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RCD Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaurbek Beygansiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Valiente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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239 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaurbek Beygansiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Valiente!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beygansiev closes the distance and clinches.
Valiente is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Valiente is stalling here.
Valiente wants to stall.
Valiente seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Valiente is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Julio Valiente.
Beygansiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Valiente is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valiente looks to clinch
and Beygansiev counters with a left to the body.
Valiente looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beygansiev connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Valiente tumbling to the canvas! Beygansiev pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Valiente was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zaurbek Beygansiev!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between D J Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, D J Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Benn quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Benn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardy.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.
Hardy winds up and cracks Benn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benn is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Benn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hardy lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Benn is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Hardy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Hardy with a nice head shot there.
Benn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardy stands and throws Benn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardy lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy staying calm.
Hardy working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Hardy stalls from top position.
Hardy landing strikes.
Benn is trying to improve his position.
Benn wants to get back to his feet but Hardy drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benn, who protects the arm well.
Benn is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy working the ground and pound.
Benn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hardy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A lull in the action here.
Benn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy scores with punches from side control.
Hardy lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Benn's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardy 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.
Benn gets caught napping as Hardy dives in and scores a takedown. Benn manages to retain guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Benn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benn is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benn's guard.
Hardy is controlling the pace.
Hardy is looking for a kimura but Benn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hardy to get the leverage.
Hardy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Benn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Benn's head.
Hardy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Benn is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardy not doing much here.
Benn is trying to stand back up but Hardy is controlling him
Hardy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hardy is looking for submissions but instead, Benn has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benn is keeping the position for now.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy forces his way into half guard.
Benn tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy working over Benn with some ground and pound. Benn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardy is taking a breather. Benn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jason Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benn tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Hardy unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Benn's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hardy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Benn is just riding it out for now. Hardy eventually gives up the hold.
Hardy content to control rather than advance.
Hardy is working for a kimura but Benn is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn is refusing to be controlled, as Hardy sits in half guard.
Hardy is nestled in close to Benn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hardy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benn is looking to improve his position.
Benn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardy won't allow Benn to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benn's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
Hardy works his way into full mount!
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!
Benn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardy controlling from the full mount.
Hardy landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jason Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy lands with some strikes.
Benn is rocked!
Hardy cracks Benn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Benn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Benn seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with a couple of short strikes.
Benn tries to buck Hardy off but he can't manage it.
Hardy content just to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hardy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Benn looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Hardy!
Jason Hardy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kaufman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Kaufman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaufman Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nichols's waist but Nichols gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaufman Jr off to one side.
Nichols tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Nichols tenderised Kaufman Jr's leg. Kaufman Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Nichols.
Kaufman Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nichols swivels and escapes.
Kaufman Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nichols is refusing to be controlled, as Kaufman Jr sits in half guard.
Nichols is trying to control but can't.
Nichols actively working from the bottom here.
Nichols tries to kick Kaufman Jr off but Kaufman Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kaufman Jr controlling the action here.
Kaufman Jr prevents Nichols from standing back up.
Nichols wants to control but Kaufman Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nichols moves into full 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!
Kaufman Jr slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols trying to control from the bottom.
Kaufman Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nichols looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nichols moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nichols had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kaufman Jr defends it easily.
Nichols is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaufman Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Kaufman Jr wants to control from the top but Nichols keeps moving.
Kaufman Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaufman Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Kaufman Jr passes Nichols's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols wants to improve his position but Kaufman Jr is controlling well.
Nichols looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kaufman Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Kaufman Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nichols does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nichols is trying to control Kaufman Jr's posture. Kaufman Jr takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Nichols! Kaufman Jr is rotating here... this could be the end... Nichols is out! Kaufman Jr has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andy Kaufman Jr!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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254 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Johnny Turk has been cut.
Turk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Fisher stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Turk follows into mount!
It looks like Spencer Fisher has been cut.
Turk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fisher is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Turk loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Fisher scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Turk land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Turk stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Turk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Zhuravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffen Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuravlev comes to the cage accompanied by Aria - Volja i Razum. Kostya Zhuravlev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steffen Hansen's chin.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kostya Zhuravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steffen Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansen lands a jab to the nose.
Zhuravlev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hansen at a distance.
Zhuravlev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hansen as he jumps to the side.
Hansen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zhuravlev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zhuravlev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hansen sprawls well. Hansen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zhuravlev gets slowly back to his feet.
Hansen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zhuravlev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hansen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zhuravlev pinned against the cage. Zhuravlev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zhuravlev clinches up with Hansen and pushes him back against the cage.
Hansen pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Zhuravlev throws a big right hand that misses.
Zhuravlev stands up over Hansen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen wants to stand and escape but Zhuravlev is having none of it.
Zhuravlev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zhuravlev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zhuravlev drops back looking for a leg! Hansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hansen manages to kick Zhuravlev off! Zhuravlev jumps back into Hansen's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen wants to stand up but Zhuravlev is controlling him.
Zhuravlev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zhuravlev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zhuravlev with a nice head shot there.
Zhuravlev forces his way into half guard.
Zhuravlev wants to work for an arm triangle but Hansen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhuravlev maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hansen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Zhuravlev has cracked it and Hansen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Zhuravlev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kostya Zhuravlev!
A very excited looking Kostya Zhuravlev 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Senses Fail - Bonecrusher as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kristian Kelly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr John Doe's chin.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kristian Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kelly no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Doe from controlling successfully.
Doe passes Kelly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kelly is trying to control but can't.
Doe is stalling here. Kelly is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Doe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kelly has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kelly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kelly working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly gets to mount! Doe was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kelly unloads with some shots from mount but Doe bucks and avoids them well.
Doe tries to hold on but Kelly postures up.
Doe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.
BOOM! Kelly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Doe is rocked!
It looks like Mr John Doe has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Doe is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kristian Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alf Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Irons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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24
223 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Irons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alf Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irons avoids the body shot from Tanner.
A punch combination from Irons misses.
Irons misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Irons. Those never looked like landing.
Tanner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tanner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tanner wants to slow Irons down by chopping away at his legs.
Irons misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Irons is out of range.
Irons looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Tanner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Irons throws a right hand that Tanner ducks under and follows up with a left that Tanner also avoids with ease.
Irons scores with a jab to the body.
Irons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
Tanner tries to work over Irons's front leg with a kick but Irons checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irons, pushing him back against the cage.
Irons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
Irons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Tanner.
Irons swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tanner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irons.
Tanner slips a jab and a cross from Irons.
Decent striking displayed by Irons there.
A big right from Irons misses.
Tanner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons thows a body shot but no joy.
Irons throws a one two combo.
Irons checks the leg kick.
Tanner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner is looking to chop away at Irons's legs.
Irons throws out a loose jab but Tanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
A big right from Irons misses.
Irons tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irons scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanner should have avoided that one.
Tanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Irons looks to land a combination. Tanner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Irons fails to land with a series of punches.
Irons lunges at Tanner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tanner's hand.
Nice takedown defense from Irons. No joy for Tanner on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tanner slips a jab and a cross from Irons.
Irons scores with a hook.
Tanner moves out of range as Irons strikes.
Some wild striking there from Irons.
Tanner is looking to chop away at Irons's legs.
Tanner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irons misses with the combination.
Tanner throws a leg kick but Irons moved away.
Tanner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Irons takes a step back to recover.
Irons is breathing heavily.
Tanner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Irons. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons looks to land a combination but Tanner avoids it well.
Irons misses with an uppercut. Tanner saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner feints and then cracks Irons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Irons down.
Tanner tries to land a leg kick but Irons saw it coming and moves away.
Irons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanner throws a leg kick which misses Irons's front leg but catches the back leg as Irons tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irons throws a looping overhand right but Tanner ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Irons will probably get the nod.
That's time! Irons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Irons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Irons tries to bum rush Tanner with a series of wild strikes but Tanner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irons takes one on the button.
Tanner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A combination from Irons does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tanner.
Tanner scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tanner is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Irons's sensitive parts.
Irons avoids the head kick by Tanner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tanner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Irons takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tanner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Irons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bobby Irons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irons takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Bobby Irons has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tanner.
Tanner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irons moves forwards but Tanner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tanner misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanner.
Tanner feints and then cracks Irons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Irons down.
Tanner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alf Tanner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands with a slapping head kick.
Irons is rocked!
Tanner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Irons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Irons switches off momentarily and Tanner cracks him with a monster right hand! Irons topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Tanner dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Tanner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alf Tanner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
213 lbs
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20
217 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frankie Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Noteboom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Boy.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and De Noteboom moves out of range easily.
Boy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Noteboom.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
De Noteboom throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boy's waist but Boy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Noteboom off to one side.
Boy connects with a crisp jab.
De Noteboom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
De Noteboom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boy!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boy bucks De Noteboom off and manages to get back to his feet!
Boy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boy throws out a loose jab but De Noteboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and De Noteboom moves out of range easily.
Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Boy. Those never looked like landing.
Boy throws a nice looking combination but De Noteboom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boy lands with a slapping head kick.
Boy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses with a right hand
and De Noteboom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Noteboom.
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!
De Noteboom looking to pass the guard.
Boy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes De Noteboom off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Boy misses with an uppercut. De Noteboom saw that one coming.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boy!
Boy tries to hold on but De Noteboom postures up.
Boy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom controlling his opponent.
Boy is looking to get to half guard.
Boy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom controlling the position easily from mount.
Boy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Noteboom postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Boy to stand up.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
De Noteboom slips a jab and a cross from Boy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boy misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Boy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Boy misses with the combination.
De Noteboom scores a takedown into full mount!
Boy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Noteboom controlling the pace for now.
Boy is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is working hard here to advance position.
De Noteboom controlling the pace for now.
Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boy tries to get to full guard but De Noteboom has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rodrigo De Noteboom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a takedown but Boy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Noteboom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Noteboom shoots in but Boy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy looks to land a combination. De Noteboom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boy lands a head kick!
Boy throws a hook to the side of De Noteboom's head but De Noteboom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boy lands with an overhand left.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Noteboom.
Frankie Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo De Noteboom.
De Noteboom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frankie Boy is winning the standup battle so far.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy looks to land a combination but De Noteboom avoids it well.
Frankie Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy swinging wildly here.
De Noteboom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De Noteboom looks for a takedown but Boy sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Boy. No joy for De Noteboom on that attempt.
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!
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and De Noteboom moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Boy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and De Noteboom moves out of range easily.
Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Noteboom circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so De Noteboom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boy working a defensive guard but De Noteboom passes into half guard.
Boy trying to hold on to De Noteboom's head to control him but De Noteboom postures up.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
De Noteboom tries to stand and escape but Boy is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, De Noteboom has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
De Noteboom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo De Noteboom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy is trying to stand up.
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
De Noteboom takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy tries to reverse the position but De Noteboom maintains control.
De Noteboom content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rodrigo De Noteboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying desperately to improve position.
De Noteboom working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Noteboom avoids the attempt from Boy to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Noteboom controlling from the full mount.
Boy is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rodrigo De Noteboom.
I think Boy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Boy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Euringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alla Pugacheva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pugacheva's choice of entrance music: Alla Pugacheva - osenny pocelyi. Jimmy Euringer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
296 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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25
253 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Euringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alla Pugacheva!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Euringer misses the target.
Pugacheva tries to bum rush Euringer with a series of wild strikes but Euringer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pugacheva misses with a series of wild punches.
Pugacheva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Euringer throws a hook but Pugacheva avoids it easily.
Euringer throws a lazy right hand but Pugacheva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Euringer looks to land a body kick but Pugacheva moved away.
Pugacheva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pugacheva throws a right hand that Euringer ducks under and follows up with a left that Euringer also avoids with ease.
Pugacheva tries to clinch but Euringer is having none of it.
Pugacheva moves out of range of the leg kick from Euringer.
Euringer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd cheers as Pugacheva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Euringer doesn't seem phased though.
Euringer throws a jab but it's blocked by Pugacheva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pugacheva throws a nice looking combination but Euringer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pugacheva darts in and clinches Euringer up against the cage.
Pugacheva wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugacheva is trying to stall.
Euringer has had enough of the clinch but Pugacheva keeps him there for the moment.
Pugacheva is looking to control Euringer's arms but Euringer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pugacheva has his back to the cage.
Euringer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pugacheva throws a head kick that misses.
Euringer scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Alla Pugacheva has been cut.
Euringer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Euringer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Euringer drops Pugacheva with a straight right hand, right on the button! Euringer follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Euringer!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janos Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dunch Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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24
185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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24
175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Janos Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dunch Henry!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry moves out of range as Lieu strikes.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Lieu moves away and avoids it.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lieu.
A big right from Lieu misses.
Lieu tries to clinch up.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Lieu.
Lieu misses with a wild body shot.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Lieu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lieu moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Lieu slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu misses with a hook.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lieu.
A jab from Lieu does it's job there.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Lieu moved out of range nicely.
Henry swings for the body but Lieu moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Henry.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Lieu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lieu swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Lieu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lieu throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lieu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lieu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lieu misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Lieu missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a body shot
and Lieu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Lieu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry misses with a left hand
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
Henry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lieu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Lieu.
Lieu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Lieu is controlling him.
Lieu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry blocking some punches.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Lieu saw that one coming.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lieu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Janos Lieu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lieu slips a jab from Henry.
Henry throws the left hand but Lieu avoids the punch easily.
Lieu defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Lieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Janos Lieu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lieu swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Lieu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Janos Lieu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lieu closes the distance and clinches.
Lieu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lieu.
Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lieu throws a head punch that misses.
Lieu lands a nice uppercut.
Lieu has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henry working hard to break the clinch.
Lieu tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Lieu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lieu misses with an uppercut
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry moves out of range as Lieu strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lieu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lieu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Lieu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lieu misses with an uppercut.
Janos Lieu is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry slips a straight right by Lieu.
Henry connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lieu manages to avoid it.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lieu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry cracks Lieu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henry works the jab nicely.
Lieu defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Lieu misses
and Henry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lieu scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lieu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
Lieu connects with a nice looking jab.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lieu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Lieu misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry takes a swing at Lieu's ribcage but misses.
Lieu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry shoots for a takedown but Lieu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lieu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards.
Lieu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lieu finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head.
Henry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Lieu. Beautiful body shot.
Henry looks to land a left hand but Lieu moved out of range nicely.
Henry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lieu misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Lieu saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Henry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janos Lieu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Lieu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lieu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lieu misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Lieu coming out on top.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Lieu ducks down to avoid it.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Lieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Lieu staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lieu.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lieu but Lieu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lieu clinches up against the cage.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lieu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Henry cracks Lieu with an open hand slap.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lieu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry jabs at Lieu's body.
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!
Lieu scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lieu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lieu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry is in close to Lieu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Lieu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henry on the ground.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry pushes down on Lieu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry throwing shots but Lieu is blocking nicely.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henry is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry thows a huge punch but Lieu dodges it nicely.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lieu's head.
Henry working Lieu over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henry looks to land a strike but Lieu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lieu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lieu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lieu!
Henry regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunch Henry really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A cross from Lieu lands.
Henry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry misses with a right hand
and Lieu counters with a stiff right hand.
Henry dives in and grabs Lieu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lieu pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Lieu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henry.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lieu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lieu.
Henry scores with the left hand. Lieu knows he should have avoided that one.
A big right from Henry misses.
Lieu throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu doesn't manage to clinch there - Henry circles away.
Nice defenses there by Lieu.
Henry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Henry.
Lieu throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry misses with a jab to the body
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
Lieu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henry counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lieu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lieu is looking to improve his position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lieu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lieu tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu is trying to control but can't.
Lieu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lieu's head.
Henry looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lieu keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ground and pound from Henry.
Henry working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lieu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Lieu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry is working for a kimura but Lieu is defending it quite comfortably.
Lieu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lieu pushes Henry off looking to stand but Henry dives back in and keeps control.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lieu defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dunch Henry dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lieu as he avoids it easily.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lieu.
Henry moves away from the strike by Lieu.
A right-left combo lands from Henry.
Henry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry scores with a punch to the head.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Lieu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lieu takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry connects with a single shot there.
Henry misses with a jab to the body
and Lieu counters with a straight right hand.
Henry blocks a jab.
Lieu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but Lieu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lieu avoids the body shot from Henry.
Lieu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henry takes a swing at Lieu's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry misses with a left hand
and Lieu counters with a nice uppercut.
Lieu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Henry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lieu connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Henry defending well as Lieu loads up on a big left hand.
Lieu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Lieu throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Lieu.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry looks to throw the jab but Lieu is out of range.
Henry throws a hook but Lieu avoids it easily.
Lieu throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Lieu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Lieu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu misses with a wild body shot.
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.
Henry shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Henry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dunch Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry throws a strike but Lieu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lieu defending against the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dunch Henry.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dunch Henry!
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