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RCD 56: Chain Reaction PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Artem Blinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Kolesnichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blinov comes to the cage accompanied by Russian anthem. Denis Kolesnichenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Artem Blinov's chin.
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Blinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Kolesnichenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolesnichenko shoots in for a double leg but Blinov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blinov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Artem Blinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blinov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Blinov.
Blinov scores with a nice right hand.
Blinov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blinov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kolesnichenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blinov quickly recovers to half guard.
Kolesnichenko uses his free foot to push down on Blinov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Blinov.
Kolesnichenko controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blinov is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolesnichenko throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Blinov has his hands clasped together but Kolesnichenko breaks the hold and Blinov is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Kolesnichenko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Denis Kolesnichenko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Krasowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krasowsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Under the Knife kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pedro Bino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pedro Bino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Krasowsky!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Krasowsky. No joy for Bino on that attempt.
Krasowsky fails with the takedown.
Bino shoots in looking for a takedown but Krasowsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bino's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bino looks for a takedown but Krasowsky sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Bino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krasowsky shoots in for a takedown but Bino shows good takedown defense.
Bino shoots for a takedown but Krasowsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bino looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bino is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krasowsky is just riding it out for now. Bino eventually gives up the hold.
Krasowsky wants to control but Bino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bino is working for a kimura but Krasowsky is defending it quite comfortably.
Bino is thwarting Krasowsky's attempts to control the position.
Bino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasowsky wants to control but Bino is keeping busy.
Bino is looking for a kimura here.
Bino is breathing heavily.
Krasowsky is trying to control but can't.
Krasowsky controlling the position for now.
Krasowsky trying to hold on to Bino's head to control him but Bino postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dylan Krasowsky has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Krasowsky leaves Bino with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krasowsky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bino's waist but Bino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krasowsky off to one side.
No luck for Krasowsky with that takedown attempt.
Krasowsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bino as he jumps to the side.
Krasowsky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krasowsky has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Bino. No joy for Krasowsky on that attempt.
Krasowsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bino counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bino wants to pass the guard but Krasowsky is keeping the position.
Bino is fighting to break Krasowsky's control of his arms but Krasowsky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krasowsky is keeping the position for now.
Krasowsky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krasowsky pulls Bino in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Krasowsky is trying to keep Bino in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dylan Krasowsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Krasowsky tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krasowsky somewhat.
Krasowsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bino defends it nicely.
Bino tries for a takedown but Krasowsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krasowsky looking to score a takedown here. Bino is defending well but Krasowsky drives through and ends up in Bino's guard.
Krasowsky drops back looking for a leg! Bino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bino manages to kick Krasowsky off! Krasowsky jumps back into Bino's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasowsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bino is keeping the position for now.
Bino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krasowsky drops back looking for a leg! Bino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bino manages to kick Krasowsky off! Krasowsky jumps back into Bino's guard.
Krasowsky drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Krasowsky jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasowsky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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 Pedro Bino will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bino stuffs the takedown.
Krasowsky stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krasowsky wants it to stay on the feet.
Bino fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krasowsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Pedro Bino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krasowsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bino sprawls well. Bino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krasowsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Krasowsky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bino pinned against the cage. Bino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pedro Bino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Krasowsky.
No luck for Krasowsky with that takedown attempt.
Bino scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bino working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Krasowsky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bino tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bino working away.
Krasowsky is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bino is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bino tries for a kimura but Krasowsky is defending well.
Krasowsky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bino's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bino is looking for a kimura here.
Krasowsky is trying to control but can't.
Krasowsky is controlling Bino's trapped leg to prevent Bino from advancing to side control.
Bino is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krasowsky has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bino tries to pass to full mount but Krasowsky defends it.
Krasowsky trying to control from the bottom.
Bino is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krasowsky manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pedro Bino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bino tries to free his leg and advance position but Krasowsky is retaining full guard.
Krasowsky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Krasowsky pulls Bino in to control the position.
Let's hope that Krasowsky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bino looking to pass the guard.
Krasowsky trying to keep a closed guard but Bino is proving a slippery customer.
Bino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krasowsky is keeping the position for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dylan Krasowsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bino fails with a takedown attempt.
Krasowsky misses with a takedown attempt - Bino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krasowsky shoots in looking for a takedown. Bino tries to sprawl out of it but Krasowsky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pedro Bino will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Krasowsky has a takedown stuffed.
Bino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krasowsky shoots for a takedown but Bino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Krasowsky fails with the takedown.
Pedro Bino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Krasowsky.
Bino shoots in looking for a takedown but Krasowsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bino's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krasowsky as he jumps to the side.
Krasowsky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krasowsky shoots in for a takedown but Bino shows good takedown defense.
Krasowsky dives in and grabs Bino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bino pushes down on Krasowsky's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krasowsky stuffs the takedown.
Bino stuffs the takedown attempt from Krasowsky. Krasowsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Bino. No joy for Krasowsky on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bino looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krasowsky is fending him off so far but Bino persists. Nope, Krasowsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Krasowsky shoots in and bounces Bino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bino might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krasowsky pushes down on Bino's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Krasowsky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bino looking for submissions off his back.
Bino moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krasowsky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bino is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bino is looking for a triangle but Krasowsky pushes his legs off easily.
Bino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krasowsky is aware though and is defending well.
Bino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!
Krasowsky wants to pass the guard but Bino is keeping the position.
Krasowsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bino has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krasowsky has managed to get both his arms back between Bino's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasowsky drops back looking for a leg! Bino is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bino manages to kick Krasowsky off! Krasowsky jumps back into Bino's guard.
Bino has his foot on Krasowsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krasowsky works his way back into a safe position though.
Krasowsky passes Bino's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Krasowsky passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bino!
Krasowsky wants to finish this one by submission but Bino is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Krasowsky.
Bino is in all sorts of trouble here.
Krasowsky is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bino has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Krasowsky working for a guillotine from mount but Bino is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bino is looking to improve his position but Krasowsky isn't that keen on the idea.
Krasowsky working for a submission but Bino is keeping him at bay.
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!
Bino is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasowsky looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bino is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Krasowsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Bino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Boiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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250 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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254 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Boiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boiko as he avoids it easily.
Boiko connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Spencer Fisher has been cut.
Boiko thows a body shot but no joy.
Boiko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fisher's head.
Fisher shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fisher showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boiko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fisher pulls his head out easily.
Fisher throwing shots but Boiko is blocking nicely.
Boiko keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boiko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boiko is doing well to control the position and prevent Fisher from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is trying to control. Boiko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fisher lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Fisher there.
Fisher throwing shots but Boiko is blocking nicely.
Fisher is keen to just control but Boiko is a slippery customer.
Boiko wants to improve his position but Fisher is controlling well.
Boiko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boiko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher throwing strikes but missing.
Boiko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boiko has his foot on Fisher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fisher works his way back into a safe position though.
Boiko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fisher is in close to Boiko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boiko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fisher postures up and lands a big shot to Boiko's brow.
Fisher makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fisher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boiko's head.
Fisher postures up in Boiko's guard and throws a big left but Boiko blocks it.
Fisher scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fisher advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher wants to control but Boiko is keeping him busy.
Fisher in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fisher in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boiko struggling a bit here.
Fisher scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boiko to see if he's OK.
Fisher working the body and head with strikes.
Fisher lands a strong strike to the head of Boiko. That's dazed him! Fisher looking to finish here. Boiko is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Fisher lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer Fisher!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wee Bey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers has chosen Im tired. U suck. 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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201 lbs
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193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wee Bey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Fingers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fingers throws a series of punches but Bey moves out of range.
Bey throws a leg kick but Fingers sees it coming and moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fingers enables Bey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fingers manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bey throws a big right hand that misses.
Bey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fingers has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bey has managed to get both his arms back between Fingers's legs - danger averted.
Bey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fingers is keeping the position for now.
Bey is working hard here to advance position.
Fingers looking to control.
Fingers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fingers looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bey.
Bey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fingers looking for subs from the bottom but Bey mounts him!
Fingers taking shots to the head.
Fingers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fingers tries to hold on but Bey pushes him away.
Bey unloading with bombs!
Bey content just to control the position here.
Bey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fingers looks a forlorn figure.
Bey with shots to the head and body - Fingers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bey raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fingers tries to lock up and control but Bey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bey breaks from Fingers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fingers tries to reverse the position but Bey maintains control.
BOOM! Bey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bey lands a nice shot to the head.
Bey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fingers looks a forlorn figure.
Bey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bey controlling his opponent.
Bey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bey is thwarting Fingers's attempts to control the position.
Bey trying to pass the guard but Fingers defending well.
Bey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bey winds up and cracks Fingers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fingers wants to improve his position but Bey is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bey wants to control but Fingers is keeping him busy.
Bey working the head and body with strikes.
Fingers is refusing to be controlled, as Bey sits in half guard.
Bey working the head and body with strikes.
Fingers is refusing to be controlled, as Bey sits in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fingers looking for submissions off his back.
Bey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fingers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bey content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wee Bey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fingers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fingers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobby Fingers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bey tries to clinch but Fingers moves out of range.
Fingers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bey can pounce on him.
Fingers swinging wildly here.
Bey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fingers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fingers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bey circles away quickly and effectively.
Bey clinches with his opponent.
Fingers trying to control the position but instead, Bey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fingers into the cage.
Fingers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bey to keep the fight standing.
Fingers is working for takedown but Bey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fingers is breathing heavily.
Fingers tries to break free but Bey pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bey.
Bey misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Bey as the two fighters clinch.
Bey works on Fingers's body with a couple of short punches.
Bey lands a nice shot to the body.
Bey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bey.
Bey digs a right hand into Fingers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fingers's gas tank.
Bey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bey gets through Fingers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fingers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bey is keeping busy.
Bey is working Fingers over against the cage.
Bey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Bey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bey lands a shot to the body.
Bey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bey digs a right hand into Fingers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fingers's gas tank.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bey obliges.
Bey misses with a body punch.
Bey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bey digs a right hand underneath Fingers's ribcage. Fingers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bey pushes Fingers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bey is working Fingers over against the cage.
Wee Bey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Bey.
Bey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fingerss head.
Bey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Bey lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Bey.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bey.
Bey digs a right hand into Fingers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fingers's gas tank.
Bey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bey misses with a punch to the body.
Bey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fingers avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bey.
Bey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bey.
Bey tries to throw a body punch but Fingers avoids it by throwing Bey back against the cage.
Fingers working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bey.
Bey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bey lands with a left to the head.
Bey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bey lands with a right to the head.
Bey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Bey.
Bey lands an uppercut.
Bey lands a hook that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Bey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Bey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fingers's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bey.
Fingers is rocked!
Bey lands with a short shot to the head.
Fingers is still on wobbly legs! Can Bey finish him?
Bey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fingers seems to have recovered his senses.
Fingers tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wee Bey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Fingers.
Bey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bey lands a shoulder strike.
Bey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Bey.
Still in the clinch, Bey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Bey lands a hook that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Bey misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Fingers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bey lands a hook that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wee Bey dominated that second round.
That's time! Bey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fingers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fingers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fingers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fingers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bey pushes Fingers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Bey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bey - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Bey on the inside.
A short right from Bey.
Bey lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bey.
Bey is working Fingers over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bey - that landed with a thud.
Fingers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bey scores with a shot to the side of Fingers's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bey lands a right hand.
Bey lands a hook that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bey.
Bey gets through Fingers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bey is working Fingers over against the cage.
Bey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Bey.
Bey lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bey is working Fingers over against the cage.
Bey lands with a left to the head.
Bey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fingers's elbow.
Bey presses Fingers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fingers takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bey.
Bey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bey.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bey.
Fingers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bey is leaning against Fingers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bey as the two fighters clinch.
Bey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bey lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bey.
Bey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fingers's efforts to push away.
Bey lands a shoulder strike.
Bey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fingers can do to turn this around?
Bey cracks Fingers with a nice body shot.
Bey presses Fingers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Bey - that landed with a thud.
Bey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Bey.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Bey.
Bey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fingerss head.
A shot in the inside from Bey.
Bey misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Bey as the two fighters clinch.
Bey digs a right hand underneath Fingers's ribcage. Fingers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fingers takes a shot to the head.
Bey lands a hook that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Bey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fingers's elbow.
Fingers wants a takedown but no success here.
Bey lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bey lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bey lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bey.
A short right from Bey.
Bey pushes Fingers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bey presses Fingers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bey lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bey.
Bey is working Fingers over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bey.
Bobby Fingers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bey lands a hook that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Bey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fingers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bey just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bey scores with a shot to the side of Fingers's head.
Fingers has had enough of the clinch but Bey keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Bey.
Bey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bey pushes Fingers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wee Bey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bey 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wee Bey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiro Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good knees
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shiro Royal!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Royal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker gets a takedown into half guard.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Royal is working away.
Royal tries to roll over but Parker keeps him under control.
Royal is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Parker has latched onto it... Big trouble! Parker pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Royal is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Parker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cpl. Rocco Barbella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Barbella and Junior Wolfe. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wolfe's choice of entrance music: The Ramones - Blitzkreig Bop!. Junior Wolfe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Cpl. Rocco Barbella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbella checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barbella buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wolfe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barbella connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolfe looks to throw a body kick
and Barbella counters with a body kick.
Wolfe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wolfe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barbella wants to clinch up but Wolfe keeps it at a distance.
Barbella keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolfe.
Barbella rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolfe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wolfe tries to land a leg kick but Barbella saw it coming and moves away.
Barbella digs a good body shot into Wolfe's ribs.
Wolfe is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Barbella.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick from Wolfe is predictable there
and Barbella counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barbella avoids it really well and circles away.
Barbella connects with the punch.
It looks like Junior Wolfe has been cut.
Barbella lands a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wolfe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Barbella - the referee stops the clock and Wolfe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Barbella. Wolfe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Barbella displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wolfe.
Cpl. Rocco Barbella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Wolfe.
Barbella thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wolfe if he has to take too many more of those.
Wolfe looks gassed!
Wolfe keeps the fight on the outside.
Wolfe thows a leg kick but Barbella checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wolfe shoots in for a double leg but Barbella sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbella throws a leg kick which misses Wolfe's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolfe tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbella scores with a head kick.
Wolfe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wolfe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbella stuffs the takedown.
Barbella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wolfe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wolfe tries to move into range but Barbella moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barbella takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice sprawl there from Barbella as Wolfe shoots in.
Wolfe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbella lands a nice shot that snaps Wolfe's head back.
Wolfe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbella pushes Wolfe up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Barbella.
Barbella stalling against the cage.
Barbella is trying to maintain a safe position but Wolfe gets an underhook and turns Barbella into the cage.
Wolfe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbella lands an elbow that stopped Wolfe in his tracks for a moment.
Barbella with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barbella misses with the head strike.
Barbella gets through Wolfe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbella tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbella misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Barbella.
Barbella doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbella stalling against the cage.
Wolfe takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe manages to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wolfe is controlling Barbella's posture.
Barbella tries to free his leg and advance position but Wolfe is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Barbella trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolfe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbella is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Cpl. Rocco Barbella wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Barbella misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cpl. Rocco Barbella dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Wolfe'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.
Barbella jabs Wolfe right on the nose. Wolfe blinks but takes it well.
Wolfe throws a low kick but Barbella avoids it.
Wolfe throws a low kick but Barbella moves out of range easily.
Barbella throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barbella throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wolfe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wolfe lands a jab to the nose.
Wolfe dives in and grabs Barbella's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbella pushes down on Wolfe's head and hops out.
Barbella blocks a leg kick.
Wolfe misses with a head kick.
Barbella swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wolfe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolfe.
A head kick by Wolfe misses
and Barbella counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbella connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbella tries to clinch there but Wolfe circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbella fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfe throws a leg kick but Barbella sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wolfe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barbella takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wolfe misses with a head kick.
Wolfe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wolfe walks into a straight right hand from Barbella.
Barbella lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wolfe is breathing heavily.
Wolfe scores with a leg kick.
Barbella wants to clinch.
Wolfe fails with a takedown attempt.
Cpl. Rocco Barbella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Wolfe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barbella.
Barbella lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Wolfe misses.
Barbella fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolfe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Barbella counters with an inside leg kick.
Barbella blocks a head kick by Wolfe.
Wolfe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barbella.
Wolfe misses with a low kick.
Wolfe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolfe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbella lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid body kick from Barbella.
Junior Wolfe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbella cracks Wolfe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolfe takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Junior Wolfe's cut even more.
Wolfe gets tackled into the cage by Barbella. Barbella maintains the clinch.
Wolfe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barbella gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbella throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wolfe blocks it with crossed arms.
Barbella lands a shot to the body.
Barbella slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbella softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barbella lands a shoulder strike.
Barbella with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Barbella.
Barbella throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbella taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wolfe blocks a body shot from Barbella.
Wolfe tries to pull guard but Barbella holds him up against the cage and eventually Wolfe drops back down to his feet.
Barbella tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wolfe avoids it.
Barbella misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wolfe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbella tries to throw a body punch but Wolfe avoids it by throwing Barbella back against the cage.
Barbella lands a body shot.
Barbella stops a takedown attempt from Wolfe.
Barbella is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cpl. Rocco Barbella dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Wolfe'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. And we move into the final round!
Wolfe shoots in but no luck this time.
Wolfe 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.
Barbella looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barbella throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wolfe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barbella is out of range and Wolfe settles back down.
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown but Barbella shows good takedown defense.
Wolfe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wolfe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wolfe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barbella checks it well.
A head kick by Wolfe misses
and Barbella counters with a nice body kick.
Barbella scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbella looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wolfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbella tests Wolfe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbella connects with a body shot that sends Wolfe's belly button to the back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbella.
Barbella tries to clinch there but Wolfe circles away.
Barbella checks a low kick from Wolfe.
A low kick from Wolfe misses
and Barbella counters with a straight right hand.
Wolfe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barbella tries to avoid it but Wolfe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barbella to the ground. Barbella escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cpl. Rocco Barbella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Wolfe.
Good leg kick by Barbella there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barbella cracks Wolfe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barbella scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbella lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbella lands a high kick!
Wolfe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barbella throws a nice head kick!
Barbella connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Barbella tenderised Wolfe's leg. Wolfe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barbella bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wolfe's head.
Cpl. Rocco Barbella is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbella scores with a jab to the body.
Barbella stuffs the takedown.
Barbella works Wolfe's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barbella.
Barbella lands with a shot to the body.
Barbella with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbella lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wolfe will feel that in the morning.
Cpl. Rocco Barbella is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbella getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Junior Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolfe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbella tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wolfe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbella throws a combination. Wolfe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice takedown defense from Barbella. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wolfe.
Nice body punch from Barbella.
Barbella is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolfe can do to turn this around?
Barbella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbella connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wolfe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbella circles away.
Barbella connects with a body shot.
Wolfe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbella lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barbella thumps Wolfe with a low kick.
Barbella is looking to clinch but Wolfe is avoiding it.
Wolfe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wolfe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbella manages to avoid it.
Barbella throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wolfe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barbella.
Barbella throws a nice head kick!
Wolfe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Barbella counters with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cpl. Rocco Barbella showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barbella 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cpl. Rocco Barbella!
During a confident post fight interview, Cpl. Rocco Barbella thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janos Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Poluyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. Poluyanov has chosen The battle is going again as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vyacheslav Poluyanov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janos Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vyacheslav Poluyanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poluyanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lieu on the side of the head.
Poluyanov moves out of range as Lieu strikes.
Poluyanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lieu throws out the jab.
Lieu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lieu checks a leg kick.
Lieu scores with a hook to the body. Poluyanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poluyanov is looking to score with low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lieu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poluyanov - the referee stops the clock and Lieu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poluyanov. Lieu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lieu misses with an uppercut. Poluyanov saw that one coming.
Poluyanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poluyanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poluyanov throws a lazy right hand but Lieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crunch! Poluyanov slams his shin into Lieu's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lieu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Poluyanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu takes a swing at Poluyanov's ribcage but misses.
Poluyanov lands with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lieu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poluyanov - the referee stops the clock and Lieu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poluyanov. Lieu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lieu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Lieu misses.
Poluyanov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lieu is out of range and Poluyanov settles back down.
Lieu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov thumps Lieu with a low kick.
Poluyanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lieu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Poluyanov.
A big right from Poluyanov misses.
Poluyanov misses with a straight left.
Lieu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poluyanov. Poluyanov obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid body kick from Poluyanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lieu throws an off balance right hand
and Poluyanov counters with a head kick. That will keep Lieu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Poluyanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lieu.
Lieu throws out a loose jab but Poluyanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poluyanov blocks a jab.
Poluyanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lieu slips a jab and a cross from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Poluyanov.
Lieu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Poluyanov.
Poluyanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lieu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lieu lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lieu 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.
Poluyanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Poluyanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poluyanov.
Poluyanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lieu's calf.
Poluyanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poluyanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poluyanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poluyanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lieu at a distance.
Lieu 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.
Poluyanov misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lieu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lieu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poluyanov throws a head kick that misses.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Poluyanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lieu 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.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poluyanov thuds his shin into the meat of Lieu's side.
Lieu swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick lands from Poluyanov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lieu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Poluyanov feints and then cracks Lieu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lieu down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov dominated that round.
That's time! Lieu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poluyanov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lieu misses with a hook. Poluyanov ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Poluyanov does no damage.
Poluyanov lands a head kick!
Poluyanov lands a glancing blow to the side of Lieu's head.
A leg kick checked by Lieu.
Poluyanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poluyanov throws a head kick but Lieu moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Lieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poluyanov connects with a solid leg kick.
Poluyanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poluyanov throws a hook but Lieu avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poluyanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poluyanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lieu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Poluyanov throws a sloppy head kick and Lieu moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Poluyanov 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 Lieu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lieu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Poluyanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poluyanov 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.
A jab from Poluyanov misses.
Nice defenses there by Poluyanov.
Lieu checks a low kick from Poluyanov.
Lieu scores with a punch to the head.
Poluyanov tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poluyanov avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Lieu throws a poor cross that misses
and Poluyanov counters with a good low kick that Lieu was not able to check.
Poluyanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poluyanov wants to land a leg kick but Lieu is out of range.
Lieu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lieu swings for the body but Poluyanov moves out of range.
Poluyanov throws a sloppy head kick and Lieu moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Lieu misses its intended target.
Poluyanov thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poluyanov is looking to score with low kicks.
Lieu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lieu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poluyanov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu looks to score with a jab to the body but Poluyanov is just out of range.
Lieu works Poluyanov's body with a nice hook.
Poluyanov is looking to slow Lieu down with leg kicks.
Vyacheslav Poluyanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lieu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Poluyanov is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Lieu engages and cracks Poluyanov with a massive lead left hook - Poluyanov tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Lieu is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Janos Lieu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedito Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedito Braga!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry misses with an uppercut. Braga saw that one coming.
Henry scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Dunch Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braga staying out of range there.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Braga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braga throws a sloppy head kick and Henry moves out of range easily.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Braga misses with a body kick.
Braga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Henry dodges the punch combination from Braga.
Henry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Check out the look on Henry's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga is trying to get back to half guard.
Henry scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Braga to see if he's OK.
It looks like Benedito Braga has been cut.
Henry is working Braga over with some ground and pound from side control.
Braga is rocked!
Henry landing strikes.
Braga is still in real trouble! Can Henry finish him?
Henry lands a strong strike to the head of Braga. That's dazed him! Henry looking to finish here. Braga is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Henry lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dunch Henry!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Montain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson Montain will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emerson Montain!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morozov sprawls well. Morozov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Montain gets slowly back to his feet.
Montain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Montain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morozov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Montain tries to clinch up.
Montain drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Montain trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montain is one step ahead there.
Morozov has momentary wrist control but Montain slips an elbow through the middle.
Montain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morozov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morozov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morozov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Montain working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morozov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Montain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morozov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morozov seems keen to control Montain's posture.
Montain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morozov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montain wants to control from the top but Morozov keeps moving.
Montain is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Montain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson Montain has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Morozov misses with an uppercut.
Montain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Montain tries to close the distance and clinch but Morozov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morozov.
Montain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morozov pinned against the cage. Morozov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pavel Morozov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerson Montain.
Good exchange - Morozov coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morozov defends it nicely.
Morozov lands a left and a right that send Montain crashing to the mat, dazed. Morozov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Montain is rocked!
It looks like Emerson Montain has been cut.
Morozov fakes the body blow, causing Montain to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Montain goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pavel Morozov!
During a confident post fight interview, Pavel Morozov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabin Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figaro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prospect - Warrior kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sabin Figaro!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Figaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penn avoids the body shot from Figaro.
Figaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Figaro.
Figaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sabin Figaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Figaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Figaro is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Figaro circles away and we're back to standing.
Figaro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Figaro to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Penn throwing strikes here but Figaro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Figaro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn controlling the pace for now.
Penn looking to ground and pound but Figaro is blocking nicely.
Figaro is working to get back to half guard.
Figaro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn controlling the pace for now.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Figaro is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Figaro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn wants to take a breather but Figaro is having none of it.
Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Figaro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Penn is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Figaro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Figaro working for submissions but it's allowed Penn to get to half guard.
Figaro is looking to get back to full guard here but Penn has managed to pass to side control instead.
Figaro is trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Figaro has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sabin Figaro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice combination there by Figaro.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Figaro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Figaro counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Figaro misses with a kick to the body.
Figaro throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Figaro checks a leg kick.
Figaro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Figaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eddie Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Figaro misses.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Figaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sabin Figaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Figaro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Penn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Figaro.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Penn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Penn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Figaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Figaro delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Figaro works the jab nicely.
Figaro looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Figaro sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Figaro throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
Figaro wants to land a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Figaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Figaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Figaro. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Figaro.
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Figaro which made him look bad.
Figaro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Figaro scores with a hook.
Figaro motions for Penn to come forward. Figaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Figaro.
Figaro delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Figaro thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Figaro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Figaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Figaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Figaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Figaro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Figaro throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Figaro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Figaro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn misses with an uppercut
enabling Figaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Figaro looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Figaro.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Figaro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Figaro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Figaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Figaro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Figaro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Penn with a nice cross.
Figaro jabs at Penn's body.
Figaro throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Figaro is looking to land body kicks.
Figaro fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Figaro. That's going to slow Penn down.
Penn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Figaro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Figaro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
Figaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Figaro sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Figaro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Figaro, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Figaro against the cage but Figaro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Figaro throws a good cross that connects.
Penn throws the left hand but Figaro avoids the punch easily.
Figaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Figaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Figaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Figaro, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Figaro scores with a four punch combination!
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Figaro throws a body kick that misses.
Figaro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Figaro misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Figaro swinging wildly here.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Figaro as he jumps to the side.
Figaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Penn misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabin Figaro really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Figaro scores with a push kick.
Penn tries to land a front kick but Figaro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penn tries to land a body kick
and Figaro counters with a nice body kick.
Figaro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Figaro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Figaro controlling the position easily from mount.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Figaro landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Figaro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Penn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Penn is rocked!
Figaro landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Penn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Figaro prevents Penn from getting the reversal.
Sabin Figaro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Figaro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A big strike lands for Figaro! That's really hurt Penn and he's turned his back - Figaro keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Figaro jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sabin Figaro!
Sabin Figaro is the new welterweight champion!
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