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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luc Louiselle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louiselle has chosen Closer as his entrance music. The key to victory for Rosco Bunga has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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144 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Bunga!
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, Luc Louiselle!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Louiselle is avoiding it.
Bunga is looking to clinch but Louiselle is avoiding it.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louiselle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luc Louiselle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga moves out of range as Louiselle strikes.
Bunga tries to clinch up.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Louiselle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Louiselle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bunga.
Bunga tries to clinch but Louiselle is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Louiselle.
It looks like Rosco Bunga has been cut.
Louiselle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Louiselle throws a head kick that misses.
Bunga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Louiselle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Louiselle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunga is looking to clinch but Louiselle is avoiding it.
Louiselle misses with a straight left.
Louiselle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bunga if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Good work by Bunga as he checks the leg kick.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Louiselle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Louiselle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Louiselle keeps the fight on the outside.
Bunga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Louiselle.
Louiselle slaps away a takedown attempt from Bunga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louiselle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Louiselle misses with a low kick.
Louiselle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bunga avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Left hook, right uppercut from Louiselle.
Louiselle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Louiselle misses with a wild body shot.
Bunga tries to close the distance and clinch but Louiselle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bunga looks for a takedown but Louiselle sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Louiselle.
Louiselle just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Bunga or perhaps it was just good defense by Louiselle which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rosco Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunga tries to move into range but Louiselle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Louiselle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Louiselle as he avoids it easily.
Louiselle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luc Louiselle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bunga is breathing heavily.
Bunga tries to clinch up but Louiselle circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Louiselle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunga moves in looking to clinch but Louiselle pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Louiselle.
Bunga is rocked!
Louiselle drops Bunga with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bunga! Louiselle dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Louiselle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Big Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Dean told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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289 lbs
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290 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Big Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean missing with a left hand there. Big Daddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Dean finds it's way through Big Daddy's defenses.
It looks like Johnny Big Daddy has been cut.
Dean lands with a hook. Big Daddy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Big Daddy flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Big Daddy is out cold! Dean holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Dean!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Drago acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams fails to land the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adams manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Drago's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drago tries to buck Adams off but Adams is having none of it.
Adams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drago knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Adams tries to move into full mount but can't pass Drago's legs.
Drago parries the strikes from Adams easily there. Adams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Drago to escape.
Drago regains half guard.
Drago manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Adams fails to land the takedown.
Drago drives through and clinches with Adams against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago pulls Adams into guard.
Drago looking for a guillotine here but Adams defends easily.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drago has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Drago's legs - danger averted.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
Drago has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Adams doesn't defend quickly enough and Drago has managed to lock this one up! Can Adams escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Drago on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lijepa Naša Domovino. 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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24
375 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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285 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Everaldo Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a big head kick that sends Filipovic tumbling to the mat! Manhoef takes a step backwards and waves Filipovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Filipovic is rocked!
It looks like Miroslav Filipovic has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filipovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manhoef throws a head kick but Filipovic moves out of range.
Manhoef connects with a stiff jab that staggers Filipovic - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Everaldo Manhoef!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joeseph Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dodge Elusive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joeseph Michael!
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, Dodge Elusive!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elusive throws a big shot that misses.
Michael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elusive swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.
Michael shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Elusive but Elusive pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Michael lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michael misses with a body kick.
Elusive keeps the fight on the outside.
Michael lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Elusive lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Joeseph Michael has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael wants to clinch.
Elusive with a lazy takedown attempt
and Michael counters with a one-two to the body.
Michael dodges the punch combination from Elusive.
Elusive buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elusive misses with a straight right.
Michael misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Michael is breathing heavily.
Michael throws a series of punches but Elusive avoids them all with ease.
Michael swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elusive looks to score with a jab to the body but Michael is just out of range.
Michael misses with a takedown attempt
and Elusive counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeseph Michael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elusive connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michael. Michael circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Elusive shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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!
Elusive perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elusive looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michael with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Elusive scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Elusive landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elusive winds up and cracks Michael with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Elusive moves nicely into side control.
Michael takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Michael takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Elusive creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Elusive works to advance to full mount. Michael defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Michael wants to hold on but Elusive pushes him away.
Michael is in a horrible position here. Elusive smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Michael on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Michael tries to get out of the position.
Elusive landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elusive working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Michael turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Elusive off and cradles Michael's limp body as Elusive celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Dodge Elusive!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautavaara's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kiss - I Love It Loud. Santos has chosen The Smashing Pumpkins - Tarantula as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarkko Rautavaara!
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, Eduardo Santos !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautavaara misses with a head kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Rautavaara is having none of it.
Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rautavaara turns into him and now he's in Santos 's guard.
Rautavaara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Santos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rautavaara is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Santos .
Santos tries to bench press Rautavaara off him but Rautavaara keeps the position.
Rautavaara misses with the ground and pound.
Santos looks to move to half guard but instead Rautavaara has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara unloading with bombs!
Rautavaara looking to control but Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Santos is looking to improve his position but Rautavaara isn't that keen on the idea.
Rautavaara tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Rautavaara's attempts to control the action.
Rautavaara lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Santos is desperately trying to improve his position but Rautavaara has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Rautavaara controlling the position easily from mount.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rautavaara with good strikes from the mount here!
Santos tries to reverse the position but Rautavaara maintains control.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos moves into full guard.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Rautavaara from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Rautavaara should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Santos has tightened it up now! Rautavaara should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eduardo Santos !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Sidorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marko Sidorov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Obama!
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, Marko Sidorov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obama scores with a hook to the body. Sidorov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sidorov wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
Sidorov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obama.
Obama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sidorov tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Sidorov tries to clinch but Obama is having none of it.
Sidorov moves out of range as Obama strikes.
Sidorov tries to clinch there but Obama circles away.
A nice combination there by Obama.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sidorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marko Sidorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidorov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sidorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Obama.
Obama stuns Sidorov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sidorov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama missing with a left hand there. Sidorov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sidorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Obama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Sidorov tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Sidorov tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Obama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Obama. That snapped Sidorov's head back.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidorov.
Sidorov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sidorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sidorov wants to clinch.
Obama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Obama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sidorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obama.
Sidorov misses with a combination
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obama throws a combination that misses
and Sidorov moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sidorov.
Obama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sidorov keeps control of Obama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sidorov missing with knees to the body.
Sidorov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sidorov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sidorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama prevents a body shot from Sidorov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama breaks the clinch.
Obama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obama with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sidorov tries to clinch but Obama moves away
and Obama counters with a left to the body.
Obama lands with a nice combination. Sidorov backs away looking to recover.
Obama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sidorov wants to clinch but Obama slips to the side
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
Sidorov wants to clinch
and Obama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sidorov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sidorov closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Obama looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Obama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sidorov has him pressed against the cage.
Sidorov throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Sidorov.
Obama prevents a body shot from Sidorov.
Sidorov struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Sidorov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sidorov lands a body shot.
Sidorov misses with some punches.
Sidorov stalling in 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!
Sidorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sidorov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Obama's efforts to push away.
Sidorov can't find room to land a body shot as Obama controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Obama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Obama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sidorov wants to clinch
and Obama counters with a stiff right hand.
Obama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sidorov backs up against the cage.
Sidorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sidorov wants to clinch
enabling Obama to counter with a crisp jab.
Obama cracks Sidorov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sidorov is rocked!
Sidorov walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Obama swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Obama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Berna Radoncik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Drive by AMEN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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164 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berna Radoncik!
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, Al Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radoncik tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Radoncik is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Al Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radoncik tries to clinch up.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radoncik was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Radoncik wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Radoncik dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Radoncik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radoncik tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Radoncik doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Radoncik tries to clinch up.
Radoncik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Radoncik is out of 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.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Radoncik gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Radoncik trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Radoncik is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Radoncik looking for a sweep. Not yet Radoncik, not yet.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Radoncik is keeping the position for now.
Radoncik manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radoncik wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Radoncik trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Radoncik manages to get himself to full guard.
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.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Radoncik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Radoncik wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
It looks like Berna Radoncik has been cut.
Radoncik lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Radoncik moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Radoncik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Radoncik looking to stall.
Silva keeps control of Radoncik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva has Radoncik pressed against the cage.
Radoncik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Radoncik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Radoncik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Radoncik misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Radoncik, against the cage.
Radoncik keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Nice elbow from Radoncik.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Radoncik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Radoncik has double underhooks.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Radoncik wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Radoncik regains guard immediately.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Radoncik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Radoncik's head.
Radoncik keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Radoncik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva postures up.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Radoncik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Radoncik from standing up.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Radoncik manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Radoncik is on top in guard.
Radoncik gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Radoncik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Berna Radoncik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Radoncik fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Silva misses.
Radoncik lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Radoncik tries to clinch up.
Berna Radoncik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radoncik tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva looks for a takedown but Radoncik sprawls well.
Radoncik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Radoncik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Radoncik wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
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.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Radoncik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radoncik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Radoncik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radoncik wants to get back to his feet.
Radoncik wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Berna Radoncik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Al Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Radoncik pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva avoids the head kick by Radoncik.
Radoncik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Radoncik moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Radoncik.
Radoncik misses with an elbow over the top.
Radoncik throws an elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Elvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stahl comes to the cage accompanied by 'Return to Jericho' by Asian Dub Foundation. The crowd seem to be enjoying Elvis's choice of entrance music: Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto. Henrik Stahl has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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22
148 lbs
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24
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrik Stahl!
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, Diego Elvis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elvis pushes Stahl up against the cage in a clinch.
Stahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elvis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stahl lands a jab to the nose.
Elvis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stahl throws a body punch but Elvis moves out of range.
Elvis gets a takedown into half guard.
Elvis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stahl's head.
Elvis winds up and cracks Stahl with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stahl is trying to control but can't.
Elvis is nestled in close to Stahl, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Elvis thows a huge punch but Stahl dodges it nicely.
Elvis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stahl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Elvis.
Elvis thows a huge punch but Stahl dodges it nicely.
Stahl trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elvis is looking to take a break and control but Stahl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stahl misses with a combination
and Elvis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henrik Stahl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Elvis tries to score with a low kick but Stahl moves his leg out of the way.
Elvis scores a takedown into full mount!
Stahl is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Elvis lands a nice shot to the head.
Elvis is landing with some decent strikes but Stahl is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stahl is looking to improve his position but Elvis isn't that keen on the idea.
Elvis landing strikes from the mount and Stahl is in trouble!
Stahl wants to hold on but Elvis pushes him away.
Elvis with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Elvis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Elvis with the ground and pound from mount.
Stahl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stahl is bucking up trying to escape but Elvis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stahl is rocked!
Elvis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Stahl is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elvis landing strikes from the mount.
Elvis tries to control but Stahl wriggling away.
Elvis landing punches.
Elvis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Elvis with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Elvis looking to finish Stahl with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stahl!
Elvis postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Stahl bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Elvis and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Elvis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Ice Cube - It Was a Dood Day. A fine choice. Cage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Xander Intro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
215 lbs
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25
215 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinn Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zander Cage!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage misses with a looping right.
Cage looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Cage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Cage scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Quinn Johnson has been cut.
A jab from Cage finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Cage tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Cage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cage's head.
Cage wants to sweep but no luck.
Cage wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson postures up.
Cage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson won't allow Cage to pass to mount.
Cage prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson pushes Cage off looking to stand but Cage dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cage on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is controlling Cage's trapped leg to prevent Cage from advancing to side control.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cage tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Cage won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Cage from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
Cage throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Cage avoids them all with ease.
Cage cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Cage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cage misses.
Johnson defending well as Cage loads up on a big left hand.
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cage connects with a single shot there.
Cage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Cage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Cage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson tries to move into range but Cage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cage misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cage wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinn Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cage!
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson jabs Cage right on the nose. Cage blinks but takes it well.
Cage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Cage misses with a straight left.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
Cage throws a one two combo.
Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Cage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cage.
Cage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Cage.
Cage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Cage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage scores with a hook to the body.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cage connects with a jab.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage checks a low kick from Johnson.
Cage misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Cage misses its intended target.
Cage moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Cage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Cage connects with a body shot.
Cage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cage.
Cage connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cage defends it nicely.
Zander Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quinn Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to de liver by Cage. Beautiful body shot.
Cage connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Cage misses.
Cage lands a jab.
Cage lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson slips under a jab from Cage.
Cage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Cage.
Cage cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Cage.
Nice shot lands for Cage.
Cage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinn Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cage misses with a looping right.
Zander Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quinn Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cage misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Cage dodges it nicely.
Cage gets back to full guard.
Cage wriggles free and stands up.
Cage throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zander Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson slips a jab from Cage.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Cage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cage misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Johnson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cage throws out the jab.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cage momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Cage scores with a punch to the head.
Cage 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.
Johnson throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage lands a body shot.
Cage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson lunges at Cage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cage's hand.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Cage.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Cage.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Cage keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cage is on top in guard.
Cage preventing the sweep.
Cage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cage trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Cage avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the button.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cage as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Cage really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quinn Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cage misses with a straight left.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cage but Cage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson defending well as Cage loads up on a big left hand.
Cage loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Cage lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Cage scores with a nice right hand.
Cage lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Cage throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cage lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cage misses.
Cage defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Cage lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Cage misses with a shot to the body
and Cage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cage misses with a body punch
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cage defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinn Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson defending well as Cage loads up on a big left hand.
Cage scores with a nice right hand.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Cage.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cage throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cage's head backwards.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Cage defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson throws a hook but Cage blocks it.
Cage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cage throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Cage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Cage throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Jab by Cage.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson slips a straight right by Cage.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zander Cage dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Quinn Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands with a cross.
Cage slips a jab from Johnson.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson dives in and grabs Cage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cage pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Cage slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cage should have avoided that one.
Johnson shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cage throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Cage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinn Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Cage lands a jab to the nose.
Cage throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Cage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Quinn Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage is looking to stand up but Johnson isn't so interested in that idea.
Cage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cage controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
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!
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quinn Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is really struggling to control Cage but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Cage is working from the bottom.
Cage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Cage decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson forces Cage back against the cage and clinches.
Cage taking a breather.
Johnson is working for takedown but Cage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson tries for a takedown. No joy.
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.
Johnson wants to break free but Cage has control.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cage lands with a short shot to the head.
Cage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Cage lands a right hand.
Cage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cage lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage lands with a left to the head.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cage has him pressed against the cage.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Cage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cage misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Johnson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cage Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Johnson's back instead.
Cage looking to break Johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cage will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Zander Cage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I really don't envy Johnson right now.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cage 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 43:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 44:50
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Cage!
Zander Cage is the new light heavyweight champion!
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