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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boets comes to the cage accompanied by Штиль. Dimon Boets has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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245 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
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, Todd Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Dimon Boets has been cut.
Jab, jab by Bauer - just one landing.
Nice shot by Bauer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bauer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bauer closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Boets out cold! Boets corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Todd Bauer!
Our winner, Todd Bauer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guybrush Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco has chosen Let the bodies hit the floor as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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263 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guybrush Threepwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Marco!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marco closes the distance and clinches up with Threepwood, looking for a takedown. Marco pushes Threepwood against the cage but Threepwood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marco blocks a leg kick.
Threepwood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Threepwood scores with a spinning back kick!
Marco looks for a takedown but Threepwood sprawls well.
Guybrush Threepwood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Marco.
Threepwood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Threepwood pushes Marco away with a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Threepwood throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Cain Marco has been cut.
Marco is trying desperately to land a takedown but Threepwood is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marco.
Threepwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Threepwood quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Marco passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Threepwood!
Threepwood is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Threepwood wants to hold on but Marco pushes him away.
Marco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marco postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Threepwood looks a forlorn figure.
Threepwood is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marco with the ground and pound from mount.
Threepwood takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marco lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marco landing strikes from the mount.
Threepwood in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marco controlling the position easily from mount.
Threepwood takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marco postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Threepwood badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Marco around the waist but Marco pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Marco is the winner by TKO! Marco jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Marco!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamiyashi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arvid Nordemar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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225 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamiyashi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordemar misses with a low kick.
Suzuki misses with a straight left.
Nordemar slips a straight right by Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordemar.
Suzuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nordemar pinned against the cage. Nordemar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordemar.
Nordemar 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.
Suzuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nordemar.
Suzuki checks a low kick from Nordemar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nordemar looks for the body kick but Suzuki saw that one coming.
Nordemar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suzuki throws a body punch but Nordemar moves out of range.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut
and Nordemar counters with a nice body kick.
Nordemar slips a straight right by Suzuki.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Nordemar.
Suzuki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Suzuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nordemar scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nordemar.
Nordemar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nordemar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nordemar throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nordemar!
Nordemar throws a head kick that Suzuki semi-blocks.
Nordemar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suzuki looks to throw the jab but Nordemar is out of range.
Nordemar tries a head kick but it misses.
Nordemar ducks under a wild hook from Suzuki.
Nordemar throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suzuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nordemar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suzuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nordemar is looking to chop away at Suzuki's legs.
A clash of legs there as Suzuki blocks the low kick.
Nordemar cracks the inside of Suzuki's front leg.
Nordemar throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Suzuki scores a takedown into full mount!
Nordemar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nordemar tries to get out of the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Suzuki looking to control but Nordemar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki thowing shots but they're missing.
Suzuki wants to control the pace but Nordemar is squirming around nicely.
Nordemar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki landing strikes from the mount and Nordemar is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kamiyashi Suzuki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Suzuki misses with an uppercut.
Nordemar cracks the inside of Suzuki's front leg.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
Suzuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arvid Nordemar is winning the standup battle so far.
Suzuki throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Suzuki misses.
Suzuki scores with the left hand. Nordemar knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Nordemar.
Nordemar throws a front kick aimed at Suzuki's knee but Suzuki avoids it well.
Suzuki throws an overhand right that lands on Nordemar's shoulder, as Nordemar tries to avoid the shot.
Nordemar 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a straight right.
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Nordemar slams his shin into Suzuki's torso.
Suzuki shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nordemar eats them both and turns towards Suzuki to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nordemar throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Suzuki lands with a nice combination. Nordemar backs away looking to recover.
Nordemar walks into a left hand.
Nordemar is rocked!
Nordemar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Nordemar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suzuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nordemar looks up at the clock. Bad move! Suzuki lands a right hand from hell, dropping Nordemar. Suzuki pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamiyashi Suzuki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osteo Sarcoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarcoma has chosen Rip em apart!! as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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207 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osteo Sarcoma!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarcoma misses with a double jab
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Henry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarcoma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sarcoma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sarcoma tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henry throws a right and a left that Sarcoma avoids nicely.
Henry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Henry throws a body punch but Sarcoma moves out of range.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry lands with a good body shot.
Sarcoma throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Sarcoma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Henry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sarcoma scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Osteo Sarcoma has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sarcoma misses with a hook.
Sarcoma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sarcoma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Henry on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Sarcoma moved out of range nicely.
Sarcoma moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarcoma moves away from the strike by Henry.
Sarcoma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarcoma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Sarcoma saw that one coming.
Sarcoma misses with a takedown attempt - Henry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sarcoma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sarcoma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry scores with a jab to the head.
Hank Henry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Sarcoma saw that one coming.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry sizes up Sarcoma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Some wild striking there from Henry.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Henry jabs Sarcoma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sarcoma dodges the punch combination from Henry.
Good shot there by Henry.
Henry digs a good body shot into Sarcoma's ribs.
Sarcoma looks gassed!
Henry's corner calls for a 1-2. Henry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Sarcoma saw that one coming.
Henry misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarcoma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Sarcoma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarcoma drops his hands momentarily and Henry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sarcoma is rocked!
Henry lands with a right hand.
Sarcoma is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry drops Sarcoma with a straight right hand, right on the button! Henry follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Henry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ewert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewert comes to the cage accompanied by HERO OF WAR. John Ewert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Ewert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick McBride!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewert closes the distance but McBride moves to the side
and McBride counters with a nice body shot.
McBride fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McBride with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ewert is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewert gets caught flat footed, as McBride shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McBride 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.
McBride lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McBride with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McBride wants to control from the top but Ewert keeps moving.
McBride is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that McBride 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 one minute gone in the round.
McBride distracts Ewert with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McBride cracks Ewert with a solid left hand.
McBride works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from McBride.
McBride lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McBride connects with a nice short shot to Ewert's temple.
McBride works his way into full mount!
McBride has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A nice elbow there by McBride.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from McBride! Ewert is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patrick McBride!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Placido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Placido is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bone Thugs N Harmony Feat. 2Pac - Thug Luv. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramon Placido!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Placido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Placido was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Placido's guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Placido is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Placido gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Placido wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Placido really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie striking off his back but it's not causing Placido any problems.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Placido postures up.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Placido content to stall in guard here.
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Placido should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Placido should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryan Gracie!
Ryan Gracie retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tahkojuusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen blaring out of the sound system. Tahkojuusto has chosen AC/DC : T.N.T as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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197 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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186 lbs
11 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent 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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teppo Tahkojuusto!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Tahkojuusto on that attempt.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tahkojuusto's hands.
Tahkojuusto tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Tahkojuusto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oscar Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teppo Tahkojuusto.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tahkojuusto moves into full guard.
Jones postures up.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Tahkojuusto has wrist control.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tahkojuusto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Tahkojuusto has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jones off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Teppo Tahkojuusto has been cut.
Jones lands with a straight right. Tahkojuusto didn't see that one coming.
Jones tries to bum rush Tahkojuusto with a series of wild strikes but Tahkojuusto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tahkojuusto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Tahkojuusto shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tahkojuusto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Tahkojuusto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tahkojuusto is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones wants to control but Tahkojuusto is keeping him busy.
Tahkojuusto tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones moves into full mount! Tahkojuusto won't be happy about that!
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tahkojuusto is rocked!
Jones drops a big elbow. That's hurt Tahkojuusto! More shots from Jones and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oscar Jones!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craig Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stephen Lynch - Craig. Diaz has chosen Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon as his entrance music. Craig Christ is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christ avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Christ slips a straight right by Diaz.
Christ on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Christ throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Christ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oscar Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christ counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz swings for the body but Christ moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Christ. Christ circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Christ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Christ moves into the clinch.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christ tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Christ throws a head punch that misses.
Christ tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christ working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christ tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Christ back against the cage.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
A jab from Christ misses.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Christ uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Christ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Christ's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Christ is keeping the position.
Diaz won't allow Christ to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Christ working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Christ gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christ gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Christ takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Christ settles back down.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Christ cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Christ does no damage.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Diaz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Christ rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Christ's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christ connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Christ counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christ tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz misses the body punch
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
Christ connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Christ scores with a four punch combination!
Diaz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
Diaz throws a right and a left that Christ avoids nicely.
Craig Christ is winning the standup battle so far.
Christ fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Christ jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christ throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Diaz's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Christ dives in looking to finish as Diaz flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Christ's strikes! Christ is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Diaz's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Diaz was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Christ!
Our winner, Craig Christ, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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