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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jontte Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Malenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jontte Man's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man has time to react.
Malenko missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man instigates a clinch.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Man tries a knee to the head but Malenko blocks it.
Malenko misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Man.
Malenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malenko tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man with a knee to the head.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Malenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Malenko misses with some punches.
Malenko scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Malenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Malenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Malenko jabs at Man's body.
Malenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man tries to counter by closing the distance.
Man defending well as Malenko loads up on a big left hand.
Man closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man tries to clinch up
and Malenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malenko gets tackled into the cage by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to pull guard but Malenko won't allow it.
Malenko tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Malenko back against the cage.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malenko misses with a body punch.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man is trying to pull guard but Malenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Malenko on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malenko.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malenko has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malenko throws a head punch that misses.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Malenko.
A head punch on the inside from Malenko fails to land.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Malenko avoids the damage to the body.
Malenko working aggressively here.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malenko backwards.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malenko or not.
Man tries a knee to the head but Malenko blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man blocking some punches.
Malenko misses with a body punch.
Malenko tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Malenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Malenko avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Malenko.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Malenko avoids the damage to the body.
Malenko blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Malenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Malenko.
Malenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malenko is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malenko.
Man is trying to stall.
Malenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Man backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malenko smiles and moves away.
Ray Malenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jontte Man.
Malenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Malenko avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man misses with a body punch.
Malenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malenko misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Malenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Malenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man lands an elbow inside that Malenko shrugs off.
A short right from Malenko on the inside.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Malenko is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Malenko to work.
Man manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Malenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Malenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man tries to clinch up but Malenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Man wants to clinch up but Malenko keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man looks to clinch
letting Malenko counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Man.
Malenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malenko throws out the jab.
Man wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ray Malenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Malenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Man leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malenko.
Man tries a knee to the head but Malenko blocks it.
Man stalling in the clinch but Malenko improves position.
Ray Malenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Man just misses with a elbow thrown towards Malenko's brow.
Malenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Malenko.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Malenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Man.
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!
Malenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man is looking to clinch but Malenko is avoiding it.
Man tries to clinch but Malenko moves away
and Malenko counters with a straight right hand.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Man is rocked!
Man digs a good hook to Malenko's body.
Malenko cracks Man with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Man tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Malenko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Man is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Malenko!
A relieved looking Ray Malenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony O Rangers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abioye Nazari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Rangers's entrance music is Hold on to you. A fine choice. Nazari has chosen Do You Call My Name by Ra as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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298 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent 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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony O Rangers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abioye Nazari !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Rangers throws out the jab.
Nazari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Rangers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nazari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Rangers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.
O Rangers works Nazari 's body with a nice hook.
Nazari takes a swing at O Rangers's ribcage but misses.
Nazari changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Rangers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sloppy strikes there by Nazari .
O Rangers tries to buck Nazari off but Nazari is having none of it.
Nazari working away.
Nazari swings around for an armbar but O Rangers sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nazari 's guard.
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!
O Rangers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nazari working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Rangers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Rangers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Rangers pushes down on Nazari 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Rangers is working for a submission of some sort.
O Rangers is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nazari is just riding it out for now. O Rangers eventually gives up the hold.
O Rangers is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nazari is in a horrible position here. O Rangers smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nazari is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nazari tries to lock up and control but O Rangers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nazari is working to get back to half guard.
O Rangers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Rangers prevents Nazari from getting the reversal.
O Rangers lands with some strikes.
Nazari is looking to get to half guard.
O Rangers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nazari is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Rangers softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Nazari is out cold! O Rangers jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony O Rangers!
Our winner, Tony O Rangers, 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 Sunray Spike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Konstantinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spike's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. Konstantinov has chosen Hell March as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boris Konstantinov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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263 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Boris Konstantinov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konstantinov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Konstantinov moves in looking to clinch but Spike pushes him off.
Konstantinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Konstantinov tries to land a front kick but Spike steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spike throwing a counter right hand but Konstantinov manages to avoid it.
Konstantinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spike swings for the body but Konstantinov moves out of range.
Spike throws an off balance right hand
and Konstantinov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spike's knee momentarily.
Spike throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Boris Konstantinov has been cut.
Spike scores with a head kick. Konstantinov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spike's jab looks to have found its range, popping Konstantinov under the eye.
Konstantinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spike throws a jab but it's blocked by Konstantinov.
Konstantinov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spike blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Spike blocks the leg kick.
Spike appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Spike throws a leg kick but Konstantinov moved away.
Konstantinov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Spike.
Spike has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Konstantinov.
A big left from Konstantinov misses.
Spike was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Konstantinov loads up on a big right hand but Spike slips the punch.
Spike was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Spike comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konstantinov throws a hook but Spike avoids it easily.
Konstantinov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Spike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Konstantinov throws a body shot but no joy.
Spike drops Konstantinov with a beautiful combination! Konstantinov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spike is looking for the KO!
Konstantinov is rocked!
Konstantinov is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Spike just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Konstantinov has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sunray Spike!
In his post fight interview, Sunray Spike started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stannis Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stannis Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Ford!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Ford does no damage.
Ford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ford throws a right hand that misses
and Baratheon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Baratheon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ford throws a big shot that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Baratheon.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baratheon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baratheon looks to land a combination but Ford avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baratheon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Baratheon throws a series of punches but Ford moves out of range.
Ford misses with a looping right.
Ford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Baratheon counters with a crisp one two that drops Ford! Baratheon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ford to his feet! Ford is in big trouble!
Ford is rocked!
Baratheon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ford is still on wobbly legs! Can Baratheon finish him?
Baratheon lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stannis Baratheon!
After the fight, Stannis Baratheon was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ijsa Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokozuna Asashoryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ijsa Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yokozuna Asashoryu!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asashoryu throws a sloppy head kick and Mohammed moves out of range easily.
Asashoryu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Mohammed on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mohammed takes the fight into the clinch.
Mohammed throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mohammed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Yokozuna Asashoryu has been cut.
Mohammed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mohammed.
A short uppercut from Mohammed.
Mohammed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mohammed throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed lands a damaging elbow.
Asashoryu avoids a wild elbow strike from Mohammed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mohammed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asashoryu blocks an elbow strike.
Mohammed lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mohammed fails to land.
Asashoryu is looking to break free of the clinch but Mohammed has double underhooks.
Asashoryu blocks an elbow strike from Mohammed.
Mohammed lands a nice elbow.
Mohammed has Asashoryu pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Asashoryu is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Mohammed - that's hurt Asashoryu badly! Oh, another knee lands and Asashoryu is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Asashoryu doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ijsa Mohammed!
A relieved looking Ijsa Mohammed thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Estafan Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boagrius might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Akkadian Empire . Atunes has chosen Fireball as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Estafan Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes lands a really nice looking cross but Boagrius seems unphased.
Atunes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boagrius, pushing him back against the cage.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Atunes is trying to break the clinch but Boagrius has him pressed against the cage.
Atunes working aggressively here.
Boagrius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Estafan Atunes has been cut.
Atunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Atunes has a couple of punches blocked by Boagrius.
Atunes blocks an uppercut.
Boagrius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Boagrius lands a nice shot to the body.
Atunes looks winded!
Boagrius lands a right hand.
Boagrius lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boagrius is leaning against Atunes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boagrius lands a body punch.
Boagrius works on Atunes's body with a couple of short punches.
Boagrius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boagrius tries to work over Atunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atunes misses with some punches.
Boagrius drops Atunes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Atunes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Boagrius can't find room to land a body shot as Atunes controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Boagrius as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boagrius drops Atunes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Atunes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Atunes is rocked!
Boagrius is working Atunes over against the cage.
Atunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Boagrius finish him?
Boagrius is muscling Atunes up against the cage and as Atunes bounces back off, Boagrius cracks him with a huge right hand! Atunes crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orpheus Boagrius!
Orpheus Boagrius is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Orpheus Boagrius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bellum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellum kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Daddy Yankee - Limbo . This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bellum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a head kick.
We've been told by Bellum's head coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bellum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bellum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bellum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva works Bellum's body with a nice hook.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellum manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Bellum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva thuds a left hand into Bellum's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Bellum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellum.
Bellum lands with a shot to the body.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is looking to chop away at Bellum's legs.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Bellum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Bellum avoids the body shot from Silva.
A quick step to the side and Bellum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Bellum is looking to counter punch.
Bellum scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellum.
Bellum moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Starling Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bellum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellum takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Bellum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bellum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva thuds his right hand into Bellum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bellum misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Bellum down.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellum manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellum.
Bellum tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva gets a clinch.
Bellum taking a breather.
Bellum misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellum or not.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks a body shot from Bellum.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bellum misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Bellum.
Bellum taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bellum avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Bellum lands an uppercut.
Bellum stalling against the cage.
Bellum manages to break the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bellum throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellum is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bellum tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Bellum is wise to it.
Silva throws a body punch but Bellum moves out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellum. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellum misses with a left hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bellum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva 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.
Silva misses with a hook.
It looked like Bellum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Starling Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bellum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Bellum misses.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Bellum misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bellum checks a leg kick nicely.
Bellum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bellum swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Bellum lands a head shot.
Bellum misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bellum. That did some damage!
Bellum lands a jab.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bellum throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Bellum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva is rocked!
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bellum.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Bellum should have avoided that one.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bellum.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bellum on the side of the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bellum's hands.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Bellum finish him?
Silva misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Bellum.
Bellum tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to clinch but Bellum moves away
and Bellum counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bellum misses with a right hand
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bellum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Bellum counters with a straight right hand.
Bellum blocks a leg kick.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Bellum's belly button to the back.
Silva blocks a jab.
Bellum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bellum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bellum misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bellum fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silva just manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Bellum counters with a straight right hand.
Bellum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellum. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Bellum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bellum. Bellum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Bellum misses its intended target.
Bellum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bellum punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bellum throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Starling Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bellums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bellum swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Good exchange - Bellum coming out on top.
Bellum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellum is just out of range.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A shot to the liver by Bellum. Beautiful body shot.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bellum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellum scores with a leg kick.
Bellum scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bellum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellum moves away.
Bellum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Silva tries to get set, Bellum tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bellum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bellum counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellum looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellum moves away.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bellum on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellum throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Bellum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bellum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellum scores with a shot to the body.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellum. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Bellum saw that one coming.
Bellum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bellum takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Bellum counters with a right hand to the body.
Bellum thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva jabs at Bellum's body.
Bellum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Bellum missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Bellum's head back.
Bellum takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Silva misses with a body shot.
A jab from Bellum finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bellum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bellum appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellum.
Silva throws a low kick but Bellum moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Bellum throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bellum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bellum clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Bellum pushes him off.
Bellum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva swings for the body but Bellum moves out of range.
Bellum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Bellum is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellum connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bellum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bellum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva feints and then cracks Bellum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bellum down.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellum.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Bellum is looking to counter punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellum.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Bellum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bellum missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bellum connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes Bellum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bellum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bellum or not.
Bellum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva tries a body shot but Bellum blocks it.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellum gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bellum lands an uppercut.
Bellum breaks from the clinch.
Silva punishes Bellum's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bellum checks it well.
Bellum throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bellum misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Silva tests Bellum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Bellum throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Bellum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Bellum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A quick step to the side and Bellum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellum avoids a kick to the body.
Bellum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva motions for Bellum to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bellum swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bellum tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Bellum connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Chris Bellum will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bellum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva moves out of range as Bellum strikes.
Bellum connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
A swing and a miss from Bellum.
Bellum misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bellum ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bellum misses with a wild body shot.
Bellum moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Bellum misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Bellum's belly button to the back.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellum lands a shoulder strike.
Bellum throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bellum.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bellum avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bellum prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Bellum takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is leaning against Bellum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bellum misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Bellum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bellum's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bellum lands with a left to the head.
Bellum blocks a body shot from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellum tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bellum working aggressively here.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Bellum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bellum avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Bellum.
Bellum blocks a body shot from Silva.
Bellum struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bellum.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellum has Silva pressed against the cage.
Bellum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellum blocks a body shot from Silva.
Bellum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starling Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Starling Silva!
Starling Silva is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oshan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azumah Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oshan Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azumah Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nelson throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Oshan Jackson has been cut.
Nelson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jackson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Nelson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson jabs Nelson right on the nose. Nelson blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Jackson lands.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Nelson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nelson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nelson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson misses the jab.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nelson throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Jackson lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.
Jackson lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Jackson misses its target.
Jackson punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson is looking to wear down Nelson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nelson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Nelson lands with a right hand.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Nelson with an uppercut!
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson lands a high kick!
Nelson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jackson cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
Jackson cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nelson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson throws a counter combo.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nelson works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Jackson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Nelson throws out a counter right but Jackson avoids it with no problem.
Nelson misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Nelson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Jackson blocks a leg kick.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azumah Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nelson.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
A head kick from Jackson lands but Nelson takes it in his stride.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Nelson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nelson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nelson throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a head kick. That will keep Nelson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 Oshan Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oshan Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nelson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Nelson. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nelson thinking.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Nelson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination. Nelson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson with a jab.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Jackson throws a hook but Nelson avoids it easily.
And Nelson responds with a good body kick, but Jackson manages to step out the way in time.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson misses with a looping left.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nelson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
It looked like Jackson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson wants to land a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Jackson thumps Nelson with a low kick.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson thuds his right hand into Nelson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Nelson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jackson lands a head kick. Nelson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nelson. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nelson misses with an uppercut.
Nelson tries to land a leg kick but Jackson saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Good exchange - Jackson coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Nelson misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Nelson throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
As Jackson backs off Nelson throws a huge counter combo but Jackson manages to avoid it all.
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!
Nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nelson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a head kick.
Nelson throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nelson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nelson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oshan Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oshan Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oshan Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nelson.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Nelson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nelson is out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Nelson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nelson throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Nelson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nelson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson connects with a high kick.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nelson's head backwards.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Nelson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nelson looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nelson on the side of the head.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nelson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Nelson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a counter high kick but Nelson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a head kick. That will keep Nelson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a jab.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nelson avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Nelson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Nelson looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Nelson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nelson misses with a straight right.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nelson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azumah Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson slips a straight right by Nelson.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nelson.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oshan Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nelson at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Nelson's belly button to the back.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azumah Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Nelson's ribs.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Nelson's shoulder, as Nelson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson slips a jab from Nelson.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Nelson manages to avoid it.
Nelson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
Jackson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson slips under a jab from Nelson.
Nelson misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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 Oshan Jackson.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oshan Jackson!
Oshan Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Azumah Nelson had this to say: 'the slowest learner I have ever had. lol had no chance'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petro Poroshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdravko Saric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zdravko Saric has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Petro Poroshenko's chin.
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Excellent 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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petro Poroshenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zdravko Saric!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooh!!! Saric has knocked Poroshenko down with a huge combo! Saric steps away and waves a wobbly Poroshenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Petro Poroshenko has been cut.
Poroshenko ducks under a wild hook from Saric.
Poroshenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Saric misses with a body punch
and Poroshenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poroshenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric misses with a left hand
and Poroshenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poroshenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poroshenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poroshenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saric is keeping the position for now.
Poroshenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric pulls Poroshenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Poroshenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Poroshenko lands a couple of elbows.
Poroshenko landing with the ground and pound.
Poroshenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poroshenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poroshenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poroshenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poroshenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poroshenko throws an elbow that misses. Saric uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Poroshenko's guard. Nice move by Saric!
Poroshenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saric is controlling him.
Poroshenko keeping moving, preventing Saric from controlling successfully.
Poroshenko wants to stand up but Saric is controlling him.
Poroshenko 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Saric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saric throws an off balance right hand
and Poroshenko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Saric!
Saric is not content to let Poroshenko control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Poroshenko.
Poroshenko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Check out the look on Poroshenko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Poroshenko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Saric tries to improve position but can't.
Poroshenko looks up at the clock and then as Saric takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Poroshenko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Poroshenko cracks Saric with a big elbow.
Poroshenko tries for a kimura but Saric is defending well.
Poroshenko 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.
Saric tries to bench press Poroshenko off him but Poroshenko keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric gets back to half guard.
Poroshenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Petro Poroshenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poroshenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poroshenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saric misses with a left hand
and Poroshenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poroshenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saric with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Poroshenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saric is looking to control Poroshenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saric avoid being mounted?
Poroshenko working over Saric with some ground and pound. Saric looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poroshenko throws a strike but Saric avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Poroshenko trying to control but Saric is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poroshenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poroshenko postures up in Saric's guard and throws a big left but Saric blocks it.
Poroshenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saric working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poroshenko.
Poroshenko throwing strikes from guard but Saric blocks nicely.
Poroshenko stands up over Saric, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poroshenko is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poroshenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko with a nice head shot there.
Poroshenko is in close to Saric's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Poroshenko is one step ahead there.
Poroshenko throws a strike but Saric rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poroshenko wriggles free and stands up.
Saric misses with an uppercut.
Poroshenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Poroshenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saric can do to turn this around?
Poroshenko looking to sit in guard and control but Saric gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saric stopping the sweep attempt from Poroshenko.
Poroshenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Saric is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Poroshenko pushes Saric off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Saric misses.
Poroshenko lands with a straight right. Saric didn't see that one coming.
Saric fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poroshenko.
Saric throws a lazy right hand but Poroshenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saric misses with a right hand
and Saric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poroshenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saric.
Saric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petro Poroshenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric throws a leg kick
and Poroshenko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Saric!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petro Poroshenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petro Poroshenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Saric swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poroshenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saric misses with a hook.
Saric throws the left hand but Poroshenko avoids the punch easily.
Poroshenko throws a big counter combination but Saric scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Poroshenko slips a jab from Saric.
Poroshenko attempts a counter takedown but Saric avoids it well and moves away.
Nice cross by Saric.
Saric throws a jab but it's blocked by Poroshenko.
Poroshenko tries to counter with a takedown but Saric is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Saric is predictable there
and Poroshenko counters with a shoot takedown. Saric fights it but they end up in guard.
Saric keeping moving, preventing Poroshenko from controlling successfully.
Saric 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 one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poroshenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poroshenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Saric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petro Poroshenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Poroshenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poroshenko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Poroshenko is trying to control. Saric wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zdravko Saric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poroshenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saric wants to improve his position but Poroshenko is controlling well.
Poroshenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poroshenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Poroshenko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Saric to regain full guard.
Saric tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poroshenko is working Saric over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poroshenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poroshenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poroshenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saric misses with a wild body shot.
Saric misses with an uppercut
and Poroshenko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Saric!
Saric can't do much from the bottom here.
Poroshenko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Saric struggling a bit here.
Poroshenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Saric avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Poroshenko.
Saric manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poroshenko slows the pace down in half guard.
Saric is defending against the submission attempts here by Poroshenko.
Saric is staying active underneath Poroshenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petro Poroshenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poroshenko is looking for a kimura but Saric is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Poroshenko to get the leverage.
Poroshenko works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petro Poroshenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poroshenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petro Poroshenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Northrop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Northrop kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alive And Kicking. 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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BJJ Red Belt
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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
12 - 2 - 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
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northrop lands the left hand.
Russell Northrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Northrop misses the target.
Northrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Kid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Kid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Northrop throws a jab when The Kid was well out of range.
Northrop misses with a hook. The Kid ducked under it nicely.
Northrop connects with a single shot there.
Northrop lands an overhand right.
The Kid throws a body shot but no joy.
Northrop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Kid misses with an uppercut. Northrop saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Northrop.
Northrop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Kid as he jumps to the side.
The Kid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Some wild striking there from Northrop.
Northrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northrop blocks a jab.
Northrop tries to counter with a takedown but The Kid is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Northrop is defended easily by The Kid.
Northrop throws a combination that misses
and The Kid counters with a leg kick.
The Kid takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Northrop scores with a punch to the head.
Northrop takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Northrop misses with a looping left.
Northrop moves forwards but The Kid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Northrop misses with a straight left.
Northrop works over The Kid's head and body with a nice combination.
Northrop scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Northrop decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Kid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Northrop. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Northrop not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Northrop is looking to take a break and control but The Kid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Northrop stops The Kid from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northrop stalling.
Northrop missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Kid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Northrop.
Northrop trying to control the action but The Kid is working from the bottom.
Northrop is really struggling to control The Kid but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Northrop is pressing down on The Kid's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Kid is holding on for now.
The Kid looks like he's trying to stand up.
Northrop seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. The Kid is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Russell Northrop!
Russell Northrop retains his welterweight title!
Russell Northrop really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Project Mayhem logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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