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RC 128 - Kharinov vs. Janis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn's entrance music is The Streets - Blinded by the Lights. A fine choice. Nikifor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enae Volare Mezzo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
12 - 7 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Boudewijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn looks to land a right hand but Nikifor moved out of range.
Boudewijn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nikifor if he has to take too many more of those.
Boudewijn staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Boudewijn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boudewijn moves out of range as Nikifor strikes.
Boudewijn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boudewijn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nikifor pushes Boudewijn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boudewijn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nikifor prevents Boudewijn from improving position.
Boudewijn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nikifor, who protects the arm well.
Boudewijn tries to move to mount but Nikifor blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boudewijn tries to advance to mount but Nikifor denies him.
Boudewijn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Boudewijn controlling from side mount.
Boudewijn has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Nikifor looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nikifor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Nikifor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Boudewijn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boudewijn has control of Nikifor's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nikifor regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Nikifor taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boudewijn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boudewijn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boudewijn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nikifor is surviving well by controlling Boudewijn's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boudewijn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn with a couple of short strikes.
Boudewijn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nikifor hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boudewijn throwing strikes here but Nikifor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Boudewijn breaks from Nikifor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boudewijn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boudewijn controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boudewijn wants to control the pace but Nikifor is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Boudewijn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nikifor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nikifor wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick from Boudewijn lands but Nikifor takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boudewijn.
Nikifor avoids the head kick by Boudewijn.
Nikifor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boudewijn moves away.
Boudewijn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boudewijn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikifor can do to turn this around?
Nikifor looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudewijn is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boudewijn.
Boudewijn scoring well with a low kick there.
Boudewijn fails with the takedown.
Nikifor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boudewijn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nikifor is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikifor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws a wild body kick that Nikifor sees coming a mile off.
Nikifor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Boudewijn tenderised Nikifor's leg. Nikifor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boudewijn tries for a takedown but Nikifor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xander Boudewijn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nikifor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudewijn. Boudewijn obviously looking to wear him down.
Nikifor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boudewijn lands a high kick!
Boudewijn throws a head kick that Nikifor semi-blocks.
Boudewijn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boudewijn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nikifor is out of range and Boudewijn settles back down.
Nikifor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Boudewijn dodges the punch combination from Nikifor.
Boudewijn tries to clinch up but Nikifor circles away and keeps his distance.
Xander Boudewijn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Nikifor misses.
Nikifor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Boudewijn, right into the meat.
Boudewijn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nikifor tries to avoid it but Boudewijn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nikifor to the ground. Nikifor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boudewijn lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudewijn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nikifor.
Boudewijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boudewijn misses with a hook. Nikifor ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor throws a looping overhand right but Boudewijn ducks down to avoid it.
Xander Boudewijn is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikifor thows a body shot but no joy.
Boudewijn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nikifor lands a nice looking body shot.
Boudewijn scores with a takedown into Nikifor's guard.
Boudewijn looking to pass the guard.
Boudewijn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nikifor dives on top into guard.
Boudewijn 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boudewijn is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikifor wants to get back to his feet but Boudewijn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Boudewijn 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Boudewijn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nikifor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boudewijn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boudewijn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nikifor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boudewijn. Boudewijn obviously looking to wear him down.
Nikifor swats away the attempt to clinch by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn lands a head kick. Nikifor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boudewijn dives in and grabs Nikifor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nikifor pushes down on Boudewijn's head and hops out.
Boudewijn lands a leg kick that knocks Nikifor off balance momentarily.
Boudewijn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boudewijn gets a takedown into half guard.
Boudewijn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boudewijn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nikifor is trying to stand up here but Boudewijn is controlling him well.
Boudewijn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boudewijn landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn throwing strikes here but Nikifor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nikifor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nikifor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boudewijn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boudewijn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nikifor looks a forlorn figure.
Boudewijn controlling his opponent.
Nikifor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boudewijn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nikifor is squirming around, avoiding Boudewijn's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn with a couple of short strikes.
Boudewijn trying to control but Nikifor is having none of it.
Boudewijn lands a nice shot to the head.
Nikifor taking shots to the head.
Boudewijn looking to control but Nikifor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Boudewijn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Xander Boudewijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boudewijn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Boudewijn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boudewijn 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Boudewijn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baako The African (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder Strike - ACDC. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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199 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baako The African!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm looks to land a right hand but The African moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The African is defended easily by Storm.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
The African shoots in for a double leg but Storm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm loads up on a big right hand but The African slips the punch.
Storm shoots in for a double leg but The African sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice straight punches there by Storm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Storm.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The African.
The African fails with the takedown
and Storm counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
John Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baako The African.
The African wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Storm does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The African looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The African showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The African on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Storm lands with a right hand.
The African is rocked!
Storm gets a big slam - oh, The African is out! The African is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). John Storm!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanya MamonTov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and agent xx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanya MamonTov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sanya MamonTov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, agent xx!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
xx fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MamonTov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
agent xx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
xx connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt MamonTov! He's out on his feet! xx rushes in and drops MamonTov with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). agent xx!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pravoslav Rusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Killers . Rob Elsworth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pravoslav Rusic's chin.
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pravoslav Rusic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elsworth swings for the body but Rusic moves out of range.
Rusic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Elsworth!
Rusic looking to ground and pound but Elsworth is blocking nicely.
Rusic misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Rusic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rusic landing punches.
Elsworth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Elsworth tries to lock up and control but Rusic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Elsworth manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rusic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rusic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusic throwing shots but Elsworth is blocking nicely.
Elsworth has hold of Rusic's hands but Rusic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Elsworth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rusic.
Rusic slips a nice elbow through Elsworth's hands, connecting with Elsworth's forehead.
Rusic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Elsworth's head.
Rusic seems to be looking for submissions.
Rusic with the ground and pound but Elsworth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Elsworth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rusic works over Elsworth with some ground and pound from guard.
Rusic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Elsworth is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Elsworth has escaped and now he's on top!
Rusic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rusic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elsworth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elsworth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rusic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elsworth is one step ahead there.
Rusic working for a triangle but Elsworth defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rusic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elsworth wants to stand but Rusic is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Rusic 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.
Rusic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Elsworth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rusic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rusic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Elsworth manages to get himself to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rusic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pravoslav Rusic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Elsworth's corner calls for a 1-2. Elsworth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Elsworth closes the distance and clinches.
Rusic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Elsworth prevents it.
Elsworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rusic.
Rusic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Elsworth walks away with a smile on his face. Rusic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Elsworth thuds his shin into the meat of Rusic's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elsworth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rusic, pushing him back against the cage.
Elsworth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Elsworth.
A nice left hand lands by Elsworth.
Nice elbow from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rusic takes an elbow to the temple.
Rusic is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rusic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Elsworth as the two fighters clinch.
Elsworth lands an elbow that stopped Rusic in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Rusic won't want to take too many of those.
Elsworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rusics head.
Elsworth lands with a short shot to the head.
Rob Elsworth has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Elsworth gets through Rusic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Elsworth lands with a light punch inside.
Elsworth lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Elsworth.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elsworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Rusic tries to pull guard but Elsworth holds him up against the cage and eventually Rusic drops back down to his feet.
Rob Elsworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pravoslav Rusic.
Elsworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Rusic takes a shot to the head.
Rusic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rusic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elsworth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Elsworth.
Rusic goes for a takedown attempt but Elsworth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rusic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Elsworth.
Elsworth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rusic will feel that in the morning.
Elsworth throws a quick inside leg kick.
Elsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rusic was well out of range. Poor timing from Elsworth.
Elsworth pushes Rusic away with a front kick.
Elsworth works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Elsworth.
Rusic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elsworth is fending him off so far but Rusic persists. Nope, Elsworth circles away and we're back to standing.
Elsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rusic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Elsworth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth scores with a push kick.
Elsworth looks to land a combination but Rusic avoids it well.
Rusic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elsworth instigates a clinch.
A short right from Elsworth on the inside.
Rusic tries to pull guard but Elsworth won't allow it.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow.
Elsworth crunches a lovely knee into Rusic's ribcage.
Elsworth is leaning against Rusic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Elsworth stops a takedown attempt from Rusic.
Elsworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Elsworth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elsworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Elsworth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rusic backwards.
Elsworth prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Elsworth.
Rusic blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Elsworth.
Elsworth has a couple of punches blocked by Rusic.
Elsworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Rusic avoids the damage to the body.
Elsworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Rusic won't want to take too many of those.
Rusic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Elsworth smiles and moves away.
Rusic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Elsworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elsworth thows a body kick. Rusic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rusic blocks a head kick by Elsworth.
Rusic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Elsworth dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Elsworth tries to land a front kick but Rusic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Elsworth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Elsworth wants it to stay on the feet.
Elsworth is looking to wear down Rusic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Elsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elsworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elsworth misses with a two punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Elsworth.
Elsworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rusic can do to turn this around?
No luck for Rusic with that takedown attempt.
Elsworth throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Elsworth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Elsworth lands with a shot to the body.
Elsworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rusic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Elsworth.
Elsworth throws a front kick that sends Rusic stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rusic's calf.
Elsworth clinches up against the cage.
Rusic takes a shot to the head.
Elsworth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Elsworth.
Elsworth cracks Rusic with a nice body shot.
Elsworth pushes Rusic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elsworth.
A nice left hand lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Elsworth lands a right hand.
Elsworth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rusic.
A short right from Elsworth on the inside.
A body shot lands from Elsworth.
Elsworth scores with a shoulder strike.
Elsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Elsworth.
Elsworth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Elsworth lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rusic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rob Elsworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pravoslav Rusic.
Elsworth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rusic or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elsworth.
Elsworth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rusic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Elsworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rusic jumps guard but Elsworth stands there with Rusic around his waist. Rusic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Elsworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Rusic won't want to take too many of those.
Elsworth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rusic jumps guard but Elsworth stands there with Rusic around his waist. Rusic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rusic tries to pull guard but Elsworth holds him up against the cage and eventually Rusic drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Elsworth.
Elsworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rusic jumps guard but Elsworth stands there with Rusic around his waist. Rusic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Elsworth lands with a left to the head.
Elsworth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elsworth scores with a hook to the body.
Elsworth scores with a shot to the side of Rusic's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Elsworth.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elsworth.
Rusic jumps guard but Elsworth stands there with Rusic around his waist. Rusic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rusic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rusic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Elsworth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Elsworth landing knees to the body.
Rusic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Elsworth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rusic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rusic tries for a takedown but Elsworth manages to get underhooks.
Rusic jumps guard but Elsworth stands there with Rusic around his waist. Rusic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Elsworth working Rusic over with knees to the body.
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
Rusic tries to pull guard but Elsworth holds him up against the cage and eventually Rusic drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elsworth obliges.
Elsworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Elsworth stops a takedown attempt from Rusic.
Elsworth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Elsworth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rusic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Elsworth smiles and moves away.
Elsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Rusic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elsworth tries to avoid it but Rusic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elsworth to the ground. Elsworth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rusic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rusic tries to keep at a distance but Elsworth has taken the fight into the clinch.
Elsworth digs a right hand into Rusic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rusic's gas tank.
Elsworth gets through Rusic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rusic takes an elbow to the temple.
Elsworth crunches a lovely knee into Rusic's ribcage.
Rusic takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands with a short shot to the head.
Elsworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rusics head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Elsworth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Elsworth 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 29:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Elsworth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borre Oppeboen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Peterwhacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterwhacker has chosen Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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259 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borre Oppeboen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Peterwhacker!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Oppeboen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterwhacker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oppeboen misses with a double jab.
Oppeboen misses with an uppercut. Peterwhacker saw that one coming.
Peterwhacker scores with a shot to the body.
Peterwhacker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterwhacker. Oppeboen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oppeboen misses with a body kick.
Oppeboen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peterwhacker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterwhacker swings for the body but Oppeboen moves out of range.
Oppeboen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Peterwhacker seems keen to control Oppeboen's posture.
Peterwhacker keeping moving, preventing Oppeboen from controlling successfully.
Oppeboen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oppeboenis looking to pass into half guard but Peterwhacker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Peterwhacker is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterwhacker wants to pass the guard but Oppeboen is keeping the position.
Peterwhacker gets to his feet. Oppeboen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oppeboen lands with a slapping head kick.
Oppeboen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peterwhacker.
Peterwhacker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oppeboen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oppeboen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterwhacker throws a lazy right hand but Oppeboen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oppeboen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peterwhacker counters with a series of strikes. Oppeboen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Peterwhacker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oppeboen counters with a leg kick.
Oppeboen slips a straight right by Peterwhacker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterwhacker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Peterwhacker misses.
Peterwhacker misses with a hook to the body
and Oppeboen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peterwhacker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oppeboen rather than just go for the knockout.
Oppeboen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Peterwhacker or perhaps it was just good defense by Oppeboen which made him look bad.
Peterwhacker takes a swing at Oppeboen's ribcage but misses.
Peterwhacker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oppeboen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterwhacker's knee momentarily.
Peterwhacker staying out of range there.
Peterwhacker stalks Oppeboen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oppeboen's face. Oppeboen staggers backwards, shaken.
Peterwhacker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peterwhacker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterwhacker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Oppeboen counters with an inside leg kick.
Peterwhacker misses with the body kick
and Oppeboen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peterwhacker looks gassed!
Peterwhacker tries for a takedown but Oppeboen circles away easily
and Oppeboen counters with a stiff right hand.
Oppeboen scores a takedown into full mount!
Oppeboen landing shots from mount.
Oppeboen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peterwhacker's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterwhacker is trying desperately to improve position.
Oppeboen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppeboen working the ground and pound effectively.
Oppeboen landing strikes from the mount and Peterwhacker is in trouble!
Oppeboen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Peterwhacker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oppeboen with a couple of short strikes.
Oppeboen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oppeboen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Peterwhacker is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oppeboen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peterwhacker hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borre Oppeboen dominated that round.
That's time! Oppeboen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peterwhacker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oppeboen circles away quickly and effectively.
Peterwhacker closes the distance but Oppeboen moves to the side
and Oppeboen counters with a leg kick.
Michael Peterwhacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterwhacker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peterwhacker scores with a jab to the head.
Oppeboen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oppeboen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peterwhacker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oppeboen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peterwhacker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oppeboen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterwhacker is breathing heavily.
Peterwhacker closes the distance but Oppeboen moves to the side
and Oppeboen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peterwhacker's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppeboen connects with a solid leg kick.
Oppeboen has Peterwhacker up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Peterwhacker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen stalls.
Oppeboen lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Oppeboen.
Peterwhacker tries to stall but Oppeboen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oppeboen cracks Peterwhacker with a nice body shot.
Peterwhacker misses with a body punch.
Oppeboen scores with a shoulder strike.
Oppeboen pushes Peterwhacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen works on Peterwhacker's body with a couple of short punches.
Peterwhacker wants to get back to striking at distance but Oppeboen won't allow it.
Oppeboen cracks Peterwhacker with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oppeboen leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oppeboen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Oppeboen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oppeboen lands a shoulder strike.
Oppeboen digs a right hand underneath Peterwhacker's ribcage. Peterwhacker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oppeboen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oppeboen stalling against the cage.
Oppeboen lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oppeboen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oppeboen scores with a hook to the body.
Oppeboen pushes Peterwhacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen pushes Peterwhacker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Oppeboen as the two fighters clinch.
Oppeboen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterwhacker can do to turn this around?
A short right from Oppeboen on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oppeboen.
Oppeboen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterwhacker or not.
Borre Oppeboen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oppeboen is leaning against Peterwhacker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Oppeboen.
A right hand to the body from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen lands a nice uppercut.
Peterwhacker letting Oppeboen take a breather here.
Peterwhacker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Oppeboen.
Oppeboen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oppeboen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterwhacker backwards.
Oppeboen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterwhacker backwards.
Oppeboen works on Peterwhacker's body with a couple of short punches.
Oppeboen lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Oppeboen - that landed with a thud.
Oppeboen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oppeboen avoiding damage.
Peterwhacker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Oppeboen.
Peterwhacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen has Peterwhacker pressed against the cage.
Peterwhacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oppeboen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peterwhacker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oppeboen slowing the pace effectively.
Peterwhacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oppeboen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppeboen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Oppeboen.
Peterwhacker has Oppeboen pushed against the cage.
Peterwhacker working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Oppeboen as the two fighters clinch.
Oppeboen scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterwhacker.
A right hand to the body from Oppeboen.
Peterwhacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Oppeboen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borre Oppeboen 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oppeboen connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterwhacker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oppeboen counters with a stiff right hand.
Oppeboen lands a jab to the nose.
Peterwhacker throws a leg kick
and Oppeboen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oppeboen.
Oppeboen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peterwhacker misses with some punches.
Oppeboen digs a right hand underneath Peterwhacker's ribcage. Peterwhacker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oppeboen avoiding damage.
Peterwhacker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Oppeboen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oppeboen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Oppeboen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Oppeboen on the inside.
Oppeboen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oppeboen.
Peterwhacker has a couple of punches blocked by Oppeboen.
Peterwhacker tries to circle away but Oppeboen has him pinned against the cage.
Peterwhacker has a couple of punches blocked by Oppeboen.
A right handed body shot lands from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen stalls.
Oppeboen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peterwhackers head.
Oppeboen scores with a shot to the side of Peterwhacker's head.
Oppeboen slows down the pace here.
Peterwhacker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peterwhacker tries to break free but Oppeboen pushes him back against the cage.
Oppeboen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oppeboen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterwhacker is trying to break free.
Oppeboen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterwhacker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oppeboen scores with a shot to the side of Peterwhacker's head.
Oppeboen is leaning against Peterwhacker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Oppeboen on the inside.
Oppeboen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peterwhacker backwards.
A short right from Oppeboen on the inside.
Oppeboen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oppeboen lands with a right to the head.
Oppeboen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Peterwhacker up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterwhacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oppeboen's elbow.
Oppeboen pushes Peterwhacker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oppeboen scores with a shot to the side of Peterwhacker's head.
A bit of stalling here from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen lands with a left to the head.
Peterwhacker working hard to break the clinch.
Peterwhacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterwhacker working hard to break the clinch.
Oppeboen lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oppeboen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oppeboen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peterwhacker's efforts to push away.
Oppeboen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oppeboen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Oppeboen - that landed with a thud.
Peterwhacker tries to break the clinch but Oppeboen is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Peterwhacker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oppeboen has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oppeboen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterwhacker or not.
Oppeboen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterwhacker.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oppeboen.
A short right from Oppeboen on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oppeboen.
Oppeboen pushes Peterwhacker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oppeboen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oppeboen scores with a hook to the body.
Peterwhacker can't find room to land a body shot as Oppeboen controls the action.
Oppeboen slows down the pace here.
Oppeboen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oppeboen prevents Peterwhacker from breaking the clinch.
Peterwhacker takes a shot to the head.
Peterwhacker misses with a punch to the body.
Oppeboen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oppeboen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Oppeboen as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Peterwhacker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oppeboen lands a body punch.
Oppeboen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Peterwhacker up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borre Oppeboen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oppeboen 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borre Oppeboen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knox (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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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Knox!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchepikov scores with a body shot.
Knox misses with a kick to the body.
Johnny Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tchepikov misses with a body shot.
Tchepikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knox's head backwards.
Tchepikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tchepikov on the side of the head.
Tchepikov darts in and clinches Knox up against the cage.
Tchepikov lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Tchepikov.
Knox blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Tchepikov.
Knox looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tchepikov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tchepikov.
Knox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tchepikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Tchepikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tchepikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Tchepikov on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tchepikov digs a right hand into Knox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knox's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tchepikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knox's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tchepikov.
Nice body punch from Tchepikov.
A short right from Tchepikov on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tchepikov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
A right hook to the body lands for Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Tchepikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knox or not.
Tchepikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Tchepikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Knox is rocked!
Tchepikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Tchepikov has him pressed against the cage.
Tchepikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov digs a right hand into Knox's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Knox's gas tank.
Tchepikov is working Knox over against the cage.
Tchepikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Tchepikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tchepikov lands with a left to the head.
Tchepikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tchepikov lands a shoulder strike.
Tchepikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tchepikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Tchepikov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knox.
Tchepikov works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Tchepikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Tchepikov is working Knox over against the cage.
Tchepikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tchepikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchepikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tchepikov keeps control of Knox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tchepikov scores with a hook to the body.
Tchepikov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tchepikov works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Tchepikov.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox jumps guard but Tchepikov stands there with Knox around his waist. Knox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knox is looking to break free of the clinch but Tchepikov has double underhooks.
Tchepikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tchepikov.
A short left from Tchepikov.
A left hand lands to the body for Tchepikov.
A right hand to the body from Tchepikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchepikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tchepikov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tchepikov digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tchepikov is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tchepikov gets through Knox's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tchepikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tchepikov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov scores with a hook to the body.
Tchepikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Tchepikov lands with a right to the head.
Tchepikov is leaning against Knox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tchepikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tchepikov digs a right hand underneath Knox's ribcage. Knox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tchepikov lands with a light punch inside.
Tchepikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Tchepikov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tchepikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tchepikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksimilian Tchepikov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tchepikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox swinging wildly here.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tchepikov.
Johnny Knox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knox lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Tchepikov.
Knox tries a head kick but it misses.
Tchepikov lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Knox.
Knox is breathing heavily.
Tchepikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tchepikov instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch.
Tchepikov blocks a head kick by Knox.
Tchepikov avoids a kick to the body.
Tchepikov fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Tchepikov finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Tchepikov with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knox.
Knox tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Tchepikov.
A jab from Tchepikov finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Donk. Tchepikov catches Knox right on the button with a cross.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tchepikov.
Tchepikov lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tchepikov lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tchepikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tchepikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knoxs head.
Tchepikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox is still on wobbly legs! Can Tchepikov finish him?
Knox takes a shot to the head.
Tchepikov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Knox to his knees! Tchepikov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maksimilian Tchepikov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paco Nykanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josefski Slabadavski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nykanen's entrance music is Jeff Mills - The Bells. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
166 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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150 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paco Nykanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josefski Slabadavski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slabadavski.
Nykanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slabadavski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Slabadavski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nykanen is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabadavski misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Slabadavski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nykanen hang on?
Nykanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nykanen is squirming around, avoiding Slabadavski's attempts to control the action.
Slabadavski controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nykanen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Slabadavski controlling the pace.
Slabadavski with the ground and pound but Nykanen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen keeping moving, preventing Slabadavski from controlling successfully.
Slabadavski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nykanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slabadavski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slabadavski looking to pass the guard.
Slabadavski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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.
Slabadavski lands a couple of elbows.
Slabadavski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nykanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nykanen being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slabadavski throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josefski Slabadavski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slabadavski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nykanen throws out the jab.
Slabadavski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Slabadavski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slabadavski throwing shots but Nykanen is blocking nicely.
Nykanen gets full guard.
Nykanen keeping moving, preventing Slabadavski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabadavski throws a big right hand that misses.
Slabadavski throws a strike but Nykanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Slabadavski keeping moving, preventing Nykanen from controlling successfully.
Nykanen throws and elbow that misses. Slabadavski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nykanen's guard. Nice move by Slabadavski!
Nykanen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nykanen is trying to keep Slabadavski in close.
Nykanen looking for a guillotine here but Slabadavski defends easily.
Slabadavski throws and elbow that misses. Nykanen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Slabadavski's guard. Nice move by Nykanen!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nykanen throwing strikes but missing.
Nykanen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Slabadavski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nykanen trying to control the position.
Slabadavski sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
Slabadavski wants to control from the top but Nykanen keeps moving.
Slabadavski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slabadavski looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nykanen 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josefski Slabadavski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good work by Slabadavski as he checks the leg kick.
Slabadavski dives in and grabs Nykanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nykanen pushes down on Slabadavski's head and hops out.
Slabadavski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nykanen is fending him off so far but Slabadavski persists. Nope, Nykanen circles away and we're back to standing.
Slabadavski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nykanen tries to avoid it but Slabadavski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nykanen to the ground. Nykanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paco Nykanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josefski Slabadavski.
Nykanen misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slabadavski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Josefski Slabadavski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nykanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nykanen throws a lazy right hand but Slabadavski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slabadavski gets a takedown into half guard.
Nykanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Slabadavski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nykanen keeping moving, preventing Slabadavski from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paco Nykanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nykanen looking for a guillotine here but Slabadavski defends easily.
Slabadavski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nykanen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski throws a big right hand that misses.
Nykanen keeping moving, preventing Slabadavski from controlling successfully.
Slabadavski looking to pass the guard.
Slabadavski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nykanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Slabadavski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nykanen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nykanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slabadavski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Slabadavski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slabadavski trying to control the position from guard on top but Nykanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josefski Slabadavski.
I've got Slabadavski 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josefski Slabadavski!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olle Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lingad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lingad has chosen Kinda Like a Big Deal - Clipse Ft. Kanye West as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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28
156 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olle Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Lingad!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Lingad.
Lingad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koskinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koskinen throws a one two combo.
Lingad lands a nice hook to Koskinen's body. Koskinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lingad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Lingad avoids the head kick by Koskinen.
Lingad tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koskinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lingad somewhat.
Koskinen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lingad counters with a good low kick that Koskinen was not able to check.
Koskinen stuns Lingad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Koskinen misses.
Lingad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but Lingad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lingad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lingad tries to move into range but Koskinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lingad looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lingad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lingad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lingad throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Lingad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Lingad blocks a jab.
Koskinen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Koskinen duly obliges.
Koskinen takes a swing at Lingad's ribcage but misses.
Lingad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lingad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Olle Koskinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lingad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koskinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Lingad's head.
Koskinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koskinen digs a good body shot into Lingad's ribs.
Koskinen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lingad decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koskinen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen wants to sweep here but Lingad controlling him for the moment.
Koskinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koskinen wants to stand but Lingad is controlling the position.
Koskinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lingad is one step ahead there.
Koskinen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lingad throwing strikes but missing.
Lingad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koskinen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lingad advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingad working the body and head with strikes.
Lingad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Koskinen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koskinen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Koskinen tries to get to full guard but Lingad has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koskinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lingad stands and throws Koskinen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Koskinen is not content to let Lingad control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen sneaks back into half guard.
Lingad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koskinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koskinen keeping moving, preventing Lingad from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lingad stopping the sweep attempt from Koskinen.
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 Olle Koskinen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lingad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koskinen.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koskinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lingad tries to clinch there but Koskinen circles away.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Lingad.
A telegraphed right hand from Lingad misses the target.
Koskinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lingad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koskinen swings for the body but Lingad moves out of range.
Koskinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lingad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lingad content to control rather than advance.
Koskinen is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lingad trying to control but Koskinen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Koskinen, not yet.
Lingad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lingad wants to control from the top but Koskinen keeps moving.
Koskinen tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lingad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koskinen's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lingad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Koskinen manages to get to full guard.
Lingad trying to control but Koskinen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen 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.
Lingad slips nicely into half guard.
Koskinen is looking for a sweep. Lingad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koskinen is looking to get back to full guard here but Lingad has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen regains half guard.
Lingad frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Koskinen working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Lingad.
Lingad wants to control the pace but Koskinen is squirming around nicely.
Lingad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingad punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lingad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Koskinen is looking to get to half guard.
Lingad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Koskinen looks a forlorn figure.
Lingad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koskinen?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Lingad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Koskinen lands with a right hand.
Lingad throws a lazy head kick
and Koskinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Jon Lingad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen lands with a cross.
Koskinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lingad's sensitive parts.
Lingad slips under a jab from Koskinen.
Lingad misses with a shot to the body
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lingad misses with a low kick.
Lingad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lingad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lingad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Lingad throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lingad's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lingad lands the left hand.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Lingad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koskinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lingad cracks a nice hook into Koskinen's ribs.
Lingad looks to throw the jab but Koskinen is out of range.
Koskinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Lingad. Lingad gets slowly back to his feet.
Lingad shoots in and drives through. Koskinen sprawls well.
Lingad misses with a body shot.
Koskinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Lingad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koskinen misses the jab.
Lingad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from Lingad misses
and Koskinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Koskinen as Lingad shoots in.
Olle Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Lingad.
Lingad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koskinen lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Koskinen misses.
Lingad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lingad.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Lingad.
Lingad throws a leg kick
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olle Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koskinen misses with a hook. Lingad ducked under it nicely.
Koskinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lingad misses with a wild body shot.
Koskinen misses with a double jab
and Lingad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koskinen lands a really nice looking cross but Lingad seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Lingad.
Lingad looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Lingad throws a head kick but Koskinen moves out of range.
Lingad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lingad's sensitive parts.
Koskinen takes a swing at Lingad's ribcage but misses.
Lingad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koskinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lingad.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Lingad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingad looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lingad moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lingad.
Lingad misses with a hook to the body
and Koskinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Lingad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koskinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lingad's hands.
Lingad misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen throws a low kick, looking for Lingad's leg but Lingad calmly moves out of range.
Lingad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lingad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koskinen fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lingad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koskinen is fending him off so far but Lingad persists. Nope, Koskinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Lingad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koskinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olle Koskinen clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koskinen throws a low kick but Lingad moves out of range easily.
Koskinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koskinen looks to land a left hand but Lingad moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Koskinen misses.
Lingad blocks a leg kick.
Lingad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lingad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koskinen as he avoids it easily.
Lingad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lingad misses with a body shot
and Koskinen counters with a two punch combo.
Lingad throws a combination that misses
and Koskinen counters with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lingad.
Lingad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lingad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Koskinen jabs Lingad right on the nose. Lingad blinks but takes it well.
Lingad is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koskinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lingad counters with a single leg into guard. Koskinen didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koskinen is on top in guard.
Koskinen stands up from Lingad's guard - Koskinen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lingad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to keep at a distance but Lingad has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a left hand.
Lingad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koskinen or not.
A shot in the inside from Koskinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Koskinen catches Lingad right on the button with a cross.
Lingad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koskinen.
Koskinen cracks Lingad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lingad moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Lingad slips under a jab.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koskinen scores with a nice strike.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Lingad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lingad jabs at Koskinen's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lingad. Koskinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lingad misses with a body punch
and Koskinen counters with a left to the body.
Lingad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koskinen lands a jab.
Koskinen lands with an overhand left.
Lingad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lingad moves out of range of the leg kick from Koskinen.
Lingad throws a sloppy body shot
letting Koskinen counter with a right hand.
Lingad thows a leg kick but Koskinen checks it
and Koskinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lingad throws a leg kick but Koskinen moved away.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koskinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koskinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lingad circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lingad swinging wildly here.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
Lingad connects with a solid leg kick.
Lingad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koskinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Lingad's head.
Koskinen thuds his right hand into Lingad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lingad moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koskinen.
Lingad avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Koskinen blocks the low kick.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olle Koskinen had his way with Jon Lingad in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lingad fails with the takedown.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a big shot that misses.
Koskinen moves out of range as Lingad strikes.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
Lingad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lingad.
Koskinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koskinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lingad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
Lingad is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lingad misses with a body punch
letting Koskinen counter with a right hand.
Koskinen throws a shot from downtown. Lingad moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Lingad misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen digs a good body shot into Lingad's ribs.
Lingad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen digs a good body shot into Lingad's ribs.
Lingad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Lingad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lingad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Lingad misses with a leg kick
and Koskinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a jab to Lingad's midsection.
Koskinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Koskinen thuds his right hand into Lingad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koskinen misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lingad slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Lingad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koskinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lingad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lingad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Lingad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koskinen lands a nice shot that snaps Lingad's head back.
Koskinen with a nice cross.
Lingad cracks Koskinen with a good jab.
Lingad shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lingad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lingad takes one to the chin there.
Lingad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lingad misses with a hook.
Lingad slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lingad. Lingad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Lingad misses with a looping left.
Lingad looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Lingad throws the kick towards the body but Koskinen avoids it.
Jon Lingad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Koskinen.
A combination from Lingad does no damage.
A low kick from Lingad misses
and Koskinen counters with a good low kick that Lingad was not able to check.
Koskinen looks to throw the jab but Lingad is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Koskinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lingad shoots and misses
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Koskinen misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Koskinen misses its intended target.
Lingad tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Koskinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lingad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koskinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lingad. That did some damage!
Olle Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koskinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koskinen stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olle Koskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koskinen 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olle Koskinen!
Olle Koskinen is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lamb of God-Omerta. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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28
273 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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22
247 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reiplinger.
Paul misses with a head kick.
Paul connects with an inside leg kick.
Paul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reiplinger circles away quickly and effectively.
Reiplinger tries to clinch but Paul moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Paul as Reiplinger shoots in.
Reiplinger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reiplinger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reiplinger!
Reiplinger checks a leg kick.
Reiplinger misses with a wild combination.
Reiplinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paul scores with a shot to the side of Reiplinger's head.
Paul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Reiplinger.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reiplinger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paul is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paul blocks the elbow strike.
Paul misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Paul fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul misses with the head strike.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
Reiplinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Rap Reiplinger has been cut.
Paul stalling in the clinch but Reiplinger improves position.
Paul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul managing to block the knees to the body from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Reiplinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paul swings wildly with an uppercut but Reiplinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Reiplinger.
Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Paul scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paul digs a right hand underneath Reiplinger's ribcage. Reiplinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reiplinger looks gassed!
Paul lands a nice shot to the body.
Paul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reiplinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul scores with a nice head shot.
Paul misses with a series of wild punches.
Reiplinger fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reiplinger backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Reiplinger misses.
Reiplinger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paul lands a glancing blow to the side of Reiplinger's head.
Paul feints and then cracks Reiplinger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reiplinger down.
Reiplinger slips a jab and a cross from Paul.
Paul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paul plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paul tries to land a leg kick but Reiplinger saw it coming and moves away.
Paul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paul throws a sloppy head kick and Reiplinger moves out of range easily.
Paul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul misses with the combination.
Paul lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Paul duly obliges.
Paul swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reiplinger counters with a series of strikes. Paul will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reiplinger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reiplinger.
Paul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paul connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reiplinger blocks a head kick by Paul.
Paul scores with a head kick.
Paul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paul connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paul throws a right and a left that Reiplinger avoids nicely.
Reiplinger moves forwards but Paul connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Rap Reiplinger's cut even more.
Paul dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reiplinger. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul looks to land a combination. Reiplinger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paul.
Paul lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paul stuns Reiplinger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paul scores with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paul.
Paul displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reiplinger is rocked!
Reiplinger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whack! Paul lands a heavy head kick that drops Reiplinger. The ref tackles Paul to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Reiplinger was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). David Paul!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyyno Janis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls. Janis has chosen Rubber Johnny as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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246 lbs
13 - 0 - 0 |
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280 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyyno Janis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharinov misses with a wild body shot.
Kharinov stuffs the takedown.
Janis closes the distance and clinches up with Kharinov, looking for a takedown. Janis pushes Kharinov against the cage but Kharinov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Janis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kharinov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sergey Kharinov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyyno Janis.
Janis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kharinov but Kharinov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Janis fails to land the takedown.
Janis shoots for a takedown but Kharinov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kharinov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Janis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Janis looks gassed!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Janis is defended easily by Kharinov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kharinov, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kharinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Pyyno Janis has been cut.
Crack! A monster head kick from Kharinov and Janis falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kharinov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergey Kharinov!
Sergey Kharinov retains his heavyweight title!
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