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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenni Salonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jam's entrance music is Transylvania. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenni Salonen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonen scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Salonen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Salonen cracks Jam with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Salonen prevents Jam from getting the reversal.
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!
Salonen with good strikes from the mount here!
Jam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Salonen lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jam is desperately trying to improve his position but Salonen has a good base and remains in mount.
Salonen with the ground and pound from mount.
Salonen prevents Jam from getting the reversal.
Jam regains half guard.
Jam manages to get to full guard.
Jam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jam swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Salonen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonen won't allow Jam to sweep him here.
Jam manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Salonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jam has hold of Salonen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Salonen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jam working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Salonen looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jam! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bob Jam!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Minutsak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tony skins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Minutsak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, tony skins!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
skins fails with the takedown
and Minutsak counters with a shoot takedown. skins fights it but they end up in guard.
skins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Minutsak cracks skins with a solid left hand.
skins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minutsak wants to improve his position but skins is controlling well.
It looks like skins is going to stand back up.
skins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Minutsak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Minutsak tries to get out of the position.
Minutsak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. skins is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minutsak is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
skins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minutsak wants to improve his position but skins is controlling well.
Minutsak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Minutsak is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
skins decides to return to a standing position.
Minutsak lands a high kick!
Minutsak tries to clinch up but skins circles away and keeps his distance.
Minutsak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
skins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from skins.
skins slips a jab from Minutsak.
Minutsak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits skinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
skins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
skins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak tries to control skins's body but skins pushes him off. Minutsak squirms to his side and now skins has his back!
skins has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Minutsak's body.
Minutsak looking very determined here, making life difficult for skins.
Minutsak trying to control the hands but skins breaks the grip.
skins thows a strike but Minutsak uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Minutsak as he ends up in skins 's guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minutsak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
skins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Minutsak thows a big elbow that misses.
Minutsak thows a big elbow that misses.
Minutsak distracts skins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Minutsak looking to sit in guard and control but skins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
skins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
skins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulf Minutsak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
skins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Minutsak. Those never looked like landing.
skins dives in and grabs Minutsak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Minutsak pushes down on skins's head and hops out.
Minutsak misses with a straight right.
Minutsak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
skins clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Minutsak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
skins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minutsak's efforts to push away.
Minutsak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minutsak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
skins pulls guard effortlessly.
skins keeping moving, preventing Minutsak from controlling successfully.
Minutsak wants to stand but skins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
skins working for a triangle but Minutsak defends it easily.
Minutsak throwing strikes from guard but skins blocks nicely.
skins controls Minutsak momentarily but Minutsak frees himself.
Minutsak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. skins is keeping the position for now.
Minutsak content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Minutsak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
skins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Minutsak has his hands clasped together around skins's back. He's all about the action.
Minutsak wants to improve his position but skins is controlling well.
Minutsak wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Minutsak wants to sweep but skins has passed to side control!
Minutsak prevents skins from moving into mount.
Minutsak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
skins wants to control but Minutsak is keeping him busy.
skins decides to stand up, so the ref orders Minutsak to his feet.
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.
Minutsak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract skins.
skins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Minutsak moves into the clinch.
Minutsak is looking to control skins's arms but skins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Minutsak has his back to the cage.
The referee calls for skins to work.
Minutsak breaks from the clinch.
tony skins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
skins wants to clinch up but Minutsak keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
skins has his takedown stuffed
and Minutsak counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ulf Minutsak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony skins.
skins tries to clinch but Minutsak is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but tony skins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
skins wants to clinch but Minutsak slips to the side
and Minutsak counters with a left and a right that stings skins.
skins throws a head kick but Minutsak moves out of range.
skins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minutsak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
skins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Minutsak as he avoids it easily.
Minutsak stuffs the takedown.
Minutsak missing with a left hand there. skins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minutsak throws a head kick but skins moves out of range.
Minutsak throws a big shot that misses.
skins closes the distance and clinches up with Minutsak, looking for a takedown. skins pushes Minutsak against the cage but Minutsak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ulf Minutsak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony skins.
skins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
skins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Minutsak is looking to clinch but skins is avoiding it.
skins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minutsak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
skins with a poor takedown
and Minutsak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
skins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minutsak.
skins with a poor takedown
and Minutsak counters by moving into the clinch.
skins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minutsak lands with a left to the head.
skins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
skins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Minutsak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
skins has Minutsak pressed against the cage, preventing Minutsak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Minutsak lands an elbow that stopped skins in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Minutsak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Minutsak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
skins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Minutsak smiles and moves away.
Minutsak closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minutsak throws an off balance right hand
and skins counters by clinching up.
skins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minutsak's efforts to push away.
Minutsak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
skins looking for a takedown.
Minutsak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
skins has Minutsak pressed against the cage, preventing Minutsak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Minutsak avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Minutsak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minutsak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
skins avoiding damage as Minutsak throws knees to the body.
skins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Minutsak regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minutsak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minutsak is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
skins gets to his feet. Minutsak looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Minutsak tries to clinch up but skins circles away and keeps his distance.
skins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Minutsak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minutsak throws a jab when skins was well out of range.
skins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Minutsak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Minutsak managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by skins.
Minutsak is not content to let skins control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minutsak is trying to get back to half guard.
skins with the ground and pound but Minutsak regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Minutsak won't allow skins to pass to mount.
skins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulf Minutsak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Minutsak has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulf Minutsak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Weichanthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Save Us From The Flames. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mad Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Weichanthal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid tries to keep at a distance but Weichanthal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weichanthal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Weichanthal blocking some punches.
Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weichanthal is looking to clinch.
Reid takes a swing at Weichanthal's ribcage but misses.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reid darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reid throws an overhand right that lands on Weichanthal's shoulder, as Weichanthal tries to avoid the shot.
Weichanthal moves out of range as Reid strikes.
Weichanthal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reid's head backwards.
Reid thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weichanthal manages to avoid it.
Reid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Weichanthal tries a head kick but it misses.
Reid throws out a loose jab but Weichanthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid clobbers Weichanthal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Reid lands an overhand right.
Reid misses the shot to the body.
Reid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weichanthal.
Weichanthal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reid pushes Weichanthal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weichanthal lands a knee to the head.
Reid lands a hook that snaps the head of Weichanthal backwards.
Reid tries to break free but Weichanthal pushes him back against the cage.
Weichanthal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weichanthal landing knees to the body.
Weichanthal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling him.
Weichanthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weichanthal clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weichanthal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reid takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weichanthal lands an elbow inside.
Reid takes an elbow to the forehead.
Weichanthal keeps control of Reid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Weichanthal crunches a lovely knee into Reid's ribcage.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Weichanthal landing knees to the head.
Reid is breathing heavily.
Weichanthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weichanthal.
Reid works the jab nicely.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weichanthal.
Weichanthal closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weichanthal.
Reid throws a poor cross that misses
and Weichanthal counters by moving into the clinch.
Weichanthal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reid lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal lands a nice elbow.
Weichanthal trying to stall but Reid improves his position.
Reid tries to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling the position.
Reid is pressed up against the cage. Weichanthal has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reid down to the mat. Reid avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice shot by Reid.
Reid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reid lands an overhand right.
Reid swings widly with a right hand
and Weichanthal counters with a head kick. That will keep Reid thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Reid thuds a left hand into Weichanthal's body.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weichanthal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weichanthal tries to clinch up.
Weichanthal slips under a jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Reid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Reid is having none of it.
Reid lands a lovely overhand right.
Weichanthal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weichanthal wants to clinch but Reid slips to the side
and Reid counters with a series of strikes. Weichanthal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weichanthal moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reid creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reid lands with a light punch inside.
Reid wants to break free but Weichanthal has control.
Reid is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weichanthal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weichanthal connects with a knee to the head.
Reid tries to circle away but Weichanthal has him pinned against the cage.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling him.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weichanthal in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reid throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Reid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Reid.
Weichanthal effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weichanthal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reid's efforts to push away.
Weichanthal misses with a knee to the head.
Weichanthal controlling the action here for a moment.
Weichanthal pushes off an throws an elbow but Reid leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Reid is trying to break free.
Reid avoiding damage as Weichanthal throws knees to the body.
Weichanthal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reid is defending well for now.
Reid works on Weichanthal's body with a couple of short punches.
Reid on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Reid.
Weichanthal looking to throw knees to the head but Reid is blocking nicely.
Reid breaks the clinch.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid thuds a left hand into Weichanthal's body.
A big left from Reid misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Reid moves away
enabling Reid to counter with a crisp jab.
Mad Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weichanthal's head.
Weichanthal ducks under a wild hook from Reid.
Weichanthal takes one to the side of the head.
Reid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reid throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weichanthal counters with an outside leg kick.
Reid misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weichanthal wants to clinch but Reid slips to the side
and Reid counters with a left to the body.
Weichanthal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Weichanthal moves to clinch but Reid breaks away
and Reid counters with a nice uppercut.
Weichanthal misses with a left hand
and Weichanthal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weichanthal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Weichanthal closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid counters with a three punch combo that has Weichanthal backing up. Weichanthal nods at Reid to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reid. Weichanthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reid misses with a jab to the body
and Weichanthal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reid is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Reid thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Reid misses.
Weichanthal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weichanthal tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Reid throws a poor cross that misses
and Weichanthal counters with a head kick.
Reid throws a right hand that misses
and Weichanthal counters by moving into the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Reid dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Reid misses with a wild body shot.
Reid throws a hook to the side of Weichanthal's head but Weichanthal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid connects with a jab.
Weichanthal closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid counters with a nice body shot.
Reid looks to land a left hand but Weichanthal moved out of range nicely.
Weichanthal misses with a head kick.
Reid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weichanthal walks into a stiff left hand from Reid.
Weichanthal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weichanthal thinking.
Weichanthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weichanthal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reid misses with a looping right.
Reid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Weichanthal tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.
Weichanthal wants to clinch
and Reid counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid swings for the body but Weichanthal moves out of range.
Reid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reid throws a shot from downtown. Weichanthal moves away and avoids it.
Reid misses the body punch
and Weichanthal moves into the clinch.
Weichanthal working Reid over with knees to the body.
Weichanthal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weichanthal has Reid pressed against the cage, preventing Reid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reid tries to break free but Weichanthal pushes him back against the cage.
Reid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Weichanthal lands a knee to the body.
Weichanthal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weichanthal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Reid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid scores with a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Weichanthal, right into the meat.
Weichanthal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Weichanthal misses.
Weichanthal closes the distance but Reid moves to the side
and Reid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reid just misses with a punch to the body.
Weichanthal tries to close the distance and clinch but Reid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reid loads up on a big right hand but Weichanthal slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reid throws a series of punches but Weichanthal moves out of range.
Weichanthal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weichanthal manages to avoid it.
Weichanthal tries to clinch but Reid moves out of range.
Reid misses with a right hand
and Weichanthal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Weichanthal lands a good knee to the midsection. Reid won't want to take too many of those.
Reid managing to block the knees to the body from Weichanthal.
Reid tries to break free but Weichanthal pushes him back against the cage.
Weichanthal leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Weichanthal.
Reid is trying to break the clinch but Weichanthal is controlling him.
Weichanthal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Weichanthal scores a nice knee to the body.
Weichanthal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weichanthal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reid's defenses.
John Weichanthal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weichanthal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mad Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Reid!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Haritonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slavonik Powarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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24
254 lbs
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284 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Haritonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slavonik Powarenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haritonov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powarenko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Powarenko is working for a kimura but Haritonov is defending it quite comfortably.
Powarenko is working for a kimura but Haritonov is defending it quite comfortably.
Powarenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haritonov wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haritonov is trying to get back to full guard.
Powarenko is looking for a kimura here.
Powarenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haritonov is just riding it out for now. Powarenko eventually gives up the hold.
Powarenko seems to be working for a kimura but Haritonov defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powarenko is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haritonov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powarenko on the ground.
Powarenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haritonov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Powarenko.
Powarenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powarenko is working for a kimura but Haritonov is defending it quite comfortably.
Powarenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Powarenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haritonov sees it coming and defends easily.
Powarenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powarenko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Powarenko is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Haritonov is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Haritonov flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Powarenko anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Haritonov and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Powarenko slips an arm under Haritonov chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Powarenko has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Powarenko is squeezing on Haritonov like an anaconda would it's prey. Haritonov fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Slavonik Powarenko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ice Cube - It Was a Dood Day. Larson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sweet Child of Mine. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinn Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Larson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larson misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Larson misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Larson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Johnson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson working the ground and pound but Larson is defending the strikes.
Larson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Larson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Larson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Larson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Larson!
Larson is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Larson tries to buck Johnson off but he can't manage it.
Larson blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Larson looks gassed!
Larson is trying to stand up.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larson taking shots to the head.
Johnson misses with a head shot.
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Larson taking shots to the head.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
Larson taking shots to the head.
Larson is rocked!
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Larson looks a forlorn figure.
Larson taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Larson taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Larson is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Larson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Larson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Larson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinn Johnson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuno Mashinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stuno Mashinata!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dean stalls.
Mashinata has Dean pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mashinata pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dean tumbling to the mat - Mashinata dives into Dean's guard.
Dean looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mashinata passes into side control.
Mashinata working the ground and pound but Dean is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mashinata throws a strike aimed at the side of Dean's head but Dean avoids it well.
Mashinata trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dean gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mashinata lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dean hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mashinata with shots to the head and body - Dean looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mashinata lands with some strikes.
Dean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mashinata is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Mashinata!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Stuno Mashinata!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Raton Vaquero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gorden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorden has chosen Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
141 lbs
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29
142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, El Raton Vaquero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Gorden!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaquero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vaquero misses with a takedown
and Gorden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vaquero's guard now.
Vaquero trying to keep a closed guard but Gorden is proving a slippery customer.
Vaquero is looking for a triangle but Gorden pushes his legs off easily.
Vaquero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gorden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gorden wants to control from the top but Vaquero keeps moving.
Vaquero throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gorden uses it to pass to side control.
Vaquero is trying to control Gorden's posture but Gorden avoids it.
Gorden lands some shots froms side control.
Vaquero is looking for a sweep.
Vaquero gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vaquero is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaquero wants to improve his position but Gorden is controlling well.
Vaquero is controlling Gorden's trapped leg to prevent Gorden from advancing to side control.
Vaquero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gorden's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gorden's back!
Vaquero is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gorden is defending well though. Vaquero let's go of the attempt for now.
You can see the frustration on Gorden's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gorden trying to control the hands but Vaquero breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vaquero working for a choke but Gorden is defending well.
Gorden is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gorden is trying to escape the mount.
Gorden defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Vaquero.
Gorden tries to hold on but Vaquero postures up.
Vaquero working for a submission but Gorden is keeping him at bay.
Gorden tries to lock up and control but Vaquero gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vaquero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gorden because Vaquero loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden is desperately trying to improve his position but Vaquero has a good base and remains in mount.
Vaquero is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gorden to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gorden shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vaquero wants to control the pace but Gorden is squirming around nicely.
Gorden is looking to get to half guard.
Vaquero wants to control the pace but Gorden is squirming around nicely.
Gorden tries to reverse the position but Vaquero maintains control.
Vaquero tries to control but Gorden wriggling away.
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.
Vaquero is really struggling to control Gorden but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gorden wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Vaquero working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Gorden showing good submission defense here.
Gorden preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Vaquero.
Gorden rolls, trying to escape but Vaquero keeps control of the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
El Raton Vaquero dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gorden throws a right and a left that Vaquero avoids nicely.
Vaquero with a poor takedown
and Gorden counters with a low kick, right behind Vaquero 's knee.
Vaquero tries for a takedown but Gorden circles away easily
and Gorden counters with a shoot takedown. Vaquero fights it but they end up in guard.
Vaquero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaquero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vaquero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vaquero controlling the position.
Gorden lands a couple of elbows.
Vaquero is pulling down on Gorden's head. It's preventing any offense from Gorden, at least for the moment.
Vaquero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vaquero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
El Raton Vaquero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorden is working Vaquero over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vaquero is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gorden is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vaquero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gorden wants to pass the guard but Vaquero is keeping the position.
Vaquero looking to control but Gorden passes into half guard.
Gorden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vaquero's head.
Vaquero keeping hold of Gorden's head, controlling as best he can.
Vaquero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gorden is working away from the top position though.
Vaquero on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vaquero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gorden.
Vaquero moves into full guard.
Gorden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gorden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gorden got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vaquero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gorden has managed to get both his arms back between Vaquero's legs - danger averted.
Vaquero has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Vaquero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gorden trying to control the position from guard on top but Vaquero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorden lands a couple of digs.
Vaquero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gorden looking to pass the guard.
Vaquero is trying to keep Gorden in close.
Vaquero pulls Gorden in close to prevent any damage.
Gorden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vaquero keeping full guard, as Gorden tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gorden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vaquero looking to control.
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.
Vaquero has control of Gorden's left arm, preventing Gorden from doing any damage.
Vaquero trying to control the position.
Gorden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref stands the fighters back up because El Raton Vaquero just wasn't active enough.
Vaquero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gorden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vaquero defends it nicely.
Vaquero feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Vaquero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gorden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vaquero tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorden is retaining full guard.
Vaquero wants to control from the top but Gorden keeps moving.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ben Gorden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vaquero scores with a takedown into Gorden's guard.
Vaquero wants to control from the top but Gorden keeps moving.
Vaquero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gorden manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vaquero has Gorden in his guard.
Vaquero pulls Gorden in close to prevent any damage.
Vaquero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gorden defends well.
Vaquero looking for subs off his back but Gorden has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vaquero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gorden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorden is just content to waste time from the top position. Vaquero takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vaquero is trying to keep Gorden in close.
Gorden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vaquero keeping moving, preventing Gorden from controlling successfully.
Vaquero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
El Raton Vaquero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vaquero shoots and misses
and Vaquero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gorden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vaquero closes the distance but Gorden moves to the side
and Gorden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vaquero's guard.
Gorden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vaquero looking to control.
Vaquero looking for a guillotine here but Gorden defends easily.
Gorden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gorden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vaquero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gorden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vaquero pulls Gorden in close to prevent any damage.
Gorden thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaquero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vaquero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gorden throwing strikes but missing.
Gorden got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vaquero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gorden has managed to get both his arms back between Vaquero's legs - danger averted.
Vaquero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vaquero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gorden defends well.
Gorden postures up.
That's four 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.
Vaquero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gorden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gorden throwing strikes but missing.
Gorden keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vaquero's head.
Gorden trying to control but Vaquero is working from the bottom.
Gorden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vaquero is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gorden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gorden 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Gorden!
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