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BRC 158 - Hokanen vs. Marko PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Monnelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monnelli has chosen Legenda - Where the Devils Dance as his entrance music. 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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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neal Monnelli!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monnelli tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Knox lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Monnelli backs up against the cage.
Monnelli is looking to clinch.
Knox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Knox. No joy for Monnelli on that attempt.
Monnelli misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Monnelli darts in trying to clinch
and Knox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monnelli misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a two punch combo.
Monnelli throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Monnelli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Knox tries to bum rush Monnelli with a series of wild strikes but Monnelli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monnelli misses with an uppercut
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Monnelli avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monnelli throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a three punch combo that has Monnelli backing up. Monnelli nods at Knox to acknowledge the strikes.
Monnelli fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a one-two to the body.
Monnelli looks gassed!
Monnelli misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monnelli swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monnelli throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a big head kick but Monnelli shrugs it off.
Monnelli misses with a jab to the body
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox connects with a right hand. Monnelli shakes it off.
Monnelli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a head kick.
Monnelli wants to clinch but Knox slips to the side
and Knox counters with a head kick. That will keep Monnelli thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monnelli misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Monnelli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Monnelli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Knox counters with a body kick.
Johnny Knox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neal Monnelli.
Knox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monnelli has his takedown stuffed
and Monnelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knox throws a nice looking combination but Monnelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monnelli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knox tries to avoid it but Monnelli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knox to the ground. Knox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A left and a right from Knox both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Knox.
Knox lands a left and a right that send Monnelli crashing to the mat, dazed. Knox thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Monnelli is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Knox both land. Nice combination.
Monnelli is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Knox lands a head kick!
Monnelli looks to clinch
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Monnelli.
Monnelli tries to clinch
and Knox counters with a head kick that wobbles Monnelli - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Knox sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Knox!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poor Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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270 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
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312 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stuart Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poor Matt!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redman lands a jab.
Redman clobbers Matt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Redman moves forwards but Matt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matt misses with a left hand
and Redman counters with a nice uppercut.
Matt tries for a takedown but Redman circles away easily
and Redman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Redman misses with a hook
and Matt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redman lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matt.
Stuart Redman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poor Matt.
Matt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Redman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Redman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt breaks the clinch.
Matt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Poor Matt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matt looks gassed!
Matt throws a lazy uppercut
and Redman counters with a stiff right hand.
Matt is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redman fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Matt square on the jaw! Damn, Matt is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stuart Redman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm comes into the arena with Thunder Strike - ACDC blaring out of the sound system. Gusman has chosen La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario as his entrance music. 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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191 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Storm!
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, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Storm does no damage.
Gusman forces Storm back against the cage and clinches.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusman is leaning against Storm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gusman misses with an elbow over the top.
Gusman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Storm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gusman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Storm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Gusman as the two fighters clinch.
Gusman lands a body shot.
Gusman lands a left hand.
Gusman keeps control of Storm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gusman is trying to trip Storm. He has hold of a leg but Storm is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gusman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gusman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gusman wants to pass the guard but Storm is keeping the position.
Gusman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Storm trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gusman content to stall in guard here.
Rodolfo Gusman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Gusman counters by moving into the clinch.
Storm tries to score a body lock takedown but Gusman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gusman has clasped his hands together around Storm's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Storm is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodolfo Gusman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Storm tries for a takedown but Gusman circles away easily
so Gusman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gusman throws a big right hand that misses.
Gusman landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gusman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Storm being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Gusman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Storm utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gusman forces his way into half guard.
Gusman working Storm over with strikes.
Gusman is looking to advance position but Storm won't allow it.
Gusman is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Gusman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gusman moves into the clinch.
Gusman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gusman swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gusman fails to land.
Gusman lands a hook that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
A short body shot lands from Gusman as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gusman.
Storm has had enough of the clinch but Gusman keeps him there for the moment.
Gusman is leaning against Storm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Storm is pressed up against the cage. Gusman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Storm down to the mat. Storm avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Storm swings widly with a right hand
and Gusman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gusman lands a body shot.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Gusman counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Gusman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Storm's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusman content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman throws and elbow that misses. Storm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gusman's guard. Nice move by Storm!
Gusman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Storm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gusman missing with knees to the body.
Gusman working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Gusman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Storm tries to score a body lock takedown but Gusman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gusman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Storm pulls his leg out and moves away.
Storm misses with a left hand
and Gusman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Storm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gusman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Storm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Gusman.
Gusman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Storm's efforts to push away.
Storm is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gusman.
Storm wants to break free but Gusman has control.
Storm blocking some punches.
Gusman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gusman working aggressively here.
Gusman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gusman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Storm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gusman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gusman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman is trying to drag Storm to the mat but Storm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Storm prevents a takedown attempt there.
Storm working hard to break the clinch.
Gusman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gusman is trying to drag Storm to the mat but Storm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Storm prevents a body shot from Gusman.
Gusman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Storm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gusman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusman working aggressively here.
Gusman swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gusman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gusman misses with the head strike.
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.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Gusman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Storm pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gusman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Storm misses with a double jab
and Gusman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gusman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gusman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gusman.
Gusman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gusman advances position into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gusman is trying to ground and pound but Storm uses the momentary lack of control by Gusman to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Gusman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Storm throws a series of punches but Gusman moves out of range.
Storm misses with the body kick
and Gusman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm throws a combination that misses
and Gusman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Storm's guard.
Storm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gusman is controlling him.
Gusman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storm swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Gusman from controlling successfully.
Gusman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gusman passes Storm's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Gusman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gusman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gusman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gusman with the ground and pound but Storm uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rodolfo Gusman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gusman controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodolfo Gusman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gusman rushes Storm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gusman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gusman wants a takedown but no success here.
Gusman prevents Storm from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm pulls guard successfully.
Rodolfo Gusman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gusman is stalling in the full guard.
Gusman trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
John Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gusman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Storm keeping moving, preventing Gusman from controlling successfully.
Rodolfo Gusman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Storm misses with a combination
and Gusman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gusman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Gusman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm misses with a takedown
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm swings widly with a right hand
and Gusman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gusman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Storm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gusman momentarily.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gusman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Gusman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gusman 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Gusman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Nut (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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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Nut!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry has his takedown stuffed
and Nut counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nut.
Nut prevents the takedown attempt.
Nut presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Henry tries to score a body lock takedown but Nut shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Nut pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nut 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 Henry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nut throws the kick towards the body but Henry avoids it.
Nut tries to clinch
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Nut counters with an outside leg kick.
Henry with a poor takedown
and Nut counters with a left to the body.
Henry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Henry is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nut moves into the clinch.
Nut lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut misses with an elbow over the top.
Nut lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those.
Nut throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nut unloads a knee to the mid-section. Henry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nut trying to land knees to the body.
Henry avoids the elbow strike from Nut, against the cage.
Henry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Nut.
Nut lands an elbow inside.
Nut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
Nut tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Henry avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nut tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Henry tries to score a body lock takedown but Nut shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nut lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henry or not.
Henry avoids a wild elbow strike from Nut.
Nut misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nut.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Nut connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henry's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nut scores with a knee to the head.
Henry tries for a takedown but Nut manages to get underhooks.
Nut lands a knee to the head.
Henry takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henry avoiding damage as Nut throws knees to the body.
Nut with a knee to the head.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Henry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Henry no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henry wants to sweep here but Nut controlling him for the moment.
Nut controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nut showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nut passes into half guard.
Henry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nut is working away from the top position though.
Henry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Henry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nut is one step ahead there.
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.
Henry trying to keep a closed guard but Nut is proving a slippery customer.
Henry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nut trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sam Nut wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henry tries for a takedown but Nut circles away easily
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Nut counters with a slapping leg kick.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nut holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Henry avoids the elbow strike from Nut, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Nut 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.
Henry takes a swing at Nut's ribcage but misses.
Nut jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt.
Nut cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nut counters with a low kick, right behind Henry 's knee.
Henry scores with a nice head shot.
Nut scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
Henry misses with a left hand
and Nut counters with a nice body kick.
Henry moves out of range as Nut strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nut sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry tries for a takedown but Nut circles away easily
and Nut finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nut fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Nut cracks Henry with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nut moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tito Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nut lands with a cross.
Nut throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nut throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it.
Nut bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sam Nut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sam Nut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nut scores with a leg kick.
Henry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nut looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Nut finds it's target.
Nut scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nut throws a head kick that Henry semi-blocks.
Nut tries to clinch but Henry moves out of range.
Nut throws out a powerful jab.
Nut lands an overhand right.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nut counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nut.
Nut 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.
Nut pushes Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry blocks the elbow strike.
Nut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nut obliges.
Henry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nut tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Henry avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nut just misses with a elbow thrown towards Henry's brow.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Nut is pressed up against the cage. Henry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nut down to the mat. Nut avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nut closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henry fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Nut.
Nut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nut trying to land knees to the body.
Henry managing to block the knees to the body from Nut.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henry.
Nut lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nut throws an elbow that misses.
Nut tries a knee to the head but Henry blocks it.
Nut looking to throw knees to the head but Henry is blocking nicely.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nut gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Henry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henry goes for a takedown attempt but Nut pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Nut counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Nut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nut throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Nut throws a low kick but Henry moves out of range easily.
Nut defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
Nut gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Henry to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henry.
Nut pulls Henry in close to prevent any damage.
Nut lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Henry!
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nut avoids the attempt from Henry to control.
Henry can't escape the position.
Nut looking to control and managing it successfully.
Henry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henry is working hard here to advance position.
Nut trying to control but Henry is having none of it.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nut wants to control the pace but Henry is squirming around nicely.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tito Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nut takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Henry is desperately trying to improve his position but Nut has a good base and remains in mount.
Henry tries to lock up and control but Nut gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nut prevents Henry from getting the reversal.
Nut controlling his opponent.
Henry is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nut looking to ground and pound but Henry is blocking nicely.
Nut takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Henry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nut raining down shots from the mount!
Henry tries to reverse the position but Nut maintains control.
Henry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nut working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henry is one step ahead there.
Nut is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sam Nut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Nut avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tito Henry.
I think Nut has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Nut!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Wilbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilbon comes to the cage accompanied by Momma Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J. Craig Wilbon 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Wilbon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilbon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver scores with a head kick. Wilbon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Craig Wilbon has been cut.
Silver tries to land a leg kick but Wilbon saw it coming and moves away.
Jab by Wilbon.
Silver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilbon but Wilbon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilbon's sensitive parts.
Silver moves away from the strike by Wilbon.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilbon blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silver.
Wilbon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Silver.
Silver thumps Wilbon with a low kick.
Wilbon is breathing heavily.
Silver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilbon.
Silver shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silver lands with a shot to the body.
Silver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilbon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver throws a solid leg kick but Wilbon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silver.
Silver lands with a slapping head kick.
Craig Wilbon's cut is getting worse.
Wilbon is holding his hands too far apart here. Silver throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Wilbon is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Silver!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Jitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Dr Dre - Under Pressure ft. Jay - Z - DETOX. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sheldon Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mc Jitus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Mc Jitus has been cut.
Jitus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn tries to clinch up but Jitus circles away and keeps his distance.
Jitus misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
A good leg kick by Jitus.
Jitus fails with the takedown
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jitus avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Jitus.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jitus or not.
Jitus looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Jitus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jitus fails with the takedown
and Penn moves into the clinch.
Sheldon Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mc Jitus.
Penn leaning against his opponent.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Jitus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jitus.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jitus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Jitus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jitus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch.
Jitus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Jitus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jitus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Penn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn throws a right and a left that Jitus avoids nicely.
Jitus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jitus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jitus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to stand back up but Jitus is controlling him
Penn is looking for a sweep. Jitus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn is trying to stand back up but Jitus is controlling him
Jitus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Jitus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jitus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn is trying to stand up here but Jitus is controlling him well.
Jitus wants to work for an arm triangle but Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitus pulls his head out easily.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jitus.
Jitus passes to full mount!
Jitus tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Jitus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jitus has control of Penn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Penn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Penn is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Jitus landing shots from mount.
Jitus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jitus scoring with strikes but Penn is staying in there.
Jitus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Penn somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Jitus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jitus swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn tries to clinch up but Jitus circles away and keeps his distance.
Mc Jitus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitus tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Jitus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penn moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Jitus.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Jitus.
A short body shot lands from Jitus as the two fighters clinch.
Penn tries to work over Jitus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jitus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jitus lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jitus tries to pull guard but Penn holds him up against the cage and eventually Jitus drops back down to his feet.
Jitus blocking some punches.
Jitus manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jitus is keeping the position for now.
Jitus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mc Jitus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mc Jitus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jitus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jitus with a poor takedown
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jitus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sheldon Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mc Jitus.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penn looking to stall.
Jitus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jitus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Jitus with a knee to the head.
Jitus tries for a takedown but Penn manages to get underhooks.
Jitus can't get the takedown.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jitus is breathing heavily.
Jitus throws a head punch that misses.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Jitus controls the action.
Jitus lands a nice uppercut.
Jitus blocking some punches.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jitus backwards.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Jitus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jitus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jituss head.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Jitus.
Jitus lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jitus.
Penn gets through Jitus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn wants to clinch.
Jitus shoots and misses
and Penn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penn.
Jitus wants a takedown but no success here.
Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Jitus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jitus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jitus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn wants to break free but Jitus has control.
Penn keeps control of Jitus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jitus fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jitus prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Jitus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jitus breaks from the clinch.
Jitus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Jitus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is trying to push Jitus away but Jitus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jitus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Penn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Penn tries a body shot but Jitus blocks it.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Jitus.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Jitus can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jitus misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Penn.
Jitus breaks from the clinch.
Jitus moves into the clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Jitus manages to pull guard.
Penn postures up.
Jitus throws his legs up looking for a submission but Penn uses it to pass to side control.
Jitus is looking to regain half guard here but Penn keeps moving and retains side control.
Jitus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitus trying his best to control but Penn has mounted him.
Penn prevents Jitus from getting the reversal.
Penn stands up from mount. Strange move.
Jitus with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn tries to clinch there but Jitus circles away.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jitus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jitus 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 Penn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Penn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mc Jitus'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. This is the final round!
Jitus throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Jitus has his takedown stuffed
and Penn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Jitus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Sheldon Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jitus.
Jitus blocking some punches.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Jitus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Penn walks away with a smile on his face. Jitus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jitus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Sheldon Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mc Jitus.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jitus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Jitus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jitus backwards.
Penn is leaning against Jitus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jitus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn pushes Jitus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Jitus is controlling the position.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jitus throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Jitus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Jitus blocks it.
Jitus throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Jitus is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Jitus tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Jitus back against the cage.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Jitus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jitus decides to pull guard.
Jitus is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Penn has his hands clasped together but Jitus extends an breaks Penn's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jitus.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mc Jitus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borre Oppeboen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greed comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - Living In America . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollo Greed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borre Oppeboen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greed fails to land with a series of punches.
Oppeboen shoots in but no luck this time.
Oppeboen fails to land the takedown.
Oppeboen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Apollo Greed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borre Oppeboen.
Oppeboen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half 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.
Oppeboen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greed wants to control but Oppeboen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oppeboen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Greed tries to roll over but Oppeboen keeps him under control.
Oppeboen throws a strike but Greed avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Greed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oppeboen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppeboen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greed looking for a sweep. Not yet Greed, not yet.
Oppeboen throwing strikes from guard but Greed blocks nicely.
Oppeboen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oppeboen throwing strikes from guard but Greed blocks nicely.
Oppeboen is looking to work some ground and pound but Greed has wrist control.
Oppeboen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oppeboen throws a strike but Greed rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Greed seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Apollo Greed has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oppeboen shoots for a double leg takedown but Greed sprawls well. He's pushed Oppeboen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Greed tries a head kick but it misses.
Oppeboen tries for a takedown but Greed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oppeboen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oppeboen tries for a takedown but Greed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oppeboen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oppeboen moves to clinch but Greed breaks away
and Greed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oppeboen thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oppeboen looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oppeboen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oppeboen checks a leg kick.
Greed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oppeboen ducks under a wild hook from Greed.
Oppeboen looks for a takedown but Greed sprawls well.
Oppeboen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Borre Oppeboen has been cut.
Oppeboen slips a straight right by Greed.
A slow jab from Oppeboen misses its intended target.
Oppeboen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greed misses with a double jab.
Oppeboen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greed counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oppeboen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oppeboen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Greed takes a swing at Oppeboen's ribcage but misses.
Greed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greed wants it to stay on the feet.
Greed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Greed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That has opened up Borre Oppeboen's cut even more.
Greed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oppeboen avoids a kick to the body.
Greed tries to score with a low kick but Oppeboen moves his leg out of the way.
Oppeboen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oppeboen tries to clinch but Greed moves away
and Greed counters with a big right hand! Oh Oppeboen is in trouble here! Greed follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Greed!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allan Von Reinar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jirka Fukala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Reinar comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Fear of the dark. Jirka Fukala will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allan Von Reinar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jirka Fukala!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Reinar shoots in but no luck this time.
Fukala throws a right and a left that Von Reinar avoids nicely.
Jirka Fukala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Reinar takes one on the button.
Fukala misses with a left hand
and Von Reinar counters with a left to the body.
Fukala takes one to the chin there.
Von Reinar misses with a shot to the body
and Fukala counters with a straight right hand.
Fukala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Von Reinar's hands.
Fukala throws a right hand that misses
letting Von Reinar counter with a right hand.
Fukala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Reinar looks to land a right hand but Fukala moved out of range.
Von Reinar throws a head kick but Fukala moves out of range.
Von Reinar dives in and grabs Fukala's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fukala pushes down on Von Reinar's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Reinar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fukala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Von Reinar thinking.
Von Reinar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Von Reinar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Reinar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fukala.
Fukala swings widly with a right hand
and Von Reinar counters with a nice uppercut.
Fukala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Reinar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fukala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Reinar throws a right hand that misses
and Fukala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fukala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fukala throws a right hand that misses
and Von Reinar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fukala's guard now.
Von Reinar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fukala dives on top into guard.
Fukala stays in close to Von Reinar's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Reinar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fukala sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fukala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Reinar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukala trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Reinar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fukala drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Von Reinar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fukala has Von Reinar in his guard.
Von Reinar thows a big elbow that misses.
Von Reinar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Von Reinar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fukala is looking for a triangle here but Von Reinar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Von Reinar is looking to take a break and control but Fukala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Reinar is trying to get an arm triangle but Fukala is defending well.
Fukala regains half guard.
Fukala makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fukala.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Reinar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Von Reinar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fukala misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Von Reinar counter with a right hand.
Allan Von Reinar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fukala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fukala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Von Reinar prevents a body shot from Fukala.
Fukala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fukala has a couple of punches blocked by Von Reinar.
Fukala misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fukala.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fukala as Von Reinar tries to tie him up.
Fukala misses with some punches.
Von Reinar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Von Reinar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fukala prevents it.
Von Reinar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fukala or not.
Von Reinar controlling the action here for a moment.
Fukala avoiding damage as Von Reinar throws knees to the body.
Von Reinar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Allan Von Reinar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fukala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Reinar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Reinar wants to clinch but Fukala slips to the side
and Fukala counters with a nice body shot.
Von Reinar moves in looking to clinch but Fukala pushes him off.
Fukala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Von Reinar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Reinar slips a straight right by Fukala.
Von Reinar slips under a jab from Fukala.
Von Reinar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fukala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Reinar connects with a nice looking jab.
Fukala misses with a hook
and Fukala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Reinar misses the body punch
and Fukala counters with a stiff right hand.
Fukala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Von Reinar counters with a takedown into side control.
Von Reinar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fukala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fukala manages to work his way to half guard, despite Von Reinar's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Von Reinar is working for a submission of some sort.
Von Reinar is keen to just control but Fukala is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Reinar is looking for submissions but instead, Fukala has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fukala is controlling Von Reinar's posture.
Von Reinar looking to sit in guard and control but Fukala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fukala trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Reinar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Reinar controls Fukala momentarily but Fukala frees himself.
Von Reinar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
Fukala trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Reinar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fukala sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Von Reinar's guard.
Von Reinar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Von Reinar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Von Reinar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Fukala.
Fukala takes a swing at Von Reinar's ribcage but misses.
Von Reinar doesn't manage to clinch there - Fukala circles away.
Fukala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Von Reinar's head backwards.
Von Reinar tries for a takedown but Fukala circles away easily
and Fukala counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fukala.
Fukala trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Reinar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fukala tries to stand but Von Reinar is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukala wants to control from the top but Von Reinar keeps moving.
Fukala postures up.
Fukala has gone for a leg lock! Von Reinar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fukala's guard.
Von Reinar trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Fukala manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fukala jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Von Reinar is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Von Reinar and Fukala has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jirka Fukala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Reinar holding on.
Fukala goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Von Reinar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fukala but great work by Von Reinar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukala stops Von Reinar from passing to mount.
Von Reinar wants to control but Fukala is keeping him busy.
Fukala is trying to get back to half guard.
Allan Von Reinar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Von Reinar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fukala keeps working.
Fukala tries to buck Von Reinar off but Von Reinar is having none of it.
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.
Von Reinar takes a little break here. Fukala wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
You can see the frustration on Fukala's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fukala is being controlled here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Allan Von Reinar just wasn't active enough.
Fukala throws a lazy uppercut
and Von Reinar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fukala uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Von Reinar has time to react.
Fukala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Reinar fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jirka Fukala.
Well Von Reinar 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Allan Von Reinar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiefa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sequoia Throne. It Kiefa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jean Sibelius's chin.
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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 Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiefa misses with a looping left.
Kiefa looks to throw a body kick
and Kiefa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiefa throws a head kick but Sibelius moves out of range.
Kiefa is looking to score with low kicks.
Kiefa throws a poor cross that misses
so Sibelius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sibelius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kiefa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sibelius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kiefa wants to hit a switch here but Sibelius passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kiefa there!
Sibelius controlling from mount.
Sibelius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sibelius working the ground and pound effectively.
Sibelius breaks from Kiefa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sibelius sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sibelius raining down shots from the mount!
Sibelius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kiefa is looking to escape.
Kiefa'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.
Sibelius content just to control the position here.
Sibelius dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius unloading with bombs!
Kiefa is desperately trying to improve his position but Sibelius has a good base and remains in mount.
Sibelius controlling his opponent.
Sibelius 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.
Sibelius looking to control but Kiefa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kiefa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sibelius controlling from the full mount.
Sibelius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kiefa is squirming around, avoiding Sibelius's attempts to control the action.
Kiefa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kiefa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sibelius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sibelius connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa is desperately trying to improve his position but Sibelius has a good base and remains in mount.
Kiefa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sibelius content just to control the position here.
Sibelius landing punches.
Sibelius trying to control but Kiefa is having none of it.
Sibelius cracks Kiefa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sibelius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
Kiefa is looking to improve his position but Sibelius isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Sibelius connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Kiefa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck for Sibelius with that takedown attempt.
Kiefa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sibelius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiefa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sibelius.
Sibelius lands a nice shot that snaps Kiefa's head back.
Kiefa throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sibelius checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Kiefa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Kiefa is predictable there
and Sibelius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kiefa has control of Sibelius's left arm, preventing Sibelius from doing any damage.
Kiefa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sibelius manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiefa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sibelius, up you get!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Kiefa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sibelius is looking to wear down Kiefa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sibelius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sibelius blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiefa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Kiefa throws a head kick that misses.
Sibelius avoids the head kick by Kiefa.
Sibelius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sibelius counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiefa's waist but Kiefa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sibelius off to one side.
Kiefa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sibelius misses with a wild body shot.
Sibelius misses with a wild body shot.
Kiefa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sibelius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kiefa throws a leg kick
and Sibelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sibelius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiefa jabs Sibelius right on the nose. Sibelius blinks but takes it well.
Kiefa lands a leg kick that knocks Sibelius off balance momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Sibelius.
Kiefa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sibelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kiefa's head backwards.
Sibelius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiefa connects with a solid leg kick.
Sibelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiefa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sibelius moves away.
Kiefa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sibelius.
Kiefa misses with a leg kick
and Sibelius counters with a nice body shot.
Kiefa throws a front kick aimed at Sibelius's knee but Sibelius avoids it well.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sibelius thows a body shot but no joy.
Kiefa throws the kick towards the body but Sibelius avoids it.
Sibelius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiefa manages to avoid it.
Kiefa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kiefa 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 Sibelius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sibelius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sibelius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kiefa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiefa misses with a low kick as Sibelius jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Sibelius blocks the low kick.
Kiefa throws a leg kick but Sibelius sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kiefa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sibelius manages to avoid it.
Kiefa lands a head kick. Sibelius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kiefa scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiefa throws a leg kick that misses.
Sibelius takes a swing at Kiefa's ribcage but misses.
Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
It Kiefa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kiefa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sibelius blocks the body kick.
Sibelius avoids the head kick by Kiefa.
Kiefa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sibelius.
Sibelius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiefa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kiefa wants it to stay on the feet.
Sibelius checks the leg kick.
Kiefa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Good work by Sibelius as he checks the leg kick.
Kiefa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kiefa tried to score with a low kick but Sibelius checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Kiefa tenderised Sibelius's leg. Sibelius is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sibelius scores with a one two! Kiefa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kiefa thows a leg kick but Sibelius checks it
and Sibelius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kiefa working a defensive guard here.
Kiefa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sibelius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sibelius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sibelius slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kiefa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sibelius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa is pushing Sibelius's head away, looking to escape. Sibelius manages to hold on to the position though.
Sibelius working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kiefa tries to escape but Sibelius is in control.
Sibelius tries to move to mount but Kiefa blocks the move with his legs.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sibelius tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kiefa trying to remain calm as Sibelius controls from the top position.
Sibelius misses with the ground and pound.
Kiefa is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kiefa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiefa dodges the ground and pound from Sibelius.
Sibelius lands some shots froms side control.
Kiefa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sibelius scoring with punches and elbows.
Sibelius throws a strike aimed at the side of Kiefa's head but Kiefa avoids it well.
Sibelius in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sibelius is looking to take a break and control but Kiefa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jean Sibelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiefa is looking to regain half guard here but Sibelius keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sloppy strikes there by Sibelius.
Sibelius moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kiefa struggling a bit here.
Sibelius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kiefa keeps working.
Kiefa wants to control but Sibelius postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Sibelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sibelius 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sibelius!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marko's choice of entrance music: Get Back - Ludacris. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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326 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hokanen misses the body punch
and Marko counters with a good low kick that Hokanen was not able to check.
Hokanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Marko circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A head kick misses from Marko.
Sumopainija Hokanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hokanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hokanen misses with a right hand
and Marko counters with a thumping low kick.
A cross from Marko lands.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hokanen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko throws a low kick but Hokanen moves out of range easily.
Hokanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hokanen throws an off balance right hand
and Hokanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hokanen misses with an uppercut
and Marko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hokanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Marko circles away.
Hokanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Marko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen misses with a body punch
and Marko counters with a good low kick that Hokanen was not able to check.
Marko misses with a body shot.
Hokanen wants to clinch up but Marko keeps it at a distance.
Hokanen misses with an uppercut
and Marko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hokanen misses with a left hand
and Marko counters with a nice leg kick.
Hokanen shoots in looking for a takedown. Marko tries to sprawl out of it but Hokanen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hokanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marko throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Marko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hokanen misses with a hook
and Marko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hokanen really felt that one!
Hokanen throws a poor cross that misses
and Marko counters with a solid body kick.
Hokanen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hokanen misses with a right hand
and Marko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hokanen's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hokanen checks it well.
Hokanen swings widly with a right hand
and Marko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hokanen really felt that one!
Hokanen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Marko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hokanen swinging wildly here.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hokanen misses with a body punch
and Marko counters with an inside leg kick.
Marko fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hokanen misses with a shot to the body
and Marko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Some bone on bone action there as Hokanen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hokanen misses with a hook to the body
and Marko counters with a thumping low kick.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cain Marko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marko tries to clinch but Hokanen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hokanen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hokanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Marko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marko moves in looking to clinch but Hokanen pushes him off.
Marko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hokanen shoots in for a double leg but Marko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen misses with a hook
and Marko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hokanen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Marko throws the left hand but Hokanen avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Marko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hokanen clinches up against the cage.
Marko blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Hokanen as the two fighters clinch.
Marko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marko misses with the head strike.
Marko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hokanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marko misses with a head kick.
Hokanen misses the body punch
and Marko counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Hokanen misses
and Marko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hokanen's knee momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Marko as Hokanen shoots in.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hokanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marko.
Hokanen throws an off balance right hand
and Marko counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko 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. This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Hokanen.
Hokanen misses with a body shot
and Marko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Marko misses with a hook. Hokanen ducked under it nicely.
Marko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hokanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hokanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hokanen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen lands with a good body shot.
Marko misses with a low kick.
Hokanen dives in and grabs Marko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marko pushes down on Hokanen's head and hops out.
Marko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hokanen throws out a powerful jab.
Hokanen misses with a right hand
and Marko counters with a left to the body.
Sumopainija Hokanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen misses with a takedown
and Marko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hokanen's knee momentarily.
Hokanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hokanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Marko.
Marko misses with a low kick.
Hokanen avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hokanen misses with a hook
and Marko counters with a nice leg kick.
Hokanen misses the body punch
and Marko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hokanen misses with a left hand
and Marko counters with a solid body kick.
Hokanen lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Marko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen throws a right hand that misses
and Marko counters with a solid body kick.
Marko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hokanen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hokanen scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Marko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Marko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marko 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marko!
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