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RBB 20: Nurmagomedov vs Rivers PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Constantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simone Galato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Simone Galato was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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151 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Constantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simone Galato!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galato misses with a lunging right hand
and Constantine counters with a left to the body.
Galato lands with a slapping head kick.
Galato getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Constantine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Galato's coach down at Chute Coxe was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Galato's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Galato thuds his shin into the meat of Constantine's side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Constantine!
Galato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galato connects with a high kick.
Galato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Constantine.
Constantine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Galato throws a head kick that misses.
Constantine is looking for a counter combo.
Galato slips under a jab.
Galato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Galato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Galato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Constantine.
Galato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Constantine.
Galato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Constantine.
Constantine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Constantine throws a monster overhand right that drops Galato! Constantine follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Constantine!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Constantine thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yvan Noe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noe has chosen Trick Daddy - Fuck the other side as his entrance music. Yvan Noe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yvan Noe!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noe pushes Adamek up against the cage in a clinch.
Noe misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Noe.
Noe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noe digs a right hand into Adamek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adamek's gas tank.
Adamek tries to break free but Noe pushes him back against the cage.
Adamek wants to break free but Noe has control.
Noe scores with a shot to the side of Adamek's head.
Noe tries a body shot but Adamek blocks it.
Noe lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noe.
It looks like Tomasz Adamek has been cut.
Noe lands a body punch.
Noe lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noe misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Noe.
Noe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Noe to work.
Noe keeps control of Adamek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noe swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noe.
Adamek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noe.
Noe can't find room to land a body shot as Adamek controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adamek.
Noe misses with some punches.
Adamek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noe has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Noe - that landed with a thud.
Adamek looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A short right from Noe on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Noe struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamek controls his hands.
Noe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adamek or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noe cracks Adamek with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Noe.
Noe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Noe lands a hook that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Noe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Noe lands an uppercut.
Noe misses with the head strike.
Noe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adamek takes a shot to the head.
Noe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adamek is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Noe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Oh Adamek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noe.
Noe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomasz Adamek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adamek throws a series of punches but Noe moves out of range.
Adamek seems to have got his legs back now.
Noe moves into the clinch.
Noe misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Noe.
Noe misses with a punch to the body.
Noe is pushing Adamek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adamek blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yvan Noe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Adamek's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noe clinches.
Noe struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamek controls his hands.
Noe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Noe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adamek is trying to break the clinch but Noe is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Noe.
Noe swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Noe.
Noe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noe tries to throw a body punch but Adamek avoids it by throwing Noe back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Adamek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Noe.
Noe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adamek is trying to force a seperation but Noe has the dominant position.
Noe throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamek.
Adamek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Noe throws a punch but it's blocked by Adamek.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noe moves into the clinch.
Adamek is trying to break the clinch but Noe is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noe breaks the clinch.
Adamek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noe closes the distance and pushes Adamek back into the cage.
Noe swings wildly with an uppercut but Adamek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamek breaks from the clinch.
Adamek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adamek swats away the attempt to clinch by Noe.
A big left from Noe misses.
Adamek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adamek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adamek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek clobbers Noe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adamek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomasz Adamek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noe tests Adamek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adamek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adamek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noe drives through and clinches with Adamek against the cage.
A short uppercut from Noe.
Noe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Noe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noe lands a nice uppercut.
Noe has a couple of punches blocked by Adamek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Noe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Noe lands a shot to the body.
Noe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adamek blocking some punches.
Noe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yvan Noe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Noe struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamek controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Noe.
Noe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noe scores with a shot to the side of Adamek's head.
Noe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noe is working Adamek over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yvan Noe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Adamek's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Noe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adamek, pushing him back against the cage.
Noe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Noe lands a left hand.
Noe lands a body punch.
Adamek is trying to push Noe away but Noe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Noe misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Noe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Noe has a couple of punches blocked by Adamek.
Noe lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Adamek takes a shot to the head.
Noe lands with a short shot to the head.
Adamek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adamek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noe scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noe.
Noe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Noe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noe can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adamek.
Noe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adamek up against the cage.
Noe lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Noe.
Noe tries to throw a body punch but Adamek avoids it by throwing Noe back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Noe.
Noe misses with a punch to the body.
Noe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Noe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noe lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Noe.
Noe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Noe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adamek or not.
Noe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Noe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yvan Noe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Adamek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adamek is trying to break free.
Adamek is trying to force a seperation but Noe has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noe struggles to land a body shot inside as Adamek controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Noe.
Noe misses with a body punch.
Adamek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yvan Noe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Noe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yvan Noe!
As Yvan Noe got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wet Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Racage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wet Wild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Racage!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Racage shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Racage was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wild throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wild slaps away a takedown attempt from Racage, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Racage looks to throw a body kick
and Wild counters with a nice body shot.
Wild moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Racage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wild fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Racage looks winded!
Wild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Racage doesn't seem bothered though.
Wild lands a big uppercut and Racage crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Racage looks OK. Wild waves Racage back to his feet!
Racage is rocked!
It looks like Matt Racage has been cut.
Wild weaves into range and cracks Racage right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Racage goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Wild is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wet Wild!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wet Wild thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Jones (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mma throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mma.
Jones tries to clinch but Mma moves out of range.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Mma had a free shot at his head there.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones clinches.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has Mma pressed against the cage, preventing Mma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Mma slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ray Jones has been cut.
Mma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mma scores with a punch to the head.
Jones misses with the combination.
Mma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mma misses with a body shot.
Mma looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
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!
Mma lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma scores with a jab.
Jones tries to move into range but Mma moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mma misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mma lands with an overhand left.
Jones is rocked!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Mma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones looks winded!
Mma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Mma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mma lands with a nice body punch.
Mma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mma connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ray Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Mma dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Mma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mma scores with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mma cracks Jones with a big right hand and Jones goes down!
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Mma finish him?
That has opened up Ray Jones's cut even more.
Mma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is working an open guard so Mma takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mma 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 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Mma!
Our winner, Jeff Mma, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Asinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Punzalan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asko Asinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Punzalan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asinen scores with a takedown into Punzalan's guard.
Asinen controlling from the top position.
Punzalan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Asinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Punzalan on the ground.
Asinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Punzalan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Asinen has managed to get both his arms back between Punzalan's legs - danger averted.
Asinen sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asinen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Asinen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Asinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Punzalan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Asinen has managed to get both his arms back between Punzalan's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asinen stays in close to Punzalan's body and controls the position.
Asinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Asinen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Punzalan for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punzalan wants to sweep but no luck.
Asinen trying to control but Punzalan is working from the bottom.
Punzalan trying to control the position.
Punzalan has his foot on Asinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Asinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Asinen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Punzalan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Punzalan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Asinen is one step ahead there.
Asinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Punzalan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asinen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Asinen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Punzalan's head.
Punzalan is rocked!
Asinen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Punzalan is still in real trouble! Can Asinen finish him?
Asinen continues to stall.
Punzalan seems to have recovered his senses.
Asinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Punzalan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Asinen is aware though and is defending well.
Punzalan looks winded!
Asinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Asinen loads up on a big left hand. Punzalan felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Asinen looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Punzalan can't hide his disappointment, as Asinen celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asko Asinen!
A very excited looking Asko Asinen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Brunatny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Brunatny had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Brunatny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunatny shoots in and bounces Markov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Markov pulls Brunatny in close to prevent any damage.
Brunatny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brunatny throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunatny is looking to work some ground and pound but Markov has wrist control.
Markov has Brunatny pulled in close to control his posture.
Brunatny sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunatny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Markov wants to get back to his feet but Brunatny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brunatny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brunatny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Markov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Markov wants to stand but Brunatny is controlling the position.
Brunatny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Markov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Markov is on top in guard.
Markov throwing strikes from guard but Brunatny blocks nicely.
Brunatny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Markov controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov wants to control from the top but Brunatny keeps moving.
Brunatny is looking to stand up but Markov isn't so interested in that idea.
Markov postures up in Brunatny's guard and throws a big left but Brunatny blocks it.
Brunatny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markov.
Brunatny 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.
Brunatny is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Markov is controlling him.
Markov trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunatny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brunatny throws a head kick but Markov moves out of range.
Markov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brunatny's head.
Markov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brunatny misses with a lunging right hand
and Markov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brunatny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Markov circles away quickly and effectively.
Markov throws out a counter right but Brunatny avoids it with no problem.
Bruno Brunatny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brunatny thows a body kick. Markov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Markov stuffs the takedown.
Markov rushes Brunatny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Markov.
Markov is stalling here.
Markov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Markov trying to land knees to the body.
Markov slows down the pace here.
Brunatny blocks a body shot from Markov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov tries a body shot but Brunatny blocks it.
Markov presses Brunatny against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brunatny fails to pull guard.
Brunatny tries to pull guard but Markov holds him up against the cage and eventually Brunatny drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Brunatny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunatny is trying to pull guard but Markov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Markov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Markov controlling the action here for a moment.
Markov can't find room to land a body shot as Brunatny controls the action.
Markov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brunatnys head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brunatny is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Markov to keep the fight standing.
Markov misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Markov digs a right hand underneath Brunatny's ribcage. Brunatny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Markov.
Markov works on Brunatny's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Markov dominated that round.
That's time! Brunatny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Markov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brunatny throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brunatny closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brunatny.
Brunatny throws a head kick but Markov moves out of range.
Markov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brunatny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Markov counters with a low kick, right behind Brunatny 's knee.
Brunatny misses with a takedown
and Markov counters with a nice uppercut.
Markov drops Brunatny with a left right combo! Markov follows him down to the ground into side control.
Brunatny is rocked!
It looks like Bruno Brunatny has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Oh Brunatny is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Markov working the ground and pound but Brunatny is defending the strikes.
Markov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Markov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brunatny rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Markov's guard! Nice work there by Brunatny!
Markov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Markov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Brunatny jumps guard but Markov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brunatny seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunatny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Brunatny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunatny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Markov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brunatny avoids it.
Brunatny fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Markov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Markov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brunatny fails to pull guard.
Brunatny has Markov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Markov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Markov can't find room to land a body shot as Brunatny controls the action.
Brunatny jumps guard but Markov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Markov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Markov lands a nice shot to the body.
Markov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brunatny's defenses.
Markov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brunatny.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brunatny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Markov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brunatny jumps guard but Markov stands there with Brunatny around his waist. Brunatny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brunatny backwards.
Markov stalling.
Brunatny tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Markov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Markov.
Brunatny tries to pull guard but Markov holds him up against the cage and eventually Brunatny drops back down to his feet.
Brunatny gets control of Markov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brunatny will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brunatny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markov.
Markov trying to control but Brunatny is working from the bottom.
Markov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brunatny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brunatny keeping moving, preventing Markov from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov trying to control but Brunatny is working from the bottom.
Markov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Markov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brunatny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Markov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brunatny on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Markov. Markov obviously looking to wear him down.
A left and a right from Markov both land. Nice combination.
Markov connects with a body shot that sends Brunatny's belly button to the back.
Brunatny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markov blocks the body kick.
Markov stuns Brunatny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alexey Markov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brunatny misses with a takedown attempt
and Markov counters with a good low kick that Brunatny was not able to check.
Brunatny tries a head kick but it misses.
Markov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunatny throws a lazy head kick
and Markov counters with a three punch combo that has Brunatny backing up. Brunatny nods at Markov to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markov drops Brunatny with a nice combination! Markov dives into Brunatny's guard, looking to finish!
Markov throws a big right hand that misses.
Markov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Markov throwing strikes but missing.
Markov is looking to work some ground and pound but Brunatny has wrist control.
Markov wants to control from the top but Brunatny keeps moving.
Markov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Markov preventing the sweep.
Brunatny is looking to stand up but Markov isn't so interested in that idea.
Markov trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunatny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexey Markov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruno Brunatny's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brunatny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brunatny throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Markov to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Markov.
Brunatny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Markov stuns Brunatny with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Markov forces Brunatny back against the cage and clinches.
Markov misses with a body punch.
Markov lands an elbow just above Brunatny 's eye.
Brunatny jumps guard but Markov stands there with Brunatny around his waist. Brunatny gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markov digs a right hand underneath Brunatny's ribcage. Brunatny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brunatny wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Brunatny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Markov scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markov lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov avoiding damage.
Markov pushes Brunatny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brunatny blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Markov scores with a shoulder strike.
Brunatny jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Markov walks away with a smile on his face. Brunatny gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Markov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Markov rushes Brunatny with punches - Brunatny moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Brunatny goes down! Markov follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Markov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helmuth Tuminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavlo Denysuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlo Denysuk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helmuth Tuminen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavlo Denysuk!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuminen moves into range and clinches up with Denysuk.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Denysuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
Denysuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Tuminen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Tuminen dodges an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denysuk avoids it.
Tuminen lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Denysuk looks winded!
Tuminen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tuminen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Denysuk's defenses.
It looks like Pavlo Denysuk has been cut.
Tuminen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuminen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuminen.
Tuminen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuminen lands a damaging elbow.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denysuk.
Tuminen lands a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen lands a body punch.
Tuminen lands with a light punch inside.
Tuminen lands with a light punch inside.
Denysuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Tuminen.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
I was talking to Tuminen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Denysuk avoids the damage to the body.
Denysuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denysuk.
Tuminen landing knees to the body.
Denysuk avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Denysuk backwards.
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen crunches a lovely knee into Denysuk's ribcage.
Denysuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuminen obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuminen crunches a lovely knee into Denysuk's ribcage.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tuminen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Denysuk or not.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Denysuk avoids the damage to the body.
Tuminen lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denysuk managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Denysuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Denysuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tuminen digs a right hand underneath Denysuk's ribcage. Denysuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denysuk.
Tuminen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denysuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tuminen blocks an elbow strike.
Denysuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuminen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denysuk avoids it.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denysuk.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denysuk avoids it.
Tuminen lands a right hand.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denysuk avoids it.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denysuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tuminen lands a shot to the body.
Tuminen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denysuk.
Tuminen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denysuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tuminen lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuminen.
Tuminen lands a shoulder strike.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Tuminen lands a knee to the body.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Denysuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuminen obliges.
Tuminen avoids a wild elbow strike from Denysuk.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Tuminen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuminen.
Denysuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuminen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuminen lands a good knee to the midsection. Denysuk won't want to take too many of those.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denysuk avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tuminen.
Denysuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Tuminen.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Denysuk avoids the damage to the body.
Denysuk managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen lands a good knee to the midsection. Denysuk won't want to take too many of those.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tuminen.
Denysuk managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tuminen working Denysuk over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Tuminen.
A nice left hand lands by Tuminen.
Denysuk avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen working Denysuk over with knees to the body.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helmuth Tuminen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavlo Denysuk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tuminen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tuminen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Denysuk can do to turn this around?
Tuminen avoids the elbow strike from Denysuk, against the cage.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Denysuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tuminen crunches a lovely knee into Denysuk's ribcage.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denysuk.
A right hand to the body from Tuminen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuminen obliges.
Tuminen is working Denysuk over against the cage.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tuminen lands an uppercut.
A short right from Tuminen on the inside.
Denysuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denysuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Denysuk is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuminen obliges.
Tuminen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuminen obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Tuminen.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tuminen.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it misses.
Denysuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Denysuk avoids the damage to the body.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denysuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuminen.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Denysuk avoids the damage to the body.
Denysuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen blocks the elbow strike.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tuminen landing knees to the body.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denysuk avoids it.
Tuminen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denysuk backwards.
Denysuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denysuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuminen.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denysuk.
A left hand lands to the body for Tuminen.
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Tuminen on the inside.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Denysuk avoids the damage to the body.
Denysuk throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tuminen.
Tuminen working Denysuk over with knees to the body.
Tuminen lands a nice shot to the body.
Tuminen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tuminen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denysuk.
Tuminen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denysuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tuminen blocks the elbow strike.
Denysuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tuminen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Tuminen.
Denysuk avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen blocks the elbow strike.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denysuk avoids it.
Denysuk lands an elbow just above Tuminen 's eye.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Denysuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tuminen lands a good knee to the midsection. Denysuk won't want to take too many of those.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Denysuk avoids the damage to the body.
Tuminen blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Denysuk backwards.
Tuminen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Denysuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Denysuk managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Denysuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Denysuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denysuk.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denysuk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tuminen's brow.
Tuminen avoids the elbow strike from Denysuk, against the cage.
Tuminen scores with a knee to the head.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tuminen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denysuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denysuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tuminen lands a right hand.
Tuminen misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuminen blocks an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Tuminen digs a right hand into Denysuk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Denysuk's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helmuth Tuminen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pavlo Denysuk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tuminen rushes Denysuk and presses him up against the cage.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Denysuk.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Tuminen avoids the elbow strike from Denysuk, against the cage.
Tuminen lands a right hand.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Tuminen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Helmuth Tuminen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Denysuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tuminen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Denysuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denysuk avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tuminen obliges.
Denysuk avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Denysuk avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denysuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Denysuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it misses.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Tuminen takes an elbow to the temple.
Denysuk throws an elbow that misses.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Tuminen avoids the elbow strike from Denysuk, against the cage.
Denysuk avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuminen avoids the elbow strike from Denysuk, against the cage.
Denysuk managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Denysuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
Tuminen working Denysuk over with knees to the body.
Tuminen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Denysuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tuminen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Denysuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Denysuk pushes off an throws an elbow but Tuminen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denysuk misses with an elbow strike.
Tuminen blocks an elbow strike.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tuminen lands a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen lands a nice knee to the body.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tuminen lands a knee to the body.
Tuminen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Denysuk managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Denysuk avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Denysuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denysuk throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuminen avoids a wild elbow strike from Denysuk.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denysuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denysuk avoids it.
Denysuk avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Tuminen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Denysuk avoids it.
Denysuk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tuminen blocks an elbow strike.
Denysuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Denysuk lands an elbow just above Tuminen 's eye.
Tuminen crunches a lovely knee into Denysuk's ribcage.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it misses.
Denysuk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tuminen trying to land knees to the body.
Denysuk avoiding damage as Tuminen throws knees to the body.
Denysuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tuminen blocks the elbow strike.
Tuminen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denysuk managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Tuminen working Denysuk over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuminen misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denysuk.
A right handed body shot lands from Tuminen.
Tuminen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Denysuk is defending well for now.
Tuminen blocks an elbow strike from Denysuk.
Tuminen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denysuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Denysuk takes a shot to the head.
Tuminen misses with a body punch.
Tuminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Denysuk.
Tuminen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tuminen missing with knees to the body.
Tuminen tries to land knees in the clinch but Denysuk avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denysuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Denysuk managing to block the knees to the body from Tuminen.
Pavlo Denysuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helmuth Tuminen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Denysuk throws an elbow but it misses.
Denysuk misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helmuth Tuminen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tuminen 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helmuth Tuminen!
Our winner, Helmuth Tuminen, 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 Baron Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Toure (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baron Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Toure!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toure misses with a wild body shot.
Toure circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brady fails with the takedown.
Toure stuffs the takedown attempt from Brady. Brady gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Toure! But no joy.
Brady darts in trying to clinch
and Toure counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady has a takedown stuffed.
Toure is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baron Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Toure counters with a straight right hand.
Brady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toure avoids it really well and circles away.
Baron Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Toure misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Brady on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brady doesn't manage to clinch there - Toure circles away.
Brady avoids the body shot from Toure.
Brady scores with a leg kick.
Toure has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Toure throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brady tries to clinch there but Toure circles away.
Toure is looking for the big counter here.
Toure misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brady.
Brady tries for a takedown but Toure circles away easily
and Toure cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toure throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Toure tries to get set, Brady tries to push him back and clinch up but Toure manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Toure as Brady shoots in.
A combination from Toure does no damage.
Brady looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toure stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Toure wants it to stay on the feet.
Toure throws out a counter right but Brady avoids it with no problem.
Brady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toure.
Toure lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brady throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Toure's waist but Toure gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brady off to one side.
Brady is breathing heavily.
Toure defending well as Brady loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brady moves in looking to clinch but Toure pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Brady misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady ducks under a wild hook from Toure.
Brady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brady.
A nice side step and Toure releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Toure throws a right and a left that Brady avoids nicely.
Brady is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Toure.
Brady shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Toure counters with a series of strikes. Brady will be more careful next time no doubt.
Toure connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brady gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toure has clasped his hands together around Brady's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toure connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brady some visible discomfort.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Toure is working Brady over with some ground and pound from side control.
Toure tries to move to mount but Brady blocks the move with his legs.
Brady manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brady throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Toure is controlling Brady's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Brady is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Toure makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Toure.
Toure working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Toure dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Toure throws a shot from downtown. Brady moves away and avoids it.
Toure swats away the attempt to clinch by Brady.
Toure checks a leg kick nicely.
Brady shoots in for a takedown but Toure shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brady throws a body kick that misses.
Brady closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Toure to the mat! Toure manages to get full guard.
Toure uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brady wants to clinch but Toure slips to the side
and Brady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toure scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brady is looking to clinch but Toure is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Toure misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch but Toure swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brady with a lazy takedown attempt
and Toure counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brady.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baron Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady throws a push kick but Toure slaps the foot to one side.
Brady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Toure.
Toure throws the left hand but Brady avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toure. Brady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brady shoots in looking for a takedown but Toure manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brady's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brady tries to clinch but Toure is having none of it.
Toure now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
William Toure seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brady fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brady gets caught napping as Toure dives in and scores a takedown. Brady manages to retain guard.
Brady can't keep his opponent in guard - Toure advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Toure is stalling here. Brady is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Toure seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brady has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brady postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brady is trying to get an arm triangle but Toure is defending well.
Toure manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toure keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Brady thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toure's head.
Toure makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Toure.
Brady 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.
Toure can't keep his opponent in guard - Brady advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Toure is controlling Brady's trapped leg to prevent Brady from advancing to side control.
Toure is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brady throws a strike but Toure avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady being controlled here momentarily.
Brady lands a couple of digs.
Brady will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brady with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toure has Brady pulled in close to control his posture.
Brady loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Toure has his hands on Brady's head, controlling the position.
Brady drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Toure dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Toure showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Brady's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Toure gets the takedown into side control.
Brady is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Toure is putting a hurting on Brady here, landing some big shots from side control.
William Toure has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brady tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brady is in a horrible position here. Toure smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Toure is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady tries to lock up and control but Toure gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee warns Brady that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Toure prevents Brady from getting the reversal.
Toure lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brady is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Toure lands a big shot there that rocks Brady but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brady is rocked!
Brady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oh Brady is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toure postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Brady badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Toure around the waist but Toure pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Toure is the winner by TKO! Toure jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Toure!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Heath (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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190 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Heath!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heath looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for White!
White bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
White gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heath, who protects the arm well.
Heath can't do much from the bottom here.
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've been hearing good reports from White's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Heath wants to control but White postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Heath sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
White working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White is figuring out what he wants to do next.
White wants to work for an arm triangle but Heath is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
White prevents Heath from improving his position.
White is looking for a kimura but Heath is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Heath is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
White is working for a kimura but Heath is defending it quite comfortably.
Heath actively working from the bottom here.
Heath tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Heath is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
White maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Heath could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but White has cracked it and Heath is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin White!
Justin White retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Justin White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmagomedov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dagestan, by Sabine Kors feat. Timaro. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rivers's choice of entrance music: start from scratch. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Fedor Nurmagomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt - Rivers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Rivers circles away easily
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmagomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance but Rivers moves to the side
and Rivers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nurmagomedov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Rivers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nurmagomedov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nurmagomedov manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Nurmagomedov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rivers manages to circle out of the way.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nurmagomedov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rivers sprawls and moves away.
Rivers misses with a hook.
Rivers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Nurmagomedov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rivers manages to circle out of the way.
Rivers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nurmagomedov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nurmagomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nurmagomedov tries to score a body lock takedown but Rivers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nurmagomedov has Rivers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rivers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rivers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nurmagomedov shoots and misses
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov tries to clinch but Rivers is having none of it.
Tom Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nurmagomedov forces Rivers back against the cage and clinches.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Rivers manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov wants a takedown but no success here.
Rivers prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rivers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivers stuffs the takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov. Nurmagomedov gets slowly back to his feet.
Tom Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov slips a jab from Rivers.
Nurmagomedov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nurmagomedov moves away.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Rivers jabs at Nurmagomedov's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivers.
Nurmagomedov moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers thuds a left hand into Nurmagomedov's body.
Rivers connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rivers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nurmagomedov shoots in but Rivers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nurmagomedov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Nurmagomedov moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Nurmagomedov darts in looking for a takedown but Rivers gets double underhooks and turns Nurmagomedov into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Nurmagomedov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nurmagomedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tom Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nurmagomedov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivers scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
Rivers swings for the body but Nurmagomedov moves out of range.
Rivers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Nurmagomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nurmagomedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nurmagomedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice takedown defense from Rivers. No joy for Nurmagomedov on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nurmagomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nurmagomedov walks into a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nurmagomedov or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivers, which made it look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov is defended easily by Rivers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov is defended easily by Rivers.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rivers! But no joy.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nurmagomedov is thwarting Rivers's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but Rivers is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rivers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nurmagomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivers tries to sprawl out of it but Nurmagomedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Nurmagomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Nurmagomedov is just out of range.
Rivers tries to keep at a distance but Nurmagomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Nurmagomedov is working for takedown but Rivers is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Rivers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nurmagomedov tries to score a body lock takedown but Rivers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
Rivers prevents the takedown attempt.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmagomedov controls the action.
Nurmagomedov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nurmagomedov wants to take the fight to the mat but Rivers manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers pushes Nurmagomedov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Rivers.
A body shot lands from Rivers.
Nurmagomedov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rivers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nurmagomedov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivers but Rivers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nurmagomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rivers! But no joy.
Nurmagomedov tries for a takedown but Rivers circles away easily
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch
and Rivers counters with a two punch combo.
Rivers fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nurmagomedov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body shot
and Rivers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nurmagomedov thinking.
Rivers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivers stuns Nurmagomedov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov backs away from a small jab... but Rivers lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Nurmagomedov crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Rivers with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tom Rivers!
Tom Rivers is the new featherweight champion!
Tom Rivers spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Fedor Nurmagomedov was interviewed post fight and said 'We train hard for this camp. Sadly, we didn't get win. Good fight, Tom. Be ready. I will get belt back soon! '.
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