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MKFC 159 Hero vs Stuus PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Paighn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Darnell (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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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Paighn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Darnell!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paighn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darnell.
Paighn misses with a leg kick
and Darnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darnell lands a right hook to the body.
Darnell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paighn under the eye.
Paighn misses with a low kick.
Phil Paighn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paighn throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Bruce Darnell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paighn throws a leg kick that is checked
so Darnell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Paighn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Darnell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paighn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paighn trying to control the position.
Darnell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paighn is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Darnell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paighn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Darnell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Darnell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Darnell tries for a kimura but Paighn is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paighn is looking to reverse the position.
Darnell working the strikes but Paighn uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Paighn wants to get back to full guard.
Paighn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Darnell in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Paighn tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Darnell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Darnell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Dale Oliver - Not A Stranger To (The) Danger. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Doe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Doe.
Doe wants to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Doe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Doe wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Doe misses the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelianenko.
Doe wants to clinch but Emelianenko slips to the side
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doe misses with a hook
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Doe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doe throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Aleksander Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Doe.
Donk. Emelianenko catches Doe right on the button with a cross.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Emelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aleksander Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Doe misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Doe.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Doe should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Doe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Doe.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Doe throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Doe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Doe.
Doe misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doe.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Doe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Doe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Doe moves into the clinch.
Doe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Doe has the dominant position.
Emelianenko is trying to push Doe away but Doe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Doe has him pinned against the cage.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Doe has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doe pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Doe has control.
Doe throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Doe tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doe keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doe tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Emelianenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko works Doe's body with a nice hook.
Doe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Doe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doe circles away quickly and effectively.
Doe throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Doe ducks down to avoid it.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Aleksander Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Doe's body.
Emelianenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination. Doe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doe throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Emelianenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vikiing Berserker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vikiing Berserker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vikiing Berserker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner connects with the punch.
Berserker scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Berserker does it's job there.
Gardner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gardner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gardner takes a swing at Berserker's ribcage but misses.
Berserker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gardner, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berserker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Berserker managing to block the knees to the body from Gardner.
Berserker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berserker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berserker blocks a body shot from Gardner.
Gardner scores with a shoulder strike.
Gardner has a couple of punches blocked by Berserker.
Gardner throws a head punch that misses.
Berserker is struggling to control the position.
Gardner tries a body shot but Berserker blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berserker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berserker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gardner throws an elbow but it misses.
Berserker avoiding damage.
Gardner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Berserker is defending well for now.
Gardner is working Berserker over against the cage.
Gardner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gardner lands an elbow that stopped Berserker in his tracks for a moment.
Gardner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gardner.
Gardner misses with a body punch.
Berserker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gardner throws an elbow but misses.
Gardner wants to get back to striking at distance but Berserker won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Berserker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berserker lands with a right to the head.
Berserker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gardner looks gassed!
Berserker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gardner.
Berserker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
Gardner misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gardner.
Gardner has a couple of punches blocked by Berserker.
Berserker keeps control of Gardner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Berserker.
Berserker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gardner working aggressively here.
Gardner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gardner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berserker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Berserker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gardner manages to avoid it.
Gardner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berserker checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berserker throws an overhand right that lands on Gardner's shoulder, as Gardner tries to avoid the shot.
Berserker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gardner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gardner throws an off balance right hand
and Berserker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Berserker slips a straight right by Gardner.
Gardner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berserker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gardner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gardner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gardner wants to slow Berserker down by chopping away at his legs.
Gardner throws the kick towards the body but Berserker avoids it.
Gardner keeps the fight on the outside.
Berserker moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gardner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Berserker counters with a one-two to the body.
Berserker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berserker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gardner's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardner misses with a hook
enabling Berserker to counter with a crisp jab.
Berserker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Berserker tries to clinch up.
Berserker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardner.
Gardner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gardner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berserker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berserker scores with a jab.
Berserker punishes Gardner's body with a nice straight punch.
Berserker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardner was well out of range. Poor timing from Berserker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vikiing Berserker 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.
Berserker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Gardner.
Gardner throws a body kick that misses.
Gardner looks to throw the jab but Berserker is out of range.
Gardner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Berserker.
Berserker blocks a low kick nicely.
Berserker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gardner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gardner ducks under a wild hook from Berserker.
Crunch! Gardner slams his shin into Berserker's torso.
A slow jab from Berserker misses its intended target.
Gardner connects with a right hand. Berserker shakes it off.
No joy there for Gardner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner throws a series of strikes that have Berserker backpedaling.
Gardner throws an off balance right hand
and Berserker counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gardner.
Gardner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Berserker.
Nice uppercut there from Berserker.
Gardner is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner thows a body shot but no joy.
Gardner misses with a hook to the body
and Berserker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gardner is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gardner. Berserker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gardner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berserker clinches.
Gardner being controlled against the cage.
Berserker prevents Gardner from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner can't break the clinch.
Berserker slowing the pace effectively.
Berserker lands with a left to the head.
Berserker leaning against his opponent.
Berserker scores with a shot to the side of Gardner's head.
Gardner misses with some punches.
Berserker misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gardner tries to land knees in the clinch but Berserker avoids the damage to the body.
Berserker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berserker.
Gardner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berserker.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gardner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gardner fails to land.
Gardner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Berserker.
A right handed body shot lands from Berserker.
Gardner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berserker's elbow.
Good body shot from Berserker.
Vikiing Berserker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Berserker.
Berserker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gardner backwards.
Berserker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Berserker is pushing Gardner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Berserker avoids the elbow strike from Gardner, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gardner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berserker can't find room to land a body shot as Gardner controls the action.
Gardner misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berserker struggles to land a body shot inside as Gardner controls his hands.
Berserker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gardner up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gardner.
Berserker tries a body shot but Gardner blocks it.
Gardner pushes off an throws an elbow but Berserker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berserker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gardner up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Berserker for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardner tries to work over Berserker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vikiing Berserker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gardner throws a body punch but Berserker moves out of range.
Berserker misses with a looping right.
Gardner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gardner swats away the attempt to clinch by Berserker.
Gardner throws the left hand but Berserker avoids the punch easily.
Gardner misses with a looping left.
Gardner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gardner swings for the body but Berserker moves out of range.
Gardner lands a nice hook to Berserker's body. Berserker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Josh Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gardner throws a looping overhand right but Berserker ducks down to avoid it.
Gardner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner connects with a jab.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gardner throws a combination that misses
and Berserker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Berserker thows a body shot but no joy.
Berserker avoids the body shot from Gardner.
Gardner works Berserker's body with a nice hook.
Berserker staying out of range there.
Berserker misses with a body shot.
Gardner throws a hook but Berserker blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gardner. Berserker shrugs it off though.
Gardner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gardner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berserker.
Gardner staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berserker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardner is just out of range.
Berserker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Berserker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berserker lands with a shot to the body.
Gardner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner throws a leg kick but Berserker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gardner tried to score with a low kick but Berserker checks it.
Gardner throws an off balance right hand
and Berserker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Berserker takes a swing at Gardner's ribcage but misses.
Gardner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Gardner misses.
Berserker lands with an overhand left.
Gardner ducks under a wild hook from Berserker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Berserker checks a leg kick.
Berserker slips under a jab from Gardner.
Gardner misses the shot to the body.
Gardner throws a wild body kick that Berserker sees coming a mile off.
Gardner looks for the body kick but Berserker saw that one coming.
Berserker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gardner manages to avoid it.
Berserker tries to clinch up but Gardner circles away and keeps his distance.
Gardner scores with a hook.
Gardner throws a big shot that misses.
Berserker lands a nice shot that snaps Gardner's head back.
Vikiing Berserker is winning the standup battle so far.
Gardner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gardner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Berserker.
Berserker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gardner blocks a jab.
Berserker moves out of range as Gardner strikes.
Josh Gardner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gardner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berserker clinches.
Berserker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gardner pushes off an throws an elbow but Berserker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
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.
Gardner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berserker avoids it.
Gardner scores with a shot to the side of Berserker's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Gardner.
Well Berserker 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vikiing Berserker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yama Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Darksiders - I am War. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yama Mama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harkonnen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harkonnen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mama - the referee stops the clock and Harkonnen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mama. Harkonnen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mama misses with a head kick.
Mama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harkonnen blocks a head kick by Mama.
Mama throws a chopping leg kick but Harkonnen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harkonnen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mama.
Mama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mama scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mama misses with a looping left.
Mama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
Harkonnen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harkonnen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama throws a push kick but Harkonnen slaps the foot to one side.
Harkonnen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mama throws a head kick that Harkonnen semi-blocks.
Mama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harkonnen wants to slow Mama down by chopping away at his legs.
Mama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mama throws a front kick that sends Harkonnen stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mama throws a low kick, looking for Harkonnen's leg but Harkonnen calmly moves out of range.
Harkonnen shoots for a takedown but Mama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yama Mama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Harkonnen.
Mama cracks Harkonnen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harkonnen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mama avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harkonnen's calf.
Harkonnen looks gassed!
Harkonnen misses with a straight right.
Mama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harkonnen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mama connects with a right hand. Harkonnen shakes it off.
Mama misses with a head kick.
Harkonnen stuns Mama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mama thuds his right hand into Harkonnen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harkonnen closes the distance and clinches.
Harkonnen lands with a right to the head.
Mama lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen has a couple of punches blocked by Mama.
Harkonnen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mama regains guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Harkonnen stopping the sweep attempt from Mama.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harkonnen wants to control from the top but Mama keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen wants to pass the guard but Mama is keeping the position.
Harkonnen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mama is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mama has escaped and now he's on top!
Harkonnen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yama Mama dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harkonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harkonnen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mama scrambles back to his feet.
Mama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mama stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mama wants it to stay on the feet.
Mama misses with a looping right.
Mama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harkonnen scores with a takedown into Mama's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harkonnen actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harkonnen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mama controlling the pace.
Harkonnen won't allow Mama to pass to mount.
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.
Harkonnen moves into full guard.
Harkonnen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mama defends it easily.
Harkonnen looking for a guillotine here but Mama defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen looking for a sweep. Not yet Harkonnen, not yet.
Harkonnen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mama uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harkonnen is holding Mama down, trying to stall.
Harkonnen is looking for a sweep.
Harkonnen gets back to half guard.
Harkonnen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Harkonnen 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!
Mama misses with a straight right.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
Harkonnen shoots in for a double leg but Mama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Mama as Harkonnen shoots in.
Harkonnen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yama Mama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harkonnen.
Yama Mama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Harkonnen.
Mama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mama misses with a low kick.
Mama thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mama.
Mama keeps the fight on the outside.
Mama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama scores with a sloppy right hand. Harkonnen should have avoided that one.
Mama connects with a jab.
Yama Mama is winning the standup battle so far.
Mama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harkonnen blocks a jab.
Mama throws a sloppy head kick and Harkonnen moves out of range easily.
Harkonnen misses with a wild body shot.
Mama moves out of range as Harkonnen strikes.
Mama gets caught napping as Harkonnen dives in and scores a takedown. Mama manages to retain guard.
Harkonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Mama is retaining full guard.
Harkonnen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mama is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harkonnen, into his guard.
Harkonnen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harkonnen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harkonnen, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mama throws a solid leg kick but Harkonnen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mama.
Harkonnen avoids the head kick by Mama.
Harkonnen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mama.
Mama lands with a slapping head kick.
Harkonnen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Mama.
Nice cross by Mama.
A swing and a miss from Mama.
Mama misses with a body kick.
Harkonnen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mama but Mama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harkonnen.
Harkonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mama throws out the jab.
Mama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harkonnen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harkonnen is looking to chop away at Mama's legs.
Mama misses with a hook to the body
and Harkonnen counters with a straight right hand.
Mama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mama lands a jab to Harkonnen's midsection.
Mama looks for the body kick but Harkonnen saw that one coming.
Mama misses with a hook. Harkonnen ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yama Mama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mama 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yama Mama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Mc Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Late Creation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Mc Nothing has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
322 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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19
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerry Mc Nothing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Late Creation!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creation throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creation takes a swing at Mc Nothing's ribcage but misses.
Mc Nothing darts in trying to clinch
and Creation counters with a right hand to the body.
Mc Nothing walks into a straight right hand from Creation.
Mc Nothing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Creation manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mc Nothing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creation sizes up Mc Nothing with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Jerry Mc Nothing has been cut.
Mc Nothing is looking to clinch but Creation is avoiding it.
Mc Nothing closes the distance but Creation moves to the side
and Creation cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Mc Nothing tries to clinch up but Creation circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mc Nothing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jerry Mc Nothing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mc Nothing closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creation connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mc Nothing is rocked!
Mc Nothing tries to clinch
and Creation counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mc Nothing is breathing heavily.
Creation lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mc Nothing falls backwards - clearly groggy! Creation dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Late Creation!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Biff Rydberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuzzy Wuzzy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
144 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biff Rydberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fuzzy Wuzzy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuzzy wants to slow Rydberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Rydberg pushes Wuzzy up against the cage in a clinch.
Wuzzy tries to break the clinch but Rydberg is controlling the position.
Wuzzy tries to break free but Rydberg pushes him back against the cage.
Rydberg lands a left hand.
Rydberg scores with a hook to the body.
Rydberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rydberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wuzzy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rydberg presses Wuzzy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wuzzy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wuzzy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rydberg has him pressed against the cage.
Wuzzy wants to get back to striking at distance but Rydberg won't allow it.
Wuzzy working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rydberg.
It looks like Fuzzy Wuzzy has been cut.
Wuzzy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wuzzy tries to break free but Rydberg pushes him back against the cage.
Wuzzy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzzy tries to break free but Rydberg pushes him back against the cage.
Rydberg keeps control of Wuzzy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rydberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wuzzy is looking to break free of the clinch but Rydberg has double underhooks.
Wuzzy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rydberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wuzzy's efforts to push away.
Rydberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Wuzzy won't want to take too many of those.
Wuzzy tries to break free but Rydberg pushes him back against the cage.
Rydberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rydberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wuzzy's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Rydberg as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Rydberg.
Wuzzy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rydberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzzy wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rydberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rydberg missing with knees to the body.
Wuzzy tries to break the clinch but Rydberg is controlling the position.
Rydberg lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Fuzzy Wuzzy's cut even more.
Wuzzy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rydberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rydberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rydberg lands a nice elbow.
Wuzzy is rocked!
The cut above Fuzzy Wuzzy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rydberg lands with a right to the head.
Wuzzy is still on wobbly legs! Can Rydberg finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rydberg.
Fuzzy Wuzzy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rydberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wuzzy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rydberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Wuzzy won't want to take too many of those.
Rydberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wuzzy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wuzzy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rydberg has him pressed against the cage.
Wuzzy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzzy lands with a right hand.
Wuzzy throws a wild body kick that Rydberg sees coming a mile off.
Rydberg scores with a nice strike.
Rydberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wuzzy. Wuzzy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rydberg.
Wuzzy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wuzzy cracks Rydberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rydberg tries to clinch up but Wuzzy circles away and keeps his distance.
Rydberg looks to land a left hand but Wuzzy moved out of range nicely.
Rydberg tries to clinch but Wuzzy is having none of it.
Wuzzy has managed to clinch.
Wuzzy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wuzzy seems to have recovered his senses.
Rydberg is leaning against Wuzzy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fuzzy Wuzzy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Biff Rydberg!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart. Willy Wilkins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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225 lbs
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210 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
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Cardio machine |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lewis Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Creed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Creed delivers a nice body kick.
Lewis Creed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Creed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilkins.
Creed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilkins.
Wilkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by Wilkins.
No joy there for Wilkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wilkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Creed throws a front kick aimed at Wilkins's knee but Wilkins avoids it well.
Wilkins misses with a wild body shot.
Wilkins loads up on a big right hand but Creed slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Creed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses the shot to the body.
Creed scores with a body shot.
Creed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Creed throws a lazy body kick
and Wilkins counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Wilkins misses.
Creed cracks Wilkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Creed - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed slips under a jab from Wilkins.
Creed blocks a jab.
Creed misses with a wild body shot.
Creed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilkins.
Wilkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Creed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilkins.
Wilkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Creed.
Wilkins lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Wilkins.
Creed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed is looking to slow Wilkins down with leg kicks.
Creed walks into a straight right hand from Wilkins.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilkins checks a leg kick.
Creed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilkins swinging wildly here.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Wilkins.
Creed misses with a body kick.
Wilkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Creed is breathing heavily.
Wilkins connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Creed to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Wilkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Willy Wilkins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hironimus Sokrateles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, shut em down. Sokrateles is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Libiamo, ne' lieti calici... . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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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
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hironimus Sokrateles!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalaso thows a body kick. Sokrateles tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sokrateles misses the shot to the body.
Sokrateles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sokrateles throws a shot from downtown. Kalaso moves away and avoids it.
Kalaso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kalaso content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso pushes Sokrateles up against the cage in a clinch.
Sokrateles jumps guard but Kalaso stands there with Sokrateles around his waist. Sokrateles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kalaso stalling the fight.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kalaso throws a leg kick which misses Sokrateles's front leg but catches the back leg as Sokrateles tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokrateles fails with the takedown
and Kalaso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso lands an elbow just above Sokrateles 's eye.
Kalaso lands an elbow just above Sokrateles 's eye.
It looks like Hironimus Sokrateles has been cut.
Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso closes the distance and pushes Sokrateles back into the cage.
A short right from Kalaso.
Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Kalaso.
Sokrateles shoots in looking for a takedown but Kalaso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sokrateles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harvi Kalaso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hironimus Sokrateles.
Sokrateles misses with a series of wild punches.
Kalaso wants to clinch up but Sokrateles keeps it at a distance.
Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
Sokrateles has Kalaso pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kalaso manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Kalaso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Sokrateles moves out of range.
Sokrateles shoots in looking for a takedown but Kalaso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sokrateles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sokrateles looks gassed!
Sokrateles gets tackled into the cage by Kalaso. Kalaso maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kalaso connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sokrateles's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalaso.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sokrateles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kalaso forces Sokrateles back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Kalaso.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kalaso.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Sokrateles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalaso moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Sokrateles misses its intended target.
Harvi Kalaso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalaso closes the distance and pushes Sokrateles back into the cage.
Kalaso lands an elbow inside that Sokrateles shrugs off.
Kalaso manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sokrateles. Kalaso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sokrateles throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kalaso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sokrateles.
Sokrateles misses with a straight right.
Kalaso instigates a clinch.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kalaso.
Kalaso rushes Sokrateles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Kalaso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kalaso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Sokrateles circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso moves into range and clinches up with Sokrateles.
Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Sokrateles keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Sokrateles moves out of range.
Kalaso feints and then cracks Sokrateles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokrateles down.
Sokrateles walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kalaso.
Harvi Kalaso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalaso misses with the combination.
Sokrateles swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso staying out of range there.
Kalaso throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvi Kalaso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hironimus Sokrateles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kalaso is looking to slow Sokrateles down with leg kicks.
Sokrateles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalaso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sokrateles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harvi Kalaso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sokrateles takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kalaso closes the distance and pushes Sokrateles back into the cage.
Sokrateles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kalaso just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kalaso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sokrateles backwards.
Kalaso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kalaso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sokrateles can do to turn this around?
Kalaso seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Harvi Kalaso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalaso lands a damaging elbow.
Kalaso scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kalaso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sokrateles takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sokrateles is breathing heavily.
Kalaso lands a high kick!
Sokrateles is rocked!
Sokrateles on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sokrateles is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalaso finish him?
Kalaso lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Sokrateles goes down and covers up as Kalaso starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvi Kalaso!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Sebastien Linne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sami Vasara's chin.
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29
165 lbs
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163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vasara tries to score with a low kick but Linne moves his leg out of the way.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne moves out of range as Vasara strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vasara checks a leg kick.
Vasara tries to move into range but Linne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Linne shoots for a takedown but Vasara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vasara lands a body shot.
Vasara wants to land a leg kick but Linne is out of range.
Vasara throws a right hand that Linne ducks under and follows up with a left that Linne also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Vasara.
A good leg kick by Linne.
Linne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vasara moves out of range as Linne strikes.
Linne tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linne.
Vasara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linne.
Linne misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linne needs to keep his hands up - Vasara had a free shot at his head there.
Linne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Linne needs to keep his hands up - Vasara had a free shot at his head there.
Vasara throws a leg kick that misses.
Vasara is looking to chop away at Linne's legs.
Linne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Linne misses.
Linne misses with a body shot.
Vasara lands with a hook. Linne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick from Vasara.
Linne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasara.
Linne cracks Vasara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Linne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne defending well as Vasara loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara slips a jab from Linne.
Linne misses with a looping left.
Vasara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vasara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Linne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasara keeps working.
Vasara manages to get back to half guard.
Vasara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linne.
Vasara trying to control from the bottom.
Linne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Linne seems content to control.
Vasara trying to control here.
Vasara is looking to improve his position.
Vasara is trying is best to control the position here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sami Vasara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Linne lands with a nice body punch.
Linne tries to clinch but Vasara moves out of range.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linne lands a jab to the nose.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasara lands a slapping body shot.
Linne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Linne slips a jab from Vasara.
Linne moves out of range of the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Vasara.
Linne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne blocks a head kick by Vasara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne pushes Vasara up against the cage in a clinch.
Linne lands a nice knee to the body.
Linne tries to throw a body punch but Vasara avoids it by throwing Linne back against the cage.
Linne lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sami Vasara will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vasara connects with a leg kick. Linne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Linne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Linne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Linne tries to clinch up.
Linne tries to clinch but Vasara is having none of it.
Vasara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vasara throws out a leg kick but Linne moves out of range and Vasara only half commits.
Vasara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linne takes one to the chin there.
Linne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Linne.
Vasara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linne.
Vasara swings for the body but Linne moves out of range.
Linne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vasara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara lands a jab to the head.
Vasara connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Linne misses the target.
Vasara throws a right hand that Linne ducks under and follows up with a left that Linne also avoids with ease.
Vasara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Linne is out of range.
Linne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vasara misses with a looping right.
Linne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasara manages to avoid it.
Linne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Linne just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara throws a shot from downtown. Linne moves away and avoids it.
Vasara slips a straight right by Linne.
Linne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Linne avoids the body shot from Vasara.
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!
Linne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasara.
Linne moves away from the strike by Vasara.
Linne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Vasara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Linne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasara.
Linne takes a swing at Vasara's ribcage but misses.
Linne throws a leg kick that misses.
Vasara throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vasara!
Vasara is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Linne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasara sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vasara is looking to improve his position.
Linne passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vasara!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linne controlling from mount.
Vasara tries to hold on but Linne pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara holds on for dear life.
Linne looking to secure an arm triangle but Vasara defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vasara looks to land a combination but Linne avoids it well.
Vasara pushes Linne away with a front kick.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
Linne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vasara.
Vasara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linne is looking to clinch.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne moved away.
Linne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linne staying out of range there.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasara.
Linne ducks under a wild hook from Vasara.
Vasara swings for the body but Linne moves out of range.
Vasara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara scoring well with a low kick there.
Linne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasara lands with a nice body punch.
Linne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vasara wants to improve his position but Linne is controlling well.
Linne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Linne trying to control the pace.
Vasara wants to control but Linne is keeping busy.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to stand.
Linne trying to control from half guard but Vasara is working away.
Vasara is trying to stand up here but Linne is controlling him well.
Vasara works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara wants to hit a switch here but Linne passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vasara there!
Vasara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linne throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Linne trying to control but Vasara is having none of it.
Linne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vasara working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasara hang on?
Vasara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Linne.
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!
Linne lands a big shot there that rocks Vasara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Linne is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vasara is rocked!
Linne goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vasara turns into him and now he's in Linne's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vasara 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sub Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Stuus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero comes to the cage accompanied by Giant Squid - Panthalassa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
146 lbs
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130 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sub Hero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanley Stuus!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hero manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stuus on his heels. He'll look to pass Stuus's guard now, I'm sure.
Stuus is trying to keep Hero in close.
Hero with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hero avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stuus keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Hero chips away with some ground and pound.
Stuus wants to sweep here but Hero controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero being controlled here momentarily.
Stuus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hero's guard.
Hero 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero has Stuus pulled in close to control his posture.
Hero keeping full guard, as Stuus tries to pass.
Stuus trying to control but Hero is working from the bottom.
Hero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hero has momentary wrist control but Stuus slips an elbow through the middle.
Stuus stands and throws Hero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stuus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuus trying to control the action but Hero is working from the bottom.
Stuus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stuus wants to control but Hero is keeping him busy.
Stuus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stuus tries to score with some ground and pound. Hero controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hero wants to control but Stuus postures up.
Stuus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stuus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hero has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stuus but great work by Hero.
Stuus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hero stalling away here and it's allowed Stuus to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hero lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stuus working a defensive guard here.
Stuus 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.
Hero distracts Stuus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hero is looking to work some ground and pound but Stuus has wrist control.
Hero scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuus looking for a guillotine here but Hero defends easily.
Hero distracts Stuus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hero drops back looking for a leg! Stuus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stuus manages to kick Hero off! Hero jumps back into Stuus's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hero wants to control from the top but Stuus keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stanley Stuus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stuus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hero takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hero misses with a looping right.
Stuus throws a head kick but Hero moves out of range.
Stuus jabs Hero to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stuus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stuus pinned against the cage. Stuus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stuus slips a straight right by Hero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero misses with a looping left.
Stuus stuffs the takedown.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Stuus's shoulder, as Stuus tries to avoid the shot.
Stuus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Stuus.
Stuus throws a head kick that half lands.
Hero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circle, before Stuus throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hero's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Stuus lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Stanley Stuus!
Stanley Stuus is the new bantamweight champion!
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