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BRC 183 - Kuusisto vs. Kwon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dale Bellido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buckley Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Russian Roulette. 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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168 lbs
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163 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dale Bellido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buckley Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bellido counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bellido pulls his head out easily.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position.
Bellido lands strikes from half guard.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bellido pulls his head out easily.
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!
Bellido lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bellido performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bellido is keen to just control but Armstrong is a slippery customer.
Bellido wants to pass to mount but Armstrong is defending the position.
Bellido looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong gets full guard.
Bellido connects with a couple of short punches.
Bellido has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Armstrong to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bellido is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Armstrong pulls down on the head and he's put Bellido to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Buckley Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Oleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vick Rub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Oleg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vick Rub!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rub jabs Oleg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rub is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oleg.
Oleg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rub doesn't seem bothered though.
Rub misses with an uppercut. Oleg saw that one coming.
Oleg scores with a hook.
Oleg avoids the body shot from Rub.
Oleg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rub circles away quickly and effectively.
Oleg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rub pinned against the cage. Rub gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rub misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rub misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oleg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rub throws a big shot that misses.
Oleg scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Rub misses the target.
Oleg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rub was well out of range. Poor timing from Oleg.
Rub just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rub.
Oleg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rub defends it nicely.
Oleg shoots for a double leg takedown but Rub sprawls well. He's pushed Oleg'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 Viktor Oleg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oleg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Viktor Oleg has been cut.
Rub throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oleg scores with a nice strike.
Rub misses with a wild body shot.
Rub slips a jab from Oleg.
Rub dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oleg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rub pinned against the cage. Rub gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rub misses with an uppercut.
Rub throws a right hand that misses
and Oleg counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleg moves out of range of the strikes.
Oleg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Oleg.
Oleg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oleg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rub looks gassed!
Rub thuds a left hand into Oleg's body.
Oleg throws a right and a left that Rub avoids nicely.
Oleg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oleg just misses with a punch to the body.
Rub lands a nice shot to the body.
Rub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Rub lands.
Oleg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oleg lands the left hand.
Rub missing with a left hand there. Oleg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oleg moves away.
Oleg is looking to wear down Rub with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Oleg scores with a sloppy right hand. Rub should have avoided that one.
Rub is rocked!
Rub uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oleg.
Rub is still on wobbly legs! Can Oleg finish him?
Oleg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rub displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oleg throws out the jab.
Rub has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oleg finds it's way round the side to connect with Rub's head.
Oleg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oleg drops Rub with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Rub! Oleg dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Oleg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Culerovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Culerovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Culerovich.
Culerovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Legba.
Culerovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Legba checks a low kick from Culerovich.
Legba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Culerovich gets caught flat footed, as Legba shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Legba trying to control but Culerovich is working from the bottom.
Culerovich wants to get back to his feet but Legba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Legba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Legba advances to half guard.
Culerovich wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Legba wants to control but Culerovich is keeping him busy.
Culerovich pushes Legba off but Legba dives into side control.
Culerovich is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Legba asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Legba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Culerovich has escaped the position, nice work there.
Legba throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Culerovich is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Legba has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Legba works to advance to full mount. Culerovich defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Culerovich wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba lands a big shot there that rocks Culerovich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Legba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legba tries to control but Culerovich wriggling away.
Culerovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Culerovich is squirming around, avoiding Legba's attempts to control the action.
Legba won't let Culerovich get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Legba wants to control the pace but Culerovich is squirming around nicely.
Culerovich wants to get back to his feet.
Legba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Culerovich can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba controlling the position easily from mount.
Culerovich wants to get back to his feet.
Legba is working for a guillotine from mount but Culerovich frees his head quite easily.
Culerovich wants to try and get back to his feet.
Legba thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Culerovich is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Culerovich is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Culerovich's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Legba thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Culerovich is squirming around, avoiding Legba's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Legba.
Culerovich wants to try and get back to his feet.
Culerovich is squirming around, avoiding Legba's attempts to control the action.
Legba throwing strikes here but Culerovich is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legba looking to control but Culerovich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Legba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Legba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Culerovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Culerovich throws a head kick but Legba moves out of range.
Culerovich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick misses from Culerovich.
Culerovich throws a leg kick but Legba moved away.
Culerovich misses with a hook
and Legba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Culerovich thinking.
A right-left combo lands from Culerovich.
Culerovich wants to land a leg kick but Legba is out of range.
The fighters circling - Legba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Culerovich throws a leg kick that misses.
Legba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Culerovich.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Legba checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Culerovich misses
and Legba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Culerovich needs to keep his hands up - Legba had a free shot at his head there.
Culerovich throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Culerovich.
Legba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Culerovich checks a low kick from Legba.
Culerovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Legba throws a right hand that misses
and Culerovich counters with a leg kick.
Legba digs a good body shot into Culerovich's ribs.
Legba defending well as Culerovich loads up on a big left hand.
Culerovich misses with the body kick
enabling Legba to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Culerovich.
Culerovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ron Culerovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Culerovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Culerovich drops his hands momentarily and Legba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Culerovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Legba throws out the jab.
Legba lands a nice shot that snaps Culerovich's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Legba.
It looks like Ron Culerovich has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ron Culerovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Culerovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Culerovich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Legba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Legba thuds a left hand into Culerovich's body.
Ron Culerovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Culerovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legba dips to his left and cracks Culerovich with an uppercut!
Culerovich looks for the body kick but Legba saw that one coming.
Legba throws a body punch but Culerovich moves out of range.
Legba jabs Culerovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Culerovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Culerovich misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba avoids the head kick by Culerovich.
Legba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Legba's corner calls for a 1-2. Legba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Culerovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Legba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legba blocks a low kick nicely.
Legba throws a big shot that misses.
Legba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Culerovich.
Legba cracks Culerovich with an open hand slap.
Culerovich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Legba misses with a straight left.
Legba moves out of range of the body kick from Culerovich.
Culerovich 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.
Culerovich throws a body punch but Legba moves out of range.
Culerovich misses with the combination.
Legba swinging wildly here.
Ron Culerovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Legba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Culerovich is fending him off so far but Legba persists. Nope, Culerovich circles away and we're back to standing.
Legba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Culerovich.
Culerovich misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Culerovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Legba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Culerovich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Legba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Culerovich lands with a slapping head kick.
Culerovich throws the kick towards the body but Legba avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Legba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Culerovich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Legba connects with the punch.
Culerovich throws a low kick but Legba avoids it.
Legba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Culerovich throws a lazy right hand but Legba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Legba tests Culerovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Legba with a nice cross.
Culerovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Legba pushes Culerovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Legba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Culerovich is defending well for now.
Legba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Culerovich.
Legba tries to score a body lock takedown but Culerovich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Culerovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culerovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legba backwards.
Culerovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Culerovich misses with a knee strike.
Legba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Legba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legba avoids the head kick by Culerovich.
A combination from Culerovich does no damage.
Legba shoots in looking for a takedown but Culerovich manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Legba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Culerovich lands with a slapping head kick.
Legba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Culerovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Culerovich under the eye.
Legba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Legba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Culerovich.
Ron Culerovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Culerovich tries to land a front kick but Legba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Culerovich looks to land a right hand but Legba moved out of range.
Legba checks a leg kick nicely.
Culerovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Legba misses with a double jab.
Culerovich misses with a straight right.
Legba lands with a nice combination. Culerovich backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Culerovich throws a head kick that misses.
Culerovich misses with a head kick.
Culerovich pushes Legba away with a front kick.
Culerovich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Legba connects with a right hand. Culerovich shakes it off.
Culerovich fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Culerovich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Culerovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Legba.
Culerovich looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Legba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Culerovich backs up against the cage.
Culerovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Culerovich throws a push kick but Legba slaps the foot to one side.
Culerovich throws a looping overhand right but Legba ducks down to avoid it.
Culerovich swings for the body but Legba moves out of range.
Culerovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Legba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ron Culerovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Papa Legba.
Legba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Culerovich in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Culerovich.
Legba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Culerovich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Legba blocks a leg kick.
Culerovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Legba.
Culerovich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legba with a nice cross.
Jab from Legba.
Legba lands a nice shot to the body.
Legba thows a body kick. Culerovich tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Culerovich throws a wild body kick that Legba sees coming a mile off.
Legba tries to clinch but Culerovich moves out of range.
Legba digs a good body shot into Culerovich's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Legba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Legba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Legba!
After the fight, Papa Legba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between White Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, White Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Bishop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bishop tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Davis cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Davis digs a right hand into Bishop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bishop's gas tank.
Bishop is trying to break free.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bishop is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis digs a right hand into Bishop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bishop's gas tank.
A frustrated look appears on Bishop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop is trying to break free.
Davis is trying to push Bishop away but Bishop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davis prevents Bishop from breaking the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bishop working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Davis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Davis! Bishop is backing up but he can't get away as Davis lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bishop and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Davis!
After winning the bout, Joe Davis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urbloks Nokdoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Urbloks Nokdoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Pardo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokdoff moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Pardo.
Pardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nokdoff's hands.
Nokdoff scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nokdoff. Pardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nokdoff manages to avoid it.
Nokdoff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paul Pardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nokdoff misses the jab.
Nokdoff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardo misses with a hook
and Nokdoff counters with a straight right hand.
Nokdoff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pardo.
Pardo swings for the body but Nokdoff moves out of range.
Pardo throws a hook but Nokdoff avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokdoff misses the shot to the body.
Pardo throws a series of punches but Nokdoff avoids them all with ease.
Pardo scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Urbloks Nokdoff has been cut.
Nokdoff defending well as Pardo loads up on a big left hand.
Pardo moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pardo.
Nokdoff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
and Nokdoff counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Nokdoff. That snapped Pardo's head back.
Pardo is looking to land body kicks.
Pardo takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pardo. Nokdoff shrugs it off though.
Pardo connects with a leg kick. Nokdoff looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nokdoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pardo.
Pardo throws a body punch but Nokdoff moves out of range.
Pardo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nokdoff slips a straight right by Pardo.
Nokdoff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pardo throws a leg kick which misses Nokdoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Nokdoff tries to avoid it.
Pardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Pardo moves out of range as Nokdoff strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardo lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Nokdoff.
Nokdoff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nokdoff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pardo.
That kick from Pardo tenderised Nokdoff's leg. Nokdoff is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nokdoff works the jab nicely.
Pardo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nokdoff momentarily.
Nokdoff moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardo tests Nokdoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nokdoff takes one on the button.
Pardo scores with a shot to the body.
Pardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pardo moves away from the strike by Nokdoff.
Nokdoff throws an off balance right hand
and Pardo counters with a body kick.
Nokdoff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nokdoff is breathing heavily.
Pardo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pardo avoids the body shot from Nokdoff.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pardo breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Pardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urbloks Nokdoff's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nokdoff misses with a body shot.
Pardo lands with a nice body punch.
Pardo throws an overhand right that lands on Nokdoff's shoulder, as Nokdoff tries to avoid the shot.
Paul Pardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Nokdoff is just out of range.
Nokdoff misses the shot to the body.
Pardo keeps Nokdoff at a distance using the push kick.
Pardo cracks Nokdoff with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pardo tries to land a front kick but Nokdoff steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pardo slips a straight right by Nokdoff.
Pardo lands a big head kick that sends Nokdoff tumbling to the mat! Pardo takes a step backwards and waves Nokdoff back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nokdoff is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pardo measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Nokdoff! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Paul Pardo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Nelson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Step into a world - KRS One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fletcher.
Fletcher throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Fletcher finds it's target.
Fletcher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fletcher misses with a double jab.
Fletcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fletcher staying out of range there.
Fletcher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rmarkas Fletcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher misses the jab.
Fletcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fletcher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nelson!
Fletcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fletcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nelson is looking to escape.
Fletcher misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Fletcher there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fletcher unloading with bombs!
Nelson tries to hold on but Fletcher postures up.
Fletcher landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to hold on but Fletcher pushes him away.
Fletcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fletcher sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fletcher has hold of Nelson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nelson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fletcher misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fletcher avoids the attempt from Nelson to control.
Nelson is bucking up trying to escape but Fletcher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nelson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fletcher lands with some strikes.
Nelson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to improve his position but Fletcher has taken his back! Fletcher has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Nelson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Fletcher pushes Nelson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rmarkas Fletcher!
Rmarkas Fletcher looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want my belt back! I'm coming for it..'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kok Svin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svin comes to the cage accompanied by Know your enemy - Rage against the machine. Volkov has chosen The Trooper by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kok Svin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Svin cracks a nice hook into Volkov's ribs.
Volkov throws the left hand but Svin avoids the punch easily.
Svin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Svin slips the punch.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svin.
Volkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svin manages to avoid it.
Svin defending well as Volkov loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Svin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Volkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Svin scrambles back to his feet.
Svin avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Svin cracks Volkov with a good jab.
Svin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svin throws a leg kick but Volkov moved away.
Volkov slips a jab from Svin.
Svin cracks a nice hook into Volkov's ribs.
Volkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Volkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Svin. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Volkov does no damage.
Svin scores with a body shot.
Svin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Volkov. Those never looked like landing.
Kok Svin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Svin avoids the body shot from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Volkov.
Svin cracks Volkov with a good jab.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Volkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Svin counters with a nice uppercut.
Svin throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Svin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svin scores with a body shot.
Svin throws a jab but it's blocked by Volkov.
Volkov throws a push kick but Svin slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Volkov misses.
Volkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svin.
Volkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Svin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Volkov on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Svin.
Svin throws a shot from downtown. Volkov moves away and avoids it.
Kok Svin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Svin.
Svin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kok Svin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Svin darts in and clinches Volkov up against the cage.
Svin throws a head punch that misses.
Svin misses with a punch on the inside.
Svin lands a right hand.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch but Svin keeps him there for the moment.
Volkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Svin blocks the leg kick.
Svin looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range.
Volkov scores with a push kick.
Volkov delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svin misses with a lunging right hand
and Volkov counters with a thumping low kick.
Volkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Svin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Svin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svin.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Volkov misses with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Volkov.
Svin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Svin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Volkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Svin trying to control but Volkov postures up.
Volkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Volkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Svin defending well though.
Volkov passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Volkov avoids the attempt from Svin to control.
Volkov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Svin's face.
Volkov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Svin tries to lock up and control but Volkov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Volkov unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Svin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Volkov celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Volkov!
A relieved looking Vincent Volkov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Armas Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and H Y Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusisto's entrance music is System of a down - Chop Suey. A fine choice. Kwon has chosen Wu Tang Clan - CREAM as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Armas Kuusisto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, H Y Kwon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusisto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kwon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuusisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kuusisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kwon lands an overhand right.
It looks like Armas Kuusisto has been cut.
Kuusisto misses with a double jab
and Kwon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kwon goes for a takedown attempt but Kuusisto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kuusisto enables Kwon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kuusisto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kwon is fighting to break Kuusisto's control of his arms but Kuusisto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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!
Kwon is working Kuusisto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon throwing strikes from guard but Kuusisto blocks nicely.
Kuusisto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kwon.
Kwon postures up in Kuusisto's guard and throws a big left but Kuusisto blocks it.
Kwon tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuusisto is retaining full guard.
Kwon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusisto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kwon is aware though and is defending well.
Kwon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kwon being controlled here momentarily.
Kwon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuusisto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuusisto is trying to keep Kwon in close.
Kwon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kuusisto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kwon defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kwon looking to pass the guard.
Kuusisto 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.
Kuusisto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kuusisto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kwon!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwon is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto wants to take Kwon's back but he can't do it this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kwon regains half guard.
Kuusisto trying to mount his opponent but Kwon defends it.
Kuusisto stalling.
Kwon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuusisto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto works his way into side control.
Kuusisto swings around for an armbar but Kwon sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kuusisto's guard.
Kuusisto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kwon defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kwon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kwon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kuusisto looking for a sweep. Not yet Kuusisto, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusisto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kwon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but H Y Kwon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuusisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwon manages to avoid it.
Kuusisto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kwon throws a body kick that misses.
Kuusisto throws a head kick but Kwon moves out of range.
Kuusisto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick which misses Kwon's front leg but catches the back leg as Kwon tries to avoid it.
Kuusisto misses with a hook. Kwon ducked under it nicely.
Kuusisto gets caught napping as Kwon dives in and scores a takedown. Kuusisto manages to retain guard.
Kwon stopping the sweep attempt from Kuusisto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kwon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuusisto looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuusisto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kwon is looking for a sweep. Kuusisto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuusisto stalling away here and it's allowed Kwon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kuusisto advances position into side control!
Kwon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kuusisto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kwon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kuusisto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kuusisto's back!
Kwon is not going to allow Kuusisto to sit and survive in this position.
Kwon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kuusisto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kwon's guard. Nice work there by Kuusisto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwon keeping moving, preventing Kuusisto from controlling successfully.
Kuusisto passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto trying to pass the guard but Kwon defending well.
Kwon is trying to get back to full guard.
Kuusisto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kwon is staying active underneath Kuusisto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuusisto slows the pace down in half guard.
Kwon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon working for a triangle but Kuusisto defends it easily.
Kwon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kuusisto defends well.
Kwon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusisto stands and throws Kwon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but H Y Kwon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Armas Kuusisto's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuusisto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Kwon to counter with a crisp jab.
Kwon tries to clinch but Kuusisto moves away
and Kuusisto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kwon.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kuusisto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuusisto blocks an elbow strike from Kwon.
Kwon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuusisto is looking to control Kwon's arms but Kwon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuusisto has his back to the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kuusisto scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kwon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuusisto's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kwon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuusisto's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kwon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuusisto blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuusisto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kwon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kwon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuusisto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuusisto cracks Kwon with a good jab.
Kuusisto scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kuusisto counters with a straight right hand.
Kuusisto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kuusisto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kwon.
Armas Kuusisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of H Y Kwon.
Kwon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kwon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuusisto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuusisto throws a front kick aimed at Kwon's knee but Kwon avoids it well.
Armas Kuusisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuusisto cracks Kwon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like H Y Kwon has been cut.
Kuusisto throws out a leg kick but Kwon moves out of range and Kuusisto only half commits.
Kuusisto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kwon defends it nicely.
Kwon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuusisto as he avoids it easily.
H Y Kwon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto throws a leg kick
and Kwon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kuusisto lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Kwon misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kuusisto. Kwon shrugs it off though.
Kwon misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuusisto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kwon.
Kwon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kuusisto sprawls well. Kuusisto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kwon gets slowly back to his feet.
Kuusisto connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto tries a low kick but Kwon avoids it.
Kuusisto lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuusisto throws a leg kick which misses Kwon's front leg but catches the back leg as Kwon tries to avoid it.
Kuusisto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kwon was covering up waiting for the punch and Kuusisto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kwon keeping moving, preventing Kuusisto from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuusisto passes Kwon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
Kwon fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuusisto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuusisto. That's going to slow Kwon down.
A clash of legs there as Kwon blocks the low kick.
Kwon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kwon swinging wildly here.
Kuusisto scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuusisto. That's going to slow Kwon down.
Kuusisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuusisto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuusisto tries a low kick but Kwon avoids it.
Good leg kick by Kuusisto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kwon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kuusisto.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuusisto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuusisto shoots in for a double leg but Kwon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuusisto tries a low kick but Kwon avoids it.
Kuusisto cracks the inside of Kwon's front leg.
Kuusisto throws a push kick but Kwon slaps the foot to one side.
Kuusisto lands a leg kick that knocks Kwon off balance momentarily.
Kuusisto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kwon is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Kuusisto.
Kuusisto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kwon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuusisto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kwon.
Nice shot by Kuusisto.
Kwon checks a leg kick nicely.
Kwon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Armas Kuusisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of H Y Kwon.
Kuusisto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kwons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuusisto keeps Kwon at a distance using the push kick.
A big head kick from Kuusisto and Kwon is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuusisto passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon wants to improve his position but Kuusisto is controlling well.
Kuusisto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kwon keeps working.
Kuusisto wants to free his trapped foot but Kwon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kuusisto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwon working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armas Kuusisto had his way with H Y Kwon in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kwon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kuusisto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kwon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kwon.
Kuusisto throws a sloppy head kick and Kwon moves out of range easily.
Kuusisto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kwon makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kuusisto really felt that one!
Kwon tries to clinch but Kuusisto moves out of range.
Kwon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kwon blocks the body kick.
Kuusisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kwon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kuusisto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kwon's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuusisto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kwon misses the target.
Kwon blocks a head kick by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto misses with a leg kick.
Kuusisto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuusisto.
Kwon misses with a kick to the body.
Kuusisto scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Kuusisto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusisto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kwon's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuusisto.
Kuusisto scores with a leg kick.
Kwon avoids a kick to the body.
Kuusisto thows a leg kick but Kwon checks it
and Kwon counters with a shoot takedown. Kuusisto fights it but they end up in guard.
Kuusisto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwon can do to turn this around?
Kuusisto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuusisto wants to control the position but Kwon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
H Y Kwon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuusisto controlling the position well.
Kwon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuusisto trying to control from the bottom.
Kwon seems to be working for a kimura but Kuusisto defends the submission attempt.
Kwon wants to work for an arm triangle but Kuusisto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kuusisto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuusisto has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kwon doesn't defend quickly enough and Kuusisto has managed to lock this one up! Can Kwon escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kuusisto on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Armas Kuusisto!
Armas Kuusisto retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Armas Kuusisto waved his t-shirt featuring SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Volchenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volchenkov comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Live for this. Boris Volchenkov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Silver's chin.
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Volchenkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volchenkov looks to clinch
so Silver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silver slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Volchenkov trying to control the position.
Silver 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.
It looks like Silver might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Silver.
Volchenkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boris Volchenkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volchenkov closes the distance but Silver moves to the side
and Silver counters with a nice body kick.
Volchenkov tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silver.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver taking a breather here.
Volchenkov is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volchenkov is being controlled here.
Silver decides to stand back up.
Volchenkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Volchenkov blocks the body kick.
Volchenkov is looking to clinch.
Volchenkov closes the distance but Silver moves to the side
and Silver finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Volchenkov tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Volchenkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Boris Volchenkov has been cut.
Volchenkov wants to clinch.
Volchenkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Volchenkov wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Silver throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Volchenkov is breathing heavily.
Silver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Volchenkov.
Silver lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silver, as that shot connected.
Volchenkov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Volchenkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Volchenkov did well to prevent Silver getting side control.
Volchenkov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silver slows the pace down in half guard.
Volchenkov is in trouble now - Silver has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silver working for a submission but Volchenkov is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Volchenkov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver scores with a nice strike.
Boris Volchenkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volchenkov.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Volchenkov as he jumps to the side.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Volchenkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Volchenkov.
Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silver is stalling in the full guard.
Silver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Volchenkov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silver on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volchenkov is trying to escape the position but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver cracks Volchenkov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
A lull in the action here as Silver stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov is looking to reverse the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Silver hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Volchenkov as Silver shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov throws a series of punches but Silver moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Volchenkov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Volchenkov.
Volchenkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Volchenkov is looking to clinch.
Volchenkov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volchenkov looks to clinch
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver lands a nice looking body kick.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick
so Silver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silver slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silver forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silver looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
John Silver has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Volchenkov?
Silver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Volchenkov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Volchenkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volchenkov tries to clinch
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Volchenkov wants to clinch.
Silver throws a wild body kick that Volchenkov sees coming a mile off.
Volchenkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volchenkov. That did some damage!
Silver thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Volchenkov if he has to take too many more of those.
Silver connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Volchenkov misses with a looping left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silver lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Volchenkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volchenkov tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volchenkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Volchenkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Silver lands a head kick that stumbles Volchenkov and the fighters go to the mat.
Volchenkov is rocked!
Boris Volchenkov's cut is getting worse.
Silver slips nicely into half guard.
Oh Volchenkov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Volchenkov!
Silver is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Silver extends the arm and Volchenkov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Silver!
John Silver decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Felino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anus's entrance music is Nick Diaz Rap Song. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Anus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredrick Felino!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felino tried to score with a low kick but Anus checks it.
Anus throws a series of punches but Felino avoids them all with ease.
Felino tries to score with a low kick but Anus moves his leg out of the way.
Anus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anus throws a lazy right hand but Felino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anus misses with a hook to the body
and Felino counters with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Felino.
Fredrick Felino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Anus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Felino tries to avoid it but Anus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Felino to the ground. Felino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Felino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Felino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Felino throws a combination. Anus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felino misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Felino.
Anus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anus tries to sprawl but Felino drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Felino seems to be looking for submissions.
Felino prevents Anus from improving his position.
Anus wants to control but Felino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Anus keeping hold of Felino's head, controlling as best he can.
Felino wants to control but Anus is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felino scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Felino wants to pass the guard but Anus is defending well.
Anus is trying to get back to full guard.
Anus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Felino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Felino prevents Anus from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felino works his way into side control.
Felino misses with the ground and pound.
Anus tries to improve position but can't.
Felino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anus keeps working.
Anus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Felino off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felino turns into Anus and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felino trying to control the position from guard on top but Anus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felino advances position into side control!
Felino is looking to take a break and control but Anus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrick Felino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Felino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anus.
Felino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anus doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Felino.
Anus blocks a jab.
Felino misses with a body kick.
Anus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Felino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anus.
Anus throws an overhand right that lands on Felino's shoulder, as Felino tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Felino.
Anus scores with a jab. Felino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab from Felino.
A cross from Felino lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fredrick Felino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anus swinging wildly here.
Anus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Felino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Felino is looking to slow Anus down with leg kicks.
Anus slips under a jab from Felino.
Felino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Felino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Felino lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felino throwing strikes but missing.
Felino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus is pulling down on Felino's head. It's preventing any offense from Felino, at least for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Felino won't allow Anus to sweep him here.
Felino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Felino trying to control but Anus is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus has Felino pulled in close to control his posture.
Felino connects with a couple of short punches.
Felino throws an elbow that misses. Anus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Felino's guard. Nice move by Anus!
Felino looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anus trying to control but Felino is working from the bottom.
Felino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anus is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Felino is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anus looking for a guillotine here but Felino defends easily.
Anus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anus is controlling Felino's posture.
Felino trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Anus manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredrick Felino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Anus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Felino as he avoids it easily.
Felino jabs Anus right on the nose. Anus blinks but takes it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Anus blocks the leg kick.
Anus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Felino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Felino thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Anus throws the left hand but Felino avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus missing with a left hand there. Felino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Felino's waist but Felino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anus off to one side.
Anus misses the shot to the body.
Felino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Felino.
Felino throws a body punch but Anus moves out of range.
Anus throws a right hand that misses
and Felino counters with a body kick.
Felino is looking to land body kicks.
Anus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Felino at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anus avoids the head kick by Felino.
Anus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anus avoids a kick to the body.
Anus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Anus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anus looks to throw the jab but Felino is out of range.
Anus lands a nice shot that snaps Felino's head back.
Anus lunges at Felino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Felino's hand.
Felino thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felino throws an overhand right that lands on Anus's shoulder, as Anus tries to avoid the shot.
Anus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Felino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anus avoids the body shot from Felino.
Felino lands a big head kick that sends Anus tumbling to the mat! Felino takes a step backwards and waves Anus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Anus is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Felino coming out on top.
Oh Anus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Felino bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Anus 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.
Felino swinging wildly here.
Felino lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Anus goes down and covers up as Felino starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredrick Felino!
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