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MKFC presents TNT 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piroz Kianersi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Smith will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piroz Kianersi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith leaves Kianersi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kianersi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kianersi trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Kianersi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kianersi throws a big right hand that misses.
Kianersi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kianersi is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Kianersi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Kianersi prevents Smith from getting back to his feet.
Kianersi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kianersi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kianersi lands a couple of digs.
Kianersi is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Kianersi working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kianersi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kianersi throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kianersi is controlling him.
Kianersi trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith wants to stand but Kianersi is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kianersi throws a big shot that misses.
Smith wants to clinch.
Kianersi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith tries to clinch there but Kianersi circles away.
Kianersi misses with a body shot.
Kianersi looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kianersi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kianersi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kianersi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kianersi gets slowly back to his feet.
Kianersi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kianersi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piroz Kianersi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kianersi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Kianersi misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith avoids the body shot from Kianersi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kianersi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kianersi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kianersi is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kianersi is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to clinch but Kianersi moves out of range.
Kianersi misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Kianersi blocks with his arms.
Kianersi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kianersi wants a takedown but no success here.
Kianersi has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Kianersi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kianersi.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kianersi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kianersi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Kianersi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kianersi thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Smith to regain full guard.
Kianersi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kianersi.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Kianersi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith tries to clinch there but Kianersi circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kianersi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kianersi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Kianersi scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Kianersi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Kianersi looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith tries to clinch there but Kianersi circles away.
Kianersi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kianersi.
Kianersi slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Kianersi stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
Kianersi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kianersi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith kicks off Kianersi and gets to his feet.
Kianersi looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Kianersi misses the shot to the body.
Kianersi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kianersi misses with the combination.
Kianersi just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Kianersi circles away.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kianersi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kianersi misses the shot to the body.
Smith leaves Kianersi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piroz Kianersi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Kianersi takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kianersi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kianersi avoids it.
Kianersi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kianersi goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Kianersi pushes him off.
Kianersi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kianersi wants to slow Smith down by chopping away at his legs.
Smith avoids the body shot from Kianersi.
Kianersi misses with a body punch
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kianersi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith is looking to clinch but Kianersi is avoiding it.
Kianersi looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Piroz Kianersi 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. This is the final round!
Kianersi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Kianersi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kianersi is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piroz Kianersi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith wants to clinch up but Kianersi keeps it at a distance.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kianersi.
Kianersi throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Kianersi circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kianersi throws out the jab.
Kianersi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kianersi swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Kianersi pushes him off.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Kianersi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kianersi fails with the takedown
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kianersi tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Kianersi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kianersi misses with a body punch
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith lands an elbow just above Kianersi 's eye.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kianersi's face.
It looks like Piroz Kianersi has been cut.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Kianersi is blocking nicely.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kianersi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith wants to clinch up but Kianersi keeps it at a distance.
Kianersi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kianersi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kianersi fails with the takedown
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Kianersi shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Kianersi is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Kianersi is blocking nicely.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kianersi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kianersi swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kianersi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kianersi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith wants to clinch.
Kianersi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Kianersi.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith slips under a jab from Kianersi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kianersi shoots and misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Kianersi back into the cage.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kianersi has clasped his hands together around Smith's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kianersi lands an elbow.
Kianersi throwing strikes but Smith manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Smith decides to stand back up. Smith steps back and let's Kianersi get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kianersi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Bruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Bruder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kelly Wells!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wells swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bruder ducks under a wild hook from Wells.
Wells fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruder manages to avoid it.
Wells throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruder.
Bruder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wells lands a really nice looking cross but Bruder seems unphased.
It looks like Marcel Bruder has been cut.
Wells dodges the punch combination from Bruder.
Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruder wants to clinch up but Wells keeps it at a distance.
Bruder moves out of range as Wells strikes.
Wells throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruder.
Bruder misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wells counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wells looks to throw the jab but Bruder is out of range.
Bruder wants to slow Wells down by chopping away at his legs.
Bruder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wells moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wells walks into a straight right hand from Bruder.
Bruder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruder tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Wells does no damage.
Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wells throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells misses with a two punch combination.
Marcel Bruder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wells circles away quickly and effectively.
Wells fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruder manages to avoid it.
Bruder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wells avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wells fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bruder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bruder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wells checks it well.
Wells throws a hook but Bruder avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Wells as he connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Wells both land. Nice combination.
Wells avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wells looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruder is just out of range.
Bruder has a takedown stuffed.
Bruder is breathing heavily.
Wells scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bruder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruder is rocked!
Wells misses with a looping left.
Oh Bruder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wells misses with a few strikes there.
Wells misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws a lazy right hand but Bruder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wells throws a shot from downtown. Bruder moves away and avoids it.
Bruder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wells.
Wells looks to throw the jab but Bruder is out of range.
Wells misses with a straight right.
Bruder seems to have got his legs back now.
Wells throws a body punch but Bruder moves out of range.
Bruder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wells.
Wells takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wells avoids the body shot from Bruder.
Wells throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wells throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruder misses with a hook. Wells ducked under it nicely.
Bruder misses with a looping left.
Bruder takes the fight into the clinch.
Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruder has him pressed against the cage.
Bruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruder throws a punch but it's blocked by Wells.
Wells tries to break the clinch but Bruder is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Bruder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wells gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bruder lands a shoulder strike.
Wells letting Bruder take a breather here.
Bruder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bruder lands a body punch.
Bruder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bruder presses Wells against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruder with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bruder scores with a hook to the body.
Wells tries to break the clinch but Bruder is controlling the position.
Bruder lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruder.
Wells swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bruder works on Wells's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruder.
Wells takes a shot to the head.
Bruder holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wells is trying to break free.
Bruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruder lands a left hand.
Bruder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruder controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruder lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Bruder.
Bruder throws an elbow but it misses.
Bruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wells goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruder.
Wells takes a shot to the head.
Bruder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Bruder on the inside.
Wells is rocked!
Bruder tries a knee to the head but Wells blocks it.
Wells is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruder finish him?
Bruder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruder lands a body shot.
A short right from Bruder.
Bruder tries a knee to the head but Wells blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Bruder has him pressed against the cage.
Bruder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Bruder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruder tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcel Bruder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Bruder's cut.
That's time! Bruder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wells throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruder misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Bruder.
Marcel Bruder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruder throws a jab but it's blocked by Wells.
Wells seems to have recovered his senses.
Bruder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wells slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wells. Bruder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruder doesn't manage to clinch there - Wells circles away.
Bruder is looking to clinch.
Bruder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wells.
Bruder gets a clinch.
Bruder lands with a light punch inside.
Bruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wells has had enough of the clinch but Bruder keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruder has Wells pressed against the cage, preventing Wells from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wells is trying to break the clinch but Bruder is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells dodges an elbow strike from Bruder.
Wells can't break the clinch.
Wells has had enough of the clinch but Bruder keeps him there for the moment.
Bruder lands a shoulder strike.
Bruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruder breaks the clinch.
Bruder misses the jab.
Bruder throws an overhand right that drops Wells like a sack of potatoes! Bruder dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Bruder!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz de Vivar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clint Eastwood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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24
130 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mika!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mika misses with a looping right.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diaz de Vivar.
Mika takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mika throws a body punch but Diaz de Vivar moves out of range.
Diaz de Vivar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mika.
Diaz de Vivar scores with the left hand. Mika knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz de Vivar clinches.
Mika tries to circle away but Diaz de Vivar has him pinned against the cage.
Mika breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz de Vivar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mika checks it well.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar throws out a leg kick but Mika moves out of range and Diaz de Vivar only half commits.
Mika swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ivan Mika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz de Vivar cracks Mika with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz de Vivar throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz de Vivar. Mika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz de Vivar feints and then cracks Mika's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mika down.
Mika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz de Vivar stuns Mika with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Mika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to slow Mika down with leg kicks.
Mika rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz de Vivar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz de Vivar lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz de Vivar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mika takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mika!
Diaz de Vivar connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz de Vivar there.
Diaz de Vivar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz de Vivar slips a jab from Mika.
Mika fails to land with a series of punches.
Mika walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mika throws a right and a left that Diaz de Vivar avoids nicely.
Mika looks gassed!
Mika misses with a two punch combination.
Mika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz de Vivar wants to clinch up but Mika keeps it at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diaz de Vivar!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mika misses with a two punch combination.
Mika swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a good, hard body kick but Mika shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar scores with a push kick.
Diaz de Vivar slips under a jab from Mika.
Mika misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz de Vivar - that will leave a mark!
Diaz de Vivar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mika.
Mika throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz de Vivar dips to his left and cracks Mika with an uppercut!
Mika tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz de Vivar. Mika does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good leg kick by Diaz de Vivar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz de Vivar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz de Vivar tries to clinch but Mika is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar swings for the body but Mika moves out of range.
Mika has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz de Vivar.
Mika throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz de Vivar scores with a nice strike.
Mika chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz de Vivar can pounce on him.
Diaz de Vivar thuds his shin into the meat of Mika's side.
Diaz de Vivar moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz de Vivar slips a straight right by Mika.
Mika's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mika takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab by Diaz de Vivar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mika circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz de Vivar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diaz de Vivar staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar dominated that round.
That's time! Diaz de Vivar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mika misses with a double jab.
Mika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz de Vivar was well out of range. Poor timing from Mika.
Diaz de Vivar cracks Mika with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz de Vivar - that will leave a mark!
Diaz de Vivar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mika's head.
Diaz de Vivar lands a nice hook to Mika's body. Mika takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz de Vivar throws a wild body kick that Mika sees coming a mile off.
Diaz de Vivar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mika throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz de Vivar lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar throws a leg kick that misses.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz de Vivar wants to clinch.
Mika misses with a hook.
Mika throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz de Vivar moves into the clinch.
Mika lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mika tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaz de Vivar smiles and moves away.
Mika loads up on a big right hand but Diaz de Vivar slips the punch.
Diaz de Vivar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mika throws a combination that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mika throws a nice looking combination but Diaz de Vivar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz de Vivar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mika.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to clinch.
Mika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mika misses with the combination.
Diaz de Vivar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mika at a distance.
Mika swings for the body but Diaz de Vivar moves out of range.
Mika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz de Vivar.
A slow jab from Mika misses its intended target.
Mika looks to land a combination but Diaz de Vivar avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mika paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mika sizes up Diaz de Vivar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ivan Mika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mika throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Diaz de Vivar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mika is breathing heavily.
Diaz de Vivar catches Mika with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diaz de Vivar throws a front kick that sends Mika stumbling back into the cage.
Mika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz de Vivar lands a nice shot to the body.
Mika swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a low kick, right behind Mika 's knee.
Mika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz de Vivar.
Mika takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mika takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mika throws a combination that misses
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar closes the distance and clinches.
Mika managing to block the knees to the body from Diaz de Vivar.
The referee calls for Diaz de Vivar to work.
Mika tries to pull guard but Diaz de Vivar holds him up against the cage and eventually Mika drops back down to his feet.
Mika being controlled against the cage.
Mika tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Mika.
Mika effectively controlling the action here.
Diaz de Vivar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mika has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Mika.
Mika is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Come on Diaz de Vivar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mika moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz de Vivar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar staying out of range there.
Mika avoids the body shot from Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar misses with a low kick as Mika jumps back.
Diaz de Vivar looks for the body kick but Mika saw that one coming.
Diaz de Vivar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mika works Diaz de Vivar's body with a nice hook.
Mika gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz de Vivar.
Mika throws a hook but Diaz de Vivar avoids it easily.
Mika throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz de Vivar throws a front kick aimed at Mika's knee but Mika avoids it well.
Mika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz de Vivar moves away.
Nice defenses there by Mika.
Mika tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mika loads up on a big right hand but Diaz de Vivar slips the punch.
Mika loads up on a big right hand but Diaz de Vivar slips the punch.
A combination from Mika does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz de Vivar.
Mika misses with a double jab
and Diaz de Vivar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mika really felt that one!
Mika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mika falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Mika lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz de Vivar.
Mika misses with an uppercut. Diaz de Vivar saw that one coming.
Diaz de Vivar is looking to slow Mika down with leg kicks.
Diaz de Vivar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mika moves away.
No joy there for Mika, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mika misses with a body shot
and Diaz de Vivar counters with an outside leg kick.
Mika misses the body punch
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a nice leg kick.
Mika misses with a body shot.
Mika lands a jab-cross combination.
Mika looks to land a right hand but Diaz de Vivar moved out of range.
Diaz de Vivar feints and then cracks Mika's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mika down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mika misses with a combination
and Diaz de Vivar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mika stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz de Vivar.
A swing and a miss from Mika.
Diaz de Vivar digs a good hook to Mika's body.
The fighters circling - Mika throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz de Vivar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mika momentarily.
Mika misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mika takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mika misses with a jab to the body
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz de Vivar.
Diaz de Vivar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mika. Diaz de Vivar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz de Vivar throws a leg kick which misses Mika's front leg but catches the back leg as Mika tries to avoid it.
Diaz de Vivar lands with a good body shot.
Mika throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz de Vivar counters with a body kick.
Ivan Mika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz de Vivar is looking to slow Mika down with leg kicks.
Diaz de Vivar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz de Vivar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz de Vivar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mika was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz de Vivar.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz de Vivar.
Mika takes one to the chin there.
Diaz de Vivar closes the distance and pushes Mika back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mika.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Diaz de Vivar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sik!
Sik working to try and regain half guard.
Sik slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Bush.
Sik is looking to improve his position.
Sik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bush misses with a head shot. Sik uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bush drops back looking for a leg! Sik is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sik manages to kick Bush off! Bush jumps back into Sik's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bush stops Sik from standing up.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Sik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sik lands a nice looking body shot.
Sik takes a swing at Bush's ribcage but misses.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sik as he jumps to the side.
Bush fails with the takedown.
Bush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sik throws a right and a left that Bush avoids nicely.
Bush shoots in looking for a takedown. Sik tries to sprawl out of it but Bush keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush misses the shot to the body.
Sik misses with a head kick.
Bush closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sik is trying to control Bush's posture but Bush avoids it.
Sik taking a bit of punishment here - Bush scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik is not content to let Bush control the position.
Sik throws Bush to one side and escapes!
Sik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bush shoots in and drives through. Sik sprawls well.
Sik lands with a nice body punch.
Bush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bush ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sik moves away.
Sik thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bush.
Sik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bush.
Bush shoots for a takedown but Sik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bush doesn't seem bothered though.
Bush takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sik's waist but Sik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bush off to one side.
Sik tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Sik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bush rather than just go for the knockout.
Bush shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sik napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bush throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sik works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sik gets full guard.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
Sik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sik wants to pass the guard but Bush is defending well.
Sik wants to take a breather but Bush is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Bush will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bush throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sik counters with a nice uppercut.
Sik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Sik.
Sik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sik throws a series of punches but Bush moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sik.
Sik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bush lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Bush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sik counters with a straight right hand.
Jeremy Bush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Sik counters with a low kick, right behind Bush 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bush passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sik is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bush is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sik defends it well.
Sik is staying active underneath Bush, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sik manages to get to full guard.
Bush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sik had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bush defends it easily.
Sik is breathing heavily.
Sik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bush wants to pass the guard but Sik is keeping the position.
Bush wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
Bush passes Sik's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bush is keen to just control but Sik is a slippery customer.
Bush trying to advance position but Sik counters by regaining guard.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush wants to control from the top but Sik keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bush controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bush throws a big right hand that misses.
Bush trying to control the position from guard on top but Sik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sik wants to stand and escape but Bush is having none of it.
Sik is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sik misses with a two punch combination.
Bush tries for a takedown but Sik circles away easily
and Sik counters with an inside leg kick.
Bush lands a nice hook to Sik's body. Sik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dat Sik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sik.
Bush throws a lazy right hand but Sik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bush misses with a takedown attempt
and Sik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bush has his takedown stuffed
letting Sik counter with a right hand.
Bush misses with a few strikes there.
Bush moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Sik.
Bush connects with the punch.
Sik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bush has his takedown stuffed
and Sik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bush thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeremy Bush will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bush tries for a takedown but Sik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bush misses with a takedown attempt
and Sik counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bush lands with a good body shot.
Bush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sik misses with a low kick.
Bush throws a sloppy head kick
and Sik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bush managing to block the knees to the body from Sik.
Sik breaks the clinch.
Sik lands a body shot.
Bush checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jeremy Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sik takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sik fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bush fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sik.
Bush dodges the punch combination from Sik.
Sik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Sik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sik throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bush.
Bush changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sik gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sik is looking to improve his position.
Bush seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bush lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bush stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sik stuffs the takedown attempt from Bush. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
Bush shoots and misses
and Sik counters with a stiff right hand.
Sik defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bush.
Bush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sik. Sik obviously looking to wear him down.
Bush shoots in for a double leg but Sik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bush with a poor takedown
and Sik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sik is looking to slow Bush down with leg kicks.
Sik lands with a nice body punch.
Bush shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bush backwards.
A body shot lands from Sik.
Sik landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sik.
Sik presses Bush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
Bush changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sik fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bush is predictable there
and Sik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bush ducks right into an uppercut from Sik.
A head kick by Bush misses
and Sik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sik moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bush misses with a takedown
and Sik counters with a leg kick.
Bush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sik moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sik lands a jab to Bush's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush tries to work over Sik's front leg with a kick but Sik checks it.
Bush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sik has closed the distance and engaged Bush in a clinch.
Dat Sik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sik pushes Bush back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dat Sik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bush has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Darnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tate's choice of entrance music: Looking out my back door - C.C.R.. This should be a great matchup!
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212 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Darnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ethan Tate!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnell throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Darnell circles away.
Darnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell is having none of it.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Darnell sprawls well. Darnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
Darnell blocks a leg kick.
Tate has Darnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darnell stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Tate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darnell stalling in the clinch but Tate improves position.
Darnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darnell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Darnell tries to work over Tate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Darnell looking to slow down the pace here.
Tate is looking to control Darnell's arms but Darnell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the cage.
Darnell can't find room to land a body shot as Tate controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up against the cage.
Darnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darnell misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Darnell.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Darnell misses the shot to the body.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tate.
Bruce Darnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Tate.
Darnell with a nice cross.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Darnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tate.
Tate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darnell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Darnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darnell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Darnell misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Darnell both land. Nice combination.
Tate is looking to clinch but Darnell is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Darnell.
Darnell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darnell throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Darnell lands the left hand.
Darnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darnell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Darnell keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darnell scores with a decent looking hook.
Tate wants to clinch up but Darnell keeps it at a distance.
Tate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darnell.
Bruce Darnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Darnell scores with a jab. Tate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tate tries to move into range but Darnell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tate is trying desperately to land a takedown but Darnell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tate.
Tate tries to move into range but Darnell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ethan Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tate looks gassed!
Tate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darnell misses with the combination.
Darnell with a nice cross.
Darnell darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darnell's elbow.
Darnell slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate is leaning against Darnell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darnell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tate takes a shot to the head.
Tate is rocked!
Darnell has Tate pressed against the cage.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Darnell avoids it by throwing Tate back against the cage.
Darnell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Darnell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darnell.
Darnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Darnell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Darnell pushes Tate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darnell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Darnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate closes the distance but Darnell moves to the side
and Darnell counters with a straight right hand.
Darnell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tate at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darnell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Darnell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Darnell lands a right hook to the body.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate closes the distance but Darnell moves to the side
and Darnell counters by moving into the clinch.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate tries to circle away but Darnell has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Darnell.
Darnell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Darnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darnell misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darnell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tate.
Darnell just leaning against Tate, taking a breather.
Darnell scores with a hook to the body.
Tate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell moves away
letting Darnell counter with a right hand.
Darnell instigates a clinch.
Darnell is trying to break free.
Tate pushes Darnell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darnell has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darnell gets underhooks to prevent Tate's takedown attempt.
Darnell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate takes a shot to the head.
Tate jumps guard.
Darnell stays in close to Tate's body and controls the position.
Darnell wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darnell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Darnell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tate's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tate keeping full guard, as Darnell tries to pass.
Darnell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Darnell is looking to work some ground and pound but Tate has wrist control.
Darnell trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Darnell defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate wants to sweep but no luck.
Tate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Darnell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Darnell.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Darnell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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.
Darnell jabs Tate right on the nose. Tate blinks but takes it well.
Darnell scores with a nice head shot.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darnell.
Tate clinches but Darnell breaks the clinch
and Darnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tate avoids the body shot from Darnell.
A jab from Darnell misses.
Darnell missing with a left hand there. Tate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darnell misses the jab.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darnell counters with a right hand to the body.
Darnell lands with a right hand.
Tate clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darnell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Darnell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Darnell scores with a punch to the head.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell moves away
and Darnell counters with a three punch combo that has Tate backing up. Tate nods at Darnell to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate wants to clinch but Darnell slips to the side
and Darnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Darnell.
Tate wants to clinch
letting Darnell counter with a right hand.
Darnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate.
Tate darts in trying to clinch
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell moves away
and Darnell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darnell misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
Tate clinches but Darnell breaks the clinch
and Darnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell thuds a left hand into Tate's body.
Tate clinches but Darnell breaks the clinch
enabling Darnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Darnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Darnell misses.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Darnell misses.
Bruce Darnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Darnell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Darnell lands the left hand.
Tate closes the distance but Darnell moves to the side
and Darnell counters by clinching up.
Tate working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Tate - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnell taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Darnell.
Tate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darnell is keeping busy.
Darnell stalling.
A short right from Tate.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Darnell as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Darnell.
Darnell working aggressively here.
Darnell trying to stall but Tate improves his position.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Darnell.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tate tries to pull guard but Darnell holds him up against the cage and eventually Tate drops back down to his feet.
Darnell tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Darnell.
Darnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Darnell misses.
Darnell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Darnell.
A swing and a miss from Darnell.
A big left from Darnell misses.
Tate tries to clinch but Darnell moves away
and Darnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Darnell.
Ethan Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tate shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Darnell is trying to defend but Tate finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Darnell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnell is looking to stand up but Tate isn't so interested in that idea.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darnell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce Darnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Darnell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darnell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tate looks to clinch
and Darnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darnell lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Darnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Darnell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Darnell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LePeck Monsonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Omoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omoh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prong - Snap Your Fingers Snap your Neck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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266 lbs
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267 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 St Petersburg, LePeck Monsonde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Omoh!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omoh misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Omoh misses.
Monsonde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omoh circles away quickly and effectively.
Monsonde drops Omoh with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Omoh looks back up at him and smiles so Monsonde waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Omoh is rocked!
It looks like Andrey Omoh has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monsonde is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Omoh flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Omoh is out cold! Monsonde holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LePeck Monsonde!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bleach - Fade to Black B13A. Silva has chosen Pitbull - Hey Baby as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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156 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinsson misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Martinsson moved out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Martinsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Martinsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinsson.
Martinsson digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Martinsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Martinsson lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Miguel Silva has been cut.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinsson cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Silva looks gassed!
Martinsson throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinsson.
Martinsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva moves forwards but Martinsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinsson can pounce on him.
Martinsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martinsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martinsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martinsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fedor Martinsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Martinsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinsson. That's going to slow Silva down.
Donk. Martinsson catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinsson. That's going to slow Silva down.
Martinsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Martinsson clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Martinsson.
Martinsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Martinsson dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martinsson - that will leave a mark!
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinsson works the jab nicely.
Martinsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinsson.
Martinsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martinsson.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martinsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Nice body kick there by Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martinsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinsson can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martinsson.
Martinsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martinsson.
Martinsson lands with a nice body punch.
Martinsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a one two combo.
Martinsson delivers a nice body kick.
Martinsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martinsson throws a shot to the body.
Martinsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinsson as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick from Martinsson.
Martinsson lands the left hand.
Martinsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Martinsson lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martinsson.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Martinsson is out of range.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Martinsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Martinsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Martinsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinsson thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martinsson lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Martinsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinsson throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martinsson pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Martinsson stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinsson 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.
Fedor Martinsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinsson.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinsson scores with a nice strike.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martinsson.
Martinsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Martinsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miguel Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Martinsson's shoulder, as Martinsson tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinsson throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Martinsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Martinsson lands a jab to the head.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinsson scores with a jab.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martinsson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinsson, right into the meat.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinsson. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva tries to clinch but Martinsson is having none of it.
Martinsson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martinsson.
Martinsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Martinsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinsson lands a body shot.
Martinsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Martinsson's shoulder, as Martinsson tries to avoid the shot.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Martinsson back into the cage.
Martinsson manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Martinsson lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Martinsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fedor Martinsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Martinsson gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martinsson breaks the clinch.
Martinsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinsson.
Martinsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva stuns Martinsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva misses with a hook. Martinsson ducked under it nicely.
Martinsson lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinsson with a jab.
Martinsson throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Martinsson jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Nice body kick there by Martinsson.
Martinsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinsson throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Martinsson thumps Silva with a low kick.
Martinsson is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Martinsson.
Martinsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinsson throws out a powerful jab.
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson lands a right hook to the body.
Martinsson lands with a nice body kick.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martinsson stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martinsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinsson fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Martinsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Martinsson moved out of range.
Martinsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martinsson lands a nice looking body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Martinsson delivers a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Martinsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Martinsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Martinsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Martinsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Martinsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martinsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martinsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Martinsson on the inside.
Martinsson breaks the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Martinsson keeps it at a distance.
Martinsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinsson cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Martinsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Martinsson. That one must have hurt.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinsson.
Martinsson looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martinsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Martinsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Martinsson.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Martinsson lands with a nice body punch.
Martinsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinsson cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martinsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva misses with a hook. Martinsson ducked under it nicely.
Martinsson jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Martinsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Martinsson lands with a nice body punch.
Miguel Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Martinsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Martinsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martinsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Martinsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinsson can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Martinsson.
Martinsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinsson.
Martinsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinsson can pounce on him.
Martinsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Martinsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinsson.
Martinsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Martinsson.
Martinsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Martinsson staying out of range there.
Martinsson keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinsson.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinsson.
Martinsson thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Martinsson lands a slapping body shot.
Martinsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martinsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martinsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinsson thumps Silva with a low kick.
Martinsson connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Martinsson.
Martinsson is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body kick from Martinsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Martinsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Martinsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trololo Trololo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trololo Trololo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Banks!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trololo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Banks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Banks postures up.
Banks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banks landing some decent shots from guard.
Banks wants to control from the top but Trololo keeps moving.
Banks is looking to work some ground and pound but Trololo has wrist control.
Trololo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Banks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Banks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Banks is working Trololo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Banks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trololo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trololo is breathing heavily.
Banks wants to pass the guard but Trololo is keeping the position.
Trololo controls Banks momentarily but Banks frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Banks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banks with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banks landing some decent shots from guard.
Banks connects with a couple of short punches.
Banks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Banks trying to control but Trololo is working from the bottom.
Banks throwing strikes but missing.
Banks passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Banks scores with a couple of short elbows.
Banks scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to control but Trololo is keeping him busy.
Banks just content to control the position.
Trololo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Banks landing a few strikes.
Banks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trololo down.
Banks scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Trololo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trololo taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a few punches from side control.
Banks landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Trololo is rocked!
Banks cracks Trololo with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Banks immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Trololo is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Banks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Banks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev comes to the cage accompanied by 'Let's Get It On' by Marvin Gaye. Linne has chosen Arcturus - The Chaos Path as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aliyev wants to slow Linne down by chopping away at his legs.
Linne throws a leg kick but Aliyev moved away.
Linne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aliyev defending well as Linne loads up on a big left hand.
Linne misses with a wild body shot.
Aliyev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linne misses with the combination.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Aliyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aliyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aliyev.
Linne throws a body punch but Aliyev moves out of range.
Linne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Linne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aliyev gets caught flat footed, as Linne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Linne wants to control from the top but Aliyev keeps moving.
Linne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev looking for a sweep. Not yet Aliyev, not yet.
Linne trying to control the position from guard on top but Aliyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linne is stalling in the full guard.
Aliyev keeping moving, preventing Linne from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sebastien Linne.
A swing and a miss from Linne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Linne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aliyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Linne misses.
Aliyev throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
Linne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aliyev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aliyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Linne.
Aliyev scores with a leg kick.
Linne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aliyev.
A low kick from Linne misses
and Aliyev counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Aliyev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Linne stuns Aliyev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Linne scores with a body shot.
Aliyev lands a really nice looking cross but Linne seems unphased.
Linne misses with an uppercut. Aliyev saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aliyev.
Aliyev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aliyev wants it to stay on the feet.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Aliyev tries a low kick but Linne avoids it.
Linne feints and then cracks Aliyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aliyev down.
Aliyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Aliyev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Linne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aliyev but Aliyev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heydar Aliyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Linne.
Linne feints and then cracks Aliyev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aliyev down.
Heydar Aliyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aliyev. That did some damage!
Aliyev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Linne on the side of the head.
Aliyev throws a head kick but Linne moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses with a jab to the body
and Aliyev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Linne's knee momentarily.
Linne misses with an uppercut. Aliyev saw that one coming.
Aliyev throws a leg kick but Linne moved away.
Linne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linne just misses with a punch to the body.
Linne scoring well with a low kick there.
Aliyev moves into the clinch.
Aliyev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aliyev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aliyev working aggressively here.
Aliyev landing knees to the head.
Aliyev misses with a knee to the head.
Aliyev misses with a knee to the head.
Linne is trying to force a seperation but Aliyev has the dominant position.
Aliyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Linne is trying to break free.
Linne manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heydar Aliyev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Linne.
Linne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aliyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aliyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linne throws a leg kick which misses Aliyev's front leg but catches the back leg as Aliyev tries to avoid it.
Linne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aliyev.
Linne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Linne misses with a body shot.
Sebastien Linne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne thuds a left hand into Aliyev's body.
Aliyev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Linne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Linne.
Aliyev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Linne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aliyev keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Linne is looking to advance position but Aliyev won't allow it.
Aliyev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aliyev.
Linne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Linne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sebastien Linne.
A shot to the body from Linne misses
and Aliyev counters with a good low kick that Linne was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne tries to score with a low kick but Aliyev moves his leg out of the way.
Aliyev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linne misses with a jab to the body
enabling Aliyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Linne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aliyev checks it well.
Linne throws a sloppy body shot
and Aliyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linne misses with a body shot.
Aliyev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aliyev throws a head kick that misses.
Linne wants to slow Aliyev down by chopping away at his legs.
Linne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aliyev rather than just go for the knockout.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Aliyev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aliyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aliyev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linne is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aliyev as he jumps to the side.
Linne looks for a takedown but Aliyev sprawls well.
Aliyev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aliyev looks to land a combination. Linne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aliyev counters with a nice body kick.
Linne throws a hook but Aliyev blocks it.
Linne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aliyev throws a good cross that connects.
Linne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aliyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aliyev moves into range and clinches up with Linne.
Aliyev is struggling to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev scores with a shot to the side of Linne's head.
Aliyev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Linne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linne swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Aliyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Aliyev slips a straight right by Linne.
Aliyev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aliyev leaning against his opponent.
Linne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aliyev connects with a knee to the head.
Aliyev leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aliyev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Linne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aliyev lands a good knee to the midsection. Linne won't want to take too many of those.
Aliyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heydar Aliyev dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Aliyev scores with a jab.
Aliyev misses with a low kick.
Aliyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aliyev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aliyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linne just misses with a punch to the body.
Linne misses the shot to the body.
Linne throws out a loose jab but Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aliyev in his tracks.
Linne shoots and misses
and Aliyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heydar Aliyev is winning the standup battle so far.
Linne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linne misses with a takedown attempt
and Aliyev counters with a nice body kick.
Linne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aliyev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Linne at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev throws a leg kick but Linne moved away.
Aliyev avoids the body shot from Linne.
Linne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Linne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aliyev manages to avoid it.
Aliyev closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aliyev trying to land knees to the body.
Linne working hard to break the clinch.
Aliyev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Linne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aliyev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aliyev misses with a knee to the head.
Aliyev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aliyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Aliyev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aliyev stalling.
Aliyev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Linne tries to pull guard but Aliyev won't allow it.
Heydar Aliyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Linne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linne throws a looping overhand right but Aliyev ducks down to avoid it.
Linne misses with a wild body shot.
Linne clobbers Aliyev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Linne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aliyev counters with a thumping low kick.
Linne throws out a loose jab but Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aliyev tests Linne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aliyev tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aliyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aliyev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linne to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Linne misses
letting Aliyev counter with a right hand.
Aliyev tries to clinch but Linne moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne cracks a nice hook into Aliyev's ribs.
A low kick from Linne is predictable there
and Aliyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Linne misses with a body shot
and Aliyev counters with a body kick that stops Linne in his tracks momentarily.
Aliyev clobbers Linne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Linne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circling - Linne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aliyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aliyev throws a leg kick which misses Linne's front leg but catches the back leg as Linne tries to avoid it.
Aliyev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linne.
Aliyev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linne sizes up Aliyev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a low kick but Aliyev avoids it.
Linne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aliyev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aliyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Linne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aliyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linne was well out of range. Poor timing from Aliyev.
Aliyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aliyev lands a body shot.
A good leg kick by Aliyev.
Linne scores with a leg kick.
Linne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Aliyev counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heydar Aliyev clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Linne tries to work over Aliyev's front leg with a kick but Aliyev checks it.
Aliyev thumps Linne with a low kick.
Aliyev slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Linne misses its intended target.
Linne thows a leg kick but Aliyev checks it
and Aliyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Linne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aliyev. That's going to slow Linne down.
Linne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Aliyev counters with a nice uppercut.
Linne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aliyev checks a low kick from Linne.
Linne walks into a straight right hand from Aliyev.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aliyev. That's going to slow Linne down.
Linne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linne. Aliyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aliyev thuds a left hand into Linne's body.
Linne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Aliyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linne misses with a leg kick
and Aliyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aliyev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linne can do to turn this around?
Linne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aliyev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aliyev closes the distance and pushes Linne back into the cage.
Aliyev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aliyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Linne.
Aliyev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Linne.
Aliyev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Linne's face.
Aliyev crunches a lovely knee into Linne's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aliyev.
A right hand to the body from Aliyev.
Linne being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Linne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Linne slowing the pace effectively.
Aliyev lands a good knee to the midsection. Linne won't want to take too many of those.
Aliyev lands a nice knee to the body.
Aliyev working Linne over with knees to the body.
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!
Aliyev is leaning against Linne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Aliyev.
Linne is trying to break free.
Linne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aliyev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aliyev scores with a hook to the body.
Aliyev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Linne's face.
Aliyev tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
Come on Aliyev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aliyev tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
Linne looking to stall.
Aliyev has Linne pressed against the cage, preventing Linne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aliyev scores with a hook to the body.
Linne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aliyev just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linne.
Linne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aliyev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aliyev has Linne up against the cage in a clinch.
Aliyev has Linne pushed against the cage.
Aliyev looking to throw knees to the head but Linne is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Linne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aliyev tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
Aliyev scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Aliyev.
Aliyev lands a body shot.
Aliyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Linne avoids the damage to the body.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Aliyev lands a knee to the head.
Aliyev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Linne's efforts to push away.
Linne manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linne is trying to control the position but Aliyev postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heydar Aliyev had his way with Sebastien Linne in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Aliyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Linne.
Linne throws a low kick, looking for Aliyev's leg but Aliyev calmly moves out of range.
Linne throws a leg kick
and Aliyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Aliyev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Linne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aliyev blocks a jab.
Aliyev with a nice cross.
Linne cracks a nice hook into Aliyev's ribs.
Linne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Linne is predictable there
and Aliyev counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy body kick from Linne
and Aliyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Linne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aliyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linne.
Linne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aliyev doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Linne fakes the leg kick and cracks Aliyev in the body.
Linne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aliyev loads up on a big right hand but Linne slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Linne.
Linne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linne misses with a body punch
and Aliyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aliyev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Linne is predictable there
and Aliyev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linne connects with a single shot there.
Linne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aliyev's head backwards.
Aliyev darts in and clinches Linne up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linne as Aliyev tries to tie him up.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne managing to block the knees to the body from Aliyev.
Linne avoiding damage as Aliyev throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Aliyev.
Aliyev misses with a knee strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Aliyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aliyev walks forward, straight into a front kick from Linne.
Linne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aliyev is able to avoid easily.
Linne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Linne with a jab.
Linne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Aliyev moves out of range as Linne throws a body kick.
Linne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aliyev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses the body punch
and Aliyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aliyev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aliyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Linne cracks Aliyev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aliyev.
Linne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aliyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Aliyev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aliyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Linne jumps guard but Aliyev stands there with Linne around his waist. Linne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Linne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Linne fails to land.
Aliyev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aliyev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Linne is trying to maintain a safe position but Aliyev gets an underhook and turns Linne into the cage.
Linne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heydar Aliyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastien Linne.
Aliyev is trying to maintain a safe position but Linne gets an underhook and turns Aliyev into the cage.
Aliyev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aliyev looking to throw knees to the head but Linne is blocking nicely.
Aliyev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Linne up against the cage.
Linne wants to stall.
Heydar Aliyev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linne misses with a punch on the inside.
Linne presses Aliyev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Linne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sebastien Linne.
I think Aliyev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heydar Aliyev!
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RATING
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