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RC 133 - Paulsen vs Ballantine PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth has chosen Iron Maiden - Killers as his entrance music. Rob Elsworth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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209 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elsworth cracks a nice hook into Lennon's ribs.
Elsworth looks for the body kick but Lennon saw that one coming.
Elsworth throws a combination. Lennon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Elsworth moves into the clinch successfully.
Elsworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Lennon avoids the damage to the body.
Elsworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lennon.
Elsworth throws a head punch that misses.
Elsworth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elsworth missing with knees to the body.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like John Lennon has been cut.
Lennon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lennon blocks the elbow strike.
Elsworth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Elsworth trying to land knees to the body.
Lennon swings wildly with an uppercut but Elsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lennon wants to get back to striking at distance but Elsworth won't allow it.
Elsworth tries to land a knee to the head but Lennon blocks with his arms.
Elsworth scores with a hook to the body.
Elsworth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lennon can't break the clinch.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elsworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lennon.
Elsworth misses with a knee strike.
Elsworth has Lennon pressed against the cage, preventing Lennon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elsworth misses with an elbow over the top.
Lennon blocks an elbow strike from Elsworth.
Elsworth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Elsworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elsworth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Elsworth trying to land knees to the body.
Lennon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lennon blocks an elbow strike.
Elsworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lennon's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Elsworth.
Lennon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lennon.
Elsworth wants to clinch.
Lennon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lennon misses with a body shot.
Elsworth connects with a leg kick. Lennon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Elsworth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lennon looks to throw the jab but Elsworth is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Elsworth.
Lennon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elsworth.
Elsworth goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elsworth.
A left hand lands to the body for Elsworth.
Lennon is breathing heavily.
Elsworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Lennon tries to break free but Elsworth pushes him back against the cage.
Elsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Lennon controls his hands.
Lennon blocks an elbow strike.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Lennon 's eye.
Lennon blocks an elbow strike from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Elsworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Elsworth.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Elsworth works on Lennon's body with a couple of short punches.
Elsworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Elsworth pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lennon.
Elsworth cracks Lennon with a nice body shot.
Lennon avoids the elbow strike from Elsworth, against the cage.
Elsworth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Elsworth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lennon backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elsworth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lennon's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Elsworth lands an elbow that stopped Lennon in his tracks for a moment.
Elsworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lennon backwards.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lennon's defenses.
Elsworth lands a body punch.
Lennon avoids the elbow strike from Elsworth, against the cage.
A short left from Elsworth.
Elsworth crunches a lovely knee into Lennon's ribcage.
Elsworth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Elsworth pushes Lennon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elsworth scores with a shot to the side of Lennon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Elsworth.
Elsworth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elsworth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Elsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elsworth missing with knees to the body.
Lennon takes an elbow to the temple.
Lennon is trying to break the clinch but Elsworth is controlling him.
Elsworth digs a right hand underneath Lennon's ribcage. Lennon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lennon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elsworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Lennon avoids the damage to the body.
Elsworth scores with a shoulder strike.
Lennon misses with the head strike.
Elsworth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Elsworth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lennon dodges an elbow strike from Elsworth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elsworth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Elsworth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lennon takes an elbow to the temple.
Lennon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elsworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Elsworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lennon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lennon blocks a head kick by Elsworth.
Lennon moves out of range as Elsworth throws a body kick.
Lennon looks to score with a jab to the body but Elsworth is just out of range.
Elsworth throws a front kick that sends Lennon stumbling back into the cage.
Elsworth clinches up with Lennon and pushes him back against the cage.
Elsworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Lennon avoids the damage to the body.
Rob Elsworth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside.
Elsworth misses with an elbow over the top.
Elsworth misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Elsworth on the inside.
Elsworth throws an elbow that misses.
Elsworth misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lennon.
Elsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Lennon.
Elsworth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lennon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elsworth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lennon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lennon thuds a left hand into Elsworth's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lennon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Elsworth counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Elsworth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Elsworth works Lennon's body with a nice hook.
Elsworth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lennon. That did some damage!
Lennon thows a body kick. Elsworth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Elsworth.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lennon throws a nice looking combination but Elsworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elsworth misses with a body kick.
Elsworth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lennon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elsworth moves into the clinch successfully.
Elsworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lennon avoids it.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Lennon 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Elsworth.
Elsworth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lennon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elsworth backwards.
Lennon dodges an elbow strike from Elsworth.
Elsworth landing knees to the head.
Elsworth can't find room to land a body shot as Lennon controls the action.
Elsworth misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elsworth obliges.
Lennon managing to block the knees to the body from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a body punch.
Elsworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lennon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elsworth misses with an elbow over the top.
Elsworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lennon backwards.
Elsworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lennon tries to break the clinch but Elsworth is controlling the position.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Elsworth pushes off an throws an elbow but Lennon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Elsworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Elsworth keeps control of Lennon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lennon is trying to break free.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Lennon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Elsworth landing knees to the body.
Elsworth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lennon is trying to break free.
Elsworth lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside that Lennon shrugs off.
Lennon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Elsworth lands a nice looking body shot.
Elsworth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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.
Lennon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Elsworth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lennon scrambles back to his feet.
Lennon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Elsworth lands with a nice body kick.
Elsworth thows a body kick. Lennon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Elsworth gets a clinch.
Elsworth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Elsworth presses Lennon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lennon.
Lennon avoiding damage as Elsworth throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lennon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Elsworth lands a knee to the body.
Lennon avoids the elbow strike from Elsworth, against the cage.
Lennon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lennon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Elsworth lands with a short shot to the head.
Lennon avoids the elbow strike from Elsworth, against the cage.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Elsworth can't find room to land a body shot as Lennon controls the action.
Lennon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Elsworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Elsworth keeps control of Lennon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elsworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lennon takes an elbow to the temple.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Lennon takes an elbow to the temple.
Elsworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Elsworth.
Elsworth throws a head punch that misses.
Lennon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Lennon.
Elsworth prevents Lennon from breaking the clinch.
Elsworth digs a right hand into Lennon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lennon's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Elsworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Lennon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Elsworth tries to land a leg kick but Lennon saw it coming and moves away.
Lennon thows a body shot but no joy.
Lennon throws a body punch but Elsworth moves out of range.
Rob Elsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elsworth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lennon keeps the fight on the outside.
Elsworth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lennon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lennon misses with a hook to the body
and Elsworth counters with a solid body kick.
Elsworth gets a clinch.
Lennon prevents a body shot from Elsworth.
Lennon blocks an elbow strike from Elsworth.
Elsworth pushes off an throws an elbow but Lennon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elsworth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lennon's brow.
Elsworth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elsworth crunches a lovely knee into Lennon's ribcage.
Elsworth missing with knees to the body.
Lennon is trying to break the clinch but Elsworth has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Lennon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elsworth lands with a left to the head.
Elsworth presses Lennon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Elsworth landing knees to the body.
Elsworth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lennon is trying to break the clinch but Elsworth is controlling him.
Elsworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Lennon avoids the damage to the body.
Lennon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lennon avoids the elbow strike from Elsworth, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elsworth.
Lennon tries to break the clinch but Elsworth is controlling the position.
Elsworth misses with an elbow over the top.
Elsworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lennon is defending well for now.
Lennon has had enough of the clinch but Elsworth keeps him there for the moment.
Elsworth scores with a shot to the side of Lennon's head.
Lennon avoiding damage as Elsworth throws knees to the body.
Lennon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Elsworth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Elsworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Elsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lennon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Elsworth fails to land.
Elsworth lands an uppercut.
Elsworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lennon's elbow.
Elsworth lands with a short shot to the head.
Lennon is trying to break the clinch but Elsworth has him pressed against the cage.
Elsworth missing with knees to the body.
Elsworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Elsworth missing with knees to the body.
Elsworth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lennon is defending well for now.
Lennon managing to block the knees to the body from Elsworth.
Elsworth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Elsworth keeps control of Lennon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lennon is trying to force a seperation but Elsworth has the dominant position.
Elsworth prevents Lennon from breaking the clinch.
Elsworth missing with knees to the body.
Elsworth misses with the head strike.
Lennon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth tries to clinch but Lennon moves out of range.
Elsworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elsworth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lennon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Elsworth counters with a low kick, right behind Lennon 's knee.
Lennon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Elsworth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elsworth.
Elsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Elsworth throws a sloppy head kick and Lennon moves out of range easily.
Lennon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elsworth tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lennon. Elsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elsworth thows a body kick. Lennon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lennon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Elsworth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Elsworth closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennon avoids the elbow strike from Elsworth, against the cage.
Lennon is trying to force a seperation but Elsworth has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elsworth.
Elsworth misses with an elbow strike.
Elsworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lennon avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Elsworth.
Elsworth prevents Lennon from breaking the clinch.
Lennon blocking some punches.
Elsworth tries a body shot but Lennon blocks it.
Elsworth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lennon takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Elsworth.
Lennon looking to stall.
Rob Elsworth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lennon avoiding damage as Elsworth throws knees to the body.
Elsworth misses with an elbow over the top.
John Lennon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lennon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Elsworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Elsworth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Elsworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pravoslav Rusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Streets - Blinded by the Lights kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pravoslav Rusic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Boudewijn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn throws a quick head kick that knocks Rusic silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Boudewijn is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). 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 Christian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes to the cage accompanied by Thunder Strike - ACDC. Christian Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Scott!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm scores a takedown into full mount!
Storm throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Storm 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.
Storm avoids the attempt from Scott to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Scott is trying desperately to improve position.
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Storm is landing with some decent strikes but Scott is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm landing strikes from the mount and Scott is in trouble!
Scott really wants to buck Storm off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm thowing shots but they're missing.
Storm has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Scott's face.
Storm pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Storm.
Storm looking to finish with strikes here!
Scott blocking the ground and pound.
Storm 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.
Storm unloads with some shots from mount but Scott bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with some ground and pound and Scott recovers position to half guard.
Storm misses with a head shot. Scott uses the momentum to regain guard.
Storm stopping the sweep attempt from Scott.
Storm is in close to Scott's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Storm won't allow Scott to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Storm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm is looking to work some ground and pound but Scott has wrist control.
Storm is looking to advance position but Scott has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Storm is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scott looking to ground and pound but Storm is blocking nicely.
Scott looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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.
Scott lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Scott lands a big shot there that rocks Storm but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Storm working to try and regain half guard.
Scott goes for an armbar but Storm turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Storm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scott is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Storm dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Scott.
John Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Storm misses the jab.
Scott needs to keep his hands up - Storm had a free shot at his head there.
Scott tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Scott wants to clinch.
Storm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Storm or perhaps it was just good defense by Scott which made him look bad.
Scott takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a knee strike.
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
Storm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
Scott prevents Storm from breaking the clinch.
Storm wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Scott.
Storm avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scott stalling against the cage.
Scott throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Storm wants to break free but Scott has control.
Scott looking to throw knees to the head but Storm is blocking nicely.
Storm breaks the clinch.
Scott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Scott fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Storm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scott under the eye.
Scott misses with a body punch
and Storm counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Scott!
Storm throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
A nice elbow there by Storm.
Scott is wriggling around trying to escape.
Storm looking to finish Scott with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scott!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm landing punches.
Storm looking to ground and pound but Scott is blocking nicely.
Storm misses with a head shot.
Storm swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Scott is now in Storm's guard. A big mistake from Storm there, giving up the dominant position!
Scott wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
Scott tries to free his leg and advance position but Storm is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Storm is proving hard to escape from.
Storm kicks Scott off and gets to his feet.
Storm misses with a wild combination.
Scott swings for the body but Storm moves out of range.
Scott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Storm misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm lands with a good body shot.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Storm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Storm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Scott fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Storm sprawls well initially but Scott persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Scott keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Storm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Scott.
Storm is looking to control Scott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Storm avoid being mounted?
Storm is looking to escape.
Scott stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Storm to get to his feet.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Storm with a poor takedown
and Scott counters by clinching up.
Scott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scott is pushing Storm up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott misses with a knee strike.
Scott looking to slow down the pace here.
Scott lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Storm is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him.
Scott looking to throw knees to the head but Storm is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Scott.
Scott lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Storm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Storm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott lands a nice knee to the body.
Scott leaning against his opponent.
Storm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott connects with a knee to the head.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but Storm blocks with his arms.
Storm avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Scott tries a knee to the head but Storm blocks it.
Scott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Storm is keeping busy.
Come on Scott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Storm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott scores with a knee to the head.
Storm is trying to break the clinch but Scott is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Storm blocks it with crossed arms.
Storm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scott prevents it.
Scott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott misses with a knee strike.
Storm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Storm is predictable there
and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Storm to score with a decent uppercut.
John Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Storm cracks Scott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Storm pinned against the cage. Storm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Storm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Storm scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands the left hand.
Storm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Storm throws a shot from downtown. Scott moves away and avoids it.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott.
Scott takes a swing at Storm's ribcage but misses.
Storm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Storm shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Storm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scott keeping hold of Storm's head, controlling as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Scott.
I think Storm 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Storm!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gusman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
191 lbs
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24
196 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodolfo Gusman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gusman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Gusman sprawls well. He's pushed Hirvonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gusman shoots in and gets a takedown into Hirvonen's guard.
Hirvonen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gusman uses it to pass to side control.
Hirvonen tries to buck Gusman off but Gusman is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirvonen stops Gusman from passing to mount.
Hirvonen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hirvonen actively working from the bottom here.
Hirvonen is looking for a sweep. Gusman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gusman controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen is looking for a sweep. Gusman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gusman wants to take a breather but Hirvonen is having none of it.
Hirvonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gusman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hirvonen on the ground.
Hirvonen is staying active underneath Gusman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hirvonen wants to improve his position but Gusman is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rodolfo Gusman just wasn't active enough.
Hirvonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gusman counters with a single leg into guard. Hirvonen didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Hirvonen, not yet.
Gusman wants to pass the guard but Hirvonen is keeping the position.
Gusman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hirvonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gusman is stalling in the full guard.
Gusman wants to stand but Hirvonen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gusman tries to free his leg and advance position but Hirvonen is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman stopping the sweep attempt from Hirvonen.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rodolfo Gusman just wasn't active enough.
Gusman throws an overhand right that lands on Hirvonen's shoulder, as Hirvonen tries to avoid the shot.
Gusman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hirvonen.
Gusman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hirvonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusman.
Gusman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusman. Hirvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirvonen tries for a takedown but Gusman circles away easily
and Gusman counters with a straight right hand.
Rodolfo Gusman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Hirvonen.
Hirvonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gusman has managed to clinch.
Hirvonen gets underhooks to prevent Gusman's takedown attempt.
Hirvonen takes a shot to the head.
Hirvonen fails to pull guard.
Gusman wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gusman.
Hirvonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hirvonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gusman misses with a straight right.
Gusman shoots in and drives through. Hirvonen sprawls well.
Hirvonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gusman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hirvonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gusman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hirvonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Gusman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hirvonen misses with a low kick.
Hirvonen shoots and misses
and Gusman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gusman.
Hirvonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hirvonen trying to keep a closed guard but Gusman is proving a slippery customer.
Gusman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirvonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirvonen controls Gusman momentarily but Gusman frees himself.
Gusman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hirvonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gusman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hirvonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen 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.
Hirvonen working for a triangle but Gusman defends it easily.
Gusman wants to control from the top but Hirvonen keeps moving.
Gusman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hirvonen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hirvonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hirvonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gusman stopping the sweep attempt from Hirvonen.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rodolfo Gusman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hirvonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gusman throws the left hand but Hirvonen avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Hirvonen.
Gusman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gusman won't allow Hirvonen to sweep him here.
Hirvonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman trying to control but Hirvonen is working from the bottom.
Hirvonen controls Gusman momentarily but Gusman frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hirvonen looking for a guillotine here but Gusman defends easily.
Gusman stands up from Hirvonen's guard - Gusman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gusman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hirvonen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusman keeping full guard, as Hirvonen tries to pass.
Gusman wants to get back to his feet but Hirvonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hirvonen throwing strikes but missing.
Gusman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hirvonen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gusman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hirvonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gusman throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Gusman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gusman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hirvonen's half guard.
Hirvonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gusman prevents Hirvonen from improving his position.
Gusman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gusman prevents Hirvonen from improving his position.
Gusman controlling the pace.
Hirvonen moves into full guard.
Hirvonen keeping moving, preventing Gusman from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rodolfo Gusman wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gusman tries to clinch up but Hirvonen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hirvonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gusman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gusman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gusman!
Gusman tries to buck Hirvonen off but he can't manage it.
Rodolfo Gusman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hirvonen looking to control but Gusman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hirvonen cracks Gusman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Poor strikes thrown by Hirvonen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gusman wants to get back to his feet.
Hirvonen wants to finish this one by submission but Gusman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hirvonen.
Rodolfo Gusman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen misses with a head shot.
Hirvonen trying to control but Gusman is having none of it.
Gusman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gusman is bucking up trying to escape but Hirvonen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gusman really wants to buck Hirvonen off and get back to his feet.
Hirvonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gusman is looking to escape.
Hirvonen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gusman bucks up and throws Hirvonen to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Good work by Gusman as he checks the leg kick.
Gusman swats away the attempt to clinch by Hirvonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gusman as he avoids it easily.
Gusman loads up on a big right hand but Hirvonen slips the punch.
Hirvonen slips a straight right by Gusman.
Hirvonen throws a low kick but Gusman avoids it.
Hirvonen gets caught flat footed, as Gusman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hirvonen working a defensive guard here.
Gusman stopping the sweep attempt from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gusman manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen pushes down on Gusman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gusman is trying to stand back up but Hirvonen is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirvonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hirvonen is keen to just control but Gusman is a slippery customer.
Gusman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gusman won't allow Hirvonen to pass to mount.
Hirvonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gusman defends it well.
Hirvonen is keen to just control but Gusman is a slippery customer.
Hirvonen stops Gusman from getting back to his feet.
Pentti Hirvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rodolfo Gusman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gusman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Gusman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans von Finkelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Finkelstein comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - We Will Rock You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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23
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herbert West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans von Finkelstein!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Finkelstein misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by West or perhaps it was just good defense by von Finkelstein which made him look bad.
von Finkelstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
von Finkelstein connects with a looping right hand.
von Finkelstein cracks West with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
von Finkelstein misses with a straight right.
Hans von Finkelstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Finkelstein misses with a looping left.
West closes this distance looking for a takedown but von Finkelstein circles away.
von Finkelstein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
West thuds a left hand into von Finkelstein's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West tries to clinch but von Finkelstein moves out of range.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but von Finkelstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from West.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herbert West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
von Finkelstein scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Herbert West has been cut.
von Finkelstein cracks West with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends West tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but von Finkelstein pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! West is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans von Finkelstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lingad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Lingad has chosen Kinda Like a Big Deal - Clipse Ft. Kanye West as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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28
146 lbs
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156 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Lingad!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lingad.
Lingad shoots in for a takedown but Fletcher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fletcher throws out a loose jab but Lingad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lingad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rmarkas Fletcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Lingad.
Lingad fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fletcher lands a jab to Lingad's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingad needs to keep his hands up - Fletcher had a free shot at his head there.
Lingad drops his hands momentarily and Fletcher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lingad has a takedown stuffed.
Lingad moves out of range as Fletcher strikes.
Fletcher misses with an uppercut. Lingad saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lingad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fletcher's waist but Fletcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lingad off to one side.
Lingad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fletcher tries to roll over but Lingad keeps him under control.
Lingad wants to control but Fletcher is keeping him busy.
Lingad prevents Fletcher from improving his position.
Lingad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fletcher keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fletcher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lingad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lingad tries to get to full guard but Fletcher has control of the leg.
Fletcher thows a huge punch but Lingad dodges it nicely.
Fletcher is stalling here. Lingad is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fletcher seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lingad has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Fletcher is looking to regain half guard here but Lingad keeps moving and retains side control.
Lingad working the head with strikes.
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.
Fletcher manages to get back to half guard.
Fletcher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lingad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lingad's back!
Lingad has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Fletcher.
Fletcher struggling to keep hold of the position.
Fletcher lands punches and elbows.
Fletcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Lingad's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fletcher punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lingad grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fletcher misses with a head kick.
Lingad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lingad moves out of range as Fletcher strikes.
Lingad dives in and grabs Fletcher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fletcher pushes down on Lingad's head and hops out.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fletcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fletcher postures up in Lingad's guard and throws a big left but Lingad blocks it.
Fletcher throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher preventing the sweep.
Fletcher is pushing down on Lingad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lingad is fighting to maintain full guard but Fletcher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lingad moves into full guard.
Fletcher trying to control but Lingad is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fletcher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lingad's head.
Fletcher throws and elbow that misses. Lingad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fletcher's guard. Nice move by Lingad!
Fletcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher has his foot on Lingad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lingad works his way back into a safe position though.
Fletcher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lingad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fletcher keeping moving, preventing Lingad from controlling successfully.
Lingad won't allow Fletcher to sweep him here.
Lingad wants to control from the top but Fletcher keeps moving.
Lingad is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fletcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lingad stopping the sweep attempt from Fletcher.
Fletcher has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lingad is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fletcher.
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.
Lingad remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lingad trying to control the position but Fletcher is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lingad lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fletcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lingad manages to avoid it.
Lingad with a poor takedown
and Fletcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fletcher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fletcher trying to control the action but Lingad is working from the bottom.
Lingad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fletcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lingad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fletcher!
Fletcher is working to get back to half guard.
Fletcher gets back to half guard.
Fletcher is staying active underneath Lingad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher is trying to get back to full guard.
Lingad wants to free his trapped foot but Fletcher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fletcher tries to roll over but Lingad keeps him under control.
Fletcher is working hard here to advance position.
Lingad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingad is trying to control. Fletcher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lingad is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fletcher wants to sweep but no luck.
Jon Lingad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fletcher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lingad's guard.
Fletcher throwing strikes from guard but Lingad blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fletcher is looking to advance position but Lingad has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fletcher is desperately trying to improve his position but Lingad has a good base and remains in mount.
Rmarkas Fletcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lingad lands a big elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lingad with shots to the head and body - Fletcher looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Lingad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Lingad.
Well Fletcher 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 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rmarkas Fletcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksimilian Tchepikov (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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22
300 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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298 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tchepikov has Hokanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hokanen has Tchepikov pressed against the cage, preventing Tchepikov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hokanen blocks an uppercut.
Tchepikov blocking some punches.
Hokanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tchepikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tchepikov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hokanen tries a body shot but Tchepikov blocks it.
Tchepikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hokanen forces Tchepikov back against the cage and clinches.
Tchepikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hokanen backwards.
Tchepikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tchepikov is leaning against Hokanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Tchepikov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tchepikov.
Hokanen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tchepikov regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchepikov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tchepikov has his feet on Hokanen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchepikov is just out of range.
Tchepikov lands with a nice combination. Hokanen backs away looking to recover.
Tchepikov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hokanen eats them both and turns towards Tchepikov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hokanen misses the shot to the body.
Hokanen avoids the body shot from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov misses with a double jab.
Tchepikov moves out of range as Hokanen strikes.
Tchepikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hokanen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov catches Hokanen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tchepikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tchepikov misses with a hook to the body
and Hokanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hokanen defending well as Tchepikov loads up on a big left hand.
Tchepikov looks to land a right hand but Hokanen moved out of range.
Tchepikov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tchepikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Hokanen scores with a nice head shot.
Hokanen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tchepikov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tchepikov throws out a loose jab but Hokanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hokanen wants to clinch up but Tchepikov keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Tchepikov. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen tries to clinch up.
Sumopainija Hokanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Hokanen misses its intended target.
Hokanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tchepikov misses the target.
Hokanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tchepikov scores with a hook to the body. Hokanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tchepikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tchepikov lands a nice hook to Hokanen's body. Hokanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hokanen throws a shot to the body.
Tchepikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maksimilian Tchepikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tchepikov cracks a nice hook into Hokanen's ribs.
Tchepikov throws a series of punches but Hokanen moves out of range.
Hokanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hokanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tchepikov.
A shot to the body from Hokanen misses
and Tchepikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hokanen lands a jab to Tchepikov's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hokanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hokanen wants to advance to full mount but Tchepikov doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maksimilian Tchepikov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hokanen shoots in and gets a takedown into Tchepikov's guard.
Hokanen throwing strikes but missing.
Hokanen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hokanen throwing shots but Tchepikov is blocking nicely.
Hokanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen wants to advance to full mount but Tchepikov doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Tchepikov wants to stand but Hokanen is controlling the position.
Hokanen wants to pass the guard but Tchepikov is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hokanen throwing strikes from guard but Tchepikov blocks nicely.
Tchepikov keeping full guard, as Hokanen tries to pass.
Hokanen trying to move into half guard but instead Tchepikov has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Hokanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tchepikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tchepikov looking to sit in guard and control but Hokanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hokanen throws and elbow that misses. Tchepikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hokanen's guard. Nice move by Tchepikov!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tchepikov lands a couple of elbows.
Hokanen 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.
Tchepikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tchepikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hokanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hokanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tchepikov tries to stand but Hokanen is controlling from the bottom.
Tchepikov wants to stand and escape but instead Hokanen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumopainija Hokanen 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tchepikov misses with a two punch combination.
Tchepikov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hokanen in his tracks.
Tchepikov lands a body shot.
Hokanen blocks a jab.
Hokanen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hokanen ducks under a wild hook from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hokanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Tchepikov.
Hokanen slips a straight right by Tchepikov.
Hokanen shoots for a takedown but Tchepikov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hokanen throws a series of punches but Tchepikov moves out of range.
Tchepikov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hokanen counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen fails to land the takedown.
Tchepikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hokanen.
Hokanen tries to clinch
and Tchepikov counters with a right hand to the body.
Hokanen throws a looping overhand right but Tchepikov ducks down to avoid it.
Tchepikov throws a big shot that misses.
Tchepikov cracks Hokanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tchepikov jabs at Hokanen's body.
Hokanen misses with a hook to the body
and Tchepikov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hokanen is looking to wear down Tchepikov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tchepikov lands a head shot.
Hokanen wants to clinch
and Tchepikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left lands for Tchepikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hokanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tchepikov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hokanen has time to react.
The fighters circling - Tchepikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tchepikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hokanen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tchepikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tchepikov thuds a left hand into Hokanen's body.
Tchepikov lands a nice hook to Hokanen's body. Hokanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tchepikov throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov punishes Hokanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Hokanen ducks under a wild hook from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hokanen is just out of range.
Tchepikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hokanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tchepikov connects with a right hand. Hokanen shakes it off.
Hokanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Tchepikov is just out of range.
Tchepikov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hokanen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hokanen.
Hokanen tries to work over Tchepikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hokanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tchepikov.
A hook to the body from Tchepikov.
A bit of stalling here from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov can't find room to land a body shot as Hokanen controls the action.
Tchepikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tchepikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tchepikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tchepikov misses with some punches.
Tchepikov digs a right hand underneath Hokanen's ribcage. Hokanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tchepikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hokanen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hokanen is trying to drag Tchepikov to the mat but Tchepikov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sumopainija Hokanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tchepikov scores with a shot to the side of Hokanen's head.
Tchepikov taking a breather.
A short left from Tchepikov.
Tchepikov tries to throw a body punch but Hokanen avoids it by throwing Tchepikov back against the cage.
Tchepikov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hokanen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tchepikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tchepikov lands a nice uppercut.
Tchepikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tchepikov has a couple of punches blocked by Hokanen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maksimilian Tchepikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tchepikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maksimilian Tchepikov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Prodigy - Omen. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat McDermot!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermot misses with a double jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from McDermot misses
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Ossi Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDermot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen tests McDermot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDermot throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and McDermot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Jokinen jabs McDermot right on the nose. McDermot blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but McDermot saw that one coming.
McDermot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermot manages to avoid it.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McDermot throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
Jokinen with a jab.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDermot lands a big head kick that sends Jokinen tumbling to the mat! McDermot takes a step backwards and waves Jokinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen misses with the body kick
and McDermot counters with a leg kick.
Jokinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDermot fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jokinen checks it well.
McDermot moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDermot in his tracks.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McDermot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Nice jab there from McDermot.
McDermot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
McDermot moves forwards but Jokinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. McDermot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDermot avoids a kick to the body.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDermot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
McDermot misses with a hook.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body
and McDermot counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - McDermot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that McDermot sees coming a mile off.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jokinen takes a swing at McDermot's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces McDermot off the cage and back into rage.
McDermot with a nice cross.
Ossi Jokinen's cut is getting worse.
Jokinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. McDermot will feel that in the morning.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
McDermot throws a nice looking combination but Jokinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDermot.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
McDermot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by McDermot.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
McDermot throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jokinen scores with the left hand. McDermot knows he should have avoided that one.
McDermot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDermot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
McDermot 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.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks McDermot off balance momentarily.
McDermot looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks McDermot in the body.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pat McDermot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces McDermot off the cage and back into rage.
Jokinen thumps McDermot with a low kick.
Jokinen looks to land a combination. McDermot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jokinen throws a body punch but McDermot moves out of range.
McDermot loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Jokinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. McDermot takes a step back to recover.
McDermot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen throws a push kick but McDermot slaps the foot to one side.
McDermot throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDermot doesn't seem phased though.
McDermot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jokinen has McDermot up against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by McDermot.
McDermot wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
McDermot working hard to break the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
McDermot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
McDermot is breathing heavily.
McDermot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ossi Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
McDermot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen gets a clinch.
McDermot blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
McDermot takes a shot to the head.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
McDermot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jokinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDermot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDermot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McDermot throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen lands with a slapping head kick.
McDermot blocks the body kick.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jokinen scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands with an overhand left.
McDermot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McDermot gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jokinen lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokinen gets a clinch.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but McDermot blocks it.
McDermot tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
McDermot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen has McDermot pressed against the cage, preventing McDermot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDermot avoids it.
Jokinen is working McDermot over against the cage.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McDermot or not.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head.
Jokinen pushes McDermot back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of McDermot's head.
McDermot has had enough of the clinch but Jokinen keeps him there for the moment.
McDermot can't break the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
McDermot throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jokinen.
McDermot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDermot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jokinen.
McDermot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
McDermot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses McDermot's front leg but catches the back leg as McDermot tries to avoid it.
Jokinen scores with a nice right hand.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from McDermot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jokinen swings for the body but McDermot moves out of range.
McDermot misses with a looping left.
McDermot missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McDermot misses with a jab to the body
and Jokinen counters by clinching up.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDermot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDermot misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jokinen thows a body kick. McDermot tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDermot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDermot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen thumps McDermot with a low kick.
Nice cross by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
McDermot throws a head kick that misses
and Jokinen counters with an outside leg kick.
McDermot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDermot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen cracks McDermot with an open hand slap.
McDermot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jokinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses McDermot's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDermot throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDermot under the eye.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the body.
Jokinen looks to land a body kick but McDermot moved away.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped McDermot's head back.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McDermot moves out of range of the body kick.
McDermot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McDermot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and McDermot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot misses with a jab to the body
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind McDermot 's knee.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
McDermot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen throws a head kick but McDermot moves out of range.
McDermot throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as McDermot jumps back.
McDermot tries to land a body kick
and Jokinen counters with a big head kick but McDermot shrugs it off.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. McDermot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDermot takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but McDermot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
McDermot misses with a body shot.
McDermot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. McDermot moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jokinen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
McDermot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Jokinen lands but McDermot takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A combination from McDermot does no damage.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from McDermot lands.
Jokinen cracks McDermot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jokinen scores with a push kick.
McDermot throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDermot missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but McDermot avoids it.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and McDermot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen delivers a nice body kick.
McDermot is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermot manages to avoid it.
Jokinen pushes McDermot away with a front kick.
Jokinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDermot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McDermot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen connects with a crisp jab.
Jokinen lands with an overhand left.
McDermot on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but McDermot seems unphased.
Jokinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McDermot with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McDermot misses with a body shot.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but McDermot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but McDermot slips the punch.
Jokinen looks to land a combination. McDermot sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body
enabling McDermot to counter with a crisp jab.
McDermot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jokinen. Jokinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen misses with a combination
and McDermot counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Jokinen punishes McDermot's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDermot's hands.
McDermot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A lazy body kick from Jokinen
and McDermot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDermot can do to turn this around?
Jokinen throws the left hand but McDermot avoids the punch easily.
McDermot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McDermot.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body.
McDermot moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
McDermot looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but McDermot is avoiding it.
McDermot circles away from the clinch attempt.
A lazy left from Jokinen finds it's target.
Good shot there by McDermot.
Jokinen misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
McDermot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDermot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen had his way with Pat McDermot in that round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A low kick from McDermot is predictable there
and Jokinen counters with a solid body kick.
McDermot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Jokinen jabs at McDermot's body.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
McDermot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
McDermot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
McDermot misses with a body shot.
McDermot throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
McDermot connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jokinen momentarily.
McDermot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but McDermot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from McDermot finds it's way through Jokinen's defenses.
McDermot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDermot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDermot is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
McDermot walks into a jab.
McDermot moves forwards but Jokinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDermot. That did some damage!
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen lands a jab to McDermot's midsection.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDermot moves forwards but Jokinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ossi Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McDermot's hands.
McDermot fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen jabs McDermot right on the nose. McDermot blinks but takes it well.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
Nice body kick from Jokinen.
McDermot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDermot throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDermot moves away.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Pat McDermot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot lands with an uppercut that bounces Jokinen off the cage and back into rage.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDermot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McDermot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jokinen pushes McDermot away with a front kick.
Jokinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. McDermot will feel that in the morning.
Jokinen jabs McDermot right on the nose. McDermot blinks but takes it well.
Jokinen feints and then cracks McDermot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDermot down.
McDermot throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDermot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McDermot on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and McDermot moves out of range easily.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDermot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ossi Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:45
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:45
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ossi Jokinen!
Ossi Jokinen retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mjød. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Ballantine moved out of range.
Jan Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ballantine lands with a hook. Paulsen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ballantine walks into a stiff left hand from Paulsen.
Ballantine blocks the body kick.
A big left from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen connects with a body shot.
Paulsen scores with a head kick. Ballantine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Paulsen connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballantine scores with a nice head shot.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen connects with an inside leg kick.
Paulsen circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ballantine to the canvas! Ballantine doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Paulsen keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Paulsen!
Jan Paulsen is the new heavyweight champion!
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