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FARTMMA 76 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Rain (ranked 4148 p4p, 345 weight class) and Andrei Mirkovich (ranked 23808 p4p, 475 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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235 lbs
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269 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Mirkovich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.
Mirkovich shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rain as he avoids it easily.
Mirkovich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rain counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirkovich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rain defends it nicely.
Rain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jonathan Rain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Mirkovich.
Mirkovich shoots in for a takedown but Rain shows good takedown defense.
Rain connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Andrei Mirkovich has been cut.
Mirkovich shoots and misses
and Rain counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Rain!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Porabski (ranked 6553 p4p, 184 weight class) and Big Blue Lou (ranked 2189 p4p, 95 weight class). Porabski comes into the arena with Feet- wodzionka blaring out of the sound system. Blue Lou has chosen Meatloaf Bat outta hell as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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384 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Porabski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Big Blue Lou!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porabski dips to his left and cracks Blue Lou with an uppercut!
Porabski misses with a left hand
and Blue Lou counters with a body kick.
Porabski throws a series of punches but Blue Lou avoids them all with ease.
Porabski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blue Lou.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick that knocks Porabski off balance momentarily.
Blue Lou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters circling a little - Blue Lou finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Porabski throws a hook to the side of Blue Lou's head but Blue Lou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Porabski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Porabski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blue Lou counters with an inside leg kick.
Blue Lou blocks a jab.
Piotr Porabski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue Lou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porabski misses with an uppercut
and Blue Lou counters with a leg kick.
Blue Lou lands a front kick.
Porabski is breathing heavily.
Blue Lou throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blue Lou lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Piotr Porabski has been cut.
Good leg kick by Blue Lou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blue Lou moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Lou chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blue Lou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A solid body kick from Blue Lou.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick that knocks Porabski off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blue Lou.
Blue Lou throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blue Lou scores with a leg kick.
Blue Lou feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Porabski's calf.
Porabski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blue Lou.
Big Blue Lou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blue Lou throws a leg kick which misses Porabski's front leg but catches the back leg as Porabski tries to avoid it.
Blue Lou thuds his shin into the meat of Porabski's side.
Porabski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid body kick from Blue Lou.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue Lou throws a front kick that sends Porabski stumbling back into the cage.
Blue Lou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blue Lou.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blue Lou.
Porabski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue Lou scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue Lou.
An inside leg kick lands from Blue Lou.
Porabski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blue Lou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blue Lou connects with a leg kick. Porabski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blue Lou.
Porabski throws a combination that misses
and Blue Lou counters with a nice body kick.
Blue Lou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blue Lou lets loose with a powerful body kick. Porabski will feel that in the morning.
Blue Lou scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blue Lou.
Blue Lou lands a leg kick that knocks Porabski off balance momentarily.
Blue Lou throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Porabski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blue Lou chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Porabski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou delivers a nice body kick.
Porabski misses with a right hand
and Blue Lou counters with a low kick, right behind Porabski 's knee.
Blue Lou feints and then cracks Porabski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Porabski down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blue Lou.
Blue Lou lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blue Lou throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porabski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou keeps Porabski at a distance using the push kick.
Good leg kick by Blue Lou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Porabski throws a series of punches but Blue Lou moves out of range.
Blue Lou explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blue Lou thumps Porabski with a low kick.
Porabski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body kick from Blue Lou.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blue Lou.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blue Lou. That's going to slow Porabski down.
Blue Lou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porabski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blue Lou.
Porabski takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Blue Lou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Porabski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Porabski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blue Lou.
Blue Lou tries a quick counter leg kick but Porabski is wise to it.
Blue Lou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Porabski misses the shot to the body.
Blue Lou follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Blue Lou scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blue Lou pushes Porabski away with a front kick.
Porabski misses with a body punch
and Blue Lou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blue Lou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porabski.
Blue Lou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Porabski throws a lazy right hand but Blue Lou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue Lou throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Porabski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porabski with a hook.
Porabski misses with a looping right.
Blue Lou follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Blue Lou thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Porabski if he has to take too many more of those.
Blue Lou connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blue Lou lets loose with a powerful body kick. Porabski will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porabski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blue Lou is looking to regain half guard here but Porabski keeps moving and retains side control.
Blue Lou manages to work his way to half guard, despite Porabski's best efforts.
Blue Lou is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Porabski pulls his head out easily.
Porabski controlling the action here.
Blue Lou trying to control here.
Porabski prevents Blue Lou from improving his position.
Blue Lou wants to control but Porabski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Porabski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Porabski's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Blue Lou is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Porabski pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue Lou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Porabski seems content to control.
Blue Lou actively working from the bottom here.
Porabski content to control rather than advance.
Blue Lou works his way to full guard. Good work.
Porabski controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blue Lou working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Porabski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Blue Lou is tightening it up a little... Porabski has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Porabski reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Porabski taps out! Nice BJJ there by Blue Lou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Big Blue Lou!
Big Blue Lou made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
Piotr Porabski was interviewed post fight and said 'Im sorry that i failed my fans, coaches and family tonight. Ill be back stronger !'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamadu Camara (ranked 2502 p4p, 240 weight class) and Cedric Simard (ranked 2395 p4p, 231 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 Las Vegas, Mamadu Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Simard!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara clinches.
Camara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Simard controls the action.
Simard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara is working Simard over against the cage.
Simard lands a left hand.
Simard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Simard on the inside.
Camara lands a left hand.
Camara scores with a hook to the body.
Simard prevents a body shot from Camara.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simard lands a right hand.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
Simard lands an uppercut.
Simard manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simard is looking for a triangle but Camara pushes his legs off easily.
Camara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Simard is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Simard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Camara wanted to stand there but Simard had control of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Camara misses with an uppercut. Simard saw that one coming.
Camara clinches.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Simard.
Simard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Camara is breathing heavily.
Simard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Camara tries to work over Simard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camaras head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Simard as the two fighters clinch.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Simard avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Simard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Camara seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Simard can turn it around.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Simard controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simard.
It looks like Mamadu Camara has been cut.
Simard gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Simard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simard lands a shoulder strike.
Simard pulls guard successfully.
Simard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Camara defends it easily.
Simard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Camara is looking to stand up but Simard won't let him.
Simard looking for a guillotine here but Camara defends easily.
Camara gets to his feet - Simard follows without any prompting.
Camara walks into a stiff left hand from Simard.
Camara throws a lazy right hand but Simard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Camara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Camara misses with a wild combination.
Simard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Simard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Camara pushes Simard up against the cage in a clinch.
Simard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Simard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simard fails to pull guard.
Simard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Simard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camara misses with a punch to the body.
Simard gets control of Camara's arms and successfully pulls guard. Simard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simard has a closed guard, preventing Camara from standing up.
Simard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Camara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Camara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simard trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara stopping the sweep attempt from Simard.
Camara wants to stand but Simard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Simard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Camara gets to his feet - Simard follows without any prompting.
Camara clinches.
Camara is leaning against Simard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Simard - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Simard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamadu Camara's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Camara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Camara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camara has Simard up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simard.
Simard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camara tries to work over Simard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara prevents a body shot from Simard.
Camara can't find room to land a body shot as Simard controls the action.
Simard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cedric Simard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Simard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simard prevents a body shot from Camara.
Simard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Camara has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simard's elbow.
Simard gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Simard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Camara.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simard's elbow.
Camara working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Simard pulls Camara into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simard working for a triangle but Camara defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara is looking to stand up but Simard won't let him.
Simard working a defensive guard here.
Simard is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Camara frees his head nicely. Oh but Simard has switched to an armbar! Camara is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Cedric Simard!
Cedric Simard was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelica Nugulagamba (ranked 2109 p4p, 268 weight class) and Almoez Ali (ranked 2211 p4p, 283 weight class). Nugulagamba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bartolito. On his way into the cage it seems that Angelica Nugulagamba has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Angelica Nugulagamba seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Angelica Nugulagamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Almoez Ali!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugulagamba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Angelica Nugulagamba has been cut.
Ali moves away from the strike by Nugulagamba.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nugulagamba.
Ali listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nugulagamba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nugulagamba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugulagamba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Angelica Nugulagamba's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angelica Nugulagamba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Nugulagamba misses.
Ali cracks Nugulagamba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugulagamba misses with a takedown attempt
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nugulagamba is rocked!
Nugulagamba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ali manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nugulagamba doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ali counters with a head kick that drops Nugulagamba to the mat! Nugulagamba scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Nugulagamba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nugulagamba dives in for a single leg takedown but Ali sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nugulagamba seems to have got his legs back now.
Nugulagamba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nugulagamba is breathing heavily.
Nugulagamba shoots for a double leg takedown but Ali sprawls well. He's pushed Nugulagamba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ali lands with a right and another and another! Nugulagamba is in big trouble! Ali lands again and this time it's lights out for Nugulagamba! A quality knockout there for Ali.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Almoez Ali!
A very excited looking Almoez Ali 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raging Bitch (ranked 1731 p4p, 231 weight class) and Oliver Lancaster (ranked 563 p4p, 91 weight class). Bitch comes to the cage accompanied by Who is He?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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World class MT
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Raging Bitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Bitch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lancaster connects with the punch.
Bitch swings widly with a right hand
and Lancaster counters with a right hand to the body.
Lancaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lancaster misses with a body punch
and Bitch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lancaster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Raging Bitch has been cut.
Lancaster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bitch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body. Bitch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oliver Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch slips a straight right by Lancaster.
Bitch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Lancaster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lancaster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bitch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bitch avoids the body shot from Lancaster.
A big right from Lancaster misses.
Bitch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lancaster dips to his left and cracks Bitch with an uppercut!
Bitch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster swings for the body but Bitch moves out of range.
As Lancaster backs away, Bitch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Bitch throwing a counter right hand but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Bitch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raging Bitch's cut is getting worse.
Lancaster instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Bitch controls the action.
Bitch is pushing Lancaster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Bitch avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster.
Lancaster takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch trying to control the position but instead, Lancaster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bitch into the cage.
Lancaster prevents Bitch from breaking the clinch.
Bitch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bitch avoiding damage.
Bitch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lancaster has him pressed against the cage.
Bitch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bitch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lancaster can turn it around.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster.
Lancaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bitch's elbow.
Bitch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bitch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bitch blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lancaster.
Bitch breaks the clinch.
Bitch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Bitch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bitch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lancaster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lancaster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lancaster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bitch wants to slow Lancaster down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Lancaster. That snapped Bitch's head back.
Raging Bitch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect 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!
Lancaster cracks Bitch with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raging Bitch'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.
Bitch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lancaster.
Lancaster is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bitch rather than just go for the knockout.
Lancaster lands with a right hand.
Bitch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lancaster tests Bitch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bitch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lancaster thuds a left hand into Bitch's body.
Oliver Lancaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Bitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Bitch misses
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a shot to the body.
Bitch throws a lazy right hand but Lancaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bitch is looking to counter punch.
Lancaster lands with a nice body punch.
Bitch slips a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lancaster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jeez, Raging Bitch's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of Lancaster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lancaster throws a shot to the body.
Lancaster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Lancaster scores with a body shot.
Lancaster throws a jab when Bitch was well out of range.
Lancaster misses with a looping left.
Bitch moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Bitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lancaster misses with a wild body shot.
Bitch throwing a counter right hand but Lancaster manages to avoid it.
Lancaster throws a jab when Bitch was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lancaster misses the target.
No joy there for Lancaster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lancaster misses with a body shot.
Bitch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lancaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bitch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lancaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitch.
Lancaster scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bitch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lancaster at a distance.
Lancaster throws a body shot but no joy.
Bitch looks to land a right hand but Lancaster moved out of range.
Bitch throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lancaster counters with a left to the body.
Bitch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster blocks a head kick by Bitch.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Lancaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raging Bitch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lancaster throws a sloppy body shot
and Bitch counters with a big head kick but Lancaster shrugs it off.
Lancaster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lancaster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Bitch is just out of range.
Bitch feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lancaster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster moves into range and clinches up with Bitch.
Bitch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bitch slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Bitch avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Bitch throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Lancaster keeps control of Bitch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Lancaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Bitch is trying to break the clinch but Lancaster is controlling him.
Bitch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Bitch stalling in the clinch.
Raging Bitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Bitch wants to get back to striking at distance but Lancaster won't allow it.
Bitch tries to stall but Lancaster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Bitch stalling in the clinch but Lancaster improves position.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Bitch avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Bitch taking a breather.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
Bitch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bitch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bitch breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a slapping body shot.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Bitch.
Lancaster jabs Bitch right on the nose. Bitch blinks but takes it well.
Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bitch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bitch throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raging Bitch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oliver Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jessy Dentler (ranked 1183 p4p, 61 weight class) and Black Caesar (ranked 1148 p4p, 133 weight class). Dentler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Colter Wall - The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jessy Dentler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Caesar!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar is looking to clinch.
Dentler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dentler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dentler digs a good body shot into Caesar's ribs.
Dentler cracks Caesar with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Caesar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dentler throws a big shot that misses.
Dentler has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training in the buildup to the fight.
Dentler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dentler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dentler stuns Caesar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caesar gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Dentler gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jessy Dentler!
After the fight, Jessy Dentler was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Johnson (ranked 2200 p4p, 245 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 602 p4p, 74 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. The key to victory for Roy Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Johnson.
Smith throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smith in his tracks.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like James Smith has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson is rocked!
Roy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Johnson looking for a sweep but Smith has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Johnson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ay Blyad (ranked 1182 p4p, 146 weight class) and Alexander Tverdovskiy (ranked 207 p4p, 26 weight class). Tverdovskiy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oxxxymiron - Tentacles. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ay Blyad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Tverdovskiy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tverdovskiy takes a swing at Blyad's ribcage but misses.
Tverdovskiy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blyad is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tverdovskiy slips under a jab from Blyad.
Tverdovskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyad.
Blyad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blyad is looking to take a break and control but Tverdovskiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blyad is looking for a kimura but Tverdovskiy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blyad to get the leverage.
Blyad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tverdovskiy is just riding it out for now. Blyad eventually gives up the hold.
Blyad perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tverdovskiy's head.
Blyad is trying to control. Tverdovskiy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blyad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Blyad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blyad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tverdovskiy defends it well.
Blyad wants to control but Tverdovskiy is keeping him busy.
Tverdovskiy has his hands clasped together around Blyad's back. He's all about the action.
Tverdovskiy is refusing to be controlled, as Blyad sits in half guard.
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.
Tverdovskiy trying to control from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Blyad is looking for a kimura here.
Blyad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blyad is looking to stall here but Tverdovskiy recovers full guard.
Blyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Tverdovskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tverdovskiy wants to stand but Blyad is controlling the position.
Blyad trying to control but Tverdovskiy is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad throws a hook but Tverdovskiy avoids it easily.
Blyad connects with a body shot.
Tverdovskiy missing with a left hand there. Blyad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blyad ducks under a wild hook from Tverdovskiy.
Blyad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tverdovskiy moves away from the strike by Blyad.
Tverdovskiy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tverdovskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blyad digs a good body shot into Tverdovskiy's ribs.
Blyad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tverdovskiy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tverdovskiy throws an overhand right that lands on Blyad's shoulder, as Blyad tries to avoid the shot.
Tverdovskiy moves into the clinch.
Blyad dodges an elbow strike from Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Blyad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tverdovskiy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blyads head.
A head punch on the inside from Blyad fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad is trying to pull guard but Tverdovskiy has him pressed against the cage.
Tverdovskiy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blyad struggles to land a body shot inside as Tverdovskiy controls his hands.
Blyad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blyad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tverdovskiy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tverdovskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blyad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tverdovskiy misses with some punches.
Blyad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tverdovskiy after a bit of a struggle.
Tverdovskiy blocks an uppercut.
Blyad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blyad misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tverdovskiy lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Tverdovskiy as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blyad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blyad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blyad staying out of range there.
Blyad scores with a sloppy right hand. Tverdovskiy should have avoided that one.
Blyad looks to score with a jab to the body but Tverdovskiy is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tverdovskiy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Tverdovskiy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blyad is out of range and Tverdovskiy settles back down.
Blyad throws a shot from downtown. Tverdovskiy moves away and avoids it.
Blyad throws a looping overhand right but Tverdovskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Tverdovskiy feints a counter leg kick.
Blyad avoids the body shot from Tverdovskiy.
Ay Blyad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tverdovskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyad has been working on his balance at Team Alpha Midget, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tverdovskiy.
Blyad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tverdovskiy moves away.
Blyad moves away from the strike by Tverdovskiy.
Blyad appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tverdovskiy throws a jab when Blyad was well out of range.
Blyad appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blyad swings for the body but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Blyad throws a shot from downtown. Tverdovskiy moves away and avoids it.
Tverdovskiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Blyad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blyad lands with a shot to the body.
Blyad lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy scores with a nice head shot.
Blyad misses with a straight left.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blyad here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tverdovskiy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blyad misses with a body punch
and Tverdovskiy counters with a solid body kick.
Tverdovskiy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tverdovskiy clinches up with Blyad and pushes him back against the cage.
Blyad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tverdovskiy's elbow.
Tverdovskiy lands an elbow inside that Blyad shrugs off.
Blyad tries to work over Tverdovskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blyad blocks an uppercut.
Blyad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tverdovskiy prevents it.
Blyad is looking for a takedown.
Blyad is trying to drag Tverdovskiy to the mat but Tverdovskiy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ay Blyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blyad decides to pull guard.
Tverdovskiy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tverdovskiy working away.
Tverdovskiy takes a little break here. Blyad wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Blyad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tverdovskiy takes a little break here. Blyad wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tverdovskiy has control of an arm but Blyad manages to advance to Tverdovskiy's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tverdovskiy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Blyad's arms.
Blyad not allowing Tverdovskiy to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tverdovskiy is defending well though. Blyad let's go of the attempt for now.
I really don't envy Tverdovskiy right now.
Tverdovskiy breaks Blyad's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tverdovskiy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blyad is keeping the position for now.
Blyad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tverdovskiy can do to turn this around?
Blyad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blyad working for a triangle but Tverdovskiy defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy tries to free his leg and advance position but Blyad is retaining full guard.
Tverdovskiy postures up.
Tverdovskiy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blyad looking to control.
Blyad is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tverdovskiy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tverdovskiy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blyad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blyad is pulling down on Tverdovskiy's head. It's preventing any offense from Tverdovskiy, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Tverdovskiy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blyad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tverdovskiy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blyad's knee momentarily.
Blyad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tverdovskiy looks to land a left hand but Blyad moved out of range nicely.
Tverdovskiy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blyad.
Tverdovskiy lands with an uppercut that bounces Blyad off the cage and back into range.
Blyad defending well as Tverdovskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Tverdovskiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blyad misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Tverdovskiy.
Blyad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tverdovskiy sprawls well. Tverdovskiy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blyad gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad checks a leg kick nicely.
Blyad just misses with a punch to the body.
Tverdovskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyad.
Blyad throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad defending well as Tverdovskiy loads up on a big left hand.
Tverdovskiy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tverdovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Blyad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blyad lands with a shot to the body.
Blyad with a poor takedown
and Tverdovskiy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ay Blyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blyad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Tverdovskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tverdovskiy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tverdovskiy. Blyad shrugs it off though.
Blyad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blyad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tverdovskiy.
Blyad misses with an uppercut.
Blyad throws a shot from downtown. Tverdovskiy moves away and avoids it.
Tverdovskiy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blyad to score with a decent uppercut.
Tverdovskiy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tverdovskiy misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyad throws an overhand right that lands on Tverdovskiy's shoulder, as Tverdovskiy tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tverdovskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyad.
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Tverdovskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Good exchange - Blyad coming out on top.
Blyad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blyad cracks Tverdovskiy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tverdovskiy tries to clinch but Blyad moves out of range.
Blyad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tverdovskiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tverdovskiy misses with a low kick.
Tverdovskiy thows a body kick. Blyad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blyad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blyad misses with a hook.
Tverdovskiy needs to keep his hands up - Blyad had a free shot at his head there.
Tverdovskiy tries to land a leg kick but Blyad saw it coming and moves away.
Tverdovskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tverdovskiy is looking for the big counter here.
Blyad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tverdovskiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Blyad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blyad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tverdovskiy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyad. Tverdovskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Tverdovskiy is looking to slow Blyad down with leg kicks.
Alexander Tverdovskiy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blyad cracks Tverdovskiy with an open hand slap.
Blyad fails with a takedown attempt.
Blyad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tverdovskiy.
A big right from Tverdovskiy misses.
A little feinted left hand from Blyad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blyad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blyad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blyad misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyad. Tverdovskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tverdovskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyad.
Blyad lands a nice shot to the body.
Tverdovskiy throws a leg kick which misses Blyad's front leg but catches the back leg as Blyad tries to avoid it.
Blyad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tverdovskiy manages to avoid it.
Tverdovskiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blyad connects with a jab.
Blyad looks to throw the jab but Tverdovskiy is out of range.
Blyad throws out a loose jab but Tverdovskiy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyad connects with a jab.
Blyad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tverdovskiy.
Blyad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tverdovskiy lands a leg kick that knocks Blyad off balance momentarily.
Blyad swings for the body but Tverdovskiy moves out of range.
Tverdovskiy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blyad lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ay Blyad did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slow jab from Tverdovskiy misses its intended target.
Tverdovskiy misses with a few strikes there.
Blyad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Blyad.
Blyad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tverdovskiy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blyad wants to pass to mount but Tverdovskiy is defending the position.
Blyad trying to control from half guard but Tverdovskiy is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tverdovskiy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blyad trying to control the action but Tverdovskiy is working from the bottom.
Tverdovskiy trying to hold on to Blyad's head to control him but Blyad postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad trying to control from half guard but Tverdovskiy is working away.
Blyad trying to control from Tverdovskiy's half guard. Tverdovskiy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tverdovskiy pulls Blyad in to control the position.
Blyad wants to control from the top but Tverdovskiy keeps moving.
Blyad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tverdovskiy pulls Blyad in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tverdovskiy misses with a looping right.
Blyad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tverdovskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blyad moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Blyad misses the target.
Tverdovskiy throws a leg kick but Blyad moved away.
Blyad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blyad works Tverdovskiy's body with a nice hook.
Tverdovskiy tries to clinch up.
Blyad misses the shot to the body.
Tverdovskiy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blyad.
Blyad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tverdovskiy misses with a hook.
Blyad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tverdovskiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Tverdovskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blyad just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blyad. Tverdovskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyad drives through with a takedown into Tverdovskiy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad trying to control but Tverdovskiy is working from the bottom.
Tverdovskiy is trying to control the position but Blyad postures up.
Blyad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blyad looking to sit in guard and control but Tverdovskiy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blyad looking to control.
Blyad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tverdovskiy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ay Blyad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blyad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tverdovskiy defends well.
Tverdovskiy controlling from the top position.
Tverdovskiy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blyad has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tverdovskiy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Blyad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blyad can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alexander Tverdovskiy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Blyad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Blyad takes a swing at Tverdovskiy's ribcage but misses.
Blyad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tverdovskiy finds it's way round the side to connect with Blyad's head.
Blyad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blyad shoots in for a double leg but Tverdovskiy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blyad lands a nice shot to the body.
Tverdovskiy tries to land a leg kick but Blyad saw it coming and moves away.
Tverdovskiy lunges at Blyad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blyad's hand.
Blyad throws a body shot but no joy.
Blyad misses with a wild body shot.
Tverdovskiy throws a leg kick but Blyad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blyad fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tverdovskiy.
Tverdovskiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tverdovskiy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blyad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tverdovskiy!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blyad staying calm.
Blyad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tverdovskiy wants to control but Blyad postures up.
Blyad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blyad wants to control but Tverdovskiy is keeping him busy.
Blyad is trying to get an arm triangle but Tverdovskiy is defending well.
Blyad in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blyad trying to control the position but Tverdovskiy is working away.
Blyad sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tverdovskiy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blyad wants to control but Tverdovskiy is keeping him busy.
Tverdovskiy is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blyad just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad laying and praying for a moment but Tverdovskiy takes advantage and regains half guard.
Blyad wants to control but Tverdovskiy is keeping him busy.
Blyad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tverdovskiy sees it coming and defends easily.
Blyad wants to take a breather but Tverdovskiy is having none of it.
Blyad is looking to stall here but Tverdovskiy recovers full guard.
Blyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Tverdovskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blyad preventing the sweep.
Blyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Tverdovskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tverdovskiy throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyad.
A swing and a miss from Blyad.
Tverdovskiy moves out of range as Blyad strikes.
Blyad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blyad misses with an uppercut.
Blyad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blyad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tverdovskiy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Tverdovskiy as Blyad shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ay Blyad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Blyad misses.
Tverdovskiy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blyad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tverdovskiy tries to clinch up.
Tverdovskiy darts in and clinches Blyad up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Tverdovskiy.
I think Tverdovskiy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:48
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ay Blyad!
Ay Blyad is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Knight (ranked 2904 p4p, 352 weight class) and Anthony Romeo (ranked 486 p4p, 74 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Romeo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romeo on the side of the head.
Knight blocks a jab.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romeo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romeo looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romeo.
Romeo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight tries a body shot but Romeo blocks it.
Romeo manages to break the clinch.
Knight throws a series of punches but Romeo avoids them all with ease.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Knight misses.
Romeo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Romeo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeo.
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!
Knight throws a hook but Romeo avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Romeo takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Knight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
Knight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Romeo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Romeo throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Romeo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Romeo misses the target.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Romeo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeo.
Romeo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Romeo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Romeo clobbers Knight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romeo looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight walks into a straight right hand from Romeo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romeo moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight slips under a jab from Romeo.
Knight misses with a hook
and Romeo counters with a one-two to the body.
Romeo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
A big left from Knight misses.
Romeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knight defending well as Romeo loads up on a big left hand.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Romeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Knight does it's job there.
Romeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Knight 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Romeo lands a nice shot to the body.
Knight wants to clinch up but Romeo keeps it at a distance.
Romeo throws out a counter right but Knight avoids it with no problem.
Romeo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Romeo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Knight drops his hands momentarily and Romeo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Romeo looks to throw the jab but Knight is out of range.
Romeo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Romeo.
Knight avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight throws a hook to the side of Romeo's head but Romeo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romeo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight moves out of range as Romeo strikes.
Knight throws a big counter combination but Romeo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Romeo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Romeo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knight is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Knight misses with a wild combination.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romeo.
Romeo throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeo.
A big left from Romeo misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Knight misses the target.
Romeo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Romeo misses.
Romeo lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romeo.
Romeo connects with a crisp jab.
Romeo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knight.
Romeo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Romeo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Knight moves into the clinch.
Romeo takes a shot to the head.
Romeo prevents a body shot from Knight.
Knight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romeo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romeo throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Romeo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romeo misses with some punches.
Knight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romeo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romeo.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romeo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Knight fails to land.
Romeo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romeo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knight's elbow.
Knight prevents a body shot from Romeo.
Knight prevents a body shot from Romeo.
A left hand lands to the body for Romeo.
Knight lands with a left to the head.
Romeo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romeo.
Romeo lands a shot to the body.
Knight misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knight throws a punch but it's blocked by Romeo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Knight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romeo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knight misses with a body punch.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romeo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Romeo.
Anthony Romeo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knight avoids the body shot from Romeo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeo throws a body shot but no joy.
Jason Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Knight. Those never looked like landing.
Knight misses with an uppercut.
Knight is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Romeo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romeo throws an overhand right that lands on Knight's shoulder, as Knight tries to avoid the shot.
Romeo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Romeo.
A little feinted left hand from Knight on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Romeo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
Romeo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jason Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeo throws a hook but Knight blocks it.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Romeo counters with a nice body shot.
Romeo blocks a jab.
Knight closes the distance but Romeo moves to the side
and Romeo counters with a right hand to the body.
Romeo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knight misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight looks to land a left hand but Romeo moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Romeo does it's job there.
Knight throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romeo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knight is rocked!
Knight leaves his chin hanging out and Romeo seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Knight crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Romeo!
A very excited looking Anthony Romeo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Xun Zemin (ranked 738 p4p, 97 weight class) and Teuvo Turunen (ranked 1063 p4p, 135 weight class). Xun Zemin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Teuvo Turunen's chin.
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xun Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teuvo Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turunen catches Zemin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turunen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zemin counters with a stiff right hand.
Zemin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turunen doesn't seem bothered though.
Turunen closes the distance but Zemin moves to the side
and Zemin counters with a nice uppercut.
Turunen looks to land a left hand but Zemin moved out of range nicely.
Turunen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turunen lands with a nice body punch.
Zemin throws a body punch but Turunen moves out of range.
Zemin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've been told by Zemin's head coaches at The Foundry that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zemin avoids the head kick by Turunen.
Zemin slips a straight right by Turunen.
Zemin ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
Zemin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turunen.
Turunen 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zemin scores with a jab to the body.
Zemin misses with a looping right.
Turunen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zemin with a body shot.
Turunen connects with a single shot there.
Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zemin.
Zemin misses the shot to the body.
Zemin misses with a straight left.
Turunen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zemin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zemin takes a swing at Turunen's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Turunen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Turunen misses.
Zemin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turunen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zemin scrambles back to his feet.
Turunen lands with a straight right. Zemin didn't see that one coming.
Zemin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turunen misses the shot to the body.
Zemin looks to land a right hand but Turunen moved out of range.
Zemin misses with a looping right.
Zemin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zemin takes a swing at Turunen's ribcage but misses.
Turunen misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Turunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zemin throws a hook but Turunen avoids it easily.
Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zemin.
Turunen throws a jab but it's blocked by Zemin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turunen is looking to clinch.
Turunen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zemin scores with a decent looking hook.
Turunen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turunen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zemin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turunen misses with a two punch combination.
Zemin needs to keep his hands up - Turunen had a free shot at his head there.
Turunen throws a lazy right hand but Zemin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turunen. That's going to slow Zemin down.
Turunen swinging wildly here.
Turunen scores with a jab to the body.
Zemin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turunen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zemin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turunen takes a swing at Zemin's ribcage but misses.
Turunen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zemin counters with a straight right hand.
Turunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turunen throws a hook but Zemin blocks it.
Turunen scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Zemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Zemin misses the target.
Good exchange - Turunen coming out on top.
Turunen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Turunen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zemin swings for the body but Turunen moves out of range.
Zemin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zemin moves in looking to clinch but Turunen pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Turunen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zemin doesn't seem phased though.
Zemin misses the jab.
Zemin closes the distance and pushes Turunen back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Turunen.
Zemin blocks a body shot from Turunen.
Turunen blocking some punches.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin scores with a hook to the body.
Zemin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen gets through Zemin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Turunen.
Zemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zemin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turunen scores with a shoulder strike.
Turunen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zemin lands a right hand.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Turunen backwards.
Turunen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin lands with a light punch inside.
Turunen takes a shot to the head.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin tries to work over Turunen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Turunen fails to land.
Zemin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zemin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turunen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zemin on the side of the head.
Zemin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teuvo Turunen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Turunen throws a series of punches but Zemin moves out of range.
Turunen avoids the body shot from Zemin.
Turunen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zemin moves out of range as Turunen strikes.
Turunen tries to move into range but Zemin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zemin swings for the body but Turunen moves out of range.
Turunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zemin manages to avoid it.
Zemin lands a head shot.
Turunen is rocked!
Zemin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turunen is still on wobbly legs! Can Zemin finish him?
Turunen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zemin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turunen misses with a low kick.
Zemin throws a body punch but Turunen moves out of range.
Turunen moves in looking to clinch but Zemin pushes him off.
Zemin misses with an uppercut. Turunen saw that one coming.
Turunen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zemin's calf.
Turunen seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Zemin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Zemin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turunen misses with a wild body shot.
Turunen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zemin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turunen.
Zemin thuds his right hand into Turunen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turunen throws a big shot that misses.
Jab from Zemin.
Turunen ducks under a wild hook from Zemin.
Turunen misses with a low kick.
Turunen misses with a few strikes there.
Turunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zemin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turunen.
Turunen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turunen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turunen misses with a straight left.
A jab from Turunen misses.
Zemin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turunen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zemin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turunen.
Zemin connects with a nice looking jab.
Turunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Turunen.
Zemin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Turunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zemin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turunen moves out of range as Zemin strikes.
Zemin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turunen throws a shot from downtown. Zemin moves away and avoids it.
Zemin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turunen catches Zemin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turunen cracks Zemin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turunen cracks Zemin with an open hand slap.
Turunen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zemin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turunen misses with a wild body shot.
Turunen thumps Zemin with a low kick.
Zemin slips a jab and a cross from Turunen.
Turunen avoids the body shot from Zemin.
Zemin lands with a nice body punch.
Zemin connects with a right hand. Turunen shakes it off.
Turunen throws an overhand right that lands on Zemin's shoulder, as Zemin tries to avoid the shot.
Zemin throws a big shot that misses.
Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zemin.
Teuvo Turunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zemin misses the jab.
Zemin misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemin throws a hook but Turunen avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Turunen misses the target.
Zemin throws a lazy right hand but Turunen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zemin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turunen moves away.
Turunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zemin.
Turunen loads up on a big right hand but Zemin slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Zemin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turunen staying out of range there.
Zemin clinches with his opponent.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turunen pushes Zemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zemin misses with a body punch.
Zemin gets through Turunen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zemin presses Turunen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turunen is breathing heavily.
Turunen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zemin prevents a body shot from Turunen.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Zemin lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zemin digs a right hand underneath Turunen's ribcage. Turunen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zemin blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Turunen.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turunen backwards.
Turunen throws a punch but it's blocked by Zemin.
Zemin digs a right hand into Turunen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turunen's gas tank.
Zemin lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Zemin lands a right hand.
Zemin can't find room to land a body shot as Turunen controls the action.
Zemin gets through Turunen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zemin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Turunen to his knees! Zemin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xun Zemin!
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