Khaan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kruger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Khaan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Temudjin Khaan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khaan dodges the punch combination from Kruger.
Kruger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kruger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khaan.
Temudjin Khaan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kruger misses.
Kruger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khaan.
Kruger avoids the head kick by Khaan.
Kruger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kruger or perhaps it was just good defense by Khaan, which made it look bad.
Khaan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kruger tries for a takedown but Khaan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khaan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Khaan loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Khaan misses with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger throws a lazy uppercut
and Khaan counters with an inside leg kick.
Kruger lands a slapping body shot.
Khaan slips a jab and a cross from Kruger.
Kruger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Khaan as Kruger shoots in.
Khaan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khaan.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kruger has a couple of punches blocked by Khaan.
Khaan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khaan lands with a left to the head.
Kruger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khaan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul Kruger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Khaan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khaan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khaan avoiding damage.
Kruger lands a good knee to the midsection. Khaan won't want to take too many of those.
Khaan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khaan.
Kruger tries to land knees in the clinch but Khaan avoids the damage to the body.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paul Kruger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khaan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khaan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruger.
Kruger blocking some punches.
Khaan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruger landing knees to the head.
Khaan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khaan avoiding damage as Kruger throws knees to the body.
Khaan throws a head punch that misses.
Khaan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khaan lands a body shot.
Kruger tries a knee to the head but Khaan blocks it.
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Khaan as the two fighters clinch.
Khaan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kruger trying to control the position but instead, Khaan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kruger into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Temudjin Khaan.
I think Kruger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Kruger!
Paul Kruger opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lim comes to the cage accompanied by Kamelot - Abandoned. Miller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killers. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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156 lbs
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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
20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lim.
Miller blocking some punches.
Lim lands with a left to the head.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim lands a nice uppercut.
Lim misses with some punches.
Lim tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lim tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Lim lands a right hand.
Lim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller blocks a body shot from Lim.
Lim has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Lim breaks from the clinch.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Lim.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lim fails to pull guard.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Lim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller blocking some punches.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller blocking some punches.
Lim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lim seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lim keeps control of Miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lim misses with some punches.
Lim lands a hook to the side of 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 head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Lim - that landed with a thud.
Lim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Miller.
Miller tries a body shot but Lim blocks it.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Lim controls the action.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller is working Lim over against the cage.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Lim blocking some punches.
Lim has Miller pressed against the cage, preventing Miller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Lim working aggressively here.
Lim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Lim moved out of range.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lim looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lim scores with a kick to the body.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim misses with a jab to the body
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lim works over Miller's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charlie Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Lim throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Lim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller tries a quick counter leg kick but Lim is wise to it.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller moves away from the strike by Lim.
Lim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Lim there.
A good leg kick by Miller.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Lim's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charlie Lim will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lim tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Lim avoids it.
Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller tries to clinch but Lim moves out of range.
Lim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miller on the side of the head.
Lim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller connects with a leg kick. Lim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lim.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim avoids the body shot from Miller.
Lim has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
Miller blocking some punches.
Lim misses with the head strike.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lim.
Lim is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lim prevents a body shot from Miller.
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lim.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lim lands a body punch.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Lim avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Lim.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Lim scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Lim manages to break the clinch.
Lim throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Lim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Miller lands with a kick to the temple. Lim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller 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.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Lim jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller checks the leg kick.
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lim, pushing him back against the cage.
Lim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lim successfully pulls guard.
Lim working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller being controlled here momentarily.
Miller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lim is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lim keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lim has control of Miller's left arm, preventing Miller from doing any damage.
Lim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller instigates a clinch.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Lim struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
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 Charlie Lim will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Lim's corner calls for a 1-2. Lim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a counter combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller swings for the body but Lim moves out of range.
Lim misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick from Lim misses.
And Miller responds with a good body kick, but Lim manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lim.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lim lands a jab to the head.
Lim is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Lim gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Lim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lim cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lim throws a lazy head kick
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Lim misses.
Lim throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller throws a push kick but Lim slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Lim.
Lim scores with a leg kick.
Lim tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lim misses with a combination
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller tries to clinch but Lim moves out of range.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Lim wants to clinch.
Lim throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Lim pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Lim misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lim blocking some punches.
Lim pulls guard successfully.
Miller postures up.
Lim has his foot on Miller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller works his way back into a safe position though.
Lim has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lim working a defensive guard here.
Miller is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lim trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim looking to control.
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Lim keeps moving.
Miller postures up.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Lim looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller trying to control but Lim is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lim throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lim with a body shot.
Lim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Jeffrey Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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 Charlie Lim.
Well Lim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Lim!
A less than humble Charlie Lim misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Jeffrey Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Begovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cavoglave. Austin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ratamahatta. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roland Begovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Landon Austin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Austin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Begovic.
Austin dips to his left and cracks Begovic with an uppercut!
That kick from Begovic tenderised Austin's leg. Austin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Austin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Begovic. Begovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Austin checks a leg kick.
Austin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Begovic throws out the jab.
Austin lands with a slapping head kick.
Begovic misses with a straight left.
Austin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Austin catches Begovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Begovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Begovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Begovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roland Begovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Begovic will feel that in the morning.
Austin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Begovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Begovic throws a shot to the body.
Austin blocks a jab.
Begovic misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Austin, as that shot connected.
Landon Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Begovic tries to work over Austin's front leg with a kick but Austin checks it.
Begovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Begovic lands a nice hook to Austin's body. Austin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Austin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Austin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Begovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Austin's guard.
Austin is rocked!
Begovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Austin working a defensive guard but Begovic passes into half guard.
Austin is still in real trouble! Can Begovic finish him?
Begovic working Austin over with strikes.
Austin wants to improve his position but Begovic is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Begovic is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Austin is hurt! He's hurt bad - Begovic fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Austin from any more punishment! Congratulations to Begovic! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roland Begovic!
Our winner, Roland Begovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem has chosen Switchblade Smiles as his entrance music. Hamish Darrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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184 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjen Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem throws out a powerful jab.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Darrow.
Darrow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Overeem moves out of range of the body kick.
Darrow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darrow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darrow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Overeem thumps Darrow with a low kick.
Overeem misses with a series of wild punches.
Overeem dodges the punch combination from Darrow.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Overeem.
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!
Overeem scores with a sloppy right hand. Darrow should have avoided that one.
It looks like Hamish Darrow has been cut.
Overeem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darrow is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem pounces like a tiger and cracks Darrow with a vicious hook! Darrow is down but not out! Overeem follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arjen Overeem!
Our winner, Arjen Overeem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hennan Hoyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder Horse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thunder Horse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hoyce.
Hoyce stuffs the takedown.
Hoyce looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoyce walks into a stiff left hand from Horse.
Horse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoyce checks a leg kick.
Hoyce throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Hoyce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Horse - just one landing.
Hennan Hoyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Horse darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Hoyce misses.
Hoyce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoyce 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.
Hoyce thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse throws the left hand but Hoyce avoids the punch easily.
Horse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horse cracks the inside of Hoyce's front leg.
Hoyce scores with a decent looking hook.
Hoyce misses with a hook. Horse ducked under it nicely.
Hoyce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horse.
Horse closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hoyce quickly recovers to half guard.
Hoyce is staying active underneath Horse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Horse seems content to control.
Horse throws a strike but Hoyce avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hoyce keeping moving, preventing Horse from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce has momentary wrist control but Horse slips an elbow through the middle.
Horse wants to control from the top but Hoyce keeps moving.
Horse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horse preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horse lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse looking to pass the guard.
Horse working some strikes from top position.
Horse lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Horse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoyce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Horse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hoyce is looking to stand back up but Horse counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hoyce.
Horse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hoyce kicks off Horse and gets to his feet.
Horse throws a leg kick
and Hoyce counters with a thumping low kick.
Horse throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoyce.
It seemed like Hoyce was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoyce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoyce.
Horse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horse. Hoyce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horse wants to slow Hoyce down by chopping away at his legs.
Hennan Hoyce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Hoyce misses.
Hoyce might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hoyce misses with a hook
and Horse counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hoyce has his feet on Horse's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hoyce lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hennan Hoyce 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.
Hoyce scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horse.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
Horse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horse misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoyce! But no joy.
Horse misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Hoyce to counter with a crisp jab.
Horse ducks under a wild hook from Hoyce.
Horse slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyce lunges at Horse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horse's hand.
Hoyce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horse.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Horse checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyce swings for the body but Horse moves out of range.
Horse is looking to score with low kicks.
A little jabbing left from Hoyce on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoyce throws a hook but Horse avoids it easily.
Hoyce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Horse's hands.
Horse misses with a shot to the body
and Hoyce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoyce throws a lazy right hand but Horse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoyce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horse counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horse.
Hoyce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hoyce misses.
Horse attempts a counter takedown but Hoyce avoids it well and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Horse lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hoyce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoyce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Horse misses the body punch
enabling Hoyce to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Thunder Horse has been cut.
Hoyce throws a big shot that misses.
Horse sizes up Hoyce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoyce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoyce connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Horse's hands.
Hoyce stuns Horse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hoyce misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse looks to throw the jab but Hoyce is out of range.
Horse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hoyce feints and then cracks Horse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horse down.
Horse wants to slow Hoyce down by chopping away at his legs.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hoyce. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hoyce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Horses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hoyce lands a big right hand that sends Horse crashing to the mat! Hoyce stays standing though and waves Horse back to his feet!
Horse is rocked!
Hoyce takes a swing at Horse's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Hoyce misses its intended target.
Horse is looking to counter punch.
Hoyce cracks Horse with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hoyce has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Horse to stand back up!
Oh Horse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoyce.
Horse seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws a front kick that sends Hoyce stumbling back into the cage.
Hoyce connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Horse.
Horse avoids the head kick by Hoyce.
Hoyce shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hoyce slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horse lands a nice hook to Hoyce's body. Hoyce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horse swings for the body but Hoyce moves out of range.
Hoyce avoids the head kick by Horse.
Hoyce slips a straight right by Horse.
Hoyce looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hennan Hoyce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thunder Horse's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horse closes the distance and clinches up with Hoyce, looking for a takedown. Horse pushes Hoyce against the cage but Hoyce circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoyce misses with a looping right.
Hoyce scores with a nice right hand.
Hoyce lands a big head kick that sends Horse tumbling to the mat! Hoyce takes a step backwards and waves Horse back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Horse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoyce to score with a decent uppercut.
Horse's corner calls for a 1-2. Horse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoyce pounces like a tiger and cracks Horse with a vicious hook! Horse is down but not out! Hoyce follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hennan Hoyce!
Hennan Hoyce is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Hennan Hoyce thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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