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BRC 170 Koski vs Kuusisto III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mc Jitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuwill Submitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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213 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mc Jitus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuwill Submitt!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Submitt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jitus tries to clinch but Submitt is having none of it.
Submitt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jitus throws a head kick but Submitt moves out of range.
Jitus moves into the clinch successfully.
Submitt is trying to break the clinch but Jitus is controlling him.
Submitt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jitus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jitus scores with a head kick. Submitt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Submitt fails with the takedown
and Jitus counters with an inside leg kick.
Mc Jitus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuwill Submitt.
Jitus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jitus tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Jitus.
Jitus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Submitt at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jitus! Submitt is out on his feet! Jitus rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Submitt is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Submitt is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mc Jitus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Struthers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiefa comes to the cage accompanied by Sequoia Throne. 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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160 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa!
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, Lee Struthers!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struthers throws a big shot that misses.
Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch but Struthers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiefa wants to land a leg kick but Struthers is out of range.
Kiefa moves into range and clinches up with Struthers.
Struthers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kiefa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kiefa breaks the clinch.
Kiefa lands a leg kick that knocks Struthers off balance momentarily.
Struthers connects with a crisp jab.
Lee Struthers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struthers keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struthers swings for the body but Kiefa moves out of range.
Struthers misses with a few strikes there.
Kiefa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiefa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiefa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiefa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Struthers wants a takedown.
Struthers is trying to break the clinch but Kiefa has him pressed against the cage.
Kiefa prevents the takedown attempt.
Kiefa missing with knees to the body.
Kiefa taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiefa obliges.
Kiefa prevents a takedown attempt there.
It Kiefa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Struthers.
Kiefa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Struthers looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiefa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lee Struthers has been cut.
Kiefa manages to break the clinch.
Kiefa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Struthers is out of range and Kiefa settles back down.
Kiefa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiefa stuffs the takedown attempt from Struthers. Struthers gets slowly back to his feet.
Kiefa connects with an inside leg kick.
Struthers throws a looping overhand right but Kiefa ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch! Kiefa slams his shin into Struthers's torso.
Kiefa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiefa scores with a jab. Struthers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Struthers is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Kiefa throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Struthers's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kiefa lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). It Kiefa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sd Plissken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimachaerus has chosen Metallica - The Unforgiven as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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203 lbs
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sd Plissken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dimachaerus!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimachaerus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Plissken momentarily.
Plissken shoots in and drives through. Dimachaerus sprawls well.
Dimachaerus leaves Plissken with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Plissken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dimachaerus slips a jab from Plissken.
Plissken tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dimachaerus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Plissken somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sd Plissken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimachaerus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plissken is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimachaerus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plissken has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Plissken misses its intended target.
Plissken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plissken looks to score with a jab to the body but Dimachaerus is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus scores with a hook to the body. Plissken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Plissken stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimachaerus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dimachaerus.
A jab lands there for Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus scores with a push kick.
Dimachaerus scores with a jab to the body.
Dimachaerus scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Dimachaerus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dimachaerus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus is looking to slow Plissken down with leg kicks.
Plissken 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.
Look low, kick high! Dimachaerus uses the oldest trick in the book to send Plissken tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Dimachaerus is absolutely delighted - when Plissken wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marcus Dimachaerus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dude Viljakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alverez comes into the arena with ALL DAY blaring out of the sound system. Viljakainen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ABBA - Dancing Queen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Alverez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dude Viljakainen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alverez lands a jab to Viljakainen's midsection.
Viljakainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Viljakainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Alverez circles away.
Viljakainen tests Alverez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viljakainen connects with a jab.
Viljakainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Viljakainen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Viljakainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alverez.
Alverez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viljakainen manages to avoid it.
Alverez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Viljakainen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Alverez is in Viljakainen's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Viljakainen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alverez is controlling him.
Alverez thows a big elbow that misses.
Alverez content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Viljakainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Viljakainen is looking to stand up but Alverez isn't so interested in that idea.
Alverez wants to control from the top but Viljakainen keeps moving.
Viljakainen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Viljakainen wants to stand but Alverez is controlling the position.
Alverez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alverez throwing strikes from guard but Viljakainen blocks nicely.
Alverez tries to free his leg and advance position but Viljakainen is retaining full guard.
Alverez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alverez 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez is looking to work some ground and pound but Viljakainen has wrist control.
Viljakainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Viljakainen keeping moving, preventing Alverez from controlling successfully.
Alverez wants to pass the guard but Viljakainen is keeping the position.
Alverez trying to control the position from guard on top but Viljakainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike Alverez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Viljakainen tries to land a front kick but Alverez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Viljakainen looks to land a left hand but Alverez moved out of range nicely.
Viljakainen throws an overhand right that lands on Alverez's shoulder, as Alverez tries to avoid the shot.
Alverez punishes Viljakainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Alverez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alverez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alverez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viljakainen.
Alverez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alverez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Viljakainen avoids it really well and circles away.
Viljakainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alverez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viljakainen.
Alverez misses the shot to the body.
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 Mike Alverez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alverez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viljakainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Viljakainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alverez.
Viljakainen dodges the punch combination from Alverez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alverez is defended easily by Viljakainen.
Viljakainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alverez blocks a jab.
A jab from Viljakainen misses.
Viljakainen misses the shot to the body.
Viljakainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Viljakainen looks to land a right hand but Alverez moved out of range.
Viljakainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viljakainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alverez.
Nice sprawl there from Viljakainen as Alverez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Alverez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alverez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Viljakainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
Viljakainen looks to throw the jab but Alverez is out of range.
A combination from Viljakainen does no damage.
Alverez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alverez is rocked!
Alverez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Alverez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Viljakainen throws a hook but Alverez avoids it easily.
Alverez staying out of range there.
Viljakainen throws a hook but Alverez blocks it.
Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alverez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viljakainen throws a hook but Alverez avoids it easily.
Viljakainen throws an overhand right that lands on Alverez's shoulder, as Alverez tries to avoid the shot.
Dude Viljakainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alverez throws a hook but Viljakainen avoids it easily.
Alverez is looking to wear down Viljakainen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Viljakainen moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Alverez! Viljakainen continues to tee off on Alverez, landing with a left and a right! Viljakainen connects with a right hand that leaves Alverez sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Viljakainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dude Viljakainen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Waul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko has chosen Get Back - Ludacris 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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265 lbs
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313 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Waul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waul takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marko catches Waul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marko tries to land a leg kick but Waul saw it coming and moves away.
Waul tries to clinch there but Marko circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Waul.
Waul thows a body shot but no joy.
Waul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Waul misses with a kick to the body.
Waul with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko throws a sloppy head kick and Waul moves out of range easily.
Waul throws a good cross that connects.
Waul misses with a series of wild punches.
Waul slips a jab from Marko.
Waul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul lands an overhand right.
Waul tries a head kick but it misses.
Waul tries to clinch up but Marko circles away and keeps his distance.
Marko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waul.
Waul takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice defenses there by Marko.
Marko misses with a looping left.
Waul takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waul avoids the body shot from Marko.
Waul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marko misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waul moves away from the strike by Marko.
Waul is looking to clinch but Marko is avoiding it.
Waul throws a sloppy head kick and Marko moves out of range easily.
Waul scoring well with a low kick there.
Marko looks to land a body kick but Waul moved away.
Waul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Waul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marko misses with a few strikes there.
Marko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Waul avoids the body shot from Marko.
Waul ducks under a wild hook from Marko.
Waul throws a sloppy head kick and Marko moves out of range easily.
Waul connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul lands a right hook to the body.
Waul misses the shot to the body.
Marko moves out of range as Waul throws a body kick.
Marko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paul Waul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Waul, right into the meat.
Nice shot by Marko.
Marko swings for the body but Waul moves out of range.
Marko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marko slips a jab from Waul.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marko just misses with a punch to the body.
Marko misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marko thumps Waul with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marko.
Marko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marko there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marko jabs Waul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Waul staying out of range there.
Marko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko connects with a solid leg kick.
Marko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Marko misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that round.
That's time! Waul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Marko.
Marko shoots in for a takedown but Waul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marko blocks a low kick nicely.
Marko keeps the fight on the outside.
Waul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Markos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cain Marko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Waul.
Waul scores with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Waul, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Waul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marko is breathing heavily.
Waul swats away the attempt to clinch by Marko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waul misses with a body kick.
Waul blocks the body kick.
Marko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Waul.
Marko throws a looping overhand right but Waul ducks down to avoid it.
Marko avoids a kick to the body.
Waul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Waul.
Marko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Waul.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Waul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waul throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marko.
Marko is rocked!
Waul throws a body punch but Marko moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Cain Marko's cut even more.
Marko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Waul.
Waul throws a head kick that misses.
Waul cracks Marko with a good jab.
Marko is still on wobbly legs! Can Waul finish him?
Waul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marko seems to have recovered his senses.
Marko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Waul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marko misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Waul fails to land.
Waul misses with the head strike.
Waul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marko.
Waul tries a body shot but Marko blocks it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Waul here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Waul cracks Marko with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Marko fails to land.
Marko takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waul swings wildly with an uppercut but Marko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marko lands a body punch.
Marko has a couple of punches blocked by Waul.
Waul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marko.
Waul tries to circle away but Marko has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Waul - that landed with a thud.
Marko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Waul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waul scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Cain Marko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Waul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Waul on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Waul scores with a hook to the body.
Waul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Waul lands a nice hook to Marko's body. Marko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waul throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Waul.
Marko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cain Marko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Marko swats away the attempt to clinch by Waul.
Marko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Waul finds it's way round the side to connect with Marko's head.
Marko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cain Marko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Waul!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes into the arena with Dj Neon - In Hardtrance I Trust blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuusisto's choice of entrance music: System of a down - Chop Suey. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Armas Kuusisto enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusisto throws a right hand that misses
and Koski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
Koski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kuusisto under the eye.
Kuusisto staying out of range there.
Kuusisto avoids the body shot from Koski.
Kuusisto throws a chopping leg kick but Koski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kuusisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armas Kuusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusisto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuusisto takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Kuusisto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koski is able to avoid easily.
Koski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuusisto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Koski.
Kuusisto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koski. That did some damage!
Koski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuusisto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuusisto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koski takes a step back to recover.
Koski is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusisto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuusisto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kuusisto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto lands a big elbow.
Kuusisto controlling the pace for now.
Koski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuusisto with shots to the head and body - Koski looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kuusisto is keen to just control but Koski is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto throwing shots but Koski is blocking nicely.
Koski trying to control but Kuusisto postures up.
Kuusisto is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski is looking for a sweep. Kuusisto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuusisto scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusisto tries a low kick but Koski avoids it.
Koski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto closes the distance and clinches up with Koski, looking for a takedown. Kuusisto pushes Koski against the cage but Koski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a nice body shot.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
Kuusisto throws a chopping leg kick but Koski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuusisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Kuusisto lands a leg kick that knocks Koski off balance momentarily.
Koski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No joy there for Kuusisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuusisto avoids the body shot from Koski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Koski as he connects with a hook.
Kuusisto tries to clinch but Koski moves out of range.
Kuusisto thows a leg kick but Koski checks it
and Koski counters with a nice body shot.
Koski is looking to wear down Kuusisto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kuusisto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koski scores with a nice strike.
Kuusisto looks to land a body kick but Koski moved away.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto 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.
Armas Kuusisto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Koski there.
It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto blocks the body kick.
Koski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusisto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koski checks it well.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koski checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koski.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuusisto jabs at Koski's body.
Koski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Koski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuusisto is looking to score with low kicks.
Kuusisto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koski checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Koski blocks the leg kick.
Kuusisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski checks a low kick from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuusisto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuusisto misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuusisto counters with a low kick, right behind Koski 's knee.
Kuusisto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koski is out of range.
Kuusisto slips a straight right by Koski.
Koski throws a low kick but Kuusisto moves out of range easily.
Kuusisto misses with an uppercut. Koski saw that one coming.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuusisto on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusisto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koski finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuusisto's head.
Kuusisto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Armas Kuusisto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kuusisto shoots in but no luck this time.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Kuusisto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuusisto jabs Koski right on the nose. Koski blinks but takes it well.
Kuusisto is looking to clinch.
Koski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koski checks the leg kick.
Kuusisto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick which misses Koski's front leg but catches the back leg as Koski tries to avoid it.
Koski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuusisto counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusisto misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuusisto is looking to chop away at Koski's legs.
Kuusisto throws an overhand right that lands on Koski's shoulder, as Koski tries to avoid the shot.
Kuusisto tries to work over Koski's front leg with a kick but Koski checks it.
Koski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koski thows a leg kick but Kuusisto checks it
and Kuusisto counters with a low kick, right behind Koski 's knee.
Kuusisto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koski is able to avoid easily.
Kuusisto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuusisto throws a chopping leg kick but Koski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kuusisto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kuusisto. Kuusisto obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuusisto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Koski scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusisto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuusisto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuusisto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuusisto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick which misses Koski's front leg but catches the back leg as Koski tries to avoid it.
Kuusisto has a takedown stuffed.
Kuusisto connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuusisto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto feints and then cracks Koski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koski down.
Kuusisto wants to slow Koski down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuusisto slips a jab and a cross from Koski.
Kuusisto throws a front kick aimed at Koski's knee but Koski avoids it well.
Kuusisto avoids the head kick by Koski.
Kuusisto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kuusisto lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuusisto misses with a looping right.
Kuusisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Kuusisto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Kuusisto misses with a low kick as Koski jumps back.
Kuusisto cracks the inside of Koski's front leg.
Kuusisto moves into range and clinches up with Koski.
Kuusisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto cracks the inside of Koski's front leg.
Kuusisto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kuusisto tries to work over Koski's front leg with a kick but Koski checks it.
Kuusisto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuusisto connects with a crisp jab.
Koski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuusisto checks it well.
A good leg kick by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto throws a low kick but Koski avoids it.
Kuusisto scoring well with a low kick there.
Koski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuusisto can pounce on him.
Kuusisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuusisto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuusisto.
Kuusisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuusisto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuusisto.
Some bone on bone action there as Koski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto wants to land a leg kick but Koski is out of range.
Kuusisto wants to clinch.
Kuusisto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuusisto shoots in for a takedown but Koski shows good takedown defense.
Koski throws a hook to the side of Kuusisto's head but Kuusisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick that misses.
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuusisto throws a sloppy head kick and Koski moves out of range easily.
Kuusisto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Kuusisto
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Kuusisto shoots in for a double leg but Koski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tomi Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armas Kuusisto.
Koski clobbers Kuusisto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Koski counters with a low kick, right behind Kuusisto 's knee.
Kuusisto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Kuusisto is predictable there
and Koski counters with a right hand to the body.
Koski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuusisto. That did some damage!
Kuusisto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kuusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
Koski lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands with an overhand left.
Kuusisto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuusisto tries to land a front kick but Koski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koski throws a one two combo.
Koski moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Kuusisto ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusisto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kuusisto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koski.
Kuusisto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuusisto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuusisto misses with the head strike.
Koski digs a right hand into Kuusisto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuusisto's gas tank.
Kuusisto blocks a body shot from Koski.
A short left from Koski.
Kuusisto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuusisto throws a head punch that misses.
Kuusisto gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Koski is trying to control but can't.
Kuusisto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuusisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koski is looking for a triangle but Kuusisto pushes his legs off easily.
Kuusisto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusisto trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Koski wants to control but Kuusisto passes easily into half guard.
Tomi Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto prevents Koski from improving his position.
Kuusisto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Koski sees it coming and defends easily.
Kuusisto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koski is not content to let Kuusisto control the position.
Koski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski is looking for a triangle here but Kuusisto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kuusisto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kuusisto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koski keeps working.
Koski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kuusisto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Armas Kuusisto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koski keeps working.
Kuusisto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Koski kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A lull in the action here as Kuusisto stalls from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Armas Kuusisto.
I've got Kuusisto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 44:50
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armas Kuusisto!
Armas Kuusisto is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Rampage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Davis.
Rampage struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Rampage working aggressively here.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Rampage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rampage has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Rampage thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Davis.
Rampage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rampage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rampage misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rampage.
Taylor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rampage lands with a good body shot.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Rampage misses the shot to the body.
Rampage blocks a jab.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
It looks like Mike Rampage has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rampage looks gassed!
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Rampage's front leg but catches the back leg as Rampage tries to avoid it.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Rampage is out of range.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Rampage moved away.
Davis with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Rampage can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rampage tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rampage misses with the head strike.
Davis just leaning against Rampage, taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taylor Davis.
Rampage avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks a leg kick.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rampage misses with a body shot.
Davis misses the jab.
Rampage looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Rampage to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rampage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
Rampage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taylor Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rampage.
Rampage misses with a body kick.
Rampage misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Rampage counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
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!
Rampage fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Davis tenderised Rampage's leg. Rampage is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rampage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rampage closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Davis did well to prevent Rampage getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Davis wants to control but Rampage is keeping busy.
Rampage passes to side control.
Davis gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Rampage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rampage misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rampage, right into the meat.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Rampage avoids it.
Rampage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rampage avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Rampage is predictable there
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Rampage 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.
Davis thuds his right hand into Rampage's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rampage throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Rampage 's knee.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Rampage ducks down to avoid it.
Rampage ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rampage is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Rampage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis with a nice cross.
Rampage cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis effectively controlling the action here.
Rampage cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rampage misses with a punch to the body.
Rampage can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rampage is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rampage.
Davis looking to stall.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rampage has him pressed against the cage.
Rampage wants to stall.
Rampage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taylor Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rampage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rampage up against the cage.
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!
Rampage tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Rampage is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis blocks a body shot from Rampage.
Davis avoiding damage.
Davis is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taylor Davis.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Rampage slips the punch.
Rampage jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Rampage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rampage moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage fails to land the takedown.
Davis avoids the body shot from Rampage.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Rampage with an uppercut!
Rampage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rampage.
Rampage avoids the head kick by Davis.
A jab from Rampage misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rampage misses with a looping right.
Rampage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Rampage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Rampage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rampage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Rampage slips a straight right by Davis.
Rampage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rampage throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Rampage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Rampage counters with a nice body shot.
Rampage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Rampage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rampage.
Davis avoids the body shot from Rampage.
Rampage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis looks to land a combination. Rampage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davis throws a hook but Rampage avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rampage is defended easily by Davis.
Taylor Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
Davis throws a right and a left that Rampage avoids nicely.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rampage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rampage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rampage throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Davis drops Rampage with a beautiful combination! Rampage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Davis is looking for the KO!
Rampage is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rampage shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rampage is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis stuns Rampage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rampage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis thuds his shin into the meat of Rampage's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rampage seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis cracks Rampage with a hook to the temple - Rampage is on wobbly legs here! Davis swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rampage falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Davis wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Taylor Davis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksimilian Tchepikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksimilian Tchepikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tchepikov misses with a body shot.
Tchepikov looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Silver there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silver looks for the body kick but Tchepikov saw that one coming.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
and Tchepikov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silver.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver thumps Tchepikov with a low kick.
Tchepikov is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tchepikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silver.
Silver connects with a high kick.
It looks like Maksimilian Tchepikov has been cut.
Silver looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tchepikov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tchepikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver cracks Tchepikov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Silver has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tchepikov to stand back up!
Tchepikov is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Silver Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Tchepikov is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Silver!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anthem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Greed's choice of entrance music: James Brown - Living In America . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollo Greed!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem digs a good body shot into Greed's ribs.
Overeem looks for the body kick but Greed saw that one coming.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greed.
Greed takes a kick to the side of the head.
Overeem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greed avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Greed.
Overeem tried to score with a low kick but Greed checks it.
Greed throws an overhand right that lands on Overeem's shoulder, as Overeem tries to avoid the shot.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Overeem cracks a nice hook into Greed's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
Overeem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greed ducks right into an uppercut from Overeem.
Greed cracks Overeem with an open hand slap.
Overeem throws a head kick but Greed moves out of range.
Overeem moves out of range of the leg kick from Greed.
Greed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greed jabs Overeem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Greed takes a swing at Overeem's ribcage but misses.
Overeem moves out of range as Greed strikes.
Overeem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Greed looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greed moves in looking to clinch but Overeem pushes him off.
Overeem scores with a punch to the head.
Overeem avoids the body shot from Greed.
Greed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
A head kick misses from Greed.
Greed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Greed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Greed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Overeem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Overeem misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Apollo Greed has been cut.
Overeem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Overeem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem thumps Greed with a low kick.
Overeem scores with a kick to the body.
Greed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Overeem throws a head kick but Greed moves out of range.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Overeem throws a push kick but Greed slaps the foot to one side.
Greed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Greed moves out of range of the leg kick from Overeem.
Overeem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Overeem looks to land a body kick but Greed moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
An inside leg kick lands from Overeem.
Greed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Overeem with a nice cross.
Overeem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Greed blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Greed tries to clinch
and Overeem counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Overeem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Overeem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overeem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greed's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Greed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Overeem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Greed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Greed avoids the head kick by Overeem.
Overeem goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Overeem throws a head kick but Greed moves out of range.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overeem lands a glancing blow to the side of Greed's head.
Overeem throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem throws a head kick that Greed semi-blocks.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Overeem lands with a kick to the temple. Greed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Overeem lands a big head kick that sends Greed tumbling to the mat! Overeem takes a step backwards and waves Greed back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Greed is rocked!
Crunch! Overeem slams his shin into Greed's torso.
Greed is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Greed is breathing heavily.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greed seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Overeem.
Greed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overeem connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Greed is avoiding it.
Overeem keeps Greed at a distance using the push kick.
Overeem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Greed's sensitive parts.
Greed has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Overeem.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Greed circles away.
Greed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Overeem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overeem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Greed's front leg but catches the back leg as Greed tries to avoid it.
Greed takes a kick to the side of the head.
Overeem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Overeem is looking to slow Greed down with leg kicks.
Overeem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Greed swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Overeem. Greed shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Greed might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Overeem has got the better of the exchanges.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overeem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Overeem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overeem. Greed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greed looks to land a left hand but Overeem moved out of range nicely.
Overeem scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem.
Overeem looks to land a combination. Greed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Greed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greed steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Overeem. That one must have hurt.
Overeem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Greed 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Greed down.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Greed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Greed on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem fakes the leg kick and cracks Greed in the body.
Overeem connects with a leg kick. Greed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Greed's calf.
Greed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Greed takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Apollo Greed's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Overeem connects with a solid leg kick.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses
and Greed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Greed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Overeem.
Overeem tries to land a leg kick but Greed saw it coming and moves away.
Greed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Overeem. Overeem obviously looking to wear him down.
Greed on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Overeem. Overeem obviously looking to wear him down.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greed throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Greed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Greed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem throws a push kick but Greed slaps the foot to one side.
Overeem misses with a leg kick.
Overeem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overeem misses with a head kick.
Greed looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Greed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Greed blocks a head kick by Overeem.
Overeem scores with a head kick.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem throws a body punch but Greed moves out of range.
Apollo Greed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Greed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Overeem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greed looks to land a combination but Overeem avoids it well.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Greed moves out of range easily.
Overeem closes the distance and clinches.
Greed struggles to land a body shot inside as Overeem controls his hands.
Overeem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Greed backwards.
Overeem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Overeem taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
Greed lands a nice uppercut.
Greed blocks an elbow strike from Overeem.
Greed is trying to maintain a safe position but Overeem gets an underhook and turns Greed into the cage.
Greed dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greed blocks an elbow strike.
Overeem just leaning against Greed, taking a breather.
Greed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Greed lands a nice uppercut.
Greed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Greed lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greed struggles to land a body shot inside as Overeem controls his hands.
Greed breaks from the clinch.
Greed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Overeem rather than just go for the knockout.
Greed looks to throw the jab but Overeem is out of range.
Overeem misses with a hook. Greed ducked under it nicely.
Greed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Overeem under the eye.
Overeem blocks a leg kick.
Greed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overeem can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greed throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
Greed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Overeem finds it's way round the side to connect with Greed's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Overeem moves away from the strike by Greed.
Greed throws out a leg kick but Overeem moves out of range and Greed only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Overeem.
Overeem moves into range and clinches up with Greed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Greed connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Overeem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Overeem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon comes to the cage accompanied by im not afraid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hokanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like John Mallon has been cut.
Mallon scores with a jab. Hokanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Sumopainija Hokanen has been cut.
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!
Mallon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hokanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Mallon sprawls well. He's pushed Hokanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mallon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hokanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hokanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mallon's head backwards.
Mallon tries to bum rush Hokanen with a series of wild strikes but Hokanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hokanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mallon moves away.
Hokanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Mallon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hokanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mallon manages to avoid it.
A jab from Mallon misses.
Mallon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen slips a jab from Mallon.
Hokanen moves in looking to clinch but Mallon pushes him off.
Mallon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mallon throws a body punch but Hokanen moves out of range.
Mallon moves into the clinch.
Mallon lands a nice uppercut.
Mallon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mallon gets through Hokanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hokanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Mallon fails to land.
Hokanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Mallon controls his hands.
Hokanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mallon.
Mallon misses with the head strike.
Mallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Hokanen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mallon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mallon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mallon scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mallon fails to land.
Mallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mallon misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Hokanen.
Mallon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hokanen backwards.
Hokanen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hokanen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mallon.
Hokanen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mallon can't fight it off and eventually Hokanen manages to take the fight to the floor. Mallon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hokanen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallon looking for a guillotine here but Hokanen defends easily.
Mallon keeping full guard, as Hokanen tries to pass.
Hokanen passes Mallon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hokanen is pressing down on Mallon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mallon is holding on for now.
Mallon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen slips a nice elbow through Mallon's hands, connecting with Mallon's forehead.
Mallon manages to get to full guard.
Mallon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hokanen is aware though and is defending well.
Mallon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hokanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mallon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hokanen is aware though and is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mallon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mallon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hokanen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hokanen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 John Mallon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hokanen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
John Mallon's cut is getting worse.
Mallon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hokanen blocks a jab.
Mallon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hokanen.
Hokanen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mallon.
Mallon instigates a clinch.
Mallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
John Mallon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hokanen on the inside.
John Mallon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hokanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen digs a right hand underneath Mallon's ribcage. Mallon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hokanen.
Hokanen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hokanen clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hokanen.
A head punch on the inside from Mallon fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hokanen.
Mallon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mallon misses with a straight right.
Hokanen throws a hook but Mallon blocks it.
Hokanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mallon doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mallon. Hokanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mallon throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mallon moves away.
Hokanen lunges at Mallon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mallon's hand.
Jeez, John Mallon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hokanen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mallon, pushing him back against the cage.
Hokanen tries a body shot but Mallon blocks it.
Mallon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hokanen backwards.
Mallon misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hokanen.
Mallon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hokanen backwards.
Hokanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mallon backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Mallon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sumopainija Hokanen!
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