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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - The Mystery Of Chessboxin as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
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, Rolls Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie connects with a jab.
Gracie rushes Schwarzeneg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schwarzeneg blocks an uppercut.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schwarzeneg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gracie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schwarzeneg drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gracie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie wants the takedown. Schwarzeneg is fighting it off but Gracie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schwarzeneg's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarzeneg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gracie trying to control but Schwarzeneg is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Schwarzeneg is keeping the position.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie stands and throws Schwarzeneg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Schwarzeneg is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gracie yanks on the arm and Schwarzeneg is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rolls Gracie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sascha Golobew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sascha Golobew has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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159 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sascha Golobew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Read!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golobew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Golobew, as that shot connected.
Golobew bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Read can do anything to dispel that myth.
Golobew is trying to ground and pound but Read uses the momentary lack of control by Golobew to regain half guard.
Golobew not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Golobew throwing shots but Read is blocking nicely.
Read is looking for a sweep. Golobew is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Golobew is looking for a kimura but Read is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Golobew to get the leverage.
Golobew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Read manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Golobew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Read really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Golobew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Golobew is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Golobew missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Read avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Read preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golobew throws a big right hand that misses.
Read trying to control the position.
Golobew lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Golobew is in close to Read's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Read looking for a sweep. Not yet Read, not yet.
Golobew with a nice head shot there.
Golobew throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Read works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Read is on top in guard.
Golobew keeping moving, preventing Read from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Golobew bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Read's guard.
Golobew drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Golobew jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Read wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golobew thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golobew stands up over Read, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golobew scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Golobew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Golobew won't allow Read to sweep him here.
Golobew working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Golobew postures up in Read's guard and throws a big left but Read blocks it.
Golobew connects with a couple of short punches.
Read avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Golobew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Read has Golobew pulled in close to control his posture.
Golobew scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Read breaks from Golobew's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Golobew gets back to half guard.
Golobew has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Read is working away from the top position though.
Golobew is trying to get back to full guard.
Golobew works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golobew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Read trying to control the position from guard on top but Golobew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Read controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golobew is trying to control the position but Read postures up.
Golobew has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Read trying to control the position from guard on top but Golobew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Read was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Golobew ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Golobew darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Read blocking the ground and pound attempt from Golobew.
Golobew missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Read avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Golobew.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sascha Golobew dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Golobew shoots in but Read avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Golobew.
Golobew takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses.
Golobew shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Read defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sascha Golobew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golobew closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Golobew lands in his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Read holds on and takes a little breather.
Read looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Golobew is controlling Read's trapped leg to prevent Read from advancing to side control.
Read perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Golobew is pressing down on Read's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Read must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Golobew manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Read manages to get himself to full guard.
Read tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Golobew throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Golobew is pushing down on Read's leg trying to pass to half guard. Read is fighting to maintain full guard but Golobew has managed to sneak the leg through.
Golobew seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Golobew sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Read defending well though.
Golobew working the head and body with strikes.
Golobew scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golobew passes to side control.
Read is breathing heavily.
Read takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Golobew tries for a kimura but Read is defending well.
Golobew scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Read to see if he's OK.
Golobew in side control lands a decent elbow.
Golobew lands a nice forearm strike.
Golobew working away.
Read is working to avoid the ground and pound but Golobew connects with a decent elbow.
Read can't do much from the bottom here.
Golobew 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.
Golobew lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Read down.
Read is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read is working to avoid the ground and pound but Golobew connects with a decent elbow.
Read is still in real trouble! Can Golobew finish him?
Read takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golobew has an Americana. Read didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Golobew is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Golobew hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Sascha Golobew!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between I Fights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Peterwhacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fights comes to the cage accompanied by Rudies all Around. Peterwhacker has chosen Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
272 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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259 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, I Fights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Peterwhacker!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterwhacker misses with a wild combination.
Peterwhacker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Peterwhacker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fights defending well though.
Fights is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peterwhacker pulls his head out easily.
Peterwhacker prevents Fights from improving his position.
Peterwhacker is thwarting Fights's attempts to control the position.
Fights looking for submissions off his back.
Fights is looking to control Peterwhacker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fights avoid being mounted?
Peterwhacker seems to be working for a kimura but Fights defends the submission attempt.
Peterwhacker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fights does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fights wants to control but Peterwhacker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Peterwhacker there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fights is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peterwhacker pulls his head out easily.
Peterwhacker throwing shots but Fights is blocking nicely.
Peterwhacker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fights is looking for a sweep. Peterwhacker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peterwhacker is working for a submission of some sort.
Peterwhacker trying to pass the guard but Fights defending well.
Fights wants to get back to full guard.
Peterwhacker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
It looks like I Fights has been cut.
Fights wants to control the action here but instead Peterwhacker manages to pass to full mount!
Fights is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fights wants to control but Peterwhacker is having none of it.
Peterwhacker lands a heavy elbow.
I Fights's cut is getting worse.
Peterwhacker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
I Fights's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at I Fights's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Peterwhacker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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247 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reiplinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt - Reiplinger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drago!
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Reiplinger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reiplinger misses with a hook.
Reiplinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reiplinger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reiplinger is out of range.
Reiplinger moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Reiplinger moves away from the strike by Drago.
Drago is looking to clinch but Reiplinger is avoiding it.
Drago wants to clinch up but Reiplinger keeps it at a distance.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reiplinger. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drago.
Reiplinger throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily.
Reiplinger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
Reiplinger throws a low kick but Drago avoids it.
Drago tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reiplinger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drago somewhat.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Drago throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reiplinger throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Drago.
Drago slips a jab from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Reiplinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Reiplinger.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Reiplinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Drago tries to clinch up but Reiplinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Reiplinger scores with a one two! Drago had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reiplinger throws a leg kick but Drago sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger checks a leg kick.
Reiplinger misses the jab.
Drago throws a head kick that misses
letting Reiplinger counter with a right hand.
Reiplinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reiplinger misses with a looping left.
Reiplinger misses with a double jab.
Reiplinger clobbers Drago with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reiplinger looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
Reiplinger misses with a head kick.
Drago tries to clinch up but Reiplinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reiplinger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reiplinger.
Rap Reiplinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reiplinger, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Drago needs to keep his hands up - Reiplinger had a free shot at his head there.
Reiplinger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Drago manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reiplinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reiplinger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reiplinger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reiplinger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reiplinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rap Reiplinger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago'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.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Reiplinger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Reiplinger misses.
Reiplinger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reiplinger tries to land a body kick
and Drago counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reiplinger's knee momentarily.
Reiplinger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drago swings for the body but Reiplinger moves out of range.
Drago avoids the body shot from Reiplinger.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago tries to clinch but Reiplinger moves away
and Reiplinger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
Drago is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donk. Drago catches Reiplinger right on the button with a cross.
Reiplinger misses with the body kick
and Drago counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reiplinger won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiplinger stops Drago from passing to mount.
Reiplinger struggling a bit here.
Drago tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Reiplinger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Reiplinger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reiplinger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drago is defending against the submission attempts here by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger is trying to control the action in half guard but Drago is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Reiplinger. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger trying to pass the guard but Drago defending well.
Drago makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Reiplinger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reiplinger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Reiplinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Reiplinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reiplinger slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Reiplinger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drago throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reiplinger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reiplinger.
Drago walks into a stiff left hand from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger scores with a punch to the head.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Reiplinger moves away and avoids it.
Reiplinger lands a jab to the nose.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
Drago managing to block the knees to the body from Reiplinger.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Reiplinger is controlling him.
Reiplinger manages to break the clinch.
Drago ducks right into an uppercut from Reiplinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Reiplinger slams his shin into Drago's torso.
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reiplinger.
A head kick misses from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Drago throws a leg kick which misses Reiplinger's front leg but catches the back leg as Reiplinger tries to avoid it.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but Reiplinger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reiplinger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Reiplinger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reiplinger throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
Reiplinger lands a nice looking body shot.
Drago darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rap Reiplinger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Reiplinger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Reiplinger.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Reiplinger counters with a big head kick but Drago shrugs it off.
Rap Reiplinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reiplinger missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reiplinger throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Reiplinger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reiplinger.
A slow jab from Reiplinger misses its intended target.
Reiplinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago lands with a nice combination. Reiplinger backs away looking to recover.
Reiplinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiplinger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drago tries to avoid it but Reiplinger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drago to the ground. Drago escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reiplinger moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Reiplinger lands a nice shot that snaps Drago's head back.
Reiplinger with a jab.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reiplinger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reiplinger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drago.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Reiplinger counters with a stiff right hand.
Reiplinger 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.
Reiplinger misses the jab.
Reiplinger looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago staying out of range there.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reiplinger misses with a double jab.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt.
Reiplinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reiplinger circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Reiplinger.
Drago looking to slow down the pace here.
Reiplinger has clasped his hands together around Drago's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Reiplinger grinds an elbow into Drago's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reiplinger controls the position.
Reiplinger in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger scoring with punches from side control.
Reiplinger creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drago sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reiplinger is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Drago's shoulder. That is not cool.
Drago is not content to let Reiplinger control the position.
Reiplinger lands some shots froms side control.
Reiplinger is working Drago over with some ground and pound from side control.
Reiplinger is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Drago's shoulder. That is not cool.
Reiplinger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drago, who protects the arm well.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to buck Reiplinger off but Reiplinger is having none of it.
Rap Reiplinger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reiplinger throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Drago takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reiplinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drago takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reiplinger trying to control the position but Drago is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reiplinger goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Drago has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Reiplinger but great work by Drago.
Reiplinger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rap Reiplinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reiplinger 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rap Reiplinger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borre Oppeboen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Papa Foo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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27
260 lbs
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290 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borre Oppeboen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Foo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppeboen closes the distance and pushes Foo back into the cage.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Foo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oppeboen prevents it.
Foo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Oppeboen can't fight it off and eventually Foo manages to take the fight to the floor. Oppeboen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Foo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Foo trying to control the position from guard on top but Oppeboen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oppeboen wants to stand and escape but Foo is having none of it.
Foo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oppeboen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Foo connects with a couple of short punches.
It looks like Borre Oppeboen has been cut.
Foo trying to control the position from guard on top but Oppeboen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Foo stops Oppeboen from standing up.
Foo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Oppeboen keeping moving, preventing Foo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Papa Foo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A jab from Oppeboen finds it's way through Foo's defenses.
Foo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oppeboen throws out the jab.
Oppeboen throws a lazy right hand but Foo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oppeboen misses with an uppercut. Foo saw that one coming.
Oppeboen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foo shoots in and gets a takedown into Oppeboen's guard.
Foo advances position into side control!
Foo is staying tight to Oppeboen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Foo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oppeboen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Foo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo taking a break here but Oppeboen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Foo decides to stand up.
Oppeboen misses with a looping left.
A cross from Oppeboen lands.
Oppeboen throws a looping overhand right but Foo ducks down to avoid it.
Oppeboen throws a lazy right hand but Foo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oppeboen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foo.
Oppeboen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foo gets tackled into the cage by Oppeboen. Oppeboen maintains the clinch.
Foo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oppeboen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Borre Oppeboen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Foo.
Oppeboen darts in and clinches Foo up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Oppeboen fails to land.
Oppeboen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oppeboen misses with some punches.
Oppeboen misses with some punches.
Oppeboen lands a hook that snaps the head of Foo backwards.
Oppeboen misses with the head strike.
Oppeboen lands a hook that snaps the head of Foo backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Oppeboen.
Foo blocks an uppercut.
Oppeboen misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oppeboen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oppeboen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oppeboen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Foo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borre Oppeboen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oppeboen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foo closes the distance and pushes Oppeboen back into the cage.
Foo blocking some punches.
Oppeboen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oppeboen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foo.
Foo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oppeboen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Foo tries to score a body lock takedown but Oppeboen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Foo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foo thows a big elbow that misses.
Foo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oppeboen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oppeboen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Foo on the ground.
Oppeboen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Foo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oppeboen as he avoids it easily.
Borre Oppeboen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Foo.
Foo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppeboen misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Oppeboen.
Foo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oppeboen pinned against the cage. Oppeboen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Foo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oppeboen clobbers Foo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oppeboen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oppeboen gets a clinch.
Foo is trying to drag Oppeboen to the mat but Oppeboen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oppeboen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Oppeboen fails to land.
Oppeboen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oppeboen has a couple of punches blocked by Foo.
Oppeboen lands with a right to the head.
Foo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oppeboen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Foo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oppeboen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Foo blocks an uppercut.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Oppeboen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foo.
A head punch on the inside from Oppeboen fails to land.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Oppeboen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oppeboen swings wildly with an uppercut but Foo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oppeboen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Oppeboen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oppeboen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oppeboen scores with a decent looking hook.
Foo is rocked!
It looks like Papa Foo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen looks to land a right hand but Foo moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Oppeboen.
Foo slips a straight right by Oppeboen.
Oppeboen tries to clinch up but Foo circles away and keeps his distance.
Oppeboen clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foo.
A head punch on the inside from Oppeboen fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oppeboen.
Oppeboen misses with the head strike.
Oppeboen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oppeboen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen scores with a shoulder strike.
Foo is still on wobbly legs! Can Oppeboen finish him?
Foo blocks an uppercut.
Foo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oppeboen working aggressively here.
Oppeboen has a couple of punches blocked by Foo.
Oppeboen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oppeboen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oppeboen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oppeboen misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oppeboen.
Oppeboen misses with the head strike.
Oppeboen throws a punch but it's blocked by Foo.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foo seems to have recovered his senses.
Foo tries to pull guard but Oppeboen holds him up against the cage and eventually Foo drops back down to his feet.
Oppeboen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foo wants a takedown but no success here.
Oppeboen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oppeboen pushes Foo against the cage. Oppeboen is working some dirty boxing. Oppeboen pushes off with a quick right hook! Foo goes down! Foo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Oppeboen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borre Oppeboen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Fridman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. Fridman has chosen Kill as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
275 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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230 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Fridman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fridman lands a left and a right that send Big crashing to the mat, dazed. Fridman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Peter Big has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fridman ducks under a wild hook from Big.
Fridman feints and then cracks Big's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Big down.
Big misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fridman!
Big is breathing heavily.
Fridman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fridman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fridman throws a leg kick which misses Big's front leg but catches the back leg as Big tries to avoid it.
Big doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fridman Throws a clean left jab. Fridman Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Big's chin! Big crumbles to the ground and Fridman follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Fridman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Fridman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pyyno Janis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janis comes to the cage accompanied by Rubber Johnny. Monstra has chosen Slayer - Hate Worldwide as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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278 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pyyno Janis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Monstra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janis looks for a takedown but Monstra sprawls well.
Monstra scores with a jab.
Monstra throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Monstra misses the target.
Janis slips under a jab from Monstra.
Janis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Janis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Janis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Janis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Monstra!
Janis working Monstra over with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Janis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Monstra's face.
Janis wants to control the pace but Monstra is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis controlling his opponent.
Monstra avoids a series of strikes thrown by Janis.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Monstra?
Janis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Janis 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.
Janis looking to ground and pound but Monstra is blocking nicely.
Janis controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monstra is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Janis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Janis content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Janis.
Janis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis working Monstra over with strikes here.
It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
Janis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janis throws a sloppy strike and Monstra uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Monstra has ended up in Janis's guard.
Janis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Janis is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Janis trying to control but Monstra is working from the bottom.
Janis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monstra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Janis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monstra is keeping the position for now.
Janis passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monstra really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Janis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Janis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyyno Janis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Janis fails with a takedown attempt.
Janis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Monstra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Monstra tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Janis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Janis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Janis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Janis has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Monstra!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janis avoids the attempt from Monstra to control.
Janis scoring with strikes but Monstra is staying in there.
Janis cracks Monstra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Monstra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Janis looking to finish with strikes here!
Monstra is squirming around, avoiding Janis's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janis unloads with some shots from mount but Monstra bucks and avoids them well.
Monstra is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Janis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Janis controlling the pace for now.
Janis is landing with some decent strikes but Monstra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Janis unloading with bombs!
That has opened up Marcus Monstra's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Janis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Monstra looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Janis unloads with some shots from mount but Monstra bucks and avoids them well.
Janis wants to control the pace but Monstra is squirming around nicely.
Monstra working to try and regain half guard.
Janis is stalling here but it's allowed Monstra to get half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Janis is taking a breather. Monstra says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Janis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Janis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monstra can do to turn this around?
Monstra wants to control but Janis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Janis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Janis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marcus Monstra's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Monstra's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pyyno Janis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josefski Slabadavski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murikka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock'n'Rolla. Jussi Murikka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Murikka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josefski Slabadavski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slabadavski slips a straight right by Murikka.
Murikka fails to land with a series of punches.
Murikka wants to clinch.
Slabadavski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murikka swivels and escapes.
Slabadavski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Murikka throws a front kick aimed at Slabadavski's knee but Slabadavski avoids it well.
Murikka connects with a nice looking jab.
Murikka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murikka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slabadavski was well out of range. Poor timing from Murikka.
A big right from Slabadavski misses.
Murikka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murikka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka tries to clinch up but Slabadavski circles away and keeps his distance.
Murikka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slabadavski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Slabadavski throws a right hand that Murikka ducks under and follows up with a left that Murikka also avoids with ease.
Slabadavski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murikka instigates a clinch.
Murikka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slabadavski stalling in the clinch but Murikka improves position.
Slabadavski tries to break free but Murikka pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murikka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murikka misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murikka.
Murikka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slabadavski or not.
Slabadavski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slabadavski tries to stall but Murikka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Slabadavski tries to pull guard but Murikka holds him up against the cage and eventually Slabadavski drops back down to his feet.
Jussi Murikka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josefski Slabadavski.
Murikka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slabadavski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski wants to break free but Murikka has control.
A bit of stalling here from Murikka.
Murikka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slabadavski backwards.
Murikka lands a body shot.
Murikka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slabadavski takes a shot to the head.
Murikka just leaning against Slabadavski, taking a breather.
Murikka misses with the head strike.
Murikka lands an elbow that stopped Slabadavski in his tracks for a moment.
Murikka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Slabadavski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Murikka lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murikka.
Murikka decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Murikka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Slabadavski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Slabadavski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murikka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murikka is trying to get back to full guard.
Murikka keeping control of the position.
Murikka wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murikka is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab by Slabadavski.
Slabadavski blocks a low kick nicely.
Murikka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slabadavski. That did some damage!
Murikka shoots and misses
and Slabadavski counters with a left to the body.
Slabadavski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murikka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murikka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slabadavski checks it well.
Murikka tries a low kick but Slabadavski avoids it.
Murikka checks a leg kick.
Murikka moves into range and clinches up with Slabadavski.
Murikka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Murikka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka pulls guard.
Murikka looking for a sweep. Not yet Murikka, not yet.
Slabadavski trying to control but Murikka is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Murikka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josefski Slabadavski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Murikka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murikka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murikka is looking to score with low kicks.
Murikka throws a sloppy head kick and Slabadavski moves out of range easily.
Murikka throws a head kick that misses.
Slabadavski throws a lazy right hand but Murikka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slabadavski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Slabadavski wants it to stay on the feet.
Slabadavski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murikka tries to get to full guard but Slabadavski has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slabadavski pulls his head out easily.
Murikka gets full guard.
Slabadavski is working Murikka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slabadavski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Slabadavski trying to control but Murikka is working from the bottom.
Murikka controlling Slabadavski's posture.
Slabadavski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Slabadavski wants to control from the top but Murikka keeps moving.
Murikka working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josefski Slabadavski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murikka, right into the meat.
Slabadavski walks into a stiff left hand from Murikka.
Murikka throws a head kick that Slabadavski semi-blocks.
Slabadavski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slabadavski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murikka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slabadavski is out of range.
Slabadavski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murikka throws a head kick but Slabadavski moves out of range.
Jussi Murikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slabadavski looks to land a left hand but Murikka moved out of range nicely.
Slabadavski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murikka throws a sloppy head kick
and Slabadavski counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slabadavski, pushing him back against the cage.
Murikka lands a nice shot to the body.
Murikka lands an elbow just above Slabadavski 's eye.
Murikka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slabadavski tries to break free but Murikka pushes him back against the cage.
Slabadavski tries to pull guard but Murikka holds him up against the cage and eventually Slabadavski drops back down to his feet.
Slabadavski tries to pull guard but Murikka won't allow it.
Jussi Murikka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josefski Slabadavski.
Slabadavski is trying to break the clinch but Murikka has him pressed against the cage.
Slabadavski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slabadavski blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski dodges an elbow strike from Murikka.
Slabadavski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murikka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Murikka lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murikka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski taking a breather.
Murikka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murikka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slabadavskis head.
Slabadavski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murikka walks away with a smile on his face. Slabadavski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski blocks a low kick nicely.
Murikka thows a body shot but no joy.
Murikka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murikka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slabadavski.
Murikka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Murikka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slabadavski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slabadavski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slabadavski counters with a shoot takedown. Murikka fights it but they end up in guard.
Murikka wants to stand and escape but Slabadavski is having none of it.
Murikka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski trying to control the position from guard on top but Murikka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murikka trying to keep a closed guard but Slabadavski is proving a slippery customer.
Murikka controlling Slabadavski's posture.
Murikka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Slabadavski defends it easily.
Murikka wants to sweep here but Slabadavski controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka clearly takes 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.
Slabadavski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murikka moves away.
Murikka misses with the combination.
Murikka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murikka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski cracks Murikka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murikka throws a sloppy body shot
and Slabadavski counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murikka takes a swing at Slabadavski's ribcage but misses.
Slabadavski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murikka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murikka thuds his right hand into Slabadavski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murikka throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabadavski moves away from the strike by Murikka.
Murikka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slabadavski misses with a looping right.
Murikka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Slabadavski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slabadavski staying out of range there.
Slabadavski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murikka moves away.
A jab lands there for Slabadavski.
Slabadavski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slabadavski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slabadavski showed some decent athleticism there.
Slabadavski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murikka defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski wants to control but Murikka is keeping him busy.
Murikka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Murikka has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Slabadavski 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 Murikka.
Murikka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Slabadavski off and has taken his back!
Murikka trying to control.
Murikka is trying to control but Slabadavski is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka controlling the pace for now.
Slabadavski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Murikka tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murikka content just to control the position here.
Murikka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Josefski Slabadavski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Murikka slips a jab from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski blocks a head kick by Murikka.
Murikka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murikka throws a combination. Slabadavski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Murikka tries to land a front kick but Slabadavski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murikka.
A jab lands there for Murikka.
Murikka tries to clinch but Slabadavski moves out of range.
Murikka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slabadavski circles away.
Murikka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka connects with a solid leg kick.
Murikka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slabadavski's head.
Murikka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slabadavski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murikka looks for a takedown but Slabadavski sprawls well.
Slabadavski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murikka enables Slabadavski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murikka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murikka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murikka looking for a sweep. Not yet Murikka, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Slabadavski wants to control from the top but Murikka keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murikka working for a triangle but Slabadavski defends it easily.
Slabadavski is looking to advance position but Murikka has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka landing strikes from the mount.
Slabadavski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Murikka throwing strikes but Slabadavski bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Murikka postures up and lands a big shot to Slabadavski's brow.
Murikka content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murikka.
Slabadavski keeping moving, preventing Murikka from controlling successfully.
Murikka sitting in guard here, content to control.
Slabadavski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jussi Murikka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murikka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:47
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Murikka!
Jussi Murikka retains his lightweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Kovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovas comes to the cage accompanied by Bankrobber by The Clash . Paul has chosen Lamb of God-Omerta as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Kovas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Paul!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul throws a low kick, looking for Kovas's leg but Kovas calmly moves out of range.
Kovas misses the jab.
Paul looks to land a right hand but Kovas moved out of range.
Paul tries to clinch there but Kovas circles away.
Kovas throws a jab but it's blocked by Paul.
Paul ducks under a wild hook from Kovas.
Kovas misses with a body shot.
Kovas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kovas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paul tries to clinch but Kovas is having none of it.
A big right from Kovas misses.
David Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul is looking to clinch.
Kovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Paul takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kovas scores with a one two! Paul had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like David Paul has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paul dodges the punch combination from Kovas.
A cross from Kovas lands.
Paul misses with a few strikes there.
Kovas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovas.
Kovas lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul scores with a jab.
Kovas lands a two punch combo.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paul.
Kovas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paul circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovas scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paul gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kovas lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Kovas misses.
Kovas misses with a wild body shot.
Kovas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovas swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kovas does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Kovas as he connects with a hook.
Paul throws a good cross that connects.
Kovas throws a left that rocks Paul and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kovas dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Paul regain composure!
Paul looks gassed!
Kovas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paul knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kovas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paul is trying to control Kovas's posture but Kovas avoids it.
Kovas is looking to take a break and control but Paul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovas tries to advance to mount but Paul denies him.
Paul tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kovas controlling from mount.
Paul wants to control but Kovas is having none of it.
Paul is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Kovas goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Paul is on top in guard.
Kovas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paul controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kovas looking for a sweep. Not yet Kovas, not yet.
Kovas trying to keep a closed guard but Paul is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovas has his foot on Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Kovas is working an open guard so Paul takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Kovas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Paul'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.
Paul tries to clinch up but Kovas circles away and keeps his distance.
Paul swings for the body but Kovas moves out of range.
Kovas throws a nice looking combination but Paul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Kovas keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovas misses with a double jab
and Paul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Victor Kovas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Kovas.
Kovas misses with the combination.
Victor Kovas is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kovas duly obliges.
Paul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovas.
Kovas blocks a jab.
Paul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Kovas's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paul tries to land a front kick but Kovas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kovas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kovas thows a body shot but no joy.
Paul thumps Kovas with a low kick.
Paul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paul counters with a straight right hand.
Kovas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kovas moves out of range as Paul throws a body kick.
Kovas fails to land with a series of punches.
Paul swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kovas to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Paul - just one landing.
Paul pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul connects with a nice looking jab.
Paul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovas's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paul.
Kovas throws a jab but it's blocked by Paul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul thumps Kovas with a low kick.
Paul slips under a jab.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul lands with an uppercut that bounces Kovas off the cage and back into rage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kovas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Paul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paul digs a good body shot into Kovas's ribs.
Kovas throws a body punch but Paul moves out of range.
Kovas misses with a looping left.
Kovas misses with a wild body shot.
Paul throws a low kick but Kovas avoids it.
Paul lands with a cross.
Kovas misses with a double jab
and Paul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovas keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paul.
Paul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paul slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovas misses with a wild body shot.
Kovas looks to land a right hand but Paul moved out of range.
Kovas misses with a looping left.
Kovas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paul manages to avoid it.
Paul lands with a kick to the temple. Kovas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
Paul lands a nice shot that snaps Kovas's head back.
Paul takes the fight into the clinch.
Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kovas blocking some punches.
Kovas can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovas breaks the clinch.
Paul darts in and clinches Kovas up against the cage.
Kovas tries to break the clinch but Paul is controlling the position.
Paul working aggressively here.
Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul misses with an uppercut.
Paul throws a low kick but Kovas avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Paul is just out of range.
Paul keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovas.
Paul throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovas. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovas misses with a few strikes there.
Paul looks for the body kick but Kovas saw that one coming.
Good work by Kovas as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Kovas misses its intended target.
Paul wants to clinch up but Kovas keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Kovas lands.
Kovas walks into a left hand.
Paul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovas.
Kovas scores with a nice right hand.
Kovas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paul.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovas moves away.
Kovas thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Paul is just out of range.
Kovas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovas jabs at Paul's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Paul'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. This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Paul lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kovas doesn't seem phased though.
Paul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kovas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kovas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paul.
Kovas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Paul.
Paul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paul moves away from the strike by Kovas.
Paul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovas.
Kovas misses the shot to the body.
Kovas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul lands with a nice combination. Kovas backs away looking to recover.
Kovas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Paul back to the cage. Kovas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Paul slips under a jab.
Kovas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paul.
Paul lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paul tries to land a leg kick but Kovas saw it coming and moves away.
Paul looks to clinch
and Kovas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovas misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kovas. Those never looked like landing.
Kovas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paul tries to clinch but Kovas moves out of range.
Paul avoids the body shot from Kovas.
Paul throws an overhand right that lands on Kovas's shoulder, as Kovas tries to avoid the shot.
Paul tries to land a front kick but Kovas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Kovas misses.
Paul goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paul moves out of range as Kovas strikes.
Paul lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovas misses the jab.
Kovas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paul throws a series of punches but Kovas avoids them all with ease.
Kovas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul wants to clinch up but Kovas keeps it at a distance.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kovas is able to avoid easily.
Paul lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul takes a swing at Kovas's ribcage but misses.
Paul tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul throws a hook but Kovas blocks it.
A jab from Paul finds it's way through Kovas's defenses.
Kovas misses with a double jab
and Paul holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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!
Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Kovas.
Paul tries to work over Kovas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kovas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul misses with the head strike.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
Kovas manages to break the clinch.
Kovas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paul misses with a two punch combination.
Kovas takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
Paul slips a jab and a cross from Kovas.
Paul is looking to clinch.
Paul drops his hands momentarily and Kovas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paul moves in looking to clinch but Kovas pushes him off.
Kovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paul counters with a thumping low kick.
Paul lands a nice looking body kick.
Paul tries to clinch there but Kovas circles away.
Paul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paul looks to land a combination but Kovas avoids it well.
Paul tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kovas.
Paul tries a head kick but it misses.
Paul throws a hook to the side of Kovas's head but Kovas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovas.
Kovas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paul can pounce on him.
Kovas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovas misses with a wild body shot.
Paul turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paul throws a head kick that misses.
Paul feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kovas's calf.
Some wild striking there from Paul.
Kovas looks to score with a jab to the body but Paul is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paul.
Kovas misses with a looping left.
Paul thows a body shot but no joy.
Paul closes the distance but Kovas moves to the side
and Paul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paul throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovas walks into a stiff left hand from Paul.
Kovas throws a right hand that Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that Paul also avoids with ease.
Paul goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paul looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paul connects with a single shot there.
Paul moves in looking to clinch but Kovas pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paul throws a head kick but Kovas moves out of range.
Paul bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovas's head backwards.
Kovas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kovas scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paul 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Paul!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesti Vihervaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Vihervaara has chosen I Am The Devil as his entrance music. David Reese has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesti Vihervaara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vihervaara throws a sloppy head kick and Reese moves out of range easily.
Reese lands the left hand.
Reese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vihervaara blocks the body kick.
Reese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihervaara moves away.
Reese throws a body kick that misses.
Vihervaara throws the kick towards the body but Reese avoids it.
Reese moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reese, as that shot connected.
Vihervaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reese lands with an overhand left.
Vihervaara is looking to land body kicks.
Reese misses with a body kick.
Reese looks to land a left hand but Vihervaara moved out of range nicely.
Vihervaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reese wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Vihervaara.
Good body shot from Vihervaara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihervaara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reese's elbow.
Vihervaara has a couple of punches blocked by Reese.
Vihervaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Reese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vihervaara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vihervaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vihervaara trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Reese.
Reese keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vihervaara's efforts to push away.
Vihervaara tries to work over Reese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vihervaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Vihervaara gets through Reese's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vihervaara lands a shoulder strike.
Vihervaara missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Reese.
Reese tries a body shot but Vihervaara blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara tries a knee to the head but Reese blocks it.
Vihervaara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reese backwards.
Still in the clinch, Vihervaara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vihervaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vihervaara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reese fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vihervaara, right into the meat.
Reese is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Vihervaara.
Reese throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reese moves out of range as Vihervaara throws a body kick.
Vihervaara misses with a wild body shot.
Vihervaara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihervaara has managed to clinch.
Vihervaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reeses head.
Vihervaara missing with knees to the body.
Vihervaara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reese is trying to break the clinch but Vihervaara is controlling him.
Reese tries to throw a body punch but Vihervaara avoids it by throwing Reese back against the cage.
Reese throws a punch but it's blocked by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a left hand.
Vihervaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reese avoids it.
Reese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihervaara crunches a lovely knee into Reese's ribcage.
Vihervaara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reese breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese defending well as Vihervaara loads up on a big left hand.
Reese throws a nice looking combination but Vihervaara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vihervaara tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Reese walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vihervaara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reese's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vihervaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Reese scrambles back to his feet.
Reese looks to land a right hand but Vihervaara moved out of range.
Reese connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reese. Vihervaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vihervaara looks to land a right hand but Reese moved out of range.
Reese misses with a body shot.
Reese with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vihervaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Vihervaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reese.
Reese fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reese misses the shot to the body.
Reese throws a looping overhand right but Vihervaara ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese is looking to land body kicks.
Vihervaara misses with a body shot
and Reese counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vihervaara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vihervaara darts in and clinches Reese up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara crunches a lovely knee into Reese's ribcage.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like David Reese has been cut.
Vihervaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reese's defenses.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vihervaara looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vihervaara scores with a knee to the head.
Reese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Reese won't want to take too many of those.
Reese is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reese's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vihervaara presses Reese against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vihervaara lands an uppercut.
Vihervaara lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Reese's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vihervaara jabs at Reese's body.
Vihervaara moves into range and clinches up with Reese.
Reese managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara pushes Reese back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vihervaara lands an elbow that stopped Reese in his tracks for a moment.
Vihervaara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vihervaara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reese can't break the clinch.
Vihervaara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vihervaara working Reese over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Vihervaara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihervaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Vihervaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Reese avoids the damage to the body.
Vihervaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Reese avoids the damage to the body.
Vihervaara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vihervaara scores with a shoulder strike.
Vihervaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reese is defending well for now.
Vihervaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vihervaara working Reese over with knees to the body.
Vihervaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reeses head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vihervaara throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vihervaara throws an elbow but misses.
Vihervaara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vihervaara lands a body punch.
Reese managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vihervaara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reese blocking some punches.
Vihervaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Vihervaara lands with a light punch inside.
Vihervaara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reese's defenses.
Vihervaara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vihervaara lands a good knee to the midsection. Reese won't want to take too many of those.
Vihervaara lands a body shot.
Vihervaara working Reese over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vihervaara prevents Reese from breaking the clinch.
Vihervaara throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reeses head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara pushes off an throws an elbow but Reese leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow.
Vihervaara tries a knee to the head but Reese blocks it.
Vihervaara lands a shot to the body.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vihervaara manages to break the clinch.
David Reese is winning the standup battle so far.
Vihervaara moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara punishes Reese's body with a nice straight punch.
Vihervaara thuds his right hand into Reese's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vihervaara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vihervaara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Reese. That did some damage!
Vihervaara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Vihervaara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vihervaara scores with a sloppy right hand. Reese should have avoided that one.
Vihervaara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reese has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vihervaara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara connects with a crisp jab.
Vihervaara has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vihervaara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Vihervaara - that landed with a thud.
Reese is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reese on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reese blocks an elbow strike.
Vihervaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Reese is looking to control Vihervaara's arms but Vihervaara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reese has his back to the cage.
Reese managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands with a light punch inside.
Vihervaara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reese managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reese takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vihervaara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reese takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vihervaara tries a knee to the head but Reese blocks it.
Vihervaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reese lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara is working Reese over against the cage.
Vihervaara lands an elbow inside that Reese shrugs off.
Vihervaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihervaara works on Reese's body with a couple of short punches.
Reese on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vihervaara scores with a shoulder strike.
Vihervaara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vihervaara with a knee to the head.
Reese digs a right hand into Vihervaara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vihervaara's gas tank.
Vihervaara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reese or not.
Knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vihervaara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reese has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vihervaara lands a nice elbow.
Vihervaara throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vihervaara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vihervaara has Reese pressed against the cage, preventing Reese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Reese's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reese jabs Vihervaara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vihervaara. Vihervaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Vihervaara tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
Vihervaara throws a body kick that misses.
Reese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reese looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihervaara is just out of range.
Vihervaara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reese throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reese avoids the body shot from Vihervaara.
Reese stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Vihervaara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihervaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vihervaara cracks Reese with an open hand slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vihervaara moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Vihervaara. That snapped Reese's head back.
Vihervaara moves in looking to clinch but Reese pushes him off.
Vihervaara clobbers Reese with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vihervaara throws a push kick but Reese slaps the foot to one side.
Reese tries to work over Vihervaara's front leg with a kick but Vihervaara checks it.
Vihervaara throws a combination that misses
and Reese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vihervaara lands a nice hook to Reese's body. Reese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vihervaara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vihervaara. Vihervaara obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vihervaara. That's going to slow Reese down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vihervaara, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vihervaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reese takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vihervaara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reese looks to score with a jab to the body but Vihervaara is just out of range.
Reese on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vihervaara. Vihervaara obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara clinches with his opponent.
Vihervaara lands an elbow just above Reese 's eye.
Reese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vihervaara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reese blocks an uppercut.
Vihervaara scores with a shot to the side of Reese's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vihervaara.
Reese on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reese takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Vihervaara.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vihervaara.
Reese is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara drags the fight down to the ground.
Vihervaara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Reese defends well.
Vihervaara wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese walks into a straight right hand from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara misses with a low kick.
Vihervaara ducks under a wild hook from Reese.
A shot to the body from Reese misses
and Vihervaara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vihervaara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Vihervaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vihervaara jabs Reese to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vihervaara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reese momentarily.
Reese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Vihervaara.
Ernesti Vihervaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vihervaara scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara is looking to slow Reese down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihervaara throws the kick towards the body but Reese avoids it.
Vihervaara scores with the left hand. Reese knows he should have avoided that one.
Vihervaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vihervaara connects with a single shot there.
Vihervaara tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Reese misses with a body shot.
Vihervaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reese manages to avoid it.
Reese misses with a body shot
and Vihervaara counters with an outside leg kick.
Reese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vihervaara drives through and clinches with Reese against the cage.
Reese is trying to stall.
Vihervaara lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vihervaara.
Reese trying to stall but Vihervaara improves his position.
Vihervaara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vihervaara works on Reese's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Reese's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vihervaara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reese's sensitive parts.
Vihervaara instigates a clinch.
Vihervaara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vihervaara lands an uppercut.
Vihervaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Reese avoids the damage to the body.
Vihervaara lands a nice shot to the body.
Vihervaara lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vihervaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reese blocking some punches.
Reese avoiding damage as Vihervaara throws knees to the body.
Vihervaara cracks Reese with a nice body shot.
Reese tries to work over Vihervaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vihervaara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reese has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vihervaara tries a knee to the head but Reese blocks it.
Nice body punch from Reese.
Reese managing to block the knees to the body from Vihervaara.
Reese can't break the clinch.
Vihervaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reese is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vihervaara manages to break the clinch.
Vihervaara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reese.
Vihervaara scores with a hook.
Vihervaara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reese has time to react.
Vihervaara throws a body punch but Reese moves out of range.
Vihervaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Reese is just out of range.
Reese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reese misses with a straight left.
Vihervaara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vihervaara closes the distance but Reese moves to the side
and Reese counters with a body kick that stops Vihervaara in his tracks momentarily.
Reese throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reese lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vihervaara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vihervaara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reese tries to land a front kick but Vihervaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Reese takes a swing at Vihervaara's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara misses with a low kick as Reese jumps back.
Vihervaara moves out of range as Reese strikes.
Vihervaara scores with a nice head shot.
Vihervaara feints and then cracks Reese's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reese down.
Vihervaara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reese's sensitive parts.
Nice cross by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reese. Reese obviously looking to wear him down.
Reese waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vihervaara.
Reese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reese takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vihervaara lands a jab-cross combination.
Vihervaara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Reese
and Vihervaara counters with an outside leg kick.
Reese has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vihervaara.
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!
Reese thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vihervaara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vihervaara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Reese will feel that in the morning.
Vihervaara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reese's hands.
Vihervaara delivers a nice body kick.
Vihervaara misses with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reese crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vihervaara - the referee stops the clock and Reese gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vihervaara. Reese manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vihervaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vihervaara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vihervaara connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vihervaara misses with the body kick
and Reese counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vihervaara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vihervaara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vihervaara. That's going to slow Reese down.
Vihervaara works over Reese's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara lands with a good body shot.
Vihervaara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vihervaara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vihervaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vihervaara misses with a double jab.
Reese tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reese blocks a head kick by Vihervaara.
A slow jab from Vihervaara misses its intended target.
Vihervaara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vihervaara lands with a shot to the body.
Vihervaara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reese will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vihervaara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vihervaara instigates a clinch.
Reese blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesti Vihervaara dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on David Reese'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Reese moves out of range of the body kick.
Vihervaara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vihervaara lands a nice looking body shot.
Reese tries a head kick but it misses.
Reese blocks a head kick by Vihervaara.
Vihervaara tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reese slips under a jab.
Vihervaara moves into the clinch.
Vihervaara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vihervaara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reese or not.
Vihervaara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vihervaara lands an elbow inside.
Vihervaara lands a damaging elbow.
Vihervaara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vihervaara moves into the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reese working hard to break the clinch.
Vihervaara missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Vihervaara.
Reese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vihervaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reese is defending well for now.
Vihervaara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reese takes an elbow to the temple.
Vihervaara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Reese is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vihervaara cracks Reese with a nice body shot.
Reese seems to have got his legs back now.
Vihervaara is leaning against Reese and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vihervaara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reese's brow.
Vihervaara pushes Reese back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vihervaara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vihervaara breaks the clinch.
Vihervaara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reese if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid body kick from Vihervaara.
A low kick from Reese is predictable there
and Vihervaara counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vihervaara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reese swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vihervaara counters with a leg kick.
Ernesti Vihervaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese tries to keep at a distance but Vihervaara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vihervaara gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Vihervaara.
Vihervaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Reese avoids the damage to the body.
Reese takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihervaara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vihervaara lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vihervaara obliges.
Reese avoids the elbow strike from Vihervaara, against the cage.
Reese blocks an elbow strike from Vihervaara.
A short left from Vihervaara.
Reese looking to slow down the pace here.
Vihervaara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reese swings wildly with an uppercut but Vihervaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vihervaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reese blocks it with crossed arms.
Reese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reese avoids a wild elbow strike from Vihervaara.
David Reese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara lands a left hand.
Vihervaara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vihervaara lands a body punch.
Vihervaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vihervaara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reese.
Vihervaara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reese blocks it with crossed arms.
Vihervaara lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vihervaara lands a shoulder strike.
Reese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Vihervaara.
Good leg kick by Vihervaara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vihervaara throws a good cross that connects.
Vihervaara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reese takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vihervaara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vihervaara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vihervaara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vihervaara throws a leg kick which misses Reese's front leg but catches the back leg as Reese tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vihervaara.
Vihervaara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Reese has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vihervaara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vihervaara tests Reese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vihervaara lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesti Vihervaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vihervaara 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 41:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 41:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesti Vihervaara!
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