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BFF 59: Kilpatrick vs. Schaub PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schael Walker (ranked 2264 p4p, 309 weight class) and Mark Morris (ranked 1921 p4p, 273 weight class). Mark Morris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schael Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Morris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker 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 leg kick checked by Morris.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker prevents a body shot from Morris.
Walker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morris is defending well for now.
Morris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morris blocks an uppercut.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Morris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schael Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Walker cracks Morris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Mark Morris has been cut.
Walker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Walker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morris throws out the jab.
Walker cracks Morris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Morris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker tries to work over Morris's front leg with a kick but Morris checks it.
Walker cracks Morris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Good work by Walker as he checks the leg kick.
Walker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Morris does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Morris misses the target.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Morris walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker works over Morris's head and body with a nice combination.
Walker cracks Morris with an open hand slap.
Morris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Morris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Walker is able to avoid easily.
Morris keeps the fight on the outside.
Morris looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Walker drives through and clinches with Morris against the ropes.
Walker throws an elbow that misses.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Walker misses with an elbow strike.
Walker tries to circle away but Morris has him pinned against the ropes.
Morris misses with an elbow over the top.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris throws a big shot that misses.
Walker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Morris throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morris's hands.
Morris is rocked!
That has opened up Mark Morris's cut even more.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Walker! Morris is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schael Walker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mack (ranked 4489 p4p, 446 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 1294 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack stuffs the takedown attempt from Peterson. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Mack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Mack avoids nicely.
Mack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack scores with a hook to the body. Peterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mack gets caught napping as Peterson dives in and scores a takedown. Mack manages to retain guard.
Mack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Peterson with a nice head shot there.
Mack is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
Peterson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mack some visible discomfort.
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!
Mack tries to bench press Peterson off him but Peterson keeps the position.
Peterson working the ground and pound.
Peterson is trying to get an arm triangle but Mack is defending well.
Peterson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mack some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mack's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Peterson working the ground and pound.
Peterson lands a nice forearm strike.
Mack is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mack is trying to control Peterson's posture but Peterson avoids it.
Peterson scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Peterson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Peterson moves into full mount!
Peterson raining down shots from the mount!
Peterson with the ground and pound from mount.
Peterson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mack in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mack is rocked!
Peterson looking to secure an arm triangle but Mack defends it well.
Oh Mack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson lands a couple of good shots and Mack has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Peterson scoring with big shots to the body. Mack is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Mack was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Peterson!
Our winner, Dylan Peterson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Strong (ranked 755 p4p, 15 weight class) and Bo Teebs (ranked 1319 p4p, 19 weight class). Teebs has chosen Ghost - Square Hammer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Strong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bo Teebs!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong takes one to the side of the head.
Mark Strong's cut is getting worse.
Strong swings for the body but Teebs moves out of range.
Teebs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strong.
Teebs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teebs manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Teebs! But no joy.
Strong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Teebs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strong scrambles back to his feet.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong slips a jab from Teebs.
It looked like Strong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strong sets himself, and Teebs steps forward looking for the clinch! Strong avoids it this time.
Strong misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teebs works Strong's body with a nice hook.
Strong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teebs.
Strong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Strong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Teebs.
Teebs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Teebs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Strong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Strong wants to control from the top but Teebs keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Teebs is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Strong dives into side control.
Strong scoring with punches and elbows.
Teebs sneaks out the side door and pushes Strong away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Teebs lands a nice looking body shot.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Teebs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Strong cracks Teebs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
and Strong counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Teebs! He's just covering up as Strong starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Strong!
Mark Strong retains his super heavyweight title!
Mark Strong 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Franca (ranked 892 p4p, 119 weight class) and Latrobe Arundel (ranked 2725 p4p, 325 weight class). Franca comes to the ring accompanied by The Greatest Showman. Arundel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shook Ones. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Franca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arundel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Franca seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Franca decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Franca is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Arundel is defending against the submission attempts here by Franca.
Franca is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Arundel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Franca.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Arundel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Arundel is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franca is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franca works his way into side control.
Franca tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Arundel is looking to regain half guard here but Franca keeps moving and retains side control.
Franca thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Franca thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Franca is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arundel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Franca works to advance to full mount. Arundel defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Franca working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Franca is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Arundel has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Arundel!
Franca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Franca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arundel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arundel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Franca is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franca is working for a kimura here but Arundel manages to reverse the position and he's now in Franca's guard.
Arundel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Franca 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.
Franca looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Franca pushes a forearm under Arundel's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Arundel is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Franca!
In his post fight interview, Luiz Franca started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Maeda (ranked 1108 p4p, 136 weight class) and Mukhtar Sirawazi (ranked 2371 p4p, 269 weight class). Maeda comes to the ring accompanied by Submission. Thomas Maeda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mukhtar Sirawazi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda tries to clinch but Sirawazi is having none of it.
And Sirawazi tries to counter it with a takedown but Maeda pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maeda.
Maeda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maeda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maeda just misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda misses with a hook to the body
and Sirawazi counters with a left to the body.
Maeda tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sirawazi! But no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maeda tries to clinch there but Sirawazi circles away.
Donk. Sirawazi catches Maeda right on the button with a cross.
Good exchange - Sirawazi coming out on top.
Maeda ducks right into an uppercut from Sirawazi.
Danga de danga de dang - Sirawazi scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sirawazi throws a series of punches but Maeda moves out of range.
Sirawazi lands a jab to Maeda's midsection.
Sirawazi lands a really nice looking cross but Maeda seems unphased.
Maeda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sirawazi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maeda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sirawazi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maeda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maeda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirawazi throws the left hand but Maeda avoids the punch easily.
Maeda tries to clinch but Sirawazi is having none of it.
Sirawazi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sirawazi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Sirawazi misses with a hook. Maeda ducked under it nicely.
Sirawazi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maeda dodges the punch combination from Sirawazi.
Sirawazi misses with a wild combination.
Sirawazi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Sirawazi lands.
Sirawazi misses the shot to the body.
Maeda dives in and grabs Sirawazi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sirawazi pushes down on Maeda's head and hops out.
Maeda tries to clinch up.
Sirawazi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maeda wants to clinch but Sirawazi slips to the side
and Sirawazi counters with a left to the body.
Maeda tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sirawazi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maeda misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maeda is looking to clinch but Sirawazi is avoiding it.
Maeda tries to clinch up
and Sirawazi counters with a nice uppercut.
Maeda tries to clinch up but Sirawazi circles away and keeps his distance.
Maeda is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Sirawazi.
Maeda looks to land a left hand but Sirawazi moved out of range nicely.
Sirawazi throws a big shot that misses.
Sirawazi misses with a hook. Maeda ducked under it nicely.
Sirawazi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sirawazi counters with a straight right hand.
Maeda moves in looking to clinch but Sirawazi pushes him off.
Maeda staying out of range there.
Sirawazi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maeda.
Maeda slips a jab from Sirawazi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maeda is looking to clinch but Sirawazi is avoiding it.
Sirawazi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maeda is looking to clinch.
Maeda jabs at Sirawazi's body.
Sirawazi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sirawazi looks to throw the jab but Maeda is out of range.
Sirawazi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sirawazi throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Sirawazi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maeda looks to score with a jab to the body but Sirawazi is just out of range.
Sirawazi throws a nice looking combination but Maeda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maeda closes the distance and pushes Sirawazi back into the ropes.
Maeda taking a breather.
Sirawazi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sirawazi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda jumps guard but Sirawazi turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda is trying to pull guard but Sirawazi has him pressed against the ropes.
Sirawazi is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sirawazi seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Maeda misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Sirawazi to keep the fight standing.
Maeda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sirawazi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sirawazi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Maeda decides to pull guard.
Maeda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maeda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi works over Maeda with some ground and pound from guard.
Sirawazi wants to control from the top but Maeda keeps moving.
Sirawazi connects with a couple of short punches.
Sirawazi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sirawazi is working Maeda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sirawazi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maeda has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sirawazi doesn't defend quickly enough and Maeda has managed to lock this one up! Can Sirawazi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Maeda on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thomas Maeda!
As Thomas Maeda got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Through Japanese translator to English... "I respect my opponent and thank the fans. I will keep training hard to be the best. Goodnight."'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Nordon (ranked 711 p4p, 110 weight class) and Jim Jytky (ranked 1059 p4p, 167 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Nordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Jytky!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Nordon there.
A low kick from Jytky misses
and Nordon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jytky won't be happy with that.
Jytky isn't going anywhere.
Jytky avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nordon.
Nordon lands an elbow.
Jytky is not content to let Nordon control the position.
Nordon working the strikes but Jytky uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nordon looks to land a strike but Jytky avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nordon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jytky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nordon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nordon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jytky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nordon postures up and lands a big shot to Jytky's brow.
Jytky has momentary wrist control but Nordon slips an elbow through the middle.
Nordon postures up in Jytky's guard and throws a big left but Jytky blocks it.
Nordon throws a big right hand that misses.
Nordon throwing strikes from guard but Jytky blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jytky holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jytky trying to keep a closed guard but Nordon is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nordon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nordon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nordon stopping the sweep attempt from Jytky.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jim Jytky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jytky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nordon.
Jytky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jytky moves out of range as Nordon strikes.
Nordon lands a nice hook to Jytky's body. Jytky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nordon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jytky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nordon throws an off balance right hand
and Jytky finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nordon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jytky misses the shot to the body.
Jytky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nordon.
Nordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jytky misses with an uppercut
and Nordon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jytky throws a poor cross that misses
and Nordon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jytky's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nordon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nordon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nordon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jytky is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jytky has escaped and now he's on top!
Jytky wants to stand but Nordon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jytky trying to control the position from guard on top but Nordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jytky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nordon is proving hard to escape from.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nordon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nordon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jytky is aware though and is defending well.
Jytky wanted to stand there but Nordon had control of the position.
Nordon wants to sweep here but Jytky controlling him for the moment.
Jytky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nordon is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nordon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jytky.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jytky lands with a hook. Nordon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jytky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nordon.
Jytky throws a push kick but Nordon slaps the foot to one side.
Nordon went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jytky tries a low kick but Nordon avoids it.
Nordon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nordon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jytky on the side of the head.
Jytky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nordon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nordon feinted with a counter takedown.
Nordon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jytky counters with a straight right hand.
Nordon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jytky gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nordon trying to control the position from guard on top but Jytky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nordon stands and throws Jytky's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nordon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jytky gets back to half guard.
Nordon misses with a head shot. Jytky uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nordon stops Jytky from standing up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nordon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nordon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nordon wants to control from the top but Jytky keeps moving.
Nordon won't allow Jytky to sweep him here.
Nordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Nordon has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Nordon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nordon trying to control but Jytky is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nordon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nordon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jytky wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nordon throwing strikes but missing.
Nordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nordon stopping the sweep attempt from Jytky.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nordon throws a hook but Jytky avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jytky! But no joy.
Jytky slips a jab from Nordon.
Jytky scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Nordon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jytky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nordon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nordon moves out of range of the strikes.
Nordon connects with a crisp jab.
Jytky tests Nordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nordon throws a body punch but Jytky moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jytky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jytky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nordon lands a glancing blow to the side of Jytky's head.
Jytky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordon avoids the head kick by Jytky.
Jytky throws a solid leg kick but Nordon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jytky.
Nordon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nordon missing with a left hand there. Jytky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nordon slips a jab from Jytky.
Jytky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jytky flicks out a counter leg kick but Nordon steps away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Nordon misses.
Nordon cracks Jytky with an open hand slap.
Jytky misses with a low kick.
Nordon jabs Jytky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Nordon. Those never looked like landing.
Jytky throws a front kick aimed at Nordon's knee but Nordon avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Nordon misses the target.
Jytky scores with a shot to the body.
Jytky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nordon moves away.
Nordon attempts a counter takedown but Jytky avoids it well and moves away.
Nordon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jytky trying to control but Nordon postures up.
Jytky moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nordon wants to control from the top but Jytky keeps moving.
Nordon advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nordon is trying to work for a kimura but Jytky is defending well.
Jytky tries to get to full guard but Nordon has control of the leg.
Nordon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordon seems to be looking for submissions.
Jytky trying to control from the bottom.
Nordon seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Jytky has recovered full guard.
Jytky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nordon preventing the sweep.
Nordon with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nordon chips away with some ground and pound.
Nordon throwing strikes but missing.
Nordon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nordon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nordon looks to land a right hand but Jytky moved out of range.
Nordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Jytky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jytky scores with a sloppy right hand. Nordon should have avoided that one.
Nordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jytky can do to turn this around?
Nordon throws a right and a left that Jytky avoids nicely.
Nordon shoots in looking for a takedown but Jytky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nordon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Nordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jytky moves out of range of the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jytky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nordon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jytky scores with a leg kick.
Jim Jytky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nordon closes the distance and clinches up with Jytky, looking for a takedown. Nordon pushes Jytky against the ropes but Jytky circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jytky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nordon throws out the jab.
Nordon misses with an uppercut.
Jytky throws a leg kick but Nordon checks it.
Jytky misses with a leg kick.
Nordon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Nordon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jytky doesn't seem phased though.
Nordon fails with the takedown
and Jytky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nordon's knee momentarily.
Nordon throws a combination that misses
and Jytky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nordon thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jytky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nordon.
Jytky connects with a leg kick. Nordon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordon blocks a leg kick.
Nordon misses with a left hand
and Jytky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Nordon.
Nordon throws a body punch but Jytky moves out of range.
Jytky was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jytky.
Nordon misses with an uppercut. Jytky saw that one coming.
Nordon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nordon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jytky. Jytky obviously looking to wear him down.
Nordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jytky counters with a good, hard body kick but Nordon shrugs it off.
Jytky throws a lazy right hand but Nordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nordon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jytky's head.
Nordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jytky lands with a shot to the body.
Nordon throws a jab when Jytky was well out of range.
Jytky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Jytky finds it's target.
Nordon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jytky throws a wild body kick that Nordon sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jytky.
Nordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nordon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jytky as he jumps to the side.
Jytky throws out a counter right but Nordon avoids it with no problem.
Jytky throws the kick towards the body but Nordon avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jytky does no damage.
Jytky looks for the body kick but Nordon saw that one coming.
Nordon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jytky.
Jytky has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A jab lands there for Jytky.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jytky throws a push kick but Nordon slaps the foot to one side.
Nordon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jytky pinned against the ropes. Jytky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nordon avoids a kick to the body.
Jytky misses with a right hand
and Nordon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jytky's guard.
Jytky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nordon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nordon postures up and lands a big shot to Jytky's brow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nordon preventing the sweep.
Nordon throwing strikes from guard but Jytky blocks nicely.
Nordon throws a strike but Jytky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jytky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jytky tries to stand but Nordon is controlling from the bottom.
Jytky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jytky won't allow Nordon to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jytky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jim Jytky!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Eddie Nordon!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jim Jytky!
Jim Jytky wins by split decision!
Our winner, Jim Jytky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soda Popinski (ranked 685 p4p, 106 weight class) and Dimitri Buriak (ranked 1504 p4p, 228 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popinski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buriak moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Buriak does it's job there.
Popinski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Buriak counters with a nice uppercut.
Popinski throws a good cross that connects.
Buriak tries to move into range but Popinski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Popinski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buriak on the side of the head.
Buriak throws a shot from downtown. Popinski moves away and avoids it.
Buriak throws a jab but it's blocked by Popinski.
Buriak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Buriak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Popinski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buriak.
Good work by Buriak as he checks the leg kick.
Buriak moves away from the strike by Popinski.
Popinski scores with a leg kick.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buriak throws a looping overhand right but Popinski ducks down to avoid it.
Buriak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buriak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Popinski slips a jab from Buriak.
Popinski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Buriak on the side of the head.
Popinski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buriak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Popinski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Popinski scores with a kick to the body.
Popinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Buriak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Popinski drops his hands momentarily and Buriak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Popinski throws a big shot that misses.
It looks like Popinski has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Buriak ducks under a wild hook from Popinski.
Buriak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Buriak throws a big shot that misses.
Popinski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Buriak looks to score with a jab to the body but Popinski is just out of range.
Buriak blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Buriak does it's job there.
Popinski misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popinski misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Buriak misses.
Popinski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buriak lands a right hook to the body.
Popinski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Buriak throws an overhand right that lands on Popinski's shoulder, as Popinski tries to avoid the shot.
Popinski misses with a wild combination.
Popinski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buriak misses with a wild body shot.
Popinski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buriak lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buriak. Popinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buriak throws a body punch but Popinski moves out of range.
And Popinski counters with a quick kick to the body but Buriak blocks it.
Popinski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buriak throws a hook to the side of Popinski's head but Popinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buriak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popinski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popinski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Buriak steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Popinski.
Buriak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popinski throws out the jab.
Buriak just misses with a punch to the body.
Popinski misses with a lunging right hand
letting Buriak counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Popinski.
Dimitri Buriak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popinski throws a lazy right hand but Buriak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popinski slips a straight right by Buriak.
Buriak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buriak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buriak clobbers Popinski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Buriak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popinski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buriak swings widly with a right hand
and Popinski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Buriak tries to close the distance and clinch but Popinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Popinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buriak.
Popinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buriak moves forwards but Popinski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buriak throws an overhand right that lands on Popinski's shoulder, as Popinski tries to avoid the shot.
Popinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Buriak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Buriak misses with an uppercut.
Popinski throws a hook but Buriak blocks it.
Popinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buriak tries to counter with a clinch but Popinski shakes him off and moves away.
Buriak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Popinski is able to avoid easily.
Popinski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buriak looks to land a left hand but Popinski moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Popinski misses.
Buriak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Popinski misses with an uppercut. Buriak saw that one coming.
Buriak throws a shot to the body.
Popinski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Popinski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Buriak takes a step back to recover.
Popinski forces Buriak back against the ropes and clinches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buriak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Buriak.
A short uppercut from Buriak.
Buriak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Popinski.
Buriak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
Buriak tries to land a knee to the head but Popinski blocks with his arms.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popinski.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Buriak.
Buriak blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Popinski working aggressively here.
Buriak throws a punch but it's blocked by Popinski.
Popinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski working aggressively here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands with a right to the head.
Buriak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buriak has a couple of punches blocked by Popinski.
Buriak lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popinski.
Buriak lands with a short shot to the head.
Buriak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popinski's elbow.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Buriak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Popinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buriak lands a nice looking body shot.
Buriak misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Popinski slams his shin into Buriak's torso.
Buriak closes the distance and pushes Popinski back into the ropes.
Popinski prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Popinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Buriak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popinski breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Popinski misses.
Buriak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buriak wants to land a leg kick but Popinski is out of range.
Popinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buriak.
Buriak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buriak works the jab nicely.
Popinski scores with a spinning back kick!
Popinski lands a nice looking body kick.
Buriak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popinski.
Popinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Popinski throws a lazy right hand but Buriak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popinski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Buriak.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Buriak misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buriak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Popinski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Popinski throws a lazy right hand but Buriak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buriak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Popinski lands an overhand right.
Popinski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buriak misses with a body shot.
Popinski avoids the body shot from Buriak.
Buriak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Popinski misses with a hook. Buriak ducked under it nicely.
Popinski is looking to score with low kicks.
Popinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Popinski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buriak's head.
Popinski lands a front kick.
Buriak throws a body shot but no joy.
Buriak slips a straight right by Popinski.
Buriak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Popinski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Buriak avoids it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Buriak misses with an uppercut. Popinski saw that one coming.
Buriak avoids a kick to the body.
A left lands for Buriak.
Popinski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab, jab by Buriak - just one landing.
Buriak lands a jab to Popinski's midsection.
Buriak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buriak lands a nice hook to Popinski's body. Popinski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Popinski scores with a push kick.
Buriak throws a looping overhand right but Popinski ducks down to avoid it.
Buriak defending well as Popinski loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popinski throws a head kick but Buriak moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Popinski as he connects with a hook.
Popinski looks to land a right hand but Buriak moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Buriak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Soda Popinski will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Buriak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Buriak missing with a left hand there. Popinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popinski is looking to land body kicks.
Buriak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buriak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buriak misses with a straight right.
Buriak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Popinski.
Popinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buriak swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Popinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buriak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Popinski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buriak lands a jab to Popinski's midsection.
Buriak throws a right hand that Popinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Popinski also avoids with ease.
Popinski throws a hook but Buriak blocks it.
Buriak throws a leg kick but Popinski moved away.
Popinski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soda Popinski is winning the standup battle so far.
Popinski is looking to slow Buriak down with leg kicks.
Popinski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buriak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buriak scores with a nice strike.
Buriak avoids a kick to the body.
Buriak looks to score with a jab to the body but Popinski is just out of range.
Buriak tries to move into range but Popinski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Buriak throws out a powerful jab.
Popinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Buriak throws a leg kick but Popinski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Popinski looks to throw the jab but Buriak is out of range.
Buriak throws a lazy right hand but Popinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buriak tries to keep at a distance but Popinski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buriak cracks Popinski with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak pushes Popinski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Buriak fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buriak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popinski tries a body shot but Buriak blocks it.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Popinski misses with a punch to the body.
Buriak lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buriak.
A head punch on the inside from Popinski fails to land.
Buriak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buriak.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski has a couple of punches blocked by Buriak.
Buriak blocks an uppercut.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak is leaning against Popinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buriak lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Popinski avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the ropes.
A short left from Buriak.
Popinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buriak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Buriak.
Buriak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buriak blocking some punches.
Buriak misses with some punches.
Buriak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Popinski prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak scores with a hook to the body.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popinski blocks a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak misses with a knee strike.
Popinski throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Popinski lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Popinski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buriak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buriak swings wildly with an uppercut but Popinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Buriak.
Buriak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Popinski blocks an uppercut.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
Popinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popinski lands a left hand.
Popinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buriak backwards.
Popinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Buriak controls his hands.
Buriak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buriak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Popinski.
A head punch on the inside from Buriak fails to land.
Buriak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popinski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski managing to block the knees to the body from Buriak.
A head punch on the inside from Buriak fails to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Popinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Buriak controls his hands.
Popinski blocks a body shot from Buriak.
Dimitri Buriak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buriak gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buriak lands a left hand that snaps the head of Popinski backwards.
Popinski working aggressively here.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
Buriak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Popinski or not.
Popinski misses with the head strike.
Buriak stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Popinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buriak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Popinski is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Buriak.
Buriak throws a punch but it's blocked by Popinski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buriak.
Buriak can't find room to land a body shot as Popinski controls the action.
A short left from Popinski.
Buriak drops Popinski with a big knee straight up the middle! Popinski is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Popinski is rocked!
It looks like Soda Popinski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popinski missing with a left hand there. Buriak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Popinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Buriak avoids a kick to the body.
Buriak cracks Popinski with a good jab.
Popinski tried to score with a low kick but Buriak checks it.
Popinski looks to land a left hand but Buriak moved out of range nicely.
Popinski needs to keep his hands up - Buriak had a free shot at his head there.
Buriak gets a clinch.
Buriak tries to work over Popinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buriak pushes Popinski back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Soda Popinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buriak is leaning against Popinski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Popinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Buriak backwards.
Buriak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popinski prevents a body shot from Buriak.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Popinski.
Popinski seems to have got his legs back now.
Popinski blocks a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak trying to land knees to the body.
Popinski tries a body shot but Buriak blocks it.
Popinski pushes Buriak back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buriak tries to throw a body punch but Popinski avoids it by throwing Buriak back against the ropes.
Buriak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Buriak can't find room to land a body shot as Popinski controls the action.
Popinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buriak misses with a hook to the body
and Popinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Buriak cracks a nice hook into Popinski's ribs.
Buriak cracks a nice hook into Popinski's ribs.
Buriak slips under a jab from Popinski.
Buriak moves out of range of the body kick from Popinski.
A nice leg kick lands there from Popinski.
Buriak swinging wildly here.
Popinski ducks under a wild hook from Buriak.
Popinski throws a lazy right hand but Buriak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buriak tries to clinch but Popinski is having none of it.
Buriak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Buriak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Popinski throws a lazy right hand but Buriak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popinski is looking to slow Buriak down with leg kicks.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
Buriak lands a jab to Popinski's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buriak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buriak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Popinski loads up on a big right hand but Buriak slips the punch.
Buriak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
Buriak cracks Popinski with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Popinski, as that shot connected.
Popinski throws a hook but Buriak avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Popinski.
Popinski staying out of range there.
Buriak misses with a body shot.
Buriak thuds a left hand into Popinski's body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Popinski moves away from the strike by Buriak.
Popinski slips under a jab.
Popinski loads up on a big right hand but Buriak slips the punch.
Buriak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buriak just misses with a punch to the body.
Buriak walks into a straight right hand from Popinski.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Popinski. Buriak shrugs it off though.
Buriak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Popinski throws the kick towards the body but Buriak avoids it.
Buriak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buriak moves out of range of the body kick.
Buriak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Popinski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buriak.
Nice defenses there by Popinski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Buriak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Dimitri Buriak!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Soda Popinski!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Dimitri Buriak!
Dimitri Buriak wins by split decision!
In his post fight interview, Dimitri Buriak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Golovkin (ranked 315 p4p, 34 weight class) and Gasan Yakolev (ranked 532 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Golovkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gasan Yakolev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakolev throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin lands a jab to Yakolev's midsection.
We've been informed that Yakolev 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.
Yakolev throws a shot from downtown. Golovkin moves away and avoids it.
Yakolev misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yakolev.
Golovkin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Golovkin looks to land a left hand but Yakolev moved out of range nicely.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Yakolev ducked under it nicely.
Yakolev swats away the attempt to clinch by Golovkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakolev throws a hook to the side of Golovkin's head but Golovkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Golovkin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yakolev.
Yakolev throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Yakolev.
Yakolev defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
Yakolev throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Golovkin misses with a hook.
Yakolev misses with a few strikes there.
Golovkin throwing a counter right hand but Yakolev manages to avoid it.
Yakolev throws a right hand that misses
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin with a hook.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Yakolev. Those never looked like landing.
Yakolev slips under a jab from Golovkin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yakolev! But no joy.
Golovkin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Golovkin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yakolev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yakolev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a left hand
and Yakolev counters with a nice uppercut.
Yakolev throws a right hand that misses
and Golovkin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golovkin slips a jab from Yakolev.
Golovkin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Golovkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yakolev.
Yakolev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Yakolev.
Yakolev circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev closes the distance and pushes Golovkin back into the ropes.
Yakolev lands a nice shot to the body.
Yakolev prevents a body shot from Golovkin.
Yakolev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Golovkin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yakolev fails to land.
Yakolev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Yakolev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yakolev gets through Golovkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Golovkin.
Yakolev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yakolev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Golovkin tries to move into range but Yakolev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yakolev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yakolev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golovkin.
Golovkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakolev lands a jab.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Golovkin does it's job there.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Yakolev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakolev.
An attempted straight right counter from Golovkin misses the target.
Yakolev defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
Yakolev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Golovkin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a stiff right hand.
Yakolev moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakolev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Golovkin.
Yakolev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakolev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Golovkin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yakolev swinging wildly here.
Yakolev swings widly with a right hand
enabling Golovkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Golovkin ducks under a wild hook from Yakolev.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev dodges the punch combination from Golovkin.
Yakolev tries to clinch up.
Golovkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yakolev.
Golovkin digs a good body shot into Yakolev's ribs.
Yakolev throws a lazy right hand but Golovkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yakolev throws a poor cross that misses
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakolev misses the jab.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yakolev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yakolev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yakolev throws a hook but Golovkin avoids it easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakolev manages to avoid it.
Yakolev tries to clinch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Yakolev misses the jab.
Golovkin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Golovkin takes a swing at Yakolev's ribcage but misses.
Yakolev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakolev throws out the jab.
Golovkin has managed to clinch.
Yakolev tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Yakolev back against the ropes.
Yakolev misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin breaks the clinch.
Golovkin avoids the body shot from Yakolev.
Golovkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Yakolev counter with a right hand.
Golovkin clinches up with Yakolev and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakolev throws a head punch that misses.
Yakolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakolev can't find room to land a body shot as Golovkin controls the action.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Golovkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakolev digs a right hand into Golovkin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Golovkin's gas tank.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Yakolev.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yakolev lands a body punch.
Golovkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakolev lands with a light punch inside.
Yakolev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin tries to throw a body punch but Yakolev avoids it by throwing Golovkin back against the ropes.
Yakolev tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Yakolev back against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golovkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Golovkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin lands a body punch.
Golovkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yakolev backwards.
Yakolev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin takes a shot to the head.
Yakolev can't break the clinch.
Golovkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yakolev or not.
Golovkin presses Yakolev against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Golovkin - that landed with a thud.
Yakolev looks winded!
Yakolev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Yakolev does no damage.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yakolev.
Yakolev misses with a hook
and Golovkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin throws a body punch but Yakolev moves out of range.
Golovkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golovkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
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 Vadim Golovkin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yakolev slips under a jab.
Yakolev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Golovkin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yakolev.
Yakolev rushes Golovkin and presses him up against the ropes.
Yakolev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yakolev.
Yakolev blocking some punches.
Golovkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yakolev breaks from the clinch.
Yakolev misses with a hook
and Golovkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakolev throws a looping overhand right but Golovkin ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakolev.
The fighters circling - Golovkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yakolev misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakolev looks to throw the jab but Golovkin is out of range.
Yakolev ducks right into an uppercut from Golovkin.
Yakolev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Yakolev. Those never looked like landing.
Yakolev throws a jab when Golovkin was well out of range.
Golovkin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yakolev misses with the combination.
Yakolev misses with a double jab
and Golovkin counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev throws a body punch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Golovkin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Golovkin cracks Yakolev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Golovkin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yakolev misses with some punches.
Golovkin working aggressively here.
Yakolev tries a body shot but Golovkin blocks it.
Yakolev has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Golovkin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yakolev blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yakolev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golovkin tries to work over Yakolev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakolev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yakolev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yakolev fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golovkin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Yakolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yakolev throws a punch but it's blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovkin presses Yakolev against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yakolev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakolev.
A short left from Golovkin.
Golovkin tries to work over Yakolev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Yakolev.
Golovkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Yakolev controls his hands.
Yakolev working aggressively here.
Yakolev is trying to push Golovkin away but Golovkin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Yakolev misses with a punch on the inside.
Golovkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yakolevs head.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Golovkin gets through Yakolev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakolev.
Golovkin works on Yakolev's body with a couple of short punches.
Yakolev is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yakolev throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Golovkin.
Golovkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golovkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yakolev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Golovkin or not.
Golovkin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golovkin.
Golovkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yakolev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
Golovkin can't find room to land a body shot as Yakolev controls the action.
Golovkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Golovkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golovkin misses with a punch to the body.
Yakolev tries to throw a body punch but Golovkin avoids it by throwing Yakolev back against the ropes.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Yakolev.
Golovkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yakolevs head.
Yakolev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Golovkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Yakolev blocking some punches.
Golovkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yakolev backwards.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yakolev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yakolev misses with the head strike.
Golovkin pushes Yakolev back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Golovkin.
Yakolev has a couple of punches blocked by Golovkin.
Golovkin pushes Yakolev back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yakolev is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Golovkin.
Yakolev is still on wobbly legs! Can Golovkin finish him?
Golovkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Golovkin dips a shoulder and cracks Yakolev with a mighty uppercut! Yakolev falls back against the ropes and Golovkin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Yakolev is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Golovkin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Golovkin!
Vadim Golovkin retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Vadim Golovkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 1006 p4p, 160 weight class) and Rey Roy Roy (ranked 973 p4p, 157 weight class). Rey Roy Roy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rey Roy Roy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roy Roy with a jab.
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Grayce closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Roy Roy quickly recovers to half guard.
Roy Roy trying to control here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grayce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roy Roy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grayce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grayce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roy Roy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roy Roy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy Roy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grayce . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grayce thows a huge punch but Roy Roy dodges it nicely.
Grayce lands with a punch from half guard.
Grayce lands strikes from half guard.
Grayce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grayce is taking a breather. Roy Roy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grayce seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce wants to pass the guard but Roy Roy is defending well.
Roy Roy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Grayce trying to control the action but Roy Roy is working from the bottom.
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce wants to control but Roy Roy is keeping him busy.
Grayce is trying to work for a kimura but Roy Roy is defending well.
Grayce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roy Roy sees it coming and defends easily.
Roy Roy trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grayce wants to work for an arm triangle but Roy Roy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grayce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roy Roy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grayce seems to be looking for submissions.
Roy Roy is holding on to half guard well.
Ground and pound from Grayce .
Grayce has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grayce moves into full mount! Roy Roy won't be happy about that!
Grayce swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Roy Roy is now in Grayce 's guard. A big mistake from Grayce there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roy Roy is one step ahead there.
Grayce looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roy Roy preventing the sweep.
Grayce has his hands on Roy Roy's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roy Roy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grayce pulls Roy Roy in close to prevent any damage.
Roy Roy preventing the sweep.
Grayce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roy Roy stopping the sweep attempt from Grayce .
Grayce is looking for a triangle but Roy Roy pushes his legs off easily.
Grayce has Roy Roy pulled in close to control his posture.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roy Roy is posturing up here but Grayce has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Roy Roy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Roy Roy has to tap! Slick submission there by Grayce !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Early Grayce !
Our winner, Early Grayce , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kilpatrick (ranked 338 p4p, 48 weight class) and Bryan Schaub (ranked 232 p4p, 34 weight class). Bryan Schaub will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Kilpatrick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Schaub!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaub manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kilpatrick on his heels. He'll look to pass Kilpatrick's guard now, I'm sure.
Schaub drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kilpatrick dives on top into guard.
Schaub looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schaub trying to control the position.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
Schaub throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kilpatrick distracts Schaub with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kilpatrick cracks Schaub with a solid left hand.
Kilpatrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Schaub is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schaub has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kilpatrick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schaub is on top in guard.
Schaub wants to control from the top but Kilpatrick keeps moving.
Schaub postures up.
Schaub stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilpatrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schaub has gone for a leg lock! Kilpatrick slips out almost immediately though and dives into Schaub's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kilpatrick is in close to Schaub's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is in close to Schaub's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kilpatrick works over Schaub with some ground and pound from guard.
Our spies down at at Gymi inform us that Schaub has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Schaub's brow.
Kilpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schaub has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kilpatrick is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Schaub.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Schaub can't do much from the bottom here.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Schaub down.
Schaub tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kilpatrick wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Schaub sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick working over Schaub with some ground and pound. Schaub looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schaub with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Schaub has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schaub taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard.
Kilpatrick slips a nice elbow through Schaub's hands, connecting with Schaub's forehead.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Schaub is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schaub is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick prevents Schaub from improving his position.
Kilpatrick winds up and cracks Schaub with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kilpatrick moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Schaub manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schaub is pressing down on Kilpatrick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kilpatrick is holding on for now.
Schaub wants to advance to full mount but Kilpatrick doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Schaub trying to control but Kilpatrick is working from the bottom.
Schaub wants to pass the guard but Kilpatrick is keeping the position.
Schaub looking to sit in guard and control but Kilpatrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schaub has his foot on Kilpatrick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kilpatrick works his way back into a safe position though.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Schaub wants to control but Kilpatrick passes easily into half guard.
Schaub tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.
Kilpatrick working over Schaub with some ground and pound. Schaub looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Schaub looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing that Kilpatrick has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kilpatrick working over Schaub with some ground and pound. Schaub looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schaub does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schaub is trying to get back to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Schaub's head.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Schaub, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schaub slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schaub is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Schaub is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schaub is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilpatrick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick is in close to Schaub's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilpatrick connects with a couple of short punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schaub keeping moving, preventing Kilpatrick from controlling successfully.
Schaub wants to hit a switch here but Kilpatrick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schaub there!
Schaub sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schaub looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schaub makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schaub.
Kilpatrick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Schaub is looking for a triangle but Kilpatrick pushes his legs off easily.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Schaub has an active guard here but Kilpatrick has managed to pass into half guard.
Schaub has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Schaub is working from the bottom.
Kilpatrick lands strikes from half guard.
Schaub has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schaub preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kilpatrick is trying to control. Schaub wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kilpatrick is thwarting Schaub's attempts to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schaub is staying active underneath Kilpatrick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
Schaub keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Schaub is trying to maintain the position but Kilpatrick is very close to passing his half guard.
Kilpatrick lands with a punch from half guard.
Schaub wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.
Kilpatrick is trying to control the action in half guard but Schaub is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schaub with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Schaub's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kilpatrick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Schaub fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schaub tests Kilpatrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilpatrick looking to score a takedown here. Schaub is defending well but Kilpatrick drives through and ends up in Schaub's guard.
Schaub is trying to control the position but Kilpatrick postures up.
Schaub wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kilpatrick is now in half guard.
Schaub looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Schaub is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaub looking for submissions off his back.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaub tries to roll over but Kilpatrick keeps him under control.
Schaub is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schaub tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kilpatrick has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kilpatrick landing strikes from the mount and Schaub is in trouble!
Kilpatrick breaks from Schaub's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick raining down hammerfists from mount.
Schaub is rocked!
Schaub wants to hold on but Kilpatrick pushes him away.
Schaub is still in real trouble! Can Kilpatrick finish him?
Schaub is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schaub seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kilpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schaub can do to turn this around?
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!
Kilpatrick postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Schaub in real trouble here! The ref calls for Schaub to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
Jesse Kilpatrick retains his light heavyweight title!
Jesse Kilpatrick seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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