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RCD 59:The Frontline PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Egor Kravcov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kravcov comes to the cage accompanied by SoyuzMultFilm - Ostorozno, obezjanki!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kravcov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad The Impaler!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravcov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Impaler manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The Impaler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kravcov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kravcov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Impaler has his hands on Kravcov's head, controlling the position.
The Impaler wants to sweep here but Kravcov controlling him for the moment.
The Impaler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vlad The Impaler.
The Impaler shoots in and gets a takedown into Kravcov's guard.
Kravcov trying to strike off his back.
Kravcov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Impaler drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kravcov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Impaler has Kravcov in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kravcov throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravcov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kravcov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Impaler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Impaler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kravcov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Impaler's head.
The Impaler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kravcov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Impaler wants to stand up but Kravcov is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Impaler is on top in guard.
Kravcov looking for a sweep. Not yet Kravcov, not yet.
The Impaler tries to free his leg and advance position but Kravcov is retaining full guard.
The Impaler with a nice head shot there.
Kravcov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Impaler is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Impaler drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kravcov dives on top into guard.
The Impaler trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kravcov pushing down on The Impaler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Impaler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kravcov.
Kravcov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Impaler defending well though.
The Impaler is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kravcov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Impaler defending well though.
Kravcov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Impaler is pressing down on Kravcov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Impaler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kravcov is one step ahead there.
Kravcov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kravcov trying to control but The Impaler is working from the bottom.
The Impaler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravcov wants to get back to full guard.
The Impaler seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kravcov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Impaler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Impaler is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kravcov is just riding it out for now. The Impaler eventually gives up the hold.
The Impaler is trying to control the action in half guard but Kravcov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Impaler is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kravcov is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler tries to control but Kravcov wriggling away.
The Impaler working for a guillotine from mount but Kravcov is in no mood to give up.
The Impaler has control of Kravcov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kravcov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The Impaler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kravcov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kravcov is desperately trying to improve his position but The Impaler has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vlad The Impaler will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kravcov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kravcov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The Impaler sneaks back into half guard.
The Impaler wants to get back to full guard.
Kravcov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The Impaler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kravcov is keen to just control but The Impaler is a slippery customer.
Kravcov throwing shots but The Impaler is blocking nicely.
Kravcov throwing shots but The Impaler is blocking nicely.
The Impaler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kravcov.
Kravcov 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.
The Impaler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kravcov is pressing down on The Impaler's thigh, looking to free his foot. The Impaler is holding on for now.
The Impaler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kravcov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kravcov's back!
Kravcov is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravcov defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of The Impaler's arms.
The Impaler connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kravcov to escape the position.
Kravcov wants to escape the position.
Kravcov breaks The Impaler's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Vlad The Impaler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kravcov with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Impaler holds on and takes a little breather.
The Impaler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Impaler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Impaler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Impaler is pulling down on Kravcov's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kravcov throws an elbow that misses. The Impaler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kravcov's guard. Nice move by The Impaler!
The Impaler stopping the sweep attempt from Kravcov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Impaler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kravcov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Impaler.
The Impaler tries to free his leg and advance position but Kravcov is retaining full guard.
Kravcov keeping moving, preventing The Impaler from controlling successfully.
Kravcov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kravcov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kravcov keeping moving, preventing The Impaler from controlling successfully.
The Impaler drops back looking for a leg! Kravcov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kravcov manages to kick The Impaler off! The Impaler jumps back into Kravcov's guard.
The Impaler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Impaler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kravcov's half guard.
Kravcov is trying to get back to full guard.
Kravcov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Impaler is working away from the top position though.
The Impaler prevents Kravcov from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kravcov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Impaler.
Kravcov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kravcov.
Kravcov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Impaler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kravcov keeping moving, preventing The Impaler from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Impaler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kravcov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad The Impaler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kravcov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kravcov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kravcov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Impaler defending well though.
Kravcov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kravcov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Impaler is positioning himself well to prevent Kravcov advancing to mount.
The Impaler is pressing down on Kravcov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Impaler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kravcov.
The Impaler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kravcov is one step ahead there.
Kravcov throwing strikes but missing.
The Impaler is controlling Kravcov's posture.
The Impaler pushes a forearm under Kravcov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kravcov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad The Impaler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Dibiasse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dibiasse's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cant tell me nuttin. Larson has chosen Sweet Child of Mine as his entrance music. Dan Larson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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219 lbs
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219 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Dibiasse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Larson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Larson there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Dibiasse.
No joy there for Larson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dibiasse counters with a nice uppercut.
Dibiasse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Larson's head backwards.
Larson misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dibiasse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson misses with a straight right.
Dibiasse lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Larson throws a solid leg kick but Dibiasse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larson.
Dibiasse has managed to clinch.
Dibiasse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dibiasse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Larson working hard to break the clinch.
Larson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dibiasse drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larson is trying to break the clinch but Dibiasse has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibiasse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dibiasse lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Dibiasse fails to land.
Larson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Larson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larson tries to break the clinch but Dibiasse is controlling the position.
Dibiasse is leaning against Larson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dibiasse.
Dibiasse misses with some punches.
Dibiasse pulls Larson into guard.
Larson wants to stand but Dibiasse is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dibiasse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibiasse is trying to keep Larson in close.
Dibiasse pulls Larson in close to prevent any damage.
Ted Dibiasse has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Larson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No joy there for Larson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dibiasse, right into the meat.
Larson misses with a double jab
and Dibiasse counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larson misses with a body shot.
Dibiasse throws a hook but Larson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Dibiasse dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dibiasse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Larson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dibiasse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dibiasse controlling the action here.
Larson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dibiasse trying to control the action but Larson is working from the bottom.
Dibiasse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Larson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibiasse stops Larson from getting back to his feet.
Dibiasse trying to control the action but Larson is working from the bottom.
Larson won't allow Dibiasse to pass to mount.
Dibiasse is working hard here to advance position.
Dibiasse takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dibiasse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larson's head.
Larson is not content to let Dibiasse control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ted Dibiasse.
Larson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dibiasse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dibiasse connects with a looping right hand.
Dibiasse looks to land a left hand but Larson moved out of range nicely.
Larson misses with a jab to the body
and Dibiasse counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibiasse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Larson, pushing him back against the cage.
Larson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dibiasse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dibiasse is struggling to control the position.
Larson is trying to push Dibiasse away but Dibiasse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Dibiasse as the two fighters clinch.
Larson is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Dibiasse.
Larson has had enough of the clinch but Dibiasse keeps him there for the moment.
Dibiasse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dibiasse lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dibiasse lands a left hand.
Dibiasse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dibiasse lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Dibiasse.
Dibiasse pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibiasse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dibiasse manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dibiasse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larson is trying to push Dibiasse away but Dibiasse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dibiasse keeps control of Larson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dibiasse jumps into guard, dragging Larson to the mat.
Dibiasse managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Dibiasse dominated that second round.
That's time! Dibiasse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Larson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dibiasse. Dibiasse obviously looking to wear him down.
A left and a right from Dibiasse both land. Nice combination.
Dan Larson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larson misses with an uppercut. Dibiasse saw that one coming.
Larson throws a shot to the body.
Larson misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Dibiasse.
Dan Larson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson lands a nice shot that snaps Dibiasse's head back.
Dibiasse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dibiasse throws a shot from downtown. Larson moves away and avoids it.
Dibiasse defending well as Larson loads up on a big left hand.
Dibiasse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dibiasse lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson tries to score with a low kick but Dibiasse moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, jab by Dibiasse - just one landing.
Dibiasse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larson.
Larson misses with a hook
and Dibiasse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Larson scores with a punch to the head.
Larson scores with a one two! Dibiasse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibiasse throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dan Larson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Larson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ted Dibiasse is winning the standup battle so far.
Dibiasse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dibiasse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dibiasse lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dibiasse controlling the pace for now.
Larson is trying to stand up.
Larson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibiasse controlling the pace for now.
Larson bucks up and throws Dibiasse to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Dibiasse swings widly with a right hand
and Larson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Dibiasse tenderised Larson's leg. Larson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dan Larson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Dibiasse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dibiasse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Dibiasse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Peter Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Hall comes into the arena with Predator Apocalypse blaring out of the sound system. Hawkins has chosen Diary of a Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Peter Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peter Hall lands with a cross.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Hawkins throws the left hand but Peter Hall avoids the punch easily.
Peter Hall throws a head kick but Hawkins moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peter Hall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Peter Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Peter Hall avoids them all with ease.
Peter Hall scores with a kick to the body.
Peter Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawkins momentarily.
Hawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Peter Hall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter Hall throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
Peter Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Peter Hall.
Hawkins throws a front kick aimed at Peter Hall's knee but Peter Hall avoids it well.
Hawkins drops his hands momentarily and Peter Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peter Hall thows a body kick. Hawkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peter Hall is looking to slow Hawkins down with leg kicks.
Hawkins looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a right hand that Peter Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Peter Hall also avoids with ease.
Peter Hall has closed the distance and engaged Hawkins in a clinch.
Hawkins decides to pull guard.
Peter Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peter Hall won't allow Hawkins to get back to his feet.
Hawkins is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peter Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawkins is looking to stand up but Peter Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Peter Hall wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Peter Hall. No joy for Hawkins on that attempt.
Peter Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Peter Hall lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter Hall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peter Hall lands a jab to Hawkins's midsection.
Peter Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawkins in the body.
Peter Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Peter Hall with a knee to the head.
Hawkins jumps guard but Peter Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peter Hall tries a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins jumps guard but Peter Hall stands there with Hawkins around his waist. Hawkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kevin Peter Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Hawkins.
Hawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hawkins is trying to push Peter Hall away but Peter Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peter Hall lands a nice elbow.
Peter Hall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Peter Hall - that landed with a thud.
Hawkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peter Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hawkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hawkins being controlled against the cage.
Hawkins tries to break the clinch but Peter Hall is controlling the position.
Peter Hall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peter Hall works on Hawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to pull guard but Peter Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Peter Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hawkins gets control of Peter Hall's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hawkins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but Peter Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but Peter Hall passes into half guard.
Peter Hall slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peter Hall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Peter Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Peter Hall saw that one coming.
Hawkins moves away from the strike by Peter Hall.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peter Hall counters with a good, hard body kick but Hawkins shrugs it off.
Hawkins instigates a clinch.
Peter Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peter Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Peter Hall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Peter Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawkins drops back down to his feet.
Peter Hall lands an elbow just above Hawkins 's eye.
Peter Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Peter Hall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Peter Hall.
Hawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kevin Peter Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Hawkins.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peter Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Peter Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peter Hall scores with the left hand. Hawkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Peter Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peter Hall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for Peter Hall.
Peter Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawkins eats them both and turns towards Peter Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peter Hall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Peter Hall scores with a push kick.
Peter Hall throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Peter Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peter Hall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peter Hall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hawkins is rocked!
Hawkins pushes Peter Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peter Hall.
Hawkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter Hall lands a body shot.
Peter Hall with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peter Hall obliges.
Peter Hall lands an elbow inside that Hawkins shrugs off.
Peter Hall crunches a lovely knee into Hawkins's ribcage.
Hawkins fails to pull guard.
Peter Hall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hawkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peter Hall avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peter Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Peter Hall lands a nice elbow.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peter Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Hawkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peter Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peter Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Peter Hall.
Hawkins lands a nice hook to Peter Hall's body. Peter Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peter Hall.
Peter Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peter Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peter Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Peter Hall has closed the distance and engaged Hawkins in a clinch.
Peter Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Peter Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Peter Hall.
Hawkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Peter Hall.
Peter Hall trying to stall but Hawkins improves his position.
Peter Hall landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peter Hall counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Peter Hall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Peter Hall drives through and clinches with Hawkins against the cage.
Peter Hall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Peter Hall won't allow it.
Hawkins is trying to break the clinch but Peter Hall is controlling him.
Hawkins is trying to push Peter Hall away but Peter Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peter Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hawkins's face.
Hawkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Peter Hall has double underhooks.
Peter Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kevin Peter Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peter Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peter Hall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peter Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peter Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Peter Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawkins gets a clinch.
Hawkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peter Hall obliges.
Peter Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawkins breaks the clinch.
Kevin Peter Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Peter Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peter Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hawkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peter Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Peter Hall lands a head kick. Hawkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peter Hall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawkins has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peter Hall misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Hawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peter Hall misses with a head kick.
Peter Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Peter Hall.
Peter Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawkins tries to circle away but Peter Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Peter Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Peter Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Peter Hall working Hawkins over with knees to the body.
Peter Hall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hawkins working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Peter Hall.
Peter Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawkins is trying to pull guard but Peter Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Peter Hall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peter Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter Hall prevents Hawkins from breaking the clinch.
Hawkins jumps guard but Peter Hall stands there with Hawkins around his waist. Hawkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kevin Peter Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peter Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peter Hall smiles and moves away.
Clay Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Peter Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peter Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawkins takes one on the button.
Hawkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peter Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Peter Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peter Hall, as that shot connected.
Peter Hall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Peter Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peter Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peter Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clay Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peter Hall leaves Hawkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hawkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peter Hall throws a head kick that half lands.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peter Hall moves away.
Peter Hall scores with a head kick.
Peter Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Clay Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hawkins lands a jab to Peter Hall's midsection.
Peter Hall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A cross from Hawkins lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawkins.
Peter Hall scores with a kick to the body.
Peter Hall lunges at Hawkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawkins's hand.
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peter Hall.
Hawkins moves into the clinch.
Peter Hall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peter Hall to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Hawkins.
Hawkins jumps guard but Peter Hall stands there with Hawkins around his waist. Hawkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kevin Peter Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Peter Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peter Hall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Peter Hall!
Kevin Peter Hall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kegan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Charriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Charriot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kegan Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Charriot!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Charriot on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Charriot. Those never looked like landing.
Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williamson tries to clinch there but Charriot circles away.
Charriot defending well as Williamson loads up on a big left hand.
Williamson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Charriot does no damage.
Williamson misses with a low kick.
Charriot has a takedown stuffed.
Williamson lands a big head kick that sends Charriot tumbling to the mat! Williamson takes a step backwards and waves Charriot back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Steve Charriot has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson loads up on a big right hand but Charriot slips the punch.
Williamson throws a hook to the side of Charriot's head but Charriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williamson throws a leg kick
and Charriot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kegan Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson misses with a right hand
and Charriot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williamson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williamson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williamson cracks Charriot with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Charriot looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Williamson finish him?
Charriot is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charriot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williamson.
Williamson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williamson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Charriot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williamson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charriot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Williamson lands but Charriot takes it in his stride.
Williamson misses with a few strikes there.
Kegan Williamson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charriot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williamson.
Charriot cracks Williamson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williamson lands with a hook. Charriot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Charriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williamson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charriot counters with a good low kick that Williamson was not able to check.
Charriot moves away from the strike by Williamson.
That kick from Williamson tenderised Charriot's leg. Charriot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Charriot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williamson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williamson has Charriot up against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a low kick, looking for Charriot's leg but Charriot calmly moves out of range.
Charriot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williamson finds it's way round the side to connect with Charriot's head.
Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson cracks Charriot with an open hand slap.
Williamson misses with a head kick.
Williamson leaves Charriot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Donk. Charriot catches Williamson right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williamson.
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!
Charriot avoids the body shot from Williamson.
Williamson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Charriot lands with an overhand left.
Charriot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williamson.
Charriot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Charriot is still on wobbly legs! Can Williamson finish him?
Williamson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Charriot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charriot seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Charriot does no damage.
Charriot cracks a nice hook into Williamson's ribs.
Charriot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williamson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williamson misses with a lunging right hand
and Charriot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Charriot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williamson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charriot is out of range and Williamson settles back down.
Charriot slips a jab from Williamson.
Charriot closes the distance and pushes Williamson back into the cage.
Charriot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charriot is looking for a takedown.
Kegan Williamson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Charriot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charriot throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Charriot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Charriot keeps him there for the moment.
Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kegan Williamson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Charriot's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williamson misses with a looping left.
Charriot tests Williamson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williamson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williamson missing with a left hand there. Charriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charriot clinches with his opponent.
Charriot keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charriot prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
Charriot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charriot looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Charriot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Charriot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williamson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charriot can do to turn this around?
Charriot misses with the combination.
Charriot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williamson swings for the body but Charriot moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a series of wild punches.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Williamson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williamson throws out a loose jab but Charriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charriot misses with a double jab.
Charriot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Charriot is breathing heavily.
Williamson sizes up Charriot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Charriot avoids the body shot from Williamson.
Williamson scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson misses with a body shot.
Williamson misses with a lunging right hand
and Charriot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charriot moves out of range of the leg kick from Williamson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charriot throws the left hand but Williamson avoids the punch easily.
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Charriot slips a jab from Williamson.
Williamson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charriot is out of range and Williamson settles back down.
Charriot moves out of range of the strikes.
Williamson takes a swing at Charriot's ribcage but misses.
Williamson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charriot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williamson throws a body punch but Charriot moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Williamson.
Charriot gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Charriot throws an elbow but misses.
Williamson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charriot has him pressed against the cage.
Charriot tries for a takedown but Williamson manages to get underhooks.
Williamson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson can't break the clinch.
Charriot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charriot tries to circle away but Williamson has him pinned against the cage.
Williamson wants to break free but Charriot has control.
Charriot trying to stall but Williamson improves his position.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Charriot keeps him there for the moment.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williamson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williamson throws a lazy right hand but Charriot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charriot misses with a hook.
Charriot slips under a jab from Williamson.
Charriot avoids the body shot from Williamson.
Williamson swinging wildly here.
Williamson throws a series of punches but Charriot avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charriot fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Williamson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charriot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williamson throws a lazy uppercut
and Charriot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Charriot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Charriot trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Charriot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charriot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charriot trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Charriot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williamson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kegan Williamson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Charriot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Charriot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charriot takes the fight into the clinch.
Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charriot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Charriot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williamson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kegan Williamson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson misses with a two punch combination.
Williamson scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williamson.
Charriot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williamson takes a swing at Charriot's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Williamson misses with a hook.
Charriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williamson misses with a body shot.
Donk. Williamson catches Charriot right on the button with a cross.
Williamson tries to clinch up but Charriot circles away and keeps his distance.
Williamson doesn't manage to clinch there - Charriot circles away.
The fighters circling - Williamson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williamson.
Charriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williamson.
Williamson looks to land a left hand but Charriot moved out of range nicely.
Charriot has Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charriot taking a breather.
Williamson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charriot wants a takedown but no success here.
Charriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charriot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williamson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Charriot takes a step back to recover.
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!
Williamson lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Williamson coming out on top.
Williamson looks to land a combination but Charriot avoids it well.
Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson needs to keep his hands up - Charriot had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Charriot is just out of range.
Charriot shoots in looking for a takedown but Williamson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Charriot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Charriot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve Charriot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Williamson as he connects with a hook.
Charriot checks the leg kick.
Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Some bone on bone action there as Charriot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williamson checks a leg kick.
Charriot tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance.
Williamson lands a nice hook to Charriot's body. Charriot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kegan Williamson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charriot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Charriot ducks under a wild hook from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a body punch
and Charriot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williamson thinking.
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!
Williamson throws a body punch but Charriot moves out of range.
Steve Charriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charriot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williamson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Charriot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williamson has Charriot up against the cage in a clinch.
Charriot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charriot is trying to stall.
Charriot scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kegan Williamson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williamson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kegan Williamson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miodrag Stefanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefanovic comes to the cage accompanied by check yo self. Kaennorsing has chosen Jungle Boogie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miodrag Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaennorsing throws a body punch but Stefanovic moves out of range.
Stefanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaennorsing moves away.
Stefanovic shoots in and bounces Kaennorsing off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kaennorsing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kaennorsing is trying to keep Stefanovic in close.
Stefanovic looking to pass the guard.
Stefanovic trying to control but Kaennorsing is working from the bottom.
Kaennorsing seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kaennorsing tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaennorsing lands a right hook to the body.
Stefanovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stefanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaennorsing is looking to slow Stefanovic down with leg kicks.
Stefanovic misses with a hook.
Kaennorsing thuds his right hand into Stefanovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Miodrag Stefanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaennorsing swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Stefanovic. Those never looked like landing.
Kaennorsing stuns Stefanovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stefanovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kaennorsing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Kaennorsing thumps Stefanovic with a low kick.
Kaennorsing gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stefanovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stefanovic is breathing heavily.
Stefanovic wants to pass the guard but Kaennorsing is keeping the position.
Stefanovic won't allow Kaennorsing to sweep him here.
Stefanovic wants to stand but Kaennorsing is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kaennorsing keeping moving, preventing Stefanovic from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stefanovic defends well.
Stefanovic won't allow Kaennorsing to sweep him here.
Kaennorsing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stefanovic.
Kaennorsing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stefanovic is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing trying to keep a closed guard but Stefanovic is proving a slippery customer.
Kaennorsing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stefanovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kaennorsing is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kaennorsing controlling the action here for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokkao Kaennorsing dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stefanovic throws a series of punches but Kaennorsing moves out of range.
Stefanovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaennorsing lands with a kick to the temple. Stefanovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kaennorsing takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kaennorsing closes the distance and pushes Stefanovic back into the cage.
Kaennorsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stefanovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Kaennorsing on the inside.
Kaennorsing is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stefanovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stefanovic dodges an elbow strike from Kaennorsing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaennorsing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stefanovic's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaennorsing.
Stefanovic is trying to force a seperation but Kaennorsing has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow.
Stefanovic blocks an elbow strike.
Kaennorsing is struggling to control the position.
Stefanovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Stefanovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaennorsing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow.
Kaennorsing landing knees to the body.
Stefanovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaennorsing has Stefanovic pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow.
Stefanovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kaennorsing softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kaennorsing scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stefanovic takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Miodrag Stefanovic has been cut.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stefanovic is rocked!
Kaennorsing connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Stefanovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaennorsing lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Stefanovic to his knees! Kaennorsing keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yokkao Kaennorsing!
A very excited looking Yokkao Kaennorsing made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Sebastien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory's entrance music is 'The Butcher' By Radiohead. A fine choice. Eli Bathory is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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30
192 lbs
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193 lbs
4 - 2 - 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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Sebastien!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Ditte Sebastien has been cut.
Bathory closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sebastien to the mat! Sebastien manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bathory trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sebastien wants to sweep here but Bathory controlling him for the moment.
Bathory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sebastien is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bathory stopping the sweep attempt from Sebastien.
Bathory working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sebastien's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sebastien working a defensive guard here.
Bathory with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bathory keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sebastien's head.
Bathory postures up in Sebastien's guard and throws a big left but Sebastien blocks it.
Sebastien is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bathory postures up in Sebastien's guard and throws a big left but Sebastien blocks it.
Sebastien working a defensive guard here.
Sebastien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bathory.
Bathory throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sebastien works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastien can't keep his opponent in guard - Bathory advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sebastien trying to hold on to Bathory's head to control him but Bathory postures up.
Sebastien is staying active underneath Bathory, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bathory looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bathory throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sebastien makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sebastien.
Sebastien wants to stand and escape but Bathory is having none of it.
Sebastien 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.
Bathory throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sebastien utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sebastien wriggles free and stands up.
Sebastien misses with a double jab.
Bathory fails to land with a series of punches.
Sebastien tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien tries to clinch up.
Bathory shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sebastien napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory trying to control the action but Sebastien is working from the bottom.
Sebastien wants to get back to his feet.
Bathory scoring with punches from side control.
Bathory is working Sebastien over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sebastien is pushing Bathory's head away, looking to escape. Bathory manages to hold on to the position though.
Bathory in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bathory working the ground and pound from side control.
Sebastien is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bathory working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sebastien is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bathory asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sebastien looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory is chipping away with strikes.
Sebastien is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bathory working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Bathory's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bathory working the ground and pound from side control.
Bathory lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Check out the look on Bathory's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bathory landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sebastien tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bathory wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sebastien takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sebastien gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bathory lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sebastien is looking to improve his position.
Bathory controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bathory.
Bathory perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sebastien keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bathory prevents Sebastien from improving his position.
Bathory thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sebastien's head.
Sebastien has hold of Bathory's hands but Bathory slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bathory lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sebastien keeping hold of Bathory's head, controlling as best he can.
Sebastien wants to get back to full guard.
Bathory thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sebastien is not content to let Bathory control the position.
Bathory throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sebastien gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bathory dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ditte Sebastien's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sebastien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bathory.
Sebastien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bathory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bathory tries to bum rush Sebastien with a series of wild strikes but Sebastien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bathory swats away the attempt to clinch by Sebastien.
Bathory looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sebastien is fending him off so far but Bathory persists. Nope, Sebastien circles away and we're back to standing.
Sebastien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sebastien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sebastien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sebastien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sebastien fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Sebastien misses.
Bathory scores with a hook to the body. Sebastien takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sebastien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sebastien moves in looking to clinch but Bathory pushes him off.
Sebastien doesn't manage to clinch there - Bathory circles away.
Eli Bathory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bathory wants to slow Sebastien down by chopping away at his legs.
Bathory lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Bathory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sebastien takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bathory has a takedown stuffed.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Sebastien.
Sebastien closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bathory counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sebastien trying to hold on to Bathory's head to control him but Bathory postures up.
Eli Bathory overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bathory missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sebastien kicks Bathory off and gets back to his feet.
Sebastien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eli Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.
Sebastien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sebastien moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sebastien throws a shot from downtown. Bathory moves away and avoids it.
Sebastien tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
Ditte Sebastien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sebastien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sebastien defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bathory.
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bathory scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bathory lands a big elbow.
Sebastien tries to lock up and control but Bathory gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bathory working the ground and pound effectively.
Sebastien really wants to buck Bathory off and get back to his feet.
Bathory landing strikes from the mount and Sebastien is in trouble!
Sebastien is trying desperately to improve position.
Bathory punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bathory controlling the position easily from mount.
Sebastien is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bathory cracks Sebastien with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sebastien is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bathory scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bathory in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bathory scoring with strikes but Sebastien is staying in there.
Bathory can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sebastien is looking to escape.
Bathory landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sebastien tries to hold on but Bathory pushes him away.
Bathory working the ground and pound effectively.
Sebastien is rocked!
Bathory drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sebastien! More shots from Bathory and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Bathory!
After winning the bout, Eli Bathory 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Avtandil Gamsakhurdia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myint Htaike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myint Htaike told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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22
175 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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19
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avtandil Gamsakhurdia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Myint Htaike!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamsakhurdia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Htaike swivels and escapes.
Gamsakhurdia fails with the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gamsakhurdia enables Htaike to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gamsakhurdia manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gamsakhurdia wants to stand and escape but Htaike is having none of it.
Htaike won't allow Gamsakhurdia to sweep him here.
Htaike wants to pass the guard but Gamsakhurdia is keeping the position.
Htaike throws a big right hand that misses.
Gamsakhurdia pushes Htaike off and gets back to his feet.
Htaike stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avtandil Gamsakhurdia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Htaike lands with a shot to the body.
Gamsakhurdia misses with a body shot.
Htaike slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamsakhurdia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gamsakhurdia throws a solid leg kick but Htaike takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gamsakhurdia.
Htaike drives through with a takedown into Gamsakhurdia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamsakhurdia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Htaike keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Htaike gets back to half guard.
Htaike is looking for a sweep. Gamsakhurdia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Htaike throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Htaike punching from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Htaike gets back to full guard.
Htaike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Htaike throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gamsakhurdia uses it to pass to side control.
Htaike is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Htaike tries to kick Gamsakhurdia off but Gamsakhurdia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gamsakhurdia looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Htaike is trying to maintain the position but Gamsakhurdia is very close to passing his half guard.
Htaike is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Htaike works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gamsakhurdia wants to stand but Htaike has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gamsakhurdia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gamsakhurdia trying to control but Htaike is working from the bottom.
Gamsakhurdia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamsakhurdia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Avtandil Gamsakhurdia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gamsakhurdia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Htaike scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Htaike shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Htaike looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Htaike looking for a guillotine from mount but Gamsakhurdia is having none of it.
Gamsakhurdia keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myint Htaike dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gamsakhurdia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Htaike.
Htaike fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gamsakhurdia on the side of the head.
Gamsakhurdia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Htaike on his heels. He'll look to pass Htaike's guard now, I'm sure.
Htaike is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Htaike looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gamsakhurdia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gamsakhurdia is thwarting Htaike's attempts to control the position.
Gamsakhurdia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Htaike manages to get to full guard.
Gamsakhurdia trying to control but Htaike is working from the bottom.
Htaike is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Htaike is looking for a triangle here but Gamsakhurdia uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Htaike tries to control but Gamsakhurdia manages to take his back.
Gamsakhurdia biding his time, controlling Htaike.
Gamsakhurdia scores with punches to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Htaike trying to control but not successfully.
Htaike tries to escape but Gamsakhurdia has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Gamsakhurdia is trying to stick to Htaike's back but Htaike is turning into Gamsakhurdia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gamsakhurdia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Htaike.
Gamsakhurdia has his feet on Htaike's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Htaike works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gamsakhurdia has his takedown stuffed
and Htaike counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Htaike is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gamsakhurdia's half guard.
Gamsakhurdia won't allow Htaike to pass to mount.
Gamsakhurdia pushes Htaike off looking to stand but Htaike dives back in and keeps control.
Htaike in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gamsakhurdia tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Htaike!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Myint Htaike!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Hasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
210 lbs
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22
212 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henri Hasu!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hasu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hasu misses with a hook.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hasu.
Parker throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hasu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Parker is in Hasu's guard.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Hasu blocks nicely.
Hasu is trying to keep Parker in close.
Hasu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Hasu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Peter Parker just wasn't active enough.
Hasu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hasu misses with the combination.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hasu enables Parker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hasu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parker 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.
Hasu has Parker pulled in close to control his posture.
Hasu keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Hasu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hasu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Peter Parker.
Parker avoids the body shot from Hasu.
Parker tries for a takedown but Hasu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasu throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Hasu checks a low kick from Parker.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Hasu.
Hasu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Hasu takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Hasu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Parker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Parker back to the cage. Hasu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice body punch from Hasu.
Hasu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Hasu misses with a straight left.
Parker lands a high kick!
Hasu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Hasu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parker doesn't seem phased though.
Henri Hasu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hasu scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Hasu as Parker shoots in.
Parker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hasu is fending him off so far but Parker persists. Nope, Hasu circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Hasu throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Hasu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Parker tries for a takedown but Hasu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hasu scores with a jab to the body.
Hasu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hasu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Hasu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hasu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hasu counters with a right hand to the body.
Henri Hasu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasu looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Parker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Parker lands in his opponent's guard.
Parker won't allow Hasu to sweep him here.
Parker landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hasu is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu is trying to keep Parker in close.
Hasu controlling the position.
Hasu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henri Hasu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hasu moves away.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hasu throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker gets a takedown into half guard.
Parker is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasu flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peter Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hasu is staying active underneath Parker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu is looking to control Parker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hasu avoid being mounted?
Hasu moves into full guard.
Parker is pushing down on Hasu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hasu is fighting to maintain full guard but Parker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hasu desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hasu is looking to control Parker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hasu avoid being mounted?
Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hasu sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is pressing down on Hasu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hasu is holding on for now.
Hasu kicks Parker off and gets back to his feet.
Peter Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Hasu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker tries to clinch there but Hasu circles away.
Hasu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hasu defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Parker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big right from Hasu misses.
Hasu jabs Parker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parker shoots in and drives through. Hasu sprawls well.
Hasu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker shoots and misses
and Hasu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hasu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parker. Parker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hasu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hasu lands a head shot.
Hasu misses with the combination.
Hasu lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu thows a body shot but no joy.
Hasu misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Hasu cracks a nice hook into Parker's ribs.
Hasu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Hasu misses its intended target.
Hasu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hasu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hasu swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Parker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hasu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hasu lands a head shot.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker needs to keep his hands up - Hasu had a free shot at his head there.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
Parker tries to clinch there but Hasu circles away.
Parker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hasu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Parker scrambles back to his feet.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hasu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker is rocked!
Hasu darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Parker's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hasu before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henri Hasu!
During a confident post fight interview, Henri Hasu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horse Mania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Likes to Dance. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mania's choice of entrance music: Congo Natty Ft TopCat - Police In Helicopter . Horse Mania told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horse Mania!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mania throws a chopping leg kick but Rutten manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten checks a leg kick.
Mania moves out of range of the strikes.
Mania will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mania lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutten is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mania.
Mania throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mania misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Mania misses.
Mania keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Mania misses with a right hand
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Mania down.
Mania looks to land a combination. Rutten sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mania swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Mania throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mania throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten lands a lovely overhand right.
Rutten stuns Mania with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mania misses with a low kick.
Mania scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mania moves forwards but Rutten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Mania is just out of range.
Mania fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Rutten.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mania throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mania throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutten scores with a jab.
Rutten avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mania's calf.
Mania looks gassed!
A punch lands to the side of Mania 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rutten throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Horse Mania has been cut.
Mania works Rutten's body with a nice hook.
Mania chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Jab by Rutten.
Mania walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rutten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rutten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten scores with a push kick.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Mania circles away and keeps his distance.
Mania moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten throws a head kick that half lands.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mania's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mania connects with a looping right hand.
Mania throws a leg kick
and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mania just misses with a punch to the body.
Mania throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Mania down.
Rutten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mania's hands.
Mania wants to land a leg kick but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mania slips a straight right by Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten thumps Mania with a low kick.
Rutten lands a really nice looking cross but Mania seems unphased.
Rutten lands with a nice body kick.
Rutten works the jab nicely.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Mania.
Rutten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mania throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Mania works Rutten's body with a nice hook.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Rutten lands but Mania takes it in his stride.
A good leg kick by Rutten.
Mania loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horse Mania's cut.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mania misses with a few strikes there.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mania misses with a wild body shot.
Mania looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Rutten connects with a jab.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutten.
Rutten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mania.
Rutten tries to clinch but Mania moves out of range.
Mania is breathing heavily.
Rutten ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bas Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutten cracks Mania with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Mania.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a sloppy right hand. Mania should have avoided that one.
Mania uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutten.
Rutten throws a one two combo.
Mania looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.
Mania is looking to score with low kicks.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
Mania tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rutten throws an elbow but misses.
Rutten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good shot there by Mania.
Rutten throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten staying out of range there.
Mania takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Horse Mania is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good exchange - Mania coming out on top.
Rutten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mania swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mania is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Mania takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Mania.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rutten scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mania in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a decent looking hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutten.
Rutten throws out a leg kick but Mania moves out of range and Rutten only half commits.
Mania throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutten.
Mania attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mania's calf.
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutten fakes the leg kick and cracks Mania in the body.
Mania has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rutten.
Mania wants to slow Rutten down by chopping away at his legs.
Mania lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutten thumps Mania with a low kick.
Mania lands with a nice combination. Rutten backs away looking to recover.
Rutten cracks Mania with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mania takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mania misses the jab.
Mania has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Mania off balance momentarily.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten scores with a nice strike.
Rutten cracks the inside of Mania's front leg.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mania has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten throws a front kick that sends Mania stumbling back into the cage.
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten scores with a leg kick.
Mania takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Horse Mania's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mania is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Mania throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Mania misses with a body shot.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mania misses with an uppercut
and Rutten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mania takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rutten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mania.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Mania takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rutten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mania's head backwards.
Mania is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick but Mania moves out of range.
Mania is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Mania steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rutten. That one must have hurt.
Mania takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mania seems to have recovered his senses.
Mania blocks a head kick by Rutten.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rutten.
Rutten lunges at Mania with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mania's hand.
Mania walks into a straight right hand from Rutten.
Rutten 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.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mania can do to turn this around?
Rutten moves out of range as Mania strikes.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten thumps Mania with a low kick.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Mania avoids it.
Rutten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head 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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mania.
Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mania takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mania's sensitive parts.
Rutten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mania throws out a loose jab but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mania takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten slips a straight right by Mania.
Mania avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Danga de danga de dang - Rutten scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mania's calf.
Mania scores with a one two! Rutten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mania misses with a head kick.
Rutten throws a nice looking combination but Mania bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mania lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rutten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rutten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mania misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mania tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mania looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mania wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mania just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rutten's brow.
Good body shot from Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten pushes off an throws an elbow but Mania leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rutten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mania misses with an elbow strike.
Mania misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mania lands with an uppercut that bounces Rutten off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mania on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten lands a glancing blow to the side of Mania's head.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mania.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mania swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mania throws a leg kick
and Rutten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Horse Mania's cut.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rutten.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mania's sensitive parts.
Rutten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mania tries to land a leg kick but Rutten saw it coming and moves away.
Rutten changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
Mania throws a right hand that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
Mania takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mania sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mania throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten moves out of range as Mania strikes.
Rutten lands with an uppercut that bounces Mania off the cage and back into range.
Rutten lands with a slapping head kick.
Mania is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Mania throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mania looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Mania.
Some wild striking there from Mania.
Mania throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mania takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mania wants to land a leg kick but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mania if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Mania off balance momentarily.
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten 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.
Mania looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mania blocks the body kick.
Mania on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mania moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Mania throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.
Rutten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mania avoids the head kick by Rutten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mania has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mania pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mania throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
A good leg kick by Rutten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten feints and then cracks Mania's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mania down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mania.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Mania shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
Mania is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten connects with a high kick.
Mania has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rutten.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mania throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Mania throws a lazy uppercut
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Mania throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mania.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Mania circles away and keeps his distance.
Mania throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rutten counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab by Rutten.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mania fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rutten checks it well.
Mania pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mania lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mania avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mania scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Rutten.
Mania attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten had his way with Horse Mania in that round.
The cut man is working on Horse Mania's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Rutten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mania keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mania throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mania misses the jab.
Mania throws a hook but Rutten blocks it.
Mania connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutten tried to score with a low kick but Mania checks it.
Mania throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mania ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten jabs at Mania's body.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mania has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutten.
Mania chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Rutten wants to land a leg kick but Mania is out of range.
Mania fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rutten is out of range.
Mania shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rutten 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.
Rutten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mania momentarily.
Mania throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease.
Mania swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Mania moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rutten.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Mania off balance momentarily.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Mania steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mania jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mania throws out the jab.
Horse Mania has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mania misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mania throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Mania.
Mania throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mania catches Rutten with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That kick from Rutten tenderised Mania's leg. Mania is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick but Mania moves out of range.
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Mania misses with a low kick.
Rutten connects with a high kick.
Rutten clinches up with Mania and pushes him back against the cage.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mania scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Rutten lands a body shot.
Rutten misses with a knee strike.
Rutten misses with a knee strike.
Rutten misses with a body punch.
Mania is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten keeps Mania at a distance using the push kick.
Mania jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Rutten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mania's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mania throws a lazy uppercut
and Mania takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Rutten.
Mania misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mania with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mania throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mania tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mania tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Mania off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
Bas Rutten retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Morozov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John England!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Morozov finds it's target.
England avoids the head kick by Morozov.
England connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Morozov to the floor! England dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Pavel Morozov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
England thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morozov's head.
Morozov blocking the ground and pound attempt from England.
England throwing shots but Morozov is blocking nicely.
Morozov is refusing to be controlled, as England sits in half guard.
England prevents Morozov from improving his position.
Morozov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morozov tries to get out of the position.
Morozov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from England.
England missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
England decides to return to a standing position.
Morozov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
England uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morozov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morozov catches England with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
England throws a jab when Morozov was well out of range.
England throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Morozov colapses and takes a barrage of punches from England as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Morozov is left battered and dazed whilst England and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John England!
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