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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Irby (ranked 23571 p4p, 697 weight class) and Rudi Serada (ranked 8308 p4p, 643 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Irby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudi Serada!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Serada.
Serada throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Irby tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irby walks into a jab.
Serada throws a series of punches but Irby moves out of range.
Irby throws a big counter combination but Serada scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Serada drops Irby with a beautiful combination! Irby stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Serada is looking for the KO!
It looks like Andrew Irby has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serada tries a head kick but it misses.
Serada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serada scores with a jab to the body.
Irby ducks right into an uppercut from Serada.
Serada misses with a shot to the body
and Irby counters with a three punch combo that has Serada backing up. Serada nods at Irby to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice jab there from Serada.
A head kick by Serada misses
and Irby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Serada.
Serada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Irby is looking to counter punch.
Irby slips under a jab.
A jab from Serada finds it's way through Irby's defenses.
Irby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Serada just misses with a punch to the body.
Irby swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Serada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Irby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Serada connects with a looping right hand.
Irby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Irby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab from Serada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Serada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Serada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Serada backs away, Irby returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Irby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Irby is rocked!
Serada throws a sloppy head kick and Irby moves out of range easily.
Irby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Serada.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Serada.
Serada cracks Irby with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Serada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Irby has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Serada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Irby dodges the punch combination from Serada.
Irby seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Serada lands with an uppercut that bounces Irby off the cage and back into range.
Serada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Serada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irby takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Irby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Serada feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Irby sprawling to the canvas! Irby rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Serada finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Serada drops Irby with a naaaaasty hook - Irby is in real trouble here! Serada dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rudi Serada!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 3836 p4p, 421 weight class) and Mihai Viteazul (ranked 4498 p4p, 478 weight class). Abel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Express Yourself. Viteazul is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Capul lui Mihai Viteazul. Aristides Abel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mihai Viteazul!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viteazul throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abel, as that shot connected.
Abel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Abel duly obliges.
Abel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abel tests Viteazul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Viteazul catches Abel right on the button with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abel, right into the meat.
A big left from Viteazul misses.
Viteazul tries to move into range but Abel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Viteazul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Viteazul misses with a series of wild punches.
Viteazul connects with a single shot there.
Abel is looking to land body kicks.
Abel cracks Viteazul with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel misses with a looping left.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Viteazul jabs Abel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've been told by Abel's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Viteazul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abel rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Viteazul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abel misses with a two punch combination.
Viteazul 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.
Viteazul blocks a jab.
Viteazul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Abel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Viteazul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abel scrambles back to his feet.
Abel misses with a straight left.
Abel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abel, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
Viteazul takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel scores with a jab to the body.
Viteazul moves forwards but Abel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel cracks Viteazul with a good jab.
Viteazul is rocked!
Abel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Viteazul misses with a takedown
and Abel counters with a big right hand! Oh Viteazul is in trouble here! Abel follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aristides Abel!
After the fight, Aristides Abel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Glascoe (ranked 4181 p4p, 450 weight class) and Mitsu Nagai (ranked 4220 p4p, 452 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Glascoe!
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, Mitsu Nagai!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagai throws a low kick but Glascoe avoids it.
Nagai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glascoe.
Glascoe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nagai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nagai staying out of range there.
Nagai is looking to chop away at Glascoe's legs.
Glascoe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nagai avoids it.
Nagai ducks under a wild hook from Glascoe.
Nagai throws a leg kick but Glascoe checks it.
Nagai throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Glascoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagai thumps Glascoe with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nagai blocks a body shot from Glascoe.
Nagai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nagai misses with a body punch.
Nagai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glascoe's elbow.
Glascoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Glascoe is working for takedown but Nagai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Glascoe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nagai just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Glascoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nagai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nagai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nagai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nagai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nagai scores with a shoulder strike.
Nagai throws a head punch that misses.
Glascoe tries for a takedown but Nagai manages to get underhooks.
Nagai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nagai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nagai stalls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagai lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glascoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glascoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagai's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Glascoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glascoe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nagai.
Nagai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Glascoe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nagai can turn it around.
Nagai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nagai working aggressively here.
Glascoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nagai's elbow.
Nagai stops a takedown attempt from Glascoe.
Nagai lands an uppercut.
Nagai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Glascoe to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Nagai.
Nagai lands a nice uppercut.
Glascoe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nagai gets underhooks to prevent Glascoe's takedown attempt.
Glascoe wants to take the fight to the mat but Nagai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Glascoe is breathing heavily.
Glascoe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nagai walks away with a smile on his face. Glascoe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters circling a little - Nagai finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nagai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Glascoe's sensitive parts.
Nagai tries to work over Glascoe's front leg with a kick but Glascoe checks it.
Nagai misses with a body kick.
Nagai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glascoe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Glascoe is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nagai looks to land a right hand but Glascoe moved out of range.
That kick from Nagai tenderised Glascoe's leg. Glascoe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nagai keeps Glascoe at a distance using the push kick.
Nagai throws a body kick that misses.
Glascoe tries to counter with a takedown but Nagai is quick to defend against it.
Nagai scores with a leg kick.
Nagai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glascoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nagai.
Glascoe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Glascoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagai.
Glascoe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Glascoe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Glascoe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nagai to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glascoe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nagai just manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Nagai.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagai.
Nagai throws a leg kick but Glascoe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Glascoe takes one to the side of the head.
Glascoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Nagai dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nagai misses with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nagai.
Nagai is looking to chop away at Glascoe's legs.
Glascoe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nagai just manages to avoid it.
Nagai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nagai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Glascoe misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Glascoe.
Glascoe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Glascoe as he checks the leg kick.
Nagai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glascoe.
A leg kick checked by Glascoe.
Glascoe tries to counter with a takedown but Nagai is quick to defend against it.
Nagai connects with a leg kick. Glascoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glascoe under the eye.
Nagai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nagai looks for the body kick but Glascoe saw that one coming.
Nagai tries to land a leg kick but Glascoe saw it coming and moves away.
Glascoe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mitsu Nagai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Glascoe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nagai!
Nagai can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glascoe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Glascoe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Glascoe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nagai is trying to improve his position.
Glascoe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Glascoe trying to control the position but Nagai is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagai wants to control but Glascoe postures up.
Nagai tries to improve position but can't.
Nagai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nagai is looking for a sweep. Glascoe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nagai is trying to maintain the position but Glascoe is very close to passing his half guard.
Nagai wants to get back to full guard.
Glascoe is looking for a kimura but Nagai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Glascoe to get the leverage.
Nagai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nagai pushes Glascoe off looking to stand but Glascoe dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagai trying to control here.
Glascoe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nagai wants to get back to full guard.
Glascoe is thwarting Nagai's attempts to control the position.
Glascoe trying to mount his opponent but Nagai defends it.
Nagai is trying to control but can't.
Nagai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glascoe 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Glascoe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glascoe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nagai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nagai wants to control but Glascoe is keeping busy.
Glascoe prevents Nagai from improving his position.
Nagai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nagai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagai moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nagai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsu Nagai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nagai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glascoe is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nagai, right into the meat.
Glascoe shoots in but Nagai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Nagai.
Nagai jabs Glascoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Nagai as he connects with a hook.
Nagai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagai throws a big shot that misses.
Glascoe appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nagai lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Glascoe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glascoe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nagai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glascoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glascoe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagai can pounce on him.
Nagai throws a push kick but Glascoe slaps the foot to one side.
Nagai thows a body kick. Glascoe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nagai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nagai throws a leg kick
and Glascoe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nagai controls Glascoe momentarily but Glascoe frees himself.
Glascoe is fighting to break Nagai's control of his arms but Nagai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nagai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nagai seems keen to control Glascoe's posture.
Nagai trying to keep a closed guard but Glascoe is proving a slippery customer.
Nagai wants to stand and escape but Glascoe is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nagai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Glascoe tries to counter with a takedown but Nagai is quick to defend against it.
Nagai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glascoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nagai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Glascoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagai cracks Glascoe with an open hand slap.
A low kick from Nagai is predictable there
and Glascoe counters with a takedown into side control.
Nagai bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Glascoe moves out of range of the body kick.
Glascoe tries to counter with a takedown but Nagai is quick to defend against it.
Nagai pushes Glascoe away with a front kick.
Evan Glascoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glascoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glascoe misses with a body kick.
Nagai jabs Glascoe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Glascoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagai.
Glascoe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nagai sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from Nagai.
Mitsu Nagai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagai looks for the body kick but Glascoe saw that one coming.
Nagai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Nagai.
Glascoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagai.
Nagai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nagai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Glascoe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glascoe pushes Nagai away with a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitsu Nagai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nagai 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitsu Nagai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 960 p4p, 118 weight class) and Gene Tunney (ranked 2141 p4p, 260 weight class). Khalabib Nurmy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalabib Nurmy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene Tunney !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmy throws a right hand that misses
and Tunney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Khalabib Nurmy has been cut.
Tunney works the jab nicely.
Nurmy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tunney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nurmy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tunney feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nurmy sprawling to the canvas! Nurmy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tunney finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Tunney misses.
Tunney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Tunney .
Nurmy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nurmy drives through with a takedown into Tunney 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tunney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tunney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely.
Nurmy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tunney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunney wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nurmy throws a big elbow that misses.
Tunney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tunney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nurmy is one step ahead there.
Tunney pulls Nurmy in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nurmy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nurmy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely.
Nurmy wants to pass the guard but Tunney is keeping the position.
Tunney wants to improve his position but instead Nurmy has moved into half guard.
Tunney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunney desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nurmy wants to pass to mount but Tunney is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tunney 's head.
Tunney has hold of Nurmy's hands but Nurmy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nurmy working Tunney over with strikes.
Tunney keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tunney keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tunney is trying to get back to full guard.
Nurmy thows a huge punch but Tunney dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tunney looking for a sweep. Not yet Tunney , not yet.
Nurmy connects with a couple of short punches.
Tunney is controlling Nurmy's posture.
Nurmy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nurmy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Tunney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nurmy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmy postures up.
Nurmy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tunney holds on and takes a little breather.
Nurmy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nurmy postures up.
Nurmy trying to control but Tunney is working from the bottom.
Nurmy postures up in Tunney 's guard and throws a big left but Tunney blocks it.
Tunney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Nurmy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tunney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tunney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tunney stands and throws Nurmy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nurmy regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gene Tunney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khalabib Nurmy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Tunney as Nurmy shoots in.
Tunney looks to land a right hand but Nurmy moved out of range.
Nurmy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nurmy distracts Tunney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nurmy looking to pass the guard.
Tunney trying to control the position here.
Khalabib Nurmy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmy works over Tunney with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tunney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tunney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nurmy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tunney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tunney pulls Nurmy in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunney is continuing to stall.
Tunney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nurmy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tunney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tunney managing to control the position.
Tunney wants to stand and escape but Nurmy is having none of it.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely.
Nurmy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nurmy throws a big right hand that misses.
Nurmy throwing strikes from guard but Tunney blocks nicely.
Tunney is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nurmy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tunney avoids it really well and circles away.
Tunney let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nurmy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tunney is trying to improve his position.
Tunney dodges the ground and pound from Nurmy.
Tunney looking for a sweep but Nurmy has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tunney is rocked!
Tunney is working to get back to half guard.
Tunney is still in real trouble! Can Nurmy finish him?
Nurmy cracks Tunney with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Nurmy!
After winning the bout, Khalabib Nurmy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Markovic (ranked 3291 p4p, 348 weight class) and David Taylor (ranked 2815 p4p, 310 weight class). Tim Markovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Taylor 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Markovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws the left hand but Markovic avoids the punch easily.
Markovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Markovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Markovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Markovic won't be happy with that.
Taylor in side control, throwing shots but Markovic defends.
Taylor working the head with strikes.
Markovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Markovic is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor tries to score with some ground and pound. Markovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic is trying to improve his position.
Taylor landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands some shots froms side control.
Markovic dodges the ground and pound from Taylor .
Markovic wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Markovic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Markovic struggling a bit here.
Taylor throwing strikes but Markovic manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Markovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Taylor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Markovic but great work by Taylor .
My spies in Just Scrap MMA and BJJ inform me that Taylor has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Taylor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Taylor working the ground and pound.
Markovic is rocked!
Taylor is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Markovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Markovic tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws an elbow but Markovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Markovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Taylor controls the position.
Taylor working the ground and pound from side control.
Taylor working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Taylor lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markovic is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Markovic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Markovic to see if he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Markovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Markovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Markovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Markovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor 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.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Markovic defending well though.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor is thwarting Markovic's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Markovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor .
Taylor thows a huge punch but Markovic dodges it nicely.
Markovic wants to control the action here but instead Taylor manages to pass to full mount!
Markovic wants to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor controlling from mount.
Markovic tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Markovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor scoring with strikes but Markovic is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Markovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Markovic.
A countering left hand to the body from Taylor misses.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Markovic.
Taylor takes a swing at Markovic's ribcage but misses.
Markovic misses with a body punch
and Taylor counters with a left to the body.
No luck for Markovic with that takedown attempt.
Markovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Markovic. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Markovic misses
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Markovic throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Markovic missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Markovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a right hand. Markovic shakes it off.
Markovic slips under a jab.
Markovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Markovic tries to land a leg kick but Taylor saw it coming and moves away.
Taylor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Markovic defends it well.
Markovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taylor .
Taylor walks into a jab.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Markovic's belly button to the back.
Markovic misses with a head kick.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markovic throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Markovic.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Markovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Markovic misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Markovic avoids it easily.
Markovic misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markovic trying to control but Taylor postures up.
Taylor not doing much here.
Taylor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Taylor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a big shot there that rocks Markovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Markovic is trying to escape the mount.
Markovic regains half guard.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Markovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Markovic wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Markovic is controlling Taylor 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Markovic is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Markovic taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Markovic tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Taylor trying to control the action but Markovic is working from the bottom.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Markovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Markovic is working away.
Markovic has hold of Taylor 's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Markovic throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Markovic swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
David Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Markovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Markovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Markovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Markovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Markovic throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Markovic misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
And Taylor tries to counter it with a takedown but Markovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Markovic stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice body punch from Taylor .
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tim Markovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Markovic.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Markovic avoids it easily.
Markovic misses with a straight right.
Markovic throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
A big left from Markovic misses.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markovic.
Taylor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Markovic misses with a looping right.
Taylor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taylor works Markovic's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Markovic misses.
Taylor changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Markovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markovic moves away from the strike by Taylor .
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Markovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Markovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Markovic lands with an overhand left.
Taylor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor cracks Markovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Markovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Markovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor , which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Markovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Markovic avoids the body shot from Taylor .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Taylor swings for the body but Markovic moves out of range.
Markovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Markovic.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Markovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taylor .
Taylor punishes Markovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Markovic throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Markovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Markovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Markovic throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Markovic!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Markovic keeps working.
Taylor is putting a hurting on Markovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Taylor cracks Markovic with a big right hand but Markovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Taylor scores with a couple of short elbows.
Taylor looks up at the clock and then as Markovic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Taylor smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Taylor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Markovic is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor working the body and head with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Taylor .
I've got Taylor 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Taylor !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Forbes (ranked 1936 p4p, 215 weight class) and Maxim Menshikov (ranked 4267 p4p, 418 weight class). Reginald Forbes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reginald Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menshikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Forbes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Menshikov throws out the jab.
Forbes defending well as Menshikov loads up on a big left hand.
Menshikov misses with a hook. Forbes ducked under it nicely.
Forbes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Menshikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Menshikov moves away from the strike by Forbes.
Nice straight punches there by Menshikov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Menshikov.
Forbes scores with a jab. Menshikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Forbes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Menshikov on the side of the head.
Menshikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Menshikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Forbes counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menshikov avoids the body shot from Forbes.
Forbes defending well as Menshikov loads up on a big left hand.
Forbes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forbes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Forbes misses with a shot to the body
and Menshikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Forbes throws a hook but Menshikov avoids it easily.
Forbes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Menshikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
A big left from Menshikov misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Forbes misses the target.
Forbes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forbes lands a glancing blow to the side of Menshikov's head.
Forbes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Menshikov misses with a jab to the body
and Forbes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Menshikov. Those never looked like landing.
Forbes tries to close the distance and clinch but Menshikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes misses with a looping right.
Menshikov throws out a counter right but Forbes avoids it with no problem.
Forbes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menshikov 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.
Menshikov 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.
Menshikov throws a combination that misses
and Forbes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Maxim Menshikov has been cut.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Menshikov.
Menshikov slips under a jab from Forbes.
Forbes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Menshikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forbes.
Menshikov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Menshikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Forbes counters with a right hand to the body.
Menshikov digs a good hook to Forbes's body.
Forbes throws a body punch but Menshikov moves out of range.
Menshikov misses with a body shot.
Menshikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Forbes at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov misses with a wild body shot.
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Menshikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Menshikov.
It looks like Forbes has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Menshikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forbes.
Menshikov misses with a straight right.
Forbes misses with a body shot.
Forbes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Menshikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forbes.
Menshikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
Menshikov misses with a shot to the body
and Forbes counters with a nice uppercut.
Forbes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Forbes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Forbes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Menshikov misses.
A combination from Menshikov does no damage.
Menshikov swings for the body but Forbes moves out of range.
Menshikov misses with a right hand
enabling Forbes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Menshikov does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Forbes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Forbes looks to throw the jab but Menshikov is out of range.
Menshikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menshikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forbes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Menshikov misses the jab.
Menshikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Menshikov.
Forbes throws a big shot that misses.
Menshikov throws out a counter right but Forbes avoids it with no problem.
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menshikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Forbes's head.
Forbes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menshikov.
Menshikov cracks Forbes with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Forbes just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maxim Menshikov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maxim Menshikov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Menshikov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Forbes backs up against the cage.
Menshikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Menshikov slips a straight right by Forbes.
Forbes drops his hands momentarily and Menshikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Forbes tries to close the distance and clinch but Menshikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Menshikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Menshikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Menshikov slips under a jab from Forbes.
Menshikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Menshikov lands an overhand right.
Forbes misses with a body shot
and Menshikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Menshikov throws a lazy right hand but Forbes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Menshikov misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Forbes misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forbes moves out of range as Menshikov strikes.
Menshikov looks to land a right hand but Forbes moved out of range.
Forbes throws an overhand right that lands on Menshikov's shoulder, as Menshikov tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes misses with an uppercut.
Menshikov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Forbes's head.
Menshikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Menshikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Menshikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Forbes throws a right hand that misses
letting Menshikov counter with a right hand.
Menshikov fails to land with a series of punches.
Menshikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Forbes at a distance.
Menshikov throws a hook to the side of Forbes's head but Forbes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forbes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menshikov manages to avoid it.
Forbes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Menshikov.
Menshikov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Forbes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Menshikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Forbes ducks under a wild hook from Menshikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Forbes throws a shot from downtown. Menshikov moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
Forbes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Forbes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Menshikov.
Menshikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
Menshikov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Menshikov throws a series of punches but Forbes avoids them all with ease.
Menshikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Menshikov throws a body punch but Forbes moves out of range.
Menshikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Forbes throws a poor cross that misses
and Forbes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forbes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menshikov.
Forbes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Forbes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Menshikov.
Forbes throwing a counter right hand but Menshikov manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes looks to score with a jab to the body but Menshikov is just out of range.
Menshikov 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.
Menshikov takes a swing at Forbes's ribcage but misses.
Forbes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Menshikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Forbes counters with a left and a right that stings Menshikov.
Forbes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forbes has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forbes.
Menshikov lands a right hand.
Menshikov breaks from the clinch.
Menshikov moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menshikov. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menshikov punishes Forbes's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Forbes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menshikov.
Forbes slips a straight right by Menshikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with an uppercut.
Menshikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Forbes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menshikov.
Menshikov throws a hook but Forbes blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Menshikov.
Menshikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Menshikov lunges at Forbes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Forbes's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Menshikov.
Forbes dips to his left and cracks Menshikov with an uppercut!
Forbes swings for the body but Menshikov moves out of range.
Forbes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Menshikov scores with a one two! Forbes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Menshikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maxim Menshikov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Forbes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menshikov.
Forbes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab lands there for Forbes.
Forbes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Menshikov moves away.
Menshikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Forbes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menshikov misses with a straight left.
Menshikov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Forbes connects with a body shot.
Menshikov misses the body punch
and Forbes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Forbes connects with a looping right hand.
Menshikov walks into a stiff left hand from Forbes.
Menshikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menshikov lands an overhand right.
Menshikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Forbes missing with a left hand there. Menshikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forbes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Menshikov counters with a nice uppercut.
Forbes throws a body shot but no joy.
Menshikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Menshikov misses with a wild body shot.
Forbes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Menshikov finds it's way round the side to connect with Forbes's head.
Menshikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Menshikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
Menshikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Forbes throws a body punch but Menshikov moves out of range.
Menshikov lands a jab to the nose.
Forbes connects with a jab.
Menshikov works Forbes's body with a nice hook.
Menshikov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forbes looks to throw the jab but Menshikov is out of range.
Forbes swings for the body but Menshikov moves out of range.
Menshikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forbes walks into a straight right hand from Menshikov.
Forbes cracks Menshikov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Forbes scores with a nice right hand.
Menshikov misses with a straight right.
Menshikov moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Forbes misses.
Menshikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Menshikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menshikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forbes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forbes. Menshikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Forbes's hands.
Forbes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Menshikov counters with a nice body shot.
Menshikov throws a looping overhand right but Forbes ducks down to avoid it.
Menshikov lands a jab to Forbes's midsection.
Menshikov misses with a straight right.
Forbes moves in looking to clinch but Menshikov pushes him off.
Reginald Forbes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Menshikov does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menshikov. Forbes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Menshikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forbes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forbes tries to clinch up but Menshikov circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Menshikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Forbes drops his hands momentarily and Menshikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Menshikov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Menshikov looks to throw the jab but Forbes is out of range.
Maxim Menshikov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forbes just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Menshikov! But no joy.
Menshikov cracks Forbes with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Menshikov misses.
Menshikov scores with a jab.
Menshikov throws a lazy right hand but Forbes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Forbes throws a jab when Menshikov was well out of range.
Forbes just misses with a punch to the body.
Menshikov throws a shot to the body.
Menshikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forbes misses the shot to the body.
Forbes swings for the body but Menshikov moves out of range.
Forbes misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxim Menshikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Menshikov 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxim Menshikov!
A very excited looking Maxim Menshikov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ciro Terranova (ranked 2553 p4p, 296 weight class) and James Keziah Delaney (ranked 3532 p4p, 393 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ciro Terranova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Keziah Delaney!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova throws the left hand but Delaney avoids the punch easily.
Delaney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ciro Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Delaney does no damage.
Terranova throws a series of punches but Delaney avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Terranova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delaney throws a lazy right hand but Terranova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Terranova misses the jab.
Delaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Terranova manages to avoid it.
Terranova throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Delaney to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Delaney throws out the jab.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Delaney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Delaney.
Terranova misses with a lunging right hand
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terranova works over Delaney's head and body with a nice combination.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delaney moves away.
Jab by Delaney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova looks to clinch
and Terranova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delaney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova cracks Delaney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delaney. Terranova does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delaney avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Delaney throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delaney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terranova.
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delaney misses with a looping left.
Terranova misses with a hook. Delaney ducked under it nicely.
Terranova misses with a hook to the body
letting Delaney counter with a right hand.
A cross from Terranova lands.
Terranova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delaney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terranova wants to clinch.
Terranova just misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delaney tries to move into range but Terranova moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Terranova throws the left hand but Delaney avoids the punch easily.
Delaney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Delaney thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Delaney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delaney thuds a left hand into Terranova's body.
A jab from Delaney misses.
Delaney moves away from the strike by Terranova.
Delaney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Delaney punishes Terranova's body with a nice straight punch.
Delaney ducks under a wild hook from Terranova.
Terranova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delaney! But no joy.
Delaney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Terranova had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Delaney avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Delaney moves out of range as Terranova strikes.
Delaney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Terranova with a body shot.
Delaney throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
Delaney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delaney misses with a straight right.
Delaney moves out of range as Terranova strikes.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Delaney is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney moves out of range of the strikes.
Terranova looks to land a right hand but Delaney moved out of range.
Delaney walks into a stiff left hand from Terranova.
Delaney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Delaney throws out a loose jab but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova slips a straight right by Delaney.
Terranova throws a series of punches but Delaney avoids them all with ease.
Terranova misses with a body shot.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terranova throws a big shot that misses.
Delaney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Delaney throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily.
Delaney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terranova was well out of range. Poor timing from Delaney.
Terranova tries to clinch but Delaney moves out of range.
Delaney swats away the attempt to clinch by Terranova.
Delaney throws a hook to the side of Terranova's head but Terranova sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terranova is looking to counter punch.
Delaney misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delaney.
Terranova lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terranova throws a hook to the side of Delaney's head but Delaney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delaney swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Terranova looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Delaney staying out of range there.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Delaney misses its intended target.
Terranova fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Delaney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terranova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delaney moves away.
Terranova throws a shot from downtown. Delaney moves away and avoids it.
Delaney slips a jab from Terranova.
Terranova fails with an attempt to clinch.
Terranova works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Terranova scores with a jab. Delaney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Delaney has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Delaney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Terranova stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ciro Terranova will probably get the nod.
That's time! Terranova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Terranova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
A telegraphed right hand from Terranova misses the target.
Delaney throws an overhand right that lands on Terranova's shoulder, as Terranova tries to avoid the shot.
Terranova lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Delaney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terranova ducks under a wild hook from Delaney.
Terranova slips a straight right by Delaney.
Terranova misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Delaney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Terranova dodges the punch combination from Delaney.
Delaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Terranova blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaney slips under a jab from Terranova.
Terranova bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terranova has managed to clinch.
Delaney dodges an elbow strike from Terranova.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terranova lands with a left to the head.
Terranova tries a body shot but Delaney blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Delaney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Terranova misses with an elbow strike.
Terranova can't find room to land a body shot as Delaney controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Terranova.
Terranova scores with a shoulder strike.
Terranova prevents Delaney from breaking the clinch.
Delaney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delaney lands a right hand.
Delaney avoids a wild elbow strike from Terranova.
A head punch on the inside from Terranova fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Delaney swings wildly with an uppercut but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delaney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terranova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Terranova tries a body shot but Delaney blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Terranova.
Terranova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terranova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terranova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terranova misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delaney has a couple of punches blocked by Terranova.
Delaney lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Delaney to work.
Delaney misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terranova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terranova can't find room to land a body shot as Delaney controls the action.
Delaney swings wildly with an uppercut but Terranova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terranova blocks a body shot from Delaney.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Terranova.
Terranova throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delaney lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like James Keziah Delaney has been cut.
Delaney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Terranova.
Terranova misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Terranova.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Terranova just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delaney's brow.
Delaney tries to stall but Terranova uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Delaney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Terranova has a couple of punches blocked by Delaney.
Terranova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Terranova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delaney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terranova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Delaney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Delaney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Terranova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Delaney.
Terranova rushes Delaney and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney misses with a punch to the body.
Terranova throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Delaney is defending well for now.
Terranova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delaney's elbow.
Terranova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Terranova is leaning against Delaney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Terranova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delaney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Terranova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terranova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Terranova misses with some punches.
Terranova blocks an uppercut.
Terranova lands a hook that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Terranova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terranova misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Terranova.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Delaney is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ciro Terranova dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Keziah Delaney's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Terranova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delaney was well out of range. Poor timing from Terranova.
A swing and a miss from Delaney.
Delaney blocks a jab.
Terranova tries to clinch but Delaney moves out of range.
Delaney doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Delaney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Delaney is out of range.
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terranova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terranova misses with a few strikes there.
Delaney doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ciro Terranova is winning the standup battle so far.
Delaney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terranova.
Delaney clobbers Terranova with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Delaney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delaney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Terranova throws the left hand but Delaney avoids the punch easily.
Delaney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Terranova.
Terranova scores with the left hand. Delaney knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Terranova misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Delaney slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Delaney! But no joy.
Delaney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terranova.
Delaney scores with a jab to the body.
Delaney avoids the body shot from Terranova.
Terranova displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Delaney throws a shot from downtown. Terranova moves away and avoids it.
Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delaney manages to avoid it.
Delaney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Terranova throws a shot to the body.
Terranova tries to clinch up but Delaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Delaney throws a hook but Terranova avoids it easily.
Terranova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delaney misses with a straight left.
A big left from Delaney misses.
Terranova misses with a lunging right hand
and Delaney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terranova scores with a jab to the head.
Delaney defending well as Terranova loads up on a big left hand.
Terranova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Delaney 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Terranova 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Terranova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Delaney.
Terranova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delaney can do to turn this around?
Delaney throws a jab but it's blocked by Terranova.
Terranova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terranova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delaney manages to avoid it.
Terranova misses with a combination
enabling Delaney to counter with a crisp jab.
Terranova moves away from the strike by Delaney.
Terranova misses with a jab to the body
and Delaney counters with a right hand to the body.
Terranova looks to throw the jab but Delaney is out of range.
Terranova throws a body shot but no joy.
Terranova clinches.
Delaney misses with some punches.
Ciro Terranova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney works on Terranova's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Delaney fails to land.
Delaney blocks an elbow strike from Terranova.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Terranova.
Terranova presses Delaney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Delaney looking to stall.
Terranova lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Terranova pushes off an throws an elbow but Delaney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terranova blocks an uppercut.
Terranova blocking some punches.
Terranova lands a nice elbow.
Delaney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Terranova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delaney backwards.
Terranova misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaney blocks an elbow strike.
Delaney takes an elbow to the temple.
Delaney is rocked!
That has opened up James Keziah Delaney's cut even more.
Terranova pushes Delaney against the cage. Terranova is working some dirty boxing. Terranova pushes off with a quick right hook! Delaney goes down! Delaney tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Terranova moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ciro Terranova!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 423 p4p, 49 weight class) and Jeff Mma (ranked 1006 p4p, 126 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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190 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Mma!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Pinkman coming out on top.
Mma just misses with a punch to the body.
Mma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinkman on the side of the head.
Mma lands a jab-cross combination.
Mma swinging wildly here.
Mma just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Pinkman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mma throws a right hand that misses
and Pinkman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mma slips under a jab from Pinkman.
Mma throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Pinkman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pinkman cracks Mma with an open hand slap.
Pinkman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slow jab from Pinkman misses its intended target.
Mma swings for the body but Pinkman moves out of range.
Pinkman clinches.
Pinkman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Mma blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Mma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinkman misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Pinkman.
Mma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Mma.
Mma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Pinkman drives through and clinches with Mma against the cage.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike.
Mma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mma wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinkman won't allow it.
Mma breaks the clinch.
Mma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman doesn't manage to clinch there - Mma circles away.
Pinkman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mma to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinkman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pinkman sizes up Mma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mma throws out the jab.
Pinkman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mma blocks a jab.
Mma avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinkman was well out of range. Poor timing from Mma.
It looked like Pinkman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pinkman lands a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Pinkman coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Pinkman.
Mma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinkman swings for the body but Mma moves out of range.
Mma takes one on the button.
Pinkman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch but Mma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman scores with a punch to the head.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mma.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch but Mma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinkman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pinkman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch combination from Mma misses.
Pinkman connects with a leg kick. Mma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinkman manages to avoid it.
Mma takes one to the chin there.
Mma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinkman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pinkman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinkman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mma.
Pinkman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mma at a distance.
Pinkman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mma lands with a cross.
Pinkman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mma under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman digs a good hook to Mma's body.
Mma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pinkman.
A slow jab from Mma misses its intended target.
Mma throws a leg kick
and Pinkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Mma lands.
Pinkman rushes Mma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pinkman prevents Mma from breaking the clinch.
Pinkman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Pinkman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinkman pushes Mma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mma is trying to push Pinkman away but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mma blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkman prevents Mma from breaking the clinch.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinkman has Mma pressed against the cage, preventing Mma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pinkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mma was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinkman.
Mma needs to keep his hands up - Pinkman had a free shot at his head there.
Mma throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Pinkman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mma takes one to the chin there.
Mma tries to work over Pinkman's front leg with a kick but Pinkman checks it.
Mma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pinkman.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mma manages to avoid it.
Pinkman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman lands with a left to the head.
Pinkman scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinkman.
Mma blocking some punches.
Pinkman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Pinkman throws a punch but it's blocked by Mma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Mma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mma can't break the clinch.
Pinkman struggles to land a body shot inside as Mma controls his hands.
A short right from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mma is trying to push Pinkman away but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Pinkman fails to land.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Mma uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mma.
Mma wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinkman won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pinkman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Mma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Pinkman is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage.
Pinkman tries a body shot but Mma blocks it.
Pinkman gets through Mma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mma has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pinkman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mma can turn it around.
Mma is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinkman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinkman.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mma manages to break the clinch.
Pinkman avoids the body shot from Mma.
Pinkman throwing a counter right hand but Mma manages to avoid it.
Pinkman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mma throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pinkman counters with a nice body shot.
Pinkman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Mma misses.
Pinkman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mma can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinkman.
Pinkman scores with a decent looking hook.
Mma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mma takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch but Mma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinkman throws an overhand right that lands on Mma's shoulder, as Mma tries to avoid the shot.
Mma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a right hand
and Mma counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinkman slips a jab and a cross from Mma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinkman. Mma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pinkman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pinkman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mma manages to avoid it.
Pinkman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinkman lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma misses with a left hand
and Pinkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinkman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Mma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinkman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jesse Pinkman is winning the standup battle so far.
Mma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mma.
Mma digs a good hook to Pinkman's body.
Pinkman moves to clinch but Mma breaks away
and Mma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinkman throws out a powerful jab.
Pinkman has managed to clinch.
Mma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mma blocks an uppercut.
Mma blocks an uppercut.
Pinkman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Pinkman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pinkman lands a head shot.
Mma throws a lazy body kick
and Pinkman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinkman circles away quickly and effectively.
Mma throws a jab when Pinkman was well out of range.
Mma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mma misses with a straight left.
Pinkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinkman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinkman connects with a body shot that sends Mma's belly button to the back.
Mma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mma tries a low kick but Pinkman avoids it.
Pinkman throws a series of punches but Mma avoids them all with ease.
Mma throws a looping overhand right but Pinkman ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinkman throws a body punch but Mma moves out of range.
Mma is looking for the big counter here.
Pinkman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mma throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman with a hook.
Mma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinkman throws the left hand but Mma avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Pinkman coming out on top.
Pinkman lands a right hook to the body.
Pinkman checks the leg kick.
Pinkman rushes Mma and presses him up against the cage.
Mma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mma can't break the clinch.
Pinkman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pinkman.
Pinkman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pinkman lands a glancing blow to the side of Mma's head.
Pinkman forces Mma back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Pinkman.
Pinkman has a couple of punches blocked by Mma.
Pinkman lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Mma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mma can't break the clinch.
Pinkman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pinkman has Mma pressed against the cage, preventing Mma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mma tries to break the clinch but Pinkman is controlling the position.
Mma wants to break free but Pinkman has control.
Pinkman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mma blocks an uppercut.
Pinkman lands a hook that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Pinkman lands a left hand.
Pinkman misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Pinkman on the inside.
Mma is rocked!
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mma wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinkman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mma is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinkman finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mma manages to break the clinch.
Mma misses with a double jab
and Pinkman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jesse Pinkman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mma.
Mma seems to have recovered his senses.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman scores with a shoulder strike.
Mma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Mma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Mma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mma can't break the clinch.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman prevents Mma from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Pinkman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman has a couple of punches blocked by Mma.
Mma blocking some punches.
Mma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pinkman presses Mma against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mma breaks the clinch.
Mma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Pinkman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mma doesn't seem phased though.
Mma throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkman slips a jab from Mma.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Pinkman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pinkman jabs Mma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pinkman doesn't seem bothered though.
Mma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pinkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mma was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinkman.
Nice body punch from Pinkman.
Mma works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pinkman lands with an uppercut that bounces Mma off the cage and back into range.
Mma drops his hands momentarily and Pinkman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinkman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Mma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinkman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Pinkman finds it's target.
A big left from Mma misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pinkman with a hook.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mma.
A shot to the body from Mma misses
and Pinkman counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinkman lands a leg kick that knocks Mma off balance momentarily.
Pinkman with a hook.
Pinkman misses with a shot to the body
and Mma counters with a left and a right that stings Pinkman.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinkman swings for the body but Mma moves out of range.
Pinkman lands a head shot.
Pinkman lands a slapping body shot.
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Pinkman scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
Mma misses with a double jab.
It looked like Pinkman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pinkman misses with a body shot.
Pinkman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pinkman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinkman misses with a right hand
and Pinkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinkman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mma's sensitive parts.
Pinkman tries to clinch up but Mma circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinkman misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Mma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinkman tries to counter by clinching up but Mma breaks away and moves out of range.
Mma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pinkman is out of range.
Pinkman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mma is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mma.
Mma takes one on the button.
Pinkman clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Pinkman connects with the punch.
Mma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mma.
Mma throws a right hand that misses
and Pinkman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mma looks to throw the jab but Pinkman is out of range.
Mma looks to land a right hand but Pinkman moved out of range.
Mma throws a shot from downtown. Pinkman moves away and avoids it.
Pinkman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mma on the side of the head.
Mma takes one to the side of the head.
Pinkman lands a nice shot that snaps Mma's head back.
Mma looks to throw a body kick
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab.
Mma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinkman tests Mma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mma throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinkman counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinkman connects with the punch.
Pinkman connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Mma misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pinkman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mma - the referee stops the clock and Pinkman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mma. Pinkman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pinkman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinkman lands with a hook. Mma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pinkman lands with a nice body punch.
Mma throws a body punch but Pinkman moves out of range.
Pinkman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mma manages to circle out of the way.
Mma slips a jab and a cross from Pinkman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mma.
Pinkman lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinkman misses with an uppercut. Mma saw that one coming.
Pinkman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mma counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman had his way with Jeff Mma in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pinkman misses the shot to the body.
Pinkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mma throws out the jab.
Pinkman just misses with a punch to the body.
Mma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinkman throws out a loose jab but Mma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mma takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mma moves out of range of the strikes.
Mma throws a hook to the side of Pinkman's head but Pinkman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mma misses with an uppercut. Pinkman saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman blocks a head kick by Mma.
A big left from Mma misses.
Mma throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mma looks to land a right hand but Pinkman moved out of range.
Pinkman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Pinkman. That snapped Mma's head back.
Mma misses with a double jab
and Pinkman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pinkman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinkman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mma.
Pinkman pushes Mma up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mma.
Pinkman lands with a left to the head.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Pinkman lands an uppercut.
Pinkman misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinkman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage.
Pinkman prevents Mma from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pinkman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Mma is trying to break free.
Pinkman misses with some punches.
Mma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mma tries to break the clinch but Pinkman is controlling the position.
Mma working hard to break the clinch.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Pinkman is controlling him.
Mma can't break the clinch.
Pinkman prevents Mma from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman has Mma pressed against the cage, preventing Mma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pinkman has Mma pressed against the cage, preventing Mma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pinkman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mma's efforts to push away.
Mma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mma is trying to force a seperation but Pinkman has the dominant position.
Mma tries to break the clinch but Pinkman is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinkman.
Mma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pinkman prevents Mma from breaking the clinch.
Pinkman misses with the head strike.
Pinkman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mma is trying to break the clinch but Pinkman has him pressed against the cage.
Mma wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Pinkman fails to land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinkman has Mma pressed against the cage, preventing Mma from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mma wants to break free but Pinkman has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pinkman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Pinkman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Power Shark (ranked 1623 p4p, 198 weight class) and Tim Hunt (ranked 1509 p4p, 181 weight class). Power Shark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Power Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Shark's shoulder, as Shark tries to avoid the shot.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shark misses with a looping left.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shark.
Hunt swings for the body but Shark moves out of range.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunt tries to bum rush Shark with a series of wild strikes but Shark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shark at a distance.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Shark counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Shark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Shark.
Shark misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Shark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Shark misses
and Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've been told by Shark's head coaches at Skulls house of pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shark momentarily.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt swings for the body but Shark moves out of range.
Shark misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shark.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shark with a body shot.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shark tries to clinch up.
Shark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Shark.
Hunt lands a slapping body shot.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shark.
Hunt throws a hook but Shark avoids it easily.
Hunt misses with a jab to the body
and Shark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Hunt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shark rather than just go for the knockout.
Shark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Shark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt swings for the body but Shark moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hunt misses
and Shark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shark throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tim Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Shark off the cage and back into range.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Shark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shark.
A slow jab from Shark misses its intended target.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shark.
Shark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shark throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shark misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Hunt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shark doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt stuns Shark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shark throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shark takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hunt throws a hook but Shark avoids it easily.
Shark misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Shark misses its intended target.
Tim Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt lands with a hook. Shark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Shark.
Shark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Shark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hunt counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Shark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Shark is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hunt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Shark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Shark.
Hunt takes a swing at Shark's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt stuns Shark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shark avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Shark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Shark is out of range.
Hunt works Shark's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Shark.
Hunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Shark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt lands a right hook to the body.
Shark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Shark.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shark throwing a counter right hand but Hunt manages to avoid it.
Hunt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shark is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt looks to land a combination. Shark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shark.
Hunt lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shark is rocked!
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Shark is just out of range.
Oh Shark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Shark seems to have got his legs back now.
Jab by Shark.
Hunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunt catches Shark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shark with a body shot.
Hunt digs a good hook to Shark's body.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Hunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shark doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Shark misses the target.
Hunt cracks a nice hook into Shark's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Hunt.
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!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Hunt moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Shark! Hunt continues to tee off on Shark, landing with a left and a right! Hunt connects with a right hand that leaves Shark sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Hunt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Hunt!
A victorious Tim Hunt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Power Shark had this to say: 'Bullshit!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winks (ranked 3956 p4p, 436 weight class) and Nobu Sanada (ranked 4410 p4p, 473 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nobu Sanada!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada gets a clinch.
Sanada blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winks.
Winks has a couple of punches blocked by Sanada.
Sanada has a couple of punches blocked by Winks.
Winks can't find room to land a body shot as Sanada controls the action.
Winks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanada backwards.
Sanada misses with the head strike.
Sanada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanada.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winks.
Winks taking a breather.
Winks slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanada.
Sanada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanada struggles to land a body shot inside as Winks controls his hands.
Winks lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada throws a head punch that misses.
Sanada misses with a punch to the body.
Sanada tries to stall but Winks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanada misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Winks fails to land.
Winks tries to stall but Sanada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Winks presses Sanada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanada is working Winks over against the cage.
Winks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winks lands a nice shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Winks has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Winks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanada.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Winks.
Sanada is rocked!
Sanada has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Winks seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sanada can turn it around.
Winks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanada backwards.
Sanada is still on wobbly legs! Can Winks finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Winks.
Sanada has a couple of punches blocked by Winks.
Winks presses Sanada against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanada backwards.
Sanada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winks's elbow.
Winks lands a right hand.
Winks throws a big uppercut that drops Sanada! More strikes from Winks and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sanada lies dazed against the cage as Winks celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Winks!
A very excited looking Harry Winks rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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