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RC 148 - Svetnala vs. Henry PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Dale has chosen Try A Little Tenderness as his entrance music. Philip Dale has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David Reese's chin.
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287 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Reese duly obliges.
It looks like Philip Dale has been cut.
Dale looks to throw a body kick
and Reese counters with a three punch combo that has Dale backing up. Dale nods at Reese to acknowledge the strikes.
Dale checks a leg kick.
Reese loads up on a big right hand but Dale slips the punch.
Dale tries to clinch up.
Reese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reese gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dale tries to clinch up.
Reese throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese checks a leg kick.
Reese fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reese misses with a shot to the body
and Dale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reese thinking.
Reese scores with a shot to the body.
Reese thows a leg kick but Dale checks it
and Dale counters with a nice uppercut.
Reese thuds his shin into the meat of Dale's side.
David Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dale looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese tried to score with a low kick but Dale checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Reese fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dale.
Reese connects with a right hand. Dale shakes it off.
Dale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reese throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dale's head.
Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Reese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to move into range but Reese moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Philip Dale's cut even more.
Reese shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dale is looking to clinch but Reese is avoiding it.
Dale throws a hook but Reese avoids it easily.
Reese lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reese.
Reese listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick
and Dale counters with a body kick that stops Reese in his tracks momentarily.
A lazy body kick from Reese
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dale doesn't seem bothered though.
Reese throws a head kick that misses
and Dale counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reese breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reese thuds his shin into the meat of Dale's side.
Reese throws a wild body kick that Dale sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Reese dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Dale's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reese throws a leg kick
and Dale counters with a right hand to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dale checks a leg kick.
David Reese is winning the standup battle so far.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick
and Reese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reese throws a poor cross that misses
and Dale counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dale.
Dale misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dale.
Reese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dale throws a push kick but Reese slaps the foot to one side.
Reese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dale was well out of range. Poor timing from Reese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese throws a chopping leg kick but Dale manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dale misses with a body shot.
Reese fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dale has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reese.
Dale misses with a low kick.
Reese throws a head kick that Dale semi-blocks.
Reese motions for Dale to come forward. Reese throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a head kick that half lands.
The cut above Philip Dale's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reese paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reese swats away the attempt to clinch by Dale.
Reese avoids a kick to the body.
Reese misses with a kick to the body
and Dale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese throws a sloppy head kick and Dale moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese misses with a leg kick
and Dale counters with a head kick. That will keep Reese thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dale misses the body punch
and Reese counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Reese misses.
Dale misses the shot to the body.
Reese lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reese connects with a leg kick. Dale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reese moves out of range as Dale throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick
and Dale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese lands with a slapping head kick.
Philip Dale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Reese throws a leg kick
and Dale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reese throws a leg kick
and Dale counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reese. That's going to slow Dale down.
Dale looks to land a left hand but Reese moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Philip Dale will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Philip Dale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reese takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dale checks a leg kick.
Reese thuds his shin into the meat of Dale's side.
Reese moves into the clinch.
Reese tries to throw a body punch but Dale avoids it by throwing Reese back against the cage.
Dale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reese blocks an uppercut.
Reese leaning his opponent against the cage.
Reese lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reese's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reese tries a body shot but Dale blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Reese scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reese fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reese backwards.
Reese throws a punch but it's blocked by Dale.
Reese can't find room to land a body shot as Dale controls the action.
Reese working hard to break the clinch.
Reese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reese is looking to break free of the clinch but Dale has double underhooks.
Reese's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dale lands a hook that snaps the head of Reese backwards.
Reese blocking some punches.
Reese struggles to land a body shot inside as Dale controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dale tries to throw a body punch but Reese avoids it by throwing Dale back against the cage.
Reese tries to break the clinch but Dale is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Dale as the two fighters clinch.
Reese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reese, right into the meat.
Reese misses with a leg kick
and Dale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reese throws out a powerful jab.
Reese throws a leg kick but Dale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Reese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reese throws a lazy head kick
and Dale counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reese misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dale counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Reese.
Dale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reese is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale swings for the body but Reese moves out of range.
A combination from Dale does no damage.
Reese misses with a leg kick
and Dale counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Reese swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dale counters with an inside leg kick.
Dale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reese.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reese.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dale really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Dale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dale counters with a big head kick but Reese shrugs it off.
A low kick from Reese misses
and Dale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dale misses with a body punch
and Reese counters with a good, hard body kick but Dale shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Reese.
Reese clinches up with Dale and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dale has Reese pressed against the cage, preventing Reese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reese wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Dale.
Reese blocks an elbow strike from Dale.
Reese is trying to break the clinch but Dale is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale prevents a body shot from Reese.
Dale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reese tries to break the clinch but Dale is controlling the position.
Reese is looking to break free of the clinch but Dale has double underhooks.
Reese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Reese.
Dale pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reese throws a leg kick
and Dale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dale 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 Reese has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reese and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dale misses with a leg kick
and Reese counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese looks to throw a body kick
and Dale counters with a right hand to the body.
Dale looks for the body kick but Reese saw that one coming.
Reese thows a leg kick but Dale checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reese cracks Dale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reese misses with a kick to the body
and Reese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dale closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese manages to break the clinch.
Reese looks to land a body kick but Dale moved away.
Reese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dale counters with a good low kick that Reese was not able to check.
Reese lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dale takes a step back to recover.
Reese throws a lazy body kick
and Dale counters with a low kick, right behind Reese 's knee.
Reese takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reese misses with a leg kick
and Dale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dale is looking to slow Reese down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Dale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dale misses with an uppercut
and Reese counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reese loads up on a big right hand but Dale slips the punch.
Reese dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dale dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Philip Dale's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Reese throws a leg kick
and Dale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dale moves into the clinch successfully.
Reese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dale throws a sloppy body shot
and Reese counters with a good low kick that Dale was not able to check.
Dale moves in looking to clinch but Reese pushes him off.
Dale misses with a shot to the body
letting Reese counter with a right hand.
Reese misses with a body kick.
Dale tries to work over Reese's front leg with a kick but Reese checks it.
Dale has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese throws a jab when Dale was well out of range.
Dale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dale looks to land a right hand but Reese moved out of range.
Reese scores with a body shot.
Reese moves into the clinch.
Dale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reese or not.
Dale digs a right hand into Reese's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reese's gas tank.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese misses with a body punch.
Reese breaks the clinch.
Dale throws a wild body kick that Reese sees coming a mile off.
Dale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Reese.
Reese throws a leg kick
and Dale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reese uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reese throws a nice inside leg kick.
David Reese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Reese is predictable there
and Dale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reese thinking.
Reese thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reese is looking to slow Dale down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reese tries to land a body kick
and Dale makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reese really felt that one!
Dale takes a swing at Reese's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Dale misses.
Reese goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reese misses with a jab to the body
and Dale counters with a good low kick that Reese was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Dale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dale 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Dale!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reijo Laamanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Laamanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Vondrachek!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laamanen misses with a jab to the body
and Vondrachek counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Reijo Laamanen has been cut.
Vondrachek blocks a head kick by Laamanen.
A leg kick checked by Laamanen.
Some wild striking there from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek misses with a body kick.
Laamanen looks to throw the jab but Vondrachek is out of range.
Laamanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vondrachek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laamanen connects with a nice looking jab.
Laamanen throws a leg kick
and Vondrachek counters with a stiff right hand.
Vondrachek throws a leg kick which misses Laamanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Laamanen tries to avoid it.
Laamanen throws a leg kick
and Vondrachek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laamanen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Laamanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vondrachek counters with a left and a right that stings Laamanen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laamanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Vondrachek, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vondrachek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laamanen avoids a kick to the body.
Vondrachek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laamanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vondrachek.
A low kick from Laamanen misses
and Vondrachek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vondrachek throws an overhand right that lands on Laamanen's shoulder, as Laamanen tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vondrachek. That's going to slow Laamanen down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laamanen, right into the meat.
Laamanen throws a looping overhand right but Vondrachek ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Laamanen.
Laamanen throws a leg kick
and Laamanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Laamanen misses
and Vondrachek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reijo Laamanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laamanen slips under a jab.
Laamanen checks a low kick from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek throws a right hand that misses
and Laamanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laamanen thows a leg kick but Vondrachek checks it
and Vondrachek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vondrachek!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vondrachek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vondrachek throws a leg kick which misses Laamanen's front leg but catches the back leg as Laamanen tries to avoid it.
Laamanen is breathing heavily.
Vondrachek scores with a shot to the body.
Vondrachek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vondrachek misses with the combination.
Vondrachek lands with a straight right. Laamanen didn't see that one coming.
Vondrachek closes the distance and pushes Laamanen back into the cage.
Vondrachek tries to pull guard but Laamanen holds him up against the cage and eventually Vondrachek drops back down to his feet.
Reijo Laamanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petr Vondrachek.
Vondrachek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laamanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laamanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vondrachek pulls Laamanen into guard.
Vondrachek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vondrachek working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laamanen stands up and waves to Vondrachek to follow him.
Vondrachek scores with a hook to the body. Laamanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laamanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vondrachek looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laamanen connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Laamanen misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laamanen.
Vondrachek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laamanen.
Vondrachek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Laamanen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vondrachek feints and then cracks Laamanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laamanen down.
Laamanen throws a combination that misses
and Laamanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reijo Laamanen's cut is getting worse.
Vondrachek looks to score with a jab to the body but Laamanen is just out of range.
Laamanen misses with a hook
and Vondrachek counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Vondrachek.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laamanen takes one on the button.
Vondrachek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Vondrachek.
Nice shot lands for Vondrachek.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vondrachek.
Laamanen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vondrachek.
Vondrachek scores with the left hand. Laamanen knows he should have avoided that one.
Reijo Laamanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vondrachek.
Vondrachek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vondrachek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vondrachek throws a right hand that Laamanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Laamanen also avoids with ease.
Vondrachek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laamanen on the side of the head.
Laamanen throws a sloppy head kick
and Vondrachek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reijo Laamanen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vondrachek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laamanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Vondrachek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reijo Laamanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laamanen moves away from the strike by Vondrachek.
Laamanen throws a body punch but Vondrachek moves out of range.
Laamanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vondrachek counters with a good low kick that Laamanen was not able to check.
Vondrachek slips a jab and a cross from Laamanen.
Vondrachek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vondrachek connects with a body shot.
Laamanen misses with a hook
and Vondrachek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vondrachek. Those never looked like landing.
Vondrachek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laamanen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reijo Laamanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vondrachek lands with a cross.
Laamanen swings widly with a right hand
and Vondrachek counters with a right hand to the body.
Vondrachek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vondrachek.
Vondrachek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice combo by Vondrachek! Oh, that's hurt him - Laamanen falls to the canvas and Vondrachek follows him into side control.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Reijo Laamanen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Petr Vondrachek!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Sessions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Culerovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Sessions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Culerovich!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sessions throws a leg kick
and Culerovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Sessions slips a jab from Culerovich.
Sessions tries a head kick but it misses.
Culerovich closes the distance and pushes Sessions back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Culerovich.
Sessions throws an elbow that misses.
Culerovich lands a shoulder strike.
Culerovich scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Culerovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Culerovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Sessions uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
Sessions crunches a lovely knee into Culerovich's ribcage.
Culerovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sessions lands an elbow just above Culerovich 's eye.
It looks like Ron Culerovich has been cut.
Culerovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike.
Sessions blocks an elbow strike.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike.
Sessions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Culerovich lands a right hand.
Culerovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sessions blocks it with crossed arms.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sessions throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Culerovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sessions misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Culerovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sessionss head.
Culerovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sessions blocks it with crossed arms.
Sessions misses with an elbow strike.
Culerovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Culerovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Culerovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Sessions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Culerovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sessions misses with an elbow over the top.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sessions pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Culerovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Culerovich misses with a knee strike.
Sessions throws an elbow but it misses.
Culerovich has a couple of punches blocked by Sessions.
Sessions lands an elbow just above Culerovich 's eye.
Sessions misses with an elbow over the top.
Culerovich misses with some punches.
Culerovich throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Sessions.
Culerovich presses Sessions against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Culerovich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Culerovich avoids the elbow strike from Sessions, against the cage.
Culerovich lands a shoulder strike.
Culerovich throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Culerovich fails to land.
Culerovich dodges an elbow strike from Sessions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sessions's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sessions creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Culerovich's defenses.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
Culerovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Culerovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sessions backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Culerovich.
Culerovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Culerovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sessions tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
A nice right hand lands inside from Culerovich.
Culerovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
Culerovich gets through Sessions's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
Sessions working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but Sessions blocks with his arms.
Culerovich misses with some punches.
Culerovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sessions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Culerovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Culerovich working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sessions just misses with a elbow thrown towards Culerovich's brow.
Culerovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sessions backwards.
Sessions misses with an elbow over the top.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Culerovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Culerovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Sessions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Culerovich has a couple of punches blocked by Sessions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Sessions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sessions trying to land knees to the body.
Sessions throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sessions blocks an uppercut.
Sessions creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Culerovich looking to throw knees to the head but Sessions is blocking nicely.
Sessions blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sessions tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Culerovich avoids it.
Sessions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sessions's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sessions.
Sessions lands a damaging elbow.
Culerovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sessions takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sessions misses with an elbow strike.
Culerovich blocks a body shot from Sessions.
Culerovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Culerovich avoids the elbow strike from Sessions, against the cage.
Sessions tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Culerovich avoids it.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
Sessions is breathing heavily.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Culerovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich lands a shoulder strike.
Culerovich looking to throw knees to the head but Sessions is blocking nicely.
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.
Culerovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Sessions.
Culerovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sessions backwards.
Culerovich works on Sessions's body with a couple of short punches.
Culerovich managing to block the knees to the body from Sessions.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike.
Culerovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Culerovich on the inside.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but Sessions blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Culerovich.
Sessions trying to land knees to the body.
Sessions misses with an elbow over the top.
Culerovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Culerovich.
A nice left hand lands by Culerovich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Culerovich.
Culerovich dodges an elbow strike from Sessions.
Sessions creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Culerovich's defenses.
Culerovich looking to throw knees to the head but Sessions is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Culerovich.
Culerovich misses with some punches.
Sessions pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike.
Sessions looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sessions trying to land knees to the body.
Culerovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Culerovich lands a hook that snaps the head of Sessions backwards.
Sessions trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Culerovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Culerovich's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sessions misses with the body kick
and Culerovich counters with a left to the body.
Sessions gets tackled into the cage by Culerovich. Culerovich maintains the clinch.
Culerovich managing to block the knees to the body from Sessions.
Sessions lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Culerovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Sessions uses good head movement to avoid it.
Culerovich dodges an elbow strike from Sessions.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
Culerovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Culerovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Culerovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sessions working Culerovich over with knees to the body.
Culerovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sessionss head.
Sessions throws an elbow that misses.
Sessions lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Culerovich or not.
Culerovich avoiding damage as Sessions throws knees to the body.
Culerovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Culerovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Sessions is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Culerovich on the inside.
Culerovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sessions tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Culerovich avoids it.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sessions comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sessions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Culerovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Culerovich misses with a knee to the head.
Sessions throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Culerovich on the inside.
Good body shot from Sessions.
Culerovich blocks the elbow strike.
Sessions misses with some punches.
Sessions blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Culerovich connects with a knee to the head.
Culerovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sessions blocks an uppercut.
Sessions misses with an elbow over the top.
Culerovich lands a knee to the head.
Culerovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sessions pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sessions lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sessions misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Culerovich.
Sessions misses with some punches.
Culerovich scores with a shot to the side of Sessions's head.
Sessions blocking some punches.
Sessions blocking some punches.
Sessions is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Culerovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Culerovich throws an elbow but misses.
Culerovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sessions looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Culerovich.
Knees to the body from Culerovich.
Sessions tries to work over Culerovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sessions pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sessions lands a good knee to the midsection. Culerovich won't want to take too many of those.
Culerovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sessions blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sessions just misses with a elbow thrown towards Culerovich's brow.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
Sessions landing knees to the body.
Culerovich avoids the elbow strike from Sessions, against the cage.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Culerovich dodges an elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Culerovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Culerovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Culerovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Culerovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sessions trying to land knees to the body.
Culerovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Culerovich looking to throw knees to the head but Sessions is blocking nicely.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
Sessions misses with some punches.
Sessions takes a shot to the head.
Sessions tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Culerovich lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Culerovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sessions backwards.
Culerovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Culerovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Sessions lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Culerovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Culerovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sessions creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Culerovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sessions backwards.
Sessions blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
Culerovich misses with the head strike.
Sessions takes a shot to the head.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike.
Culerovich scores with a shot to the side of Sessions's head.
Sessions is leaning against Culerovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sessions takes a shot to the head.
Culerovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Culerovich cracks Sessions with a nice body shot.
Culerovich lands a knee to the head.
Culerovich scores with a knee to the head.
Sessions misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sessions.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Culerovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Culerovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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.
A nice left hand lands by Culerovich.
Culerovich tries a knee to the head but Sessions blocks it.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
Sessions tries to land knees in the clinch but Culerovich avoids the damage to the body.
Culerovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Culerovich.
Culerovich lands a right hand.
Culerovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sessions lands a damaging elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Culerovich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Culerovich.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich avoiding damage as Sessions throws knees to the body.
Culerovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Culerovich managing to block the knees to the body from Sessions.
Culerovich works on Sessions's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Culerovich.
Culerovich digs a right hand underneath Sessions's ribcage. Sessions let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Culerovich crunches a lovely knee into Sessions's ribcage.
Culerovich looking to throw knees to the head but Sessions is blocking nicely.
Culerovich managing to block the knees to the body from Sessions.
Culerovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Culerovich.
Culerovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sessions comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sessions comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Culerovich on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Culerovich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Culerovich's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Culerovich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sessions takes a knee right on the jaw!
Culerovich with a knee to the head.
Sessions takes an elbow to the temple.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
Culerovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Sessions blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Culerovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Sessions.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike.
Culerovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Culerovich tries to work over Sessions's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
Sessions scores a nice knee to the body.
Sessions pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Culerovich misses with a punch to the body.
Culerovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sessions lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Culerovich backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Culerovich misses with some punches.
Sessions misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Culerovich.
Culerovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Culerovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sessions backwards.
Culerovich dodges an elbow strike from Sessions.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sessions.
Culerovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culerovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sessions is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Culerovich is defending well for now.
Culerovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Culerovich has a couple of punches blocked by Sessions.
Culerovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sessions cracks Culerovich with a nice body shot.
Culerovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sessions blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sessions working aggressively here.
Culerovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Culerovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Sessions.
Culerovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sessions.
Sessions lands a nice elbow.
Culerovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Culerovich scores with a knee to the head.
Culerovich working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
Culerovich lands with a right to the head.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sessions has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Culerovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Culerovich landing knees to the head.
Sessions throws an elbow but it misses.
Culerovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sessions blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sessions throws an elbow but misses.
Ron Culerovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Sessions.
Sessions misses with an elbow strike.
Sessions creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Culerovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sessions takes a knee right on the jaw!
Culerovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice right hand lands inside from Culerovich.
Sessions tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Culerovich's elbow.
Culerovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Sessions swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sessions missing with knees to the body.
Sessions throws an elbow that misses.
Sessions misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Culerovich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Culerovich.
Sessions creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sessions creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sessions misses with an elbow over the top.
Sessions misses with a punch on the inside.
Culerovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sessions looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sessions tries to throw a body punch but Culerovich avoids it by throwing Sessions back against the cage.
Culerovich tries a knee to the head but Sessions blocks it.
Culerovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sessions pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Culerovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sessions pushes off an throws an elbow but Culerovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Culerovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich gets through Sessions's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sessions tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Culerovich's elbow.
Culerovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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.
Sessions is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Culerovich is defending well for now.
Sessions creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sessions throws an elbow but it misses.
Culerovich dodges an elbow strike from Sessions.
Sessions throws an elbow but it misses.
Manny Sessions has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sessions takes a shot to the head.
Culerovich avoiding damage as Sessions throws knees to the body.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
Culerovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Culerovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Culerovich blocks an elbow strike from Sessions.
A right hook to the body lands for Culerovich.
Ron Culerovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sessions misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Culerovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Culerovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sessions swings wildly with an uppercut but Culerovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sessions throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Culerovich.
Well Culerovich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Culerovich!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ham Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans von Finkelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Finkelstein has chosen Queen - We Will Rock You as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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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
15 - 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans von Finkelstein!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Finkelstein misses with a left hand
enabling Xu to counter with a crisp jab.
Xu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
von Finkelstein avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Xu.
Xu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Xu is looking to take a break and control but von Finkelstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 lands some shots froms side control.
Xu working the strikes but von Finkelstein uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Xu thows a huge punch but von Finkelstein dodges it nicely.
Xu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu content to control rather than advance.
Xu misses with a head shot. von Finkelstein uses the momentum to regain guard.
von Finkelstein pulls Xu in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Finkelstein controls Xu momentarily but Xu frees himself.
Xu throwing strikes but missing.
Xu trying to control but von Finkelstein is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
von Finkelstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xu looking to pass the guard.
Xu controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
von Finkelstein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
von Finkelstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from von Finkelstein misses.
Xu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xu lands with a kick to the ribs.
von Finkelstein misses with an uppercut
and Xu counters with a nice leg kick.
von Finkelstein looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Xu catches von Finkelstein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
von Finkelstein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and von Finkelstein wants it to stay on the feet.
von Finkelstein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Xu staying out of range there.
Xu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Xu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
von Finkelstein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xu.
Xu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed von Finkelstein's head.
Xu throwing shots but von Finkelstein is blocking nicely.
Xu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xu trying to mount his opponent but von Finkelstein defends it.
von Finkelstein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Xu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed von Finkelstein's head.
Xu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Xu thows a huge punch but von Finkelstein dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xu working the head and body with strikes.
von Finkelstein tries to get to full guard but Xu has control of the leg.
Xu is looking to take a break and control but von Finkelstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Xu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Xu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
von Finkelstein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Xu.
Xu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
von Finkelstein walks into a left hand.
von Finkelstein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xu throwing shots but von Finkelstein is blocking nicely.
Xu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed von Finkelstein's head.
Xu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Xu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Xu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Finkelstein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xu.
Xu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. von Finkelstein defending well though.
Xu is looking to advance position but von Finkelstein won't allow it.
Xu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Xu thows a huge punch but von Finkelstein dodges it nicely.
Xu throws a strike but von Finkelstein avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Xu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Xu looking to sit in guard and control but von Finkelstein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Xu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and von Finkelstein defends well.
von Finkelstein prevents Xu from getting back to his feet.
Xu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. von Finkelstein manages to get himself to full guard.
Xu tries to free his leg and advance position but von Finkelstein is retaining full guard.
von Finkelstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Finkelstein looking to control.
von Finkelstein wants to sweep here but Xu controlling him for the moment.
von Finkelstein keeping full guard, as Xu tries to pass.
Xu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xu wants to pass the guard but von Finkelstein is keeping the position.
Xu with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
von Finkelstein keeping moving, preventing Xu from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xu sizes up von Finkelstein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
von Finkelstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
von Finkelstein scores with a hook to the body. Xu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
von Finkelstein fails to land with a series of punches.
Xu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. von Finkelstein tries to avoid it but Xu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag von Finkelstein to the ground. von Finkelstein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab by von Finkelstein.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xu looks for the body kick but von Finkelstein saw that one coming.
Xu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ham Xu 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from von Finkelstein.
Ham Xu is winning the standup battle so far.
von Finkelstein loads up on a big right hand but Xu slips the punch.
Xu catches von Finkelstein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
von Finkelstein misses with a jab to the body
and Xu counters with an outside leg kick.
Xu thuds his right hand into von Finkelstein's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xu scores with a nice strike.
Xu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Xu fails to land the takedown.
Xu tries for a takedown but von Finkelstein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
von Finkelstein missing with a left hand there. Xu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
von Finkelstein looks to throw the jab but Xu is out of range.
Xu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ham Xu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
von Finkelstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xu can pounce on him.
Xu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from von Finkelstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts von Finkelstein as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
von Finkelstein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
von Finkelstein swinging wildly here.
Xu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. von Finkelstein tries to avoid it but Xu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag von Finkelstein to the ground. von Finkelstein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Xu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but von Finkelstein manages to avoid it.
Xu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from von Finkelstein.
von Finkelstein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xu looks to land a body kick but von Finkelstein moved away.
Xu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
von Finkelstein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ham Xu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xu moves out of range of the strikes.
von Finkelstein scores with a jab.
von Finkelstein defending well as Xu loads up on a big left hand.
von Finkelstein throws a body punch but Xu moves out of range.
A punch combination from von Finkelstein misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Finkelstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Xu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
von Finkelstein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
von Finkelstein throws a shot from downtown. Xu moves away and avoids it.
von Finkelstein scores with a nice right hand.
von Finkelstein swings for the body but Xu moves out of range.
von Finkelstein scores with a jab to the jaw.
von Finkelstein missing with a left hand there. Xu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
von Finkelstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xu manages to avoid it.
von Finkelstein drops his hands momentarily and Xu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from von Finkelstein.
von Finkelstein lands a body shot.
Hans von Finkelstein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
von Finkelstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xu moves away.
Xu throws a front kick aimed at von Finkelstein's knee but von Finkelstein avoids it well.
Xu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by von Finkelstein.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu is trying hard to land a takedown here. von Finkelstein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
von Finkelstein misses with a body shot.
von Finkelstein sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
von Finkelstein misses the shot to the body.
Xu lands a jab to the head.
von Finkelstein throws a big shot that misses.
von Finkelstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Xu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. von Finkelstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xu postures up in von Finkelstein's guard and throws a big left but von Finkelstein blocks it.
von Finkelstein keeping full guard, as Xu tries to pass.
von Finkelstein looking for a sweep. Not yet von Finkelstein, not yet.
Ham Xu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Finkelstein wants to stand and escape but Xu is having none of it.
Xu is stalling in the full guard.
von Finkelstein looking to control.
Hans von Finkelstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
von Finkelstein working for a triangle but Xu defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Xu trying to control but von Finkelstein is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans von Finkelstein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ham Xu!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Eric Luchador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vick Rub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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158 lbs
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152 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ken Eric Luchador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vick Rub!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luchador cracks Rub with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luchador throws a chopping leg kick but Rub manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rub swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rub takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rub keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luchador.
Luchador is looking to slow Rub down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rub takes a swing at Luchador's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luchador is defended easily by Rub.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luchador is looking to chop away at Rub's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchador throws a leg kick
enabling Rub to counter with a crisp jab.
Luchador throws a low kick but Rub avoids it.
Luchador rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rub makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Luchador misses
and Rub counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luchador swats away the attempt to clinch by Rub.
Luchador tries to work over Rub's front leg with a kick but Rub checks it.
Rub fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luchador manages to avoid it.
Luchador fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rub is out of range.
Vick Rub is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Rub defending well as Luchador loads up on a big left hand.
Rub drops his hands momentarily and Luchador takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rub lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luchador misses the shot to the body.
Rub lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luchador moves away.
Rub throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luchador counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Luchador throws a body punch but Rub moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchador connects with an inside leg kick.
Rub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luchador moves away.
Rub misses with a hook
and Luchador counters with a shoot takedown. Rub fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rub wants to get back to his feet but Luchador is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rub can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rub is looking to stand back up but Luchador counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rub.
Rub is trying to stand back up but Luchador is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rub is trying to escape back to his feet but Luchador uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Rub is pushing Luchador's head away, looking to escape. Luchador manages to hold on to the position though.
Luchador controlling from side mount.
Rub is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Eric Luchador dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Luchador throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rub counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice cross by Luchador.
A low kick from Luchador is predictable there
and Rub counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Luchador shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rub swings for the body but Luchador moves out of range.
Rub closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luchador circles away.
Luchador ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rub moves away.
Luchador throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchador throws an off balance right hand
and Rub counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luchador swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rub makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rub is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luchador rather than just go for the knockout.
Luchador blocks a jab.
Rub uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luchador.
Luchador lands with a straight right. Rub didn't see that one coming.
Ken Eric Luchador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luchador tries to work over Rub's front leg with a kick but Rub checks it.
Luchador tries for a takedown but Rub sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luchador swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rub makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchador on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Rub. Beautiful body shot.
Luchador throws a sloppy body shot
and Luchador takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rub lands with a hook. Luchador tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rub throws a big shot that misses.
Luchador avoids the body shot from Rub.
Luchador swings for the body but Rub moves out of range.
Nice shot by Luchador.
Rub misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchador takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rub checks the leg kick.
Jab by Rub.
A jab from Rub misses.
Rub throws a nice looking combination but Luchador bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Rub.
Rub misses with a body shot.
Rub scores with a hook.
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.
Rub throws a big shot that misses.
Luchador scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Luchador throws a shot from downtown. Rub moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luchador 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 Rub has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rub and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Rub.
Rub avoids the body shot from Luchador.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luchador misses with a low kick as Rub jumps back.
Luchador misses with a body shot
and Rub counters with a three punch combo that has Luchador backing up. Luchador nods at Rub to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vick Rub 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!
Luchador throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rub counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luchador walks into a jab.
Luchador thuds his right hand into Rub's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rub avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rub misses with a straight right.
Luchador throws a looping overhand right but Rub ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rub checks a leg kick.
Luchador misses with a low kick as Rub jumps back.
Rub ducks under a wild hook from Luchador.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchador keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rub scores with a punch to the head.
Luchador walks into a jab.
Luchador lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rub walks into a left hand.
Luchador throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Rub. Beautiful body shot.
Rub misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luchador.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchador fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rub manages to avoid it.
Luchador takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice straight punches there by Luchador. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luchador.
Luchador will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luchador misses with a lunging right hand
and Rub counters with a right hand to the body.
Luchador throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luchador swings for the body but Rub moves out of range.
Luchador throws a lazy uppercut
and Rub counters with a series of strikes. Luchador will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luchador is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rub cracks Luchador with a hook to the temple - Luchador is on wobbly legs here! Rub swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Luchador falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rub wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vick Rub!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuusisto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to System of a down - Chop Suey. Gusman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario. Armas Kuusisto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
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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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusman tries to clinch up.
Kuusisto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gusman stuns Kuusisto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gusman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuusisto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusman. Kuusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rodolfo Gusman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusman misses with a hook
and Kuusisto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gusman wants to stand up but Kuusisto is controlling him.
Kuusisto trying to control the position from guard on top but Gusman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kuusisto is controlling him.
Gusman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kuusisto tries to free his leg and advance position but Gusman is retaining full guard.
Kuusisto prevents Gusman from getting back to his feet.
Kuusisto landing with the ground and pound.
Kuusisto trying to control but Gusman is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kuusisto is controlling him.
Kuusisto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kuusisto prevents Gusman from getting back to his feet.
Kuusisto advances position into side control!
Gusman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kuusisto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kuusisto wants to control but Gusman is keeping him busy.
That's two 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.
Gusman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kuusisto controlling the position.
Gusman is pushing Kuusisto's head away, looking to escape. Kuusisto manages to hold on to the position though.
Kuusisto staying calm.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuusisto trying to control the position but Gusman is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto moves into full mount!
Gusman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kuusisto looking to control and managing it successfully.
You get the feeling that Gusman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kuusisto with a couple of short strikes.
Gusman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gusman looks gassed!
Kuusisto with a couple of short strikes.
Kuusisto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto wants to take Gusman's back but he can't do it this time.
Kuusisto content just to control the position here.
Kuusisto trying to control but Gusman is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusisto working for a submission but Gusman is keeping him at bay.
Kuusisto looking to finish Gusman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gusman!
Kuusisto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gusman is surviving well by controlling Kuusisto's body position as best he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kuusisto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gusman.
Gusman throws a hook but Kuusisto avoids it easily.
Gusman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kuusisto was covering up waiting for the punch and Gusman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kuusisto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gusman is one step ahead there.
Kuusisto working a defensive guard here.
Gusman wants to get up but he can't break Kuusisto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman looking to pass the guard.
Kuusisto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gusman content to stall in guard here.
Armas Kuusisto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuusisto blocks a jab.
Gusman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuusisto.
Gusman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuusisto but Kuusisto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuusisto throws a chopping leg kick but Gusman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gusman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuusisto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gusman tries for a takedown but Kuusisto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusman wants to clinch
and Kuusisto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gusman is breathing heavily.
Gusman digs a good body shot into Kuusisto's ribs.
Kuusisto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gusman's sensitive parts.
Gusman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuusisto counters with a leg kick.
Kuusisto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuusisto gets the takedown into side control.
Kuusisto controls the position.
Kuusisto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gusman keeps working.
Kuusisto working the body and head with strikes.
Kuusisto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kuusisto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto controlling the pace for now.
Gusman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kuusisto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kuusisto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gusman hang on?
Kuusisto wants to control the pace but Gusman is squirming around nicely.
Gusman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kuusisto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gusman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gusman shrugs it off.
Kuusisto tries to control but Gusman wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Kuusisto controlling from mount.
Gusman really wants to buck Kuusisto off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuusisto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gusman?
Gusman wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kuusisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gusman moves in looking to clinch but Kuusisto pushes him off.
Gusman thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuusisto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuusisto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuusisto connects with an inside leg kick.
Gusman misses with a body shot
and Kuusisto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gusman's knee momentarily.
Kuusisto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gusman.
Kuusisto scores with a nice body kick.
Kuusisto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuusisto keeps Gusman at a distance using the push kick.
Kuusisto misses with a head kick.
Kuusisto throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuusisto scores with a hook to the body. Gusman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gusman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gusman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto avoids the body shot from Gusman.
Gusman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuusisto rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gusman tries to avoid it but Kuusisto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gusman to the ground. Gusman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gusman slips under a jab from Kuusisto.
Gusman misses the body punch
and Kuusisto counters with an outside leg kick.
Gusman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuusisto counters with a leg kick.
Gusman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuusisto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuusisto wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuusisto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gusman throws an off balance right hand
and Kuusisto counters with a nice leg kick.
Kuusisto cracks the inside of Gusman's front leg.
Gusman blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusman. Kuusisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto lands with a kick to the temple. Gusman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rodolfo Gusman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuusisto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuusisto lands with a right hand.
Kuusisto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gusman can do to turn this around?
Gusman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuusisto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gusman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuusisto counters with a big head kick but Gusman shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuusisto at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Gusman. Beautiful body shot.
Gusman misses with a looping left.
Gusman fails in his attempt to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kuusisto enables Gusman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kuusisto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gusman preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman is fighting to break Kuusisto's control of his arms but Kuusisto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gusman preventing the sweep.
Gusman advances position into side control!
Kuusisto is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gusman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kuusisto is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gusman content to control rather than advance.
Armas Kuusisto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuusisto moves into full guard.
Gusman throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusisto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Armas Kuusisto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuusisto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armas Kuusisto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Opas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chevalier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Final Countdown. Opas has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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27
167 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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23
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Chevalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Opas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevalier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Opas can pounce on him.
Opas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chevalier.
Chevalier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Opas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Opas throws a leg kick
and Chevalier counters with a right hand to the body.
Opas looks to score with a jab to the body but Chevalier is just out of range.
Opas slips a straight right by Chevalier.
Chevalier misses with a hook to the body
and Opas counters with a nice body kick.
Opas throws a right and a left that Chevalier avoids nicely.
Chevalier misses the shot to the body.
Chevalier avoids the head kick by Opas.
Opas tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Opas.
Chevalier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chevalier blocks an elbow strike.
Chevalier takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Sebastien Chevalier has been cut.
Opas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Opas tries to land knees in the clinch but Chevalier avoids the damage to the body.
Opas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chevalier is defending well for now.
Chevalier is looking to break free of the clinch but Opas has double underhooks.
Chevalier blocks an elbow strike.
Opas just leaning against Chevalier, taking a breather.
Opas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chevalier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chevalier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chevalier manages to break the clinch.
Opas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chevalier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Opas scores with a kick to the body.
Chevalier misses with a wild combination.
Opas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas misses the body punch
and Chevalier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Opas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chevalier misses with a body punch
and Opas counters with a nice body shot.
Opas throws a series of punches but Chevalier avoids them all with ease.
Opas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chevalier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Opas has him pressed against the cage.
Opas lands a nice knee to the body.
Opas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chevalier is defending well for now.
Chevalier blocks an elbow strike.
Chevalier avoids the elbow strike from Opas, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Opas obliges.
Nice elbow from Opas.
Chevalier wants to get back to striking at distance but Opas won't allow it.
Opas throws an elbow that misses.
Chevalier managing to block the knees to the body from Opas.
Opas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chevalier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Opas throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Opas tries to land a knee to the head but Chevalier blocks with his arms.
Opas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Opas just leaning against Chevalier, taking a breather.
Opas lands a damaging elbow.
Chevalier wants to break free but Opas has control.
Chevalier blocks a body shot from Opas.
Opas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Opas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chevalier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chevalier is breathing heavily.
Opas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chevalier's defenses.
Chevalier blocks the elbow strike.
Chevalier ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chevalier no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Opas looking to sit in guard and control but Chevalier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Opas controlling Chevalier's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier trying to control but Opas is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Opas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastien Chevalier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Opas, right into the meat.
Chevalier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chevalier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Opas counters with a series of strikes. Chevalier will be more careful next time no doubt.
Opas throws a body kick that misses.
Opas misses with an uppercut. Chevalier saw that one coming.
Opas throws the kick towards the body but Chevalier avoids it.
Chevalier misses with a right hand
and Opas counters with a stiff right hand.
Opas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chevalier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Opas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Don Opas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opas throws a hook but Chevalier blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Opas. That's going to slow Chevalier down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier slips a jab from Opas.
Opas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Opas throws a poor cross that misses
and Chevalier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chevalier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Opas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chevalier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Opas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chevalier's calf.
Chevalier checks a leg kick nicely.
Opas moves out of range of the strikes.
Chevalier thows a body shot but no joy.
Chevalier misses the body punch
and Opas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chevalier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Opas misses with a hook. Chevalier ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Opas connects with an inside leg kick.
Opas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chevalier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chevalier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Opas lands a glancing blow to the side of Chevalier's head.
Opas connects with a body shot.
Opas gets a clinch.
Chevalier blocks the elbow strike.
Chevalier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chevalier working hard to break the clinch.
Chevalier working hard to break the clinch.
Opas missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Opas.
Chevalier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chevalier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Opas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Opas lands an elbow inside that Chevalier shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chevalier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chevalier scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Opas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chevalier has had enough of the clinch but Opas keeps him there for the moment.
Opas throws an elbow that misses.
Opas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chevalier.
Opas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chevalier drags the fight down to the ground.
Opas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Opas trying to control but Chevalier is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chevalier looking to control.
Don Opas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chevalier takes a swing at Opas's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Opas.
Opas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chevalier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chevalier scores with a hook to the body. Opas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Opas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastien Chevalier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chevalier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Opas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chevalier throws a lazy uppercut
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opas connects with an inside leg kick.
Opas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Opas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chevalier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chevalier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Opas lands an overhand right.
Opas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chevalier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opas.
Chevalier walks into a straight right hand from Opas.
Chevalier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Opas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier digs a good hook to Opas's body.
Opas loads up on a big right hand but Chevalier slips the punch.
Opas scores with a push kick.
Opas misses with a body shot
and Chevalier counters with a nice body shot.
Opas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chevalier throws out the jab.
Opas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chevalier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opas works Chevalier's body with a nice hook.
Chevalier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chevalier tries to move into range but Opas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Opas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chevalier.
Opas misses with a lunging right hand
and Chevalier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Opas cracks Chevalier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Opas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chevalier has time to react.
Chevalier swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Opas to counter with a crisp jab.
Opas cracks Chevalier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Opas scores with a one two! Chevalier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Opas throws out a loose jab but Chevalier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opas feints and then cracks Chevalier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chevalier down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Opas!
A nice inside leg kick there by Opas. That's going to slow Chevalier down.
Chevalier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Opas counters with an outside leg kick.
Chevalier misses with a body shot
and Opas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Opas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opas lands a leg kick that knocks Chevalier off balance momentarily.
Chevalier misses with a body shot
and Opas counters with a nice uppercut.
Chevalier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Opas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Opas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Don Opas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Opas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chevalier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chevalier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chevalier dodges an elbow strike from Opas.
Chevalier pulls Opas into guard.
Opas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chevalier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Opas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chevalier controls Opas momentarily but Opas frees himself.
Don Opas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chevalier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Opas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chevalier.
Chevalier misses with a hook. Opas ducked under it nicely.
Opas connects with a body shot.
Opas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sebastien Chevalier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chevalier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Opas to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Opas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Opas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Opas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Svetnela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Angel of Death by Slayer. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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28
195 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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193 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svetnela defends it nicely.
Svetnela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svetnela stuffs the takedown attempt from Henry. Henry gets slowly back to his feet.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Nice takedown defense from Svetnela. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry fails with the takedown.
Svetnela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svetnela wants it to stay on the feet.
Svetnela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Svetnela shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Henry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Svetnela lands with a slapping head kick.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svetnela counters with a big head kick but Henry shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svetnela. That's going to slow Henry down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry misses with a takedown
and Svetnela counters with an inside leg kick.
Henry looks gassed!
Svetnela feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Svetnela, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Svetnela against the cage but Svetnela circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Igor Svetnela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Svetnela.
Svetnela works Henry's body with a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svetnela, right into the meat.
Svetnela lands a head kick. Henry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Svetnela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Svetnela scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Svetnela closes the distance and clinches.
Svetnela missing with knees to the body.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Svetnela.
A body shot lands from Svetnela.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Svetnela.
Svetnela scores with a shoulder strike.
Svetnela lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
Svetnela pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svetnela landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Svetnela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henry's efforts to push away.
Nice body punch from Svetnela - that landed with a thud.
Svetnela lands a shoulder strike.
Svetnela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
It looks like Tito Henry has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svetnela lands a body shot.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svetnela taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Svetnela crunches a lovely knee into Henry's ribcage.
Svetnela unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
Svetnela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Svetnela.
Svetnela connects with a knee to the head.
Svetnela lands with a light punch inside.
Svetnela landing knees to the body.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Henry tries to pull guard but Svetnela holds him up against the cage and eventually Henry drops back down to his feet.
Svetnela lands a left hand.
Svetnela lands a hook to the side of the head.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Svetnela crunches a lovely knee into Henry's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Svetnela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Svetnela using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Svetnela presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svetnela.
Svetnela creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses.
Henry takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hook to the body lands for Svetnela.
Svetnela lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
Svetnela scores with a hook to the body.
Svetnela lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a left hand.
Svetnela has Henry pushed against the cage.
Henry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Svetnela dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Svetnela gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry.
Svetnela lands with a light punch inside.
Svetnela stalling the fight.
Henry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Svetnela smiles and moves away.
Henry shoots and misses
and Svetnela counters with a head kick. That will keep Henry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Svetnela as he jumps to the side.
Henry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Svetnela delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Svetnela. Henry shrugs it off though.
A good leg kick by Svetnela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Henry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Svetnela counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Henry dives in and grabs Svetnela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Svetnela pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Henry misses with a takedown
and Svetnela counters with a good low kick that Henry was not able to check.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Svetnela throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Svetnela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Tito Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Svetnela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svetnela is looking to clinch.
Svetnela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Svetnela keeps Henry at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Svetnela pushes Henry away with a front kick.
Igor Svetnela is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Svetnela connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Svetnela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svetnela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a one two combo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Svetnela lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Svetnela feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Henry's calf.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
Svetnela plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Svetnela.
Svetnela moves into the clinch successfully.
Svetnela gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Svetnela throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svetnela lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela lands a body punch.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Svetnela lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
A short right from Svetnela.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Svetnela.
Svetnela utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Svetnela.
Svetnela is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Svetnela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henry.
Henry wants a takedown.
Svetnela unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Svetnela lands a nice elbow.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svetnela works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Svetnela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Svetnela gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svetnela.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svetnela.
Svetnela presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Svetnela lands with a light punch inside.
Svetnela landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a damaging elbow.
Svetnela lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye.
Svetnela lands a shoulder strike.
Svetnela stalling.
Henry drags the fight down to the ground.
Svetnela stands and steps away. Henry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Svetnela is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Svetnela circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svetnela.
Henry shoots and misses
and Svetnela counters with a leg kick.
Svetnela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svetnela.
Henry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Henry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svetnela.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svetnela, right into the meat.
Svetnela tries to clinch up but Henry circles away and keeps his distance.
Henry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Svetnela moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Henry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Svetnela - the referee stops the clock and Henry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Svetnela. Henry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Svetnela throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Henry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Svetnela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Svetnela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Henry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
and Svetnela counters with a thumping low kick.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svetnela tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svetnela to the ground. Svetnela escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Henry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry wants to pass the guard but Svetnela is defending well.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Svetnela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svetnela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Svetnela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henry on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry works his way into side control.
Svetnela on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Svetnela tries to get out of the position.
Henry working the strikes but Svetnela uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry is nestled in close to Svetnela, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Svetnela trying to control here.
Henry working over Svetnela with some ground and pound. Svetnela looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henry throwing shots but Svetnela is blocking nicely.
Henry thows a huge punch but Svetnela dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svetnela's head.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svetnela defending well though.
Henry slips a nice elbow through Svetnela's hands, connecting with Svetnela's forehead.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svetnela's head.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry winds up and cracks Svetnela with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry thows a huge punch but Svetnela dodges it nicely.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svetnela's head.
Henry drops an elbow to the side of Svetnela's head.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svetnela defending well though.
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.
Svetnela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svetnela defending well though.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Henry prevents Svetnela from improving his position.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svetnela defending well though.
Svetnela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry thows a huge punch but Svetnela dodges it nicely.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Svetnela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry working Svetnela over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Henry really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Henry's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henry shoots in and gets a takedown into Svetnela's guard.
Henry postures up and lands a big shot to Svetnela's brow.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Svetnela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henry pushing down on Svetnela's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Svetnela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Svetnela's head.
Henry stands up and beckons Svetnela to join him on the feet.
Svetnela defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Svetnela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Svetnela wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping body kick lands there for Svetnela.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henry.
Igor Svetnela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Henry.
Svetnela misses with a leg kick.
Henry blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Svetnela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Svetnela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henry being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Svetnela.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
Svetnela lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to pull guard but Svetnela holds him up against the cage and eventually Henry drops back down to his feet.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Svetnela uses from the top position.
Svetnela trying to control but Henry is working from the bottom.
Henry manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry misses with a head shot.
Henry breaks from Svetnela's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Svetnela wants to hold on but Henry pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry punching from mount but Svetnela doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Henry with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Henry connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tito Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry with the ground and pound from mount.
Henry raining down shots from the mount!
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
Svetnela is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Svetnela is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four 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 lands a heavy elbow.
Henry landing punches.
Svetnela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henry.
Henry dominating with strikes here.
Henry landing shots from mount.
Henry lands a heavy elbow.
Henry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Svetnela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry working the ground and pound effectively.
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Svetnela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Henry dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tito Henry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Henry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Svetnela!
Henry lands a big elbow.
Henry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Svetnela taking shots to the head.
Henry lands with some strikes.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry breaks from Svetnela's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Henry landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henry looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Svetnela hang on?
Henry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Svetnela is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Svetnela avoids a series of strikes thrown by Henry.
Henry lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Henry.
Svetnela is rocked!
Henry throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henry lands a nice shot to the head.
Svetnela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry lands a big shot there that rocks Svetnela but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Henry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry with good strikes from the mount here!
Henry connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Henry cracks Svetnela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henry working Svetnela over with strikes here.
Henry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Henry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Svetnela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Svetnela seems to have got his legs back now.
Henry lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henry cracks Svetnela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to finish Svetnela with some ground and pound. This is bad for Svetnela!
Henry unloading with bombs!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry working Svetnela over with strikes here.
Henry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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 lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Henry working Svetnela over with strikes here.
Svetnela taking shots to the head.
Henry landing strikes from the mount and Svetnela is in trouble!
Svetnela is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Henry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Svetnela's face.
Henry raining down hammerfists from mount.
Svetnela is bucking up trying to escape but Henry cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Henry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry punishing his opponent with strikes.
Henry putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:46
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:46
The fight is ruled a draw!
Igor Svetnela retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Ochocinco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Ochocinco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ochocinco misses with a body shot.
Ochocinco takes a swing at Rampage's ribcage but misses.
Rampage misses with a combination
and Ochocinco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rampage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ochocinco tries to clinch
and Rampage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rampage stuns Ochocinco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rampage swats away the attempt to clinch by Ochocinco.
Ochocinco tries to close the distance and clinch but Rampage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ochocinco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rampage.
Ochocinco misses the body punch
letting Rampage counter with a right hand.
Ochocinco swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Rampage counter with a right hand.
Ochocinco cracks Rampage with an open hand slap.
Ochocinco tries to clinch but Rampage moves away
and Rampage counters with a straight right hand.
Rampage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochocinco.
Rampage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage cracks Ochocinco with a solid left hand.
Ochocinco keeping moving, preventing Rampage from controlling successfully.
Rampage throws a strike but Ochocinco rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rampage working a defensive guard here.
Rampage looking for a sweep. Not yet Rampage, not yet.
Rampage has Ochocinco pulled in close to control his posture.
Ochocinco has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chad Ochocinco.
Ochocinco scores with a jab. Rampage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ochocinco scores with a shot to the body.
Ochocinco looks to clinch
and Rampage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rampage misses with a looping left.
Ochocinco swings for the body but Rampage moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ochocinco.
Ochocinco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rampage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rampage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ochocinco throws a lazy uppercut
and Rampage counters with a left to the body.
Ochocinco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rampage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ochocinco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rampage counters with a nice body shot.
Ochocinco wants to clinch.
Rampage misses with a two punch combination.
Ochocinco misses with an uppercut
and Rampage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ochocinco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ochocinco throws a shot from downtown. Rampage moves away and avoids it.
Ochocinco misses with a body shot
and Rampage counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ochocinco!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rampage punching from mount but Ochocinco doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rampage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rampage has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ochocinco's face.
Rampage throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rampage thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ochocinco squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rampage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ochocinco tries to hold on but Rampage pushes him away.
Ochocinco suckers Rampage into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Ochocinco is now in Rampage's guard!
Rampage is pulling down on Ochocinco's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rampage dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ochocinco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ochocinco looks to land a right hand but Rampage moved out of range.
Ochocinco ducks right into an uppercut from Rampage.
Ochocinco stuffs the takedown.
Ochocinco swings away with a body shot that misses
so Rampage counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Ochocinco keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rampage accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ochocinco has his hands on Rampage's head, controlling the position.
Rampage throws and elbow that misses. Ochocinco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rampage's guard. Nice move by Ochocinco!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage wants to sweep but no luck.
Ochocinco trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rampage looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ochocinco puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ochocinco content to control rather than advance.
Rampage is trying to control but Ochocinco passes into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ochocinco has control of an arm but Rampage manages to advance to Ochocinco's back!
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.
Rampage lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Rampage is throwing strikes by Ochocinco counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Ochocinco regains half guard.
Rampage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ochocinco is looking for a sweep. Rampage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ochocinco won't allow Rampage to pass to mount.
Ochocinco is refusing to be controlled, as Rampage sits in half guard.
Rampage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage wants to advance to full mount but Ochocinco doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ochocinco can't keep his opponent in guard - Rampage advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rampage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rampage throws a strike but Ochocinco avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rampage trying to control the position from guard on top but Ochocinco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rampage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage thows a big elbow that misses.
Rampage looking to sit in guard and control but Ochocinco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rampage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ochocinco's guard.
Ochocinco bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rampage's guard.
Ochocinco would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rampage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rampage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rampage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ochocinco moves into the clinch.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chad Ochocinco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ochocinco thows a body shot but no joy.
Rampage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rampage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rampage shoots in looking for a takedown. Ochocinco tries to sprawl out of it but Rampage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ochocinco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Rampage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochocinco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rampage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ochocinco thinking.
Rampage scores with the left hand. Ochocinco knows he should have avoided that one.
Rampage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ochocinco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage throws a big shot that misses.
Ochocinco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rampage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ochocinco swings widly with a right hand
and Rampage counters with a shoot takedown. Ochocinco fights it but they end up in guard.
Ochocinco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rampage manages to get himself to full guard.
Ochocinco trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ochocinco tries to free his leg and advance position but Rampage is retaining full guard.
Ochocinco wants to control from the top but Rampage keeps moving.
Ochocinco stopping the sweep attempt from Rampage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage has his foot on Ochocinco's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ochocinco works his way back into a safe position though.
Rampage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rampage looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ochocinco puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ochocinco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ochocinco moves into full mount! Rampage won't be happy about that!
Ochocinco takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage tries to hold on but Ochocinco pushes him away.
Ochocinco wants to control the pace but Rampage is squirming around nicely.
Rampage is trying desperately to improve position.
Chad Ochocinco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rampage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rampage bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rampage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mike Rampage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rampage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rampage throws a lazy uppercut
and Ochocinco counters with a nice body shot.
Ochocinco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rampage.
Ochocinco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rampage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rampage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ochocinco counters with a straight right hand.
Ochocinco scores with a nice strike.
Ochocinco swings widly with a right hand
and Ochocinco takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Rampage.
I've got Rampage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rampage!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull has chosen do it as his entrance music. Roy Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Bull!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bull misses with a jab, cross combination.
Monroe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Monroe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bull is out of range and Monroe settles back down.
Monroe throws a leg kick
so Bull counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bull lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Monroe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bull trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Monroe has wrist control.
Bull stands up over Monroe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Monroe keeping full guard, as Bull tries to pass.
Bull postures up in Monroe's guard and throws a big left but Monroe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bull throws a big right hand that misses.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Monroe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bull.
Monroe is pulling down on Bull's head to control his posture.
Bull stopping the sweep attempt from Monroe.
Bull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Bullis looking to pass into half guard but Monroe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Monroe is in guard.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monroe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bull is trying to control the position but Monroe postures up.
Monroe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from Bull.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bull wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull working the ground and pound effectively.
Monroe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Poor strikes thrown by Bull there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Monroe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bull thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bull landing strikes from the mount and Monroe is in trouble!
Bull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Monroe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bull misses with a head shot.
Bull with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe wants to hold on but Bull pushes him away.
Bull lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Monroe hang on?
Bull punching from mount but Monroe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bull working Monroe over with strikes here.
Bull lands a big elbow.
Monroe is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Monroe is on top in guard.
Oh Monroe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Monroe defends it easily.
Monroe seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull is trying to keep Monroe in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bull checks a leg kick.
Bull blocks the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Monroe.
Bull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull blocks a leg kick.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monroe.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Bull throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Monroe was covering up waiting for the punch and Bull finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roy Bull has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Monroe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bull.
Bull throws and elbow that misses. Monroe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Monroe!
Monroe wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Bull is pulling down on Monroe's head. It's preventing any offense from Monroe, at least for the moment.
Monroe trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.
Bull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Monroe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Bull there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Monroe is looking to improve his position but Bull isn't that keen on the idea.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull punching from mount but Monroe doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bull wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
Bull looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bull lands a big shot there that rocks Monroe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Monroe wants to control but Bull is having none of it.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Bull thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Monroe's face.
Monroe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Bull there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Monroe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bull.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
Bull misses with a head shot.
Bull breaks from Monroe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bull has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Monroe's face.
Bull with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 is the final round!
Bull scores with a hook.
Monroe lands a head kick. Bull smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bull throws an off balance right hand
and Monroe counters with a thumping low kick.
Bull checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe lands a lovely overhand right.
Monroe wants to slow Bull down by chopping away at his legs.
Bull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bull throws a combination that misses
and Monroe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monroe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a leg kick
and Bull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Monroe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bull counters with a three punch combo that has Monroe backing up. Monroe nods at Bull to acknowledge the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monroe 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 Bull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monroe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Monroe tries to land a leg kick but Bull saw it coming and moves away.
Monroe connects with a solid leg kick.
Monroe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bull to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Carlos Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull trying to control but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Bull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monroe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monroe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bull is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is working hard here to advance position.
Bull advances position into side control!
Bull working the ground and pound.
Monroe regains half guard, as Bull was trying to land strikes.
Bull trying to mount his opponent but Monroe defends it.
Monroe is looking for a sweep. Bull is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bull passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Monroe!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bull.
Monroe can't escape the position.
Monroe is bucking up trying to escape but Bull cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bull lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bull with good strikes from the mount here!
Bull punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bull has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Monroe's face.
Roy Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bull content just to control the position here.
Bull with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bull 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Bull!
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