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HFC17:Peramaki vs Tight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Callwell (ranked 5607 p4p, 24557 weight class) and Leo Della Maddalena (ranked 570 p4p, 623 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Callwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Della Maddalena!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Della Maddalena throws a low kick but Callwell moves out of range easily.
Callwell ducks under a wild hook from Della Maddalena.
Della Maddalena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callwell moves away.
Callwell shoots in but Della Maddalena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Della Maddalena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Della Maddalena wants it to stay on the feet.
Della Maddalena throws a counter combo.
Della Maddalena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Callwell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Callwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Della Maddalena misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Della Maddalena throws a left that rocks Callwell and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Della Maddalena dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Callwell regain composure!
 Callwell is rocked!
 It looks like Henry Callwell has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Della Maddalena stands up.
Oh Callwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Callwell with a poor takedown
and Della Maddalena counters with a right hand from hell and Callwell is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leo Della Maddalena!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sabanov (ranked 3693 p4p, 24542 weight class) and Victor Alexander (ranked 408 p4p, 507 weight class). Victor Alexander will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Sergey Sabanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Alexander !
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander lands a damaging elbow.
Sabanov has Alexander pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Alexander manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sabanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sabanov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alexander after a bit of a struggle.
Alexander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sabanov is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Sabanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sabanov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alexander is defending well.
Alexander is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alexander lands a knee to the head.
Alexander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sabanov.
A knee to the head by Alexander .
Alexander connects with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alexander with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabanov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alexander is defending well.
Sabanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexander scores with a knee to the head.
Sabanov looking for a takedown.
Alexander landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alexander lands a damaging elbow.
Alexander lands a damaging elbow.
Alexander with a knee to the head.
Sabanov is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alexander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sabanov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sabanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alexander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alexander unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sabanov blocks a body shot from Alexander .
Sabanov wants a takedown but no success here.
Alexander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sabanov is trying to drag Alexander to the mat but Alexander just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sabanov's defenses.
Sabanov is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabanov is looking for a takedown.
Alexander prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sabanov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alexander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alexander lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Alexander .
Alexander lands a damaging elbow.
Sabanov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alexander pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sabanov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alexander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sabanov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alexander pinned against the cage. Alexander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sabanov is breathing heavily.
Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabanov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alexander lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sabanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alexander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Alexander .
Alexander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexander connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sabanov's face.
Alexander connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sabanov's face.
Sabanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alexander misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Alexander dominated that 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.
Alexander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabanov feinted with a counter takedown.
Sabanov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alexander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alexander has closed the distance and engaged Sabanov in a clinch.
Sabanov looking for a takedown.
Alexander lands a nice knee to the body.
Sabanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sabanov is working for takedown but Alexander is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Sabanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sabanov is trying to drag Alexander to the mat but Alexander just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabanov can't get the takedown.
Sabanov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Sabanov wants to take the fight to the mat but Alexander manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alexander .
Alexander tries to work over Sabanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander can't find room to land a body shot as Sabanov controls the action.
Alexander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alexander putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sabanov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sabanov blocks a body shot from Alexander .
Sabanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexander unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sabanov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sabanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Victor Alexander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabanov controls his hands.
Alexander landing knees to the head.
It looks like Sergey Sabanov has been cut.
Alexander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sabanov is rocked!
Sabanov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oh Sabanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Sabanov avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage.
Sabanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Sabanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alexander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabanov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alexander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alexander scores with a knee to the head.
Alexander misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Sabanov avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage.
Alexander prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabanov is trying to drag Alexander to the mat but Alexander just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander gets underhooks to prevent Sabanov's takedown attempt.
Sabanov can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabanov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alexander scores a nice knee to the body.
Sabanov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alexander landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alexander lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sabanov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alexander after a bit of a struggle.
Alexander pushes Sabanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Alexander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergey Sabanov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alexander rushes Sabanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sabanov wants a takedown.
Alexander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sabanov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alexander gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sabanov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Sabanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sabanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alexander gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander with a knee to the head.
Sabanov is trying to drag Alexander to the mat but Alexander just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabanov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Alexander .
Sabanov wants a takedown.
Alexander drops Sabanov with a big knee straight up the middle! Sabanov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Sabanov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alexander pushes Sabanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexander tries a body shot but Sabanov blocks it.
Alexander lands an elbow inside that Sabanov shrugs off.
Alexander lands an elbow that stopped Sabanov in his tracks for a moment.
Sabanov tries for a takedown but Alexander manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alexander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexander gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sabanov.
Alexander lands a nice elbow.
Alexander lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sabanov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sabanov is trying to drag Alexander to the mat but Alexander just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander lands an elbow inside that Sabanov shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabanov prevents a body shot from Alexander .
Sabanov is trying to trip Alexander . He has hold of a leg but Alexander is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sabanov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alexander can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sabanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sabanov wants to control from the top but Alexander keeps moving.
Alexander is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sabanov is controlling him.
Sabanov wants to control from the top but Alexander keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabanov throwing strikes but missing.
Sabanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sabanov stops Alexander from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sabanov tries for a takedown but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alexander throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sabanov.
Sabanov fails with the takedown.
Sergey Sabanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victor Alexander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alexander drives through and clinches with Sabanov against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Alexander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alexander winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Alexander !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Dragan (ranked 3438 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Buddah Joe (ranked 139 p4p, 152 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Dragan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe defending well as Dragan loads up on a big left hand.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Joe has eaten all the pies!
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragan.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
The fighters circling - Dragan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dragan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dragan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragan lands a lovely overhand right.
 It looks like Buddah Joe has been cut.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragan.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Dragan slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Dragan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragan misses the target.
Dragan throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dragan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Dragan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Dragan blocks a head kick by Joe.
Dragan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joe back to the cage. Dragan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dragan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragan lands a jab.
Dragan misses the jab.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
Dragan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragan sets himself, and Joe steps forward looking for the clinch! Dragan avoids it this time.
Dragan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe throws a jab when Dragan was well out of range.
Dragan throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
Dragan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves away from the strike by Dragan.
Dragan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragan throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Dragan.
Joe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joe scrambles back to his feet.
Dragan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Viktor Dragan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe takes a swing at Dragan's ribcage but misses.
Dragan cracks Joe with a good jab.
Dragan slips a jab from Joe.
Dragan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe tries to counter with a clinch but Dragan shakes him off and moves away.
Dragan throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Dragan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragan lands a jab.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Dragan scores with a jab.
Dragan scores with a decent looking hook.
Dragan scores with a jab to the head.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragan to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Dragan - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragan misses the target.
Dragan sets himself, and Joe steps forward looking for the clinch! Dragan avoids it this time.
Dragan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dragan misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragan misses the target.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves forwards but Dragan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragan misses with a looping left.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick
and Dragan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe slips a jab from Dragan.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragan.
Dragan misses with the combination.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe slips under a jab from Dragan.
Dragan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Dragan throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Dragan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Dragan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buddah Joe's cut.
That's time! Dragan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joe throws a body kick that misses.
Joe ducks right into an uppercut from Dragan.
Dragan moves out of range as Joe throws a body kick.
A jab from Dragan finds it's way through Joe's defenses.
Nice shot lands for Dragan.
Dragan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragan.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragan.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Dragan coming out on top.
Dragan blocks a head kick by Joe.
Joe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head kick misses from Joe.
A swing and a miss from Dragan.
Dragan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Dragan misses the shot to the body.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dragan throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Dragan catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
Dragan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Dragan misses the shot to the body.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragan throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Dragan throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe wants to counter the offense by Dragan and move into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dragan misses.
Joe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragan misses with a straight left.
Dragan checks a leg kick.
Joe slips under a jab.
Dragan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragan sets himself, and Joe steps forward looking for the clinch! Dragan avoids it this time.
A big left from Dragan misses.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Dragan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe drives through and clinches with Dragan against the cage.
Joe manages to pull guard.
Joe has a closed guard, preventing Dragan from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling Dragan's posture.
Joe has a closed guard, preventing Dragan from standing up.
Joe is adopting a defensive guard.
Dragan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dragan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joe is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Joe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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.
Dragan looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Dragan slips a straight right by Joe.
Dragan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Viktor Dragan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Dragan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dragan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Dragan.
Joe throws the left hand but Dragan avoids the punch easily.
Dragan swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Dragan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buddah Joe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragan.
Joe wants to counter the offense by Dragan and move into the clinch position.
Joe defending well as Dragan loads up on a big left hand.
Joe wants to counter with a clinch but Dragan pushes him away.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Dragan.
Joe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe defending well as Dragan loads up on a big left hand.
Dragan lands a jab to the nose.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dragan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dragan throws a jab when Joe was well out of range.
Buddah Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragan.
Dragan sets himself, and Joe steps forward looking for the clinch! Dragan avoids it this time.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragan.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joe darts in trying to clinch
and Dragan counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragan throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
Dragan misses with a looping left.
Dragan looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joe blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Dragan misses its intended target.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joe slips under a jab.
Viktor Dragan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragan cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Dragan lands a jab-cross combination.
Joe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joe scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dragan missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragan looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Dragan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joe on the side of the head.
Joe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joe misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dragan misses its intended target.
Dragan throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Dragan moves away and avoids it.
Dragan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joe has time to react.
Dragan cracks Joe with a good jab.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Dragan.
Dragan connects with a right hand. Joe shakes it off.
Joe slips a jab from Dragan.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Joe tries to counter with a clinch but Dragan shakes him off and moves away.
Dragan throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Dragan connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragan blocks a head kick by Joe.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe wants to counter with a clinch but Dragan pushes him away.
Dragan lands a nice shot that snaps Joe's head back.
Dragan throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe tries to counter with a clinch but Dragan shakes him off and moves away.
Dragan checks a leg kick nicely.
Joe throws a head kick but Dragan moves out of range.
Dragan thuds his right hand into Joe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Dragan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dragan, 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 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Dragan!
Viktor Dragan very nearly forgot to thank Combat Wombat Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kruglov (ranked 3128 p4p, 3657 weight class) and Magomed Kozmas (ranked 406 p4p, 466 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Kozmas!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kozmas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kruglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruglov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been told by Kruglov's head coaches at Shark Tank Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kruglov and Kozmas goes tumbling to the canvas! Kruglov follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
 Kozmas is rocked!
It looks like Magomed Kozmas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozmas trying to hold on to Kruglov's head to control him but Kruglov postures up.
Kozmas is still in real trouble! Can Kruglov finish him?
Kozmas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kruglov wants to free his trapped foot but Kozmas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kozmas seems to have recovered his senses.
Kruglov wants to stand up but Kozmas manages to regain full guard.
Kozmas controls Kruglov momentarily but Kruglov frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kozmas wants to stand and escape but Kruglov is having none of it.
Kruglov postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kozmas lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruglov off the cage and back into range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a hook to the side of Kozmas's head but Kozmas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Kozmas misses.
Kruglov looks to land a right hand but Kozmas moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with a head kick.
Kozmas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruglov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kozmas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kozmas misses the jab.
Kozmas blocks a head kick by Kruglov.
Kozmas avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kruglov stops a takedown attempt from Kozmas.
Kruglov prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov digs a right hand into Kozmas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kozmas's gas tank.
Kruglov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov knocks Kozmas to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Kozmas tries to escape but Kruglov is in control.
Kruglov takes a little break here. Kozmas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kozmas struggling a bit here.
Kozmas seems a little lost for a moment, as Kruglov dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kozmas tries to bench press Kruglov off him but Kruglov keeps the position.
Kruglov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kruglov advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruglov misses with a head shot.
Kruglov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruglov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magomed Kozmas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruglov.
Kruglov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kozmas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruglov.
A jab from Kozmas misses.
Kruglov stuffs the takedown attempt from Kozmas. Kozmas gets slowly back to his feet.
Kozmas misses with a straight left.
Kruglov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruglov throws a head kick that misses.
Kruglov blocks a jab.
Kozmas throws a hook but Kruglov avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kozmas.
Viktor Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kozmas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Kruglov does it's job there.
Kozmas ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
Kozmas shoots for a takedown but Kruglov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Kozmas misses.
Kruglov is looking to clinch.
We've been informed that Kozmas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kruglov misses with a straight left.
Kozmas tries to clinch but Kruglov is having none of it.
It looked like Kruglov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruglov cracks Kozmas with a big right hand and Kozmas goes down!
Kruglov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kozmas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kruglov postures up.
Kruglov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruglov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozmas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kruglov wants to stand but Kozmas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kozmas isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kruglov stacks Kozmas on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kruglov!
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!
Kruglov tries to stand but Kozmas is controlling his head.
Kozmas tries to bench press Kruglov off him but Kruglov keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kozmas is looking to regain half guard here but Kruglov keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozmas being controlled for a moment.
Kruglov wants to stand but Kozmas has his arm trapped.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kruglov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kozmas.
Viktor Kruglov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kozmas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice defenses there by Kozmas.
Kozmas blocks a head kick by Kruglov.
A jab from Kozmas misses.
Kruglov throws a low kick but Kozmas avoids it.
Viktor Kruglov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruglov lands a big shot that drops Kozmas! Can he finish him?
Kruglov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kozmas is looking to stand up but Kruglov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kozmas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kruglov stays in close to Kozmas's body and controls the position.
Kruglov is looking to stand up but Kozmas won't let him.
Kruglov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruglov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magomed Kozmas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kozmas fails with a takedown attempt.
Kruglov looks to land a left hand but Kozmas moved out of range nicely.
Kruglov knocks Kozmas to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Kruglov slows the pace down.
Kruglov working away.
Kozmas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov trying to pass the guard but Kozmas defending well.
Kozmas tries to roll over but Kruglov keeps him under control.
Kruglov controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kozmas controls his leg.
Kozmas is looking for a sweep. Kruglov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Viktor Kruglov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kozmas trying to hold on to Kruglov's head to control him but Kruglov postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kruglov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kozmas pushes Kruglov off looking to stand but Kruglov dives back in and keeps control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kruglov throws a head kick but Kozmas moves out of range.
Kozmas misses with an uppercut. Kruglov saw that one coming.
Kruglov lands with a right hand.
Kozmas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kruglov to the ground. Kozmas is now in Kruglov's guard.
Kruglov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kozmas prevents Kruglov from getting back to his feet.
Kozmas looking to sit in guard and control but Kruglov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kruglov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kruglov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kozmas can do to turn this around?
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick
and Kozmas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Kozmas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozmas with a nice cross.
Kozmas moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov misses with a head kick.
Kozmas misses with a hook
and Kruglov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kozmas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kruglov throws a head kick but Kozmas moves out of range.
Kozmas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruglov.
Kruglov tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Kozmas - just one landing.
Kruglov cracks Kozmas with an uppercut from hell and Kozmas crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Kruglov's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruglov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Viktor Kruglov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozmas wants to sweep here but Kruglov controlling him for the moment.
Kruglov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kruglov wants to stand and escape but instead Kozmas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kruglov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kruglov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kruglov!
Viktor Kruglov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Williams (ranked 2400 p4p, 3533 weight class) and Broady Hallows (ranked 252 p4p, 341 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Broady Hallows!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch up but Hallows circles away and keeps his distance.
Hallows drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams wants to stall.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hallows throws an elbow that misses.
Our sources have told us that Williams has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hallows misses with the head strike.
Hallows breaks the clinch.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallows tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallows lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jimmy Williams has been cut.
Hallows managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Hallows blocks an uppercut.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Hallows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Hallows lands but Williams takes it in his stride.
Hallows misses with a head kick.
Hallows misses with a series of wild punches.
Hallows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallows closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hallows fails to land.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Hallows avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Hallows is blocking nicely.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Hallows's ribcage.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Hallows.
Williams taking a breather.
Hallows lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hallows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick but Hallows moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Hallows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallows avoids the head kick by Williams.
Hallows throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Hallows is looking to clinch.
Broady Hallows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Hallows down.
Hallows moves away from the strike by Williams.
A head kick misses from Hallows.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Williams lunges at Hallows with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hallows's hand.
Hallows moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams cracks Hallows with a nice body shot.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hallows is defending well for now.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Hallows misses with a punch on the inside.
Hallows throws an elbow but it misses.
Hallows misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Hallows avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hallows throws an elbow but misses.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hallows has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Williams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hallows can turn it around.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Hallows tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Hallows throws a head punch that misses.
Hallows blocking some punches.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Hallows controls the action.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallows pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hallows digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Hallows throws an elbow that misses.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hallows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Hallows tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallows misses with a head kick.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Hallows misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallows throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Hallows lands a head kick!
Jimmy Williams's cut is getting worse.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams lands a front kick.
That kick from Williams tenderised Hallows's leg. Hallows is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hallows checks it well.
Hallows raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Broady Hallows dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hallows forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Hallows tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Hallows has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams tries a body shot but Hallows blocks it.
Hallows gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hallows trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hallows must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallows is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams is looking to advance position but Hallows won't allow it.
Williams content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hallows is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Further stalling from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams continues to stall.
Williams prevents Hallows from improving his position.
Hallows missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hallows wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hallows can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hallows is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hallows avoid being mounted?
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hallows!
Hallows tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hallows?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hallows's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hallows is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jimmy Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Williams missing with a left hand there. Hallows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hallows misses with a low kick.
Hallows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams blocks a head kick by Hallows.
Williams tries to clinch but Hallows is having none of it.
Williams thumps Hallows with a low kick.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Hallows manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hallows moves into the clinch.
Hallows lands a nice knee to the body.
Hallows makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Hallows won't allow it.
Hallows avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Broady Hallows seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Hallows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hallows misses with an elbow strike.
Hallows throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hallows looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Jimmy Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Hallows throws a head kick that misses.
Hallows dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Hallows takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hallows manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hallows misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams pushes Hallows away with a front kick.
Hallows drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hallows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallows throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams is looking to control Hallows's arms but Hallows gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Hallows throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Hallows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams feints and then cracks Hallows's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hallows down.
Hallows goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hallows checks a low kick from Williams.
Hallows drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hallows's defenses.
It looks like Broady Hallows has been cut.
Hallows lands an uppercut.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hallows tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Hallows creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hallows blocks an uppercut.
Hallows gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hallows manages to break the clinch.
Hallows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hallows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hallows throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Hallows throws a head kick that misses.
Williams with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallows fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams throws a low kick but Hallows avoids it.
Hallows misses with a low kick.
Hallows throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams scores with a head kick.
Hallows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hallows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hallows misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams connects with a leg kick.
Hallows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Hallows moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Williams.
I think Williams 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chimzat Khamaev (ranked 2619 p4p, 2675 weight class) and Velha Maldita (ranked 348 p4p, 355 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chimzat Khamaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Velha Maldita!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldita sizes up Khamaev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maldita slaps away a takedown attempt from Khamaev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Maldita lands with a good body shot.
Maldita lands with an uppercut that bounces Khamaev off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Chimzat Khamaev has been cut.
Khamaev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maldita, pushing him back against the cage.
Maldita stops a takedown attempt from Khamaev.
Khamaev blocks an uppercut.
Maldita lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khamaev is rocked!
Maldita throws a big uppercut that drops Khamaev! More strikes from Maldita and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Khamaev lies dazed against the cage as Maldita celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Velha Maldita!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico Campbell (ranked 2519 p4p, 2649 weight class) and Curtis Johnson (ranked 313 p4p, 323 weight class). 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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nico Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Curtis Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Campbell.
Campbell jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Campbell scores with a three punch combo!
Campbell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Campbell.
Campbell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Campbell leaning against his opponent.
Campbell with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Campbell throws an elbow but misses.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Campbell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Campbell has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Campbell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Campbell stalling against the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Campbell.
Campbell connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson is rocked!
Campbell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Campbell finish him?
Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Campbell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Campbell lands a big knee to the head and Johnson goes down! Campbell pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nico Campbell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kegomoditswe Vermeulen (ranked 2305 p4p, 3312 weight class) and Aslan Krabutov (ranked 338 p4p, 457 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kegomoditswe Vermeulen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aslan Krabutov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen is looking to clinch but Krabutov is avoiding it.
Vermeulen tries to clinch there but Krabutov circles away.
Krabutov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Vermeulen defends well and Krabutov ends up having to push Vermeulen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vermeulen tries to clinch but Krabutov moves away
and Krabutov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vermeulen's guard.
Krabutov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krabutov moves into full mount! Vermeulen won't be happy about that!
Krabutov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Krabutov wants to finish this one by submission but Vermeulen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Krabutov.
Krabutov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vermeulen is trying to escape the mount.
Krabutov looking for a guillotine from mount but Vermeulen is having none of it.
Krabutov quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Krabutov but it's paid off an Vermeulen is forced to tap! Nice work by Krabutov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aslan Krabutov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Sleeth (ranked 1050 p4p, 2026 weight class) and Damien Johnson (ranked 149 p4p, 257 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dusty Sleeth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleeth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sleeth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sleeth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sleeth scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Montreal. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sleeth throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sleeth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sleeth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sleeth has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been hearing good reports from Sleeth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Sleeth defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleeth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sleeth has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleeth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sleeth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sleeth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sleeth trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sleeth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sleeth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sleeth defends well.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sleeth is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Sleeth is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sleeth lands some shots froms side control.
Johnson tries to buck Sleeth off but Sleeth is having none of it.
Sleeth trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Sleeth cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like Damien Johnson has been cut.
Sleeth lands an elbow.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Sleeth finish him?
Sleeth lands a strong strike to the head of Johnson. That's dazed him! Sleeth looking to finish here. Johnson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sleeth lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dusty Sleeth!
Dusty Sleeth retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micco Peramaki (ranked 797 p4p, 1930 weight class) and Tony Tight (ranked 112 p4p, 241 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Tony Tight will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micco Peramaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Tight!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tight has managed to clinch.
Peramaki has Tight pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tight manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peramaki can't break the clinch.
Tight has Peramaki pressed against the cage, preventing Peramaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peramaki throws a head punch that misses.
Tight throws a punch but it's blocked by Peramaki.
Peramaki tries to stall but Tight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Tight.
Peramaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peramaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tight drives through and clinches with Peramaki against the cage.
Tight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peramaki tries to break free but Tight pushes him back against the cage.
Tight scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki wants a takedown.
Tight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peramaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micco Peramaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tight effectively controlling the action here.
I was talking to Peramaki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Peramaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tight moves into the clinch.
Peramaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tight has Peramaki pressed against the cage, preventing Peramaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peramaki is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Tight.
It looks like Micco Peramaki has been cut.
Peramaki is trying to break the clinch but Tight is controlling him.
Tight tries a body shot but Peramaki blocks it.
Peramaki has had enough of the clinch but Tight keeps him there for the moment.
Peramaki is trying to break free.
Tight lands a hook that snaps the head of Peramaki backwards.
Peramaki misses with a punch to the body.
Tight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tight stalls.
Peramaki blocks a body shot from Tight.
Tight misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Peramaki breaks from the clinch.
Tight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot by Peramaki.
Micco Peramaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tight moves forwards but Peramaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Tony Tight has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peramaki misses with an uppercut.
Peramaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tight's hands.
Peramaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tight moves into the clinch successfully.
Peramaki avoiding damage as Tight throws knees to the body.
Tight is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peramaki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tight.
Tight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peramaki's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tight fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peramaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Tight is just out of range.
Peramaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tight counters with a nice body shot.
Peramaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Tight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Tight.
Peramaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tight throws a counter combo.
A big left from Peramaki misses.
Tight rushes Peramaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tight digs a right hand underneath Peramaki's ribcage. Peramaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peramaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tight has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tight.
Peramaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peramaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tight pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tight blocking some punches.
Tight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peramaki's efforts to push away.
Tight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tight lands with a short shot to the head.
Tight lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tight gets through Peramaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Micco Peramaki's cut is getting worse.
Tight tries to work over Peramaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peramaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tight is pressed up against the cage. Peramaki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tight down to the mat. Tight avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peramaki misses with an uppercut
and Tight counters with a nice uppercut.
Tight instigates a clinch.
Peramaki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tight is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tight pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peramaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Tight won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Tight dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Tight tries to clinch there but Peramaki circles away.
Peramaki misses with an uppercut. Tight saw that one coming.
Tight tries to clinch there but Peramaki circles away.
Peramaki digs a good hook to Tight's body.
Peramaki looks to throw the jab but Tight is out of range.
Tight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peramaki throws an off balance right hand
and Tight counters with a nice uppercut.
Tight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peramaki at a distance.
Tight closes the distance and pushes Peramaki back into the cage.
Tight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peramaki backwards.
Peramaki is rocked!
Tight works on Peramaki's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Peramaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tight unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Peramaki! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Tight is unloading with more strikes now! Peramaki drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Tight!
Tony Tight is the new heavyweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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