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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Qissi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammed Qissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qissi shoots in and bounces Bruce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Qissi pushes down on Bruce's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Qissi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Qissi 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.
Qissi is taking a breather. Bruce says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qissi working over Bruce with some ground and pound. Bruce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Qissi drops an elbow to the side of Bruce's head.
Bruce is looking to escape.
Qissi controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qissi is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bruce is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mohammed Qissi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dog Turd On A Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dog Turd On A Stick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toby Powers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Toby Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
On A Stick tries to bum rush Powers with a series of wild strikes but Powers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powers dives in for a single leg takedown but On A Stick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
On A Stick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but On A Stick circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has On A Stick pinned against the cage. On A Stick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
On A Stick circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but On A Stick pushes him off.
On A Stick circles away from the clinch attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as On A Stick blocks the leg kick.
Powers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
On A Stick changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dog Turd On A Stick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers moves away from the strike by On A Stick.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says On A Stick as he avoids it easily.
On A Stick connects with a solid leg kick.
On A Stick lands with an overhand left.
On A Stick lands a jab to Powers's midsection.
On A Stick shoots in looking for a takedown but Powers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing On A Stick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but On A Stick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Powers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers fails to land the takedown.
As Powers looks to move away, On A Stick throws a big counter combo but Powers just gets out of the way.
Powers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. On A Stick manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
On A Stick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Powers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
On A Stick controls Powers momentarily but Powers frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers landing with the ground and pound.
On A Stick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
On A Stick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Powers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. On A Stick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
On A Stick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers trying to keep a closed guard but On A Stick is proving a slippery customer.
On A Stick controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. On A Stick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. On A Stick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Powers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst On A Stick is controlling him.
On A Stick looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
On A Stick controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Turd On A Stick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
On A Stick throws a hook but Powers avoids it easily.
Dog Turd On A Stick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
On A Stick fails with the takedown.
On A Stick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powers fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been told by On A Stick's head coaches at Strikey McFisty's Combat Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers drives through with a takedown into On A Stick's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as On A Stick holds on and takes a little breather.
On A Stick is trying to control the position but Powers postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers distracts On A Stick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
On A Stick looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
On A Stick wants to sweep but no luck.
Powers lands a couple of digs.
Powers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Powers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Powers connects with a couple of short punches.
Toby Powers has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
On A Stick is adopting a defensive guard.
Powers sitting in guard here, content to control.
On A Stick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Powers is aware though and is defending well.
On A Stick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Powers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Powers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Powers connects with a couple of short punches.
Powers stands up over On A Stick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Powers scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Powers throws a big right hand that misses.
On A Stick has momentary wrist control but Powers slips an elbow through the middle.
Powers works over On A Stick with some ground and pound from guard.
On A Stick keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
On A Stick has his hands on Powers's head, controlling the position.
Powers postures up and lands a big shot to On A Stick's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Powers chips away with some ground and pound.
Powers works over On A Stick with some ground and pound from guard.
On A Stick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Powers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Powers pushes down on On A Stick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Powers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, On A Stick has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
On A Stick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says On A Stick as he avoids it easily.
Powers tries for a takedown but On A Stick circles away easily
and On A Stick counters with a nice uppercut.
On A Stick throws a one two combo.
Powers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and On A Stick counters with a single leg into guard. Powers didn't expect that.
On A Stick working some strikes from top position.
On A Stick is posturing up here but Powers has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! On A Stick tries to roll out but it's too tight and On A Stick has to tap! Slick submission there by Powers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Powers!
Dog Turd On A Stick was interviewed post fight and said 'ALL I WANTED WAS A HUG, I'M SPECIAL NEEDS. YOU BEAT UP A SPECIAL NEEDS GUY.
WHAT THE SHIT, POWERS?!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Peterson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micheal Burns!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Peterson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Peterson duly obliges.
Burns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Peterson!
Burns pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Burns goes for a takedown attempt but Peterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sam Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Burns.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Peterson counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Burns throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Peterson was covering up waiting for the punch and Burns finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
Peterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns slips nicely into half guard.
Burns looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Burns is looking for a kimura but Peterson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burns to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Burns throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Peterson to regain full guard.
Burns slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burns passes Peterson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Burns sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peterson defending well though.
Burns is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peterson defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to pass to mount but Peterson is defending the position.
Burns stops Peterson from getting back to his feet.
Peterson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Burns takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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 Sam Peterson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peterson lands a head kick!
Burns has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burns has Peterson pressed against the cage, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burns has Peterson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson is trying to push Burns away but Burns has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Peterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Burns prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burns stalling against the cage.
Peterson tries to circle away but Burns has him pinned against the cage.
Burns tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Burns is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
Burns tries a body shot but Peterson blocks it.
Peterson trying to control the position but instead, Burns has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peterson into the cage.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Peterson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Burns is controlling him.
Burns wants to take the fight to the mat but Peterson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burns is trying to pull guard but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Sam Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Burns.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Burns won't allow it.
Peterson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Peterson avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Peterson throws a head kick that half lands.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown but Peterson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burns's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Peterson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns misses with the combination.
Peterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Burns gets the takedown into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burns postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burns is trying to get an arm triangle but Peterson is defending well.
Burns thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Micheal Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson. Those never looked like landing.
Peterson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burns throws a body kick that misses.
Peterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Peterson is able to avoid easily.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peterson is trying to buck Burns off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Burns prevents Peterson from escaping the position.
Burns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burns is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burns looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns cracks Peterson with a big right hand but Peterson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Peterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.
Burns wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Peterson, who protects the arm well.
Peterson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Burns controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Burns creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Peterson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Burns staying calm.
Peterson tries to escape but Burns is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burns is staying tight to Peterson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Burns is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peterson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Burns working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peterson dodges the ground and pound from Burns.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Micheal Burns.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Micheal Burns!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Micheal Burns!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Micheal Burns!
Micheal Burns wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Micheal Burns thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petter Norlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Untamo Kalervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Untamo Kalervo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petter Norlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Untamo Kalervo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalervo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalervo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kalervo missing with a left hand there. Norlin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalervo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Norlin defending well as Kalervo loads up on a big left hand.
Norlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalervo is just out of range.
Kalervo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Norlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalervo.
Norlin scores with a sloppy right hand. Kalervo should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalervo moves away.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kalervo.
Norlin misses with a body punch
and Kalervo counters with a stiff right hand.
Norlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norlin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Norlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalervo was well out of range. Poor timing from Norlin.
Kalervo misses with a body kick.
Kalervo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kalervo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Norlin is out of range.
Norlin throws a body punch but Kalervo moves out of range.
Kalervo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Norlin throws a one two combo.
Kalervo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kalervo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norlin.
Norlin lands with a nice body punch.
Kalervo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kalervo walks into a stiff left hand from Norlin.
A jab from Kalervo finds it's way through Norlin's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norlin lands a really nice looking cross but Kalervo seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norlin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kalervo throws a poor cross that misses
and Norlin moves into the clinch.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Kalervo lands a hook that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Kalervo is blocking nicely.
Kalervo tries to work over Norlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalervo avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but Kalervo blocks it.
Kalervo blocks an uppercut.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalervo.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo misses with a body punch.
Kalervo gets through Norlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Norlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalervo misses with a punch to the body.
Kalervo misses with an elbow strike.
Kalervo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
Norlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Norlin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Kalervo lands a shoulder strike.
Kalervo can't find room to land a body shot as Norlin controls the action.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Kalervo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Norlin scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kalervo misses with a punch on the inside.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalervo throws a head punch that misses.
Kalervo scores with a shoulder strike.
Kalervo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kalervo pushes off an throws an elbow but Norlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kalervo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Kalervo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norlin is defending well for now.
Kalervo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norlin.
Kalervo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kalervo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalervo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 Petter Norlin 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.
Kalervo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Norlin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Norlin swings for the body but Kalervo moves out of range.
Kalervo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norlin.
Norlin throws a series of punches but Kalervo avoids them all with ease.
Norlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
Kalervo misses with a hook.
Norlin jabs at Kalervo's body.
Norlin lands a lovely overhand right.
Petter Norlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norlin misses with a hook to the body
and Kalervo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalervo throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalervo manages to avoid it.
Kalervo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norlin.
Kalervo slips a straight right by Norlin.
Norlin misses with a double jab.
Kalervo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Norlin blocks a jab.
Kalervo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Norlin moves away.
Norlin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kalervo scores with a nice head shot.
Kalervo tries a low kick but Norlin avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Norlin. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kalervo.
Kalervo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norlin is able to avoid easily.
Some wild striking there from Norlin.
Kalervo wants to counter the offense by Norlin and move into the clinch position.
Kalervo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kalervo ducks under a wild hook from Norlin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kalervo! But no joy.
Norlin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kalervo counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalervo. Norlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Norlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin misses with a wild body shot.
Norlin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalervo misses with a hook. Norlin ducked under it nicely.
Norlin throws a body shot but no joy.
Kalervo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kalervo.
Kalervo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norlin.
Norlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norlin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalervo.
Kalervo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norlin.
Petter Norlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalervo misses with a hook.
Kalervo drives through and clinches with Norlin against the cage.
Norlin misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kalervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalervo presses Norlin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kalervo throws an elbow but misses.
Norlin tries a knee to the head but Kalervo blocks it.
Norlin throws an elbow that misses.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Untamo Kalervo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalervo.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Kalervo lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalervo lands a good knee to the midsection. Norlin won't want to take too many of those.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalervo pushes off an throws an elbow but Norlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalervo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Kalervo working Norlin over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kalervo.
Kalervo misses with a body punch.
Norlin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kalervo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kalervo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norlin's elbow.
Kalervo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Kalervo.
Kalervo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norlin's defenses.
Kalervo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Petter Norlin has been cut.
Kalervo landing knees to the head.
Kalervo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kalervo lands an elbow that stopped Norlin in his tracks for a moment.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Kalervo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Untamo Kalervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Petter Norlin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Norlin sizes up Kalervo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norlin throws a lazy right hand but Kalervo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalervo tries to counter with a clinch but Norlin shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Kalervo misses its intended target.
Norlin misses with a body shot.
Kalervo just misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin wants to clinch but Kalervo slips to the side
and Kalervo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalervo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kalervo has managed to clinch.
Norlin blocks an elbow strike.
Norlin avoiding damage as Kalervo throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norlin blocks an uppercut.
Kalervo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kalervo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin avoids the elbow strike from Kalervo, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalervo lands an elbow that stopped Norlin in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Kalervo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalervo avoids the damage to the body.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Norlin blocks an elbow strike.
Kalervo avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Kalervo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norlin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kalervo throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalervo.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalervo avoids it.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Kalervo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Norlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Kalervo misses with a punch to the body.
Kalervo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Kalervo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norlin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norlin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kalervo.
Kalervo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norlin avoiding damage as Kalervo throws knees to the body.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Kalervo managing to block the knees to the body from Norlin.
Norlin misses with a knee strike.
Kalervo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norlin tries to land a knee to the head but Kalervo blocks with his arms.
Kalervo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Norlin working aggressively here.
Kalervo avoiding damage as Norlin throws knees to the body.
Norlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kalervo pushes Norlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalervo is defending well for now.
Norlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kalervo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norlin missing with knees to the body.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norlin looking to throw knees to the head but Kalervo is blocking nicely.
Norlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalervo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalervo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalervo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalervo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kalervo connects with a knee to the head.
Kalervo lands an elbow inside.
Kalervo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalervo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Norlin backwards.
Kalervo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norlin blocking some punches.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Untamo Kalervo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kalervo.
Kalervo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petter Norlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norlin is rocked!
Kalervo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norlin misses with a knee to the head.
Kalervo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kalervo misses with a punch to the body.
Norlin prevents a body shot from Kalervo.
Norlin trying to land knees to the body.
Norlin managing to block the knees to the body from Kalervo.
Kalervo lands with a left to the head.
Norlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalervo.
Kalervo lands a good knee to the midsection. Norlin won't want to take too many of those.
Kalervo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norlin.
Kalervo tries to throw a body punch but Norlin avoids it by throwing Kalervo back against the cage.
Kalervo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Norlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kalervo pushes Norlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Untamo Kalervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kalervo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Untamo Kalervo!
Untamo Kalervo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yordan Andonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borris Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borris Truck has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yordan Andonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Borris Truck!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Truck.
Truck misses with a straight left.
Andonov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Truck to the ground. Andonov is now in Truck's guard.
Andonov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Truck working a defensive guard but Andonov manages to pass into side control anyway.
Andonov is putting a hurting on Truck here, landing some big shots from side control.
Truck is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Andonov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andonov lands a nice short elbow.
Andonov is nestled in close to Truck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Truck trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andonov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Truck looks winded!
Andonov slips a nice elbow through Truck's hands, connecting with Truck's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonov lands with a punch from half guard.
Truck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andonov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Andonov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Andonov working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Andonov connects with a nice short shot to Truck's temple.
Truck tries to roll over but Andonov keeps him under control.
Truck has hold of Andonov's hands but Andonov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andonov is looking to advance position but Truck won't allow it.
Andonov is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Andonov.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andonov lands a nice short elbow.
Andonov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Andonov working the head and body with strikes.
Andonov is working for a kimura but Truck is defending it quite comfortably.
Truck tries to roll over but Andonov keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonov lands strikes from half guard.
Andonov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Andonov lands strikes from half guard.
Andonov winds up and cracks Truck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Truck is rocked!
Andonov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Andonov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Truck sees it coming and defends easily.
Andonov lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Truck! More strikes land and this one is all over! Andonov jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yordan Andonov!
A relieved looking Yordan Andonov 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Barrientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kadeus Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Barrientos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kadeus Rex!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barrientos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rex.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrientos connects with an inside leg kick.
Rex takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rex dodges the punch combination from Barrientos.
A little jabbing left from Rex on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barrientos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rex.
Barrientos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rex on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrientos throws a sloppy head kick and Rex moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Rex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrientos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barrientos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrientos.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rex takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barrientos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Barrientos.
Barrientos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Barrientos misses.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Rex walks into a stiff left hand from Barrientos.
A punch combination from Barrientos misses.
Barrientos throws a hook to the side of Rex's head but Rex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Barrientos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rex counters with a straight right hand.
Barrientos throws a lazy right hand but Rex sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barrientos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Rex checks a low kick from Barrientos.
It seemed like Rex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rex.
Rex looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barrientos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rex manages to avoid it.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrientos throws a big shot that misses.
As Barrientos backs off Rex throws a huge counter combo but Barrientos manages to avoid it all.
Barrientos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rex counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrientos takes a swing at Rex's ribcage but misses.
Rex lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've been informed that Rex has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rex takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barrientos tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barrientos throws a jab but it's blocked by Rex.
Rex lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barrientos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barrientos throws a lazy right hand but Rex sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rex chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barrientos can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barrientos.
Barrientos misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Barrientos both land. Nice combination.
Barrientos scores with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Barrientos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barrientos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barrientos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rex swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rex avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barrientos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rex circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrientos throws a combination that misses
and Rex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrientos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rex counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrientos throws a series of punches but Rex avoids them all with ease.
Barrientos fails to land with a series of punches.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Barrientos misses with an uppercut
and Rex counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rex takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barrientos misses with a wild combination.
Rex walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Barrientos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrientos.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rex takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barrientos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barrientos lands a jab to the head.
Rex moves out of range as Barrientos strikes.
It seemed like Rex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrientos throws a body shot but no joy.
Rex doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barrientos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rex looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rex avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rex! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Barrientos misses.
Sloppy strikes from Barrientos. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrientos misses with an uppercut. Rex saw that one coming.
Shawn Barrientos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrientos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rex ducks under a wild hook from Barrientos.
Barrientos swinging wildly here.
Rex takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barrientos cracks Rex with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barrientos misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Barrientos. Those never looked like landing.
Barrientos throws a jab when Rex was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrientos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rex can do to turn this around?
Barrientos connects with an inside leg kick.
Barrientos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rex takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shawn Barrientos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrientos misses with a shot to the body
and Rex counters with a straight right hand.
Barrientos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rex counters with a three punch combo that has Barrientos backing up. Barrientos nods at Rex to acknowledge the strikes.
Barrientos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barrientos scores with a hook.
Rex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos misses with a body shot.
Barrientos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Rex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrientos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rex circles away quickly and effectively.
Rex throws out a counter right but Barrientos avoids it with no problem.
Barrientos throws a body shot but no joy.
Rex throws out a counter right but Barrientos avoids it with no problem.
Barrientos throws an off balance right hand
and Rex counters with a stiff right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rex might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Barrientos has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Barrientos misses.
Rex's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rex drops his hands momentarily and Barrientos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rex 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.
Barrientos misses with a shot to the body
and Rex counters with a stiff right hand.
Barrientos missing with a left hand there. Rex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barrientos misses with a looping right.
Rex unleashes a big counter combination but Barrientos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Rex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rex defending well as Barrientos loads up on a big left hand.
Barrientos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrientos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Barrientos is looking to slow Rex down with leg kicks.
Barrientos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrientos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barrientos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Barrientos.
Rex is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barrientos with a body shot.
Barrientos lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Barrientos dominated that second round.
That's time! Barrientos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barrientos misses the shot to the body.
It looks like Kadeus Rex has been cut.
Shawn Barrientos is winning the standup battle so far.
Rex moves out of range of the leg kick from Barrientos.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrientos throws a hook but Rex blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Rex on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barrientos misses with a double jab
and Rex counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barrientos throws out the jab.
Barrientos misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrientos lands a jab-cross combination.
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrientos.
Barrientos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rex.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barrientos throws a right hand that Rex ducks under and follows up with a left that Rex also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Barrientos misses.
Rex unleashes a big counter combination but Barrientos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barrientos misses with a jab to the body
and Rex counters with a straight right hand.
Barrientos lands a jab to Rex's midsection.
Barrientos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rex is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrientos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barrientos misses with a body shot.
Rex unleashes a big counter combination but Barrientos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barrientos throws a body punch but Rex moves out of range.
Barrientos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rex! But no joy.
Rex slips a jab from Barrientos.
Some wild striking there from Barrientos.
It seemed like Rex was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos thumps Rex with a low kick.
Barrientos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrientos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrientos misses with a lunging right hand
and Rex counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barrientos cracks Rex with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barrientos misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Barrientos does no damage.
Rex looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barrientos throws a leg kick
and Rex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos misses with a body shot
letting Rex counter with a right hand.
Rex defending well as Barrientos loads up on a big left hand.
Barrientos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rex now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barrientos throws a hook but Rex avoids it easily.
Barrientos misses with a jab to the body
and Rex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barrientos throws a leg kick but Rex sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Barrientos backs off Rex throws a huge counter combo but Barrientos manages to avoid it all.
Barrientos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick by Barrientos misses
and Rex counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barrientos misses with the combination.
Rex flicks out a counter leg kick but Barrientos steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrientos is looking to slow Rex down with leg kicks.
Barrientos throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rex to counter with a crisp jab.
Kadeus Rex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrientos throws a sloppy body shot
and Rex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rex takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barrientos lands a glancing blow to the side of Rex's head.
Barrientos misses with a leg kick.
Barrientos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rex on the side of the head.
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barrientos.
Rex unleashes a big counter combination but Barrientos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Barrientos throws a lazy uppercut
and Rex counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Barrientos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barrientos 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Shawn Barrientos!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Shawn Barrientos!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Shawn Barrientos!
Shawn Barrientos wins by unanimous decision!
Shawn Barrientos took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Guschin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stanislav Guschin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Guschin.
Guschin working the head with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Guschin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Guschin in side control, throwing shots but Van Wijnbergen defends.
Van Wijnbergen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Van Wijnbergen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Guschin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Guschin wants to take a breather but Van Wijnbergen is having none of it.
Guschin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guschin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Wijnbergen's head.
Guschin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Wijnbergen's head.
Guschin working Van Wijnbergen over with strikes.
Van Wijnbergen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Wijnbergen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to improve his position.
Guschin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Wijnbergen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Guschin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guschin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Wijnbergen defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Guschin connects with a nice short shot to Van Wijnbergen's temple.
Van Wijnbergen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Guschin.
Guschin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Guschin connects with a nice short shot to Van Wijnbergen's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guschin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guschin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Guschin is trying to control. Van Wijnbergen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Guschin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guschin working Van Wijnbergen over with strikes.
Guschin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Wijnbergen defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guschin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Wijnbergen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Guschin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Wijnbergen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Van Wijnbergen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guschin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guschin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Guschin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guschin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Guschin throws a strike but Van Wijnbergen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Guschin wants to control from the top but Van Wijnbergen keeps moving.
Guschin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Wijnbergen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen has momentary wrist control but Guschin slips an elbow through the middle.
Guschin landing with the ground and pound.
Guschin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guschin postures up and lands a big shot to Van Wijnbergen's brow.
Van Wijnbergen has Guschin pulled in close to control his posture.
Van Wijnbergen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guschin with a nice head shot there.
Van Wijnbergen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guschin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Guschin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guschin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Wijnbergen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guschin throwing strikes from guard but Van Wijnbergen blocks nicely.
Van Wijnbergen controls Guschin momentarily but Guschin frees himself.
Guschin stands up over Van Wijnbergen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guschin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guschin works over Van Wijnbergen with some ground and pound from guard.
Guschin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Wijnbergen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guschin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanislav Guschin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guschin lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Wijnbergen off the cage and back into range.
Guschin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a shot to the body.
Guschin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a jab to the head.
Guschin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guschin connects with the punch.
Guschin misses with an uppercut. Van Wijnbergen saw that one coming.
Guschin wants to clinch but Van Wijnbergen slips to the side
and Van Wijnbergen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Guschin misses.
Nice defenses there by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen gets caught flat footed, as Guschin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Wijnbergen is trying to keep Guschin in close.
Van Wijnbergen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guschin is fighting to break Van Wijnbergen's control of his arms but Van Wijnbergen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Wijnbergen is trying to keep Guschin in close.
Guschin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Wijnbergen pulls Guschin in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Guschin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guschin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Wijnbergen's head.
Guschin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Wijnbergen has Guschin pulled in close to control his posture.
Guschin stands up over Van Wijnbergen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Guschin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Guschin tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Wijnbergen is retaining full guard.
Van Wijnbergen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Guschin throwing strikes from guard but Van Wijnbergen blocks nicely.
Guschin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Wijnbergen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guschin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Guschin wants to control from the top but Van Wijnbergen keeps moving.
Guschin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guschin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Guschin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Wijnbergen pulls Guschin in close to his closed guard and prevents Guschin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Guschin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Guschin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Wijnbergen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Van Wijnbergen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Guschin moved away.
Guschin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joels Van Wijnbergen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Guschin misses its intended target.
Guschin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Guschin shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Wijnbergen tries to sprawl out of it but Guschin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Wijnbergen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen thuds his shin into the meat of Guschin's side.
Nice shot by Guschin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guschin.
Van Wijnbergen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Wijnbergen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Wijnbergen.
Guschin tries to clinch but Van Wijnbergen is having none of it.
Guschin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Wijnbergen lands a slapping body shot.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stanislav Guschin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Van Wijnbergen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Guschin feints and as Van Wijnbergen raises his hands in defense, Guschin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Guschin lands a couple of elbows.
Guschin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Wijnbergen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guschin is fighting to break Van Wijnbergen's control of his arms but Van Wijnbergen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Guschin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guschin throws a big right hand that misses.
Guschin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Wijnbergen keeping moving, preventing Guschin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guschin throwing strikes but missing.
Guschin is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Wijnbergen has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guschin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guschin is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Wijnbergen has wrist control.
Van Wijnbergen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guschin postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Wijnbergen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Wijnbergen wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Wijnbergen connects with the punch.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a right hand. Guschin shakes it off.
A jab from Guschin finds it's way through Van Wijnbergen's defenses.
Guschin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Wijnbergen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Wijnbergen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guschin. That did some damage!
Guschin fails with the takedown.
Joels Van Wijnbergen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislav Guschin.
Guschin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joels Van Wijnbergen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen dips to his left and cracks Guschin with an uppercut!
Guschin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A swing and a miss from Guschin.
It looked like Van Wijnbergen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guschin moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guschin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guschin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Wijnbergen is defending well.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Van Wijnbergen.
Guschin has Van Wijnbergen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Wijnbergen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Wijnbergen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stanislav Guschin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a hook.
Van Wijnbergen moves out of range of the strikes.
Guschin takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guschin throws an off balance right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guschin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Wijnbergen tried to counter with a leg kick but Guschin avoided it.
Joels Van Wijnbergen is winning the standup battle so far.
Guschin connects with a body shot that sends Van Wijnbergen's belly button to the back.
Guschin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guschin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Guschin throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guschin.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a nice body punch.
Guschin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stanislav Guschin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guschin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen pounces like a tiger and cracks Guschin with a vicious hook! Guschin is down but not out! Van Wijnbergen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joels Van Wijnbergen!
Joels Van Wijnbergen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Outlaw Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Outlaw Hardy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dustin Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Outlaw Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
A nice side step and Hardy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anderson catches Hardy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Hardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Anderson in the body.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Dustin Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab lands there for Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson works over Hardy's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Hardy is looking for the big counter here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Hardy misses with a kick to the body.
Hardy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Hardy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Anderson misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Hardy thuds his shin into the meat of Anderson's side.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Hardy responds with a good body kick, but Anderson manages to step out the way in time.
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!
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anderson has time to react.
Anderson misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson is rocked!
Hardy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Anderson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hardy is unloading with more strikes now! Anderson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Outlaw Hardy!
Our winner, Outlaw Hardy, 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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pop
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