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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brock Steve (ranked 6778 p4p, 376 weight class) and Dave Treskin (ranked 22962 p4p, 429 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dave Treskin enters the cage!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Treskin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve takes a swing at Treskin's ribcage but misses.
Steve scores with a one two! Treskin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Treskin is rocked!
It looks like Dave Treskin has been cut.
Steve has Treskin up against the cage in a clinch.
Treskin is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve digs a right hand into Treskin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Treskin's gas tank.
Steve pulls guard effortlessly.
Steve manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Treskin manages to get himself to full guard.
Steve slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Steve pushing down on Treskin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Treskin seems to have recovered his senses.
Treskin has his hands clasped together around Steve's back. He's all about the action.
Steve decides to return to a standing position.
Steve closes the distance and pushes Treskin back into the cage.
Steve pulls 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!
Treskin has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Steve to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Treskin is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Steve pulls down on the head and he's put Treskin to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brock Steve!
An out of breath Brock Steve thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chosen One (ranked 4309 p4p, 191 weight class) and Vince Foster (ranked 3914 p4p, 172 weight class). Vince Foster 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chosen One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vince Foster!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One tries to clinch but Foster is having none of it.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
One moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Foster has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Foster throws a hook but One avoids it easily.
Foster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
One fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
One tries to clinch but Foster moves out of range.
Foster connects with a solid leg kick.
Foster scores with a sloppy right hand. One should have avoided that one.
Jab by One.
Foster thows a left - swing and a miss!
One tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
One is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
One fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Foster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foster keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Foster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Foster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
One fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster takes the fight into the clinch.
One lands with a light punch inside.
Foster lands with a short shot to the head.
Foster blocks an uppercut.
One lands a body shot in the clinch.
Foster has a couple of punches blocked by One.
One is trying to stall.
One slowing the pace effectively.
Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster feints and then cracks One's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow One down.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foster gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
One is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foster lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for One.
Foster scores with a shot to the side of One's head.
One tries to throw a body punch but Foster avoids it by throwing One back against the cage.
One tries to work over Foster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One trying to land knees to the body.
One misses with the head strike.
One looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Foster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
One is rocked!
One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foster blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh One is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Foster throws an absolute beast of a head kick! One is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vince Foster!
Our winner, Vince Foster, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Taylor (ranked 2793 p4p, 275 weight class) and Akili Webb (ranked 4609 p4p, 404 weight class). Webb has chosen See/Saw- Jay Reatard as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Taylor !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akili Webb!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Taylor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Webb drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Webb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Webb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like David Taylor has been cut.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Webb is out of range.
Taylor throws a lazy right hand but Webb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Webb misses with a left hand
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Webb.
Taylor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor takes a swing at Webb's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Taylor misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb lands a head kick!
Akili Webb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Webb's head but Webb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Webb blocks a jab.
Webb lands with an overhand left.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webb.
Webb throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Webb! But no joy.
Webb tries to score with a low kick but Taylor moves his leg out of the way.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Webb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb misses the shot to the body.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Webb.
Webb avoids the body shot from Taylor .
Webb is looking for the big counter here.
A right-left combo lands from Webb.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor .
Webb cracks the inside of Taylor 's front leg.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Webb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taylor thinking.
A head kick by Webb misses
and Webb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor misses with a hook. Webb ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Webb gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Webb is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Webb wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor is nestled in close to Webb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Webb taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Webb really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Webb keeps working.
Taylor 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.
Taylor is nestled in close to Webb, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Webb is having none of it.
Webb is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Taylor connects with a nice short shot to Webb's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor prevents Webb from standing back up.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Webb wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taylor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Taylor there.
Taylor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Webb has hold of Taylor 's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Taylor '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.
Webb throws a body kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a single leg into guard. Webb didn't expect that.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor postures up and lands a big shot to Webb's brow.
Taylor stays in close to Webb's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webb has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Webb can do to turn this around?
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Webb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Webb is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taylor is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor is in close to Webb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Webb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Taylor cracks Webb with a solid left hand.
Taylor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Taylor won't allow Webb to get back to his feet.
Taylor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Webb wants to sweep here but Taylor controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Taylor is pushing down on Webb's leg trying to pass to half guard. Webb is fighting to maintain full guard but Taylor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taylor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Webb keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Webb has hold of Taylor 's hands but Taylor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Taylor working the head and body with strikes.
Taylor working Webb over with strikes.
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Webb's hands, connecting with Webb's forehead.
David Taylor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Webb on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Taylor winds up and cracks Webb with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Webb won't allow Taylor to pass to mount.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Webb taking some punishment here, with Taylor in his half guard.
Webb is staying active underneath Taylor , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor uses his free foot to push down on Webb's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Webb.
Taylor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Akili Webb has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webb is bucking up trying to escape but Taylor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Taylor .
Webb is rocked!
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taylor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Webb is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?
Webb takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor content just to control the position here.
Taylor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Webb can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That has opened up Akili Webb's cut even more.
Taylor lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Webb! Taylor sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Webb and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Taylor !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hole (ranked 2333 p4p, 331 weight class) and Ramil Pulatov (ranked 2498 p4p, 349 weight class). Pulatov has chosen Melvins - A History Of Bad Men as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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222 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramil Pulatov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pulatov, pushing him back against the cage.
Pulatov tries to break the clinch but Hole is controlling the position.
Hole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pulatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hole.
Hole scores with a shoulder strike.
Pulatov tries to work over Hole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hole lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Pulatov as the two fighters clinch.
Pulatov can't find room to land a body shot as Hole controls the action.
Pulatov tries to work over Hole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pulatov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hole backwards.
Pulatov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulatov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hole lands a body shot.
Pulatov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pulatov blocks a body shot from Hole.
Pulatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hole misses with the head strike.
Pulatov breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole swings for the body but Pulatov moves out of range.
Hole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hole throws a leg kick which misses Pulatov's front leg but catches the back leg as Pulatov tries to avoid it.
Hole lunges at Pulatov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pulatov's hand.
Hole blocks a jab.
Hole takes a swing at Pulatov's ribcage but misses.
Hole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulatov.
Hole swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pulatov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hole just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hole, right into the meat.
Hole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pulatov has time to react.
Hole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hole moves away from the strike by Pulatov.
Pulatov throws an overhand right that lands on Hole's shoulder, as Hole tries to avoid the shot.
Hole throws a leg kick
and Pulatov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hole moves away from the strike by Pulatov.
Hole lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulatov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hole throws a hook but Pulatov avoids it easily.
Pulatov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pulatov on the side of the head.
Hole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hole slips under a jab from Pulatov.
Hole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulatov.
A slow jab from Pulatov misses its intended target.
Pulatov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hole moves in looking to clinch but Pulatov pushes him off.
Pulatov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hole.
A solid body kick from Hole.
Hole misses with a looping right.
Pulatov misses with a wild body shot.
Pulatov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Hole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole missing with a left hand there. Pulatov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Pulatov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hole takes a swing at Pulatov's ribcage but misses.
Pulatov throws a good cross that connects.
Pulatov moves out of range of the body kick from Hole.
A lazy left from Hole finds it's target.
Hole looks to score with a jab to the body but Pulatov is just out of range.
Pulatov walks into a straight right hand from Hole.
We've been told by Hole's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pulatov throws the left hand but Hole avoids the punch easily.
Hole slips a jab from Pulatov.
Pulatov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pulatov moves out of range as Hole strikes.
Hole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Pulatov misses.
Hole throws a leg kick but Pulatov moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulatov. Hole does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulatov. Hole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pulatov on the side of the head.
A jab from Pulatov misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hole throws a right hand that misses
and Pulatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hole feints and then cracks Pulatov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pulatov down.
Hole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pulatov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pulatov swings for the body but Hole moves out of range.
Pulatov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hole swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pulatov lands with an uppercut that bounces Hole off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the body from Hole misses
and Pulatov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pulatov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hole throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pulatov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Pulatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hole.
Hole moves away from the strike by Pulatov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hole dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pulatov lands a jab to Hole's midsection.
Pulatov slips under a jab from Hole.
Hole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pulatov.
Pulatov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pulatov ducks under a wild hook from Hole.
Pulatov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A combination from Pulatov does no damage.
Pulatov misses with a wild body shot.
Pulatov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hole misses with a wild body shot.
Hole tries to land a front kick but Pulatov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulatov! But no joy.
Hole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulatov slips under a jab.
Pulatov moves out of range as Hole strikes.
Hole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Pulatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole misses with a straight right.
Some bone on bone action there as Pulatov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab lands there for Hole.
Hole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hole.
Good shot there by Pulatov.
Pulatov misses with a body shot
and Hole counters with a low kick, right behind Pulatov 's knee.
Pulatov avoids a kick to the body.
Hole throws a lazy right hand but Pulatov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pulatov.
Hole misses with a body punch
and Pulatov counters with a nice body shot.
Hole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hole does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hole lands a jab to the head.
Harry Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole punishes Pulatov's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pulatov is out of range and Hole settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Pulatov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole thumps Pulatov with a low kick.
Hole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pulatov.
Hole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulatov can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Pulatov.
Hole throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pulatov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hole has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pulatov moves out of range as Hole throws a body kick.
Hole lands with a right hand.
Hole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pulatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hole.
Pulatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hole.
Pulatov looks to land a combination but Hole avoids it well.
Hole throws an overhand right that lands on Pulatov's shoulder, as Pulatov tries to avoid the shot.
Hole looks to throw the jab but Pulatov is out of range.
Pulatov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hole throws a poor cross that misses
and Hole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pulatov cracks Hole with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulatov manages to avoid it.
Pulatov throws an off balance right hand
letting Hole counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hole. Pulatov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulatov misses with a hook. Hole ducked under it nicely.
Harry Hole is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hole.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulatov! But no joy.
Hole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pulatov moves away.
Hole walks into a jab.
Hole connects with a body shot that sends Pulatov's belly button to the back.
Hole takes a swing at Pulatov's ribcage but misses.
Hole lands a head kick. Pulatov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pulatov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hole's head backwards.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hole, right into the meat.
Pulatov cracks Hole with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hole looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Pulatov finish him?
Hole is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulatov misses with the combination.
Oh Hole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulatov throws out a loose jab but Hole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole seems to have got his legs back now.
Hole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pulatov.
Sloppy strikes from Pulatov. Those never looked like landing.
Hole moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulatov avoids a kick to the body.
Hole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Hole.
Hole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pulatov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Pulatov.
Pulatov stuns Hole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pulatov takes one on the button.
Hole misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hole misses with a body shot.
Pulatov swings for the body but Hole moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Pulatov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pulatov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Hole will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pulatov jabs Hole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pulatov lands a glancing blow to the side of Hole's head.
Hole feints and then cracks Pulatov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pulatov down.
Hole throws a wild body kick that Pulatov sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hole.
Pulatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hole.
Hole moves into the clinch successfully.
Pulatov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hole.
Hole can't find room to land a body shot as Pulatov controls the action.
Pulatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hole backwards.
Pulatov lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole has Pulatov pressed against the cage, preventing Pulatov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Hole.
Pulatov can't find room to land a body shot as Hole controls the action.
Hole throws a head punch that misses.
Hole throws a head punch that misses.
Pulatov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole has a couple of punches blocked by Pulatov.
Hole gets through Pulatov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hole throws a head punch that misses.
Hole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pulatov backwards.
Pulatov is trying to break the clinch but Hole is controlling him.
Hole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hole fails to land.
Pulatov breaks from the clinch.
Hole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Hole.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pulatov misses with an uppercut. Hole saw that one coming.
Pulatov ducks under a wild hook from Hole.
Pulatov drops Hole with a beautiful combination! Hole stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pulatov is looking for the KO!
It looks like Harry Hole has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hole does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hole.
Hole throws a lazy body kick
and Pulatov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hole just misses with a punch to the body.
Pulatov throws a body punch but Hole moves out of range.
Pulatov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hole lands with a right hand.
Hole works the jab nicely.
Hole throws a big shot that misses.
Hole throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Hole does it's job there.
Pulatov lands a nice hook to Hole's body. Hole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Hole.
It seemed like Pulatov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Pulatov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pulatov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hole.
Pulatov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulatov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pulatov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hole was well out of range. Poor timing from Pulatov.
Pulatov clobbers Hole with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from Pulatov misses its intended target.
Hole thuds his shin into the meat of Pulatov's side.
A telegraphed right hand from Hole misses the target.
Hole closes the distance and pushes Pulatov back into the cage.
Pulatov working aggressively here.
Pulatov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holes head.
Ramil Pulatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pulatov tries to throw a body punch but Hole avoids it by throwing Pulatov back against the cage.
Hole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulatov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pulatov presses Hole against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pulatov as the two fighters clinch.
Pulatov presses Hole against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pulatov breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hole misses with a jab to the body
and Pulatov counters with a nice right hand that sends Hole toppling to the canvas! Hole scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pulatov finish him?!
The fighters circling - Pulatov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hole moves out of range of the strikes.
Hole ducks into an uppercut from Pulatov and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramil Pulatov!
Ramil Pulatov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kim Duk Koo (ranked 1387 p4p, 145 weight class) and Uesugi Kenshin (ranked 3588 p4p, 280 weight class). Kim Duk Koo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kim Duk Koo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uesugi Kenshin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenshin swings widly with a right hand
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenshin misses with a double jab.
Kenshin throws a body punch but Duk Koo moves out of range.
Duk Koo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Duk Koo blocks a jab.
Uesugi Kenshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duk Koo slips a straight right by Kenshin.
Kenshin throws a big shot that misses.
Kenshin misses with a hook
and Duk Koo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenshin misses with a double jab
and Duk Koo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenshin throws a jab when Duk Koo was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Duk Koo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenshin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duk Koo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kenshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenshin misses with a straight right.
Duk Koo throwing a counter right hand but Kenshin manages to avoid it.
Duk Koo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been informed that Kenshin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kenshin missing with a left hand there. Duk Koo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Kenshin finds it's way through Duk Koo's defenses.
Duk Koo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duk Koo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Kenshin.
A combination from Kenshin does no damage.
A big right from Kenshin misses.
Duk Koo throws a big counter combination but Kenshin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duk Koo defending well as Kenshin loads up on a big left hand.
Kenshin cracks Duk Koo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenshin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Duk Koo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kenshin.
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!
Kenshin throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Duk Koo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kenshin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kenshin 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.
Kenshin cracks Duk Koo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenshin misses with a hook.
Kenshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duk Koo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kenshin cracks Duk Koo with an open hand slap.
Duk Koo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duk Koo is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Kenshin misses.
Duk Koo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kenshin misses with a left hand
and Duk Koo counters by clinching up.
Kenshin tries to pull guard but Duk Koo holds him up against the cage and eventually Kenshin drops back down to his feet.
Duk Koo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duk Koo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duk Koo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kenshin manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Kenshin misses.
Duk Koo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kenshin misses with a lunging right hand
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenshin looks to land a left hand but Duk Koo moved out of range nicely.
Kenshin misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Duk Koo misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin throws a shot from downtown. Duk Koo moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Kenshin misses.
Kenshin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kenshin throws a big shot that misses.
Kenshin throws the left hand but Duk Koo avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Duk Koo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duk Koo slips under a jab from Kenshin.
Kenshin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duk Koo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenshin misses with a straight left.
Duk Koo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenshin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Duk Koo to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uesugi Kenshin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kenshin looks to land a left hand but Duk Koo moved out of range nicely.
Duk Koo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Duk Koo slips a straight right by Kenshin.
A lazy left from Kenshin finds it's target.
Kenshin looks to land a left hand but Duk Koo moved out of range nicely.
Duk Koo throws a big counter combination but Kenshin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Duk Koo ducks under a wild hook from Kenshin.
Kenshin misses with a combination
and Duk Koo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duk Koo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kenshin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenshin misses with a straight right.
Kenshin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duk Koo.
Duk Koo throws a big counter combination but Kenshin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenshin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Duk Koo misses the target.
Kenshin misses with a few strikes there.
Kenshin misses with a lunging right hand
and Duk Koo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim Duk Koo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duk Koo walks into a jab.
Kenshin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kenshin throws a body shot but no joy.
Duk Koo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Duk Koo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenshin throws a poor cross that misses
and Duk Koo counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Uesugi Kenshin has been cut.
Kenshin misses with an uppercut.
Duk Koo is looking to counter punch.
Uesugi Kenshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duk Koo ducks under a wild hook from Kenshin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin misses with a hook to the body
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenshin missing with a left hand there. Duk Koo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duk Koo throwing a counter right hand but Kenshin manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duk Koo blocks a jab.
Kenshin throws an off balance right hand
and Duk Koo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenshin scores with a one two! Duk Koo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab by Kenshin.
Kenshin misses with a hook. Duk Koo ducked under it nicely.
Kenshin thuds a left hand into Duk Koo's body.
Kenshin misses with an uppercut
and Duk Koo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenshin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duk Koo counters with a straight right hand.
Kenshin is rocked!
Kenshin misses with a lunging right hand
and Duk Koo counters with a crisp right that sends Kenshin to the canvas! Duk Koo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Duk Koo!
Kim Duk Koo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'BAD BOY MMA.....Dont sleep on us'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Nurmy (ranked 1290 p4p, 161 weight class) and Ed ONeill (ranked 1845 p4p, 230 weight class). Khalabib Nurmy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ed ONeill's chin.
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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
8 - 5 - 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed ONeill!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurmy connects with a body shot.
ONeill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurmy throws a right hand that misses
and ONeill counters with a straight right hand.
Nurmy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ONeill tries to avoid it but Nurmy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ONeill to the ground. ONeill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ONeill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nurmy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nurmy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nurmy throws a body punch but ONeill moves out of range.
ONeill lands with a nice combination. Nurmy backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONeill throws a jab when Nurmy was well out of range.
ONeill scores with a body shot.
Nurmy shoots in but ONeill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nurmy lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Nurmy.
Nurmy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but ONeill was well out of range. Poor timing from Nurmy.
Nurmy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but ONeill defends well and Nurmy ends up having to push ONeill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khalabib Nurmy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jab by ONeill.
Nurmy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice straight punches there by ONeill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of ONeill.
ONeill cracks Nurmy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nurmy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ed ONeill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ONeill tests Nurmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nurmy is rocked!
Nurmy misses with a body shot
and ONeill counters with a right hand that sends Nurmy tumbling to the canvas! Can ONeill finish him? He dives into Nurmy's guard looking to do just that!
Oh Nurmy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ONeill wants to pass the guard but Nurmy is keeping the position.
ONeill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nurmy seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmy wants to sweep here but ONeill controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nurmy's guard.
Nurmy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nurmy is on top in guard.
ONeill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nurmy's guard.
Nurmy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but ONeill has passed into side control.
ONeill decides to stand back up.
ONeill dips to his left and cracks Nurmy with an uppercut!
Nurmy wants to clinch.
ONeill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
ONeill with a jab.
ONeill throws a looping overhand right but Nurmy ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ONeill sprawls well. ONeill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nurmy gets slowly back to his feet.
ONeill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from ONeill misses.
ONeill moves out of range as Nurmy strikes.
Nurmy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nurmy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ONeill.
ONeill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeill is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nurmy is looking to clinch.
ONeill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmy.
ONeill works Nurmy's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by ONeill as he connects with a hook.
Nurmy fails with the takedown
enabling ONeill to counter with a crisp jab.
Nurmy is breathing heavily.
ONeill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nurmy needs to keep his hands up - ONeill had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONeill clobbers Nurmy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nurmy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and ONeill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by ONeill.
ONeill moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Nurmy goes down! Can ONeill finish him!?
Nurmy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nurmy, not yet.
ONeill trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nurmy's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
ONeill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, ONeill has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmy's legs - danger averted.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeill wants to get up but he can't break Nurmy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nurmy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed ONeill dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
ONeill scores with a nice strike.
Ed ONeill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ONeill lands the left hand.
A cross from ONeill lands.
Nurmy misses with a lunging right hand
and ONeill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ONeill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nurmy.
ONeill swats away the attempt to clinch by Nurmy.
ONeill dodges the punch combination from Nurmy.
ONeill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nurmy in his tracks.
Nurmy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nurmy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the liver by ONeill. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from ONeill.
A telegraphed right hand from Nurmy misses the target.
Nurmy wants to clinch
and ONeill counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmy takes one on the button.
ONeill scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nurmy fails with a takedown attempt.
ONeill lands a slapping body shot.
ONeill throws an overhand right that drops Nurmy like a sack of potatoes! ONeill dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed ONeill!
Our winner, Ed ONeill, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Orlov (ranked 566 p4p, 87 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 1319 p4p, 211 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tomomi Tsuruta enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlov.
Tsuruta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Orlov is looking to counter punch.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tsuruta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Orlov is looking to counter punch.
Tsuruta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tsuruta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsuruta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orlov looks to land a body kick but Tsuruta moved away.
Tsuruta wants to counter the offense by Orlov and move into the clinch position.
Tsuruta lands a jab to the nose.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Orlov is looking to counter punch.
Orlov has closed the distance and engaged Tsuruta in a clinch.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Orlov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.
Tsuruta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tsuruta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov digs a right hand underneath Tsuruta's ribcage. Tsuruta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tsuruta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tsuruta.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Good body shot from Tsuruta.
Orlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tsuruta is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuruta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orlov.
Orlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the side of Orlov's head.
Orlov gets through Tsuruta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov pushes Tsuruta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
Tsuruta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta stalling in the clinch but Orlov improves position.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov lands with a light punch inside.
Orlov being controlled against the cage.
Tsuruta can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Orlov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orlov lands with a left to the head.
Orlov prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
Orlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Orlov misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlov's elbow.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Orlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta stalling the fight.
Tsuruta lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Orlov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Orlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tsuruta's elbow.
Tsuruta has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Orlov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tsuruta can turn it around.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch.
Orlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tsuruta can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Tsuruta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tsuruta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
A right handed body shot lands from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta looking to slow down the pace here.
Orlov lands a body shot.
Orlov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta lands an uppercut.
Tsuruta throws a head punch that misses.
Orlov prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
Orlov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orlov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Tsuruta lands a right hand.
A short left from Orlov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orlov.
Orlov lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsuruta can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Orlov.
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 Mikhail Orlov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuruta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orlov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tsuruta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlov.
Orlov tries a low kick but Tsuruta avoids it.
Orlov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orlov, as that shot connected.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tsuruta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orlov misses with a looping right.
Tsuruta loads up on a big right hand but Orlov slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsuruta.
A big right from Orlov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Orlov misses.
It seemed like Tsuruta was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid body kick from Orlov.
Orlov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tsuruta on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tsuruta is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orlov.
Orlov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tsuruta throws a hook but Orlov avoids it easily.
Orlov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orlov scores with a kick to the body.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Orlov misses.
Orlov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tsuruta misses the shot to the body.
Orlov lands a jab to Tsuruta's midsection.
Tsuruta lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Tsuruta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov rushes Tsuruta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta digs a right hand into Orlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orlov's gas tank.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Orlov avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the cage.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuruta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mikhail Orlov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Orlov avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the cage.
Tsuruta throws a punch but it's blocked by Orlov.
Tsuruta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuruta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Tsuruta on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuruta.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tsuruta digs a right hand underneath Orlov's ribcage. Orlov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Tsuruta lands a body shot.
Tsuruta is working Orlov over against the cage.
Orlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Orlov prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta is looking to control Orlov's arms but Orlov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tsuruta has his back to the cage.
Tsuruta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orlov lands an uppercut.
Tsuruta tries a body shot but Orlov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Tsuruta digs a right hand into Orlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orlov's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta tries to work over Orlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Orlov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Tsuruta.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta taking a breather.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Orlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mikhail Orlov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Orlov.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Orlov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsuruta.
Orlov throws the left hand but Tsuruta avoids the punch easily.
Orlov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlov misses with a straight left.
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orlov slips a jab from Tsuruta.
Orlov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsuruta throws a lazy uppercut
and Orlov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Orlov connects with a jab.
Mikhail Orlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlov staying out of range there.
Tsuruta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orlov rather than just go for the knockout.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Tsuruta.
Orlov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orlov scores with a sloppy right hand. Tsuruta should have avoided that one.
Tsuruta defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Orlov with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov throws a hook but Tsuruta blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orlov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Tsuruta misses the target.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov looks to land a body kick but Tsuruta moved away.
Tsuruta throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
Tsuruta takes one to the chin there.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Tsuruta moved out of range.
Orlov thuds a left hand into Tsuruta's body.
Orlov misses with a body kick.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orlov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orlov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tsuruta looks to land a right hand but Orlov moved out of range.
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a big shot that misses.
Tsuruta throws a hook but Orlov avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
A quick step to the side and Orlov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Orlov's ribcage but misses.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsuruta moves out of range as Orlov throws a body kick.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Orlov thows a leg kick but Tsuruta checks it
and Tsuruta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Tsuruta misses with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlov throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
Tsuruta stuns Orlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orlov tries to land a front kick but Tsuruta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orlov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tsuruta will feel that in the morning.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tsuruta looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Orlov.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orlov.
Orlov throws a hook but Tsuruta avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Tsuruta as he connects with a hook.
Orlov jabs at Tsuruta's body.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Tsuruta.
Orlov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsuruta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsuruta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Orlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Orlov's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Orlov misses the target.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Orlov is out of range.
Orlov scores with a kick to the body.
Orlov tries to score with a low kick but Tsuruta moves his leg out of the way.
Orlov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsuruta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orlov 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.
That's four 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!
Tsuruta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orlov.
Tsuruta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orlov.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Orlov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tsuruta missing with a left hand there. Orlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlov moves away from the strike by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov misses with a hook. Tsuruta ducked under it nicely.
Tsuruta digs a good hook to Orlov's body.
Tsuruta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orlov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orlov throws a body punch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Tsuruta.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Orlov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsuruta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tsuruta throws a right hand that Orlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlov also avoids with ease.
Orlov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orlov throws a push kick but Tsuruta slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsuruta.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tsuruta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlov.
Orlov throws a leg kick but Tsuruta checks it.
Orlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A cross from Orlov lands.
Orlov misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Tsuruta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tsuruta digs a good hook to Orlov's body.
Tsuruta scores with a shot to the body.
Tsuruta digs a good body shot into Orlov's ribs.
Orlov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuruta misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Tsuruta.
Orlov tries to work over Tsuruta's front leg with a kick but Tsuruta checks it.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Orlov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tsuruta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlov, right into the meat.
Tsuruta throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsuruta looks to throw the jab but Orlov is out of range.
Tsuruta misses with the combination.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
Orlov walks into a stiff left hand from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
Tsuruta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlov lands with a nice body punch.
Tsuruta just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Tsuruta.
A shot to the body from Tsuruta misses
and Orlov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlov misses with a kick to the body.
Orlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsuruta defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Orlov gets a clinch.
Orlov gets through Tsuruta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta trying to control the position but instead, Orlov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tsuruta into the cage.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orlov.
Orlov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta digs a right hand into Orlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orlov's gas tank.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Tsuruta.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta pushes Orlov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tsuruta looking to stall.
Orlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orlov prevents a body shot from Tsuruta.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlov.
Orlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Orlov.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Orlov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Tsuruta swings wildly with an uppercut but Orlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tsuruta misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov pushes Tsuruta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orlov pushes Tsuruta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Orlov avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the cage.
Orlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov works on Tsuruta's body with a couple of short punches.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Orlov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov lands with a light punch inside.
Tsuruta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov had his way with Tomomi Tsuruta in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Orlov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Orlov.
Orlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Orlov blocks a jab.
Crunch! Orlov slams his shin into Tsuruta's torso.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
Orlov scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tsuruta.
A punch lands to the side of Orlov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tsuruta throws a looping overhand right but Orlov ducks down to avoid it.
Orlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsuruta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orlov scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orlov at a distance.
Orlov misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Orlov saw that one coming.
Orlov slips a jab and a cross from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Orlov misses the target.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tsuruta avoids it.
Tsuruta misses the jab.
Tsuruta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orlov at a distance.
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orlov lands a jab to Tsuruta's midsection.
Orlov misses the jab.
Orlov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tsuruta lands a glancing blow to the side of Orlov's head.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tsuruta moves away.
Tsuruta staying out of range there.
Orlov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tsuruta misses with an uppercut. Orlov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Orlov sets himself, and Tsuruta steps forward looking for the clinch! Orlov avoids it this time.
A right-left combo lands from Tsuruta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuruta tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Orlov counter with a right hand.
Orlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tsuruta's head.
Orlov slips under a jab from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Orlov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Orlov moves out of range.
Tsuruta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orlov blocks a jab.
Orlov moves out of range as Tsuruta strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tsuruta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuruta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlov's elbow.
Tomomi Tsuruta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsuruta tries to throw a body punch but Orlov avoids it by throwing Tsuruta back against the cage.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta scores with a shoulder strike.
Tsuruta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Orlov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Tsuruta struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.
Tsuruta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Tsuruta has a couple of punches blocked by Orlov.
Orlov misses with a punch to the body.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlov's elbow.
Tsuruta blocks a body shot from Orlov.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Tsuruta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlov's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands with a right to the head.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuruta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta prevents a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Tsuruta controls the action.
Orlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta leaning against his opponent.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Orlov misses with a body punch.
Tsuruta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Orlov tries to throw a body punch but Tsuruta avoids it by throwing Orlov back against the cage.
Tsuruta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tsuruta misses with a body punch.
Orlov lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mikhail Orlov.
Well Orlov 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Orlov!
Mikhail Orlov retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Huang (ranked 452 p4p, 56 weight class) and Corey Clark (ranked 1694 p4p, 170 weight class). Huang comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly - The Champ. Kevin Huang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Corey Clark 's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Huang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Clark !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark leaves Huang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clark cracks Huang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Huang closes the distance and pushes Clark back into the cage.
Clark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huang tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Huang wants to clinch but Clark slips to the side
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Huang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huang bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Clark tries to bench press Huang off him but Huang keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huang tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Clark is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark stops Huang from passing to mount.
Huang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clark has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Clark is not content to let Huang control the position.
Huang in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Clark tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clark taking a bit of punishment here - Huang scoring with strikes.
Clark stops Huang from passing to mount.
Clark is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Clark wants to get back to full guard.
Huang is thwarting Clark 's attempts to control the position.
Clark has his hands clasped together around Huang's back. He's all about the action.
Clark is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clark wants to control but Huang is keeping busy.
Huang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Huang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clark keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Huang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clark tries to get to full guard but Huang has control of the leg.
Huang trying to advance position but Clark counters by regaining guard.
Huang wants to control from the top but Clark keeps moving.
Huang looking to pass the guard.
Clark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kevin Huang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huang throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Clark was covering up waiting for the punch and Huang finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Huang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Kevin Huang will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Huang was covering up waiting for the punch and Clark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Huang keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Huang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Clark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang looking for a guillotine here but Clark defends easily.
Clark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Huang looking for a sweep. Not yet Huang, not yet.
Huang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Huang keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Clark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huang is keeping the position for now.
Clark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clark wants to control from the top but Huang keeps moving.
Huang pulls Clark in close to prevent any damage.
Clark is working Huang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Huang wants to sweep but no luck.
Clark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Huang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clark manages to get himself to full guard.
Huang chips away with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clark is on top in guard.
Huang wants to sweep but no luck.
Clark with a nice head shot there.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a big elbow that misses.
Clark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huang looking for a sweep. Not yet Huang, not yet.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Huang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clark is working Huang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark throws a big elbow that misses.
Huang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Huang looking for a sweep. Not yet Huang, not yet.
Clark works over Huang with some ground and pound from guard.
Clark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clark 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Huang is trying to control the position but Clark postures up.
Clark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clark has managed to get both his arms back between Huang's legs - danger averted.
Huang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Clark defends it easily.
Clark won't allow Huang to sweep him here.
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huang's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clark trying to control the position from guard on top but Huang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Clark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Huang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clark defends well and Huang ends up having to push Clark into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clark ! But no joy.
Huang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Clark defends well and Huang ends up having to push Clark into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Huang misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clark doesn't seem bothered though.
Clark throws the left hand but Huang avoids the punch easily.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Huang ducks down to avoid it.
Huang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clark tries to avoid it but Huang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clark to the ground. Clark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clark shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Huang manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clark has managed to get both his arms back between Huang's legs - danger averted.
Clark scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Huang looking for a sweep. Not yet Huang, not yet.
Clark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clark connects with a couple of short punches.
Clark trying to control but Huang is working from the bottom.
Huang wants to sweep here but Clark controlling him for the moment.
Huang keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Clark looking to sit in guard and control but Huang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huang stopping the sweep attempt from Clark .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang wants to pass the guard but Clark is keeping the position.
Clark wants to sweep here but Huang controlling him for the moment.
Huang trying to control the position from guard on top but Clark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark trying to control the position.
Clark keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Huang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clark is keeping the position for now.
Clark not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang tries to clinch there but Clark circles away.
Huang tries to clinch there but Clark circles away.
Huang drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clark is pulling down on Huang's head. It's preventing any offense from Huang, at least for the moment.
Clark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clark keeping full guard, as Huang tries to pass.
Huang preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Huang is looking to take a break and control but Clark is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Clark knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Clark managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Huang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Corey Clark just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Huang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Huang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Huang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Huang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clark has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clark trying to control from the bottom.
Clark is controlling Huang's trapped leg to prevent Huang from advancing to side control.
Clark moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huang is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clark is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huang keeping moving, preventing Clark from controlling successfully.
Clark won't allow Huang to sweep him here.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Clark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Clark landing with the ground and pound.
Huang working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clark scores with a jab.
Clark misses with a hook. Huang ducked under it nicely.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Huang.
Huang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark connects with a looping right hand.
Huang shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Clark manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huang looking to sit in guard and control but Clark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clark distracts Huang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Clark lands a couple of elbows.
Huang is rocked!
Huang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oh Huang is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Huang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clark works over Huang with some ground and pound from guard.
Clark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Clark cracks Huang with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Clark dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Huang blocks a jab.
Huang seems to have got his legs back now.
Huang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clark circles away.
Huang takes one to the side of the head.
Huang shoots in for a double leg but Clark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark takes one to the side of the head.
Corey Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark .
Huang shoots in for a takedown but Clark shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Huang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huang takes one to the side of the head.
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Huang's shoulder, as Huang tries to avoid the shot.
Huang half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Huang misses with a takedown attempt
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Huang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Huang takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Huang doesn't seem bothered though.
Clark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huang avoids the body shot from Clark .
Huang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark .
Clark lands a left and a right that sends Huang crashing to the canvas! Clark dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Kevin Huang has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Clark keeping full guard, as Huang tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang looking to sit in guard and control but Clark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clark landing with the ground and pound.
Clark throws a big right hand that misses.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Huang wants to sweep here but Clark controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark stays in close to Huang's body and controls the position.
Huang has Clark pulled in close to control his posture.
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Huang's head.
Clark postures up and lands a big shot to Huang's brow.
Huang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.
Clark scoring with some ground and pound.
Huang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kevin Huang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Clark trying to control but Huang is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Corey Clark has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clark sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huang.
Clark leaves Huang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clark now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Clark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clark wants it to stay on the feet.
Huang doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
Clark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Clark looks to land a right hand but Huang moved out of range.
Huang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corey Clark is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Huang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clark but Clark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clark throws out a counter right but Huang avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Clark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Clark !
Corey Clark is the new featherweight champion!
Kevin Huang was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back better and stronger! '.
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