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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toten Kopf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Putten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopf comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - Iron Fist. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toten Kopf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Putten!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putten tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Putten tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kopf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Putten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kopf scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kopf has Putten up against the cage in a clinch.
Kopf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Putten looks gassed!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kopf lands a nice shot to the body.
Kopf leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kopf breaks the clinch.
Kopf lands a head kick that stumbles Putten and the fighters go to the mat.
Putten is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Putten has been cut.
Kopf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Putten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kopf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kopf thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kopf tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopf advances to mount.
Kopf with good strikes from the mount here!
Kopf connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Putten reaches up to try and control the position but Kopf seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Putten rolls and tries to escape and now Kopf has his back!
Kopf trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kopf has got one arm under Putten's chin. This could be trouble... Putten trying to control the other hand but Kopf gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Putten has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Toten Kopf!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Saatana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Raskalnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakari Saatana 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sakari Saatana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leopold Raskalnikov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saatana swats away the attempt to clinch by Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov drops his hands momentarily and Saatana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raskalnikov misses with a head kick.
Raskalnikov throws a head kick that misses.
Raskalnikov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saatana connects with a single shot there.
Saatana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saatana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raskalnikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saatana thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Saatana.
Raskalnikov is rocked!
Donk. Raskalnikov catches Saatana right on the button with a cross.
Saatana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saatana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raskalnikov wants to get back to his feet but Saatana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saatana wants to pass the guard but Raskalnikov is keeping the position.
Saatana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saatana trying to move into half guard but instead Raskalnikov has managed to sweep!
Raskalnikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Saatana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raskalnikov slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Saatana.
Saatana is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raskalnikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raskalnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saatana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov moves into the clinch successfully.
Raskalnikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskalnikov lands an elbow inside that Saatana shrugs off.
Raskalnikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saatana can't break the clinch.
Raskalnikov landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Raskalnikov.
Saatana is breathing heavily.
Raskalnikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saatana's face.
Raskalnikov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Raskalnikov wants to stall.
Raskalnikov looking to throw knees to the head but Saatana is blocking nicely.
Raskalnikov keeps control of Saatana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raskalnikov lands a nice elbow.
Raskalnikov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saatana's face.
Saatana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raskalnikov is keeping busy.
Raskalnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raskalnikov misses with a knee strike.
Raskalnikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raskalnikov lands an elbow just above Saatana 's eye.
Raskalnikov prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saatana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raskalnikov lands an elbow inside.
Raskalnikov lands an elbow inside that Saatana shrugs off.
Raskalnikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raskalnikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saatana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raskalnikov landing knees to the head.
Raskalnikov keeps control of Saatana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raskalnikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saatana's defenses.
Saatana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saatana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raskalnikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Saatana - that landed with a thud.
Raskalnikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raskalnikov tries to stall but Saatana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raskalnikov misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raskalnikov lands an elbow inside that Saatana shrugs off.
Saatana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saatana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raskalnikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saatana stalling the fight.
Raskalnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saatana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saatana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raskalnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Raskalnikov throws an elbow but it misses.
Raskalnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saatana pulls Raskalnikov into guard.
Saatana throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Saatana will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saatana will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Saatana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raskalnikov manages to get himself to full guard.
Raskalnikov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Saatana!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sakari Saatana will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Raskalnikov walks into a straight right hand from Saatana.
Raskalnikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saatana counters with a straight right hand.
Saatana takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Raskalnikov wants to clinch.
Raskalnikov walks into a straight right hand from Saatana.
Saatana misses with a straight right.
Raskalnikov dodges the punch combination from Saatana.
Saatana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saatana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raskalnikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Saatana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saatana misses with a few strikes there.
Raskalnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saatana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saatana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sakari Saatana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raskalnikov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskalnikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raskalnikov tries to clinch but Saatana moves out of range.
Raskalnikov tries to clinch up but Saatana circles away and keeps his distance.
Raskalnikov closes the distance but Saatana moves to the side
and Saatana counters with a nice body shot.
Raskalnikov misses with a head kick.
Saatana jabs Raskalnikov right on the nose. Raskalnikov blinks but takes it well.
Leopold Raskalnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saatana closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Raskalnikov tries to improve position but can't.
Saatana cracks Raskalnikov with a big right hand but Raskalnikov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Saatana is working Raskalnikov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Raskalnikov tries to improve position but can't.
Saatana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raskalnikov, who protects the arm well.
Raskalnikov tries to escape but Saatana is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskalnikov can't do much from the bottom here.
Saatana working the head with strikes.
Saatana cracks Raskalnikov with a big right hand but Raskalnikov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Raskalnikov taking a bit of punishment here - Saatana scoring with strikes.
Saatana in side control, throwing shots but Raskalnikov defends.
Saatana is working Raskalnikov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Raskalnikov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Saatana's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskalnikov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Saatana looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Raskalnikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Saatana.
Saatana is thwarting Raskalnikov's attempts to control the position.
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.
Saatana throws a strike but Raskalnikov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Saatana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saatana postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Raskalnikov is pulling down on Saatana's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saatana advances position into side control!
Saatana in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Raskalnikov wants to control but Saatana postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakari Saatana dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Raskalnikov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saatana counters with a nice uppercut.
Raskalnikov closes the distance but Saatana moves to the side
and Saatana counters with a two punch combo.
Raskalnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saatana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raskalnikov tries to clinch
and Saatana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raskalnikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saatana, pushing him back against the cage.
Raskalnikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saatana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saatana blocks the elbow strike.
Raskalnikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saatana is keeping busy.
Saatana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raskalnikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raskalnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Saatana blocks with his arms.
Raskalnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Saatana blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Saatana.
Saatana can't break the clinch.
Saatana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raskalnikov is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Raskalnikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saatana tries to break the clinch but Raskalnikov is controlling the position.
Saatana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saatana avoiding damage as Raskalnikov throws knees to the body.
Saatana wants to break free but Raskalnikov has control.
Raskalnikov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saatana is keeping busy.
Saatana looking to stall.
Saatana dodges an elbow strike from Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov misses with an elbow strike.
Raskalnikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saatana is trying to maintain a safe position but Raskalnikov gets an underhook and turns Saatana into the cage.
Good body shot from Saatana.
Raskalnikov keeps control of Saatana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saatana tries to stall but Raskalnikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raskalnikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Raskalnikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raskalnikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Saatana.
Saatana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raskalnikov has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Saatana manages to break the clinch.
Saatana throws a jab when Raskalnikov was well out of range.
Saatana misses with the combination.
Raskalnikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saatana scores with a one two! Raskalnikov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saatana misses with a hook. Raskalnikov ducked under it nicely.
Saatana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A good leg kick by Raskalnikov.
Saatana keeps the fight on the outside.
Saatana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Raskalnikov throws a head kick but Saatana moves out of range.
Raskalnikov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saatana has Raskalnikov pressed against the cage.
Saatana is trying to break free.
Raskalnikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saatana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskalnikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov lands an elbow that stopped Saatana in his tracks for a moment.
Saatana tries to pull guard but Raskalnikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Saatana drops back down to his feet.
Raskalnikov slows down the pace here.
Saatana is trying to break free.
Raskalnikov lands a knee to the head.
Saatana decides to pull guard.
Saatana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saatana keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Raskalnikov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saatana lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Raskalnikov!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskalnikov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saatana.
Leopold Raskalnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saatana thowing shots but they're missing.
Raskalnikov tries to hold on but Saatana postures up.
Raskalnikov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakari Saatana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saatana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sakari Saatana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Petey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beltran comes into the arena with Big Poppa blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Petey !
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beltran shoots in and drives through. Petey sprawls well.
Petey tries to clinch up but Beltran circles away and keeps his distance.
Beltran lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petey throws the left hand but Beltran avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Petey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petey is rocked!
Petey moves out of range as Beltran strikes.
A big left from Petey misses.
Beltran tries to clinch up but Petey circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Beltran.
Petey tries to clinch up but Beltran circles away and keeps his distance.
Beltran doesn't manage to clinch there - Petey circles away.
Petey tries to clinch but Beltran is having none of it.
Beltran misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beltran drops Petey with a right and a left! Beltran comes rushing in but Petey regains his composure and manages to keep Beltran in guard.
Petey is still in real trouble! Can Beltran finish him?
It looks like Peter Petey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petey working for a triangle but Beltran defends it easily.
Beltran looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltran with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Petey seems to have recovered his senses.
Beltran postures up in Petey 's guard and throws a big left but Petey blocks it.
Petey trying to strike off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beltran.
Beltran working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beltran throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beltran gets a takedown into half guard.
Beltran seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petey is trying to control but can't.
Beltran is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beltran is looking for a kimura but Petey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beltran to get the leverage.
Beltran is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Petey defends it well.
Beltran looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Beltran is breathing heavily.
Petey is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beltran throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beltran is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Petey defends it well.
Beltran is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Petey is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Beltran!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He Man will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, He Man!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Man gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Rick doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Rick shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rick really felt that one!
Rick is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Man moves into the clinch successfully.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Rick backwards.
Man stalls.
Man is leaning against Rick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Man.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rick blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rick.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man keeps control of Rick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Man lands a nice uppercut.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Rick.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
Man lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls for Man to work.
Rick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Man.
Man continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Rick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Man prevents Rick from breaking the clinch.
Man is working Rick over against the cage.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Rick.
Man lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Rick.
Man pushes Rick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Man working aggressively here.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man lands a right hand.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Rick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Man seems to be stalking Rick here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Rick drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). He Man!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Lebedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Karaev!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karaev but Karaev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lebedev scores with a takedown into Karaev's guard.
Karaev is trying to keep Lebedev in close.
Lebedev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lebedev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lebedev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karaev wants to sweep here but Lebedev controlling him for the moment.
Lebedev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karaev is keeping the position for now.
Lebedev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Karaev's guard.
Karaev is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lebedev pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lebedev gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev tries to score with some ground and pound. Karaev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lebedev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Karaev struggling a bit here.
Lebedev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Karaev is trying to improve his position.
Lebedev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karaev keeps working.
Lebedev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Karaev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lebedev is breathing heavily.
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.
Karaev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karaev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lebedev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lebedev's back!
Lebedev rolls, trying to escape but Karaev keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karaev is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Lebedev is trying to break free.
Karaev is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Karaev gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Karaev gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Karaev apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Lebedev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karaev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lebedev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Karaev's guard now.
Lebedev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karaev is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karaev is on top in guard.
Karaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lebedev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karaev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lebedev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebedev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lebedev is keeping the position for now.
Lebedev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lebedev can't keep his opponent in guard - Karaev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Karaev trying to control from half guard but Lebedev is working away.
Lebedev looking for subs from the bottom but Karaev mounts him!
Karaev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karaev working for a submission but Lebedev is keeping him at bay.
Lebedev regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Lebedev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lebedev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karaev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Karaev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lebedev looking for submissions off his back.
Lebedev is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Karaev pulls his head out easily.
Lebedev is defending against the submission attempts here by Karaev.
Lebedev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lebedev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karaev working some strikes from top position.
Karaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karaev trying to control but Lebedev is working from the bottom.
Lebedev wants to sweep but no luck.
Lebedev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lebedev keeping moving, preventing Karaev from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karaev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Karaev wants to control but Lebedev is keeping him busy.
Karaev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karaev wants to pass to mount but Lebedev is defending the position.
Lebedev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lebedev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lebedev wants to control but Karaev is keeping busy.
Karaev wants to control but Lebedev is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lebedev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Karaev wants to get back to full guard.
Lebedev trying to control the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karaev manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lebedev trying to control but Karaev is working from the bottom.
Karaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lebedev's guard.
Lebedev keeping moving, preventing Karaev from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev punching from the bottom.
Karaev looking to pass the guard.
Sasha Lebedev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karaev wants to control from the top but Lebedev keeps moving.
Lebedev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karaev wants to hold on but Lebedev pushes him away.
Karaev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karaev tries to lock up and control but Lebedev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergei Karaev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Lebedev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lebedev feints and as Karaev raises his hands in defense, Lebedev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Karaev trying to keep a closed guard but Lebedev is proving a slippery customer.
Lebedev won't allow Karaev to sweep him here.
Lebedev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lebedev wants to control from the top but Karaev keeps moving.
Lebedev is pushing down on Karaev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karaev is fighting to maintain full guard but Lebedev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lebedev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Karaev won't allow Lebedev to pass to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karaev trying to hold on to Lebedev's head to control him but Lebedev postures up.
Karaev is looking to improve his position.
Karaev is looking to control Lebedev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karaev avoid being mounted?
Karaev tries to roll over but Lebedev keeps him under control.
Lebedev is stalling here. Karaev is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lebedev seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Karaev has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lebedev tries to improve position but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Karaev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karaev is trying to control the action in half guard but Lebedev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lebedev moves into full guard.
Karaev preventing the sweep.
Lebedev is working hard here to advance position.
Lebedev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Karaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebedev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebedev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karaev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Karaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lebedev looking for a sweep. Not yet Lebedev, not yet.
Karaev tries to free his leg and advance position but Lebedev is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karaev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lebedev counters with a takedown into side control.
Lebedev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lebedev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lebedev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lebedev tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karaev sneaks back into half guard.
Karaev tries to roll over but Lebedev keeps him under control.
Lebedev wants to pass to mount but Karaev is defending the position.
Karaev is in trouble now - Lebedev has advanced to mount!
Karaev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Karaev is bucking up trying to escape but Lebedev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lebedev looking to secure an arm triangle but Karaev defends it well.
Lebedev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Karaev is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Lebedev showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lebedev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Lebedev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by The rolling stones - Under my thumb. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Tilthammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint's sensitive parts.
Tilthammer misses with a hook.
Tilthammer lands with a nice body punch.
Tilthammer tries to work over Saint's front leg with a kick but Saint checks it.
A clash of legs there as Saint blocks the low kick.
Tilthammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saint looks to land a left hand but Tilthammer moved out of range nicely.
Saint avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tilthammer throws out the jab.
Tilthammer tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tilthammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Saint closes the distance and clinches up with Tilthammer, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes Tilthammer against the cage but Tilthammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tilthammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Tilthammer.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Tilthammer misses with a combination
and Saint counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tilthammer!
Saint controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint looking to control but Tilthammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tilthammer kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tilthammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saint on the ground.
Tilthammer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saint tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Saint trying to control but Tilthammer is having none of it.
Tilthammer tries to lock up and control but Saint gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saint tries to control but Tilthammer wriggling away.
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.
Saint looking to control and managing it successfully.
Saint lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saint lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saint controlling his opponent.
Saint throws some wild stikes that Tilthammer manages to avoid easily.
Saint sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Saint dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tilthammer throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Tilthammer connects with a looping right hand.
Tilthammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tilthammer stuffs the takedown.
Tilthammer staying out of range there.
Tilthammer misses the jab.
Tilthammer throws the kick towards the body but Saint avoids it.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Saint misses with a double jab
and Tilthammer counters with a thumping low kick.
Saint misses with a body kick.
Tilthammer loads up on a big right hand but Saint slips the punch.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jensen Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Saint fails with the takedown.
Saint slips under a jab.
Saint falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tilthammer counters with a three punch combo that has Saint backing up. Saint nods at Tilthammer to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Saint.
Tilthammer throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a big shot that misses.
Tilthammer digs a good hook to Saint's body.
A big left from Tilthammer misses.
Tilthammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint misses with a combination
and Tilthammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tilthammer wants to slow Saint down by chopping away at his legs.
Tilthammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tilthammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Saint falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tilthammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tilthammer sizes up Saint with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saint misses with a double jab.
Tilthammer scores with a hook to the body. Saint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Tilthammer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tilthammer tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Tilthammer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tilthammer misses with a hook to the body
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.
Saint slips a jab and a cross from Tilthammer.
Saint slips under a jab.
Saint cracks Tilthammer with an open hand slap.
Saint throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saint shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer misses with a hook.
Good work by Saint as he checks the leg kick.
Jab by Saint.
Tilthammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tilthammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saint slips a straight right by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throws a push kick but Saint slaps the foot to one side.
Tilthammer avoids a kick to the body.
Henry Tilthammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Saint misses with a combination
and Tilthammer counters with a nice leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Saint
letting Tilthammer counter with a right hand.
Tilthammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
Saint misses with a combination
and Tilthammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tilthammer counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Tilthammer misses its intended target.
Saint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saint throws a right hand that Tilthammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Tilthammer also avoids with ease.
Tilthammer is looking to clinch.
Saint looks to land a combination but Tilthammer avoids it well.
Saint thuds his right hand into Tilthammer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tilthammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saint.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tilthammer scores with a hook.
Tilthammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tilthammer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tilthammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tilthammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tilthammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tilthammer slips a jab and a cross from Saint.
A left and a right from Saint both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Tilthammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tilthammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Tilthammer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between sika molo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Borga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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262 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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21
230 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sika molo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Borga!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borga throws a right and a left that molo avoids nicely.
molo tries to clinch but Borga is having none of it.
molo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
molo controls the position.
molo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Borga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Borga dodges the ground and pound from molo.
Borga is looking for a sweep.
What's Borga going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Borga struggling a bit here.
Borga is not content to let molo control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
molo controls the position from side control.
Borga tries to control the position but he's not in luck - molo easily slips into full mount!
molo tries to control but Borga wriggling away.
molo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Borga because molo loaded up on that one.
molo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borga is looking to escape.
molo has hold of Borga's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Borga manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borga tries to lock up and control but molo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Borga is squirming around, avoiding molo's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borga wants to control but molo is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Borga can do anything to dispel that myth.
molo controlling the position easily from mount.
molo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Borga is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
molo looking to control and managing it successfully.
molo looking to control but Borga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. sika molo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
molo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Borga swivels and escapes.
molo shoots in and drives through. Borga sprawls well.
Nice shot lands for Borga.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borga!
Ivan Borga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck molo on the side of the head.
Borga scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borga keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sika molo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
molo is breathing heavily.
molo misses with a takedown attempt - Borga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Borga.
Borga with a jab.
molo fails with the takedown.
molo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
molo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borga!
Borga scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borga 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.
Borga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Borga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Borga lands with a shot to the body.
Borga digs a good hook to molo's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Borga fails to land with a series of punches.
molo drops his hands momentarily and Borga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
molo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Borga displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Borga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed molo momentarily.
Borga is looking to land body kicks.
molo walks into a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borga!
molo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
sika molo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Borga.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borga!
Borga lands the left hand.
Borga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borga thuds a left hand into molo's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
molo shoots in for a double leg but Borga sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
molo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Borga scores with a four punch combination!
Borga lands a jab-cross combination.
molo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from molo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Borga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borga throws a shot to the body.
Borga is working the combinations to good effect here.
molo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Borga scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borga throws a series of strikes that have molo backpedaling.
molo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Borga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A punch combination from Borga misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Borga.
molo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Borga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but molo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Borga throws a nice looking combination but molo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
molo dodges the punch combination from Borga.
molo shoots in looking for a takedown. Borga tries to sprawl out of it but molo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Borga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
molo wants to clinch up but Borga keeps it at a distance.
molo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Borga's waist but Borga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing molo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sika molo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
molo has a takedown stuffed.
molo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borga.
Borga throws a combination. molo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Borga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Borga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps molo's head backwards.
Borga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borga swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
molo ducks right into an uppercut from Borga.
Borga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Borga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Borga tests molo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borga misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Borga.
Borga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borga scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Borga lands a two punch combo.
Ivan Borga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
molo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Borga counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Borga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Borga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
molo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
molo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Borga counters with a left and a right that stings molo.
Ivan Borga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borga scores with a hook to the body. molo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
molo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Borga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Borga.
Borga scores with the left hand. molo knows he should have avoided that one.
Borga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borga moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Borga lands with a nice combination. molo backs away looking to recover.
Borga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Borga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
molo misses with a takedown
and Borga counters with a left and a right that stings molo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sika molo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borga misses with a jab, cross combination.
molo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Borga counters with a series of strikes. molo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Borga cracks a nice hook into molo's ribs.
Borga looks to throw the jab but molo is out of range.
Borga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Borga.
Borga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
molo tries for a takedown but Borga circles away easily
and Borga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
molo shoots and misses
and Borga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borga lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Borga!
molo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Borga counters with a left to the body.
Borga throws a one two combo.
Borga lands a nice looking body shot.
Borga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
molo misses with a takedown
and molo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Borga lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Borga scores with a four punch combination!
Borga lands a slapping body shot.
Borga scores with a three punch combo!
Borga throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Borga. Beautiful body shot.
molo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from molo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Borga scores with a hook to the body. molo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
molo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
molo blocks the strikes from Borga.
Borga is trying to control molo's posture but molo avoids it.
molo misses with the ground and pound.
Borga is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on molo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
molo content to control rather than advance.
molo is looking for a kimura but Borga is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for molo to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borga punching from the bottom.
Borga is looking to control molo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Borga avoid being mounted?
molo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
sika molo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
molo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Borga doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time molo.
Borga is positioning himself well to prevent molo advancing to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Borga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Borga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Borga!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Opa Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Prodigy - Baby's Got A Temper. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Seppo Taalasmaa enters the cage!
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162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Opa Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Taalasmaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook.
Donk. Taalasmaa catches Jokinen right on the button with a cross.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
Taalasmaa moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Jokinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Taalasmaa shoots in but Jokinen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa connects with a looping right hand.
Taalasmaa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen looks to land a combination. Taalasmaa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Taalasmaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Taalasmaa also avoids with ease.
Taalasmaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jokinen throws a one two combo.
Jokinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to kick Jokinen off but Jokinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jokinen prevents Taalasmaa from improving his position.
Taalasmaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jokinen is looking to advance position but Taalasmaa won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taalasmaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight right.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taalasmaa doesn't seem phased though.
Taalasmaa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taalasmaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Jokinen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taalasmaa walks into a stiff left hand from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa thuds his right hand into Jokinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Jokinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Taalasmaa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taalasmaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taalasmaa scores with a one two! Jokinen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taalasmaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Taalasmaa as Jokinen shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jokinen needs to keep his hands up - Taalasmaa had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good shot there by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Taalasmaa misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa scores with a leg kick.
Taalasmaa throws a front kick aimed at Jokinen's knee but Jokinen avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen lands with a hook. Taalasmaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen walks into a straight right hand from Taalasmaa.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taalasmaa throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Taalasmaa throws and low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa shoots in and bounces Jokinen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jokinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jokinen is proving hard to escape from.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking for a guillotine here but Taalasmaa defends easily.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes but missing.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taalasmaa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taalasmaa.
Jokinen passes Taalasmaa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but Jokinen is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taalasmaa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taalasmaa fails with the takedown.
A jab from Taalasmaa misses.
Jokinen defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taalasmaa on the side of the head.
Taalasmaa tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taalasmaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Taalasmaa with a nice cross.
Taalasmaa moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Jokinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taalasmaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a big shot that misses.
Taalasmaa lands with a hook. Jokinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Taalasmaa misses
and Jokinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jokinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taalasmaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Taalasmaa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jokinen shoots in and bounces Taalasmaa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Taalasmaa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Taalasmaa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jokinen passes into side control.
Taalasmaa is breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taalasmaa prevents Jokinen from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jokinen off and has taken his back!
Jokinen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jokinen taking shots to the head.
Taalasmaa lands a heavy elbow.
Jokinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jokinen wants to get back to full guard.
Taalasmaa trying to pass the guard but Jokinen defending well.
Jokinen actively working from the bottom here.
Taalasmaa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen is squirming around, avoiding Taalasmaa's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taalasmaa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taalasmaa landing shots from mount.
Jokinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Jokinen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Taalasmaa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jokinen is trying desperately to improve position.
Taalasmaa is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jokinen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jokinen tries to hold on but Taalasmaa postures up.
Jokinen is looking to improve his position but Taalasmaa isn't that keen on the idea.
Jokinen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jokinen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Taalasmaa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jokinen some visible discomfort.
Taalasmaa working away.
Jokinen keeps Taalasmaa under control for a moment.
Taalasmaa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taalasmaa with the ground and pound but Jokinen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jokinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Taalasmaa throws and low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jokinen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up.
Taalasmaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taalasmaa looks to clinch
and Jokinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taalasmaa in his tracks.
Jokinen throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Taalasmaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taalasmaa.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jokinen misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen scores with a jab.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch.
Taalasmaa loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Opa Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Jokinen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taalasmaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Taalasmaa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taalasmaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taalasmaa cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taalasmaa throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
A combination from Jokinen does no damage.
Taalasmaa throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taalasmaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Taalasmaa throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jokinen cracks Taalasmaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jokinen drops back looking for a leg! Taalasmaa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taalasmaa manages to kick Jokinen off! Jokinen jumps back into Taalasmaa's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa wants to stand up but Jokinen is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taalasmaa is keeping the position for now.
Taalasmaa wants to stand up but Jokinen is controlling him.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Taalasmaa is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Taalasmaa is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight right.
Jokinen moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
Opa Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up.
Jokinen throws a good cross that connects.
Taalasmaa lunges at Jokinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jokinen's hand.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen tests Taalasmaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jokinen scores with a one two! Taalasmaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Taalasmaa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Taalasmaa settles back down.
Taalasmaa throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa closes the distance but Jokinen moves to the side
and Jokinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taalasmaa won't be happy with that.
Jokinen working away.
Jokinen lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Taalasmaa is working to get back to half guard.
Jokinen tries to control but Taalasmaa wriggling away.
Taalasmaa is trying desperately to improve position.
Jokinen trying to control but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Taalasmaa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jokinen controlling from the full mount.
Taalasmaa is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Opa Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taalasmaa 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Taalasmaa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chupa Me juevos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeeves Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeeves Smith has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chupa Me juevos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeeves Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Me juevos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Me juevos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith lands the left hand.
Me juevos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith throws a series of punches but Me juevos moves out of range.
Me juevos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Me juevos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Me juevos has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Me juevos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith prevents Me juevos from breaking the clinch.
Me juevos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Me juevos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Me juevos is breathing heavily.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Me juevos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Me juevos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me juevos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Me juevos can't break the clinch.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Me juevos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Me juevos dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Me juevos tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Me juevos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Me juevos can't break the clinch.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Me juevos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith gets through Me juevos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Me juevos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Me juevos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Me juevos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Me juevos blocks with his arms.
Me juevos is trying to break free.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Me juevos manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Me juevos as he connects with a hook.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Me juevos scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Me juevos down.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Me juevos's sensitive parts.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Me juevos is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Me juevos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Me juevos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me juevos is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Me juevos takes an elbow to the temple.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Me juevos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Me juevos wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Me juevos managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Me juevos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Me juevos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Me juevos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Me juevos is trying to break free.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Me juevos blocks it with crossed arms.
Me juevos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
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.
Me juevos is trying to break free.
Me juevos is trying to break free.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Me juevos is trying to break free.
Me juevos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Me juevos's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Me juevos tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Me juevos tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Me juevos is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Me juevos wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Me juevos tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Me juevos managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Me juevos.
A telegraphed right hand from Me juevos misses the target.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Me juevos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Me juevos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Me juevos blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Me juevos has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Me juevos's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Me juevos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Me juevos is trying to break free.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Me juevos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Me juevos.
Me juevos misses with a combination
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Me juevos can't break the clinch.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
Jeeves Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Me juevos wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Me juevos avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Me juevos.
Me juevos digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Me juevos is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Me juevos managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Me juevos wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith prevents Me juevos from breaking the clinch.
Smith prevents Me juevos from breaking the clinch.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Me juevos's ribcage.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Me juevos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith prevents Me juevos from breaking the clinch.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith stalling the fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Me juevos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Me juevos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Me juevos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Me juevos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees to the body from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me juevos is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Me juevos's defenses.
Me juevos wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Me juevos manages to break the clinch.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Me juevos works over Smith's head and body with a nice combination.
Me juevos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Me juevos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Me juevos can't break the clinch.
Me juevos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Me juevos is keeping busy.
Me juevos has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Me juevos managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Me juevos wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Me juevos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Me juevos is blocking nicely.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Me juevos blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Me juevos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Me juevos takes an elbow to the temple.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Me juevos is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Me juevos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Me juevos blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Me juevos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Me juevos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Me juevos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Me juevos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Me juevos managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Me juevos has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Me juevos is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith looking to throw knees to the head but Me juevos is blocking nicely.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Me juevos avoids the damage to the body.
Me juevos breaks the clinch.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Me juevos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Me juevos throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Me juevos throws a combination that misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Me juevos throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Me juevos lands a jab to the nose.
Chupa Me juevos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Smith.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Me juevos tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Me juevos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Me juevos scores with a body shot.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Me juevos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Me juevos misses with a combination
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Me juevos.
Me juevos is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Me juevos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Me juevos blocks an elbow strike.
Me juevos wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me juevos is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Me juevos blocks it with crossed arms.
Me juevos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
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.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Me juevos's ribcage. Me juevos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Me juevos breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Me juevos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Me juevos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Me juevos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chupa Me juevos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Me juevos looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Me juevos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
No joy there for Me juevos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith clinches up with Me juevos and pushes him back against the cage.
Me juevos working aggressively here.
Me juevos tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Me juevos's ribcage.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Me juevos breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Me juevos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Me juevos lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Me juevos misses.
Smith tries to clinch up but Me juevos circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Me juevos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Me juevos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Me juevos has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Me juevos blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me juevos breaks from the clinch.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Me juevos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Me juevos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Me juevos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Me juevos avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Me juevos breaks from the clinch.
Me juevos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Me juevos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Me juevos looking to stall.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith blocks a body shot from Me juevos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Smith really dominated that round.
That's time! Me juevos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Me juevos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Me juevos misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Me juevos's face.
Me juevos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Me juevos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Me juevos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Me juevos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith prevents Me juevos from breaking the clinch.
Me juevos cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Me juevos or not.
Me juevos blocks an elbow strike.
Me juevos is trying to break free.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Me juevos breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Me juevos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Me juevos shrugs it off.
Me juevos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Me juevos just misses with a punch to the body.
Me juevos misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Me juevos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith is looking to clinch but Me juevos is avoiding it.
Me juevos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Me juevos misses with a combination
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Me juevos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Me juevos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Me juevos.
Me juevos is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Me juevos has his back to the cage.
Me juevos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Me juevos.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Me juevos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Me juevos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Me juevos misses with a punch to the body.
Me juevos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Me juevos blocks a head kick by Smith.
Me juevos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Me juevos misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Me juevos does it's job there.
Smith throws a right and a left that Me juevos avoids nicely.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Me juevos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Me juevos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me juevos misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Me juevos's knee momentarily.
Smith cracks the inside of Me juevos's front leg.
Me juevos misses with a looping left.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Me juevos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Me juevos.
Me juevos misses with the combination.
Smith lands a head kick. Me juevos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Me juevos finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Me juevos looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
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.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me juevos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Me juevos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Me juevos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith trying to stall but Me juevos improves his position.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Me juevos is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Me juevos into the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Me juevos blocks with his arms.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Me juevos avoids the damage to the body.
Me juevos stalling in the clinch.
Me juevos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Me juevos wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Me juevos can't break the clinch.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Me juevos is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Smith dominated that fourth round.
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!
A combination from Me juevos does no damage.
Me juevos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Me juevos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Me juevos misses with a two punch combination.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Me juevos's head backwards.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Me juevos managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Me juevos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Me juevos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Me juevos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Me juevos swinging wilding here.
Me juevos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Me juevos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith wants to clinch up but Me juevos keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me juevos just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Me juevos looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Jeeves Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Smith.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Me juevos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Me juevos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Me juevos lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Me juevos does no damage.
Smith slips under a jab.
Me juevos throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Me juevos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Me juevos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith looks to land a combination. Me juevos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Me juevos misses with a double jab
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith pushes Me juevos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Me juevos wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me juevos is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Me juevos breaks from the clinch.
Smith's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
A big right from Me juevos misses.
Me juevos misses with a double jab
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Me juevos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Me juevos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Me juevos tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Me juevos back against the cage.
Me juevos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Me juevos up against the cage.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Me juevos's ribcage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Me juevos breaks from the clinch.
Me juevos misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Me juevos's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Me juevos's head backwards.
Nice shot by Me juevos.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith feints and then cracks Me juevos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Me juevos down.
Me juevos misses with a wild body shot.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Me juevos swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Me juevos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chupa Me juevos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Me juevos.
Smith darts in and clinches Me juevos up against the cage.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith keeps control of Me juevos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Me juevos blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Me juevos's brow.
Me juevos swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeeves Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeeves Smith!
Jeeves Smith is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AXEL WHEELER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WHEELER has chosen If you want blood(You got it) by AC/DC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. AXEL WHEELER will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mo Mason!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AXEL WHEELER!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from WHEELER misses the target.
Some wild striking there from WHEELER.
WHEELER throws a series of punches but Mason moves out of range.
WHEELER takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mason gets cracked with a nice right hand there by WHEELER.
It looks like Mo Mason has been cut.
WHEELER fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
WHEELER scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
WHEELER throws a series of punches but Mason moves out of range.
WHEELER lands with a nice body punch.
Mason is breathing heavily.
WHEELER drops Mason with a right and a left! WHEELER comes rushing in but Mason regains his composure and manages to keep WHEELER in guard.
Mason is rocked!
WHEELER stands up from Mason's guard - WHEELER perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oh Mason is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
WHEELER scores with a body shot.
Mason seems to have got his legs back now.
WHEELER throws a right and a left that both miss.
WHEELER cracks Mason with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. WHEELER has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mason to stand back up!
Mo Mason's cut is getting worse.
WHEELER misses with a wild combination.
WHEELER lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mason can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from WHEELER and Mason drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by WHEELER.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AXEL WHEELER!
AXEL WHEELER is the new heavyweight champion!
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