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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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, Billy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charlie Brown!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown slips a jab from McGee.
McGee dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
McGee throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a left and a right that stings McGee.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGee.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but McGee moves his leg out of the way.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Brown misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown 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 McGee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGee tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
McGee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown thows a leg kick but McGee checks it
and McGee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGee misses with a wild combination.
McGee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown throws a chopping leg kick but McGee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGee in his tracks.
McGee lands a jab to the head.
McGee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown dodges the punch combination from McGee.
McGee scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - McGee can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Brown and McGee drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Brown.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Brown!
A relieved looking Charlie Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Triton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kick's choice of entrance music: M.O.P. - Ante Up. Mike Kick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Triton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Kick!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kick keeps the fight on the outside.
Triton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Triton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kick counters with a stiff right hand.
Kick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Triton was well out of range. Poor timing from Kick.
Triton tries to clinch but Kick moves out of range.
Triton moves into the clinch.
Kick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Triton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kick scores with the left hand. Triton knows he should have avoided that one.
Triton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Triton fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Triton tries to clinch but Kick moves out of range.
Kick is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Triton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kick circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Kick misses.
Triton wants to clinch
and Kick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Triton is looking to clinch but Kick is avoiding it.
Triton tries to clinch up but Kick circles away and keeps his distance.
Triton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kick circles away.
Kick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Triton moves in looking to clinch but Kick pushes him off.
Triton tries to clinch up but Kick circles away and keeps his distance.
Triton tries to clinch but Kick is having none of it.
Triton slips a jab and a cross from Kick.
Triton wants to clinch up but Kick keeps it at a distance.
Triton is looking to clinch but Kick is avoiding it.
Triton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Triton stalling in the clinch but Kick improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Triton tries to work over Kick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kick misses with some punches.
Triton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kick throws a head punch that misses.
Triton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kick tries to throw a body punch but Triton avoids it by throwing Kick back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kick lands a nice uppercut.
Kick lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Triton lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Triton throws a head punch that misses.
Triton has a couple of punches blocked by Kick.
Kick tries to work over Triton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kick has a couple of punches blocked by Triton.
Triton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kick fails to land.
Kick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Triton is rocked!
Kick lands a big right hand that drops Triton! The killer instinct kicks in and Kick finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Kick!
A very excited looking Mike Kick 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pvt. Irving Fleischman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bengt Andre Eikaas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irving Fleischman and Bengt Andre Eikaas. Eikaas has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks - On The Eve Of War as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pvt. Irving Fleischman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bengt Andre Eikaas!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleischman leaves Eikaas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fleischman lands a slapping body shot.
Eikaas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fleischman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eikaas shoots in looking for a takedown. Fleischman tries to sprawl out of it but Eikaas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fleischman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bengt Andre Eikaas.
Fleischman scores with a one two! Eikaas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eikaas misses with a takedown attempt - Fleischman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fleischman lands a front kick.
Eikaas looks gassed!
Eikaas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fleischman avoids it really well and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleischman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fleischman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fleischman jabs at Eikaas's body.
Eikaas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fleischman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eikaas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fleischman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Eikaas.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fleischman.
Fleischman thumps Eikaas with a low kick.
Eikaas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bengt Andre Eikaas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleischman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fleischman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Fleischman. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fleischman, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleischman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Eikaas's head.
Eikaas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fleischman counters with an inside leg kick.
Eikaas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fleischman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fleischman thumps Eikaas with a low kick.
Fleischman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eikaas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fleischman lands a leg kick that knocks Eikaas off balance momentarily.
Fleischman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eikaas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch lands to the side of Eikaas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eikaas is rocked!
Fleischman lands a front kick.
Eikaas is still on wobbly legs! Can Fleischman finish him?
Eikaas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fleischman can pounce on him.
Fleischman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fleischman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fleischman is looking to slow Eikaas down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fleischman lands with a nice body kick.
Fleischman with a jab.
Fleischman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fleischman cracks Eikaas with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Eikaas falls to his knees and Fleischman doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pvt. Irving Fleischman!
A victorious Pvt. Irving Fleischman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leissner comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Newman has chosen Taki maly taki duzy as his entrance music. Nate Leissner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Leissner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Newman!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leissner.
Leissner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Newman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Leissner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leissner.
Leissner slips a straight right by Newman.
Newman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leissner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newman moves away.
Newman slips a jab and a cross from Leissner.
Damian Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leissner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Leissner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Newman's hands.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Newman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leissner slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leissner moves out of range of the body kick from Newman.
Leissner connects with a crisp jab.
Newman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leissner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leissner throws a shot to the body.
Newman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leissner finds it's way round the side to connect with Newman's head.
Newman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leissner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Leissner.
Some wild striking there from Newman.
Newman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newman.
A lazy body kick from Newman
and Leissner counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leissner scores with a jab. Newman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Newman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nate Leissner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Newman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leissner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Newman.
Newman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Newman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leissner. Newman shrugs it off though.
Newman swings widly with a right hand
and Leissner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leissner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leissner.
Leissner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman misses with a hook. Leissner ducked under it nicely.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leissner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No joy there for Leissner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman shoots for a takedown but Leissner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Leissner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leissner jabs Newman right on the nose. Newman blinks but takes it well.
Newman misses with an uppercut. Leissner saw that one coming.
Leissner tests Newman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leissner's waist but Leissner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newman off to one side.
Leissner misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newman misses with a takedown attempt
and Leissner counters with a nice uppercut.
Leissner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newman.
Newman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Leissner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Newman.
Leissner lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Leissner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leissner throws the left hand but Newman avoids the punch easily.
Newman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newman thows a body shot but no joy.
Newman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Newman is predictable there
and Leissner counters with a stiff right hand.
Leissner lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Newman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newman tries to land a leg kick but Leissner saw it coming and moves away.
Newman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leissner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newman misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman throws a leg kick
and Leissner counters with a right hand to the body.
Leissner stalks Newman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Newman's face. Newman staggers backwards, shaken.
Newman throws a lazy uppercut
and Leissner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Leissner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leissner staying out of range there.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leissner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leissner throws a push kick but Newman slaps the foot to one side.
Good leg kick by Leissner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Newman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leissner manages to avoid it.
Leissner cracks Newman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newman throws a leg kick
enabling Leissner to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman takes a swing at Leissner's ribcage but misses.
Newman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Newman.
Newman slips a jab and a cross from Leissner.
Newman walks into a stiff left hand from Leissner.
Leissner lands with a right hand.
Leissner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newman throws a leg kick
letting Leissner counter with a right hand.
Newman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Newman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leissner, as that shot connected.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Newman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Newman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leissner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Newman has his takedown stuffed
and Leissner counters with a big head kick but Newman shrugs it off.
Newman is breathing heavily.
Newman avoids the body shot from Leissner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner with a nice cross.
Leissner swinging wildly here.
Leissner tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leissner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Newman on the side of the head.
Leissner avoids a kick to the body.
Leissner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leissner misses with a series of wild punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Newman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leissner has got the better of the exchanges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newman fails with the takedown
and Leissner counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Leissner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Newman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leissner.
Newman throws a body punch but Leissner moves out of range.
Newman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Newman shoots in for a takedown but Leissner shows good takedown defense.
Newman throws a head kick but Leissner moves out of range.
Leissner misses with a wild combination.
Newman tries to work over Leissner's front leg with a kick but Leissner checks it.
Newman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Newman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Leissner - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leissner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leissner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Leissner misses.
Newman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leissner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Leissner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newman on the side of the head.
A left lands for Leissner.
Leissner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Newman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Leissner wants to stand up but Newman is controlling him.
Leissner looking for a triangle here. Newman is fighting it but it looks tight! Leissner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Newman is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nate Leissner!
Nate Leissner retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Nate Leissner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagara Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sagara Sanosuke!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanosuke throws a front kick aimed at Henry's knee but Henry avoids it well.
Sanosuke scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
Henry swings widly with a right hand
and Sanosuke counters with a nice body kick.
Henry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanosuke.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry throws out a loose jab but Sanosuke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanosuke cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Sanosuke.
Henry scores with a nice head shot.
Sanosuke throws a low kick but Henry moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanosuke counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanosuke connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Sanosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Sanosuke's shoulder, as Sanosuke tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanosuke lands a jab to the head.
Henry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanosuke throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Sanosuke blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Sanosuke. Beautiful body shot.
Sanosuke lands with a kick to the temple. Henry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanosuke slips a jab from Henry.
Henry throws the left hand but Sanosuke avoids the punch easily.
Henry lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanosuke's head.
Sagara Sanosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Henry!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanosuke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sagara Sanosuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke gets a clinch.
Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanosuke lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanosuke tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry misses with a wild combination.
Sanosuke throws a big shot that misses.
Sanosuke misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Sanosuke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanosuke cracks Henry with a good jab.
Henry slips under a jab.
Sanosuke scores with a nice strike.
Henry looks to land a combination but Sanosuke avoids it well.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Henry misses with a few strikes there.
Sanosuke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanosuke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Henry moves away from the strike by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke tries to close the distance and clinch but Henry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanosuke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sanosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanosuke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanosuke wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanosuke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanosuke dodges the punch combination from Henry.
Henry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanosuke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanosuke tries to bum rush Henry with a series of wild strikes but Henry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Henry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanosuke tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagara Sanosuke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanosuke manages to avoid it.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leon Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanosuke catches Henry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body punch from Sanosuke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanosuke, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Sanosuke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sanosuke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henry doesn't seem phased though.
Sanosuke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Henry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanosuke scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanosuke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good leg kick by Sanosuke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Sanosuke moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanosuke - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanosuke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sanosuke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Sanosuke moves away and avoids it.
Henry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanosuke rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.
Henry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sanosuke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanosuke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanosuke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanosuke misses with a punch on the inside.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Sanosuke.
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!
Sanosuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanosuke cracks Henry with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Sanosuke fails to land.
Sanosuke pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanosuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanosuke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanosuke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henry lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanosuke off the cage and back into range.
Henry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sagara Sanosuke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanosuke. Sanosuke obviously looking to wear him down.
Henry 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.
Henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanosuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henry's sensitive parts.
Sanosuke lands a jab to Henry's midsection.
Sanosuke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanosuke lands with a nice body kick.
Sanosuke lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanosuke pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
A short uppercut from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke manages to break the clinch.
Sanosuke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanosuke tries to clinch there but Henry circles away.
Henry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanosuke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanosuke has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanosuke struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Sanosuke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagara Sanosuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanosuke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanosuke works the jab nicely.
Henry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henry lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Henry scores with a shot to the body.
Henry sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick from Sanosuke lands but Henry takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Henry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry misses with a hook
and Sanosuke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanosuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke lands with a good body shot.
Henry 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.
Henry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanosuke. That one must have hurt.
Sanosuke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanosuke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanosuke has managed to clinch.
Sanosuke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henry is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanosuke.
Sanosuke misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Sanosuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry has Sanosuke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanosuke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanosuke lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Sanosuke.
Leon Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanosuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanosuke scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Sanosuke lands with a left to the head.
Sanosuke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Sanosuke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
A short body shot lands from Sanosuke as the two fighters clinch.
Sanosuke cracks Henry with a nice body shot.
Sanosuke lands a shot to the body.
Sagara Sanosuke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanosuke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sanosuke.
Henry prevents a body shot from Sanosuke.
Henry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanosuke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanosuke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanosuke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanosuke.
Henry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Henry throws an overhand right that lands on Sanosuke's shoulder, as Sanosuke tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Sanosuke finds it's way through Henry's defenses.
Sanosuke thumps Henry with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanosuke cracks the inside of Henry's front leg.
Sanosuke moves into the clinch.
Sanosuke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry is trying to break the clinch but Sanosuke is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry tries a body shot but Sanosuke blocks it.
Sanosuke lands a right hand.
Sanosuke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sagara Sanosuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanosuke 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagara Sanosuke!
Sagara Sanosuke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joensen comes to the cage accompanied by Gasolina. Reed has chosen Jean Baptiste Lully - Marche Royale as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Oliver Reed enters the cage!
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192 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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213 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Reed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Reed keeps the fight on the outside.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Joensen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joensen throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
Joensen scores with a nice body kick.
Reed thows a leg kick but Joensen checks it
and Joensen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reed looks for the body kick but Joensen saw that one coming.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Reed connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Johann Joensen 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!
Joensen throws a big shot that misses.
Joensen throws a head kick that misses.
Reed throws a nice looking combination but Joensen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joensen. Reed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joensen digs a good body shot into Reed's ribs.
Reed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Reed misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joensen.
A big left from Reed misses.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reed moves away.
Joensen moves out of range of the body kick.
Reed throws a lazy body kick
and Joensen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joensen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reed.
Joensen lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Reed scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joensen misses with a wild combination.
Reed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Joensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joensen moves out of range as Reed throws a body kick.
Joensen scores with a decent looking hook.
Joensen with a hook.
Reed avoids the head kick by Joensen.
A low kick from Joensen is predictable there
and Reed finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Joensen throws a series of punches but Reed avoids them all with ease.
Reed wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Joensen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reed lands a leg kick that knocks Joensen off balance momentarily.
Reed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Joensen is breathing heavily.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Joensen throws a push kick but Reed slaps the foot to one side.
Joensen feints and then cracks Reed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reed down.
Joensen throws a sloppy head kick
and Reed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Joensen's knee momentarily.
Joensen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
Joensen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Reed throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reed throws a lazy head kick
and Joensen counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Joensen is looking to score with low kicks.
Joensen throws a right hand that misses
and Reed counters with a low kick, right behind Joensen 's knee.
Joensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reed connects with a leg kick. Joensen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reed connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joensen momentarily.
A head kick by Joensen misses
and Reed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Joensen thinking.
Joensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reed lands a high kick!
Joensen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joensen is out of range.
Reed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joensen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Joensen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Joensen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Reed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johann Joensen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Joensen takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick there by Reed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joensen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reed. That one must have hurt.
Reed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joensen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oliver Reed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reed.
Reed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joensen on the side of the head.
Joensen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Joensen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Reed. Reed obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reed. That's going to slow Joensen down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joensen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed lands a nice hook to Joensen's body. Joensen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reed misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reed.
Reed feints and then cracks Joensen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joensen down.
That kick from Reed tenderised Joensen's leg. Joensen is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joensen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reed - the referee stops the clock and Joensen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reed. Joensen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reed lands a big head kick that sends Joensen tumbling to the mat! Reed takes a step backwards and waves Joensen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joensen is rocked!
Reed lands a leg kick that knocks Joensen off balance momentarily.
Oh Joensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joensen's calf.
Reed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reed lands a right hook to the body.
Reed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joensen moves away.
Reed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Reed thumps Joensen with a low kick.
Joensen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed lands a big head kick that sends Joensen tumbling to the mat! Reed takes a step backwards and waves Joensen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johann Joensen's cut is getting worse.
Reed looks for the body kick but Joensen saw that one coming.
Joensen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Reed throws a body punch but Joensen moves out of range.
Reed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joensen rather than just go for the knockout.
Reed drops Joensen with a huge uppercut! Joensen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Reed is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Reed!
Oliver Reed really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tukka Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szymanski comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tukka Hirvonen enters the cage!
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25
185 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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180 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Szymanski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tukka Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirvonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot.
Hirvonen misses with a wild combination.
Szymanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Szymanski throws a low kick but Hirvonen moves out of range easily.
Hirvonen jabs at Szymanski's body.
Hirvonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szymanski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szymanski lands a leg kick that knocks Hirvonen off balance momentarily.
Szymanski throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen tries to clinch but Szymanski is having none of it.
Hirvonen throws a good cross that connects.
Szymanski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hirvonen is able to avoid easily.
Szymanski swats away the attempt to clinch by Hirvonen.
Szymanski misses with a hook. Hirvonen ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hirvonen thuds a left hand into Szymanski's body.
Hirvonen throws a body punch but Szymanski moves out of range.
Szymanski misses with a hook.
Szymanski wants to slow Hirvonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hirvonen cracks Szymanski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hirvonen misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hirvonen checks a leg kick.
Szymanski connects with a leg kick. Hirvonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hirvonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hirvonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Szymanski.
Szymanski throws a hook to the side of Hirvonen's head but Hirvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szymanski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hirvonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski throws a hook but Hirvonen avoids it easily.
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Szymanski is just out of range.
Szymanski avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen lands a head shot.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szymanski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szymanski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hirvonen moves away.
Hirvonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Hirvonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Szymanski cracks Hirvonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hirvonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hirvonen digs a good body shot into Szymanski's ribs.
Lukasz Szymanski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szymanski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Szymanski wants to slow Hirvonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Hirvonen walks into a stiff left hand from Szymanski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Hirvonen working aggressively here.
Hirvonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Szymanski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hirvonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Hirvonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hirvonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Szymanski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Szymanski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hirvonen backwards.
Hirvonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hirvonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Hirvonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Szymanski prevents a body shot from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szymanski's elbow.
Szymanski has Hirvonen pushed against the cage.
Hirvonen tries a body shot but Szymanski blocks it.
Hirvonen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski blocking some punches.
Szymanski lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Szymanski misses with a body punch.
Hirvonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirvonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hirvonen.
Szymanski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hirvonen misses with a punch to the body.
Szymanski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szymanski has a couple of punches blocked by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hirvonen misses with some punches.
Hirvonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szymanski lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Szymanski.
Hirvonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Szymanski controls his hands.
Hirvonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szymanski's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tukka Hirvonen 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.
Hirvonen cracks Szymanski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Szymanski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hirvonen is out of range and Szymanski settles back down.
Szymanski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Szymanski throws a push kick but Hirvonen slaps the foot to one side.
Szymanski tries to land a front kick but Hirvonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hirvonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Szymanski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good standup being displayed there by Hirvonen as he connects with a hook.
Hirvonen lands a jab to Szymanski's midsection.
Hirvonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen moves away from the strike by Szymanski.
Szymanski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hirvonen scores with a jab to the body.
Tukka Hirvonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen tries to clinch but Szymanski moves out of range.
Hirvonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szymanski moves out of range as Hirvonen strikes.
Szymanski throws a one two combo.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szymanski.
Hirvonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Szymanski.
Szymanski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Hirvonen.
Szymanski misses with a looping left.
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Szymanski rather than just go for the knockout.
Hirvonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Szymanski.
Hirvonen misses the shot to the body.
Hirvonen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Szymanski has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski misses with a low kick as Hirvonen jumps back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hirvonen cracks Szymanski with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szymanski.
Szymanski blocks an uppercut.
Szymanski has Hirvonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hirvonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Szymanski breaks from the clinch.
Szymanski scores with the left hand. Hirvonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Hirvonen swings widly with a right hand
letting Szymanski counter with a right hand.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirvonen connects with the punch.
Szymanski cracks Hirvonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Szymanski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hirvonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hirvonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen tries to clinch but Szymanski is having none of it.
Szymanski throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hirvonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hirvonen connects with a body shot that sends Szymanski's belly button to the back.
Szymanski throws a sloppy head kick and Hirvonen moves out of range easily.
Hirvonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hirvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szymanski.
Szymanski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Szymanski.
Hirvonen misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szymanski.
Nice defenses there by Szymanski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hirvonen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Szymanski tried to score with a low kick but Hirvonen checks it.
Hirvonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hirvonen, as that shot connected.
Szymanski is rocked!
Hirvonen with a hook.
Oh Szymanski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szymanski.
Hirvonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Szymanski looks to score with a jab to the body but Hirvonen is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirvonen. Szymanski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szymanski seems to have got his legs back now.
Hirvonen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hirvonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hirvonen thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tukka Hirvonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Szymanski works Hirvonen's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Hirvonen.
Szymanski scores with a shot to the body.
Szymanski looks to throw the jab but Hirvonen is out of range.
Szymanski misses with a body shot
and Hirvonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hirvonen missing with a left hand there. Szymanski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szymanski avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Szymanski moves out of range.
Szymanski connects with a body shot that sends Hirvonen's belly button to the back.
Szymanski catches Hirvonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That kick from Szymanski tenderised Hirvonen's leg. Hirvonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Szymanski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szymanski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hirvonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hirvonen, as that shot connected.
Hirvonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hirvonen avoids the head kick by Szymanski.
A slow jab from Szymanski misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hirvonen swings widly with a right hand
and Szymanski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Szymanski moves away from the strike by Hirvonen.
No joy there for Hirvonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Szymanski lands a leg kick that knocks Hirvonen off balance momentarily.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szymanski.
Hirvonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Szymanski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szymanski cracks a nice hook into Hirvonen's ribs.
Szymanski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Szymanski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hirvonen takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szymanski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirvonen. Szymanski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szymanski swings for the body but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Szymanski's waist but Szymanski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hirvonen off to one side.
Szymanski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Szymanski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirvonen misses with a hook. Szymanski ducked under it nicely.
Hirvonen looks to land a body kick but Szymanski moved away.
Tukka Hirvonen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Szymanski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hirvonen throws a hook but Szymanski avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szymanski. Hirvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirvonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Szymanski misses with a looping right.
Szymanski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Szymanski throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen checks a low kick from Szymanski.
Szymanski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hirvonen missing with a left hand there. Szymanski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Hirvonen misses.
Hirvonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Szymanski counters with a thumping low kick.
Szymanski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Szymanski scores with a jab to the body.
Lukasz Szymanski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Szymanski backs up against the cage.
Hirvonen digs a good body shot into Szymanski's ribs.
Hirvonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Szymanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirvonen.
Szymanski thows a body shot but no joy.
Hirvonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szymanski misses with a low kick.
Szymanski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hirvonen thuds a left hand into Szymanski's body.
Szymanski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szymanski is looking to score with low kicks.
Hirvonen avoids the body shot from Szymanski.
Szymanski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hirvonen moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Szymanski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hirvonen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tukka Hirvonen!
Tukka Hirvonen is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Tukka Hirvonen 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 Steve Belisle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belisle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vahti swings for the body but Belisle moves out of range.
Vahti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belisle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vahti misses the jab.
Vahti lands with a kick to the temple. Belisle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vahti misses with a shot to the body
and Belisle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vahti throws a shot to the body.
Belisle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vahti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vahti connects with a right hand. Belisle shakes it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vahti.
Vahti connects with a body shot.
Vahti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belisle. That did some damage!
Belisle is breathing heavily.
A cross from Belisle lands.
Vahti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Belisle.
Vahti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belisle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vahti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Belisle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belisle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belisle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
Vahti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belisle's head backwards.
Karri Vahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vahti throws a body kick that misses.
Vahti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belisle tries to clinch up but Vahti circles away and keeps his distance.
Vahti jabs at Belisle's body.
Belisle throws a leg kick but Vahti moved away.
Vahti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vahti lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vahti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vahti connects with a right hand. Belisle shakes it off.
Vahti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vahti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vahti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vahti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karri Vahti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti lands a nice looking body kick.
Vahti fails to land with a series of punches.
Belisle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belisle is rocked!
Vahti thumps Belisle with a low kick.
Oh Belisle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vahti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belisle seems to have got his legs back now.
Vahti digs a good hook to Belisle's body.
Vahti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Belisle rather than just go for the knockout.
Vahti misses with a low kick as Belisle jumps back.
Vahti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vahti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vahti lands a left and a right that send Belisle crashing to the mat, dazed. Vahti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vahti cracks Belisle with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Belisle falls to his knees and Vahti doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karri Vahti!
A relieved looking Karri Vahti thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Durrani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Tough as Steel by Wolfsbane as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmad Durrani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Speed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed throws a body punch but Durrani moves out of range.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Durrani off balance momentarily.
Speed misses with a wild body shot.
Durrani throws a series of strikes that have Speed backpedaling.
Durrani misses with a wild body shot.
Durrani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Speed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durrani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durrani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durrani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Speed.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durrani manages to avoid it.
Durrani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durrani clinches with his opponent.
Speed avoiding damage as Durrani throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speed.
Speed has had enough of the clinch but Durrani keeps him there for the moment.
Durrani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Speed is trying to force a seperation but Durrani has the dominant position.
Durrani landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Durrani will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Speed up against the cage.
Durrani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Speed avoids it.
Speed can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed is trying to break the clinch but Durrani is controlling him.
Speed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durrani missing with knees to the body.
Durrani trying to land knees to the body.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Speed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Speed.
Durrani tries to land a leg kick but Speed saw it coming and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Speed! Durrani is backing up but he can't get away as Speed lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Durrani and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scott Speed! Scott Speed retains his featherweight title!
Scott Speed was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czesio Niemen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria has chosen Kronos - Bloodtower as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joaquim Maria has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Czesio Niemen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maria moves out of range of the strikes.
Maria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maria throws a leg kick
and Maria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niemen throws out a loose jab but Maria uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Niemen misses the target.
Niemen looks to land a left hand but Maria moved out of range nicely.
Maria throws a front kick that sends Niemen stumbling back into the cage.
Niemen checks a leg kick.
Niemen misses with a hook. Maria ducked under it nicely.
Niemen misses with an uppercut
and Maria counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maria takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Maria.
Maria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niemen tries to bum rush Maria with a series of wild strikes but Maria uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niemen misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niemen misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Niemen is breathing heavily.
Niemen misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Niemen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maria throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maria scores with a nice body kick.
Maria lands a head kick!
Maria throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niemen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maria goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Maria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Niemen's head.
Maria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maria thuds his shin into the meat of Niemen's side.
Maria tries a head kick but it misses.
Maria looks to throw the jab but Niemen is out of range.
Maria misses with a low kick.
Niemen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Maria finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niemen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maria.
Niemen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
Maria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemen blocks a head kick by Maria.
Niemen 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.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maria - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - Maria finishes the exchange with a kick to the 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!
Maria connects with a jab.
Maria lands a leg kick that knocks Niemen off balance momentarily.
Maria lands a front kick.
Maria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niemen 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.
Maria connects with a nice looking jab.
Maria thumps Niemen with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maria, right into the meat.
Niemen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Niemen is rocked!
Maria connects with a solid leg kick.
Maria lands a nice looking body kick.
Czesio Niemen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niemen moves out of range as Maria throws a body kick.
Maria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maria throws a leg kick but Niemen checks it.
Maria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maria.
A clash of legs there as Niemen blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maria throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Niemen.
Maria misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquim Maria dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maria thumps Niemen with a low kick.
Maria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maria. That's going to slow Niemen down.
Maria does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Niemen ducks under a wild hook from Maria.
Maria wants to land a leg kick but Niemen is out of range.
Maria motions for Niemen to come forward. Maria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maria fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemen misses with a hook. Maria ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niemen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maria slips under a jab from Niemen.
Niemen looks to land a right hand but Maria moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemen avoids the head kick by Maria.
Maria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maria lands a nice looking body shot.
Maria lands a big head kick that sends Niemen tumbling to the mat! Maria takes a step backwards and waves Niemen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Niemen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Niemen drops his hands momentarily and Maria needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Niemen just on the top of the head. Niemen drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Niemen - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joaquim Maria! Joaquim Maria retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Joaquim Maria was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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