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RC 141 - Murikka vs. Chevalier PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Fresco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Koo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kiss - God of Thunder. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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167 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Good kicks
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacques Fresco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pasi Koo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fresco.
Fresco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koo sprawls well. Koo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fresco gets slowly back to his feet.
Koo misses with a leg kick
and Fresco counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Pasi Koo has been cut.
Fresco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Fresco seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fresco is trying to get an arm triangle but Koo is defending well.
Fresco goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Koo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fresco's guard! Nice work there by Koo!
Koo tries to stand but Fresco is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresco working for a triangle but Koo defends it easily.
Koo preventing the sweep.
Fresco looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Koo is defending well. Fresco quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Koo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fresco celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacques Fresco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leto Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harfager has chosen Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
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Good low kicks
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leto Atreides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atreides circles away from the clinch attempt
and Atreides counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harfager darts in trying to clinch
and Atreides counters with a nice uppercut.
Atreides tries for a takedown but Harfager circles away easily
and Harfager counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Atreides is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harald Harfager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atreides misses with a takedown attempt
and Harfager counters with a low kick, right behind Atreides 's knee.
Atreides gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Harfager cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leto Atreides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harfager wants to clinch.
Atreides shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Atreides thows a huge punch but Harfager dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager is controlling Atreides's trapped leg to prevent Atreides from advancing to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harfager can do anything to dispel that myth.
Atreides prevents Harfager from improving his position.
Atreides thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harfager's head.
Atreides has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Atreides thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harfager's head.
Harfager regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Atreides.
Atreides trying to control the position from guard on top but Harfager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Atreides throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harfager works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atreides trying to control but Harfager is working from the bottom.
Harfager wants to control but Atreides passes easily into half guard.
Atreides sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harfager defending well though.
Harfager is trying to stand up here but Atreides is controlling him well.
Atreides is pressing down on Harfager's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harfager is holding on for now.
Atreides looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harfager with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides throwing shots but Harfager is blocking nicely.
Atreides thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harfager's head.
Atreides tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harfager knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Atreides seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Harfager does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atreides is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Atreides working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atreides missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Atreides throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Atreides throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Atreides trying to control the action but Harfager is working from the bottom.
Harfager keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atreides trying to control from half guard but Harfager is working away.
Harfager blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atreides.
Atreides trying to mount his opponent but Harfager defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harald Harfager will probably get the nod.
That's time! Atreides's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harfager tries to clinch there but Atreides circles away.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atreides paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atreides doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harfager counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harfager.
Harfager gets underhooks to prevent Atreides's takedown attempt.
Atreides wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leto Atreides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atreides drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harfager pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harfager closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Atreides wants a takedown but no success here.
Harfager pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harfager is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atreides is defending well for now.
Harfager gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harfager lands a hook that snaps the head of Atreides backwards.
Harfager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harfager avoiding damage.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atreides avoiding damage as Harfager throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Harfager.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Atreides blocks with his arms.
Harfager working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
Harfager just leaning against Atreides, taking a breather.
Harfager digs a right hand into Atreides's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atreides's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Harfager.
Nice body punch from Harfager - that landed with a thud.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Harfager lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Harfager.
Atreides takes an elbow to the temple.
Harfager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harfager holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.
Harfager gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
Harfager lands with a short shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atreides's defenses.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Atreides won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Harfager.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager lands with a short shot to the head.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Atreides takes a knee to the side of the body.
Atreides wants to get back to striking at distance but Harfager won't allow it.
Atreides breaks from the clinch.
Harfager feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atreides's calf.
Atreides closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Atreides with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harfager counters with a big head kick but Atreides shrugs it off.
Harald Harfager is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harfager buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atreides tries for a takedown but Harfager circles away easily
and Harfager moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Atreides wants a takedown but no success here.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.
Harfager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Atreides looking for a takedown.
Harfager stalls.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atreides's defenses.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
Harald Harfager seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Harfager.
Harfager gets underhooks to prevent Atreides's takedown attempt.
Harfager connects with a knee to the head.
Harfager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Atreides trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atreides's defenses.
Atreides takes an elbow to the forehead.
Atreides tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harfager lands a knee to the head.
Atreides tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harfager has Atreides pushed against the cage.
Harfager working Atreides over with knees to the body.
Harfager gets underhooks to prevent Atreides's takedown attempt.
Atreides is looking to break free of the clinch but Harfager has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harfager.
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Atreides won't want to take too many of those.
Harfager lands an elbow inside.
Atreides tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harfager avoids it.
A body shot lands from Harfager.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atreides gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harfager regains guard.
Harfager wriggles free and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harfager connects with a single shot there.
Harfager drives through and clinches with Atreides against the cage.
Harfager tries to stall but Atreides uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Harfager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Atreides doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harfager counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atreides with a lazy takedown attempt
and Harfager counters by moving into the clinch.
Atreides looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leto Atreides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harfager scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Harfager.
A hook to the body from Harfager.
Harfager stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Harfager obliges.
Harfager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Atreides lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Atreides takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harfager using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harfager landing knees to the body.
Harfager has Atreides pressed against the cage.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but Atreides blocks with his arms.
Harfager prevents the takedown attempt.
Atreides tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harfager putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atreides in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harfager missing with knees to the body.
Atreides is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Atreides misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Atreides's ribcage.
Atreides tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harfager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atreides's defenses.
Harfager lands a body punch.
Harfager works on Atreides's body with a couple of short punches.
Atreides goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harfager prevents it.
Harfager scores with a knee to the head.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harfager blocks an elbow strike.
Harfager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atreides is pushing Harfager up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harfager slowing the pace effectively.
Atreides can't get the takedown.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Atreides avoids the damage to the body.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atreides avoids it.
Atreides is trying to drag Harfager to the mat but Harfager just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harfager gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Atreides.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harfager.
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.
Harfager trying to land knees to the body.
Harfager prevents a takedown attempt there.
Atreides throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harfager lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atreides backwards.
Harfager tries to land knees in the clinch but Atreides avoids the damage to the body.
Atreides tries to break free but Harfager pushes him back against the cage.
Harfager tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atreides tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Harfager just stands there and leans against the cage.
Harfager lands a nice knee to the body.
Atreides goes for a takedown attempt but Harfager pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Harfager lands a head kick. Atreides smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atreides swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atreides has his takedown stuffed
and Harfager counters with a nice leg kick.
Harfager fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atreides tries to keep at a distance but Harfager has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atreides breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atreides tries for a takedown but Harfager circles away easily
and Harfager counters by clinching up.
Harfager with a knee to the head.
Atreides has had enough of the clinch but Harfager keeps him there for the moment.
Harfager throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atreides fails to pull guard.
Atreides wants to stall.
Atreides drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harfager pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harfager doesn't manage to clinch there - Atreides circles away.
Atreides with a poor takedown
and Harfager counters by clinching up.
Atreides takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harfager lands a good knee to the midsection. Atreides won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Harfager.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Atreides is working for takedown but Harfager is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harfager lands a knee to the body.
Harfager landing knees to the head.
Atreides blocks an elbow strike.
Atreides lands a nice elbow.
Harfager lands an elbow that stopped Atreides in his tracks for a moment.
Atreides drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harfager gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harfager with a knee to the head.
Harfager pushes off an throws an elbow but Atreides leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harfager prevents the takedown attempt.
Harfager crunches a lovely knee into Atreides's ribcage.
Atreides being controlled against the cage.
Harfager lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Atreides is trying to drag Harfager to the mat but Harfager just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harfager gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Atreides.
Leto Atreides has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harald Harfager is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harfager comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Harfager comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harfager 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Harfager!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson's entrance music is Queen - Another One Bites The Dust. A fine choice. Hussein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enae Volare Mezzo. Ryan Martinsson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein misses with a looping left.
Hussein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinsson blocks a jab.
Hussein avoids the head kick by Martinsson.
Hussein misses with a looping right.
Hussein misses the jab.
Martinsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hussein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinsson has his takedown stuffed
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Martinsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinsson with a poor takedown
and Hussein counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson tries for a takedown but Hussein circles away easily
and Hussein counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Martinsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hussein connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hussein.
Ghazala Hussein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hussein is looking to clinch but Martinsson is avoiding it.
Ghazala Hussein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussein scores with a decent looking hook.
Martinsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hussein's guard.
Hussein controlling the position.
Martinsson landing with the ground and pound.
Martinsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hussein is retaining full guard.
Hussein keeping moving, preventing Martinsson from controlling successfully.
Martinsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hussein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hussein is trying to control the position but Martinsson postures up.
Martinsson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hussein looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hussein looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hussein!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson is looking for a sweep.
Hussein decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hussein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinsson in his tracks.
Martinsson misses with a takedown
and Hussein counters with a thumping low kick.
Hussein throws a hook but Martinsson avoids it easily.
Hussein throws a hook to the side of Martinsson's head but Martinsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hussein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Martinsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinsson fails with the takedown
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Martinsson throws a low kick but Hussein avoids it.
Martinsson moves away from the strike by Hussein.
Martinsson needs to keep his hands up - Hussein had a free shot at his head there.
Hussein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein dominated that round.
That's time! Martinsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martinsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinsson slips a straight right by Hussein.
Ryan Martinsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hussein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hussein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hussein, as that shot connected.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Martinsson moved out of range nicely.
Martinsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
Hussein with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson with a poor takedown
and Hussein counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hussein drives through and clinches with Martinsson against the cage.
Martinsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Martinsson jumps guard but Hussein stands there with Martinsson around his waist. Martinsson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Martinsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Hussein.
Martinsson tries to pull guard but Hussein holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinsson drops back down to his feet.
Hussein lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hussein lands an uppercut.
Hussein lands a body punch.
Hussein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martinsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hussein throws out a loose jab but Martinsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinsson misses with a left hand
and Hussein counters with a thumping low kick.
Martinsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Martinsson defending well as Hussein loads up on a big left hand.
Hussein lands with a shot to the body.
Martinsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Hussein with a hook.
Hussein misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hussein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussein is looking to slow Martinsson down with leg kicks.
Hussein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hussein breaks from the clinch.
Hussein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinsson in his tracks.
Martinsson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hussein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martinsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Hussein counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Martinsson.
Martinsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martinsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hussein counters with a left to the body.
Martinsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hussein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hussein looks to land a left hand but Martinsson moved out of range nicely.
Martinsson feints and as Hussein raises his hands in defense, Martinsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martinsson wants to control from the top but Hussein keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazala Hussein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hussein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hussein tries to clinch but Martinsson is having none of it.
Hussein digs a good hook to Martinsson's body.
Martinsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martinsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hussein misses with a straight right.
Martinsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hussein missing with a left hand there. Martinsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson slips a straight right by Hussein.
Martinsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hussein.
Hussein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hussein misses with a straight left.
Hussein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Martinsson. Martinsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hussein lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinsson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hussein to counter with a crisp jab.
Hussein wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hussein misses.
Martinsson misses with a right hand
and Hussein counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martinsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Martinsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hussein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martinsson's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Martinsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Hussein misses.
Martinsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hussein.
Ghazala Hussein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Martinsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hussein's head.
Martinsson throwing strikes but missing.
Hussein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinsson.
Hussein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hussein wants to sweep here but Martinsson controlling him for the moment.
Hussein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson throws and elbow that misses. Hussein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinsson's guard. Nice move by Hussein!
Hussein decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheers as Hussein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martinsson doesn't seem phased though.
Good leg kick by Hussein there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hussein misses with a wild body shot.
Martinsson takes a swing at Hussein's ribcage but misses.
Ryan Martinsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hussein stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ghazala Hussein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hussein 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazala Hussein!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jirka Fukala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Cube - Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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182 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jirka Fukala!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukala clinches with his opponent.
Fukala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Fukala.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fukala misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Fukala.
Fukala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fukala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fukala lands a left hand.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Fukala improves position.
Miller tries to circle away but Fukala has him pinned against the cage.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fukala digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukala gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fukala misses with a punch on the inside.
Fukala digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fukala.
Fukala lands a shot to the body.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Fukala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Fukala has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Fukala scores with a hook to the body.
Fukala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Fukala scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Fukala - that landed with a thud.
Fukala lands with a light punch inside.
Fukala lands a shoulder strike.
Miller is rocked!
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fukala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fukala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukala working aggressively here.
Fukala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fukala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Fukala lands a nice shot to the body.
Fukala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Fukala has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Fukala.
Fukala scores with a hook to the body.
Fukala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
Fukala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fukala lands a big right hand that drops Miller! The killer instinct kicks in and Fukala finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fukala!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jirka Fukala!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusman has chosen La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario as his entrance music. Christian Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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191 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusman throws a body punch but Scott moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gusman gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gusman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gusman is working for takedown but Scott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gusman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gusman looking for a takedown.
Gusman wants a takedown.
Christian Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Gusman.
Scott prevents the takedown attempt.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gusman tightens his grip and picks Scott up, before dumping him to the ground. Scott manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusman stops Scott from standing up.
Scott 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.
Gusman wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
Gusman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scott's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rodolfo Gusman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gusman swings widly with a right hand
and Scott moves into the clinch.
Gusman can't get the takedown.
Gusman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scott gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scott.
Scott misses with a knee to the head.
Gusman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but Gusman blocks with his arms.
Scott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gusman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gusman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusman has Scott pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gusman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Scott tumbling to the mat - Gusman dives into Scott's guard.
Gusman looking to pass the guard.
Gusman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman wants to stand and escape but instead Scott has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wanted to stand there but Gusman had control of the position.
Gusman wants to stand but Scott is controlling the position.
Gusman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Scott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scott manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Scott is pressed up against the cage. Gusman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scott down to the mat. Scott avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scott takes a swing at Gusman's ribcage but misses.
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.
Gusman misses with a left hand
and Scott counters by moving into the clinch.
Gusman swings wildly with an uppercut but Scott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gusman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gusman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gusman trying to pass the guard but Scott defending well.
Gusman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gusman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Gusman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Gusman ducks down to avoid it.
Gusman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Gusman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott misses with a hook. Gusman ducked under it nicely.
Scott tries to keep at a distance but Gusman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gusman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott taking a breather.
Scott lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gusman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scott prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusman.
Gusman pushes Scott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gusman avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Scott tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gusman avoids it.
Scott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gusman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott gets underhooks to prevent Gusman's takedown attempt.
Gusman avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
A short right from Scott.
Gusman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Scott gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Christian Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Gusman.
Gusman goes for a takedown attempt but Scott pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Scott tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to clinch there but Gusman circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Gusman.
Rodolfo Gusman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusman wants to clinch.
Gusman misses with a body punch
and Scott counters with a straight right hand.
Gusman swings for the body but Scott moves out of range.
Gusman throws a poor cross that misses
and Scott moves into the clinch.
Gusman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Scott regains guard.
Gusman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scott being controlled here, momentarily.
Gusman won't allow Scott to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodolfo Gusman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gusman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Scott sprawls well initially but Gusman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gusman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gusman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman misses with a head shot. Scott uses the momentum to regain guard.
Scott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gusman is controlling him.
Gusman gets to his feet - Scott follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gusman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gusman throws a big shot that misses.
Gusman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Scott quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gusman stops Scott from getting back to his feet.
Gusman trying to control the pace.
Gusman trying to pass the guard but Scott defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Gusman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Scott. Gusman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gusman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scott somewhat.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Gusman circles away.
Scott wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gusman is defended easily by Scott.
Gusman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusman scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gusman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gusman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scott scrambles back to his feet.
Gusman shoots in and gets a takedown into Scott's guard.
Scott scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to clinch but Gusman is having none of it.
Gusman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Scott counters by clinching up.
Gusman pushes Scott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gusman is working for takedown but Scott is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
Gusman lands a nice elbow.
Gusman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Scott avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Christian Scott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Gusman.
A hook to the body from Gusman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scott misses with a knee to the head.
Gusman avoids the elbow strike from Scott, against the cage.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Gusman, against the cage.
Scott landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gusman lands with a right to the head.
Gusman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gusman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rodolfo Gusman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gusman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rodolfo Gusman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusman wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
Rodolfo Gusman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Scott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gusman takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
Gusman has Scott pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gusman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Scott tumbling to the mat - Gusman dives into Scott's guard.
Gusman stops Scott from standing up.
Gusman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gusman 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christian Scott wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gusman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Scott fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scott rather than just go for the knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gusman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Gusman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gusman 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Gusman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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213 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Boiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gooderich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooderich throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Boiko to counter with a crisp jab.
Gooderich throws a lazy uppercut
letting Boiko counter with a right hand.
Boiko throws a right hand that Gooderich ducks under and follows up with a left that Gooderich also avoids with ease.
Gooderich swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boiko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gooderich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gooderich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gooderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Boiko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boiko throws a push kick but Gooderich slaps the foot to one side.
Gooderich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boiko momentarily.
Gooderich swings widly with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a leg kick.
Gooderich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gooderich misses with a jab to the body
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Gooderich throws a poor cross that misses
and Boiko counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Gooderich misses
and Boiko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gooderich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boiko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Gooderich tenderised Boiko's leg. Boiko is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Boiko.
Gooderich throws a leg kick
and Boiko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boiko counters with a left and a right that stings Gooderich.
Gooderich misses with an uppercut
and Boiko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boiko lands with a straight right. Gooderich didn't see that one coming.
Gooderich misses with a double jab
enabling Boiko to counter with a crisp jab.
Gooderich throws a leg kick
and Boiko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gooderich throws a poor cross that misses
and Boiko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gooderich avoids a kick to the body.
Gooderich throws a poor cross that misses
and Boiko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gooderich throws a poor cross that misses
and Boiko counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boiko cracks Gooderich with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gooderich scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Gooderich misses
and Boiko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gooderich misses with a hook
and Boiko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gooderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Boiko counters with a low kick, right behind Gooderich 's knee.
Gooderich looks gassed!
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gooderich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gooderich swings widly with a right hand
and Boiko counters with a stiff right hand.
Gooderich misses with a left hand
and Boiko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gooderich tries to land a body kick
and Boiko counters with a series of strikes. Gooderich will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Gooderich misses
and Boiko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boiko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gooderich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boiko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gooderich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boiko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boiko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gooderich if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boiko connects with an inside leg kick.
Boiko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gooderich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boiko thows a body kick. Gooderich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gooderich throws a poor cross that misses
and Boiko counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant Gooderich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gooderich misses with a lunging right hand
and Boiko counters with an inside leg kick.
Boiko is looking to slow Gooderich down with leg kicks.
Boiko connects with the punch.
Boiko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gooderich momentarily.
Gooderich throws a head kick that misses
and Boiko counters with a nice body kick.
Boiko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boiko scores with a nice strike.
Boiko lands a leg kick that knocks Gooderich off balance momentarily.
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!
Gooderich throws a leg kick
and Boiko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boiko scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich throws a right hand that misses
and Boiko counters with a good low kick that Gooderich was not able to check.
Boiko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gooderich is rocked!
Gooderich leaves his chin hanging out and Boiko seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gooderich crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Boiko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Opas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Opas's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Thunderstruck. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Crichton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Opas!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton throws a lazy uppercut
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crichton takes a swing at Opas's ribcage but misses.
Opas lands a leg kick that knocks Crichton off balance momentarily.
Crichton misses with a body shot
and Opas counters with a two punch combo.
Crichton swings widly with a right hand
enabling Opas to counter with a crisp jab.
Crichton scores with a jab to the head.
Opas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Opas is predictable there
and Crichton counters with a straight right hand.
Crichton misses with an uppercut
and Opas counters with an outside leg kick.
Opas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crichton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opas counters with a right hand to the body.
Crichton slips a straight right by Opas.
Crichton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crichton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crichton misses with a left hand
and Opas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crichton throws a lazy uppercut
and Opas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crichton avoids the head kick by Opas.
Opas connects with a leg kick. Crichton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crichton misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Opas thuds his shin into the meat of Crichton's side.
Good leg kick by Opas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Opas misses with a wild body shot.
Crichton throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Opas
and Crichton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Opas lands a body shot.
Opas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crichton misses with a hook
and Opas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crichton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crichton misses with a hook
and Opas counters with a stiff right hand.
Opas scores with a nice strike.
Opas feints and then cracks Crichton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crichton down.
Crichton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crichton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Opas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Crichton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crichton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Opas's hands.
Crichton throws a body punch but Opas moves out of range.
Opas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crichton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crichton connects with a body shot that sends Opas's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton swings widly with a right hand
and Opas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crichton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Opas cracks Crichton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Opas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crichton throws an off balance right hand
and Opas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Opas tries a head kick but it misses.
Opas misses the jab.
Crichton looks to land a combination but Opas avoids it well.
Opas throws a sloppy head kick and Crichton moves out of range easily.
Crichton misses with an uppercut
and Opas counters with an outside leg kick.
Crichton misses with a hook to the body
and Opas counters with a good, hard body kick but Crichton shrugs it off.
Opas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crichton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Opas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crichton scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Opas.
Opas swings for the body but Crichton moves out of range.
Crichton digs a good body shot into Opas's ribs.
Opas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opas is looking to slow Crichton down with leg kicks.
Crichton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Opas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crichton throws a poor cross that misses
and Crichton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crichton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crichton swings widly with a right hand
and Opas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crichton tries to bum rush Opas with a series of wild strikes but Opas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Opas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Opas misses with the combination.
Opas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crichton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opas counters with a straight right hand.
Crichton throws a lazy uppercut
and Opas counters with a two punch combo.
Opas throws a big shot that misses.
Opas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crichton's calf.
Crichton misses with a hook
and Opas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Opas throws a lazy right hand but Crichton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Opas is looking to slow Crichton down with leg kicks.
Crichton throws an off balance right hand
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crichton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton ducks under a wild hook from Opas.
Crichton misses with a left hand
and Opas counters with a nice leg kick.
Opas stuns Crichton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Opas lands a leg kick that knocks Crichton off balance momentarily.
Crichton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crichton is rocked!
Opas lands a brutal uppercut that launches Crichton off his feet! Crichton tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Opas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Dj Neon - In Hardtrance I Trust . Kuusisto has chosen System of a down - Chop Suey as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Koski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuusisto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koski misses with a hook.
Kuusisto slips a straight right by Koski.
Kuusisto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Kuusisto's ribs.
Koski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuusisto swings widly with a right hand
and Koski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Kuusisto.
Koski scores with a jab.
Koski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a head kick that misses
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuusisto lands with a kick to the temple. Koski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Tomi Koski has been cut.
Koski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A low kick from Kuusisto misses
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuusisto doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusisto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koski scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuusisto should have avoided that one.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a stiff right hand.
That has opened up Armas Kuusisto's cut even more.
Kuusisto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koski circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuusisto avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuusisto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koski scrambles back to his feet.
Koski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuusisto checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koski.
Koski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice cross by Koski.
Koski connects with a leg kick. Kuusisto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koski scores with a hook to the body. Kuusisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koski.
Kuusisto shoots in looking for a takedown. Koski tries to sprawl out of it but Kuusisto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuusisto looks gassed!
Koski scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Koski.
Kuusisto fails with a takedown attempt.
Koski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kuusisto eats them both and turns towards Koski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The cut above Armas Kuusisto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kuusisto misses with a double jab
and Koski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Koski as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusisto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Kuusisto misses
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koski lands a nice hook to Kuusisto's body. Kuusisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koski feints and then cracks Kuusisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuusisto down.
Koski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuusisto's head backwards.
Armas Kuusisto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kuusisto slips a jab and a cross from Koski.
Koski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuusisto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski cracks a nice hook into Kuusisto's ribs.
Koski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koski.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a left and a right that stings Kuusisto.
Koski works Kuusisto's body with a nice hook.
A low kick from Kuusisto misses
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A left lands for Koski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski lands with a good body shot.
Koski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Koski is looking to slow Kuusisto down with leg kicks.
Kuusisto thows a leg kick but Koski checks it
and Koski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuusisto is breathing heavily.
Koski lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski 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.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Armas Kuusisto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tomi Koski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse The Governing Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordoba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: English Fire by CoF. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse The Governing Body!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Cordoba!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cordoba throws the left hand but The Governing Body avoids the punch easily.
The Governing Body closes the distance and clinches.
Cordoba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cordoba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Governing Body misses with a knee to the head.
Cordoba misses with an elbow over the top.
Cordoba is leaning against The Governing Body and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cordoba dodges an elbow strike from The Governing Body.
The Governing Body takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cordoba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cordoba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Governing Body just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cordoba's brow.
Cordoba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cordoba scores a nice knee to the body.
Cordoba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Governing Body is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Cordoba - that landed with a thud.
The Governing Body tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Governing Body throws an elbow but misses.
The Governing Body tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cordoba avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Cordoba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cordoba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Governing Body is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cordoba is defending well for now.
The Governing Body blocks an elbow strike from Cordoba.
The Governing Body's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cordoba.
Cordoba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jesse The Governing Body has been cut.
Cordoba gets through The Governing Body's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cordoba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cordoba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cordoba throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cordoba lands a hook that snaps the head of The Governing Body backwards.
Cordoba avoiding damage as The Governing Body throws knees to the body.
Cordoba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cordoba lands a nice knee to the body.
Cordoba connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Governing Body's face.
A body shot lands from Cordoba.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cordoba.
The Governing Body tries a knee to the head but Cordoba blocks it.
The Governing Body takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Cordoba - that landed with a thud.
Cordoba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The Governing Body on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cordoba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cordoba lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Governing Body backwards.
Cordoba scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Governing Body tries to land a knee to the head but Cordoba blocks with his arms.
The Governing Body takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cordoba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cordoba - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba with a knee to the head.
The Governing Body is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Cordoba lands a big elbow that drops The Governing Body! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - The Governing Body is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Cordoba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jussi Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murikka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rock'n'Rolla. Chevalier has chosen The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Sebastien Chevalier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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164 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Murikka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Chevalier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevalier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chevalier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murikka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chevalier checks it well.
Jussi Murikka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chevalier misses with a left hand
and Murikka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chevalier won't be happy with that.
Chevalier parries the strikes from Murikka easily there. Murikka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chevalier to escape.
Murikka working the head and body with strikes.
Chevalier struggling a bit here.
Murikka in side control, throwing shots but Chevalier defends.
Chevalier is looking for a sweep.
Murikka trying to control the position but Chevalier is working away.
Murikka taking a break here but Chevalier is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka prevents Chevalier from improving his position.
Murikka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chevalier keeps working.
Murikka is pressing down on Chevalier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chevalier is holding on for now.
Chevalier is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Murikka jumps into side control!
Chevalier wants to control but Murikka postures up.
Murikka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murikka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Chevalier tries to bench press Murikka off him but Murikka keeps the position.
Chevalier is not content to let Murikka control the position.
A lull in the action here as Murikka stalls from top position.
Murikka landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka working away.
Murikka is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chevalier knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A lull in the action here as Murikka stalls from top position.
Murikka in side control, throwing shots but Chevalier defends.
Chevalier manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murikka's best efforts.
Murikka moves into full mount! Chevalier won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murikka lands a big shot there that rocks Chevalier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Murikka landing strikes from the mount.
Murikka throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Chevalier tries to hold on but Murikka postures up.
Murikka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chevalier is looking to escape.
Chevalier is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka 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.
Chevalier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murikka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chevalier tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Murikka is in Chevalier's guard.
Murikka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murikka trying to control the position from guard on top but Chevalier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murikka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murikka stopping the sweep attempt from Chevalier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chevalier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murikka looking to pass the guard.
Chevalier is trying to control the position but Murikka postures up.
Murikka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chevalier is keeping the position for now.
Murikka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chevalier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murikka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chevalier being controlled here, momentarily.
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.
Murikka trying to control but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
Murikka controlling from the top position.
Jussi Murikka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chevalier slips a jab from Murikka.
Murikka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chevalier napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Murikka misses with the ground and pound.
Murikka misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Murikka crashes against the mat.
Murikka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Chevalier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murikka takes a little break here. Chevalier wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Murikka misses with the ground and pound.
The referee asks Murikka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Murikka prefers to stall for the moment though.
Murikka thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chevalier can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Murikka seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Murikka trying to control the action but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Chevalier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chevalier misses with a hook.
Murikka wants to clinch.
Murikka tries a head kick but it misses.
Chevalier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chevalier blocks a head kick by Murikka.
Murikka scores with a head kick.
Murikka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chevalier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chevalier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Murikka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murikka connects with a leg kick. Chevalier looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Murikka misses with a head kick.
Murikka cracks the inside of Chevalier's front leg.
Murikka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murikka looks to land a right hand but Chevalier moved out of range.
Murikka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murikka misses with a head kick.
Chevalier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murikka throws a sloppy head kick and Chevalier moves out of range easily.
Murikka connects with an inside leg kick.
Murikka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murikka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murikka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sebastien Chevalier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chevalier keeps the fight on the outside.
Murikka tries to clinch up but Chevalier circles away and keeps his distance.
Chevalier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murikka moves away.
Chevalier takes one to the chin there.
Murikka thuds a left hand into Chevalier's body.
Murikka dodges the punch combination from Chevalier.
A combination from Murikka does no damage.
Chevalier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Murikka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murikka throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chevalier was covering up waiting for the punch and Murikka finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka is fighting to break Chevalier's control of his arms but Chevalier is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Murikka wants to control from the top but Chevalier keeps moving.
Murikka thows a big elbow that misses.
Murikka wants to control from the top but Chevalier keeps moving.
Chevalier looking for a sweep. Not yet Chevalier, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murikka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murikka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chevalier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murikka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chevalier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chevalier keeping moving, preventing Murikka from controlling successfully.
Murikka is really struggling to control Chevalier but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Murikka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murikka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Murikka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chevalier misses with a body shot.
Murikka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murikka throws a shot from downtown. Chevalier moves away and avoids it.
Murikka wants to clinch.
Murikka connects with a nice looking jab.
Murikka is looking to clinch.
Murikka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chevalier misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier throws a right hand that misses
and Murikka counters with a takedown into side control.
Murikka happy to just control the position for now.
Chevalier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Murikka moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Chevalier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murikka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Chevalier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Murikka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Murikka in side control, throwing shots but Chevalier defends.
Murikka is trying to get an arm triangle but Chevalier is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Chevalier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier is looking to regain half guard here but Murikka keeps moving and retains side control.
Murikka scores with punches from side control.
Murikka looks up at the clock and then as Chevalier takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Murikka smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Murikka remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Murikka throws a strike aimed at the side of Chevalier's head but Chevalier avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murikka trying to control the action but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
Murikka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Murikka cracks Chevalier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Murikka working away.
Murikka is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Murikka landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Murikka had his way with Sebastien Chevalier in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murikka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Murikka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chevalier looks to land a left hand but Murikka moved out of range nicely.
Murikka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chevalier doesn't seem bothered though.
Murikka lands with an uppercut that bounces Chevalier off the cage and back into rage.
Murikka tries a head kick but it misses.
Murikka misses with a low kick.
Murikka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murikka misses with a leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Chevalier enables Murikka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chevalier manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chevalier wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier is trying to keep Murikka in close.
Murikka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murikka controlling from the top position.
Murikka slips nicely into half guard.
Chevalier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murikka.
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.
Chevalier won't allow Murikka to pass to mount.
Well, if Murikka is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Murikka is keen to just control but Chevalier is a slippery customer.
Murikka is looking to advance position but Chevalier won't allow it.
Chevalier looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jussi Murikka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chevalier is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Murikka trying to control from Chevalier's half guard. Chevalier has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murikka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murikka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murikka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chevalier can do to turn this around?
Murikka wants to control but Chevalier is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Murikka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chevalier struggling a bit here.
Murikka content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Murikka's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murikka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chevalier for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jussi Murikka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murikka 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Murikka!
Jussi Murikka retains his lightweight title!
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