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ICON Round 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Spicer (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcos Delgado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolf Spicer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delgado lands a high kick!
Spicer is looking to chop away at Delgado's legs.
Delgado tries to clinch but Spicer moves out of range.
Spicer lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Delgado sprawling to the canvas. Spicer follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Delgado hang on?
Delgado is rocked!
It looks like Marcos Delgado has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicer lands with a punch from half guard.
Oh Delgado is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spicer not doing much here.
Delgado seems to have got his legs back now.
Delgado gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spicer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delgado trying to control the position.
Spicer stopping the sweep attempt from Delgado.
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.
Spicer is stalling in the full guard.
Delgado manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spicer manages to get himself to full guard.
Spicer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado won't allow Spicer to get back to his feet.
Delgado trying to control but Spicer is working from the bottom.
Spicer is pulling down on Delgado's head to control his posture.
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.
Delgado trying to control but Spicer is working from the bottom.
Spicer is pulling down on Delgado's head. It's preventing any offense from Delgado, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Spicer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Delgado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spicer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Spicer not doing much here.
Spicer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Delgado defending well though.
Delgado has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spicer is working away from the top position though.
Spicer trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Spicer throwing shots but Delgado is blocking nicely.
Delgado is looking to control Spicer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Delgado avoid being mounted?
Delgado is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Spicer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spicer showed some decent athleticism there.
Delgado blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spicer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spicer slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spicer controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spicer connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rolf Spicer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Delgado's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spicer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Delgado's guard.
Delgado being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spicer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Delgado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Delgado is trying to control the position but Spicer postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spicer thows a big elbow that misses.
Spicer throws a big right hand that misses.
Spicer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Delgado wants to sweep but no luck.
Rolf Spicer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Spicer controls the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rolf Spicer just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spicer is looking to score with low kicks.
Spicer swats away the attempt to clinch by Delgado.
Delgado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Delgado takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Delgado shoots in for a takedown but Spicer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Delgado dives in and grabs Spicer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spicer pushes down on Delgado's head and hops out.
Spicer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Delgado's guard.
Spicer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Spicer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spicer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Spicer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Even Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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212 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Even Steven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fyodor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steven doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Steven rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Steven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Steven scores a nice knee to the body.
Steven manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Steven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Steven is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steven wriggles free and stands up.
Emelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steven tries to avoid it but Emelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steven to the ground. Steven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Steven tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Steven moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Steven missing with knees to the body.
Steven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Steven is pressed up against the cage. Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Steven down to the mat. Steven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Even Steven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fyodor Emelianenko.
Steven stuffs the takedown.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Emelianenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Steven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steven moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
Steven trying to land knees to the body.
Steven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Steven landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Steven tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steven unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steven unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steven tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Steven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Emelianenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Steven rolls with it to try and escape but Emelianenko cranks on the arm and Steven is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fyodor Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Peppertooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and skinny mcfeeble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chauncey Peppertooth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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257 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chauncey Peppertooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, skinny mcfeeble!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppertooth throws a hook to the side of mcfeeble's head but mcfeeble sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peppertooth doesn't manage to clinch there - mcfeeble circles away.
Peppertooth throws a looping overhand right but mcfeeble ducks down to avoid it.
mcfeeble swats away the attempt to clinch by Peppertooth.
mcfeeble looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
mcfeeble postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
mcfeeble postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
mcfeeble wants to control from the top but Peppertooth keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mcfeeble thows a big elbow that misses.
mcfeeble working some strikes from top position.
mcfeeble is looking to work some ground and pound but Peppertooth has wrist control.
mcfeeble throws and elbow that misses. Peppertooth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in mcfeeble's guard. Nice move by Peppertooth!
mcfeeble wants to sweep here but Peppertooth controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mcfeeble doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Peppertooth stopping the sweep attempt from mcfeeble.
mcfeeble wants to hit a switch here but Peppertooth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for mcfeeble there!
mcfeeble working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcfeeble is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Peppertooth blocks mcfeeble's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peppertooth wants to control the pace but mcfeeble is squirming around nicely.
mcfeeble tries to lock up and control but Peppertooth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
mcfeeble is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peppertooth controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
skinny mcfeeble dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from mcfeeble.
Peppertooth scores with a jab to the head.
Chauncey Peppertooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peppertooth lands a really nice looking cross but mcfeeble seems unphased.
Peppertooth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
mcfeeble drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peppertooth gets the underhooks and prevents it.
mcfeeble drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chauncey Peppertooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of skinny mcfeeble.
Peppertooth lands an elbow inside.
It looks like skinny mcfeeble has been cut.
mcfeeble takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peppertooth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peppertooth just misses with a elbow thrown towards mcfeeble's brow.
Peppertooth scores with a knee to the head.
mcfeeble is breathing heavily.
mcfeeble takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up skinny mcfeeble's cut even more.
Peppertooth connects with a nasty looking knee right to mcfeeble's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppertooth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
mcfeeble takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above skinny mcfeeble's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
mcfeeble wants a takedown but no success here.
Peppertooth lands an elbow that stopped mcfeeble in his tracks for a moment.
skinny mcfeeble's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Peppertooth lands an elbow just above mcfeeble 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at skinny mcfeeble's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chauncey Peppertooth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson Hawk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Hawk!
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, Percival Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Butcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Jackson Hawk has been cut.
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butcher throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Butcher misses its intended target.
Hawk slips a straight right by Butcher.
Butcher lands a lovely overhand right.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hawk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawk is trying to work for a kimura but Butcher is defending well.
Butcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Butcher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hawk is looking to stall here but Butcher recovers full guard.
Hawk won't allow Butcher to get back to his feet.
Butcher wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Butcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butcher misses the jab.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Hawk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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.
Hawk has Butcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Hawk scores with a knee to the head.
Hawk scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawk has picked Butcher up - he's going for a ride! Hawk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hawk seems to be looking for submissions.
Hawk thows a huge punch but Butcher dodges it nicely.
Butcher regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hawk.
Butcher wants to stand and escape but Hawk is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk distracts Butcher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Butcher kicks Hawk off and gets to his feet.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butcher as he avoids it easily.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Hawk takes one on the button.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Butcher as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk walks into a straight right hand from Butcher.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Butcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawk at a distance.
Hawk tries to clinch up.
Butcher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher sends Hawk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Butcher is motioning to the referee to let Hawk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hawk is rocked!
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Hawk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Percival Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Butcher! Hawk is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Percival Butcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fyodor Yemelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yemelyanenko has chosen Oy, to ne vecher as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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239 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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, Viktor Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fyodor Yemelyanenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yemelyanenko tries to clinch up but Nova circles away and keeps his distance.
Nova cracks Yemelyanenko with an uppercut from hell and Yemelyanenko crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Nova's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like Fyodor Yemelyanenko has been cut.
Yemelyanenko trying to strike off his back.
Yemelyanenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nova defends well.
Yemelyanenko looks gassed!
Yemelyanenko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nova gets to his feet - Yemelyanenko follows without any prompting.
Nova keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yemelyanenko.
Nova jabs at Yemelyanenko's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nova closes the distance and pushes Yemelyanenko back into the cage.
Nova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Nova.
Yemelyanenko is rocked!
Nova connects with a stiff jab that staggers Yemelyanenko - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Viktor Nova!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taz Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qun Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taz Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Qun Curry!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devil throws a series of punches but Curry avoids them all with ease.
Devil lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Curry can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Devil and Curry drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Devil.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz Devil!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogga Polis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shogun Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). shogun Daley looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rogga Polis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, shogun Daley!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley throws a series of punches but Polis moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Polis.
Daley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Polis lands a left and a right that sends Daley crashing to the canvas! Polis dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like shogun Daley has been cut.
Polis with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poor strikes thrown by Polis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Daley is wriggling around trying to escape.
Polis with shots to the head and body - Daley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Polis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daley is rocked!
Daley is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Polis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Daley is still in real trouble! Can Polis finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polis wants to finish this one by submission but Daley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Polis.
Polis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daley hang on?
Polis lands a big elbow - Daley is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Daley is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rogga Polis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hagendoorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hagendoorn has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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217 lbs
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212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Cano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hagendoorn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagendoorn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cano.
Hagendoorn misses with a double jab.
Cano looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hagendoorn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cano looking to pass the guard.
Hagendoorn can't keep his opponent in guard - Cano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hagendoorn is trying to stand.
Cano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cano wants to work for an arm triangle but Hagendoorn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hagendoorn is trying to stand up here but Cano is controlling him well.
Hagendoorn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hagendoorn looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cano.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cano fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hagendoorn sprawls well initially but Cano persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hagendoorn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagendoorn scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Cano manages to mount him!
Hagendoorn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cano swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arturo Cano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warren Westside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivok Smolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westside comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Another One Bites The Dust. Warren Westside has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Granite chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Warren Westside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivok Smolar!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westside slips a straight right by Smolar.
Smolar is looking to clinch.
Smolar misses with a few strikes there.
Smolar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Westside breaks from the clinch.
Smolar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smolar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westside closes the distance and clinches.
Westside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smolar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Westside paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smolar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horrible takedown by Westside or perhaps it was just good defense by Smolar which made him look bad.
Smolar misses with a straight right.
Westside tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smolar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Westside somewhat.
Westside tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westside looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smolar takes a swing at Westside's ribcage but misses.
Westside tries to clinch but Smolar moves out of range.
Smolar tries to clinch
and Westside counters with a single leg into guard. Smolar didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smolar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smolar wants to get back to his feet but Westside is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Westside trying to control but Smolar is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Westside missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Westside pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smolar is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smolar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Westside.
Smolar keeping moving, preventing Westside from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smolar wants to clinch
and Westside counters by moving into the clinch.
Westside breaks the clinch.
Westside circles away from the clinch attempt
and Westside counters by moving into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Westside breaks the clinch.
Westside avoids the body shot from Smolar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolar throws a combination that misses
and Westside counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Westside.
Westside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivok Smolar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smolar cracks Westside with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smolar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Westside is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smolar throws a lazy head kick
and Westside holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Westside is trying to break free.
Westside is working for takedown but Smolar is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Westside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westside escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smolar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smolar moves in looking to clinch but Westside pushes him off.
Smolar clinches up against the cage.
Smolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Westside won't allow it.
Westside breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smolar closes the distance but Westside moves to the side
and Westside counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolar lands a jab to Westside's midsection.
Westside is breathing heavily.
Smolar stuffs the takedown.
Westside takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smolar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smolar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smolar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Westside momentarily.
Smolar wants to clinch
and Westside counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smolar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Westside walks into a left hand.
Smolar lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Westside sprawling to the canvas. Smolar follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Westside hang on?
Westside is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smolar is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivok Smolar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smolar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smolar tries to clinch there but Westside circles away.
Smolar misses with a wild combination.
Westside moves in looking to clinch but Smolar pushes him off.
Smolar is looking to clinch but Westside is avoiding it.
Westside avoids a punch combination nicely.
Westside walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Westside clinches but Smolar breaks the clinch
and Smolar counters with a left and a right that hurts Westside! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Smolar jumps into full mount!
Oh Westside is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Westside regains half guard.
Westside seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Westside is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westside looking for submissions off his back.
Smolar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Smolar decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Westside doesn't manage to clinch there - Smolar circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Westside breaks the clinch.
Smolar tries to close the distance and clinch but Westside swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westside misses with a takedown
and Smolar counters with a two punch combo.
Smolar wants to clinch but Westside slips to the side
and Westside counters by clinching up.
Smolar gets underhooks to prevent Westside's takedown attempt.
Westside wants to break free but Smolar has control.
Westside looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smolar tries to break the clinch but Westside is controlling the position.
Smolar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Westside.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Westside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Smolar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westside keeps control of Smolar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smolar is looking to break free of the clinch but Westside has double underhooks.
Smolar is trying to break free.
Westside keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smolar's efforts to push away.
Westside tries to break free but Smolar pushes him back against the cage.
Westside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Westside tries to break the clinch but Smolar is controlling the position.
Westside blocks an elbow strike from Smolar.
Smolar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Westside.
Westside tries to work over Smolar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smolar tries to break the clinch but Westside is controlling the position.
Westside is looking to break free of the clinch but Smolar has double underhooks.
Smolar can't break the clinch.
Smolar has had enough of the clinch but Westside keeps him there for the moment.
Smolar working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Westside manages to break the clinch.
Smolar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smolar tries to break free but Westside pushes him back against the cage.
Smolar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Westside wants a takedown but no success here.
Westside tries to break the clinch but Smolar is controlling the position.
Smolar prevents Westside from breaking the clinch.
Smolar tries to break the clinch but Westside is controlling the position.
Smolar is trying to break free.
Smolar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smolar is pressed up against the cage. Westside has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smolar down to the mat. Smolar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab lands there for Smolar.
Smolar throws a head kick that misses
and Westside counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smolar's guard now.
Smolar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Westside avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smolar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivok Smolar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Westside shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smolar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smolar.
Westside manages to break the clinch.
Smolar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smolar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smolar moves into the clinch.
Westside jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smolar walks away with a smile on his face. Westside gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smolar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westside swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smolar doesn't manage to clinch there - Westside circles away.
Westside is looking to clinch but Smolar is avoiding it.
Westside shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smolar counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Westside. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smolar lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolar has Westside up against the cage in a clinch.
Westside keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smolar's efforts to push away.
Smolar keeps control of Westside as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smolar pushes Westside back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Westside's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Westside's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smolar prevents the takedown attempt.
Smolar wants to get back to striking at distance but Westside won't allow it.
Westside is trying to drag Smolar to the mat but Smolar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smolar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smolar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smolar tries to break free but Westside pushes him back against the cage.
Smolar wants to break free but Westside has control.
Westside wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smolar has him pressed against the cage.
Smolar has Westside pressed against the cage, preventing Westside from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
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.
Smolar manages to break the clinch.
Smolar closes the distance and clinches.
Westside wants to break free but Smolar has control.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Westside has him pressed against the cage.
Westside wants to get back to striking at distance but Smolar won't allow it.
Westside wants to break the clinch but can't.
Westside is looking to break free of the clinch but Smolar has double underhooks.
Westside breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Westside has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Westside there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ivok Smolar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smolar clinches but Westside breaks the clinch
and Westside counters by moving into the clinch.
Westside wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Westside is trying to break the clinch but Smolar has him pressed against the cage.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Westside is controlling him.
Westside wants to break the clinch but can't.
Westside working hard to break the clinch.
Smolar wants to break free but Westside has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westside is trying to force a seperation but Smolar has the dominant position.
Westside wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smolar has him pressed against the cage.
Westside working hard to break the clinch.
Smolar can't break the clinch.
Westside tries to circle away but Smolar has him pinned against the cage.
Westside has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Westside breaks the clinch.
Westside looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smolar drops Westside with a nice combination! Smolar dives into Westside's guard, looking to finish!
Westside is rocked!
Westside has a closed guard, preventing Smolar from standing up.
Smolar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smolar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smolar moves in looking to clinch but Westside pushes him off.
Westside tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smolar throws a head kick that misses
and Westside counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smolar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Westside has him pressed against the cage.
Smolar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smolar is trying to break the clinch but Westside is controlling him.
Westside looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Westside is trying to break the clinch but Smolar has him pressed against the cage.
Westside fails to pull guard.
Warren Westside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Westside keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smolar's efforts to push away.
Westside has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Westside can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smolar wants to break free but Westside has control.
Smolar tries to circle away but Westside has him pinned against the cage.
Westside pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smolar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ivok Smolar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smolar wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivok Smolar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smolar 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivok Smolar!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vener Galiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roffe Skosula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vener Galiev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vener Galiev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roffe Skosula!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roffe Skosula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Galiev there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Galiev tries to clinch there but Skosula circles away.
Galiev moves in looking to clinch but Skosula pushes him off.
Skosula tries to keep at a distance but Galiev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Galiev lands a good knee to the midsection. Skosula won't want to take too many of those.
Galiev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Skosula breaks from the clinch.
Galiev lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Galiev!
Skosula looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skosula crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Galiev - the referee stops the clock and Skosula gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Galiev. Skosula manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Galiev.
Galiev has managed to clinch.
Skosula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Galiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skosula's face.
Galiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skosula's face.
It looks like Roffe Skosula has been cut.
Galiev landing knees to the body.
Galiev landing knees to the head.
Galiev lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skosula takes an elbow to the forehead.
Galiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skosula's face.
Galiev landing knees to the head.
Galiev with a knee to the head.
Skosula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Galiev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Galiev.
Galiev scores with a knee to the head.
Galiev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Galiev lands a knee to the head.
Skosula throws a head punch that misses.
Skosula is trying to maintain a safe position but Galiev gets an underhook and turns Skosula into the cage.
Galiev lands a knee to the body.
Galiev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Galiev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skosula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skosula swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galiev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galiev trying to land knees to the body.
Skosula wants to stall.
Skosula working aggressively here.
Galiev crunches a lovely knee into Skosula's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galiev being controlled against the cage.
Galiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skosula blocks it with crossed arms.
Skosula dodges an elbow strike from Galiev.
Skosula throws a head punch that misses.
Galiev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Galiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skosula.
Galiev misses with a knee strike.
Galiev takes a shot to the head.
Galiev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skosula misses with a punch to the body.
Galiev prevents a body shot from Skosula.
Skosula misses with a punch on the inside.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skosula lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skosula creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skosula lands with a short shot to the head.
Galiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Galiev with a knee to the head.
Skosula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Skosula fails to land.
Skosula scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skosula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skosula tries to land knees in the clinch but Galiev avoids the damage to the body.
Galiev pushes off an throws an elbow but Skosula leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skosula avoiding damage as Galiev throws knees to the body.
Galiev landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galiev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Skosula's brow.
Skosula managing to block the knees to the body from Galiev.
Galiev lands a nice knee to the body.
Galiev misses with a knee to the head.
Skosula swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skosula has Galiev pressed against the cage.
Skosula has a couple of punches blocked by Galiev.
Skosula lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galiev tries a knee to the head but Skosula blocks it.
Skosula tries to work over Galiev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skosula takes an elbow to the forehead.
Galiev lands a damaging elbow.
Skosula is trying to maintain a safe position but Galiev gets an underhook and turns Skosula into the cage.
Skosula tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galiev's elbow.
Galiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Galiev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skosula working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Skosula lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Galiev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skosula's efforts to push away.
Galiev lands a good knee to the midsection. Skosula won't want to take too many of those.
Skosula struggles to land a body shot inside as Galiev controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skosula.
Galiev lands a nice knee to the body.
Skosula working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Galiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Galiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skosula.
Skosula misses with the head strike.
Skosula scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skosula lands with a right to the head.
Galiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galiev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galiev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skosula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Galiev misses with a knee to the head.
Galiev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skosula slows down the pace here.
Galiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skosula blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skosula is defending well for now.
Skosula wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skosula is looking to control Galiev's arms but Galiev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Skosula has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vener Galiev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roffe Skosula's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skosula misses with a looping right.
Skosula misses with a two punch combination.
Galiev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skosula throws a punch but it's blocked by Galiev.
Skosula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skosula is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Galiev blocking some punches.
Galiev scores a nice knee to the body.
Galiev lands a nice knee to the body.
Galiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Galiev landing knees to the head.
Galiev lands a knee to the head.
Skosula taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Galiev.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Galiev lands a knee to the body.
Galiev landing knees to the head.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skosula trying to stall but Galiev improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiev looking to throw knees to the head but Skosula is blocking nicely.
Skosula throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galievs head.
A bit of stalling here from Skosula.
Galiev landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Skosula slows down the pace here.
Galiev lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galiev as Skosula tries to tie him up.
Galiev tries to land a knee to the head but Skosula blocks with his arms.
Skosula pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galiev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Skosula scores with a nice short uppercut.
Galiev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skosula lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skosula is trying to stall.
Galiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skosula's face.
Knees to the body from Galiev.
Skosula takes an elbow to the temple.
Galiev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skosula managing to block the knees to the body from Galiev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Galiev tries a knee to the head but Skosula blocks it.
Galiev blocks an uppercut.
Galiev blocks an uppercut.
Galiev misses with a knee to the head.
Galiev throws an elbow that misses.
Galiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skosula blocks it with crossed arms.
Skosula taking a breather.
Galiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skosula blocks it with crossed arms.
Skosula working hard to break the clinch.
Skosula misses with a punch on the inside.
Galiev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skosula looking to stall.
Skosula blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Galiev misses with a knee to the head.
Galiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skosula.
Galiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Skosula avoids the damage to the body.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skosula lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galiev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Galiev blocking some punches.
Skosula is trying to maintain a safe position but Galiev gets an underhook and turns Skosula into the cage.
Galiev misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skosula tries to stall but Galiev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Galiev looking to throw knees to the head but Skosula is blocking nicely.
Galiev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skosula is trying to break the clinch but Galiev has him pressed against the cage.
Galiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Skosula.
Galiev trying to land knees to the body.
Skosula lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skosula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skosula is trying to maintain a safe position but Galiev gets an underhook and turns Skosula into the cage.
Skosula swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Skosula fails to land.
Galiev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skosula avoids it.
Galiev lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Skosula fails to land.
Skosula trying to control the position but instead, Galiev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skosula into the cage.
Galiev landing knees to the head.
Galiev misses with a knee to the head.
Skosula misses with some punches.
Galiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skosula is defending well for now.
Skosula wants to break free but Galiev has control.
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.
Skosula lands a hook that snaps the head of Galiev backwards.
Skosula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skosula takes a knee to the side of the body.
Galiev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skosula's face.
Skosula is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Galiev is keeping busy.
Skosula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galiev backwards.
Galiev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skosula just leaning against Galiev, taking a breather.
Skosula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skosula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galiev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skosula is leaning against Galiev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Galiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skosula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skosula blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skosula.
Skosula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skosula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skosula wants to stall.
Skosula throws a punch but it's blocked by Galiev.
Skosula throws a head punch that misses.
Galiev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vener Galiev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roffe Skosula's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skosula throws a looping overhand right but Galiev ducks down to avoid it.
Skosula throws the left hand but Galiev avoids the punch easily.
Galiev moves away from the strike by Skosula.
Galiev pushes Skosula away with a front kick.
Skosula fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skosula swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galiev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Galiev showed some decent athleticism there.
Galiev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Skosula is just riding it out for now. Galiev eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skosula kicks off Galiev and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiev throws a sloppy head kick and Skosula moves out of range easily.
Skosula misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Galiev.
Skosula is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galiev.
Skosula throws a hook but Galiev avoids it easily.
A head kick from Galiev lands but Skosula takes it in his stride.
Skosula misses with a two punch combination.
Skosula looks to throw the jab but Galiev is out of range.
Galiev pushes Skosula away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Galiev.
Skosula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galiev moves out of range as Skosula strikes.
Galiev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Galiev lands a knee to the head.
Galiev connects with a knee to the head.
Galiev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Galiev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Galiev lands a nice elbow.
Galiev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skosula takes an elbow to the forehead.
Galiev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Galiev lands a good knee to the midsection. Skosula won't want to take too many of those.
Skosula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Galiev.
Galiev blocks an uppercut.
Galiev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Galiev lands an elbow inside that Skosula shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skosula working aggressively here.
Skosula wants to break the clinch but can't.
Galiev lands an elbow inside.
Galiev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Skosula tries to break free but Galiev pushes him back against the cage.
Skosula looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skosula swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Skosula avoids the damage to the body.
Galiev trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skosula.
Galiev throws an elbow that misses.
Skosula struggles to land a body shot inside as Galiev controls his hands.
Galiev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galiev misses with a knee strike.
Galiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skosula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Skosula has had enough of the clinch but Galiev keeps him there for the moment.
Galiev scores with a knee to the head.
Skosula can't break the clinch.
Galiev misses with an elbow strike.
Galiev takes a shot to the head.
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.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skosula.
Skosula working aggressively here.
Galiev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Skosula avoiding damage as Galiev throws knees to the body.
Galiev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skosula looking to stall.
Galiev landing knees to the body.
Galiev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Galiev missing with knees to the body.
Skosula has a couple of punches blocked by Galiev.
Skosula avoiding damage as Galiev throws knees to the body.
Skosula misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Galiev working Skosula over with knees to the body.
Galiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skosula avoiding damage as Galiev throws knees to the body.
Skosula lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skosula blocks an elbow strike.
Skosula managing to block the knees to the body from Galiev.
Skosula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galiev backwards.
Skosula is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Skosula working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vener Galiev clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roffe Skosula's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Galiev scores with a push kick.
Galiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skosula.
Skosula has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Galiev.
Skosula throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Galiev thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skosula if he has to take too many more of those.
Skosula throws a leg kick
and Galiev counters with a big head kick but Skosula shrugs it off.
Galiev scores with a leg kick.
Galiev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Galiev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skosula takes a step back to recover.
Skosula misses with a body punch
and Galiev finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Galiev moves into the clinch successfully.
Galiev landing knees to the body.
Galiev landing knees to the body.
Galiev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Galiev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiev connects with a knee to the head.
Galiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Galiev looking to throw knees to the head but Skosula is blocking nicely.
Galiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skosula.
Galiev lands a damaging elbow.
Skosula misses with a punch on the inside.
Galiev blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Skosula fails to land.
Galiev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Galiev crunches a lovely knee into Skosula's ribcage.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galiev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Skosula lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skosula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skosula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Galiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Skosula avoids the damage to the body.
Galiev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Skosula misses with the head strike.
Galiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skosula is defending well for now.
Skosula'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.
Galiev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skosula has a couple of punches blocked by Galiev.
Galiev lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skosula is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Skosula lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galiev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skosula managing to block the knees to the body from Galiev.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galiev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Skosula misses with the head strike.
Galiev blocking some punches.
Galiev scores a nice knee to the body.
Skosula lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skosula lands a right hand.
Skosula misses with the head strike.
Skosula swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galiev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galiev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Skosula misses with some punches.
Skosula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galiev backwards.
Galiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skosula blocks it with crossed arms.
Skosula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skosula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Galiev backwards.
Galiev trying to land knees to the body.
Skosula wants to get back to striking at distance but Galiev won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skosula lands a body punch.
Skosula lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skosula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skosula.
Skosula takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skosula.
Knees to the body from Galiev.
Skosula is trying to break the clinch but Galiev has him pressed against the cage.
Skosula blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skosula lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skosula is struggling to control the position.
Galiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skosula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skosula misses with the head strike.
Galiev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Skosula blocks an elbow strike from Galiev.
Skosula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galiev misses with a knee to the head.
Skosula lands a nice shot to the body.
Skosula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skosula avoiding damage.
Galiev crunches a lovely knee into Skosula's ribcage.
Galiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skosula can do to turn this around?
Skosula scores with a shot to the side of Galiev's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Skosula lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galiev backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Galiev.
Knees to the body from Galiev.
Skosula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skosula managing to block the knees to the body from Galiev.
Skosula avoids the elbow strike from Galiev, against the cage.
Skosula working aggressively here.
Vener Galiev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Skosula.
Galiev lands a damaging elbow.
Galiev lands a knee to the head.
Skosula misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skosula managing to block the knees to the body from Galiev.
Skosula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skosula looking to stall.
Galiev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skosula is trying to force a seperation but Galiev has the dominant position.
Skosula is trying to break the clinch but Galiev is controlling him.
Galiev blocks an uppercut.
Skosula lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Galiev.
Skosula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galiev misses with a knee strike.
Skosula swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vener Galiev had his way with Roffe Skosula in that round.
The cut man is working on Roffe Skosula's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Skosula misses with a double jab
and Galiev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Galiev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Skosula is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Skosula has escaped and now he's on top!
Galiev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skosula must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Galiev wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Galiev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Skosula is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skosula stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Skosula throws out a loose jab but Galiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vener Galiev is winning the standup battle so far.
Galiev scores with a leg kick.
Galiev slips a straight right by Skosula.
Galiev lands a front kick.
Skosula throws the left hand but Galiev avoids the punch easily.
Galiev throws a leg kick which misses Skosula's front leg but catches the back leg as Skosula tries to avoid it.
Galiev throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Galiev. That's going to slow Skosula down.
Galiev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skosula takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skosula misses with a hook to the body
and Galiev counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Skosula is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Galiev lands a high kick!
Galiev connects with a high kick.
Skosula misses with a combination
and Galiev counters with a nice low kick that buckles Skosula's knee momentarily.
Galiev fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skosula.
Galiev lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Galiev.
Galiev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A swing and a miss from Skosula.
A solid body kick from Galiev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiev throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Skosula misses with a kick to the body
and Galiev counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Galiev.
Galiev throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Skosula throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skosula falls off balance throwing a combination
and Galiev counters with a good, hard body kick but Skosula shrugs it off.
Skosula takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Galiev lands a head kick!
Galiev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Skosula throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skosula missing with a left hand there. Galiev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skosula sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Galiev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galiev instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Galiev.
Roffe Skosula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skosula swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galiev lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galiev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Galiev lands a knee to the head.
Vener Galiev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Galiev lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galiev lands a good knee to the midsection. Skosula won't want to take too many of those.
Galiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Galiev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Galiev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skosula's efforts to push away.
Galiev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vener Galiev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Galiev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vener Galiev!
Vener Galiev retains his featherweight title!
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pop
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