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RC 139 - Waul vs. Hokanen PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Legen Dary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. 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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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Legen Dary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dary darts in trying to clinch
and Drago counters with a takedown into side control.
Drago working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Drago controlling from side mount.
Drago trying to control the position but Dary is working away.
Drago is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dary knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dary prevents Drago from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago trying to control the position but Dary is working away.
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.
Drago looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drago wants to control but Dary is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Drago wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dary, who protects the arm well.
Drago wants to control but Dary is keeping him busy.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Drago works to advance to full mount. Dary defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Drago is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago delivers a nice body kick.
Drago misses with a lunging right hand
and Dary moves into the clinch.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dary misses with a leg kick
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Dary will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Dary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago counters with a nice body shot.
Dary is breathing heavily.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dary counters with a three punch combo that has Drago backing up. Drago nods at Dary to acknowledge the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Drago or perhaps it was just good defense by Dary which made him look bad.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Dary moves out of range easily.
Drago stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dary, pushing him back against the cage.
Dary lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drago has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dary uses from the top position.
Drago is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
That's time! Dary's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dary moves into the clinch.
Drago has Dary pushed against the cage.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Dary.
Drago has Dary pressed against the cage, preventing Dary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Drago throws a poor cross that misses
and Dary counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dary lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Drago.
Dary throws a combination that misses
and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drago trying to land knees to the body.
Dary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick.
Drago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dary stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dary throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dary trying to control but Drago postures up.
Drago maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dary could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Drago has cracked it and Dary is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Drago!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mugabe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Zimbabwean National Anthem. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mugabe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mugabe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mugabe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
John Lennon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennon takes one on the button.
Mugabe avoids the body shot from Lennon.
Lennon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mugabe moves away from the strike by Lennon.
Mugabe with a hook.
Lennon is rocked!
Lennon misses with a right hand
and Mugabe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lennon is breathing heavily.
Mugabe wobbles Lennon with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Mugabe dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Lennon to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rob Mugabe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Fights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fights comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rudies all Around kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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290 lbs
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272 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Foo!
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, I Fights!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Foo.
It looks like I Fights has been cut.
Fights with a poor takedown
and Foo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fights is looking for a triangle but Foo pushes his legs off easily.
Foo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Foo 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fights trying to control the position.
Fights manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Foo manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fights drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fights jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Foo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fights wants to control from the top but Foo keeps moving.
Foo striking from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fights postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foo wants to sweep but no luck.
Fights drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fights jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fights postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Foo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Foo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fights!
Foo trying to control but Fights is having none of it.
Fights really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Foo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foo scoring with strikes but Fights is staying in there.
That has opened up I Fights's cut even more.
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 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Papa Foo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iron Maiden - Killers . The crowd seem to be enjoying Boudewijn's choice of entrance music: The Streets - Blinded by the Lights. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
15 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xander Boudewijn!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elsworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boudewijn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Elsworth throws a leg kick
and Boudewijn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Elsworth's guard now.
Elsworth keeping moving, preventing Boudewijn from controlling successfully.
Boudewijn tries to free his leg and advance position but Elsworth is retaining full guard.
Boudewijn trying to control but Elsworth is working from the bottom.
Boudewijn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elsworth is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Xander Boudewijn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boudewijn takes a swing at Elsworth's ribcage but misses.
Elsworth wants to clinch but Boudewijn slips to the side
and Boudewijn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boudewijn advances to half guard.
Boudewijn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Elsworth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boudewijn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Elsworth knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boudewijn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Elsworth keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Elsworth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Elsworth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boudewijn.
Elsworth is staying active underneath Boudewijn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boudewijn is trying to work for a kimura but Elsworth is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn is looking for a kimura but Elsworth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boudewijn to get the leverage.
Boudewijn trying to control from half guard but Elsworth is working away.
Boudewijn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boudewijn controlling from the full mount.
Boudewijn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Elsworth because Boudewijn loaded up on that one.
Boudewijn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Elsworth has worked his arm free - good work by Elsworth!
Boudewijn works to advance to full mount. Elsworth defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boudewijn wants to control the pace but Elsworth is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Boudewijn 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.
Elsworth looks to clinch
and Boudewijn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elsworth wants to land a leg kick but Boudewijn is out of range.
Elsworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boudewijn at a distance.
Boudewijn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boudewijn throws a hook to the side of Elsworth's head but Elsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Elsworth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boudewijn looks to land a left hand but Elsworth moved out of range nicely.
Elsworth lands the left hand.
Elsworth slips a jab from Boudewijn.
Elsworth with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Elsworth misses.
Elsworth is looking to slow Boudewijn down with leg kicks.
Boudewijn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Elsworth swivels and escapes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Elsworth, as that shot connected.
Boudewijn throws a leg kick but Elsworth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Elsworth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rob Elsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth tries to land a leg kick but Boudewijn saw it coming and moves away.
Elsworth throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Boudewijn counter with a right hand.
Boudewijn thows a body shot but no joy.
Elsworth feints and then cracks Boudewijn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boudewijn down.
Elsworth thumps Boudewijn with a low kick.
A low kick from Elsworth is predictable there
and Boudewijn counters with a single leg into guard. Elsworth didn't expect that.
Boudewijn trying to control but Elsworth is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boudewijn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elsworth keeping moving, preventing Boudewijn from controlling successfully.
Boudewijn tries to free his leg and advance position but Elsworth is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn looking to sit in guard and control but Elsworth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boudewijn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elsworth is one step ahead there.
Elsworth trying to control the position from guard on top but Boudewijn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boudewijn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Elsworth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boudewijn is on top in guard.
Boudewijn wants to pass the guard but Elsworth is keeping the position.
Boudewijn wants to control from the top but Elsworth keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boudewijn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elsworth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boudewijn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elsworth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boudewijn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Elsworth wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Boudewijn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Boudewijn shoots in but Elsworth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boudewijn throws a lazy head kick
and Elsworth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Elsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boudewijn moves out of range of the body kick.
Elsworth closes the distance but Boudewijn moves to the side
and Boudewijn counters with an outside leg kick.
Boudewijn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Elsworth avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice body punch from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn is looking to land body kicks.
Elsworth misses with a kick to the body
and Boudewijn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elsworth throws a sloppy body shot
and Boudewijn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boudewijn wants to control from the top but Elsworth keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elsworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boudewijn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elsworth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boudewijn passes into half guard.
Boudewijn seems to be looking for submissions.
Elsworth is trying to control but Boudewijn manages to pass to mount!
Boudewijn moves to the back position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Boudewijn manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Boudewijn struggling to land strikes to the head as Elsworth covers up.
Boudewijn patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Boudewijn lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Elsworth hold on?!
Boudewijn has good solid back control here.
Well, with Boudewijn on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Elsworth is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Boudewijn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rob Elsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xander Boudewijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Boudewijn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boudewijn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Boudewijn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Peterwhacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterwhacker comes into the arena with Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood blaring out of the sound system. Monstra has chosen Slayer - Hate Worldwide as his entrance music. 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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28
259 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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28
278 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Peterwhacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterwhacker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Monstra fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peterwhacker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Peterwhacker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Peterwhacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterwhacker jumps guard and drags Monstra to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Monstra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Peterwhacker has Monstra pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monstra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Peterwhacker is trying to keep Monstra in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Peterwhacker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monstra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra misses with a double jab.
Peterwhacker avoids a punch combination nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Peterwhacker!
Peterwhacker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monstra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterwhacker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterwhacker throws a series of punches but Monstra avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Monstra. Those never looked like landing.
Monstra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peterwhacker's hands.
Monstra misses with a wild combination.
Peterwhacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Monstra is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Monstra cracks Peterwhacker with an open hand slap.
Peterwhacker is looking to clinch.
Peterwhacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monstra moves away.
Monstra lands with a hook. Peterwhacker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monstra avoids a kick to the body.
Peterwhacker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monstra.
Peterwhacker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peterwhacker showed some decent athleticism there.
Peterwhacker trying to control from half guard but Monstra is working away.
Peterwhacker wants to pass to mount but Monstra is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterwhacker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monstra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peterwhacker is working away from the top position though.
Monstra is positioning himself well to prevent Peterwhacker advancing to mount.
Monstra has hold of Peterwhacker's hands but Peterwhacker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterwhacker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peterwhacker seems to be looking for submissions.
Peterwhacker prevents Monstra from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monstra wants to control but Peterwhacker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Monstra is not content to let Peterwhacker control the position.
Peterwhacker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Monstra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterwhacker.
Monstra has hold of Peterwhacker's hands but Peterwhacker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peterwhacker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Monstra keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterwhacker is working for a submission of some sort.
Monstra is in trouble now - Peterwhacker has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Monstra will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peterwhacker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Peterwhacker misses with a kick to the body
and Monstra counters with a straight right hand.
Peterwhacker closes the distance and pushes Monstra back into the cage.
Peterwhacker working aggressively here.
Peterwhacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterwhacker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterwhacker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Monstra is looking to break free of the clinch but Peterwhacker has double underhooks.
Monstra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterwhacker.
Monstra breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterwhacker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterwhacker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Monstra.
Michael Peterwhacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monstra connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterwhacker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Monstra manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peterwhacker 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.
Peterwhacker lands a couple of elbows.
Peterwhacker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monstra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Peterwhacker slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peterwhacker in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Monstra is looking to reverse the position.
Peterwhacker moves into full mount!
Peterwhacker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterwhacker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Peterwhacker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Monstra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Peterwhacker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Monstra because Peterwhacker loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Peterwhacker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Peterwhacker with shots to the head and body - Monstra looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterwhacker working for a submission but Monstra is keeping him at bay.
Peterwhacker with good strikes from the mount here!
Monstra is bucking up trying to escape but Peterwhacker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Monstra working to try and regain half guard.
Monstra is breathing heavily.
Monstra tries to lock up and control but Peterwhacker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterwhacker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Peterwhacker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Peterwhacker throwing strikes here but Monstra is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Peterwhacker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Monstra turns into him and now he's in Peterwhacker's guard.
Monstra stopping the sweep attempt from Peterwhacker.
Monstra is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterwhacker working a defensive guard here.
Monstra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Monstra trying to control but Peterwhacker is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcus Monstra.
Peterwhacker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Monstra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marcus Monstra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peterwhacker.
Monstra misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Peterwhacker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Peterwhacker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monstra.
Monstra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Peterwhacker throws a body punch but Monstra moves out of range.
Monstra is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Monstra thuds a left hand into Peterwhacker's body.
A left lands for Monstra.
Peterwhacker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monstra counters with a left to the body.
Horrible takedown by Peterwhacker or perhaps it was just good defense by Monstra which made him look bad.
Monstra lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monstra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Peterwhacker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterwhacker slips under a jab from Monstra.
Peterwhacker is looking to clinch but Monstra is avoiding it.
Peterwhacker walks into a straight right hand from Monstra.
Peterwhacker moves to clinch but Monstra breaks away
and Monstra counters with a straight right hand.
Monstra missing with a left hand there. Peterwhacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterwhacker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monstra loads up on a big right hand but Peterwhacker slips the punch.
Monstra misses with a double jab
and Peterwhacker counters with a right hand to the body.
Monstra stalks Peterwhacker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peterwhacker's face. Peterwhacker staggers backwards, shaken.
Peterwhacker shoots in for a double leg but Monstra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra punishes Peterwhacker's body with a nice straight punch.
Marcus Monstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Monstra.
Monstra moves out of range as Peterwhacker throws a body kick.
Monstra misses with a left hand
and Peterwhacker counters with a good low kick that Monstra was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monstra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterwhacker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Peterwhacker throws a head punch that misses.
Peterwhacker working aggressively here.
Monstra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Monstra blocks an elbow strike from Peterwhacker.
Monstra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterwhacker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monstra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peterwhacker.
Peterwhacker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Monstra's head.
Peterwhacker is looking to advance position but Monstra won't allow it.
Monstra tries to get to full guard but Peterwhacker has control of the leg.
Peterwhacker thows a huge punch but Monstra dodges it nicely.
Peterwhacker trying to control from Monstra's half guard. Monstra has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Peterwhacker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Monstra looking for a sweep. Not yet Monstra, not yet.
Michael Peterwhacker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Monstra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Peterwhacker trying to control but Monstra is working from the bottom.
Peterwhacker throws a big right hand that misses.
Monstra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterwhacker's guard.
Peterwhacker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Monstra 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 Peterwhacker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterwhacker is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Monstra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Monstra 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Monstra!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borre Oppeboen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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247 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown 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
13 - 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reiplinger staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Reiplinger.
It looks like Borre Oppeboen has been cut.
Oppeboen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oppeboen fails to land.
Reiplinger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reiplinger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oppeboen up against the cage.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oppeboen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oppeboen fails to land.
Oppeboen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reiplinger.
Oppeboen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reiplinger.
Oppeboen blocks the elbow strike.
Oppeboen avoiding damage as Reiplinger throws knees to the body.
Oppeboen managing to block the knees to the body from Reiplinger.
Oppeboen blocks an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reiplinger pushes off an throws an elbow but Oppeboen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oppeboen misses with some punches.
Reiplinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reiplinger scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oppeboen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reiplinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oppeboen avoids a wild elbow strike from Reiplinger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oppeboen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reiplinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oppeboen misses with the head strike.
Reiplinger lands a nice uppercut.
Oppeboen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reiplinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oppeboen misses with some punches.
Oppeboen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oppeboen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oppeboen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oppeboen managing to block the knees to the body from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reiplinger.
Oppeboen swings wildly with an uppercut but Reiplinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reiplinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oppeboen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Reiplinger as the two fighters clinch.
Reiplinger tries a knee to the head but Oppeboen blocks it.
Reiplinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Oppeboen controls his hands.
Reiplinger trying to control the position but instead, Oppeboen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reiplinger into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oppeboen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oppeboen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oppeboen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reiplinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oppeboen working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen swings wildly with an uppercut but Reiplinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oppeboen pushes Reiplinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oppeboen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reiplinger has clasped his hands together around Oppeboen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oppeboen is pushing Reiplinger's head away, looking to escape. Reiplinger manages to hold on to the position though.
Reiplinger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Oppeboen, who protects the arm well.
Reiplinger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oppeboen keeps working.
Reiplinger is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oppeboen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reiplinger goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Oppeboen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Reiplinger but great work by Oppeboen.
Oppeboen lands a few punches from side control.
Reiplinger is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reiplinger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oppeboen trying to control the action but Reiplinger is working from the bottom.
Oppeboen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger regains half guard.
Reiplinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Reiplinger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oppeboen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oppeboen's back!
Oppeboen prevents Reiplinger from getting a body triangle.
Oppeboen controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oppeboen fending off the submission attempt from Reiplinger.
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 Borre Oppeboen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reiplinger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oppeboen misses with a straight left.
Reiplinger thuds his right hand into Oppeboen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reiplinger darts in and clinches Oppeboen up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oppeboen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Oppeboen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oppeboen stops a takedown attempt from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oppeboen has a couple of punches blocked by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger throws an elbow but it misses.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oppeboen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oppeboen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reiplinger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Reiplinger as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppeboen misses with the head strike.
Oppeboen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reiplingers head.
Oppeboen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oppeboen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Reiplinger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reiplinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reiplinger tries to throw a body punch but Oppeboen avoids it by throwing Reiplinger back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oppeboen is defending well for now.
Reiplinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reiplinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reiplinger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oppeboen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reiplinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reiplinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Oppeboen.
Oppeboen working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oppeboen.
Oppeboen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reiplinger crunches a lovely knee into Oppeboen's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oppeboen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reiplinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reiplinger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oppeboen.
Reiplinger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oppeboen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reiplinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oppeboen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oppeboen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reiplinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oppeboen misses with a punch on the inside.
Reiplinger lands a good knee to the midsection. Oppeboen won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reiplinger.
Reiplinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oppeboen working aggressively here.
Reiplinger tries for a takedown but Oppeboen manages to get underhooks.
Borre Oppeboen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rap Reiplinger.
Reiplinger lands a nice elbow.
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!
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oppeboen avoids it.
Reiplinger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oppeboen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Oppeboen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reiplinger.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reiplinger.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Oppeboen misses with some punches.
Reiplinger trying to land knees to the body.
Oppeboen throws a punch but it's blocked by Reiplinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger blocks an uppercut.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reiplinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reiplinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reiplinger lands an overhand right.
Borre Oppeboen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reiplinger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oppeboen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reiplinger counters with a stiff right hand.
Reiplinger lands with a nice combination. Oppeboen backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Reiplinger.
Good shot there by Reiplinger.
Reiplinger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reiplinger throws a series of punches but Oppeboen moves out of range.
Reiplinger misses with a double jab
and Oppeboen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Reiplinger is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oppeboen moves out of range of the body kick from Reiplinger.
Oppeboen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reiplinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oppeboen avoids the body shot from Reiplinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen throws a lazy uppercut
and Reiplinger counters with a thumping low kick.
Oppeboen misses with a left hand
and Reiplinger counters with a stiff right hand.
Reiplinger thuds his right hand into Oppeboen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reiplinger moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Oppeboen misses.
Reiplinger throws a head kick that misses.
Oppeboen tries a head kick but it misses.
Reiplinger throws a sloppy head kick and Oppeboen moves out of range easily.
Reiplinger takes one on the button.
Oppeboen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reiplinger throws a hook but Oppeboen blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oppeboen closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reiplinger blocks an uppercut.
Oppeboen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oppeboen throws a head punch that misses.
Reiplinger can't break the clinch.
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 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reiplinger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oppeboen throws a right hand that misses
and Reiplinger counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oppeboen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reiplinger on the side of the head.
Reiplinger misses with a right hand
and Oppeboen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oppeboen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reiplinger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reiplinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oppeboen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oppeboen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reiplinger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oppeboen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oppeboen misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reiplinger obliges.
Reiplinger 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.
Reiplinger trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reiplinger tries to work over Oppeboen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oppeboen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reiplinger blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Oppeboen fails to land.
Oppeboen managing to block the knees to the body from Reiplinger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oppeboen.
Reiplinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reiplinger obliges.
Oppeboen working aggressively here.
Reiplinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reiplinger tries to close the distance and clinch but Oppeboen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reiplinger misses with an uppercut.
Oppeboen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oppeboen tries to clinch but Reiplinger moves out of range.
Reiplinger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oppeboen was covering up waiting for the punch and Reiplinger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Reiplinger trying to control but Oppeboen is working from the bottom.
Reiplinger tries to free his leg and advance position but Oppeboen is retaining full guard.
Oppeboen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oppeboen tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reiplinger prevents Oppeboen from getting back to his feet.
Oppeboen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reiplinger trying to control but Oppeboen is working from the bottom.
Reiplinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oppeboen is keeping the position for now.
Reiplinger is looking to work some ground and pound but Oppeboen has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reiplinger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borre Oppeboen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reiplinger throws a big right hand that misses.
Reiplinger wants to control from the top but Oppeboen keeps moving.
Reiplinger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Oppeboen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reiplinger has Oppeboen in his guard.
Oppeboen preventing the sweep.
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.
Reiplinger working for a triangle but Oppeboen defends it easily.
Oppeboen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rap Reiplinger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oppeboen trying to control the position from guard on top but Reiplinger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reiplinger holds on and takes a little breather.
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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Wilbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilbon has chosen Momma Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 Craig Wilbon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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270 lbs
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298 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stuart Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Wilbon!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Wilbon misses
and Redman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilbon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Redman is looking for a kimura but Wilbon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Redman to get the leverage.
Redman seems to be looking for submissions.
Redman is looking for a kimura but Wilbon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Redman to get the leverage.
Redman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Redman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Redman is looking to advance position but Wilbon won't allow it.
Redman is looking for a kimura here.
Redman trying to mount his opponent but Wilbon defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wilbon wants to control but Redman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Redman is looking for a kimura but Wilbon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Redman to get the leverage.
Wilbon is defending against the submission attempts here by Redman.
Wilbon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wilbon is trying to control the position but Redman postures up.
Redman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Redman preventing the sweep.
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.
Wilbon is trying to control the position but Redman postures up.
Redman is posturing up here but Wilbon has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Redman tries to roll out but it's too tight and Redman has to tap! Slick submission there by Wilbon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Craig Wilbon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Gyver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Pardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Pardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Gyver!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gyver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gyver moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pardo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gyver to counter with a crisp jab.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
and Gyver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pardo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gyver.
Paul Pardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gyver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gyver cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Gyver lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pardo misses with a left hand
and Gyver counters with a nice body kick.
Pardo cracks a nice hook into Gyver's ribs.
Pardo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Gyver tries to clinch up but Pardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Gyver looks to score with a jab to the body but Pardo is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gyver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardo drops his hands momentarily and Gyver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gyver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gyver misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gyver.
Gyver working aggressively here.
Pardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Gyver.
Pardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gyver.
A body shot lands from Gyver.
Pardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gyver backwards.
Gyver controlling the action here for a moment.
Pardo tries to circle away but Gyver has him pinned against the cage.
Pardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Pardo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mac Gyver has been cut.
Gyver managing to block the knees to the body from Pardo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gyver lands a hook that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
Gyver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gyver is working Pardo over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Gyver.
Pardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pardo - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pardo misses with an elbow strike.
Pardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gyver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
Pardo is looking to control Gyver's arms but Gyver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pardo has his back to the cage.
Pardo misses with some punches.
Gyver lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gyver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Pardo.
Gyver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gyver circles away quickly and effectively.
Pardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pardo stuns Gyver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gyver finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pardo tries to land a leg kick but Gyver saw it coming and moves away.
Pardo misses with a right hand
and Gyver counters with a left to the body.
Pardo misses with a right hand
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Pardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gyver is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Gyver.
Gyver throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pardo lands with a nice body punch.
Pardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gyver counters with a nice leg kick.
Gyver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pardo's calf.
Gyver misses with a body shot.
Pardo misses with a body punch
and Gyver counters with a body kick that stops Pardo in his tracks momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gyver.
Pardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gyver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pardo is breathing heavily.
Gyver lands a leg kick that knocks Pardo off balance momentarily.
Gyver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pardo tries to land a body kick
and Gyver counters with an outside leg kick.
Gyver avoids the body shot from Pardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardo misses with a right hand
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gyver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gyver.
Gyver lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gyver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardo's sensitive parts.
Gyver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pardo. That did some damage!
Gyver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pardo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick there by Gyver.
Gyver scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gyver.
Gyver delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gyver.
Gyver scoring well with a low kick there.
Gyver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Gyver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Gyver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gyver scores with a punch to the head.
Gyver throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gyver.
Pardo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gyver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gyver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pardo misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gyver to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Gyver.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
and Gyver counters with a good low kick that Pardo was not able to check.
Pardo misses with a body punch
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Pardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Gyver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gyver clobbers Pardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pardo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gyver. Gyver obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gyver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gyver scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Gyver.
Gyver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pardo misses with a combination
and Gyver counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyver punishes Pardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Gyver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Gyver finds it's way through Pardo's defenses.
Gyver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pardo drops his hands momentarily and Gyver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gyver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pardo throws a right hand that misses
and Gyver counters with an inside leg kick.
Gyver lands a high kick!
Gyver throws a front kick that sends Pardo stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pardo 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.
Gyver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pardo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gyver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gyver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gyver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pardo has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyver cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Pardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gyver throws a head kick that Pardo semi-blocks.
Mac Gyver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gyver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gyver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gyver connects with a leg kick. Pardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gyver thows a body kick. Pardo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gyver connects with a nice looking jab.
Pardo throws an off balance right hand
and Gyver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pardo's knee momentarily.
Gyver connects with an inside leg kick.
Gyver lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Gyver.
A head kick misses from Gyver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gyver connects with a body shot that sends Pardo's belly button to the back.
Gyver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardo's sensitive parts.
Gyver connects with a solid leg kick.
Pardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice cross by Gyver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gyver, right into the meat.
Gyver feints and then cracks Pardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pardo down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gyver connects with a leg kick. Pardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gyver.
Gyver clinches up against the cage.
Gyver landing knees to the head.
Good body shot from Gyver.
Gyver is struggling to control the position.
Gyver pushes Pardo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Gyver as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyver lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gyver.
Gyver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gyver with a knee to the head.
Gyver stalling in the clinch but Pardo improves position.
Gyver lands a nice knee to the body.
Gyver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
Gyver controlling the action here for a moment.
Gyver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gyver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gyver.
Gyver lands a knee to the body.
Gyver scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gyver.
Gyver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pardo tries to circle away but Gyver has him pinned against the cage.
Gyver stalling in the clinch but Pardo improves position.
Gyver lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gyver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gyver.
Gyver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pardo working aggressively here.
Pardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gyver has him pressed against the cage.
Gyver connects with a knee to the head.
Gyver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Gyver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mac Gyver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gyver scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gyver, right into the meat.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
letting Gyver counter with a right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gyver - that will leave a mark!
Decent striking displayed by Gyver there.
Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gyver counters with a stiff right hand.
Gyver tries to clinch up.
Gyver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pardo.
Gyver cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Pardo thuds a left hand into Gyver's body.
Pardo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pardo misses with an uppercut
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Gyver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardo's sensitive parts.
Pardo scores with a decent looking hook.
Gyver throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gyver.
Pardo swings widly with a right hand
and Gyver counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gyver.
Gyver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pardo.
Pardo blocks a leg kick.
Gyver looks for the body kick but Pardo saw that one coming.
Pardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gyver to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Pardo misses
and Gyver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pardo misses with a hook to the body
and Gyver counters with a good low kick that Pardo was not able to check.
Pardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pardo misses with a leg kick
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Gyver lands a nice hook to Pardo's body. Pardo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gyver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pardo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gyver counters with a good low kick that Pardo was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gyver misses with a head kick.
Pardo misses with an uppercut
and Gyver counters with a nice uppercut.
Gyver closes the distance and pushes Pardo back into the cage.
Pardo is trying to push Gyver away but Gyver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gyver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gyver scores with a hook to the body.
Pardo lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gyver.
Gyver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gyver lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pardo as Gyver tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gyver obliges.
Gyver misses with a knee strike.
Gyver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gyver.
Gyver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pardo up against the cage.
Gyver taking a breather.
Gyver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gyver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gyver.
Pardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gyver is leaning against Pardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gyver lands a knee to the head.
Gyver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pardo is trying to break the clinch but Gyver has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Gyver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Gyver.
Gyver working Pardo over with knees to the body.
Gyver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gyver scores with a shoulder strike.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gyver working Pardo over with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Gyver.
Pardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gyver bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gyver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gyver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyver cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Pardo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pardo duly obliges.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gyver.
Gyver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mac Gyver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gyver lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paul Pardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pardo misses with a jab to the body
and Gyver counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pardo works Gyver's body with a nice hook.
Pardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Gyver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gyver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pardo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gyver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Gyver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gyver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Gyver!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juelz Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana has chosen Juelz Santana - I Am Crack as his entrance music. Michael Nunn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juelz Santana's chin.
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340 lbs
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309 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Nunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juelz Santana!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunn avoids the head kick by Santana.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nunn slips under a jab from Santana.
Santana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Santana tenderised Nunn's leg. Nunn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santana throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Michael Nunn has been cut.
Santana tries a head kick but it misses.
Santana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nunn is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana misses with a head kick.
Santana misses with a body shot.
Nunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Santana scores with a decent looking hook.
Nunn is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Santana uses the oldest trick in the book to send Nunn tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Santana is absolutely delighted - when Nunn wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Juelz Santana!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Waul as Hokanen shoots in.
Hokanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Waul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Waul.
Waul drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hokanen dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hokanen throws a strike but Waul rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Waul postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hokanen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Waul, into his guard.
Hokanen looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hokanen.
Waul uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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.
Hokanen misses with a wild body shot.
Waul tries to clinch but Hokanen is having none of it.
Hokanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hokanen pushes Waul up against the cage in a clinch.
Waul misses with a body punch.
Waul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hokanen as Waul tries to tie him up.
Waul tries to throw a body punch but Hokanen avoids it by throwing Waul back against the cage.
Waul stalling.
Waul is leaning against Hokanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hokanen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waul digs a right hand into Hokanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hokanen's gas tank.
Hokanen takes a shot to the head.
Hokanen is breathing heavily.
Waul works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Waul.
Waul digs a right hand into Hokanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hokanen's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul working aggressively here.
Waul misses with a body punch.
Waul misses with a punch on the inside.
Waul lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Waul.
Waul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Waul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waul tries to clinch but Hokanen is having none of it.
Waul jabs Hokanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Waul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Sumopainija Hokanen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waul tries to close the distance and clinch but Hokanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waul misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Waul misses the target.
Hokanen dips to his left and cracks Waul with an uppercut!
Hokanen tries to clinch there but Waul circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Waul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Waul throws a poor cross that misses
and Hokanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Waul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hokanen.
Hokanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Waul misses with a body shot.
Hokanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Waul counters with a two punch combo.
Hokanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Waul throws a poor cross that misses
and Hokanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Waul's guard.
Waul wants to stand but Hokanen is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hokanen looking to sit in guard and control but Waul gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Waul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sumopainija Hokanen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hokanen throws a sloppy body shot
letting Waul counter with a right hand.
Hokanen throws a hook but Waul avoids it easily.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Waul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hokanen avoids the body shot from Waul.
Waul lands with a shot to the body.
Waul misses with a looping right.
Hokanen misses with a shot to the body
and Waul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hokanen.
Hokanen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul is pushing Hokanen's head away, looking to escape. Hokanen manages to hold on to the position though.
Waul throws Hokanen to one side and escapes!
Waul lands a jab to Hokanen's midsection.
Waul swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hokanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waul thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hokanen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Waul counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hokanen thinking.
Waul lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hokanen is looking to wear down Waul with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hokanen misses with an uppercut
and Waul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hokanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Waul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hokanen tries to clinch up.
Waul doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hokanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Waul misses with an uppercut
and Hokanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Waul throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hokanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Waul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul with a nice cross.
Hokanen misses the shot to the body.
Waul throws a right hand that misses
and Hokanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Waul gets tackled into the cage by Hokanen. Hokanen maintains the clinch.
Waul misses with a punch to the body.
Hokanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Waul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hokanen goes for a takedown attempt but Waul pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paul Waul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waul digs a good body shot into Hokanen's ribs.
Waul misses with a combination
and Hokanen counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hokanen misses
and Waul counters with a two punch combo.
Waul misses with a body shot
and Hokanen counters with a single leg into guard. Waul didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hokanen postures up and lands a big shot to Waul's brow.
Waul wants to stand up but Hokanen is controlling him.
Hokanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Waul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sumopainija Hokanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hokanen ducks under a wild hook from Waul.
Hokanen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Waul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hokanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hokanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Waul is just out of range.
Hokanen lands the left hand.
Hokanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Hokanen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hokanen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Waul is in a horrible position here. Hokanen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen looking to ground and pound but Waul is blocking nicely.
Waul is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sumopainija Hokanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hokanen unloads with some shots from mount but Waul bucks and avoids them well.
Waul wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hokanen landing shots from mount.
Hokanen dominating with strikes here.
Waul is rocked!
It looks like Paul Waul has been cut.
Hokanen lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Waul! Hokanen sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Waul and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sumopainija Hokanen!
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