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BRC 167 - Jokinen vs The Demon PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Raiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Begeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Begeman's choice of entrance music: Watcher. Tony Raiser has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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311 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Raiser! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Begeman! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Raiser scores with a jab. Begeman throws a head kick but Raiser moves out of range.
Tony Raiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Begeman stuffs the takedown attempt from Raiser. Raiser gets slowly back to his feet. Begeman digs a good body shot into Raiser's ribs. Begeman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Raiser is looking to clinch but Begeman is avoiding it.
Raiser shoots in looking for a takedown. Begeman tries to sprawl out of it but Raiser keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Begeman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Raiser doesn't succeed with the takedown and Begeman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raiser thinking. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Raiser. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Raiser dives in and grabs Begeman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Begeman pushes down on Raiser's head and hops out. Raiser looks to clinch and Begeman counters with a nice kick to the body. Raiser is breathing heavily. Begeman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raiser moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Good standup being displayed there by Begeman as he connects with a hook.
 It looks like Tony Raiser has been cut. Raiser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Begeman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Begeman. That's going to slow Raiser down.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Begeman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Begeman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Begeman lands a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Raiser. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Begeman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick lands from Begeman that sends Raiser to the canvas. Raiser tries to scramble back to his feet but Begeman brings him back down into side control.
 Raiser is rocked!
 Tony Raiser's cut is getting worse. Begeman scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Raiser is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Begeman can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Begeman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between I Fights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borre Oppeboen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fights's entrance music is Rudies all Around. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 cm
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277 lbs
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190 cm
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260 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, I Fights! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borre Oppeboen! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppeboen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fights tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Oppeboen is in Fights's guard. Oppeboen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fights throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fights working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oppeboen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oppeboen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppeboen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fights had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oppeboen defends it easily. Fights is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fights is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oppeboen is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Fights has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Oppeboen is looking to defend but Fights has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Oppeboen! Fights pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Oppeboen taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). I Fights!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Wilbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilbon has chosen Momma Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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298 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Henderson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Wilbon! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilbon.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Wilbon. Wilbon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Wilbon is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wilbon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henderson. Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Wilbon. Henderson on the wrong end of a nice jab. Wilbon just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilbon throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily. Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Craig Wilbon has been cut. Wilbon looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely. Henderson misses with a hook. Henderson throws a big shot that misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wilbon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Craig Wilbon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Wilbon connects with the punch. Henderson misses with a looping left. Wilbon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Henderson at a distance.
Wilbon pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving. Wilbon thows a left - swing and a miss! Wilbon just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilbon throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wilbon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilbon misses the jab. Henderson scores with a decent looking hook. Wilbon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jab by Henderson. Wilbon wants to clinch. Wilbon looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Henderson misses with a hook. Wilbon thows a body shot but no joy. Wilbon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it. Henderson slips under a jab. Wilbon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Wilbon misses with a left hand and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Wilbon pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A decent looking cross lands there for Wilbon. Wilbon doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Wilbon throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wilbon throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range. Wilbon loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Henderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 That has opened up Craig Wilbon's cut even more. Wilbon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wilbon misses with a wild body shot. Wilbon ducks under a wild hook from Henderson. Wilbon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilbon. Wilbon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Wilbon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away. Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wilbon on the side of the head. Wilbon throws a right hand that misses
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wilbon tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wilbon throws an off balance right hand
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A swing and a miss from Henderson. Wilbon tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
A jab lands there for Wilbon.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Henderson throws a hook to the side of Wilbon's head but Wilbon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Henderson misses with a looping left. Wilbon slips under a jab. Wilbon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A punch combination from Wilbon misses. Wilbon slips under a jab from Henderson. Decent striking displayed by Wilbon there. Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilbon.
Wilbon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilbon. Wilbon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilbon. Henderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilbon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henderson scrambles back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craig Wilbon will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Craig Wilbon's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilbon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henderson throws out the jab. Wilbon looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely. Wilbon throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Wilbon throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily. Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilbon misses with a wild body shot. Wilbon ducks under a wild hook from Henderson. Wilbon slips a jab from Henderson. Wilbon looks to land a right hand but Henderson moved out of range. Wilbon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilbon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henderson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Wilbon throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease. Wilbon throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range. Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Henderson looks to throw the jab but Wilbon is out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Wilbon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Henderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Henderson moves forwards but Wilbon connects with a nice, crisp jab. The fight stays on the outside here - Wilbon looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilbon. Wilbon looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range. Wilbon throws a sloppy body shot
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Wilbon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henderson.
Wilbon jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wilbon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 The cut above Craig Wilbon's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Henderson lands a body shot.
Wilbon is breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. and Henderson counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Wilbon! He's just covering up as Henderson starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Henderson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Fridman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fridman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kill. Big has chosen Judas Priest - You've got another thing coming as his entrance music. Alex Fridman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Big's chin.
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230 lbs
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275 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Fridman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Big! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fridman wants to land a leg kick but Big is out of range. Fridman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Big circles away quickly and effectively. Fridman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Big takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. A looping hook to the body misses from Big. Fridman does a little dance to reset his feet. Fridman throws the kick towards the body but Big avoids it. Fridman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Big closes the distance and clinches up with Fridman, looking for a takedown. Big pushes Fridman against the cage but Fridman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Big takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fridman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Big on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Fridman looks to land a combination but Big avoids it well. Big misses with a hook. Fridman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Big was well out of range. Poor timing from Fridman. Fridman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Big moves out of range of the body kick.
Big gets a clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fridman stalling.
Big pushes Fridman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Fridman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Big is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fridman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Alex Fridman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fridman is looking to chop away at Big's legs. Fridman throws a jab when Big was well out of range. A slapping leg kick lands for Fridman.
Big throws a sloppy body shot
and Fridman counters with a series of strikes. Big will be more careful next time no doubt.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Fridman lands a jab-cross combination. Big throws a lazy right hand but Fridman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fridman throws a series of punches but Big moves out of range. Big slips a jab from Fridman. Fridman tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Big or perhaps it was just good defense by Fridman which made him look bad. Fridman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Big moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fridman lands a left and a right that send Big crashing to the mat, dazed. Fridman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Big is rocked!
 It looks like Peter Big has been cut. Big looks gassed! Big is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Fridman doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Big crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Big's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Fridman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeet Kun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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340 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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281 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Nunn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeet Kun Do! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nunn blocks the body kick.
Do clinches up against the cage. Do lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Michael Nunn has been cut. Nunn tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
Nunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Do stalling in the clinch but Nunn improves position. Nunn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dos head. Do prevents a body shot from Nunn. Do throws an elbow but it misses.
Do looking to stall.
Nunn tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
Nunn has a couple of punches blocked by Do.
Do goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Nunn fails to land.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Do content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 Michael Nunn's cut is getting worse. Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Do avoiding damage.
Do misses with a knee to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Nunn. Nunn avoids a wild elbow strike from Do. Nunn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nunn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nunn avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Nunn tries to work over Do's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Nunn misses with the head strike.
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Nunn won't want to take too many of those. Nunn is breathing heavily. Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Nunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Do looking to slow down the pace here. Nunn lands a right hand. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nunn. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nunn avoids it. Nunn lands a right hand. Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 It looks like Jeet Kun Do has been cut. Do taking a breather. Do missing with knees to the body.
Nunn tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
Come on Do - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Do landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nunn takes an elbow to the temple.
 Michael Nunn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Do prevents a body shot from Nunn. Do looking to stall.
Do pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Do lands a nice elbow. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Do just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nunn's brow. Do taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Do's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Nunn avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Nunn tries to throw a body punch but Do avoids it by throwing Nunn back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Do. Do prevents a body shot from Nunn. Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Do landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Do.
 Jeez, Michael Nunn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Nunn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeet Kun Do!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yau has chosen Death Walks Behind You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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247 lbs
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275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Calabi Yau! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reiplinger moves into range and connects with a jab. Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reiplinger was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau. Reiplinger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yau counters with a shoot takedown. Reiplinger fights it but they end up in guard. Yau advances position into side control! Yau with the ground and pound but Reiplinger regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Yau missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Yau has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yau lands a nice short elbow.
 It looks like Rap Reiplinger has been cut. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reiplinger looking for subs from the bottom but Yau mounts him!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Reiplinger is looking to get to half guard. Yau landing strikes from the mount and Reiplinger is in trouble! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Reiplinger holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yau tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Reiplinger tries to lock up and control but Yau gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Yau sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Reiplinger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yau scoring with strikes but Reiplinger is staying in there.
 Jeez, Rap Reiplinger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rap Reiplinger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Calabi Yau!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Pardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Nogueira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Pardo! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nogueira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pardo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nogueira somewhat. Pardo misses with a wild body shot. Nogueira throws a lazy head kick and Pardo counters with a nice body kick.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pardo is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Pardo circles away and we're back to standing. Pardo thows a body kick. Nogueira tries to catch it but that hurt him. Pardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pardo throws a nice outside leg kick. Pardo thows a body shot but no joy. This has been an exciting period of action! Pardo thows a body shot but no joy. Pardo sizes up Nogueira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A lazy left from Pardo finds it's target.
 It looks like Ricardo Nogueira has been cut. Nogueira tries to clinch there but Pardo circles away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nogueira scores with a nice right hand.
Pardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nogueira was well out of range. Poor timing from Pardo. Pardo misses with a looping right. Pardo swings for the body but Nogueira moves out of range.
Pardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Nogueira takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nogueira misses the shot to the body. Nogueira wants to clinch. Pardo lands a body shot.
Nogueira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nogueira avoids the head kick by Pardo.
Nogueira closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pardo's guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pardo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Pardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Pardo wants to stand and escape but Nogueira is having none of it.
Pardo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nogueira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pardo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nogueira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nogueira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nogueira throws a strike but Pardo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nogueira is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pardo defends well. Pardo throws a strike but Nogueira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Pardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nogueira is one step ahead there. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nogueira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Nogueira trying to control but Pardo is working from the bottom. Nogueira won't allow Pardo to sweep him here. Pardo wants to stand up but Nogueira is controlling him. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Nogueira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nogueira is fighting to break Pardo's control of his arms but Pardo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nogueira preventing the sweep. Nogueira is working Pardo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Pardo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ricardo Nogueira's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nogueira feints and then cracks Pardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pardo down. Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into guard. Nogueira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Nogueira preventing the sweep. Nogueira trying to control but Pardo is working from the bottom. Nogueira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Pardo is looking to stand up but Nogueira isn't so interested in that idea. Pardo keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully. Nogueira wants to pass the guard but Pardo is keeping the position. Nogueira throwing strikes but missing.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardo has his feet on Nogueira's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Nogueira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nogueira. Pardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Nogueira counters with a right hand to the body. Nogueira on the wrong end of a nice jab. Pardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it. Paul Pardo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Pardo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Pardo throws a lazy head kick and Nogueira counters with a good low kick that Pardo was not able to check. Pardo misses with a body kick. Pardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nogueira.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pardo throws a lazy right hand but Nogueira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nogueira throws a leg kick that misses. Pardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nogueira rather than just go for the knockout. Pardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nogueira.
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Pardo circles away and keeps his distance. Nogueira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pardo defends it nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nogueira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A nice leg kick lands there from Nogueira. Pardo lands with a kick to the ribs.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pardo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pardo digs a good body shot into Nogueira's ribs. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Pardo lands a high kick!
Pardo misses with a kick to the body.
Pardo misses with a wild body shot. Pardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Pardo as he connects with a hook. Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pardo tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pardo to the ground. Pardo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Pardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nogueira circles away quickly and effectively. Nogueira lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pardo.
Jab by Nogueira. A big left from Pardo misses. Nogueira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pardo defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nogueira walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Pardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ricardo Nogueira's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pardo tries a low kick but Nogueira avoids it. A big left from Nogueira misses. Pardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nogueira.
Pardo clinches up against the cage.
Pardo breaks from the clinch.
Pardo throws a body kick that misses. Nogueira tries to clinch but Pardo moves out of range. Pardo throws a head kick that Nogueira semi-blocks.
Pardo connects with a right hand. Nogueira shakes it off. Pardo misses with a looping left. Nogueira moves out of range of the leg kick from Pardo. Pardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nogueira misses the body punch and Pardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Pardo throws the kick towards the body but Nogueira avoids it. Nogueira checks the leg kick. Pardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nogueira throws out the jab. Pardo slaps away a takedown attempt from Nogueira, before circling back to the center of the mat. Pardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paul Pardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pardo dips to his left and cracks Nogueira with an uppercut! Pardo misses with a head kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nogueira throws a leg kick but Pardo sees it coming and moves out of range. Nogueira throws a head kick but Pardo moves out of range.
Nogueira ducks under a wild hook from Pardo. Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Pardo sprawls well. Pardo is looking to chop away at Nogueira's legs. Nogueira tries for a takedown but Pardo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pardo throws a half hearted mid kick. Nogueira moves away from the strike by Pardo. Pardo gets off balance looking for a body kick and Nogueira counters with a nice leg kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. An inside leg kick lands from Nogueira.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nogueira looks to score with a jab to the body but Pardo is just out of range. Nogueira scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Pardo misses with a kick to the body.
Nogueira tries to clinch there but Pardo circles away.
Nogueira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Nogueira throws a leg kick and Pardo counters with a nice body kick. Nogueira ducks right into an uppercut from Pardo.
Pardo clinches with his opponent.
Pardo lands an elbow that stopped Nogueira in his tracks for a moment. Nogueira blocks a body shot from Pardo. Nogueira misses with a hook from the clinch. Ricardo Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nogueira backwards.
 Ricardo Nogueira's cut is getting worse.
Pardo breaks from the clinch.
Nogueira misses the shot to the body. Pardo throws a body kick that misses. Nogueira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pardo throws out the jab. A telegraphed right hand from Pardo misses the target. Pardo lands with a straight right. Nogueira didn't see that one coming. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nogueira crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pardo - the referee stops the clock and Nogueira gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pardo. Nogueira manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Paul Pardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pardo tries to land a body kick and Nogueira counters with a leg kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Good work by Pardo as he checks the leg kick. Pardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Paul Pardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Pardo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30 Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Pardo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Olamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monstra is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slayer - Hate Worldwide. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 cm
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280 lbs
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278 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Olamo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Olamo moves out of range of the body kick from Monstra.
Monstra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Monstra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Olamo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Monstra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olamo. Monstra blocks a leg kick. A jab from Monstra misses. Monstra blocks a leg kick. Olamo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Monstra tries to land a leg kick but Olamo saw it coming and moves away.
Monstra misses with a hook. Olamo ducked under it nicely. Olamo missing with a left hand there. Monstra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Monstra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olamo counters with a thumping low kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Olamo.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Olamo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
 It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut. A solid leg kick lands there for Olamo.
Monstra looks gassed! Olamo moves out of range as Monstra strikes. Olamo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Monstra. That did some damage! Olamo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Olamo throws a leg kick which misses Monstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Monstra tries to avoid it. Olamo misses with a wild body shot. A low kick from Monstra misses and Olamo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Olamo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monstra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Monstra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Olamo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Both fighters circling a little - Olamo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Olamo scores with a body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Olamo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monstra paws at him with a jab and circles away. Olamo wants to clinch up but Monstra keeps it at a distance. Olamo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monstra's calf. Olamo cracks Monstra with an open hand slap.
Olamo clinches. A bit of stalling here from Olamo.
A short uppercut from Olamo. A short right from Olamo. A nice left hand lands by Olamo.
Monstra misses with a punch to the body.
Olamo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A good leg kick by Olamo. Olamo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Olamo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olamo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olamo has closed the distance and engaged Monstra in a clinch.
Olamo lands with a left to the head. Olamo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Monstra fails to land.
Olamo manages to break the clinch.
Olamo moves out of range as Monstra strikes. Olamo throws a body kick that misses. Monstra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Olamo is able to avoid easily. A chopping leg kick lands by Olamo. Olamo connects with a right hand. Monstra shakes it off. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Monstra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Olamo. Olamo tries to clinch but Monstra is having none of it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olamo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Monstra sprawling to the canvas! Monstra rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olamo finish him?!
 Monstra is rocked! Olamo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monstra's sensitive parts. Monstra is still on wobbly legs! Can Olamo finish him? Olamo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Olamo walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Monstra drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Olamo swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Monstra's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urho Olamo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juelz Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese's entrance music is Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. A fine choice. Santana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Juelz Santana - Murda Murda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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285 lbs
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309 lbs
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Reese! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juelz Santana! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A decent looking cross lands there for Reese. Santana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Juelz Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reese scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Reese blocks the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Reese blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Santana misses and Reese makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Reese connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Reese misses the shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Reese pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santana is out of range and Reese settles back down. Reese just misses with a punch to the body.
Santana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reese.
Santana 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. Santana cracks a nice hook into Reese's ribs. Santana slips a straight right by Reese. Santana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reese lands an overhand right. Reese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily. Santana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reese back to the cage. Santana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Santana misses with a series of wild punches.
Reese scores with a sloppy right hand. Santana should have avoided that one. Reese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away. Santana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Reese thows a body shot but no joy. Reese thuds his shin into the meat of Santana's side. Santana lands a nice hook to Reese's body. Reese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Santana throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Reese throws a looping overhand right but Santana ducks down to avoid it. Nice defenses there by Santana. Reese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santana. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reese crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Santana - the referee stops the clock and Reese gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Santana. Reese manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Reese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santana manages to avoid it. Reese scores with a nice body kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Reese throws a leg kick but Santana sees it coming and checks it nicely. Santana ducks under a wild hook from Reese. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santana.
Santana throws a head kick but Reese moves out of range.
Reese looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Santana tries to bum rush Reese with a series of wild strikes but Reese uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Santana lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reese's sensitive parts. Reese lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santana's sensitive parts. Santana throws a leg kick and Reese counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santana thinking. Santana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reese.
A solid body kick from Santana. Santana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Santana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice body kick from Reese. Reese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Santana lands a leg kick that knocks Reese off balance momentarily. Reese lands a leg kick that knocks Santana off balance momentarily. A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Reese does a little dance to reset his feet. Santana tries to land a leg kick but Reese saw it coming and moves away.
Santana lands a head kick!
Reese is looking to land body kicks. Reese is looking to wear down Santana with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Santana throws a quick inside leg kick. An inside leg kick from Santana misses. Santana moves out of range as Reese throws a body kick.
Reese scores with a push kick. Santana 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. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A big left from Santana misses. Santana blocks a jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Reese checks a low kick from Santana. Reese connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Santana misses with a looping right. Reese throws a nice inside leg kick. Santana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Santana looks gassed! Santana throws a head kick that misses. Reese lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santana's sensitive parts. A shot to the liver by Reese. Beautiful body shot. Reese feints and then cracks Santana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Santana down. Good standup being displayed there by Reese as he connects with a hook. Reese misses with a leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice cross by Reese. Santana takes a shot right to the bread basket. Santana throws a leg kick and Reese counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Reese lands an overhand right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Reese dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Santana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reese is out of range. The fighters circling - Reese throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Reese looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reese walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Santana tries to land a body kick and Reese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Santana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reese scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. David Reese is winning the standup battle so far. Reese lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Santana throws a leg kick but Reese sees it coming and moves out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Santana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Reese here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Reese dodges the punch combination from Santana.
Reese cracks the inside of Santana's front leg. Santana is breathing heavily. Reese tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santana is able to avoid easily. A left lands for Reese.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Reese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reese.
Reese with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A solid body kick from Reese. Reese displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Santana has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Santana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Reese scores with a spinning back kick! This has been an exciting period of action! Reese throws out a leg kick but Santana moves out of range and Reese only half commits. Reese scores with a hook to the body. Santana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Santana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Santana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Nice cross by Reese. Reese throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. A nice inside leg kick there by Reese. That's going to slow Santana down.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Reese connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reese with a body punch. A glancing blow. Reese connects with a solid leg kick. Santana tries to bum rush Reese with a series of wild strikes but Reese uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Reese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Reese throws a nice inside leg kick. Reese with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Reese. That snapped Santana's head back.
Reese dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Reese scores with a nice head shot. Santana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Reese misses with an uppercut. Santana saw that one coming. Reese catches Santana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body kick there by Reese. Santana takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Juelz Santana has been cut. Reese displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. A telegraphed right hand from Reese misses the target. Reese works Santana's body with a nice hook. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Santana might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reese has got the better of the exchanges. Reese tests Santana's chin there with a solid looking shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Reese lands a leg kick that knocks Santana off balance momentarily. Santana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Reese. Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reese throws a leg kick which misses Santana's front leg but catches the back leg as Santana tries to avoid it. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Santana. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Reese swings for the body but Santana moves out of range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Santana misses with a body shot.
Reese moves out of range as Santana throws a body kick.
Reese lands a leg kick that knocks Santana off balance momentarily. Reese swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santana. The fighters circling - Santana throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nice body punch from Reese. Santana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Reese slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Reese throws a looping overhand right but Santana ducks down to avoid it. A jab lands there for Reese. Reese connects with the punch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Reese throws a low kick, looking for Santana's leg but Santana calmly moves out of range. Reese ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Santana has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Santana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reese to score with a decent uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Reese dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Juelz Santana's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Reese there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reese counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santana's knee momentarily. A cross from Reese lands. Reese lands a nice shot that snaps Santana's head back.
Nice body kick there by Reese. Santana 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. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Reese tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Reese. Santana gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Reese jabs at Santana's body. Reese thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santana if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Reese.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reese.
Good standup being displayed there by Reese as he connects with a hook. Reese is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around? Santana blocks the body kick.
Santana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Reese lands a head shot. Reese cracks Santana with a good jab. Santana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reese thows a body kick. Santana tries to catch it but that hurt him. The crowd cheers as Reese lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santana doesn't seem phased though. Santana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Reese scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Reese throws a head kick that misses. A good leg kick by Reese. Reese lands the left hand. Santana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Reese looks to land a body kick but Santana moved away. Reese fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Reese stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Juelz Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Reese scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Reese throws a jab when Santana was well out of range. Santana throws a right and a left that both miss. Nice body kick from Reese. Santana on the wrong end of a nice jab. Reese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santana circles away quickly and effectively. Reese misses with a body kick. Reese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reese attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Reese lands a head shot. Reese cracks Santana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Reese lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Reese moves out of range of the leg kick from Santana.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Santana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A jab from Reese misses. Reese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reese checks a leg kick. Reese throws a nice inside leg kick. Nice shot by Reese. Reese throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Santana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reese connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Santana's hands. Reese shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Santana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reese. Santana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Reese misses the shot to the body. Reese slips a straight right by Santana.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Reese throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. A left lands for Reese. Santana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reese in his tracks. Reese's jab looks to have found its range, popping Santana under the eye. Reese throws a hook to the side of Santana's head but Santana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Santana missing with a left hand there. Reese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Reese misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Reese takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Santana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Reese. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Santana misses with a body shot.
Santana scores with a hook.
 It looks like David Reese has been cut. Santana throws a low kick, looking for Reese's leg but Reese calmly moves out of range. Santana misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! David Reese showed his dominance in that final round. Well Reese has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Reese!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlister The Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Omen. The Demon has chosen Demon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlister The Demon! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jokinen staying out of range there. The Demon misses the shot to the body. Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Jokinen throws a hook but The Demon avoids it easily. The Demon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jokinen misses with a low kick.
The Demon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. The Demon misses with a straight left. The Demon tries to land a body kick and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The Demon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen. The Demon tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it. Jokinen motions for The Demon to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The Demon throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The Demon throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely. The Demon throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease. Ossi Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jokinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Demon counters with a nice uppercut. The Demon lands a jab. The Demon shoots in and drives through. Jokinen sprawls well. The Demon misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Demon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokinen swats him away and circles back towards the center. The Demon fails in his attempt to clinch. The Demon checks a leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jokinen looks to land a right hand but The Demon moved out of range. Jokinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The Demon blocks the body kick.
The Demon 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. The Demon checks a leg kick nicely. A lazy body kick from Jokinen and The Demon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The Demon moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off. Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! The Demon throws a leg kick and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The Demon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jokinen moves out of range as The Demon strikes. The Demon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by The Demon. The Demon lands with a right hand. The Demon misses with a hook. An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen. A punch combination from The Demon misses. Jokinen throws a head kick that misses. The Demon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Left hook, right uppercut from Jokinen. The Demon throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A low kick from The Demon misses and Jokinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but The Demon is just out of range. Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Demon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The Demon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. The Demon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The Demon throws a head kick that misses and Jokinen counters with a right hand to the body. Jokinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. A nice combination there by Jokinen.
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 Ossi Jokinen will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Demon connects with a single shot there. The Demon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Jokinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from The Demon. Jokinen throws a body punch but The Demon moves out of range. The Demon tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way. Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Jokinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Demon. Jokinen takes a swing at The Demon's ribcage but misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A leg kick checked by Jokinen. Jokinen tries to move into range but The Demon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Demon moves away. The Demon misses the shot to the body. Jokinen throws the left hand but The Demon avoids the punch easily. Atlister The Demon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Demon fails with the takedown. The Demon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jokinen misses with a body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The Demon moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Demon moves away. The Demon throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Demon. That did some damage! Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jokinen throws the left hand but The Demon avoids the punch easily. Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Demon throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot. Jokinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The Demon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jokinen swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick. Nice defenses there by The Demon. Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of The Demon's head. Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from The Demon.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Jokinen looks to land a combination. The Demon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. The Demon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. The Demon is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The Demon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from The Demon. Jokinen misses with a head kick.
The Demon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Jokinen misses with a body shot.
The Demon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to The Demon's body. The Demon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. The Demon connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The Demon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossi Jokinen dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Demon looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well. The Demon thows a body shot but no joy. The Demon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jokinen as he jumps to the side. The Demon scores with a shot to the body.
The Demon lands with a slapping head kick. The Demon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Demon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen cracks The Demon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. The Demon thows a body shot but no joy. The Demon throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease. Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Demon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from The Demon. The Demon throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it. Jokinen misses with a body kick. Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
The Demon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Demon is out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The Demon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The Demon throws a right hand that misses
and Jokinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Jokinen throws the left hand but The Demon avoids the punch easily. The Demon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. The Demon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jokinen cracks a nice hook into The Demon's ribs. A left and a right from The Demon both land. Nice combination. The Demon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! The Demon swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Demon moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from The Demon misses the target. Jokinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Jokinen is looking to clinch. Jokinen connects with a jab. A solid leg kick lands there for The Demon.
Jokinen misses with a looping right. Jokinen lands with a shot to the body. A cross from Jokinen lands. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses The Demon's front leg but catches the back leg as The Demon tries to avoid it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jokinen takes a swing at The Demon's ribcage but misses. Jokinen lands a jab to The Demon's midsection. Jokinen catches The Demon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Demon drives through and clinches with Jokinen against the cage.
A short right from Jokinen.
 The Demon is rocked! Jokinen working the clinch nicely. The Demon is working for position but Jokinen cracks him with a big knee to the head! The Demon crumples up against the cage and Jokinen lands two more shots before the ref can save The Demon! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ossi Jokinen! Ossi Jokinen retains his light heavyweight title!
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