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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gorgon Zola (ranked 2485 p4p, 282 weight class) and Pele Ronaldo (ranked 3247 p4p, 334 weight class). Zola comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Pele Ronaldo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gorgon Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pele Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Zola misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zola. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zola throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zola!
Ronaldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zola as he jumps to the side.
Zola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zola.
As Zola backs off Ronaldo throws a huge counter combo but Zola manages to avoid it all.
Ronaldo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ronaldo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zola.
Ronaldo shoots for a takedown but Zola saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ronaldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zola pinned against the cage. Zola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gorgon Zola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pele Ronaldo.
Zola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ronaldo.
Zola connects with a solid leg kick.
Gorgon Zola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronaldo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zola's waist but Zola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ronaldo off to one side.
As Ronaldo backs away, Zola returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ronaldo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zola counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Pele Ronaldo has been cut.
Zola drops Ronaldo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ronaldo looks back up at him and smiles so Zola waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo is aggressively charging in as Zola backs up avoiding any damage. Zola tosses out a jab and Ronaldo runs right into it face first! Ronaldo is out cold! Zola dropped down on all fours and is barking in Ronaldo's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gorgon Zola!
Gorgon Zola bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ma Moru (ranked 3487 p4p, 290 weight class) and Gary Tonon (ranked 1759 p4p, 180 weight class). Moru comes to the cage accompanied by slam dunk opening theme song. Tonon has chosen What About Now as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ma Moru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Tonon!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonon shoots in for a takedown but Moru shows good takedown defense.
Tonon avoids the head kick by Moru.
Moru throws a sloppy head kick and Tonon moves out of range easily.
Moru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tonon moves into range and clinches up with Moru.
Moru misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tonon.
Moru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonon avoids it.
Tonon is working for takedown but Moru is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moru cracks Tonon with a nice body shot.
Tonon is looking for a takedown.
Ma Moru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Tonon.
Tonon wants to take the fight to the mat but Moru manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tonon jumps guard and drags Moru to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tonon keeping moving, preventing Moru from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moru pushes down on Tonon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moru is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tonon defends it well.
Moru looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tonon has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Moru wants to work for an arm triangle but Tonon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tonon is defending against the submission attempts here by Moru.
Tonon is staying active underneath Moru, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tonon is looking for a sweep. Moru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moru is working for a kimura but Tonon is defending it quite comfortably.
Tonon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tonon keeping full guard, as Moru tries to pass.
Moru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moru throwing strikes but missing.
Moru tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonon is retaining full guard.
Tonon keeping moving, preventing Moru from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moru looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tonon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moru defends well and Tonon ends up having to push Moru into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Moru throws a head kick that misses.
Tonon shoots in but no luck this time.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tonon.
Moru gets back to half guard.
Tonon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moru gets full guard.
Tonon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tonon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moru has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tonon has managed to get both his arms back between Moru's legs - danger averted.
Tonon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Moru can't keep his opponent in guard - Tonon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Moru is trying to stand back up but Tonon is controlling him
Moru is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rabid Dog , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moru is looking to improve his position.
Tonon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Moru makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ma Moru dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moru scores with a one two! Tonon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Moru throws a big shot that misses.
Moru leaves Tonon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moru throws a big counter combination but Tonon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gary Tonon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Moru. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Moru.
Moru scores with a body shot.
Tonon clinches with his opponent.
Tonon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moru looking to stall.
Tonon avoids the elbow strike from Moru, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tonon.
Moru tries to stall but Tonon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moru throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonon.
Tonon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moru walks away with a smile on his face. Tonon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ma Moru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Tonon.
Moru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tonon counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tonon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moru as he jumps to the side.
Moru tries a head kick but it misses.
Moru fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tonon, pushing him back against the cage.
Moru gets through Tonon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tonon avoiding damage as Moru throws knees to the body.
Tonon jumps guard.
Moru is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tonon is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tonon has escaped and now he's on top!
Tonon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moru is looking for a triangle but Tonon pushes his legs off easily.
Moru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moru is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tonon is aware though and is defending well.
Tonon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tonon trying to control the position from guard on top but Moru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonon can do to turn this around?
Moru looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tonon passes into side control.
Moru is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Moru is looking for a sweep.
Moru might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moru is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tonon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon has hold of Moru's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Moru manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tonon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moru is trying desperately to improve position.
Moru is in a horrible position here. Tonon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Moru is bucking up trying to escape but Tonon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moru is working to get back to half guard.
Tonon looking to control but Moru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tonon with the ground and pound from mount.
Moru is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moru tries to hold on but Tonon pushes him away.
Moru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moru is working hard here to advance position.
Tonon controlling from mount.
Tonon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moru really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tonon breaks from Moru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Moru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tonon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Tonon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tonon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moru defends well and Tonon ends up having to push Moru into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Moru is looking for a counter combo.
Moru gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tonon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moru throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moru is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tonon is aware though and is defending well.
Moru looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tonon has picked Moru up and slammed him! Moru can't keep hold of the triangle and Tonon manages to pass to side control!
Tonon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moru knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tonon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Moru down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonon is working Moru over with some ground and pound from side control.
Moru is looking for a sweep.
Tonon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tonon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moru knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tonon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Moru!
Tonon controlling the position easily from mount.
Moru is squirming around, avoiding Tonon's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Moru is rocked!
Tonon controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Moru is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tonon raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tonon prevents Moru from getting the reversal.
Tonon drops a big elbow. That's hurt Moru! More shots from Tonon and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Tonon!
Gary Tonon managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%), into his post fight interview.
Ma Moru was interviewed post fight and said 'Watashi wa yoriyoi sentōkidesuga,
anata wa kōundeshita. Jikai wa
sukiru de watashi o uchi makashi,
kōunde wanai'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 3048 p4p, 395 weight class) and Tupa Halloo (ranked 920 p4p, 144 weight class). Jose De La Cus comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Chainz - Feds Watching ft. Pharrell. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tupa Halloo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carter Jose De La Cus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halloo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jose De La Cus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jose De La Cus just misses with a punch to the body.
Halloo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Halloo misses with a low kick.
Halloo tries to work over Jose De La Cus's front leg with a kick but Jose De La Cus checks it.
Halloo throws a solid leg kick but Jose De La Cus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Halloo.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range of the leg kick from Halloo.
Halloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jose De La Cus.
Halloo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab to the body
and Halloo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halloo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jose De La Cus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jose De La Cus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been told by Jose De La Cus's head coaches at Navy Street MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halloo.
Halloo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jose De La Cus is able to avoid easily.
Halloo thuds a left hand into Jose De La Cus's body.
Halloo throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Jose De La Cus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halloo.
Halloo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus wants to break free but Halloo has control.
Halloo prevents Jose De La Cus from breaking the clinch.
Halloo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jose De La Cus breaks from the clinch.
Jose De La Cus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halloo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Halloo ducks under and follows up with a left that Halloo also avoids with ease.
Halloo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Halloo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloo moves out of range as Jose De La Cus strikes.
Jose De La Cus slips a jab from Halloo.
It looked like Jose De La Cus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halloo.
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose De La Cus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Jose De La Cus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jose De La Cus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Jose De La Cus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halloo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jose De La Cus swings for the body but Halloo moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus misses with a hook to the body
and Jose De La Cus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jose De La Cus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Halloo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jose De La Cus misses
and Halloo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Halloo pushes Jose De La Cus away with a front kick.
Jose De La Cus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose De La Cus tests Halloo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halloo misses with a looping right.
Halloo misses with a hook
and Jose De La Cus counters with a stiff right hand.
Halloo tries a head kick but it misses.
Jose De La Cus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jose De La Cus staying out of range there.
Halloo misses with a hook.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halloo.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose De La Cus was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloo throws a chopping leg kick but Jose De La Cus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Halloo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halloo. Jose De La Cus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halloo.
Jose De La Cus is looking to wear down Halloo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halloo takes a swing at Jose De La Cus's ribcage but misses.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Jose De La Cus slips a straight right by Halloo.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Halloo misses
and Halloo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters circling - Halloo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halloo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jose De La Cus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jose De La Cus keeps the fight on the outside.
Halloo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jose De La Cus will feel that in the morning.
Halloo throws an overhand right that lands on Jose De La Cus's shoulder, as Jose De La Cus tries to avoid the shot.
Halloo misses with a body punch
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jose De La Cus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halloo. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo throws a shot from downtown. Jose De La Cus moves away and avoids it.
Jose De La Cus misses with a shot to the body
and Halloo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Halloo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jose De La Cus was well out of range. Poor timing from Halloo.
Halloo looks to land a body kick but Jose De La Cus moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Halloo
and Jose De La Cus counters with a straight right hand.
Halloo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jose De La Cus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halloo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jose De La Cus counters with a left and a right that stings Halloo.
Halloo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jose De La Cus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halloo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jose De La Cus throws out a powerful jab.
Tupa Halloo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Halloo misses
letting Jose De La Cus counter with a right hand.
Halloo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Halloo throws a wild body kick that Jose De La Cus sees coming a mile off.
Jose De La Cus lands with a good body shot.
Halloo misses with a hook. Jose De La Cus ducked under it nicely.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab
and Halloo counters with a left and a right that stings Jose De La Cus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloo throws a head kick that half lands.
Jose De La Cus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halloo moves away.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Jose De La Cus is looking for a counter combo.
Halloo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Halloo avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Halloo.
Halloo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Halloo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jose De La Cus's head.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo fakes the leg kick and cracks Jose De La Cus in the body.
Halloo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jose De La Cus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Halloo tries to work over Jose De La Cus's front leg with a kick but Jose De La Cus checks it.
Jose De La Cus is looking for a counter combo.
Halloo throws a hook but Jose De La Cus avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halloo.
A little feinted left hand from Jose De La Cus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jose De La Cus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halloo tries a low kick but Jose De La Cus avoids it.
Halloo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jose De La Cus counters with a straight right hand.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halloo misses with a hook to the body
and Jose De La Cus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Halloo thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jose De La Cus counters with a left to the body.
Halloo lands the left hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Halloo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Halloo.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halloo.
Halloo thuds his right hand into Jose De La Cus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Halloo is looking to clinch.
Halloo misses with an uppercut.
Halloo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jose De La Cus if he has to take too many more of those.
Halloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Halloo lands an overhand right.
Halloo throws an off balance right hand
and Jose De La Cus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Halloo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halloo scores with a shoulder strike.
Jose De La Cus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Jose De La Cus fails to land.
Jose De La Cus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halloo misses with a body kick.
Halloo just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Jose De La Cus misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halloo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halloo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jose De La Cus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jose De La Cus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Halloo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range of the leg kick from Halloo.
Halloo misses the body punch
and Jose De La Cus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Halloo tries to score with a low kick but Jose De La Cus moves his leg out of the way.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halloo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jose De La Cus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Halloo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halloo misses with a lunging right hand
and Jose De La Cus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Halloo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jose De La Cus defending well as Halloo loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halloo throws a low kick, looking for Jose De La Cus's leg but Jose De La Cus calmly moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Halloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jose De La Cus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halloo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jose De La Cus throws a body punch but Halloo moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus misses with a hook to the body
letting Halloo counter with a right hand.
Jose De La Cus misses with a wild body shot.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a jab to the body but Halloo is just out of range.
It seemed like Halloo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Halloo tries to clinch but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halloo, right into the meat.
Halloo connects with a leg kick. Jose De La Cus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Halloo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloo swings widly with a right hand
and Jose De La Cus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Halloo drives through and clinches with Jose De La Cus against the cage.
Jose De La Cus manages to break the clinch.
Halloo scores with a kick to the body.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Halloo lands a nice hook to Jose De La Cus's body. Jose De La Cus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halloo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jose De La Cus checks it well.
It looked like Jose De La Cus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Halloo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A shot to the body from Halloo misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halloo.
Jose De La Cus takes a swing at Halloo's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jose De La Cus.
Halloo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jose De La Cuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Halloo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halloo looks to land a right hand but Jose De La Cus moved out of range.
Halloo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose De La Cus misses with a lunging right hand
and Halloo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Halloo throws a right hand that misses
and Jose De La Cus counters with a right hand to the body.
Halloo is looking to chop away at Jose De La Cus's legs.
Halloo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Jose De La Cus misses its target.
Tupa Halloo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halloo tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Halloo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halloo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Halloo!
A victorious Tupa Halloo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Carter Jose De La Cus spoke after the fight, saying 'Whatever...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Razza Matazz (ranked 1687 p4p, 218 weight class) and Bjarni Agnarsson (ranked 1517 p4p, 188 weight class). Matazz comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Eulogy. Agnarsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Pearl kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razza Matazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjarni Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matazz tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson is looking to clinch.
Matazz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Agnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Matazz - that landed with a thud.
Agnarsson pushes Matazz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matazz is looking to break free of the clinch but Agnarsson has double underhooks.
Matazz slows down the pace here.
Agnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matazz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matazz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agnarsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Matazz manages to break the clinch.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses.
Agnarsson closes the distance and pushes Matazz back into the cage.
Matazz tries to break free but Agnarsson pushes him back against the cage.
Matazz is trying to break the clinch but Agnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Agnarsson closes the distance and pushes Matazz back into the cage.
Matazz breaks from the clinch.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the body.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matazz doesn't manage to clinch there - Agnarsson circles away.
Razza Matazz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agnarsson feints a jab promting Matazz to slip. Agnarsson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Matazz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Agnarsson closes the distance and pushes Matazz back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agnarsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Matazz blocks a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matazz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Agnarsson forces Matazz back against the cage and clinches.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Matazz misses.
Agnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matazz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Agnarsson! But no joy.
Matazz looks to score with a jab to the body but Agnarsson is just out of range.
A head kick from Agnarsson lands but Matazz takes it in his stride.
A big left from Matazz misses.
Agnarsson tries to clinch there but Matazz circles away.
Agnarsson moves into the clinch.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matazz throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a left to the body.
Agnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matazz.
Agnarsson darts in and clinches Matazz up against the cage.
Matazz manages to break the clinch.
Agnarsson tries to clinch but Matazz is having none of it.
Matazz loads up on a big right hand but Agnarsson slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses
and Agnarsson counters by clinching up.
Agnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
Matazz is trying to break free.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Matazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Agnarsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matazz throws a sloppy head kick and Agnarsson moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Matazz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matazz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Agnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agnarsson avoids the body shot from Matazz.
Agnarsson rushes Matazz and presses him up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Matazz has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matazz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matazz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Agnarsson gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matazz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Agnarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matazz up against the cage.
Agnarsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matazz up against the cage.
Agnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matazz wants to get back to striking at distance but Agnarsson won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matazz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Agnarsson has him pressed against the cage.
Agnarsson trying to control the position but instead, Matazz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Agnarsson into the cage.
Agnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarni Agnarsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Matazz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up.
Matazz misses with a body shot.
Razza Matazz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agnarsson closes the distance and pushes Matazz back into the cage.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matazz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Agnarsson misses with a double jab.
Agnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matazz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matazz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Agnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson has managed to clinch.
Agnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Agnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matazz has had enough of the clinch but Agnarsson keeps him there for the moment.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
Matazz manages to break the clinch.
Matazz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matazz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Agnarsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Agnarsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Agnarsson stalling.
Agnarsson keeps control of Matazz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Matazz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Agnarsson lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Agnarsson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agnarsson tries to work over Matazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Agnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matazz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matazz's elbow.
Matazz prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch.
Matazz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson rushes Matazz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Razza Matazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Matazz misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agnarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Agnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matazz lands a left and a right that send Agnarsson crashing to the mat, dazed. Matazz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Razza Matazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agnarsson drives through and clinches with Matazz against the cage.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matazz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Agnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matazz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matazz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agnarsson clinches up against the cage.
Agnarsson has Matazz pressed against the cage, preventing Matazz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson forces Matazz back against the cage and clinches.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Agnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
Agnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Agnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matazz backwards.
Agnarsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Matazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Agnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agnarsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Agnarsson clinches up with Matazz and pushes him back against the cage.
Agnarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Agnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matazz is looking to clinch but Agnarsson is avoiding it.
Agnarsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matazz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Agnarsson lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matazz throws a body punch but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson wants to counter the offense by Matazz and move into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson rushes Matazz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Matazz.
Matazz moves into the clinch.
Agnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Agnarsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjarni Agnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Agnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matazz swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson wants to clinch.
Agnarsson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Matazz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Matazz is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Agnarsson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matazz breaks from the clinch.
Agnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matazz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Agnarsson tries to clinch up but Matazz circles away and keeps his distance.
Matazz moves in looking to clinch but Agnarsson pushes him off.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agnarsson moves into the clinch.
Agnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Agnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Matazz avoids it by throwing Agnarsson back against the cage.
Agnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Matazz controls his hands.
Matazz tries to work over Agnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Agnarsson prevents Matazz from breaking the clinch.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Matazz's head.
Matazz breaks from the clinch.
Matazz throws a head kick that misses.
Agnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Agnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matazz misses the jab.
Agnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Agnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with a body punch.
Matazz manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson rushes Matazz and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson is working Matazz over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matazz breaks from the clinch.
Matazz misses with a head kick.
Agnarsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Matazz with a body shot.
Agnarsson cracks Matazz with an open hand slap.
Agnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agnarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Agnarsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matazz is rocked!
Agnarsson forces Matazz back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Matazz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Agnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Agnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Agnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Matazz with a big uppercut! Matazz tries to clinch up but Agnarsson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Matazz to the mat! Matazz covers up and Agnarsson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bjarni Agnarsson!
Bjarni Agnarsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Cooke (ranked 779 p4p, 97 weight class) and Emilio Rojas (ranked 1086 p4p, 135 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cooke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Harm's Way - Warriors Will Reign. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emilio Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas lands with an overhand left.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Rojas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rojas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Cooke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Rojas moved away.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke tries to clinch up but Rojas circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas swinging wildly here.
Cooke is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Rojas tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke keeps Rojas at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Cooke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rojas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Cooke scores with a head kick. Rojas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Rojas.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rojas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Rojas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rojas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Rojas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cooke takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas has had enough of the clinch but Cooke keeps him there for the moment.
Cooke working Rojas over with knees to the body.
Rojas misses with a body punch.
Cooke working Rojas over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooke throws an elbow but misses.
Rojas working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Cooke.
It looks like Emilio Rojas has been cut.
Rojas breaks the clinch.
Rojas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Rojas sees coming a mile off.
Cooke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rojas misses with a body punch
and Cooke counters with a body kick that stops Rojas in his tracks momentarily.
Cooke moves forwards but Rojas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rojas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojas misses with a hook.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Rojas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emilio Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rojas throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rojas, pushing him back against the cage.
Cooke misses with an elbow strike.
Cooke tries to land a knee to the head but Rojas blocks with his arms.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rojas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Rojas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooke shoots in but Rojas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rojas keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rojas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rojas.
Cooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rojas misses with a straight right.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Rojas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooke.
Rojas blocks the body kick.
Rojas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke fails to land the takedown.
Rojas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Cooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emilio Rojas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emilio Rojas's cut.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Jab from Rojas.
Rojas swinging wildly here.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.
Cooke throws a hook but Rojas avoids it easily.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Rojas moves away and avoids it.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Rojas saw that one coming.
It seemed like Rojas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rojas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Cooke thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a head kick but Rojas moves out of range.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooke has a takedown stuffed.
Rojas blocks the body kick.
Rojas avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emilio Rojas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rojas scores with a decent looking hook.
Rojas throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rojas but Rojas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rojas connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rojas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooke doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rojas scores with a hook.
Cooke walks into a left hand.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Rojas gets caught napping as Cooke dives in and scores a takedown. Rojas manages to retain guard.
Rojas wriggles free and stands up.
Rojas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojas.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Rojas misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
Cooke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojas tries to clinch but Cooke moves out of range.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Rojas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body kick from Cooke.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rojas just manages to avoid it.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rojas to the mat! Rojas manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rojas's head.
Cooke sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke won't allow Rojas to get back to his feet.
Cooke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rojas has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cooke is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Cooke landing knees to the head.
Cooke trying to land knees to the body.
Rojas is trying to force a seperation but Cooke has the dominant position.
Cooke connects with a knee to the head.
Rojas is rocked!
Rojas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rojas is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Rojas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rojas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojas seems to have recovered his senses.
Rojas takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
Rojas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samuel Cooke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emilio Rojas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cooke fakes the leg kick and cracks Rojas in the body.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rojas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Rojas as Cooke shoots in.
Rojas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rojas is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Rojas.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Rojas saw that one coming.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rojas's calf.
Cooke scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Rojas.
As Rojas looks to move away, Cooke throws a big counter combo but Rojas just gets out of the way.
Rojas is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rojas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Rojas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Rojas throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Rojas stuffs the takedown attempt from Cooke. Cooke gets slowly back to his feet.
Despite the aggression on Rojas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rojas scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooke doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojas circles away.
Cooke shoots in and drives through. Rojas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Cooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rojas misses the jab.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rojas tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Rojas jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rojas throws a right hand that misses
and Cooke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rojas cracks Cooke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Emilio Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rojas as he avoids it easily.
Rojas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooke. That one must have hurt.
Rojas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rojas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooke in his tracks.
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Rojas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Rojas sees coming a mile off.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojas.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
A big left from Rojas misses.
Cooke defending well as Rojas loads up on a big left hand.
Rojas misses with a looping right.
Cooke tries to clinch but Rojas moves out of range.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Rojas.
Cooke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cooke throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
Cooke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rojas takes a step back to recover.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Cooke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke shoots in looking for a takedown but Rojas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cooke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rojas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Rojas sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rojas! But no joy.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojas scores with the left hand. Cooke knows he should have avoided that one.
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas blocks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Rojas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke slips under a jab from Rojas.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Rojas avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Rojas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rojas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Emilio Rojas!
Our winner, Emilio Rojas, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Charles (ranked 1125 p4p, 141 weight class) and Alexei Chernokov (ranked 1372 p4p, 163 weight class). Charles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Renegades Of Funk - Rage Against The Machine. Chernokov has chosen Disaster strikes - Mushroom cloud as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexei Chernokov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Chernokov.
Chernokov throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Charles half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Charles defending well as Chernokov loads up on a big left hand.
Charles attempts a counter takedown but Chernokov avoids it well and moves away.
Charles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chernokov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Chernokov postures up and lands a big shot to Charles's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chernokov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Charles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Charles wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chernokov is working Charles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chernokov wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Chernokov from controlling successfully.
Charles is looking for a triangle but Chernokov pushes his legs off easily.
Chernokov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Charles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chernokov chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Charles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chernokov is one step ahead there.
Charles looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chernokov passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Chernokov there.
Chernokov 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.
Chernokov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Charles makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Charles.
Charles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chernokov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Chernokov, not yet.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Chernokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chernokov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Charles forces his way into half guard.
Charles uses his free foot to push down on Chernokov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chernokov.
Chernokov regains half guard.
Chernokov tries to roll over but Charles keeps him under control.
Chernokov is trying to maintain the position but Charles is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to advance position but Chernokov won't allow it.
Chernokov gets full guard.
Charles preventing the sweep.
Chernokov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Charles stacks Chernokov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Charles!
Charles advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chernokov is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Chernokov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chernokov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chernokov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Charles did well to prevent Chernokov getting side control.
Charles gets back to full guard.
Charles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Charles working for a triangle but Chernokov defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Charles is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Charles defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov has an active guard here but Charles has managed to pass into half guard.
Chernokov landing rabbit punches to the side of Charles's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Charles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chernokov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chernokov tries to roll over but Charles keeps him under control.
Chernokov won't allow Charles to pass to mount.
Charles passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Charles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chernokov keeps working.
Chernokov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Charles's best efforts.
Charles prevents Chernokov from improving his position.
Chernokov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Charles looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Charles's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chernokov actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles works his way into side control.
Chernokov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Charles is pressing down on Chernokov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chernokov is holding on for now.
Charles looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chernokov with the active half guard here but Charles passes nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov prevents Charles from moving into mount.
Chernokov manages to get back to half guard.
Charles prevents Chernokov from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charles tries to pass to full mount but Chernokov defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Charles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Charles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Charles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chernokov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chernokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chernokov postures up in Charles's guard and throws a big left but Charles blocks it.
Charles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chernokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chernokov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chernokov throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chernokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chernokov wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chernokov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chernokov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chernokov trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chernokov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Charles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chernokov throwing strikes from guard but Charles blocks nicely.
Chernokov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chernokov misses with a straight right.
Chernokov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chernokov instigates a clinch.
Chernokov misses with a punch to the body.
Chernokov can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Chernokov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chernokov throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Charles tries to score a body lock takedown but Chernokov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chernokov.
Chernokov stops a takedown attempt from Charles.
Charles stalling the fight.
Chernokov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chernokov decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chernokov is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chernokov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chernokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Charles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chernokov looking to sit in guard and control but Charles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Charles looking to pass the guard.
Chernokov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Charles is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chernokov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chernokov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Charles can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chernokov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chernokov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Charles is looking to control Chernokov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Charles avoid being mounted?
Chernokov thows a huge punch but Charles dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Chernokov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chernokov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Chernokov!
An out of breath Alexei Chernokov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Barnkvist (ranked 1427 p4p, 171 weight class) and Mikhail Bakunin (ranked 1115 p4p, 137 weight class). Mikhail Bakunin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Barnkvist's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnkvist throws a body punch but Bakunin moves out of range.
Bakunin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnkvist was well out of range. Poor timing from Bakunin.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnkvist misses the target.
Barnkvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnkvist has a takedown stuffed.
Barnkvist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnkvist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bakunin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnkvist somewhat.
Bakunin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnkvist misses with a body shot.
Barnkvist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakunin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnkvist.
Bakunin with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakunin swats away the attempt to clinch by Barnkvist.
Bakunin lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bakunin.
Bakunin throws a good cross that connects.
Mikhail Bakunin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin connects with a single shot there.
Barnkvist moves out of range as Bakunin strikes.
A jab from Bakunin misses.
Barnkvist paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barnkvist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnkvist looks to land a right hand but Bakunin moved out of range.
A left lands for Bakunin.
Bakunin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barnkvist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bakunin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barnkvist at a distance.
Barnkvist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bakunin.
Barnkvist tries to clinch up but Bakunin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bakunin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bakunin throws a combination. Barnkvist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakunin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Bakunin.
Barnkvist throws an overhand right that lands on Bakunin's shoulder, as Bakunin tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Bakunin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mikhail Bakunin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnkvist misses with a body punch
and Bakunin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnkvist misses with a body shot.
Barnkvist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakunin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bakunin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnkvist's head backwards.
Bakunin cracks Barnkvist with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barnkvist dives in for a single leg takedown but Bakunin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakunin misses with an uppercut.
Barnkvist misses with a takedown attempt - Bakunin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good exchange - Bakunin coming out on top.
Bakunin cracks a nice hook into Barnkvist's ribs.
Bakunin looks to throw the jab but Barnkvist is out of range.
Barnkvist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnkvist misses with a straight right.
Bakunin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnkvist doesn't seem bothered though.
Barnkvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bakunin manages to avoid it.
Barnkvist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bakunin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnkvist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist needs to keep his hands up - Bakunin had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin looks to land a left hand but Barnkvist moved out of range nicely.
Bakunin misses with an uppercut. Barnkvist saw that one coming.
Barnkvist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bakunin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnkvist tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bakunin struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnkvist controls his hands.
Barnkvist blocking some punches.
Bakunin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnkvist's elbow.
Bakunin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnkvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bakunin misses with a body punch.
Bakunin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnkvist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bakunin tries to work over Barnkvist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Barnkvist avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
Bakunin lands a shoulder strike.
Barnkvist prevents a body shot from Bakunin.
Bakunin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnkvist has Bakunin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bakunin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist wants to take the fight to the mat but Bakunin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakunin gets underhooks to prevent Barnkvist's takedown attempt.
Bakunin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Barnkvist scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnkvist wants to take the fight to the mat but Bakunin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bakunin lands with a left to the head.
Bakunin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bakunin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bakunin misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnkvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bakunin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bakunin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barnkvist blocks a body shot from Bakunin.
Nice body punch from Barnkvist.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin tries to throw a body punch but Barnkvist avoids it by throwing Bakunin back against the cage.
Bakunin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bakunin - that landed with a thud.
Bakunin has a couple of punches blocked by Barnkvist.
Barnkvist drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bakunin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Bakunin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnkvist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnkvist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barnkvist drops his hands momentarily and Bakunin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bakunin throws a hook but Barnkvist blocks it.
Bakunin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bakunin throws a nice looking combination but Barnkvist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Barnkvist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnkvist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bakunin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Barnkvist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Barnkvist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bakunin connects with a right hand. Barnkvist shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bakunin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnkvist moves away from the strike by Bakunin.
Bakunin slips under a jab from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist throws a one two combo.
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!
Barnkvist tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab by Barnkvist.
Bakunin throws a lazy right hand but Barnkvist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bakunin scores with a hook to the body. Barnkvist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bakunin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Bakunin misses.
Bakunin throws a shot to the body.
Bakunin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bakunin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnkvist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barnkvist thuds a left hand into Bakunin's body.
Barnkvist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bakunin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bakunin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Barnkvist on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Bakunin scores with a decent looking hook.
Bakunin throws an overhand right that lands on Barnkvist's shoulder, as Barnkvist tries to avoid the shot.
Bakunin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnkvist tries to clinch there but Bakunin circles away.
A left lands for Bakunin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin digs a good body shot into Barnkvist's ribs.
Bakunin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Barnkvist shoots in but Bakunin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barnkvist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bakunin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bakunin cracks Barnkvist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bakunin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bakunin misses with a straight right.
Barnkvist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Bakunin.
Bakunin lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnkvist walks into a stiff left hand from Bakunin.
Barnkvist shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Barnkvist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakunin lands an overhand right.
Barnkvist throws a right hand that misses
and Bakunin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barnkvist thinking.
Barnkvist takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barnkvist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Barnkvist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bakunin lands with a cross.
It looks like Peter Barnkvist has been cut.
Bakunin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bakunin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnkvist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bakunin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bakunin staying out of range there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barnkvist. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bakunin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Bakunin.
Barnkvist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakunin.
A jab from Bakunin misses.
Bakunin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnkvist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barnkvist misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnkvist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Bakunin. Beautiful body shot.
Barnkvist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnkvist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bakunin lands a jab to Barnkvist's midsection.
Barnkvist misses the shot to the body.
Bakunin lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bakunin misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Barnkvist misses the target.
Bakunin lands a jab to Barnkvist's midsection.
Bakunin stuns Barnkvist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bakunin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barnkvists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bakunin swings for the body but Barnkvist moves out of range.
It looked like Barnkvist wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bakunin scores with a body shot.
Bakunin takes a swing at Barnkvist's ribcage but misses.
Bakunin thuds his right hand into Barnkvist's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bakunin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnkvist is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bakunin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnkvist moves in looking to clinch but Bakunin pushes him off.
Barnkvist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bakunin to score with a decent uppercut.
Barnkvist shoots for a takedown but Bakunin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mikhail Bakunin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnkvist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bakunin throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Bakunin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Barnkvist's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnkvist tries to clinch up
and Bakunin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bakunin works the jab nicely.
Bakunin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barnkvist.
Bakunin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barnkvist appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bakunin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnkvist momentarily.
Barnkvist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Bakunin finds it's target.
Barnkvist doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakunin circles away.
Barnkvist lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bakunin throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnkvist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bakunin scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnkvist should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnkvist shoots in and drives through. Bakunin sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bakunin. That snapped Barnkvist's head back.
Bakunin cracks Barnkvist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bakunin throws a lazy right hand but Barnkvist sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin cracks Barnkvist with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A left and a right from Bakunin both land. Nice combination.
Barnkvist is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakunin. Barnkvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Barnkvist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Bakunin.
Bakunin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnkvist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bakunin throws a right hand that Barnkvist ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnkvist also avoids with ease.
Barnkvist is looking to counter punch.
Barnkvist seems to have got his legs back now.
Barnkvist defending well as Bakunin loads up on a big left hand.
Bakunin lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnkvist off the cage and back into range.
Barnkvist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bakunin catches Barnkvist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barnkvist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnkvist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Barnkvist scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bakunin sneaks out the side door and pushes Barnkvist away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bakunin lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist tries to bum rush Bakunin with a series of wild strikes but Bakunin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bakunin throws the left hand but Barnkvist avoids the punch easily.
Barnkvist tries to counter by clinching up but Bakunin breaks away and moves out of range.
Bakunin looks to land a right hand but Barnkvist moved out of range.
Bakunin lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Barnkvist misses its intended target.
Bakunin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnkvist connects with a right hand. Bakunin shakes it off.
Nice shot by Bakunin.
Barnkvist looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bakunin is looking to improve his position.
Barnkvist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bakunin stuns Barnkvist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barnkvist closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bakunin quickly recovers to half guard.
Bakunin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnkvist.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakunin pushes Barnkvist off looking to stand but Barnkvist dives back in and keeps control.
Mikhail Bakunin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bakunin wants to improve his position but Barnkvist is controlling well.
Barnkvist thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bakunin's head.
Barnkvist prevents Bakunin from standing back up.
Barnkvist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnkvist lands with a punch from half guard.
Bakunin is trying to stand.
Barnkvist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peter Barnkvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin has hold of Barnkvist's hands but Barnkvist slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bakunin taking some punishment here, with Barnkvist in his half guard.
Bakunin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnkvist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bakunin cracks Barnkvist with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bakunin connects with a body shot that sends Barnkvist's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut there from Bakunin.
Bakunin jabs Barnkvist to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnkvist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bakunin looks to throw the jab but Barnkvist is out of range.
Bakunin connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bakunin misses with a double jab
and Barnkvist counters by moving into the clinch.
Barnkvist has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bakunin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bakunin is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Bakunin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bakunin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Bakunin!
After winning the bout, Mikhail Bakunin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holger The Dane (ranked 793 p4p, 101 weight class) and Humbert Humbert (ranked 1709 p4p, 202 weight class). Humbert is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Babylon 5. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Holger The Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humbert Humbert!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dane throws the kick towards the body but Humbert avoids it.
Humbert avoids the head kick by The Dane.
Humbert misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by The Dane.
The Dane missing with a left hand there. Humbert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Dane connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from The Dane misses its intended target.
The Dane tries to move into range but Humbert moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Dane misses with a body kick.
The Dane lands with a kick to the ribs.
The Dane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Dane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Humbert throws an overhand right that lands on The Dane's shoulder, as The Dane tries to avoid the shot.
Humbert scores with a jab. The Dane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Dane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Humbert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Humbert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Dane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Dane slips under a jab from Humbert.
The Dane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Humbert throws a hook but The Dane avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Humbert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Humbert on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Dane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Humbert.
The Dane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Humbert is just out of range.
Humbert takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Humbert with a jab.
Humbert checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holger The Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Humbert as he checks the leg kick.
The Dane slips under a jab from Humbert.
The Dane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Humbert.
The fighters circling - The Dane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Dane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Dane avoids the body shot from Humbert.
Humbert swings for the body but The Dane moves out of range.
Humbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Humbert throws the left hand but The Dane avoids the punch easily.
Humbert tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Humbert moves out of range as The Dane strikes.
Humbert wants to counter the offense by The Dane and move into the clinch position.
Humbert misses with the combination.
Humbert throws the left hand but The Dane avoids the punch easily.
Humbert defending well as The Dane loads up on a big left hand.
The Dane moves out of range as Humbert strikes.
The Dane thinks about countering with a head kick.
Humbert swings for the body but The Dane moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from The Dane misses the target.
Humbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Dane.
The Dane throws a series of punches but Humbert moves out of range.
The Dane lands with an overhand left.
Humbert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Dane throws out the jab.
The Dane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Humbert momentarily.
The Dane lands with a slapping head kick.
Humbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Humbert just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThe Dane.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Humbert.
It looks like Holger The Dane has been cut.
Humbert throws a jab when The Dane was well out of range.
The Dane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Humbert misses with a straight right.
Humbert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Humbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Dane in his tracks.
The Dane tries to work over Humbert's front leg with a kick but Humbert checks it.
Humbert misses the shot to the body.
The Dane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Dane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Dane lands a front kick.
Humbert moves away from the strike by The Dane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Humbert takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Dane throws an overhand right that lands on Humbert's shoulder, as Humbert tries to avoid the shot.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
Humbert with the counter takedown but The Dane avoids it easily.
Humbert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by The Dane as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dane lands a jab.
The Dane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Dane throws a sloppy head kick and Humbert moves out of range easily.
Humbert avoids the body shot from The Dane.
Humbert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Dane.
Humbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dane manages to avoid it.
The Dane throws a right and a left that Humbert avoids nicely.
The Dane misses with a low kick.
Humbert looks to throw the jab but The Dane is out of range.
The Dane misses with a body shot.
The Dane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Humbert feints the counter takedown.
The Dane throws a nice looking combination but Humbert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Dane throws a hook to the side of Humbert's head but Humbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Humbert misses with a body punch
and The Dane counters with a left and a right that stings Humbert.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Humbert misses with a lunging right hand
and The Dane counters with a leg kick.
Humbert connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Dane. The Dane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut there from The Dane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holger The Dane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Holger The Dane's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Dane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Humbert can do to turn this around?
Humbert tries to throw a body punch but The Dane avoids it by throwing Humbert back against the cage.
Humbert drags the fight down to the ground.
The Dane content to stall in guard here.
The Dane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Humbert is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Humbert looking for a guillotine here but The Dane defends easily.
Humbert can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Dane controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humbert looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Dane has picked Humbert up and slammed him! Humbert can't keep hold of the triangle and The Dane manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Humbert keeps working.
Humbert is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Humbert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Dane pulls his head out easily.
Humbert is looking for a sweep. The Dane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Dane postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Humbert to stand up.
The Dane moves out of range of the strikes.
As Humbert looks to move away, The Dane throws a big counter combo but Humbert just gets out of the way.
Humbert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Dane counters with a nice uppercut.
Humbert jabs The Dane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holger The Dane is winning the standup battle so far.
The Dane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Humbert. Humbert circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humbert.
The Dane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The Dane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Humbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Dane is looking to land body kicks.
Humbert wants to counter with a clinch but The Dane pushes him away.
Humbert throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humbert looks to land a right hand but The Dane moved out of range.
Humbert has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Dane clinches up against the cage.
The Dane lands a nice knee to the body.
The Dane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The Dane gets through Humbert's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Humbert misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Dane tries to throw a body punch but Humbert avoids it by throwing The Dane back against the cage.
Humbert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Dane backwards.
The Dane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Humbert blocks it with crossed arms.
Humbert lands a left hand.
Humbert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Humbert tries to pull guard but The Dane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Dane swings wildly with an uppercut but Humbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humbert tries to pull guard but The Dane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Dane can't find room to land a body shot as Humbert controls the action.
Humbert misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humbert swings wildly with an uppercut but The Dane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humbert throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Humbert digs a right hand into The Dane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Dane's gas tank.
Humbert is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Dane to keep the fight standing.
Holger The Dane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Humbert Humbert.
Humbert manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The Dane tries to free his leg and advance position but Humbert is retaining full guard.
Humbert is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Dane defends well.
The Dane passes Humbert's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Humbert actively working from the bottom here.
The Dane controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert actively working from the bottom here.
Humbert gets back to full guard.
The Dane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Dane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Dane seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The Dane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Holger The Dane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holger The Dane's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Humbert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Dane was well out of range. Poor timing from Humbert.
Humbert blocks a head kick by The Dane.
Humbert on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The Dane blocks a jab.
Humbert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Dane.
Humbert moves out of range of the body kick from The Dane.
The Dane lands with a good body shot.
The Dane misses with a wild body shot.
Humbert defending well as The Dane loads up on a big left hand.
Humbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dane manages to avoid it.
The Dane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Humbert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dane throws a hook to the side of Humbert's head but Humbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dane throws out a loose jab but Humbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humbert thuds a left hand into The Dane's body.
The Dane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Humbert avoids the head kick by The Dane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from The Dane misses.
The Dane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Humbert. The Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Dane throws a body shot but no joy.
Humbert connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Dane. The Dane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Humbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Dane.
The Dane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humbert.
Humbert throws a hook but The Dane blocks it.
The Dane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Humbert.
The Dane throws a lazy body kick
and Humbert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Humbert.
The Dane wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Humbert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Humbert trying to control but The Dane is working from the bottom.
The Dane is controlling Humbert's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Dane is on top in guard.
The Dane has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Humbert is proving hard to escape from.
Humbert looking for a guillotine here but The Dane defends easily.
Humbert is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Dane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Humbert Humbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dane wants to get up but he can't break Humbert's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The Dane tries to free his leg and advance position but Humbert is retaining full guard.
The Dane controlling from the top position.
Humbert looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! The Dane has picked Humbert up and slammed him! Humbert can't keep hold of the triangle and The Dane manages to pass to side control!
Humbert tries to buck The Dane off but The Dane is having none of it.
The Dane gets to mount! Humbert was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Humbert is working to get back to half guard.
The Dane controlling the position easily from mount.
Holger The Dane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humbert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Humbert regains half guard.
Humbert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Dane keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holger The Dane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Dane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holger The Dane!
A very excited looking Holger The Dane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 527 p4p, 77 weight class) and Cavey Beaumont (ranked 566 p4p, 84 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta lunges at Beaumont with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beaumont's hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tsuruta enables Beaumont to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tsuruta manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Beaumont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaumont chips away with some ground and pound.
Tsuruta is trying to control the position but Beaumont postures up.
Beaumont wants to control from the top but Tsuruta keeps moving.
We've been hearing good reports from Tsuruta's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Beaumont throws a big right hand that misses.
Tsuruta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beaumont throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsuruta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tsuruta keeping moving, preventing Beaumont from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beaumont missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beaumont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tsuruta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beaumont's guard.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Beaumont is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaumont is trying to keep Tsuruta in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuruta lands a couple of elbows.
Tsuruta is in close to Beaumont's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tsuruta wants to control from the top but Beaumont keeps moving.
Beaumont looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsuruta is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tsuruta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tsuruta seems to be working for a kimura but Beaumont defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beaumont tries to get to full guard but Tsuruta has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Tsuruta seems content to control.
Tsuruta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beaumont's head.
Beaumont looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tsuruta trying to control the action but Beaumont is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont is trying to get back to full guard.
Tsuruta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Beaumont trying to control from the bottom.
Beaumont tries to get to full guard but Tsuruta has control of the leg.
Tsuruta working Beaumont over with strikes.
Tsuruta 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.
Beaumont connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Tsuruta prevents Beaumont from improving his position.
Tsuruta lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont wants to get back to full guard but Tsuruta has passed into side control.
Beaumont is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tsuruta gets to mount! Beaumont was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Beaumont is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tsuruta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsuruta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Beaumont is looking to escape.
Beaumont keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cavey Beaumont's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tsuruta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beaumont gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tsuruta.
Beaumont throws a head kick that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Beaumont!
Tsuruta trying to control the position but Beaumont is working away.
Tsuruta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beaumont can do to turn this around?
Beaumont is looking for a sweep.
Tsuruta in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tsuruta scores with a couple of short elbows.
Beaumont is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tsuruta off and has taken his back!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaumont throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tsuruta!
Beaumont wants to control but Tsuruta manages to buck him off and is now in Beaumont's guard! Nice work there by Tsuruta!
Beaumont looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsuruta is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaumont is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tsuruta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beaumont is keeping the position for now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tsuruta here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tsuruta slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Beaumont.
Tsuruta is stalling here. Beaumont is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tsuruta seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Beaumont has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Beaumont misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Beaumont lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tsuruta down.
Tsuruta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beaumont tries to roll over but Tsuruta keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont works his way to full guard. Good work.
Beaumont looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsuruta is one step ahead there.
Tsuruta scoring with some ground and pound.
The cut above Cavey Beaumont's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tsuruta chips away with some ground and pound.
Beaumont looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tsuruta postures up and lands a big shot to Beaumont's brow.
Cavey Beaumont's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cavey Beaumont's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tomomi Tsuruta!
After winning the bout, Tomomi Tsuruta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobal Batra (ranked 582 p4p, 92 weight class) and Jay Uzo (ranked 290 p4p, 45 weight class). Uzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Game kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Uzo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Uzo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Uzo throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Batra misses its target.
Batra lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Batra.
Nice defenses there by Uzo.
Batra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Uzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Batra's head.
Batra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Uzo throws out a loose jab but Batra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Uzo.
Batra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Batra has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Batra connects with a right hand. Uzo shakes it off.
Uzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Uzo tries to get set, Batra tries to push him back and clinch up but Uzo manages to avoid the attempt.
Batra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Gobal Batra has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzo misses with a body shot
and Batra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzo looks to throw the jab but Batra is out of range.
Batra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra checks a leg kick nicely.
Batra throwing a counter right hand but Uzo manages to avoid it.
Batra looks to land a right hand but Uzo moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Batra blocks the leg kick.
Batra throwing a counter right hand but Uzo manages to avoid it.
Uzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batra throwing a counter right hand but Uzo manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Batra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Uzo misses with an uppercut. Batra saw that one coming.
Uzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uzo.
Sloppy strikes from Batra. Those never looked like landing.
Batra staying out of range there.
Batra throws a hook but Uzo blocks it.
Uzo moves out of range of the strikes.
Uzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jay Uzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Uzo.
Uzo misses with a straight right.
Batra tries to counter by clinching up but Uzo breaks away and moves out of range.
Uzo walks into a straight right hand from Batra.
Batra misses with an uppercut.
Uzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Batra.
Uzo throws a big shot that misses.
Uzo lands with a straight right. Batra didn't see that one coming.
Uzo throws a right hand that misses
and Batra counters with a one-two to the body.
Batra throws a hook to the side of Uzo's head but Uzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batra wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Uzo throws the left hand but Batra avoids the punch easily.
Uzo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Batra had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Batra misses with a body punch
and Uzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Uzo takes a swing at Batra's ribcage but misses.
Batra tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Uzo manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batra scores with a nice strike.
Uzo misses with a left hand
letting Batra counter with a right hand.
Uzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batra was well out of range. Poor timing from Uzo.
Uzo misses with the combination.
Uzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzo.
It looked like Batra wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Batra tries to land a front kick but Uzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uzo throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Batra on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Batra misses with a body shot.
Batra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uzo manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Uzo misses its intended target.
Batra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Batra is looking to counter the offense by Uzo and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Uzo tries to get set, Batra tries to push him back and clinch up but Uzo manages to avoid the attempt.
Uzo checks a low kick from Batra.
Batra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batra takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Uzo misses.
Batra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzo throws a right hand that misses
and Batra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Batra.
Batra half committed to a counter leg kick.
Uzo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batra can pounce on him.
Batra lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uzo misses with a looping left.
Uzo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Batra. Batra obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Uzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gobal Batra's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uzo walks into a stiff left hand from Batra.
Uzo cracks Batra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Uzo misses with a looping right.
Uzo throws a hook but Batra avoids it easily.
Uzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batra manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Batra.
Uzo misses with a low kick.
Batra lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Uzo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Uzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra throws a leg kick which misses Uzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Uzo tries to avoid it.
Batra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Uzo connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batra went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Uzo misses with a hook
and Batra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Batra scores with a shot to the body.
Uzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Batra coming out on top.
Batra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Uzo moves out of range of the body kick.
Uzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uzo avoids the head kick by Batra.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Batra.
A telegraphed right hand from Uzo misses the target.
Batra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Uzo.
Batra ducks under a wild hook from Uzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Batra misses.
Good work by Batra as he checks the leg kick.
Uzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Uzo.
Batra cracks Uzo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Batra's jab looks to have found its range, popping Uzo under the eye.
Batra moves in looking to clinch but Uzo pushes him off.
Uzo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Batra lands a left and a right that send Uzo crashing to the mat, dazed. Batra thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Uzo is rocked!
Batra looks to land a left hand but Uzo moved out of range nicely.
Uzo is still on wobbly legs! Can Batra finish him?
Uzo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Batra gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Uzo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gobal Batra!
An out of breath Gobal Batra thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jay Uzo was interviewed post fight and said 'I wish to thank the fans for standing by me, my sponsor's Shinto Elite and IniTech Nutirtion, and my camp for getting me ready. I'll be back better then ever.'.
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