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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bouncy Boink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bouncy Boink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Og Kush!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boink scores with the left hand. Kush knows he should have avoided that one.
Boink lands a head shot.
Kush throws a shot from downtown. Boink moves away and avoids it.
Kush on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kush looks to throw the jab but Boink is out of range.
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boink.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush missing with a left hand there. Boink was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kush throws a jab when Boink was well out of range.
Boink uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kush.
Boink swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Kush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kush is countered with a crisp right hand from Boink that sends him to the canvas! Boink follows him to the mat into side control.
Boink decides to stand back up. Boink steps back and let's Kush get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boink.
Boink closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Kush out cold! Kush corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bouncy Boink!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Lowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowal comes to the cage accompanied by KING KING KING. Mohammad Lowal is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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217 lbs
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209 lbs
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Lowal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lowal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lowal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hartman on the side of the head.
Hartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lowal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hartman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lowal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lowal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartman.
Lowal misses with a wild body shot.
Lowal fails with the takedown.
Hartman scores with a one two! Lowal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman misses with a series of wild punches.
Lowal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lowal jabs Hartman right on the nose. Hartman blinks but takes it well.
Lowal jabs Hartman right on the nose. Hartman blinks but takes it well.
Hartman tries to bum rush Lowal with a series of wild strikes but Lowal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Lowal and Hartman goes tumbling to the canvas! Lowal follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Hartman is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lowal seems to be looking for submissions.
Hartman is still in real trouble! Can Lowal finish him?
Lowal is working for a submission of some sort.
Hartman is not content to let Lowal control the position.
Lowal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hartman seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowal with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hartman wants to control but Lowal is keeping busy.
Lowal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lowal is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hartman is trying to stand up here but Lowal is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman is not content to let Lowal control the position.
Lowal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hartman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lowal slips a nice elbow through Hartman's hands, connecting with Hartman's forehead.
Hartman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lowal wants to control from the top but Hartman keeps moving.
Lowal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lowal slips nicely into half guard.
Lowal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lowal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hartman!
The referee warns Hartman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowal seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Hartman is holding on tight.
Lowal swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hartman is now in Lowal's guard. A big mistake from Lowal there, giving up the dominant position!
Lowal looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowal, not yet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Lowal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lowal throws the left hand but Hartman avoids the punch easily.
Hartman misses with a two punch combination.
Lowal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lowal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartman.
Lowal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowal lands a jab-cross combination.
Lowal cracks Hartman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lowal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hartman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Lowal does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lowal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hartman actively working from the bottom here.
Lowal trying to pass the guard but Hartman defending well.
Lowal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lowal is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowal is looking to take a break and control but Hartman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hartman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lowal trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartman wants to stand up but Lowal is controlling him.
Lowal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowal is pressing down on Hartman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hartman is holding on for now.
Mohammad Lowal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lowal is looking for a kimura but Hartman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lowal to get the leverage.
Hartman tries to get to full guard but Lowal has control of the leg.
Lowal wants to work for an arm triangle but Hartman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lowal seems to be working for a kimura but Hartman defends the submission attempt.
Lowal trying to mount his opponent but Hartman defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowal seems to be looking for submissions.
Lowal moves into full mount! Hartman won't be happy about that!
Lowal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lowal with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lowal dominating with strikes here.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lowal thowing shots but they're missing.
Lowal goes for an armbar but he's not got it� Hartman turns into him and now he's in Lowal's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Lowal dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lowal shoots in for a double leg but Hartman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mohammad Lowal is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lowal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lowal throws an overhand right that lands on Hartman's shoulder, as Hartman tries to avoid the shot.
Lowal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hartman on the side of the head.
Hartman fails to land the takedown.
Lowal cracks Hartman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lowal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowal shoots for a takedown but Hartman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowal was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartman.
Lowal lands with a nice body punch.
Hartman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lowal moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowal tests Hartman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Hartman got wobbled bad by a big combination! Lowal presses forward with punches and knees until Hartman stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Hartman closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammad Lowal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aacharappan Qaddam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aacharappan Qaddam told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aacharappan Qaddam!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anier jabs Qaddam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anier changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Qaddam looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Qaddam is trying to control Anier's posture but Anier avoids it.
Anier stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Anier doesn't manage to clinch there - Qaddam circles away.
Qaddam connects with a body shot.
Qaddam scores with a kick to the body.
Qaddam takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Qaddam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anier blocks it with crossed arms.
Anier lands a body punch.
Anier successfully pulls guard.
Qaddam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anier is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qaddam's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Qaddam thows a big elbow that misses.
Qaddam looking to sit in guard and control but Anier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anier wanted to stand there but Qaddam had control of the position.
Anier content to stall in guard here.
Anier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Qaddam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Petter Anier wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anier lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Qaddam.
Anier blocks a jab.
Anier takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Qaddam throws a head punch that misses.
Anier stalling.
Qaddam works on Anier's body with a couple of short punches.
Qaddam stops a takedown attempt from Anier.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petter Anier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qaddam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anier manages to pull guard.
Anier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Qaddam trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Qaddam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Qaddam wants to control from the top but Anier keeps moving.
Anier scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Qaddam misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Qaddam.
It looks like Petter Anier has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anier tries for a takedown but Qaddam circles away easily
and Qaddam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Qaddam looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Qaddam misses with a wild combination.
Anier fails to land the takedown.
Good work by Anier as he checks the leg kick.
Qaddam misses with a hook.
Anier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Qaddam closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anier fails to pull guard.
Qaddam misses with some punches.
Qaddam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anier is defending well for now.
Qaddam scores with a knee to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Petter Anier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anier throws a wild body kick that Qaddam sees coming a mile off.
Anier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Qaddam swivels and escapes.
Qaddam thows a leg kick but Anier checks it
and Anier counters with a nice double leg into side control. Qaddam won't be happy with that.
Qaddam is looking for a sweep.
Qaddam takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anier decides to stand back up. Anier steps back and let's Qaddam get back to his feet.
Anier dodges the punch combination from Qaddam.
Anier throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Qaddam lands a front kick.
Anier tries to close the distance and clinch but Qaddam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anier scores with a head kick. Qaddam tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anier checks the leg kick.
Anier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Qaddam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier feints and then cracks Qaddam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Qaddam down.
Anier misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aacharappan Qaddam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Qaddam keeps the fight on the outside.
Qaddam throws a head kick that misses.
Petter Anier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anier defending well as Qaddam loads up on a big left hand.
Qaddam gets a clinch.
Qaddam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anier is defending well for now.
Anier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Qaddam!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qaddam tries to hold on but Anier postures up.
Anier prevents Qaddam from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier content just to control the position here.
Qaddam is working to get back to half guard.
Anier tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Qaddam is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qaddam tries to lock up and control but Anier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anier controlling the position easily from mount.
Anier raining down shots from the mount!
Anier landing punches.
Anier controlling from mount.
Anier connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Petter Anier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Petter Anier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anier moves out of range as Qaddam strikes.
Anier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anier tries for a takedown but Qaddam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anier fails with the takedown.
Qaddam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petter Anier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anier gets tackled into the cage by Qaddam. Qaddam maintains the clinch.
Qaddam looking to throw knees to the head but Anier is blocking nicely.
Qaddam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Qaddam pushes Anier up against the cage in a clinch.
Anier has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Qaddam clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Anier has the hooks in. Qaddam is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Qaddam tries to roll but Anier sticks to his back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Qaddam trying to control the hands but Anier breaks the grip.
Qaddam is trying to get back to his feet but Anier has full control of the position and if anything, Qaddam has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Anier controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qaddam turns into Anier and is now in his guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anier pulls Qaddam in close to his closed guard and prevents Qaddam from doing any damage or advancing position.
We're going to have a standup here because Petter Anier wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Qaddam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anier counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Qaddam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anier advances to half guard.
Anier controlling the action here.
Anier 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.
Qaddam is pressing down on Anier's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Qaddam can't keep his opponent in guard - Anier advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Anier passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Qaddam!
Anier controlling the position easily from mount.
Aacharappan Qaddam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qaddam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Qaddam is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Anier is staying active.
Anier controlling the position easily from mount.
Petter Anier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Qaddam wants to control but Anier is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petter Anier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petter Anier!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutting comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Kill Everybody. Tyler has chosen Throw the Heat - Mortician as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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182 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting defending well as Tyler loads up on a big left hand.
Cutting misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cutting defends it nicely.
Tyler shoots in but no luck this time.
Cutting swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
Tyler looking to score a takedown here. Cutting is defending well but Tyler drives through and ends up in Cutting's guard.
Cutting is controlling Tyler's posture.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cutting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
Tyler content to stall in guard here.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Cutting controls Tyler momentarily but Tyler frees himself.
Cutting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cutting wants to sweep but no luck.
Cutting on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cutting tries to get out of the position.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cutting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cutting bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tyler's guard.
Cutting controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bill Cutting.
Cutting connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutting connects with a solid leg kick.
Cutting tests Tyler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutting as he jumps to the side.
Bill Cutting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Tyler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting throws a sloppy head kick and Tyler moves out of range easily.
Cutting scores with a head kick. Tyler tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Jakob Tyler has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cutting lands a jab to Tyler's midsection.
Tyler looks gassed!
Cutting scores with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cutting lands a big head kick that sends Tyler tumbling to the mat! Cutting takes a step backwards and waves Tyler back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tyler is rocked!
Cutting slips a jab from Tyler.
Tyler is still on wobbly legs! Can Cutting finish him?
Cutting misses with a head kick.
Jakob Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cutting.
Tyler drops his hands momentarily and Cutting needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Tyler just on the top of the head. Tyler drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Tyler - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bill Cutting!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blood Wizard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amzi Azzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blood Wizard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amzi Azzan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azzan thows a body shot but no joy.
Wizard staying out of range there.
Azzan throws a lazy right hand but Wizard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azzan misses with a few strikes there.
Azzan tries to clinch but Wizard is having none of it.
Wizard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azzan.
Azzan thows a body shot but no joy.
Wizard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azzan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wizard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wizard throws a hook to the side of Azzan's head but Azzan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wizard.
Decent striking displayed by Azzan there.
Azzan tries to move into range but Wizard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Azzan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azzan looks to land a combination but Wizard avoids it well.
Amzi Azzan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azzan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Azzan.
It looks like Blood Wizard has been cut.
Azzan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wizard circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azzan throws a lazy right hand but Wizard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wizard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azzan manages to avoid it.
Azzan clinches up against the cage.
Azzan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azzan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wizard's 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.
Wizard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wizard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wizard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Azzan defends it easily.
Wizard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Azzan defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wizard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Azzan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wizard throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wizard working a defensive guard here.
Wizard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Azzan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wizard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wizard has his foot on Azzan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Azzan works his way back into a safe position though.
Wizard trying to keep a closed guard but Azzan is proving a slippery customer.
Wizard working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Azzan has passed into half guard!
Wizard is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wizard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wizard looking for a kimura from the bottom but Azzan passes into side control!
Azzan working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azzan is putting a hurting on Wizard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Azzan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Azzan lands a few punches from side control.
Azzan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wizard is rocked!
Wizard is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Wizard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wizard seems a little lost for a moment, as Azzan dominates the positioning.
Wizard seems to have got his legs back now.
Azzan landing strikes.
Azzan working the body and head with strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Amzi Azzan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blood Wizard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Azzan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wizard is looking for a triangle but Azzan pushes his legs off easily.
Azzan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Azzan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wizard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azzan tries to clinch but Wizard is having none of it.
Azzan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azzan takes a swing at Wizard's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wizard throws a right and a left that Azzan avoids nicely.
Azzan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wizard.
Some wild striking there from Azzan.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wizard checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Azzan as he connects with a hook.
Wizard thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azzan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wizard.
Azzan slaps away a takedown attempt from Wizard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Azzan swings for the body but Wizard moves out of range.
Azzan just misses with a punch to the body.
Azzan gets the takedown into side control.
Wizard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wizard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Azzan wants to pass the guard but Wizard is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wizard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Azzan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wizard trying to hold on to Azzan's head to control him but Azzan postures up.
Wizard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Azzan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wizard has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Azzan lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wizard tries to roll over but Azzan keeps him under control.
Azzan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wizard is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Azzan is tapping! Great win for Wizard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Blood Wizard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naja Shankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Whats New pussy Cat by Tom Jones. Shankara has chosen Pow! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Naja Shankara enters the cage!
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211 lbs
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28
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Noel James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Naja Shankara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James avoids the body shot from Shankara.
Shankara needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
Shankara misses with a wild body shot.
Shankara throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Shankara lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shankara misses the shot to the body.
James throws a lazy right hand but Shankara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Shankara off the cage and back into rage.
Shankara jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Naja Shankara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from James.
James throws a looping overhand right but Shankara ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Shankara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James looks to throw the jab but Shankara is out of range.
Shankara misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Shankara misses with a body shot
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shankara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from James.
Shankara looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James digs a good hook to Shankara's body.
Shankara misses with a looping right.
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankara ducks under a wild hook from James.
Shankara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shankara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James swings for the body but Shankara moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shankara. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shankara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and James has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shankara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James throws a right hand that Shankara ducks under and follows up with a left that Shankara also avoids with ease.
Shankara throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
Shankara misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James connects with a single shot there.
Shankara clinches.
Shankara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James blocking some punches.
James tries to break the clinch but Shankara is controlling the position.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shankara tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shankara misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to break the clinch but Shankara is controlling him.
Shankara tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James can't break the clinch.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shankara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shankara effectively controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Naja Shankara will probably get the nod.
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.
James scores with a punch to the head.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shankara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shankara misses with a low kick.
Naja Shankara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shankara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Shankara throws out a leg kick but James moves out of range and Shankara only half commits.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shankara, right into the meat.
Shankara scores with a nice right hand.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankara lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Shankara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shankara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shankara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shankara slips under a jab from James.
Shankara lands a head shot.
Shankara connects with an inside leg kick.
James slips under a jab from Shankara.
Shankara blocks a jab.
James throws a hook but Shankara avoids it easily.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shankara throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Shankara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shankara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James throws a hook but Shankara avoids it easily.
Shankara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shankara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down James rather than just go for the knockout.
Shankara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James takes a swing at Shankara's ribcage but misses.
James slips under a jab from Shankara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
James throws a combination that misses
enabling Shankara to counter with a crisp jab.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shankara moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as James blocks the leg kick.
James checks a leg kick nicely.
James misses with a body shot.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shankara to score with a decent uppercut.
James misses the jab.
Shankara lands with a good body shot.
Shankara is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shankara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Shankara misses.
Shankara tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James misses with a body shot.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Shankara.
Shankara misses with a leg kick
and Shankara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James throws a hook but Shankara blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shankara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Shankara wants to clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Naja Shankara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from James finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by James.
Shankara walks into a straight right hand from James.
Shankara throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shankara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shankara slips a jab from James.
Shankara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
James checks the leg kick.
James throws a hook to the side of Shankara's head but Shankara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankara slips under a jab.
A low kick from Shankara misses
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shankara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shankara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shankara misses with a body punch.
James being controlled against the cage.
James breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shankara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shankara.
Shankara misses the shot to the body.
Shankara swings widly with a right hand
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Shankara throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shankara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James throws a body punch but Shankara moves out of range.
Shankara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shankara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
James misses with a wild combination.
Shankara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shankara scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from James.
Naja Shankara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Shankara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Shankara counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
James misses with a right hand
and Shankara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shankara.
James is trying to force a seperation but Shankara has the dominant position.
Shankara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James is trying to push Shankara away but Shankara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shankara blocks it with crossed arms.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Noel James.
Well Shankara 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naja Shankara!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Vadokowich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szymanski comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Vadokowich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Vadim Vadokowich acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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24
185 lbs
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26
181 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Szymanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vadim Vadokowich!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szymanski slips under a jab.
Szymanski slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Szymanski misses its intended target.
Vadokowich misses with a hook. Szymanski ducked under it nicely.
Vadokowich misses with a double jab.
Szymanski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Szymanski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vadokowich misses with a lunging right hand
and Szymanski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vadokowich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Szymanski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Szymanski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vadokowich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Szymanski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Szymanski won't allow Vadokowich to sweep him here.
Szymanski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vadokowich wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vadokowich looking for a sweep. Not yet Vadokowich, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Szymanski manages to get himself to full guard.
Szymanski looking for a sweep. Not yet Szymanski, not yet.
Vadokowich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vadokowich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Szymanski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Szymanski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vadokowich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vadokowich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vadokowich wants to control from the top but Szymanski keeps moving.
Szymanski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Szymanski keeping moving, preventing Vadokowich from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szymanski is keeping the position for now.
Vadokowich is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Szymanski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vadokowich is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Vadim Vadokowich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice shot lands for Szymanski.
Vadokowich just misses with a punch to the body.
Vadokowich ducks under a wild hook from Szymanski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Szymanski ducks under a wild hook from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vadokowich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck for Szymanski with that takedown attempt.
Vadokowich slaps away a takedown attempt from Szymanski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vadokowich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Szymanski at a distance.
Vadokowich checks a leg kick.
Szymanski throws a lazy right hand but Vadokowich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szymanski scores with a jab. Vadokowich acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vadokowich swings for the body but Szymanski moves out of range.
Vadokowich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vadokowich jabs at Szymanski's body.
Szymanski doesn't manage to clinch there - Vadokowich circles away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Szymanski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vadokowich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vadokowich misses with an uppercut.
Szymanski tries to clinch up but Vadokowich circles away and keeps his distance.
Szymanski throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Szymanski.
Szymanski misses with a head kick.
Vadokowich lunges at Szymanski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Szymanski's hand.
Szymanski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vadokowich avoids it really well and circles away.
Vadokowich throws a shot from downtown. Szymanski moves away and avoids it.
Vadokowich connects with a nice looking jab.
Vadokowich lands a nice looking body shot.
Vadokowich throws a nice looking combination but Szymanski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vadim Vadokowich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szymanski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lukasz Szymanski is winning the standup battle so far.
Vadokowich scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vadokowich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Szymanski eats them both and turns towards Vadokowich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vadokowich works over Szymanski's head and body with a nice combination.
Szymanski connects with a body shot.
Szymanski ducks under a wild hook from Vadokowich.
Nice uppercut there from Szymanski.
A punch combination from Szymanski misses.
Vadokowich throws a lazy right hand but Szymanski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Szymanski moves in looking to clinch but Vadokowich pushes him off.
Vadokowich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szymanski circles away quickly and effectively.
Vadokowich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szymanski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Szymanski throws a wild body kick that Vadokowich sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Szymanski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Szymanski lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a hook but Szymanski blocks it.
Vadim Vadokowich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vadokowich misses with a wild combination.
Vadokowich tests Szymanski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vadokowich throws a shot to the body.
Szymanski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vadokowich.
Szymanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vadokowich.
Vadokowich moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Vadokowich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vadokowich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Szymanski. Szymanski obviously looking to wear him down.
Szymanski looks to throw the jab but Vadokowich is out of range.
Vadokowich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Szymanski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Szymanski misses with a wild combination.
Szymanski misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws an overhand right that lands on Szymanski's shoulder, as Szymanski tries to avoid the shot.
Szymanski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vadokowich.
Vadokowich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szymanski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Decent striking displayed by Vadokowich there.
Szymanski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Szymanski with a hook.
Vadokowich throws a big shot that misses.
Vadokowich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vadokowich.
Vadokowich misses with a two punch combination.
Szymanski cracks Vadokowich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vadokowich misses the jab.
Szymanski throws a hook but Vadokowich blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vadokowich avoids the body shot from Szymanski.
Vadokowich blocks a jab.
Vadokowich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vadokowich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szymanski misses with an uppercut.
Vadokowich misses with a wild body shot.
Szymanski wants to clinch up but Vadokowich keeps it at a distance.
Vadokowich swinging wildly here.
Szymanski misses with a takedown attempt - Vadokowich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szymanski throws a shot from downtown. Vadokowich moves away and avoids it.
Szymanski ducks under a wild hook from Vadokowich.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lukasz Szymanski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Szymanski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Szymanski misses with a body kick.
A big right from Vadokowich misses.
Szymanski looks to score with a jab to the body but Vadokowich is just out of range.
Szymanski tries a head kick but it misses.
Vadokowich connects with a looping right hand.
Vadokowich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vadokowich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vadokowich lands a nice shot that snaps Szymanski's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Vadokowich. Those never looked like landing.
Szymanski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vadokowich finds it's way round the side to connect with Szymanski's head.
The crowd cheers as Vadokowich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Szymanski doesn't seem phased though.
Szymanski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vadokowich.
Szymanski shoots in for a double leg but Vadokowich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vadokowich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Szymanski circles away quickly and effectively.
Vadokowich scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vadokowich moves out of range of the body kick from Szymanski.
Vadokowich throws a lazy uppercut
and Szymanski counters with a big head kick but Vadokowich shrugs it off.
Szymanski thows a body shot but no joy.
Szymanski walks into a jab.
Vadokowich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vadokowich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
Szymanski wants to land a leg kick but Vadokowich is out of range.
Szymanski swings for the body but Vadokowich moves out of range.
Szymanski looks to land a body kick but Vadokowich moved away.
Szymanski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vadokowich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Szymanski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szymanski doesn't manage to clinch there - Vadokowich circles away.
Vadokowich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vadokowich.
Szymanski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vadokowich.
Vadokowich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szymanski was well out of range. Poor timing from Vadokowich.
Szymanski slips a straight right by Vadokowich.
Szymanski misses with a body kick.
Vadokowich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Szymanski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Vadokowich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Szymanski doesn't seem phased though.
Szymanski is looking to clinch.
Szymanski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Szymanski wants to clinch up but Vadokowich keeps it at a distance.
Vadokowich scores with a decent looking hook.
Vadokowich swings for the body but Szymanski moves out of range.
Vadokowich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szymanski tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szymanski is looking to clinch.
Vadokowich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vadokowich throws an overhand right that lands on Szymanski's shoulder, as Szymanski tries to avoid the shot.
Vadokowich lands a lovely overhand right.
Vadokowich swats away the attempt to clinch by Szymanski.
Vadokowich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szymanski moves away.
Szymanski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vadokowich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Szymanski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vadokowich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szymanski tries to land a front kick but Vadokowich steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Szymanski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vadokowich just misses with a punch to the body.
Vadim Vadokowich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukasz Szymanski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Szymanski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vadokowich misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick there by Szymanski.
Vadokowich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szymanski.
Szymanski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vadokowich is fending him off so far but Szymanski persists. Nope, Vadokowich circles away and we're back to standing.
Szymanski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Szymanski is looking to clinch but Vadokowich is avoiding it.
Szymanski throws a sloppy head kick and Vadokowich moves out of range easily.
Vadokowich misses with a series of wild punches.
Vadokowich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vadokowich misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vadokowich throws a looping overhand right but Szymanski ducks down to avoid it.
Vadokowich throws a hook but Szymanski avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Vadokowich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Szymanski 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lukasz Szymanski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Can't be Touched as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Great elbows
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Canseco !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Canseco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canseco . Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Jackson jabs at Canseco 's body.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson slips a straight right by Canseco .
Canseco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Canseco tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Canseco , looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Canseco against the cage but Canseco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Canseco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Canseco .
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canseco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canseco avoids it really well and circles away.
Canseco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canseco swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco just misses with a punch to the body.
Canseco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Canseco avoids them all with ease.
Canseco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Canseco .
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jose Canseco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Jackson.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Canseco to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice takedown defense from Canseco . No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Canseco is just out of range.
Canseco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Canseco looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Canseco scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson looks gassed!
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!
Canseco tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Canseco shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Canseco 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Canseco circles away and keeps his distance.
Canseco shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Canseco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canseco 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.
Canseco trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Canseco is in close to Jackson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Canseco thows a big elbow that misses.
Canseco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canseco looking to pass the guard.
Canseco postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Canseco postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canseco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Canseco tries to pass.
Canseco wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Canseco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canseco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Canseco from controlling successfully.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Canseco passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is staying active underneath Canseco , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson is staying active underneath Canseco , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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!
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Canseco .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Canseco throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Canseco .
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Canseco dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Canseco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Canseco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Canseco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Canseco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Canseco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Canseco 's eye.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Canseco 's defenses.
It looks like Jose Canseco has been cut.
Canseco is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Canseco . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canseco is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canseco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Canseco shoots in.
Jackson blocks a jab.
Canseco looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Canseco is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Canseco preventing the sweep.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Canseco tries to pass.
Canseco throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Canseco kicks Jackson off and gets to his feet.
Canseco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Canseco just misses with a punch to the body.
Canseco walks into a jab.
Jackson scores with a hook.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Canseco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Canseco showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Canseco .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canseco decides to stand and escape the position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Canseco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Canseco misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Canseco wants to clinch.
Canseco jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canseco wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson cracks Canseco with a big right hand but Canseco just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Canseco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jackson lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Canseco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jackson misses with the ground and pound.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Canseco some visible discomfort.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Canseco 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Canseco keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Canseco avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Canseco or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Canseco is looking to clinch.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Canseco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Canseco swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right hand that Canseco ducks under and follows up with a left that Canseco also avoids with ease.
Canseco shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Canseco 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Canseco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canseco . Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canseco throws a wild body kick that Jackson sees coming a mile off.
Canseco connects with a jab.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Canseco tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Canseco 's head but Canseco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Canseco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canseco missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canseco misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Canseco . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canseco misses the shot to the body.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Canseco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Canseco gets slowly back to his feet.
Canseco swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Quinton Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Canseco under the eye.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Canseco misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Canseco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson feints a jab promting Canseco to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Canseco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Canseco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Canseco scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Canseco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Canseco staying out of range there.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Canseco .
Nice defenses there by Canseco .
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Canseco .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Canseco sprawls well.
Canseco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Canseco throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Canseco misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canseco tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Canseco tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Canseco defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Canseco swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canseco lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Canseco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Canseco stuffs the takedown.
Canseco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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 Jose Canseco .
I think Canseco 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Canseco !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jean Baptiste Lully - Marche Royale kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Reed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Nimirov avoids the body shot from Reed.
Nimirov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oliver Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nimirov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reed.
Nimirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reed throws a leg kick
and Nimirov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nimirov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Nimirov connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Reed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nimirov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nimirov avoids the head kick by Reed.
A telegraphed right hand from Nimirov misses the target.
Reed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.
Reed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed throws a leg kick but Nimirov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliver Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reed lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reed keeps Nimirov at a distance using the push kick.
Nimirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Nimirov looks to land a left hand but Reed moved out of range nicely.
Reed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nimirov.
Nimirov misses with a hook. Reed ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Reed. That snapped Nimirov's head back.
Reed checks a leg kick.
Reed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nimirov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nimirov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reed.
Nimirov is breathing heavily.
Reed misses with a straight left.
Reed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danga de danga de dang - Reed scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Lazar Nimirov has been cut.
Reed cracks the inside of Nimirov's front leg.
Reed throws a body punch but Nimirov moves out of range.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Nimirov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reed ducks right into an uppercut from Nimirov.
Reed lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nimirov's sensitive parts.
Reed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reed.
Nimirov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimirov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nimirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reed.
Reed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A telegraphed right hand from Nimirov misses the target.
Reed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nimirov throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Reed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reed tries to bum rush Nimirov with a series of wild strikes but Nimirov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reed jabs Nimirov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nimirov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
Nimirov misses with a kick to the body.
Reed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nimirov.
Nimirov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reed tests Nimirov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reed is looking to slow Nimirov down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed stuns Nimirov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reed throws a head kick but Nimirov moves out of range.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazar Nimirov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimirov.
Nimirov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reed misses with a low kick.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.
Reed throws a low kick, looking for Nimirov's leg but Nimirov calmly moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Reed has knocked Nimirov down with a huge combo! Reed steps away and waves a wobbly Nimirov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nimirov is rocked!
Nimirov 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.
Oh Nimirov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nimirov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Reed.
Reed and Nimirov are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Reed throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Nimirov into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Reed knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oliver Reed!
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