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TGC 79 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cobb Banes (ranked 1516 p4p, 163 weight class) and Ricardo Del Brophy (ranked 1910 p4p, 203 weight class). Del Brophy has chosen Diamonds - Any Given Day as his entrance music. Ricardo Del Brophy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobb Banes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Del Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banes blocks a jab.
Del Brophy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Del Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ricardo Del Brophy has been cut.
Del Brophy loads up on a big right hand but Banes slips the punch.
Banes misses with a two punch combination.
Del Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Del Brophy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Del Brophy connects with a body shot.
Banes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle -Apply Within in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banes.
A bone on bone clash there as Banes blocks the leg kick.
Banes is looking to counter punch.
We've been informed that Del Brophy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Brophy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Del Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by Banes.
Del Brophy throws a hook to the side of Banes's head but Banes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy body kick from Del Brophy
and Banes counters with a stiff right hand.
Del Brophy tries to move into range but Banes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Banes with a jab.
Del Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Del Brophy feints a counter leg kick.
Del Brophy swings widly with a right hand
and Banes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Del Brophy misses
and Banes counters with a nice right hand that sends Del Brophy toppling to the canvas! Del Brophy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Banes finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Cobb Banes has been cut.
Del Brophy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Banes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Banes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Del Brophy.
Del Brophy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Banes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Del Brophy's head.
That has opened up Ricardo Del Brophy's cut even more.
A telegraphed right hand from Banes misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Brophy throws an off balance right hand
and Banes counters with a straight right hand.
Banes lands a jab to the nose.
Del Brophy takes one to the side of the head.
Del Brophy is rocked!
Del Brophy lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Banes. Those never looked like landing.
Banes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Banes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Banes checks a low kick from Del Brophy.
Del Brophy lands the left hand.
Del Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Brophy connects with a solid leg kick.
Banes lands a really nice looking cross but Del Brophy seems unphased.
The cut above Ricardo Del Brophy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ricardo Del Brophy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Brophy moves away from the strike by Banes.
Del Brophy misses with a looping right.
Banes throws a big shot that misses.
Banes checks a leg kick.
Del Brophy misses with a left hand
and Banes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Banes lands a big head kick that sends Del Brophy tumbling to the mat! Banes takes a step backwards and waves Del Brophy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobb Banes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Banes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Brophy.
Banes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Del Brophy.
Banes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Del Brophy just manages to avoid it.
Del Brophy throws a low kick but Banes avoids it.
Banes throws an off balance right hand
and Del Brophy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Brophy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Banes has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banes misses with the combination.
Del Brophy pushes Banes away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Brophy tests Banes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Banes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Brophy can do to turn this around?
Banes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Brophy.
Banes rushes Del Brophy and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Del Brophy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Del Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Del Brophy lands a jab to the nose.
Banes is rocked!
Cobb Banes's cut is getting worse.
Banes misses with an uppercut.
Oh Banes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banes blocks the body kick.
Banes throwing a counter right hand but Del Brophy manages to avoid it.
Banes seems to have got his legs back now.
Del Brophy misses with a hook
and Banes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Del Brophy throws an off balance right hand
and Banes counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricardo Del Brophy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Brophy 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.
Del Brophy cracks Banes with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Del Brophy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Banes to stand back up!
Del Brophy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Banes blocks a jab.
Banes get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Banes stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Del Brophy runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Del Brophy!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricardo Del Brophy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ares Zylo (ranked 1174 p4p, 159 weight class) and Youri Tielemans (ranked 1612 p4p, 219 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zylo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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World class MT
KO power |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ares Zylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Youri Tielemans!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zylo loads up on a big right hand but Tielemans slips the punch.
Zylo throws the left hand but Tielemans avoids the punch easily.
Zylo lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zylo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tielemans was well out of range. Poor timing from Zylo.
Zylo throws a jab but it's blocked by Tielemans.
Zylo throws a shot from downtown. Tielemans moves away and avoids it.
Tielemans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tielemans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zylo.
Tielemans throws a leg kick that misses.
Zylo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Zylo scores with a four punch combination!
Tielemans doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tielemans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tielemans throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tielemans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tielemans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Zylo misses.
Zylo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Zylo misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zylo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tielemans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tielemans connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tielemans connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Youri Tielemans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zylo lands a jab to Tielemans's midsection.
Zylo dips to his left and cracks Tielemans with an uppercut!
Tielemans is rocked!
Tielemans walks into a jab.
Tielemans is still on wobbly legs! Can Zylo finish him?
Zylo works Tielemans's body with a nice hook.
Zylo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tielemans with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zylo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tielemans manages to avoid it.
Zylo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tielemans was well out of range. Poor timing from Zylo.
Zylo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zylo is looking to wear down Tielemans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
BOOM! Zylo lands a beautiful left hook that drops Tielemans. Tielemans tries to recover but Zylo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Tielemans lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ares Zylo!
Ares Zylo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ruas (ranked 878 p4p, 100 weight class) and Jon Umber (ranked 344 p4p, 35 weight class). Umber has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Umber!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Umber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ruas somewhat.
Ruas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Umber's waist but Umber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruas off to one side.
Umber tries to work over Ruas's front leg with a kick but Ruas checks it.
Umber throws a hook to the side of Ruas's head but Ruas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Umber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Carlos Ruas has been cut.
Ruas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Umber counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruas shoots in and drives through. Umber sprawls well.
Umber now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Umber scores with a jab to the head.
Ruas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Umber defends well and Ruas ends up having to push Umber into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umber cracks the inside of Ruas's front leg.
Umber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos Ruas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Umber avoids it really well and circles away.
It seemed like Umber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ruas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Umber is fending him off so far but Ruas persists. Nope, Umber circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Umber misses.
Umber throws a hook but Ruas blocks it.
Umber lands with a nice body punch.
Umber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruas was well out of range. Poor timing from Umber.
Ruas shoots in for a takedown but Umber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Umber.
Umber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruas on the side of the head.
Ruas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Umber wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ruas manages to pass to side control.
Umber keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but Umber defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umber is trying to stand.
Umber is doing well to control the position and prevent Ruas from advancing to side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Umber sees it coming and defends easily.
Ruas is working for a submission of some sort.
Umber is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruas is pressing down on Umber's thigh, looking to free his foot. Umber is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umber is trying to stand.
Umber tries to get to full guard but Ruas has control of the leg.
Umber wants to get back to his feet.
Ruas wants to pass the guard but Umber is defending well.
Umber has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruas is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ruas tries to pass to full mount but Umber defends it.
We've been hearing that Ruas has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ruas trying to control from half guard but Umber is working away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice sprawl there from Umber as Ruas shoots in.
Ruas with a poor takedown
and Umber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carlos Ruas's cut is getting worse.
Ruas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Umber sprawls well. Umber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruas gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruas shoots for a double leg takedown but Umber sprawls well. He's pushed Ruas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A swing and a miss from Umber.
Ruas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Umber as he jumps to the side.
Ruas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Umber as he jumps to the side.
Umber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Umber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Umber is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ruas dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Umber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Ruas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ruas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Umber is looking for a sweep. Ruas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Umber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruas content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ruas is trying to control the action in half guard but Umber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umber wants to improve his position but Ruas is controlling well.
Umber trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but Umber defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umber is refusing to be controlled, as Ruas sits in half guard.
Ruas tries to pass to full mount but Umber defends it.
Ruas is looking to take a break and control but Umber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Umber tries to kick Ruas off but Ruas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ruas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Umber keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Umber throws a right hand that Ruas ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruas also avoids with ease.
Ruas misses with a takedown
and Umber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jon Umber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Umber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruas. Ruas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas closes the distance and clinches up with Umber, looking for a takedown. Ruas pushes Umber against the cage but Umber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ruas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Ruas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Umber.
Umber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruas tries to counter with a takedown but Umber is quick to defend against it.
Umber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jon Umber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruas shoots and misses
and Umber counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umber jabs at Ruas's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Umber.
Ruas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Umber scoring well with a low kick there.
Umber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruas on the side of the head.
Carlos Ruas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Umber scores with a jab to the head.
Ruas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Umber feints with a jab and clips Ruas right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Ruas is sent crashing into the canvas and Umber leaps in for the kill! Ruas tries to get to his feet but Umber is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Ruas is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Umber!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Umber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Carlos Ruas was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Walcott (ranked 654 p4p, 22 weight class) and Yang Xinhai (ranked 763 p4p, 29 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yang Xinhai!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Walcott.
Walcott slips a jab from Xinhai.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
Walcott throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Xinhai to counter with a crisp jab.
Walcott lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walcott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Xinhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walcott misses with a lunging right hand
and Xinhai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walcott blocks a jab.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Xinhai is just out of range.
Walcott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott throws an off balance right hand
and Xinhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xinhai walks into a jab.
Xinhai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xinhai throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Xinhai feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walcotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott lands a right hook to the body.
Walcott 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.
Xinhai tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xinhai lands with a shot to the body.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai defending well as Walcott loads up on a big left hand.
Walcott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walcott lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xinhai's sensitive parts.
Tommy Walcott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xinhai needs to keep his hands up - Walcott had a free shot at his head there.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Xinhai has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Walcott looks to land a combination but Xinhai avoids it well.
Walcott swings for the body but Xinhai moves out of range.
Xinhai misses with a hook.
Walcott is looking to wear down Xinhai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xinhai avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Xinhai lands with an uppercut that bounces Walcott off the cage and back into range.
Xinhai looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Xinhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Xinhai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xinhai was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Xinhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xinhai slips under a jab.
Xinhai misses with a hook. Walcott ducked under it nicely.
Xinhai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walcott. Walcott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xinhai throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Walcott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xinhai 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.
Xinhai throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Walcott.
Walcott throws a hook but Xinhai avoids it easily.
Walcott swings widly with a right hand
enabling Xinhai to counter with a crisp jab.
Walcott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xinhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xinhai moves away from the strike by Walcott.
Xinhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xinhai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walcott moves away.
Walcott misses with a left hand
and Xinhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walcott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Xinhai ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Xinhai.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Walcott plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xinhai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott dodges the punch combination from Xinhai.
Xinhai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walcott.
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 Tommy Walcott will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walcott slips a straight right by Xinhai.
A shot to the liver by Xinhai. Beautiful body shot.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Walcott tries a head kick but it misses.
Walcott swinging wildly here.
A head kick by Walcott misses
and Xinhai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walcott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xinhai misses with a wild combination.
Xinhai moves out of range as Walcott strikes.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott misses with a lunging right hand
and Xinhai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Walcott misses its intended target.
Xinhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Xinhai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Xinhai throws a right hand that misses
and Walcott counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Walcott misses the target.
A jab from Xinhai misses.
Walcott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xinhai moves away.
Walcott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xinhai circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Xinhai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tommy Walcott is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Xinhai misses with a wild combination.
Xinhai misses with a few strikes there.
Xinhai just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott throws out a powerful jab.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Xinhai.
Walcott half committed to a counter leg kick.
Walcott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A cross from Walcott lands.
Nice defenses there by Xinhai.
Xinhai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walcott backs up against the cage.
Xinhai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walcott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott takes a swing at Xinhai's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Xinhai misses.
The fighters circling - Xinhai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Xinhai looks to move away, Walcott throws a big counter combo but Xinhai just gets out of the way.
That kick from Walcott tenderised Xinhai's leg. Xinhai is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Xinhai misses.
A punch combination from Walcott misses.
Walcott lands a right hook to the body.
Xinhai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xinhai scores with the left hand. Walcott knows he should have avoided that one.
Xinhai missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walcott buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Xinhai.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Xinhai might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Walcott has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Xinhai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott looks to score with a jab to the body but Xinhai is just out of range.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott just misses with a punch to the body.
Xinhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xinhai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walcott lands with a good body shot.
Walcott moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walcott as Xinhai tries to tie him up.
Xinhai misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Walcott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walcott misses with a body punch
enabling Xinhai to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Xinhai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xinhai.
Xinhai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walcott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walcott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xinhai counters with a nice uppercut.
Walcott stuns Xinhai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walcott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Xinhai's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Walcott. Xinhai does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xinhai! But no joy.
Walcott wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott misses with a hook to the body
and Xinhai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xinhai loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Xinhai slips a jab from Walcott.
Walcott lands a jab.
Walcott moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Xinhai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xinhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Xinhai.
Xinhai lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Xinhai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott lands an uppercut.
Xinhai stalling in the clinch but Walcott improves position.
Walcott takes a shot to the head.
Xinhai manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Xinhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walcott connects with a right hand. Xinhai shakes it off.
Walcott slips a jab and a cross from Xinhai.
Walcott works the jab nicely.
Walcott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walcott moves in looking to clinch but Xinhai pushes him off.
Walcott throws out a loose jab but Xinhai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xinhai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walcott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Xinhai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Walcott lands a jab to the head.
Walcott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Xinhai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xinhai moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott works over Xinhai's head and body with a nice combination.
Xinhai lands a glancing blow to the side of Walcott's head.
Walcott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xinhai's head backwards.
Xinhai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott takes a swing at Xinhai's ribcage but misses.
Xinhai throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
Walcott looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Walcott tries to clinch
and Xinhai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xinhai manages to avoid it.
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Xinhai moved out of range nicely.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Xinhai misses with the combination.
Walcott appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Xinhai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xinhai needs to keep his hands up - Walcott had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xinhai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walcott connects with a body shot.
Tommy Walcott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walcott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Walcott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Xinhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walcott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Xinhai unleashes a big counter combination but Walcott bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walcott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xinhai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yang Xinhai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walcott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walcott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walcott is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Walcott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walcott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 569 p4p, 83 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 1459 p4p, 196 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thomas Raske was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raske tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raske lands a really nice looking cross but Mikhasevich seems unphased.
Raske misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Mikhasevich blocks the leg kick.
Mikhasevich checks a low kick from Raske.
Raske throws a push kick but Mikhasevich slaps the foot to one side.
Mikhasevich slips under a jab from Raske.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Raske moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raske throws a body kick that misses.
Raske misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mikhasevich is looking to counter punch.
Raske fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikhasevich is just out of range.
It looked like Mikhasevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raske scores with a decent looking hook.
Mikhasevich with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Mikhasevich blocks the leg kick.
Raske lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich throws a nice looking combination but Raske bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikhasevich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raske sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Mikhasevich misses.
Mikhasevich needs to keep his hands up - Raske had a free shot at his head there.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich avoids a kick to the body.
Raske has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raske throws a body kick that misses.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raske misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raske feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mikhasevich's calf.
Raske throws out a powerful jab.
Raske closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Raske pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mikhasevich is out of range and Raske settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Mikhasevich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mikhasevich throws a hook but Raske avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raske throws a head kick but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Raske manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikhasevich is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raske throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mikhasevich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raske cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raske throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Raske scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raske will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Raske is predictable there
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Raske throws a leg kick which misses Mikhasevich's front leg but catches the back leg as Mikhasevich tries to avoid it.
Raske tries to score with a low kick but Mikhasevich moves his leg out of the way.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Raske lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raske has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Raske cracks Mikhasevich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mikhasevich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raske lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mikhasevich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raske connects with a body shot that sends Mikhasevich's belly button to the back.
Raske lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raske misses with a right hand
and Raske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raske, right into the meat.
Mikhasevich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raske scores with a kick to the body.
Raske throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mikhasevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Raske is rocked!
Raske throws out a loose jab but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske is still on wobbly legs! Can Mikhasevich finish him?
Nice shot lands for Raske.
Raske seems to have recovered his senses.
Raske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raske is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mikhasevich had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Mikhasevich ducks down to avoid it.
Mikhasevich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mikhasevich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raske throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raske misses with a right hand
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Mikhasevich ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raske bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raske throws a body kick that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Thomas Raske's cut even more.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raske throws the kick towards the body but Mikhasevich avoids it.
Mikhasevich is looking to counter punch.
Raske takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raske thuds a left hand into Mikhasevich's body.
Raske throws a poor cross that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice right hand that sends Raske toppling to the canvas! Raske scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mikhasevich finish him?!
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
Raske dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mikhasevich. That did some damage!
Raske tests Mikhasevich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raske fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mikhasevich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mikhasevich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raske throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mikhasevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raske dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mikhasevich checks the leg kick.
Raske lands a head kick!
Mikhasevich throws a hook but Raske avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raske lands a jab.
Raske lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raske throws a head kick but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Donk. Mikhasevich catches Raske right on the button with a cross.
Raske misses with an uppercut
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikhasevich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raske circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raske can pounce on him.
Mikhasevich looks to score with a jab to the body but Raske is just out of range.
Raske lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Raske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid body kick from Raske.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the side of Raske's head but Raske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mikhasevich was well out of range. Poor timing from Raske.
Mikhasevich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mikhasevich throws a hook but Raske blocks it.
Raske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Raske feints and then cracks Mikhasevich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mikhasevich down.
Raske thows a leg kick but Mikhasevich checks it
enabling Mikhasevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Raske throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mikhasevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Raske tries to work over Mikhasevich's front leg with a kick but Mikhasevich checks it.
Raske throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight right hand.
Raske connects with a leg kick. Mikhasevich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raske jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raske throws a leg kick
and Raske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raske thumps Mikhasevich with a low kick.
Raske tests Mikhasevich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raske tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raske scores with a punch to the head.
Raske has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raske connects with a leg kick. Mikhasevich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Raske there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas Raske seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mikhasevich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raske wants to land a leg kick but Mikhasevich is out of range.
Raske scores with a spinning back kick!
Raske throws a leg kick which misses Mikhasevich's front leg but catches the back leg as Mikhasevich tries to avoid it.
Mikhasevich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mikhasevich lands a body shot.
Raske looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raske scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mikhasevich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Mikhasevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raske.
Raske throws a leg kick which misses Mikhasevich's front leg but catches the back leg as Mikhasevich tries to avoid it.
Raske tries to clinch up.
Raske scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raske throws an overhand right that lands on Mikhasevich's shoulder, as Mikhasevich tries to avoid the shot.
Mikhasevich will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Raske gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mikhasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mikhasevich misses with a body shot.
Raske throws a head kick that misses.
Raske throws a leg kick which misses Mikhasevich's front leg but catches the back leg as Mikhasevich tries to avoid it.
Raske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mikhasevich.
Raske lands a nice hook to Mikhasevich's body. Mikhasevich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Raske.
Raske connects with an inside leg kick.
Mikhasevich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske slips under a jab from Mikhasevich.
Raske connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raske lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
Raske thows a leg kick but Mikhasevich checks it
enabling Mikhasevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Raske cracks Mikhasevich with an open hand slap.
Raske throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raske throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with a wild combination.
Raske moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mikhasevich swings for the body but Raske moves out of range.
Raske appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raske misses with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raske showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raske, as that shot connected.
Raske uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mikhasevich.
Raske works Mikhasevich's body with a nice hook.
Raske throws a solid leg kick but Mikhasevich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raske.
Mikhasevich swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mikhasevich drops his hands momentarily and Raske takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mikhasevich misses with a wild combination.
Mikhasevich loads up on a big right hand but Raske slips the punch.
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske throws a front kick that sends Mikhasevich stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raske sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raske was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mikhasevich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raske can pounce on him.
Raske defending well as Mikhasevich loads up on a big left hand.
Raske flicks out a counter leg kick but Mikhasevich steps away.
A slow jab from Raske misses its intended target.
Mikhasevich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raske throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mikhasevich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske throws a wild body kick that Mikhasevich sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raske misses with a low kick as Mikhasevich jumps back.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raske throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Mikhasevich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Raske fakes the leg kick and cracks Mikhasevich in the body.
Raske defending well as Mikhasevich loads up on a big left hand.
Raske only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Mikhasevich misses.
Mikhasevich defending well as Raske loads up on a big left hand.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
Raske tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raske thuds his right hand into Mikhasevich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raske pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mikhasevich is out of range and Raske settles back down.
Raske lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mikhasevich will feel that in the morning.
Raske scores with the left hand. Mikhasevich knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Raske.
Mikhasevich throws an overhand right that lands on Raske's shoulder, as Raske tries to avoid the shot.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
Mikhasevich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raske thumps Mikhasevich with a low kick.
Raske throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Mikhasevich as he connects with a hook.
Raske's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mikhasevich under the eye.
Donk. Mikhasevich catches Raske right on the button with a cross.
The cut above Thomas Raske's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raske scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mikhasevich might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Raske throws a shot to the body.
Mikhasevich misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich throws a shot from downtown. Raske moves away and avoids it.
Raske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Raske.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Raske throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mikhasevich was well out of range. Poor timing from Raske.
Raske moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raske throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raske throws a leg kick but Mikhasevich sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mikhasevich looks to throw the jab but Raske is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raske.
Mikhasevich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raske connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mikhasevich scrambles back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raske. That's going to slow Mikhasevich down.
Raske throws a head kick but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Mikhasevich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Raske.
Raske throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the side of Raske's head but Raske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Mikhasevich finds it's way through Raske's defenses.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Mikhasevich.
Raske lands a head kick!
Raske tries to clinch but Mikhasevich is having none of it.
Raske's corner calls for a 1-2. Raske obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid body kick from Raske.
Mikhasevich misses with the combination.
Raske only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhasevich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It looked like Mikhasevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Raske comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raske has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raske!
Thomas Raske decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomäus Wolff (ranked 236 p4p, 23 weight class) and Norman Pearson (ranked 632 p4p, 77 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomäus Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wolff counter with a right hand.
It looks like Norman Pearson has been cut.
Wolff blocks a jab.
Pearson misses with an uppercut. Wolff saw that one coming.
Wolff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pearson on the side of the head.
Pearson misses with a head kick.
Wolff misses the shot to the body.
Pearson looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolff is just out of range.
Wolff throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartholomäus Wolff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Wolff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolff buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wolff.
Wolff attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wolff scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pearson blocks the body kick.
Pearson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolff.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Wolff misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff lands a lovely overhand right.
Wolff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pearson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wolff jabs at Pearson's body.
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wolff.
Wolff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wolff on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wolff lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pearson takes a step back to recover.
Wolff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearson.
Wolff scoring well with a low kick there.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff throws a wild body kick that Pearson sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Wolff is predictable there
and Wolff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Wolff counters with a good low kick that Pearson was not able to check.
Pearson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pearson looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looks to land a combination but Wolff avoids it well.
Wolff scores with a hook.
Wolff scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pearson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolff appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pearson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wolff throws a push kick but Pearson slaps the foot to one side.
Wolff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pearson if he has to take too many more of those.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolff digs a good body shot into Pearson's ribs.
Wolff looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pearson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pearson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wolff moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wolff cracks Pearson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wolff has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pearson to stand back up!
Wolff is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Wolff there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff feints and then cracks Pearson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pearson down.
Wolff avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Wolff scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Wolff.
A countering left hand to the body from Pearson misses.
Wolff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wolff chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pearson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wolff - the referee stops the clock and Pearson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wolff. Pearson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pearson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wolff.
Wolff has Pearson up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Wolff controls the action.
Wolff lands a shoulder strike.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
You can see that Pearson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Wolff presses Pearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Wolff.
Wolff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolff misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Wolff misses with a punch to the body.
Wolff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pearson looking to stall.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Wolff scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson tries to work over Wolff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolff lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolff.
Wolff misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolff.
A head punch on the inside from Wolff fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pearson's elbow.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bartholomäus Wolff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Pearson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pearson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wolff instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A right hook to the body lands for Wolff.
Wolff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Wolff here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by Wolff.
Wolff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wolff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pearson can do to turn this around?
Pearson tries to work over Wolff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Wolff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Pearson.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolff's elbow.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pearson.
Wolff lands a nice uppercut.
Bartholomäus Wolff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson blocking some punches.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Pearson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff misses with some punches.
Pearson controlling the action here for a moment.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolff lands a shoulder strike.
Wolff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolff.
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Wolff throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a punch to the body.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Wolff controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Wolff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolff working aggressively here.
Pearson working aggressively here.
Wolff struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolff.
Pearson lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wolff is keeping busy.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Wolff scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Wolff misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Wolff scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Wolff as the two fighters clinch.
Pearson is breathing heavily.
Wolff scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
A short right from Wolff on the inside.
Wolff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Wolff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pearson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wolff seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pearson can turn it around.
Wolff swings wildly with an uppercut but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wolff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolff prevents a body shot from Pearson.
Pearson blocks an uppercut.
Wolff struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Wolff lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearson.
A head punch on the inside from Wolff fails to land.
Wolff lands with a short shot to the head.
Pearson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wolff backwards.
Pearson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Wolff avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson can't find room to land a body shot as Wolff controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wolff.
A short right from Wolff.
Wolff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Wolff presses Pearson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolff drops Pearson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pearson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pearson is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Wolff fails to land.
Pearson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wolff finish him?
Wolff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolff creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pearson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pearson drops to his knees and Wolff pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomäus Wolff!
Bartholomäus Wolff spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 407 p4p, 52 weight class) and Kendo Hirigushi (ranked 837 p4p, 115 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kendo Hirigushi!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donde wants to clinch up but Hirigushi keeps it at a distance.
Hirigushi unleashes a big counter combination but Donde bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Donde tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hirigushi defends well and Donde ends up having to push Hirigushi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hirigushi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hirigushi stuffs the takedown.
Hirigushi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Donde has his takedown stuffed
and Hirigushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donde fails with a takedown attempt.
Donde moves into range and clinches up with Hirigushi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donde lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Donde.
Hirigushi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hirigushi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde shoots in and gets a takedown into Hirigushi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donde drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hirigushi dives on top into guard.
Donde 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.
Hirigushi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Donde's guard.
Hirigushi stands up from Donde's guard - Hirigushi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Donde doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hirigushi counters with a left and a right that stings Donde.
Donde looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hirigushi is fending him off so far but Donde persists. Nope, Hirigushi circles away and we're back to standing.
Donde with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hirigushi counters with a straight right hand.
Donde tries to clinch but Hirigushi moves away
and Hirigushi counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donde moves in looking to clinch but Hirigushi pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donde tries to clinch but Hirigushi moves out of range.
Hirigushi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Donde with a poor takedown
letting Hirigushi counter with a right hand.
Oooooh!!! Hirigushi has knocked Donde down with a huge combo! Hirigushi steps away and waves a wobbly Donde back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Donde is rocked!
Hirigushi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Donde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hirigushi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Donde is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Donde closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hirigushi circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donde.
Donde gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hirigushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donde fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hirigushi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raymond Donde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donde fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hirigushi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donde seems to have got his legs back now.
Donde misses with a takedown
and Hirigushi counters with a crisp right that sends Donde to the canvas! Hirigushi follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kendo Hirigushi!
Kendo Hirigushi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Kleinschmidt (ranked 160 p4p, 26 weight class) and Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 586 p4p, 81 weight class). Kleinschmidt comes to the cage accompanied by DMX- It's hot and hell is dark. Chen Lo has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo digs a good hook to Kleinschmidt's body.
Chen Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Kleinschmidt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kleinschmidt blocks a low kick nicely.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kleinschmidt moves away.
Chen Lo lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chen Lo blocking some punches.
Kleinschmidt blocks a body shot from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kleinschmidt is keeping busy.
Chen Lo avoiding damage.
Kleinschmidt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleinschmidt fails to pull guard.
Chen Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chen Lo moves out of range as Kleinschmidt strikes.
Chen Lo lands a nice shot that snaps Kleinschmidt's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kleinschmidt avoids the head kick by Chen Lo.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Chen Lo catches Kleinschmidt right on the button with a cross.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kleinschmidt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chen Lo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kleinschmidt manages to avoid it.
Kleinschmidt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chen Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen Lo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Timiko Chen Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen Lo lands a slapping body shot.
Kleinschmidt looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen Lo is just out of range.
Chen Lo connects with a body shot that sends Kleinschmidt's belly button to the back.
We've been informed that Chen Lo 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.
Kleinschmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chen Lo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt avoids the head kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo lands a slapping body shot.
Chen Lo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Chen Lo misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Kleinschmidt misses its target.
Kleinschmidt cracks Chen Lo with an open hand slap.
Kleinschmidt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chen Lo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chen Lo jabs at Kleinschmidt's body.
Chen Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kleinschmidt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kleinschmidt blocks a head kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chen Lo throws a head kick but Kleinschmidt moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kleinschmidt throws a body punch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Chen Lo lands a head kick!
Chen Lo lands a jab to Kleinschmidt's midsection.
Chen Lo with a hook.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Kleinschmidt moves out of range.
As Chen Lo tries to get set, Kleinschmidt tries to push him back and clinch up but Chen Lo manages to avoid the attempt.
Kleinschmidt avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kleinschmidt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chen Lo scores with a hook to the body. Kleinschmidt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kleinschmidt.
Chen Lo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kleinschmidt counters with a stiff right hand.
Kleinschmidt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kleinschmidt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
Kleinschmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kleinschmidt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses the body punch
and Chen Lo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kleinschmidt ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Kleinschmidt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Kleinschmidt moved out of range.
Kleinschmidt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chen Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kleinschmidt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kleinschmidt slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Chen Lo.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
and Kleinschmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Timiko Chen Lo has been cut.
Chen Lo throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kleinschmidt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo moves out of range of the strikes.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kleinschmidt counters with a stiff right hand.
Chen Lo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chen Lo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chen Lo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chen Lo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chen Lo cracks Kleinschmidt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo swings widly with a right hand
and Kleinschmidt counters with a left hand that sends Chen Lo to the canvas!
Chen Lo 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!
Kleinschmidt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chen Lo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chen Lo has escaped and now he's on top!
Chen Lo is still in real trouble! Can Kleinschmidt finish him?
Kleinschmidt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kleinschmidt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chen Lo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chen Lo escapes and throws Kleinschmidt's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kleinschmidt is looking to reverse the position.
Kleinschmidt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chen Lo off and has taken his back!
Kleinschmidt goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Chen Lo escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Kleinschmidt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kleinschmidt.
Chen Lo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo lands with a shot to the body.
Chen Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kleinschmidt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chen Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chen Lo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kleinschmidt moves out of range of the leg kick from Chen Lo.
Kleinschmidt is looking to counter the offense by Chen Lo and move into the clinch.
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
and Kleinschmidt counters with a straight right hand.
Chen Lo throws a right hand that misses
and Kleinschmidt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen Lo sizes up Kleinschmidt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chen Lo lands with a cross.
Kleinschmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chen Lo throws out a leg kick but Kleinschmidt moves out of range and Chen Lo only half commits.
Kleinschmidt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kleinschmidt blocks a head kick by Chen Lo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kleinschmidt.
Chen Lo is rocked!
That has opened up Timiko Chen Lo's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo lands a jab-cross combination.
Chen Lo is still on wobbly legs! Can Kleinschmidt finish him?
Chen Lo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kleinschmidt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kleinschmidt avoids the head kick by Chen Lo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Timiko Chen Lo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Timiko Chen Lo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kleinschmidt goes for a double leg but Chen Lo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chen Lo continues to drive forward.
Chen Lo seems to have recovered his senses.
Kleinschmidt ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws a sloppy head kick
and Kleinschmidt counters by clinching up.
Kleinschmidt pulls Chen Lo into guard.
Kleinschmidt has an active guard here but Chen Lo has managed to pass into half guard.
Kleinschmidt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kleinschmidt looking for submissions off his back.
Kleinschmidt is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is pressing down on Chen Lo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kleinschmidt looking to control.
Chen Lo stands up and waves to Kleinschmidt to follow him.
Chen Lo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Chen Lo misses the target.
Kleinschmidt takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo connects with a crisp jab.
Chen Lo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses.
Kleinschmidt throwing a counter right hand but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Chen Lo.
A head kick misses from Chen Lo.
It looked like Kleinschmidt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kleinschmidt moves in looking to clinch but Chen Lo pushes him off.
Chen Lo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chen Lo throws a jab but it's blocked by Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt doesn't manage to clinch there - Chen Lo circles away.
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kleinschmidt.
An attempted straight right counter from Kleinschmidt misses the target.
Kleinschmidt avoids the head kick by Chen Lo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chen Lo throws a nice looking combination but Kleinschmidt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chen Lo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kleinschmidt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kleinschmidt tries to clinch there but Chen Lo circles away.
Kleinschmidt takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kleinschmidt is looking to clinch.
Chen Lo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kleinschmidt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chen Lo finds it's way round the side to connect with Kleinschmidt's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Chen Lo misses the target.
Chen Lo throws a one two combo.
Kleinschmidt is rocked!
Chen Lo looks to throw the jab but Kleinschmidt is out of range.
Kleinschmidt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kleinschmidt is just out of range.
Kleinschmidt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kleinschmidt closes the distance but Chen Lo moves to the side
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Chen Lo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kleinschmidt under the eye.
Oh Kleinschmidt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kleinschmidt moves out of range as Chen Lo strikes.
Rudolf Kleinschmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timiko Chen Lo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kleinschmidt seems to have got his legs back now.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kleinschmidt is just out of range.
Kleinschmidt takes one on the button.
Kleinschmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chen Lo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kleinschmidt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timiko Chen Lo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chen Lo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timiko Chen Lo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Timiko Chen Lo waved his t-shirt featuring Freebok (85% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 56 p4p, 9 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 231 p4p, 36 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith gets a clinch.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith pushes Graves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graves or not.
Graves tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Graves missing with knees to the body.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith is working Graves over against the cage.
Graves prevents a body shot from Smith.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Graves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith pushes Graves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
A short right from Smith.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Smith tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
A short left from Smith.
Graves digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Graves is rocked!
Smith lands a right hand.
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith pushes Graves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Smith dips a shoulder and cracks Graves with a mighty uppercut! Graves falls back against the cage and Smith unloads with a barrage of strikes! Graves is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Smith screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Smith!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Smith waved his t-shirt featuring IniTech Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crotch Grabber (ranked 67 p4p, 6 weight class) and Iain Tower (ranked 254 p4p, 25 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tower's choice of entrance music: Kanye - Power. Iain Tower has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crotch Grabber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabber throws an off balance right hand
and Tower counters with a solid body kick.
We've been told by Grabber's head coaches at Men Only. No Liberals ! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grabber misses with a hook. Tower ducked under it nicely.
Grabber swings widly with a right hand
and Tower counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grabber's corner calls for a 1-2. Grabber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tower has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grabber lands a hook that snaps the head of Tower backwards.
Grabber scores with a shot to the side of Tower's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grabber.
Tower presses Grabber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grabber prevents a body shot from Tower.
Tower tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grabber smiles and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Tower.
A head kick misses from Tower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Grabber there.
Grabber has closed the distance and engaged Tower in a clinch.
Tower lands a shoulder strike.
Tower misses with the head strike.
Grabber lands with a short shot to the head.
Tower lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tower.
Grabber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Towers head.
Tower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tower lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tower scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grabber has a couple of punches blocked by Tower.
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!
Tower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tower struggles to land a body shot inside as Grabber controls his hands.
Grabber working aggressively here.
Tower misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grabber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grabber has a couple of punches blocked by Tower.
Tower lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower misses with the head strike.
Grabber misses with some punches.
Tower scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grabber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grabber throws a punch but it's blocked by Tower.
Grabber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tower presses Grabber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grabber is breathing heavily.
Tower prevents a body shot from Grabber.
A right handed body shot lands from Tower.
Tower has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Grabber seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tower can turn it around.
Tower throws a head punch that misses.
Grabber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tower scores with a shoulder strike.
Tower decides to pull guard.
Tower throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tower wants to hit a switch here but Grabber passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tower there!
Grabber avoids the attempt from Tower to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower is desperately trying to improve his position but Grabber has a good base and remains in mount.
Tower tries to hold on but Grabber postures up.
Tower can't escape the position.
Tower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tower tries to hold on but Grabber postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabber sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tower slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tower wants to get back to full guard.
Grabber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tower does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tower is looking for a sweep. Grabber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tower tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Grabber has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tower is looking to improve his position but Grabber isn't that keen on the idea.
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 Crotch Grabber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grabber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tower has time to react.
It looks like Iain Tower has been cut.
Tower lands a slapping body shot.
Tower moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Grabber goes down! Can Tower finish him!?
It looks like Crotch Grabber has been cut.
Tower drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grabber looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grabber looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grabber!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tower can't do much from the bottom here.
Grabber trying to control the position but Tower is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tower manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tower looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tower is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Grabber to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Tower postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grabber is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tower, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Grabber has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tower actively working from the bottom here.
Tower looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tower tries to roll over but Grabber keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tower has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grabber is working away from the top position though.
Tower might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grabber haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tower manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tower has his feet on Grabber's thighs here. He's pushed Grabber off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Grabber screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iain Tower!
Iain Tower is the new heavyweight champion!
Iain Tower took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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