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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Treehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Treehorn!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Treehorn but Treehorn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black with a lazy takedown attempt
and Treehorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Treehorn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Travis Black has been cut.
Black avoids the body shot from Treehorn.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Treehorn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Treehorn catches Black right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by Treehorn.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Treehorn counters with a left to the body.
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!
Black shoots and misses
and Treehorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Treehorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treehorn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Treehorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Black's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Treehorn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Black scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Treehorn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Treehorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Treehorn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Treehorn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Travis Black's cut is getting worse.
Jackie Treehorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Treehorn.
Black on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Black is rocked!
Treehorn throws a pinpoint strike between Black's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Black crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Treehorn scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackie Treehorn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Monnelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monnelli comes to the cage accompanied by Legenda - Where the Devils Dance. Andre Winner has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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312 lbs
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300 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Neal Monnelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Winner!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Monnelli counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Monnelli catches Winner right on the button with a cross.
Winner fails with the takedown
and Monnelli counters with a straight right hand.
Winner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Monnelli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Winner won't be happy with that.
Neal Monnelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Winner.
Monnelli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Winner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Monnelli tries to advance to mount but can't.
Winner is looking to reverse the position.
Monnelli scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Winner to see if he's OK.
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!
Winner tries to improve position but can't.
Monnelli misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Monnelli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Monnelli has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Winner!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monnelli with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Monnelli working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Winner is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Monnelli.
Winner is trying to escape the mount.
Monnelli putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winner is rocked!
It looks like Andre Winner has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monnelli looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Winner is still in real trouble! Can Monnelli finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Monnelli.
Monnelli loads up with a big shot that hurts Winner! He's pulled Monnelli in close but Monnelli has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Winner survive? More strikes from Monnelli and Winner is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Neal Monnelli!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Laamanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ham Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Laamanen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Laamanen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Xu is in Laamanen's guard.
Laamanen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laamanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Laamanen, not yet.
Xu throwing strikes but missing.
Xu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laamanen is looking to stand up but Xu isn't so interested in that idea.
Xu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Laamanen has momentary wrist control but Xu slips an elbow through the middle.
Xu throwing strikes from guard but Laamanen blocks nicely.
Xu 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.
Xu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laamanen is trying to hold Xu in close to prevent damage but Xu has managed to pass into half guard.
Xu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Laamanen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Xu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu working Laamanen over with strikes.
Laamanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Xu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laamanen keeps working.
Laamanen wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laamanen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Xu seems to be looking for submissions.
Xu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Xu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xu is nestled in close to Laamanen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Xu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Xu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Xu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laamanen trying to control from the bottom.
Xu passes to side control.
Xu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Xu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Laamanen is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Xu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Laamanen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Xu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Xu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Laamanen down.
Xu throws an elbow but Laamanen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Xu trying to control the action but Laamanen is working from the bottom.
Xu looks up at the clock and then as Laamanen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Xu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Xu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Xu lands an elbow.
Laamanen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Xu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu landing strikes.
Xu trying to control the action but Laamanen is working from the bottom.
Laamanen is pushing Xu's head away, looking to escape. Xu manages to hold on to the position though.
Xu throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Xu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laamanen keeps working.
Xu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laamanen to see if he's OK.
Xu tries to score with some ground and pound. Laamanen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Xu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Xu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Laamanen is pushing Xu's head away, looking to escape. Xu manages to hold on to the position though.
Xu laying and praying for a moment but Laamanen takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Xu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Xu scores with a spinning back kick!
Laamanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Xu tenderised Laamanen's leg. Laamanen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laamanen misses with a lunging right hand
and Xu counters with a thumping low kick.
Laamanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Xu.
Xu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Xu working the ground and pound.
Xu working the body and head with strikes.
Xu is looking to take a break and control but Laamanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laamanen taking punishment in the form of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xu working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Xu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Laamanen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Laamanen down.
Xu lands a few punches from side control.
Xu landing strikes.
Xu scoring with punches from side control.
Xu lands an elbow.
Xu landing strikes.
Ham Xu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xu misses with the ground and pound.
Laamanen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Xu is controlling him well.
Xu is looking to take a break and control but Laamanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xu working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Xu lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Xu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Laamanen pushes Xu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Xu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Xu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laamanen to see if he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laamanen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Laamanen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Xu is chipping away with strikes.
Xu prevents Laamanen from escaping the position.
Xu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Xu lands a nice forearm strike.
Xu lands some shots froms side control.
Xu is working Laamanen over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu grinds an elbow into Laamanen's temple.
The ground and pound from Xu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Laamanen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Xu connects with a decent elbow.
Xu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Xu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Xu controls the position.
Laamanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Laamanen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Xu staying calm.
Laamanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Xu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Laamanen down.
Xu working the ground and pound but Laamanen is defending the strikes.
Xu throws a strike aimed at the side of Laamanen's head but Laamanen avoids it well.
Xu cracks Laamanen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
It looks like Reijo Laamanen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laamanen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Laamanen is not content to let Xu control the position.
Xu controls the position from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu is working Laamanen over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Xu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reijo Laamanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Xu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laamanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reijo Laamanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Laamanen but Laamanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good standup being displayed there by Xu as he connects with a hook.
Xu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Xu does no damage.
Laamanen connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laamanen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xu. Xu obviously looking to wear him down.
Xu throws a hook but Laamanen avoids it easily.
Laamanen scores with a decent looking hook.
Laamanen throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Xu missing with a left hand there. Laamanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laamanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laamanen can do to turn this around?
Laamanen looks to land a combination but Xu avoids it well.
Xu connects with a right hand. Laamanen shakes it off.
Laamanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Laamanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laamanen throws a shot from downtown. Xu moves away and avoids it.
Xu blocks a head kick by Laamanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laamanen misses with a straight left.
Jab from Xu.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Xu connects with a jab.
Laamanen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Xu's head.
Xu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laamanen. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Xu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laamanen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laamanen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laamanen loads up on a big right hand but Xu slips the punch.
Xu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laamanen moves out of range of the body kick from Xu.
Xu throws a push kick but Laamanen slaps the foot to one side.
Laamanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laamanen wants it to stay on the feet.
Xu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Laamanen manages to get back to half guard.
Xu slips a nice elbow through Laamanen's hands, connecting with Laamanen's forehead.
Laamanen is holding on to half guard well.
Xu trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Xu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laamanen pushes Xu off looking to stand but Xu dives back in and keeps control.
Xu is trying to control the action in half guard but Laamanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Xu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Xu with the ground and pound but Laamanen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Xu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laamanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu stands and throws Laamanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Laamanen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Xu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Laamanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Laamanen is pushing Xu's head away, looking to escape. Xu manages to hold on to the position though.
The strikes coming from Xu are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Laamanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Xu just content to control the position.
Xu has hold of Laamanen's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Laamanen tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Xu cranks the arm and Laamanen screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Laamanen, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ham Xu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Big might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming. Kimura has chosen Kiyoshi Yoshida - Spirit as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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268 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Big misses the target.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Big circles away easily
and Big makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Big jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kimura swats away the attempt to clinch by Big.
Big tries to close the distance and clinch but Kimura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Big looks to land a right hand but Kimura moved out of range.
Big jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Big swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kimura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kimura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Big counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Masahiko Kimura has been cut.
Kimura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Big counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Big.
Big throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kimuras head.
Big lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimura tries to work over Big's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kimura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Big is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Big scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big lands a shoulder strike.
Kimura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kimura blocking some punches.
Big swings wildly with an uppercut but Kimura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kimura blocks an uppercut.
Big misses with some punches.
Big scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Big tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Big lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
Kimura is working for takedown but Big is calmly controlling the position for now.
Big working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kimura is rocked!
Big throws a head punch that misses.
Big blocks an uppercut.
Kimura tries to throw a body punch but Big avoids it by throwing Kimura back against the cage.
Big lands a shot to the body.
Kimura tries to throw a body punch but Big avoids it by throwing Kimura back against the cage.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body.
Kimura jumps guard.
Big trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Big throwing strikes from guard but Kimura blocks nicely.
Kimura has momentary wrist control but Big slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big looking to sit in guard and control but Kimura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kimura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Big is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Big trying to control the position.
Kimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Big swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big is pulling down on Kimura's head. It's preventing any offense from Kimura, at least for the moment.
Kimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Big swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Big wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kimura swings for the body but Big moves out of range.
A left lands for Big.
That has opened up Masahiko Kimura's cut even more.
Big keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kimura.
Kimura throws a lazy uppercut
and Big cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Big takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kimura fails with a takedown attempt.
Peter Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masahiko Kimura.
Kimura misses with a shot to the body
and Big counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a lunging right hand
and Big counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kimura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Big tries to stall but Kimura uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Big lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kimura is still on wobbly legs! Can Big finish him?
Kimura misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big.
Kimura is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Big gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Big misses with the head strike.
Kimura seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Big scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kimura jumps guard and drags Big to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Big might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Big from controlling successfully.
Big is sitting in close to Kimura's body. Kimura has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Big is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Big is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kimura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Masahiko Kimura!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, im not afraid. John Silver will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Silver takes one on the button.
Mallon swings widly with a right hand
and Silver counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mallon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mallon misses with a double jab
and Silver counters with a head kick. That will keep Mallon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mallon throws an off balance right hand
and Silver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mallon lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like John Silver has been cut.
Mallon slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Mallon checks the leg kick.
Silver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mallon misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver throws a low kick but Mallon moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A lazy left from Silver finds it's target.
Mallon slips a jab from Silver.
Mallon throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a head kick. That will keep Mallon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mallon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.
Mallon misses with a two punch combination.
Silver throws a head kick that Mallon semi-blocks.
Mallon thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Silver misses.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a head kick but Mallon moves out of range.
Mallon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver counters with a leg kick.
John Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallon misses with a straight right.
Mallon throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a big head kick but Mallon shrugs it off.
Silver throws a leg kick but Mallon checks it.
Mallon misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mallon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mallon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silver counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mallon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silver counters with a thumping low kick.
Mallon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silver.
Mallon throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon lands a jab.
Mallon misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mallon is breathing heavily.
Mallon misses with a hook
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Mallon pushes him off.
Mallon throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silver cracks the inside of Mallon's front leg.
Mallon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silver lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Silver.
Mallon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Mallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like John Mallon has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver cracks Mallon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mallon. That did some damage!
Mallon misses with a body shot
and Silver counters with a thumping low kick.
Silver thumps Mallon with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
Silver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Silver.
Mallon throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Silver dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mallon takes one to the side of the head.
Silver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mallon misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a slapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silver.
A shot to the body from Mallon misses
and Silver counters with an inside leg kick.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
John Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mallon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silver. That one must have hurt.
Jab, jab by Silver - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver throws a leg kick but Mallon checks it.
Silver cracks Mallon with an open hand slap.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mallon's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver scores with a leg kick.
Silver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silver lands a head kick!
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mallon. That did some damage!
Silver throws a leg kick but Mallon moved away.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Silver scores with a four punch combination!
Nice cross by Silver.
Silver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a hook but Mallon avoids it easily.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mallon misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver scores with a head kick. Mallon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mallon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silver counters with a thumping low kick.
Mallon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silver's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mallon slips under a jab.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silver, right into the meat.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver lands a jab to the nose.
Mallon misses with a lunging right hand
and Silver counters with a head kick.
Mallon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver with a jab.
A lazy left from Silver finds it's target.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mallon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silver counters with a nice leg kick.
Silver connects with a high kick.
John Mallon's cut is getting worse.
Mallon swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silver attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silver tries to clinch but Mallon moves away
and Mallon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Silver wants to clinch.
Mallon misses with a body punch
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mallon misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mallon's head backwards.
Silver throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mallon throws a right hand that misses
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Mallon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silver scores with a decent looking hook.
Mallon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mallon blocks a head kick by Silver.
Mallon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver throws a head kick but Mallon moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mallon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mallon looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mallon misses with a combination
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mallon blocks a leg kick.
Mallon moves out of range of the strikes.
Mallon throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver ducks straight into an uppercut from Mallon and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Silver manages to regain guard straight away.
Silver is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silver is still in real trouble! Can Mallon finish him?
Mallon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silver's guard.
Silver seems to have recovered his senses.
Mallon seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon slips a nice elbow through Silver's hands, connecting with Silver's forehead.
Mallon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mallon is nestled in close to Silver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mallon works his way into side control.
Mallon tries to move into full mount but can't pass Silver's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallon swings around for an armbar but Silver sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mallon's guard.
Silver stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Some wild striking there from Mallon.
Some wild striking there from Mallon.
Silver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mallon doesn't seem bothered though.
Silver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Silver crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Mallon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petr Vondrachek has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taylor Davis's chin.
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216 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Vondrachek!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vondrachek.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Vondrachek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vondrachek takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Vondrachek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vondrachek if he has to take too many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
Vondrachek checks a leg kick.
Vondrachek throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vondrachek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vondrachek.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vondrachek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Vondrachek counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vondrachek moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Davis tenderised Vondrachek's leg. Vondrachek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vondrachek has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis prevents a body shot from Vondrachek.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vondrachek slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vondrachek counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vondrachek moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Vondrachek throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vondrachek.
Vondrachek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vondrachek doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Vondrachek moves out of range easily.
Vondrachek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vondrachek misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a good low kick that Vondrachek was not able to check.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vondrachek to score with a decent uppercut.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vondrachek counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vondrachek looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Vondrachek wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Davis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A big left from Vondrachek misses.
Vondrachek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Vondrachek counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vondrachek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vondrachek looks gassed!
Davis misses with a low kick.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vondrachek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Vondrachek checks it.
Vondrachek lands a high kick!
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Davis.
Vondrachek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick by Vondrachek misses
and Davis counters with a body kick.
Davis thows a leg kick but Vondrachek checks it
enabling Vondrachek to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vondrachek.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vondrachek connects with a looping right hand.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vondrachek's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vondrachek's head backwards.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Vondrachek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vondrachek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vondrachek is defended easily by Davis.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vondrachek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vondrachek throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vondrachek darts in trying to clinch
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vondrachek counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis swings for the body but Vondrachek moves out of range.
Davis gets tackled into the cage by Vondrachek. Vondrachek maintains the clinch.
Vondrachek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Vondrachek.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Vondrachek keeps him there for the moment.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vondrachek misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good work by Vondrachek as he checks the leg kick.
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vondrachek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Vondrachek lands a body shot.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vondrachek's sensitive parts.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis throws a leg kick but Vondrachek moved away.
Vondrachek is breathing heavily.
Vondrachek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis misses with a shot to the body
and Vondrachek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis with a nice cross.
Vondrachek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick from Davis lands but Vondrachek takes it in his stride.
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Vondrachek saw that one coming.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vondrachek.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Vondrachek ducks down to avoid it.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vondrachek tries to clinch up
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Vondrachek throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Vondrachek moves out of range easily.
Davis lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis swings for the body but Vondrachek moves out of range.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vondrachek circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis thumps Vondrachek with a low kick.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Vondrachek blocks a leg kick.
Vondrachek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis thumps Vondrachek with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vondrachek takes a step back to recover.
Vondrachek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body kick there by Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a low kick as Vondrachek jumps back.
Vondrachek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Vondrachek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown by Vondrachek or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
Taylor Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Vondrachek.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vondrachek. That did some damage!
Davis throws a low kick but Vondrachek moves out of range easily.
Vondrachek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vondrachek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vondrachek's head backwards.
Vondrachek throws a head kick that misses
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis with a hook.
Vondrachek has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis feints and then cracks Vondrachek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vondrachek down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a hook.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Vondrachek counters with a body kick that stops Davis in his tracks momentarily.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis pushes Vondrachek away with a front kick.
Davis lands with a nice combination. Vondrachek backs away looking to recover.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Vondrachek off balance momentarily.
Vondrachek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vondrachek has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vondracheks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vondrachek wants to clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Davis - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Davis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vondrachek is out of range and Davis settles back down.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vondrachek can do to turn this around?
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vondrachek.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Vondrachek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vondrachek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vondrachek takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vondrachek misses with a head kick.
Vondrachek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis lunges at Vondrachek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vondrachek's hand.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis sizes up Vondrachek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vondrachek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vondrachek steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davis. That one must have hurt.
Vondrachek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vondrachek. That did some damage!
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis cracks Vondrachek with an open hand slap.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vondrachek blocks a head kick by Davis.
Davis misses with a combination
and Vondrachek counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
Vondrachek has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis wants to break free but Vondrachek has control.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis counters with an outside leg kick.
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vondrachek is able to avoid easily.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis misses with a combination
and Vondrachek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Petr Vondrachek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Vondrachek throws a sloppy head kick
and Davis counters with a thumping low kick.
Davis jabs Vondrachek right on the nose. Vondrachek blinks but takes it well.
Vondrachek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Vondrachek checks it.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vondrachek avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vondrachek eats them both and turns towards Davis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vondrachek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davis under the eye.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Vondrachek off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davis throws a combination. Vondrachek tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vondrachek throws a sloppy head kick
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vondrachek is out of range.
Davis throws a leg kick but Vondrachek sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Vondrachek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vondrachek there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vondrachek at a distance.
Jab from Davis.
Vondrachek tries to clinch up.
Davis is looking to slow Vondrachek down with leg kicks.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Vondrachek throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vondrachek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vondrachek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vondrachek moves away.
Vondrachek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vondrachek.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vondrachek misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis thows a leg kick but Vondrachek checks it
and Vondrachek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vondrachek swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Vondrachek looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vondrachek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Davis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sd Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
197 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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193 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sd Plissken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plissken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry is looking to advance position but Plissken won't allow it.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Henry connects with a nice short shot to Plissken's temple.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Plissken's head.
Plissken is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Plissken is looking to improve his position.
Plissken taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Plissken taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry throwing shots but Plissken is blocking nicely.
Plissken looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henry working Plissken over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry decides to stand up.
Plissken misses with a takedown
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry tries for a takedown but Plissken circles away easily
enabling Plissken to counter with a crisp jab.
Plissken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henry as he jumps to the side.
Henry gets a takedown into half guard.
Henry is nestled in close to Plissken, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Henry lands with a punch from half guard.
Plissken is looking to improve his position.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Plissken manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Plissken not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henry with a nice head shot there.
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Plissken has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Plissken's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Plissken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Plissken escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Plissken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Henry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Plissken is breathing heavily.
Plissken is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Henry is aware though and is defending well.
Henry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry distracts Plissken with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Plissken is retaining full guard.
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henry working the head with strikes.
Henry lands an elbow.
Henry working the head with strikes.
Henry scoring with punches and elbows.
Henry lands a few punches from side control.
Plissken is working to avoid the ground and pound but Henry connects with a decent elbow.
Plissken is looking for a sweep.
Henry working the ground and pound from side control.
Plissken on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plissken is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Henry is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Henry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Plissken is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plissken manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plissken moves into full guard.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Plissken has wrist control.
Plissken wants to sweep here but Henry controlling him for the moment.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plissken working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henry slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Henry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Henry swings for the body but Plissken moves out of range.
Plissken with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a shoot takedown. Plissken fights it but they end up in guard.
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Plissken's head.
Tito Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Plissken has momentary wrist control but Henry slips an elbow through the middle.
Plissken has momentary wrist control but Henry slips an elbow through the middle.
Henry is working Plissken over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry stands up over Plissken, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Plissken escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Plissken working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry works over Plissken with some ground and pound from guard.
Henry won't allow Plissken to sweep him here.
Henry keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Plissken's head.
Plissken keeping full guard, as Henry tries to pass.
Henry passes Plissken's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Plissken looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry working over Plissken with some ground and pound. Plissken looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henry working over Plissken with some ground and pound. Plissken looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henry winds up and cracks Plissken with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Henry moves nicely into side control.
Henry scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plissken is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Plissken is trying to improve his position.
Plissken takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Plissken manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Plissken has hold of Henry's hands but Henry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Plissken is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Henry pulls his head out easily.
Henry wants to free his trapped foot but Plissken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Henry lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Plissken defending well though.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry lands strikes from half guard.
Henry moves into full mount! Plissken won't be happy about that!
Plissken working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
Henry postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Plissken looks a forlorn figure.
Plissken is in a horrible position here. Henry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Plissken keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henry raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Plissken that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henry scoring with strikes but Plissken is staying in there.
BOOM! Henry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Plissken is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Henry.
Oh Plissken is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry landing shots from mount.
Plissken wants to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry scoring with strikes but Plissken is staying in there.
Plissken is in all sorts of trouble here.
Plissken seems to have got his legs back now.
Plissken manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Henry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plissken looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Plissken tries to get to full guard but Henry has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Henry tries for a takedown but Plissken circles away easily
and Plissken counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henry's guard now.
Plissken slips nicely into half guard.
Plissken seems to be working for a kimura but Henry defends the submission attempt.
Henry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Henry wants to sweep but no luck.
Plissken throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plissken's guard.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry cracks Plissken with a solid left hand.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Plissken has wrist control.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henry postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Plissken working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry is working Plissken over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Henry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Plissken working for a triangle but Henry defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Henry works over Plissken with some ground and pound from guard.
Tito Henry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plissken keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Plissken has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henry has managed to get both his arms back between Plissken's legs - danger averted.
Henry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Henry wants to control from the top but Plissken keeps moving.
Henry is in close to Plissken's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Plissken is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Henry stands up over Plissken, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Plissken is keeping the position.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Plissken is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henry defends well.
Henry controlling from the top position.
Henry looking to pass the guard.
Henry is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Henry postures up.
Henry controlling from the top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tito Henry wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Plissken counters with a nice uppercut.
Sd Plissken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Henry tries for a takedown but Plissken circles away easily
letting Plissken counter with a right hand.
Sd Plissken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plissken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plissken throws a one two combo.
Plissken misses with a wild body shot.
Henry has Plissken up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sd Plissken showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Henry!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Nikolaj Orlow enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlow swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Orlow looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson tests Orlow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Henderson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Henderson wants to control but Orlow is keeping him busy.
Orlow wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Orlow rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Henderson's guard! Nice work there by Orlow!
Orlow stands and steps away. Henderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Henderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson jabs at Orlow's body.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Orlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Orlow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orlow.
Nikolaj Orlow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson lands a nice hook to Orlow's body. Orlow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Henderson - just one landing.
Orlow misses with a body shot.
Henderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orlow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson is looking to wear down Orlow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Orlow moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Orlow throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Orlow looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range.
Orlow throws a right hand that misses
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Orlow throws a lazy uppercut
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Henderson wants to work for an arm triangle but Orlow is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Henderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Orlow sees it coming and defends easily.
Henderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orlow is just riding it out for now. Henderson eventually gives up the hold.
Orlow is not content to let Henderson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Henderson seems to be looking for submissions.
Orlow is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orlow misses with a straight right.
Orlow misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Orlow on the side of the head.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson swings for the body but Orlow moves out of range.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Orlow swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a shoot takedown. Orlow fights it but they end up in guard.
Orlow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orlow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orlow keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson looking to sit in guard and control but Orlow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orlow gets to his feet - Henderson follows without any prompting.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a jab. Orlow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlow avoids the body shot from Henderson.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson lands a jab to Orlow's midsection.
Orlow misses with a hook
and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings Orlow.
Henderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Orlow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlow is keeping the position for now.
Henderson passes Orlow's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Henderson trying to control the action but Orlow is working from the bottom.
Henderson is looking for a kimura but Orlow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Henderson to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henderson is working for a kimura but Orlow is defending it quite comfortably.
Henderson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Orlow is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Danny Henderson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Wilbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by Same Ol' Road. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilbon's choice of entrance music: Momma Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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298 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lord Vader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Wilbon!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader lands the left hand.
Vader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilbon at a distance.
Wilbon misses with a body shot
and Vader makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wilbon really felt that one!
Vader really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilbon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilbon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilbon avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Vader lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilbon doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Craig Wilbon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader throws a solid leg kick but Wilbon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vader.
Wilbon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vader counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vader lands with a nice body kick.
Wilbon looks gassed!
Vader with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vader scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vader.
Wilbon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilbon moves forwards but Vader connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilbon needs to keep his hands up - Vader had a free shot at his head there.
That has opened up Craig Wilbon's cut even more.
Vader is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vader scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilbon doesn't seem bothered though.
BOOM! Vader lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wilbon. Wilbon tries to recover but Vader is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wilbon lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lord Vader!
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