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HFC 103:Northrop vs Poffo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Ergazakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faith No More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
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188 cm
27
213 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelos Ergazakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Faith No More!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
More throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
More circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ergazakis tries to clinch there but More circles away.
Ergazakis feints and as More raises his hands in defense, Ergazakis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
More keeping moving, preventing Ergazakis from controlling successfully.
More wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ergazakis is looking to work some ground and pound but More has wrist control.
Ergazakis drops back looking for a leg! More is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and More manages to kick Ergazakis off! Ergazakis jumps back into More's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ergazakis being controlled here momentarily.
Ergazakis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. More is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More can't keep his opponent in guard - Ergazakis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
More is controlling Ergazakis's trapped leg to prevent Ergazakis from advancing to side control.
More is staying active underneath Ergazakis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
More preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ergazakis tries to pass the half guard into mount. More knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ergazakis is thwarting More's attempts to control the position.
More is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
More is trying is best to control the position here.
Ergazakis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so More is just riding it out for now. Ergazakis eventually gives up the hold.
More is trying is best to control the position here.
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.
Ergazakis prevents More from improving his position.
More is looking to control Ergazakis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can More avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ergazakis trying to control from half guard but More is working away.
Ergazakis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, More has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ergazakis wants to control but More is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ergazakis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. More doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ergazakis.
Ergazakis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ergazakis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ergazakis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
More won't allow Ergazakis to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More is trying to get back to full guard.
More is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
More trying to control from the bottom.
Ergazakis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ergazakis is trying to control. More wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ergazakis seems to be looking for submissions.
Ergazakis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
More keeping hold of Ergazakis's head, controlling as best he can.
Ergazakis trying to control the action but More is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ergazakis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so More is just riding it out for now. Ergazakis eventually gives up the hold.
More gets full guard.
More controlling Ergazakis's posture.
More is trying to control the position but Ergazakis postures up.
More utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
More keeping full guard, as Ergazakis tries to pass.
Ergazakis preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ergazakis is looking to work some ground and pound but More has wrist control.
More looking to control but Ergazakis passes into half guard.
More trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelos Ergazakis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ergazakis gets a clinch.
More misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ergazakis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
More lands a body shot in the clinch.
More manages to break the clinch.
Ergazakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but More paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ergazakis goes for a double leg but More avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as More continues to drive forward.
Ergazakis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but More paws at him with a jab and circles away.
More throws a wild body kick that Ergazakis sees coming a mile off.
Ergazakis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ergazakis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evangelos Ergazakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ergazakis but Ergazakis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ergazakis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More being controlled against the cage.
Ergazakis lands a knee to the body.
Ergazakis is trying to trip More. He has hold of a leg but More is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ergazakis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ergazakis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
More is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ergazakis throwing strikes but missing.
More is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Our spies down at at The Bear's Den ($300) inform us that More has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ergazakis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ergazakis throwing strikes from guard but More blocks nicely.
More trying to control the position here.
Ergazakis trying to control the position from guard on top but More is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ergazakis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
More looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ergazakis is one step ahead there.
More is adopting a defensive guard.
More working a defensive guard here.
Ergazakis throwing strikes from guard but More blocks nicely.
More looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ergazakis is one step ahead there.
Ergazakis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ergazakis trying to control the position from guard on top but More is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ergazakis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
More is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
More tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ergazakis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that More can do to turn this around?
Ergazakis landing with the ground and pound.
Ergazakis wants to pass the guard but More is keeping the position.
Ergazakis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ergazakis advances position into side control!
More is trying to improve his position.
Ergazakis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but More is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
More parries the strikes from Ergazakis easily there. Ergazakis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable More to escape.
Ergazakis working the ground and pound from side control.
More is looking to regain half guard here but Ergazakis keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ergazakis is trying to get an arm triangle but More is defending well.
More struggling a bit here.
Ergazakis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ergazakis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on More's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
More manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
More is looking to pass Ergazakis's guard but actually Ergazakis recovers to full guard.
Ergazakis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelos Ergazakis dominated that second round.
That's time! Ergazakis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ergazakis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and More cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
More throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
More circles away from the clinch attempt.
More looks like he wants to counter punch here.
More lands a jab to Ergazakis's midsection.
Ergazakis instigates a clinch.
Ergazakis can't get the takedown.
More misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from More.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ergazakis throws a punch but it's blocked by More.
More lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ergazakis tries to throw a body punch but More avoids it by throwing Ergazakis back against the cage.
Ergazakis is trying to stall.
Ergazakis blocks a body shot from More.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ergazakis.
Ergazakis taking a breather.
Ergazakis controlling the action here for a moment.
More lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ergazakis.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
More blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
More manages to break the clinch.
More scores with a jab.
Ergazakis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ergazakis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and More counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
More is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ergazakis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evangelos Ergazakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ergazakis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for More!
More manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More is trying to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ergazakis is thwarting More's attempts to control the position.
Faith No More has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
More is pressing down on Ergazakis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ergazakis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
More keeping full guard, as Ergazakis tries to pass.
Ergazakis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ergazakis 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.
Ergazakis is thwarting More's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
More is looking for a sweep. Ergazakis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ergazakis is looking for a kimura here.
Ergazakis wants to pass the guard but More is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More is looking for a sweep. Ergazakis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
More is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
More tries to roll over but Ergazakis keeps him under control.
Ergazakis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
More is defending against the submission attempts here by Ergazakis.
More trying to hold on to Ergazakis's head to control him but Ergazakis postures up.
More moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Evangelos Ergazakis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
More is trying to control the position from the bottom.
More is pulling down on Ergazakis's head to control his posture.
Ergazakis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
More is trying to keep Ergazakis in close.
Ergazakis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. More is keeping the position for now.
Ergazakis stopping the sweep attempt from More.
More looking to control.
More lands an upkick as Ergazakis stands over him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
More striking off his back but it's not causing Ergazakis any problems.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ergazakis fails in his attempt to clinch.
More fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ergazakis manages to avoid it.
Ergazakis fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Faith No More.
I think Ergazakis 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evangelos Ergazakis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Rynkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putin comes to the cage accompanied by IAMX - Happiness. Rynkowski has chosen Mama Selita - 303 as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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162 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Experienced |
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Counter fighter
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Rynkowski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin moves into range and clinches up with Rynkowski.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Rynkowski shrugs off.
Rynkowski has picked Putin up - he's going for a ride! Rynkowski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rynkowski is controlling the pace.
Rynkowski wants to control but Putin is keeping him busy.
Putin wants to get back to his feet.
Rynkowski trying to control the action but Putin is working from the bottom.
Rynkowski prevents Putin from standing back up.
Rynkowski trying to control the action but Putin is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin is defending against the submission attempts here by Rynkowski.
Putin is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin is defending against the submission attempts here by Rynkowski.
Putin is staying active underneath Rynkowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rynkowski stops Putin from getting back to his feet.
Putin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Rynkowski is on him like a limpet, forcing Putin back against the cage.
Putin lands an elbow inside.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rynkowski avoids it.
Putin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rynkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Rynkowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Putin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Putin has managed to clinch.
Rynkowski is trying to force a seperation but Putin has the dominant position.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rynkowski's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rynkowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Putin to keep the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
Rynkowski looks winded!
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Putin lands a nice elbow.
Rynkowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Rynkowski.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rynkowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Putin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Putin crunches a lovely knee into Rynkowski's ribcage.
Putin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rynkowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Putin lands an elbow just above Rynkowski 's eye.
Rynkowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Putin lands an elbow just above Rynkowski 's eye.
Putin landing knees to the body.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rynkowski's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Putin.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rynkowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin lands an elbow inside.
Rynkowski tries to score a body lock takedown but Putin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Putin lands an elbow just above Rynkowski 's eye.
Putin 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!
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Putin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rynkowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Putin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rynkowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin lands a knee to the head.
Rynkowski looking to stall.
Putin lands an elbow just above Rynkowski 's eye.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rynkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Putin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Putin lands an elbow just above Rynkowski 's eye.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Rynkowski blocks it.
Rynkowski jumps guard but Putin stands there with Rynkowski around his waist. Rynkowski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rynkowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Rynkowski shrugs off.
Putin with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin dominated that round.
That's time! Putin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Putin. No joy for Rynkowski on that attempt.
Rynkowski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Putin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rynkowski.
Putin clinches up with Rynkowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Putin landing knees to the body.
Putin landing knees to the head.
Putin misses with a knee strike.
Putin lands an elbow inside.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Rynkowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rynkowski's defenses.
Rynkowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Putin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Rynkowski.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Rynkowski is breathing heavily.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Putin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rynkowski's face.
Rynkowski is rocked!
Putin lands an elbow that stopped Rynkowski in his tracks for a moment.
Rynkowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Putin finish him?
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin landing knees to the head.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Putin.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin stops a takedown attempt from Rynkowski.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin landing knees to the head.
Rynkowski is looking for a takedown.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rynkowski tries to pull guard but Putin won't allow it.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
Rynkowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Putin lands an elbow just above Rynkowski 's eye.
Rynkowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Putin.
Putin lands an elbow that stopped Rynkowski in his tracks for a moment.
Rynkowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Putin.
Vlad Putin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Putin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but Rynkowski blocks with his arms.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rynkowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Putin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rynkowski's face.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Rynkowski takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Putin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rynkowski's brow.
Rynkowski tries for a takedown but Putin manages to get underhooks.
Putin scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Putin.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Putin lands a damaging elbow.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rynkowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Rynkowski drags the fight down to the ground.
Putin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rynkowski's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rynkowski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Putin defends it easily.
Putin gets to his feet - Rynkowski follows without any prompting.
Putin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rynkowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putin tries to clinch but Rynkowski moves away
and Rynkowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Putin pushes Rynkowski off looking to stand but Rynkowski dives back in and keeps control.
Rynkowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rynkowski is keen to just control but Putin is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rynkowski is trying to work for a kimura but Putin is defending well.
Putin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Rynkowski is on him like a limpet, forcing Putin back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin lands an elbow just above Rynkowski 's eye.
A knee to the head by Putin.
Rynkowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Putin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Putin.
Rynkowski successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rynkowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Putin gets to his feet - Rynkowski follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - Putin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Putin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rynkowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Putin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rynkowski can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin lands a nice knee to the body.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rynkowski's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rynkowski's face.
Rynkowski has had enough of the clinch but Putin keeps him there for the moment.
Rynkowski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Putin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Putin lands a nice elbow.
Rynkowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Putin landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Putin.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Putin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Putin lands an elbow that stopped Rynkowski in his tracks for a moment.
Putin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rynkowski's face.
Putin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rynkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Putin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Putin is looking to clinch.
Rynkowski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rynkowski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Putin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Putin. No joy for Rynkowski on that attempt.
Putin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rynkowski. That did some damage!
Rynkowski shoots in for a takedown but Putin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rynkowski shoots for a takedown but Putin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vlad Putin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Rynkowski.
Rynkowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin closes the distance and clinches.
Putin lands a nice elbow.
Rynkowski wants a takedown.
Rynkowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Putin lands an elbow just above Rynkowski 's eye.
Rynkowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Putin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Putin scores a nice knee to the body.
Rynkowski takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Putin obliges.
Putin crunches a lovely knee into Rynkowski's ribcage.
Putin lands a big knee to the head and Rynkowski goes down! Putin pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Putin!
Post fight, an emotional Vlad Putin said 'I am not surprised, motherf**ker!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andretii Kazadorez (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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26
275 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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25
287 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good knees
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andretii Kazadorez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Andretii Kazadorez has been cut.
Kazadorez sizes up Pudzianowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kazadorez lands with a nice body punch.
Kazadorez misses with a hook. Pudzianowski ducked under it nicely.
Pudzianowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazadorez.
Kazadorez fails to land with a series of punches.
Pudzianowski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pudzianowski throws out a powerful jab.
Jab by Kazadorez.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook.
We've been informed that Kazadorez 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.
Pudzianowski catches Kazadorez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kazadorez throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazadorez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pudzianowski moves into the clinch.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazadorez.
A head punch on the inside from Kazadorez fails to land.
Pudzianowski has a couple of punches blocked by Kazadorez.
Kazadorez lands a right hand.
Pudzianowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazadorez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pudzianowski working aggressively here.
A short right from Pudzianowski on the inside.
Kazadorez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pudzianowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pudzianowski blocks an uppercut.
Pudzianowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazadorez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pudzianowski misses with a punch to the body.
Kazadorez misses with the head strike.
Kazadorez misses with some punches.
Pudzianowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Kazadorez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pudzianowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pudzianowski prevents a body shot from Kazadorez.
Kazadorez tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski throws a head punch that misses.
Kazadorez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kazadorez effectively controlling the action here.
Pudzianowski blocking some punches.
Kazadorez blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Kazadorez blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Kazadorez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pudzianowski controls his hands.
Kazadorez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazadorez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Andretii Kazadorez's cut even more.
Pudzianowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazadorez backwards.
Pudzianowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kazadorez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pudzianowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kazadorez backwards.
Kazadorez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kazadorez presses Pudzianowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pudzianowski.
Kazadorez scores with a shot to the side of Pudzianowski's head.
Kazadorez blocks a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Kazadorez working aggressively here.
Pudzianowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazadorez's elbow.
Pudzianowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pudzianowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kazadorez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kazadorez scores with a shot to the side of Pudzianowski's head.
Kazadorez misses with a body punch.
Pudzianowski is trying to push Kazadorez away but Kazadorez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pudzianowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Kazadorez controls his hands.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazadorez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazadorez working hard to break the clinch.
Kazadorez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski gets through Kazadorez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kazadorez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pudzianowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pudzianowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kazadorez is out of range.
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!
Nice jab there from Pudzianowski.
A swing and a miss from Kazadorez.
Pudzianowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kazadorez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kazadorez moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kazadorez.
Kazadorez struggles to land a body shot inside as Pudzianowski controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andretii Kazadorez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andretii Kazadorez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kazadorez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Pudzianowski tenderised Kazadorez's leg. Kazadorez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kazadorez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazadorez staying out of range there.
Kazadorez lands with a nice body punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Kazadorez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pudzianowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kazadorez swings for the body but Pudzianowski moves out of range.
Kazadorez moves into the clinch.
Kazadorez misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Kazadorez.
Kazadorez pushes Pudzianowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzianowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Kazadorez.
Pudzianowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazadorez is looking for a takedown.
Pudzianowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazadorez's elbow.
Kazadorez prevents a body shot from Pudzianowski.
Kazadorez can't find room to land a body shot as Pudzianowski controls the action.
Pudzianowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kazadorez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pudzianowski's elbow.
Pudzianowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pudzianowski as the two fighters clinch.
Pudzianowski misses with a body punch.
Kazadorez tries a body shot but Pudzianowski blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Pudzianowski fails to land.
Pudzianowski digs a right hand into Kazadorez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kazadorez's gas tank.
Kazadorez is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kazadorez.
Kazadorez tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pudzianowski lands with a light punch inside.
The cut above Andretii Kazadorez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazadorez has a couple of punches blocked by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski lands a nice uppercut.
Kazadorez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pudzianowski backwards.
Pudzianowski lands with a right to the head.
Kazadorez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kazadorez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pudzianowski tries to work over Kazadorez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kazadorez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kazadorez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pudzianowski tries to work over Kazadorez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kazadorez misses with some punches.
Pudzianowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kazadorez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pudzianowski prevents a body shot from Kazadorez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pudzianowski.
Andretii Kazadorez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body punch from Pudzianowski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kazadorez.
Kazadorez has a couple of punches blocked by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski prevents a body shot from Kazadorez.
Pudzianowski lands with a left to the head.
Kazadorez blocking some punches.
Pudzianowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Kazadorez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pudzianowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andretii Kazadorez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mariusz Pudzianowski!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Orban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abioye Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazari has chosen Do You Call My Name by Ra as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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25
300 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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29
298 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Orban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle, before Orban throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Nazari 's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Orban lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Viktor Orban!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Pintos (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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25
245 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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39
264 lbs
24 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Rewell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Pintos!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rewell keeps the fight on the outside.
Pintos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pintos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rewell scores with the left hand. Pintos knows he should have avoided that one.
Rewell misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rewell. Pintos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pintos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rewell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rewell works Pintos's body with a nice hook.
Rewell misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rewell. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rewell.
Rewell misses with a head kick.
Rewell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pintos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pintos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rewell. Pintos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rewell tries to land a body kick
and Pintos counters with a leg kick.
Rewell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rewell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pintos scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Alexander Rewell has been cut.
Pintos misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been informed that Pintos 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.
Pintos closes the distance and clinches.
Rewell dodges an elbow strike from Pintos.
Pintos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pintos working aggressively here.
Rewell looking to stall.
Rewell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pintos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Rewell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rewell.
Rewell misses with a looping left.
Pintos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rewell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rewell misses with a wild body shot.
Rewell slips under a jab from Pintos.
Good leg kick by Rewell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pintos blocks the body kick.
Rewell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pintos throws a push kick but Rewell slaps the foot to one side.
Pintos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rewell connects with a nice looking jab.
Pintos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rewell lands a high kick!
Pintos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rewell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rewell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pintos throws the left hand but Rewell avoids the punch easily.
Rewell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintos misses with the body kick
and Rewell counters with a solid body kick.
Rewell lands a jab to the head.
Rewell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pintos ducks right into an uppercut from Rewell.
Rewell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pintos misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Pintos.
Pintos misses with a straight left.
Rewell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pintos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rewell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pintos.
Rewell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pintos avoids it.
Rewell slips under a jab from Pintos.
Rewell throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pintos avoids it.
Rewell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rewell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like El Pintos has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rewell slips a straight right by Pintos.
Rewell misses with a body shot.
Rewell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pintos throws a hook to the side of Rewell's head but Rewell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pintos blocks a head kick by Rewell.
Jab, jab by Rewell - just one landing.
Rewell misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Pintos does no damage.
Pintos throws a head kick but Rewell moves out of range.
Pintos is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
No joy there for Pintos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pintos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rewell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pintos on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rewell lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Rewell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A cross from Pintos lands.
Rewell misses with a hook. Pintos ducked under it nicely.
Rewell misses with a low kick as Pintos jumps back.
Pintos throws a jab but it's blocked by Rewell.
Rewell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pintos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rewell scrambles back to his feet.
Rewell scores with the left hand. Pintos knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Rewell catches Pintos right on the button with a cross.
Pintos digs a good hook to Rewell's body.
The fighters circling - Rewell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pintos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Pintos misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rewell connects with an inside leg kick.
Pintos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pintos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rewell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rewell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rewell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pintos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rewell.
Rewell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pintos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rewell.
Rewell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rewell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rewell misses with a wild body shot.
Pintos avoids a kick to the body.
Pintos connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rewell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rewell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pintos misses the shot to the body.
Pintos misses with a low kick.
Rewell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pintos can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rewell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rewell moves out of range of the strikes.
Rewell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pintos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pintos slips under a jab from Rewell.
Rewell throws a leg kick
and Pintos counters with a nice uppercut.
Pintos throws a lazy head kick
letting Rewell counter with a right hand.
Rewell blocks a jab.
Pintos connects with a jab.
Pintos clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rewell blocks an uppercut.
Pintos is pushing Rewell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rewell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pintos backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rewell loads up on a big right hand but Pintos slips the punch.
Pintos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rewell.
Rewell moves out of range as Pintos throws a body kick.
Rewell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pintos.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rewell.
Pintos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pintos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rewell throwing a counter right hand but Pintos manages to avoid it.
Rewell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rewell slips a jab from Pintos.
Rewell blocks a head kick by Pintos.
Jab from Pintos.
Pintos misses with a head kick.
Pintos punishes Rewell's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rewell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rewell. Pintos shrugs it off though.
Pintos is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rewell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alexander Rewell is winning the standup battle so far.
Rewell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pintos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rewell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Rewell.
Nice body punch from Rewell.
Rewell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Pintos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rewell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rewell throws a shot from downtown. Pintos moves away and avoids it.
Pintos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rewell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 Alexander Rewell will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pintos instigates a clinch.
Pintos avoids a wild elbow strike from Rewell.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pintos breaks from the clinch.
Rewell thuds his right hand into Pintos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rewell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pintos.
Pintos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rewell scores with a push kick.
Pintos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rewell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pintos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rewell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pintos tries to clinch but Rewell moves out of range.
Rewell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pintos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rewell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pintos defending well as Rewell loads up on a big left hand.
Rewell throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rewell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pintos dips to his left and cracks Rewell with an uppercut!
Pintos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rewell is rocked!
Pintos looks to score with a jab to the body but Rewell is just out of range.
Rewell looks to land a body kick but Pintos moved away.
Pintos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pintos looks to score with a jab to the body but Rewell is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Rewell.
Pintos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pintos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rewell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pintos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pintos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rewell lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pintos throws a nice looking combination but Rewell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rewell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pintos's head backwards.
Pintos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rewell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rewell throws the left hand but Pintos avoids the punch easily.
Pintos punishes Rewell's body with a nice straight punch.
Rewell tries to keep at a distance but Pintos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rewell pressing his opponent against the cage.
El Pintos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rewell.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rewell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rewell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pintos manages to break the clinch.
Pintos throws a big shot that misses.
Pintos defending well as Rewell loads up on a big left hand.
Rewell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rewell throws a head kick that Pintos semi-blocks.
Pintos throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Rewell. Beautiful body shot.
Rewell cracks Pintos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rewell scores with a jab to the head.
Pintos misses with a hook.
Pintos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rewell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pintos throws a poor cross that misses
and Rewell finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pintos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rewell swings widly with a right hand
and Pintos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pintos connects with a body shot that sends Rewell's belly button to the back.
Rewell scores with a head kick. Pintos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pintos throws a jab but it's blocked by Rewell.
Rewell misses with a body kick.
Rewell moves out of range as Pintos strikes.
Alexander Rewell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pintos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rewell.
Rewell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pintos misses with a kick to the body.
Rewell just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pintos.
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 Alexander Rewell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rewell, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Rewell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stannis Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marston's entrance music is Bring it on motherfucker. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stannis Baratheon!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon throws a nice looking combination but Marston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baratheon throws a series of strikes that have Marston backpedaling.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marston.
Marston slips a jab and a cross from Baratheon.
Marston looks to score with a jab to the body but Baratheon is just out of range.
Baratheon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Baratheon scores with a jab to the head.
Marston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baratheon.
Marston lands with a right hand.
Marston is looking to clinch but Baratheon is avoiding it.
Marston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Marston misses.
Baratheon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marston takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baratheon.
Marston drives through and clinches with Baratheon against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marston lands a body shot.
Baratheon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baratheon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baratheon misses with an elbow strike.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Marston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baratheon's elbow.
Baratheon lands with a short shot to the head.
Baratheon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marston to keep the fight standing.
Marston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Baratheon misses with an elbow over the top.
Baratheon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marston blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Baratheon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marston.
Baratheon throws a punch but it's blocked by Marston.
Marston lands with a short shot to the head.
Marston working aggressively here.
Marston lands with a right to the head.
Marston digs a right hand underneath Baratheon's ribcage. Baratheon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Baratheon.
Baratheon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
Baratheon is trying to pull guard but Marston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Baratheon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
I was talking to Marston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marston lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marston.
Marston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
Baratheon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Marston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baratheon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marston uses from the top position.
Marston stands and throws Baratheon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marston throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Marston.
Marston lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Marston gets to mount! Baratheon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Marston throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Baratheon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marston throwing strikes here but Baratheon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Baratheon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Marston breaks from Baratheon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Baratheon tries to hold on but Marston postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baratheon regains half guard.
Marston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baratheon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baratheon tries to roll over but Marston keeps him under control.
Baratheon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marston.
Baratheon moves into full guard.
Baratheon keeping moving, preventing Marston from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baratheon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marston defends it easily.
Baratheon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Marston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marston misses with a straight right.
Stannis Baratheon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marston blocks a jab.
Baratheon throws a series of strikes that have Marston backpedaling.
Baratheon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marston.
Marston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Marston dodges the punch combination from Baratheon.
Jab from Marston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baratheon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baratheon blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon stalks Marston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marston's face. Marston staggers backwards, shaken.
Baratheon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baratheon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baratheon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Marston misses with a hook.
Baratheon lands with a straight right. Marston didn't see that one coming.
Baratheon throws a right and a left that Marston avoids nicely.
Marston feints a jab promting Baratheon to slip. Marston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Baratheon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baratheon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marston.
Baratheon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Marston.
Marston misses with a right hand
and Baratheon counters with a series of strikes. Marston will be more careful next time no doubt.
Baratheon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Baratheon both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Baratheon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marston scores with a one two! Baratheon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baratheon was well out of range. Poor timing from Marston.
A jab from Marston misses.
Baratheon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baratheon digs a good hook to Marston's body.
Marston moves into the clinch.
Baratheon tries to pull guard but Marston holds him up against the cage and eventually Baratheon drops back down to his feet.
Baratheon takes a shot to the head.
Baratheon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marston's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon misses with a punch to the body.
Baratheon has a couple of punches blocked by Marston.
Baratheon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baratheon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baratheon tries to pull guard but Marston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baratheon is trying to pull guard but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
Lucas Marston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stannis Baratheon.
A right handed body shot lands from Baratheon.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marston.
Marston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baratheon is breathing heavily.
Baratheon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marston misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baratheon.
Marston lands a left hand.
Baratheon tries to pull guard but Marston won't allow it.
Marston effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Marston.
Marston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marston blocking some punches.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baratheon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Marston.
Baratheon lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Baratheon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baratheon misses with a punch on the inside.
Marston gets through Baratheon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marston blocks an elbow strike.
Marston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Baratheon throws a punch but it's blocked by Marston.
Baratheon blocking some punches.
Marston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Lucas Marston 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. And we move into the final round!
Baratheon misses with the combination.
Marston wants to land a leg kick but Baratheon is out of range.
Baratheon throws a hook but Marston blocks it.
Baratheon moves away from the strike by Marston.
Marston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marston moves into the clinch.
Baratheon blocks a body shot from Marston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baratheon lands a hook that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Baratheon gets control of Marston's arms and successfully pulls guard. Baratheon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baratheon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Baratheon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baratheon working for a triangle but Marston defends it easily.
Baratheon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marston sitting in guard here, content to control.
Baratheon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Marston throwing strikes from guard but Baratheon blocks nicely.
Baratheon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marston is aware though and is defending well.
Marston trying to control but Baratheon is working from the bottom.
Marston content to stall in guard here.
Stannis Baratheon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marston missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marston sitting in guard here, content to control.
Baratheon working for submissions but it's allowed Marston to get to half guard.
Marston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baratheon wants to get back to full guard.
Marston throwing shots but Baratheon is blocking nicely.
Baratheon punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baratheon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Marston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baratheon wants to improve his position but Marston is controlling well.
Baratheon actively working from the bottom here.
Marston slips a nice elbow through Baratheon's hands, connecting with Baratheon's forehead.
Marston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baratheon is looking for a sweep. Marston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baratheon is staying active underneath Marston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lucas Marston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston working over Baratheon with some ground and pound. Baratheon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Marston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baratheon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Baratheon.
Baratheon looking for a guillotine here but Marston defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baratheon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baratheon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Marston has managed to get both his arms back between Baratheon's legs - danger averted.
Baratheon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marston is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Marston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marston, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Marston!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lucas Marston waved his t-shirt featuring MayheM sportswear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be touched. Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiremu moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been informed that Wiremu 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.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses
and Wiremu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiremu.
Wiremu clinches up against the cage.
Spong works on Wiremu's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
Wiremu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiremu misses with the head strike.
Wiremu keeps control of Spong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong has a couple of punches blocked by Wiremu.
Spong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spong scores with a shot to the side of Wiremu's head.
Wiremu lands with a left to the head.
Spong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spong misses with a hook.
Wiremu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiremu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Spong under the eye.
Spong looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiremu is just out of range.
A jab from Wiremu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wiremu.
A counter left hand to the body from Spong misses its target.
Spong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spong wants to clinch up but Wiremu keeps it at a distance.
Wiremu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wiremu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick misses from Wiremu.
A little feinted left hand from Spong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wiremu scores with a punch to the head.
Wiremu blocks a jab.
Wiremu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Spong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wiremu's calf.
Wiremu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spong throws out the jab.
Spong lands with an uppercut that bounces Wiremu off the cage and back into range.
Wiremu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spong.
Wiremu scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wiremu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wiremu slips under a jab from Spong.
Spong misses with an uppercut. Wiremu saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu looks to score with a jab to the body but Spong is just out of range.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiremu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiremu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Spong.
Spong works Wiremu's body with a nice hook.
Spong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wiremu.
Wiremu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiremu connects with a right hand. Spong shakes it off.
Wiremu loads up on a big right hand but Spong slips the punch.
Spong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spong counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiremu tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiremu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiremu scores with a body shot.
Spong moves out of range of the body kick.
Spong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wiremu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiremu moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Wiremu throws the kick towards the body but Spong avoids it.
Wiremu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Spong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiremu was well out of range. Poor timing from Spong.
Wiremu walks into a jab.
Wiremu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spong misses with a looping left.
Wiremu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wiremu blocks a jab.
Wiremu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spong keeps the fight on the outside.
Spong misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wiremu.
Wiremu throws a sloppy head kick and Spong moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Spong misses the target.
Spong throws a hook but Wiremu avoids it easily.
Wiremu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Spong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiremu.
Wiremu fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wiremu. That's going to slow Spong down.
Wiremu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wiremu moves into range and clinches up with Spong.
Wiremu scores with a hook to the body.
Spong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Spong fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiremu tries to work over Spong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wiremu avoids the body shot from Spong.
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 Tyrone Spong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spong swings widly with a right hand
and Wiremu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Spong misses.
A little jabbing left from Wiremu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiremu misses with a head kick.
Wiremu moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiremu.
Spong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spong swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiremu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiremu misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu lands an uppercut.
Wiremu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiremu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiremu throws a punch but it's blocked by Spong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiremu misses with the head strike.
Spong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiremu avoids the body shot from Spong.
Wiremu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Spong misses its target.
Spong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiremu was well out of range. Poor timing from Spong.
Spong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wiremu has time to react.
Spong missing with a left hand there. Wiremu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiremu throws a head kick but Spong moves out of range.
Spong connects with a single shot there.
Wiremu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spong.
Spong slips under a jab from Wiremu.
Spong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spong throws a jab when Wiremu was well out of range.
Spong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiremu was well out of range. Poor timing from Spong.
Wiremu throws a lazy body kick
and Spong counters with a nice uppercut.
Spong connects with a looping right hand.
Spong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spong scores with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu moves into the clinch.
Wiremu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wiremu misses with some punches.
Aloysius Wiremu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wiremu takes a shot to the head.
Spong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Spong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiremu moves away.
Spong throws a hook but Wiremu blocks it.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Spong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wiremu.
Wiremu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spong's calf.
Spong misses with a double jab.
Spong misses with a body shot.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Spong misses its target.
Spong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Spong misses.
Spong swings for the body but Wiremu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Wiremu misses.
Wiremu ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Spong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spong misses the shot to the body.
Wiremu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spong misses with a looping left.
Wiremu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spong.
Jab from Spong.
Spong loads up on a big right hand but Wiremu slips the punch.
Wiremu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiremu.
Spong throws a body punch but Wiremu moves out of range.
Spong closes the distance and clinches.
Wiremu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiremu struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiremu throws a head punch that misses.
Wiremu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiremu lands a shoulder strike.
Spong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiremu has him pressed against the cage.
Wiremu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiremu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spong tries to clinch but Wiremu is having none of it.
Spong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wiremu misses with a looping left.
Spong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wiremu at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wiremu.
Spong lands a nice hook to Wiremu's body. Wiremu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Wiremu.
Wiremu slips under a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wiremu - the referee stops the clock and Spong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wiremu. Spong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wiremu tries to clinch but Spong moves out of range.
Spong throwing a counter right hand but Wiremu manages to avoid 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 Tyrone Spong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Spong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Spong avoids the head kick by Wiremu.
Wiremu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spong blocks a leg kick.
Wiremu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spong counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Spong.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wiremu.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spong.
Wiremu lands with a straight right. Spong didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiremu lands a head kick!
Spong misses with a straight left.
Spong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong has managed to clinch.
Wiremu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Spong has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Spong prevents a body shot from Wiremu.
Wiremu lands a right hand.
A short right from Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spong breaks the clinch.
Spong lands a nice hook to Wiremu's body. Wiremu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spong misses with a looping left.
Wiremu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wiremu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spong counters with a stiff right hand.
Spong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiremu.
Wiremu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spong backs up against the cage.
Wiremu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spong lands with a kick to the temple. Wiremu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiremu.
Aloysius Wiremu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong throws a body punch but Wiremu moves out of range.
Spong blocks a head kick by Wiremu.
Spong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spong throws a body punch but Wiremu moves out of range.
Spong misses with a body shot.
Wiremu raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A punch lands to the side of Wiremu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyrone Spong is winning the standup battle so far.
Spong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spong throws a body punch but Wiremu moves out of range.
Spong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Spong keeps the fight on the outside.
Spong looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiremu is just out of range.
Spong misses the jab.
Spong moves out of range as Wiremu strikes.
Spong lands a jab to Wiremu's midsection.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong lands a right hook to the body.
Wiremu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wiremu.
Wiremu throws a sloppy head kick and Spong moves out of range easily.
Spong scores with a leg kick.
Wiremu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wiremu is rocked!
Wiremu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiremu is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
Wiremu looks to throw the jab but Spong is out of range.
Spong tests Wiremu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spong pounces like a tiger and cracks Wiremu with a vicious hook! Wiremu is down but not out! Spong follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyrone Spong!
Our winner, Tyrone Spong, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eldar Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eldar Smith 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eldar Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith jabs Tsuruta right on the nose. Tsuruta blinks but takes it well.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tsuruta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tsuruta doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith with a hook.
It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
Smith throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
Smith throws a series of punches but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tsuruta goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Tsuruta clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith is trying to break free.
Tsuruta lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith is leaning against Tsuruta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuruta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsuruta has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Tsuruta instigates a clinch.
Smith cracks Tsuruta with a nice body shot.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Smith is leaning against Tsuruta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsuruta is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith leaves Tsuruta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomomi Tsuruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Tsuruta. Tsuruta gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith scores with a jab. Tsuruta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a big right hand that sends Tsuruta crashing to the mat! Smith stays standing though and waves Tsuruta back to his feet!
Tsuruta is rocked!
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Tsuruta. Tsuruta maintains the clinch.
Oh Tsuruta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith cracks Tsuruta with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tsuruta looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Smith finish him?
Smith misses with a body shot.
Tsuruta wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Tsuruta out cold! What a finish! Smith is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eldar Smith!
An out of breath Eldar Smith 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Not again - You all ready dropped?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris keeps Ho at a distance using the push kick.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Ho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Harris's guard.
Harris is controlling Ho's posture.
Ho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harris pulls Ho in close to prevent any damage.
Ho lands a couple of digs.
Harris is adopting a defensive guard.
Harris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ho is fighting to break Harris's control of his arms but Harris is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ho stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ho throwing strikes but missing.
Ho being controlled here momentarily.
Harris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ho works over Harris with some ground and pound from guard.
Ho throws a big right hand that misses.
Ho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ho is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Harris has his hands on Ho's head, controlling the position.
Ho throwing strikes from guard but Harris blocks nicely.
Harris trying to control the position here.
Ho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris pulls Ho in close to prevent any damage.
Ho distracts Harris with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ho lands a couple of digs.
Harris looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Ho is proving a slippery customer.
Ho postures up and lands a big shot to Harris's brow.
Ho is in close to Harris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Harris has control of Ho's left arm, preventing Ho from doing any damage.
Harris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris trying to control the position.
Ho throws a big elbow that misses.
Ho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Ho is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harris has momentary wrist control but Ho slips an elbow through the middle.
Harris trying to keep a closed guard but Ho is proving a slippery customer.
Ho lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Kong Ho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ho takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Harris slips the punch.
Ho lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Ho on that attempt.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ho or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris, which made it look bad.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
Harris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Ho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harris tests Ho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
Ho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harris throws a leg kick
and Ho counters with a straight right hand.
Li Kong Ho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ho.
Ho slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho shoots in but Harris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Kong Ho.
Ho 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.
Ho with a jab.
Ho lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Ho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ho avoids the head kick by Harris.
Harris moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harris scrambles back to his feet.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho misses with a hook.
Harris digs a good body shot into Ho's ribs.
Harris misses with a low kick as Ho jumps back.
Ho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris throws a low kick but Ho avoids it.
Li Kong Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Ho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Ho settles back down.
Ho blocks a low kick nicely.
Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Ho coming out on top.
Ho's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harris doesn't seem bothered though.
Ho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ho avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Harris misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ho just manages to avoid it.
Ho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harris.
Ho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ho has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Harris does no damage.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho misses the body punch
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ho is out of range.
Ho scores with a nice right hand.
Derek Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ho takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Kong Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ho throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris is looking to counter punch.
Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Ho misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ho wants to slow Harris down by chopping away at his legs.
Ho misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Harris.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harris counters with an inside leg kick.
Ho throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho.
Ho throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ho lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harris defends well and Ho ends up having to push Harris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Ho tries to get set, Harris tries to push him back and clinch up but Ho manages to avoid the attempt.
Harris lands a front kick.
Ho throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Ho throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Harris tenderised Ho's leg. Ho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ho throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Ho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Ho catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Ho.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Ho struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Ho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris pushes Ho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Ho throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Ho.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tries to work over Ho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho.
Ho fails to pull guard.
Derek Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Kong Ho.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Derek Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ho scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho misses with the head strike.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho throws a head punch that misses.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ho.
Ho lands a left hand.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Ho blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Ho misses with some punches.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Li Kong Ho.
Well Ho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Kong Ho!
A very excited looking Li Kong Ho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Poffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Northrop comes to the cage accompanied by Alive And Kicking. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Northrop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poffo missing with a left hand there. Northrop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Northrop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Northrop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Poffo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poffo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Northrop.
A combination from Northrop does no damage.
A solid body kick from Northrop.
Northrop throws a big shot that misses.
Poffo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poffo misses with a straight right.
Northrop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poffo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Northrop throws a nice looking combination but Poffo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Northrop misses.
Poffo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Northrop to counter with a crisp jab.
Poffo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poffo throws a solid leg kick but Northrop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poffo.
Northrop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Northrop throws a hook but Poffo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northrop fails to land the takedown.
Poffo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Northrop.
Poffo misses with an uppercut
and Northrop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Northrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poffo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Northrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poffo.
Northrop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poffo.
Poffo tries to bum rush Northrop with a series of wild strikes but Northrop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Randy Poffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Northrop takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Northrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Poffo.
Poffo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Northrop closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poffo to the mat! Poffo manages to get full guard.
Poffo wants to improve his position but instead Northrop has moved into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Northrop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poffo defending well though.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Northrop sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Poffo defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Northrop.
Northrop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Poffo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Poffo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poffo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Northrop trying to control from half guard but Poffo is working away.
Northrop is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Northrop winds up and cracks Poffo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Northrop wants to take a breather but Poffo is having none of it.
Northrop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Poffo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Poffo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Poffo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northrop trying to control the position from guard on top but Poffo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poffo has control of Northrop's left arm, preventing Northrop from doing any damage.
Poffo has his foot on Northrop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Northrop works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Northrop accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Northrop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Northrop trying to control the position from guard on top but Poffo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poffo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poffo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Northrop uses it to pass to side control.
Poffo tries to buck Northrop off but Northrop is having none of it.
Poffo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Northrop working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Poffo is not content to let Northrop control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poffo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Northrop 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.
Northrop tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Poffo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Northrop works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Northrop fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Poffo is trying to control Northrop's posture but Northrop avoids it.
Poffo regains half guard.
Poffo wants to control but Northrop is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Northrop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Poffo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Northrop is pressing down on Poffo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Poffo is holding on for now.
Poffo is pressing down on Northrop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Poffo working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop 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.
Northrop throws an off balance right hand
and Poffo counters with a nice uppercut.
Russell Northrop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Northrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poffo.
Northrop takes a swing at Poffo's ribcage but misses.
Poffo slips under a jab.
Northrop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Northrop tries for a takedown but Poffo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Poffo misses the shot to the body.
Northrop is looking to clinch but Poffo is avoiding it.
Northrop scores with a three punch combo!
Northrop jabs Poffo right on the nose. Poffo blinks but takes it well.
Poffo misses with a few strikes there.
Northrop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Northrop loads up on a big right hand but Poffo slips the punch.
Northrop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poffo can do to turn this around?
Northrop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Poffos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poffo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Northrop thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Northrop stands up over Poffo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo controls Northrop momentarily but Northrop frees himself.
Northrop forces his way into half guard.
Poffo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Poffo.
Poffo keeping moving, preventing Northrop from controlling successfully.
Poffo 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.
Poffo is still trying to improve position.
Northrop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poffo looking for a sweep. Not yet Poffo, not yet.
Poffo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Poffo working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo is looking for a triangle but Northrop pushes his legs off easily.
Northrop trying to control the position from guard on top but Poffo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poffo wants to sweep here but Northrop controlling him for the moment.
Poffo keeping moving, preventing Northrop from controlling successfully.
Poffo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Northrop manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Northrop manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Northrop blocks a body shot from Poffo.
I was talking to Northrop's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Northrop blocks an uppercut.
Poffo scores with a shot to the side of Northrop's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo throws a head punch that misses.
Northrop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Northrop throws a hook but Poffo avoids it easily.
Poffo slips under a jab.
A jab from Northrop does it's job there.
Northrop throws a nice looking combination but Poffo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Northrop is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Northrop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poffo. Poffo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poffo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Northrop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poffo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Northrop.
Northrop is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Poffo.
Northrop swings for the body but Poffo moves out of range.
Poffo looks to land a left hand but Northrop moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Northrop.
Poffo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poffo wants to slow Northrop down by chopping away at his legs.
Russell Northrop is winning the standup battle so far.
Poffo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Northrop swings widly with a right hand
and Poffo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poffo throws a low kick but Northrop avoids it.
Northrop throws out a loose jab but Poffo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poffo throws out a leg kick but Northrop moves out of range and Poffo only half commits.
Poffo misses with a looping right.
Poffo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poffo misses with a hook. Northrop ducked under it nicely.
Poffo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Northrop. Poffo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poffo tries to move into range but Northrop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Poffo throws a body kick that misses.
Poffo misses with a body kick.
Northrop moves in looking to clinch but Poffo pushes him off.
Poffo flicks out a counter leg kick but Northrop steps away.
Northrop checks a low kick from Poffo.
Nice shot by Poffo.
Poffo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poffo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Northrop. Poffo does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Northrop dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poffo avoids the head kick by Northrop.
Northrop misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Northrop.
Northrop lands a head shot.
Poffo misses with a body kick.
It looked like Northrop was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poffo.
Both fighters circling a little - Poffo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Poffo as Northrop shoots in.
Poffo misses with a head kick.
Poffo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Northrop.
Poffo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Northrop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poffo misses with a low kick.
Northrop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poffo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poffo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Northrop momentarily.
Poffo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Northrop manages to avoid it.
Northrop lands a slapping body shot.
Poffo looks to land a right hand but Northrop moved out of range.
Northrop misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Northrop shoots in and gets a takedown into Poffo's guard.
Northrop throws a big elbow that misses.
Northrop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poffo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Northrop keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Poffo's head.
Poffo keeping full guard, as Northrop tries to pass.
Northrop throws a big right hand that misses.
Northrop stopping the sweep attempt from Poffo.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Northrop's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Poffo looking for a triangle here. Northrop is fighting it but it looks tight! Poffo pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Northrop is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Randy Poffo!
Randy Poffo is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Poffo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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