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PCL 80: Alexandria PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Son Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Granite chin |
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Son Wukong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khali wants to get back to striking at distance but Wukong won't allow it.
Wukong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Khali prevents it.
Wukong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khali.
Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wukong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wukong slips under a jab.
Wukong moves in looking to clinch but Khali pushes him off.
Khali misses with the combination.
Khali steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wukong. That one must have hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khali checks a leg kick.
Wukong needs to keep his hands up - Khali had a free shot at his head there.
Wukong is looking to score with low kicks.
Wukong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali is looking to stand up but Wukong isn't so interested in that idea.
Khali is wriggling around but Wukong manages to pass to half guard.
Khali looks gassed!
Khali is looking to escape.
Wukong is trying to control the action in half guard but Khali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khali has hold of Wukong's hands but Wukong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wukong working over Khali with some ground and pound. Khali looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wukong looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khali with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wukong working the head and body with strikes.
Wukong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khali is trying to stand up here but Wukong is controlling him well.
Wukong is looking for a kimura but Khali is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wukong to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wukong is looking for a kimura but Khali is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wukong to get the leverage.
Wukong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wukong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wukong in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Khali tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wukong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Son Wukong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Eko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ze Spario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Eko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Ze Spario!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eko shoots in and gets a takedown into Ze Spario's guard.
Eko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ze Spario dives on top into guard.
Eko wants to get back to his feet but Ze Spario is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ze Spario stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Eko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ze Spario stops Eko from standing up.
Ze Spario 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.
Ze Spario won't allow Eko to get back to his feet.
Ze Spario drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ze Spario jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ze Spario pushing down on Eko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eko wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ze Spario is trying to control the action in half guard but Eko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eko pushes Ze Spario off looking to stand but Ze Spario dives back in and keeps control.
Ze Spario frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ze Spario landing strikes from the mount and Eko is in trouble!
Ze Spario with good strikes from the mount here!
Eko'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.
Ze Spario sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Eko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ze Spario cracks Eko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ze Spario has hold of Eko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Eko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eko is bucking up trying to escape but Ze Spario cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ze Spario trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ze Spario postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eko looks a forlorn figure.
Ze Spario lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ze Spario lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ze Spario takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ze Spario scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eko is rocked!
Ze Spario moves to back control.
Eko is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ze Spario patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ze Spario working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Eko is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ze Spario gets his way!
Eko holding both Ze Spario 's hands and preventing any damage.
Well, with Ze Spario on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Eko is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Ze Spario is looking for the choke from the back position but Eko is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ze Spario is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Eko has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ze Spario looking for the choke but no joy.
Eko wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eko is taking damage to the body and head.
Ze Spario is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ze Spario dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Eko stuffs the takedown.
Ze Spario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eko.
Eko leaves Ze Spario with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Eko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ze Spario on his heels. He'll look to pass Ze Spario's guard now, I'm sure.
Eko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ze Spario dives on top into guard.
Ze Spario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ze Spario throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ze Spario wants to pass the guard but Eko is keeping the position.
Ze Spario stands and throws Eko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ze Spario is trying to get an arm triangle but Eko is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Eko wants to try and get back to his feet.
Eko is in a horrible position here. Ze Spario smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ze Spario connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ze Spario scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eko?
Ze Spario scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eko?
Ze Spario goes for an armbar but Eko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Eko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ze Spario manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ze Spario swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Eko is now in Ze Spario's guard. A big mistake from Ze Spario there, giving up the dominant position!
Ze Spario is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mario Ze Spario has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ze Spario manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Eko has Ze Spario in his guard.
Eko pushes Ze Spario off and gets back to his feet.
Eko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ze Spario napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eko tries for a kimura but Ze Spario is defending well.
Eko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ze Spario has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ze Spario can't do much from the bottom here.
Eko swings around for an armbar but Ze Spario sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Eko's guard.
Ze Spario stops Eko from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ze Spario trying to control but Eko is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ze Spario postures up and lands a big shot to Eko's brow.
Ze Spario distracts Eko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ze Spario passes Eko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Ze Spario.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ze Spario is trying to work for a kimura but Eko is defending well.
Ze Spario is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Eko has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eko is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Ze Spario 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ze Spario shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Eko trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ze Spario looking to finish Eko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Eko!
Ze Spario breaks from Eko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ze Spario trying to control but Eko is having none of it.
Eko is trying to stand but he's just given Ze Spario his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eko is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ze Spario trying to control.
Ze Spario is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Eko is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ze Spario is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Eko. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ze Spario patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Ze Spario punishes Eko with strikes from the back mount.
Oh Eko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ze Spario has managed to slip his arm under Eko's chin. This could be all over... yep, Eko is tapping out! Submission win for Ze Spario.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mario Ze Spario!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hosnia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mera comes into the arena with The Automatic - Monster blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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28
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Mera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Hosnia!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mera misses with a hook.
Mera looks to land a right hand but Hosnia moved out of range.
Hosnia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hosnia moves away from the strike by Mera.
Mera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hosnia counters with a low kick, right behind Mera 's knee.
Hosnia slips under a jab from Mera.
Hosnia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hosnia's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hosnia wants to improve his position but Mera is controlling well.
Hosnia gets back to full guard.
Hosnia has a closed guard, preventing Mera from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosnia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hosnia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mera stopping the sweep attempt from Hosnia.
Hosnia keeping full guard, as Mera tries to pass.
Mera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hosnia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hosnia working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosnia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mera defends it easily.
Mera trying to control but Hosnia is working from the bottom.
Mera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mera postures up in Hosnia's guard and throws a big left but Hosnia blocks it.
Mera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hosnia is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosnia is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mera frees his head nicely. Oh but Hosnia has switched to an armbar! Mera is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Richard Hosnia!
Richard Hosnia very nearly forgot to thank PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler has chosen Throw the Heat - Mortician as his entrance music. Luca Turilli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jakob Tyler's chin.
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luca Turilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turilli misses with a double jab.
Turilli tries to bum rush Tyler with a series of wild strikes but Tyler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turilli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turilli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turilli's waist but Turilli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyler off to one side.
Turilli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turilli's guard.
Turilli pushes Tyler off and scrambles back to his feet.
Turilli throws a combination that misses
so Tyler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turilli wants to stand up but Tyler is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turilli has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tyler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Turilli throws a combination that misses
enabling Tyler to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Turilli.
Tyler misses with a series of wild punches.
Turilli throws a combination that misses
and Tyler counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyler circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Turilli tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyler is in Turilli's guard.
Turilli has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tyler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Turilli slips a straight right by Tyler.
Tyler looking to score a takedown here. Turilli is defending well but Tyler drives through and ends up in Turilli's guard.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Turilli is retaining full guard.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler prevents Turilli from getting back to his feet.
Tyler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turilli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyler throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Turilli blocks nicely.
Turilli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Turilli keeping full guard, as Tyler tries to pass.
Tyler throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyler trying to control but Turilli is working from the bottom.
Turilli wants to stand up but Tyler is controlling him.
Turilli has his feet on Tyler's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Turilli is trying to buck Tyler off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler working the head with strikes.
Turilli wants to get back to his feet.
Tyler throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Turilli is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tyler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tyler is looking to take a break and control but Turilli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turilli tries to escape but Tyler is in control.
Tyler lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turilli is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tyler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tyler sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turilli is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler trying to control the action but Turilli is working from the bottom.
Turilli is pushing Tyler's head away, looking to escape. Tyler manages to hold on to the position though.
Tyler is putting a hurting on Turilli here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tyler tries to advance to mount but Turilli denies him.
Tyler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tyler in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turilli parries the strikes from Tyler easily there. Tyler is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Turilli to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Tyler.
Turilli on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Tyler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Tyler dominated that round.
That's time! Turilli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turilli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turilli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyler counters with a left to the body.
Turilli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turilli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a single leg into guard. Turilli didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Turilli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Turilli pushes Tyler off and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Turilli. Those never looked like landing.
Turilli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Turilli thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turilli throws a right hand that Tyler ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyler also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli misses with a double jab
and Tyler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyler just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Turilli.
Tyler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turilli was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyler.
Turilli leaves Tyler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Turilli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyler counters with a left and a right that stings Turilli.
Turilli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tyler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turilli.
Tyler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turilli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turilli misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Tyler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turilli. Turilli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turilli.
Turilli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turilli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyler.
Donk. Tyler catches Turilli right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli misses with a double jab.
Turilli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tyler looking to pass the guard.
Tyler won't allow Turilli to get back to his feet.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turilli wants to stand and escape but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler trying to control but Turilli is working from the bottom.
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turilli wants to stand up but Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turilli wants to stand and escape but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyler stops Turilli from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler postures up and lands a big shot to Turilli's brow.
Turilli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turilli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tyler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turilli wants to stand and escape but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler landing some decent shots from guard.
Tyler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Tyler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Turilli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyler.
Turilli works over Tyler's head and body with a nice combination.
Turilli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turilli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turilli slips a straight right by Tyler.
Turilli misses with a double jab
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Turilli. Those never looked like landing.
Turilli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyler.
Turilli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyler counters with a three punch combo that has Turilli backing up. Turilli nods at Tyler to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turilli misses with the combination.
Turilli misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler lands with an overhand left.
Turilli throws a right hand that Tyler ducks under and follows up with a left that Tyler also avoids with ease.
Tyler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler misses with a straight right.
Turilli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turilli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luca Turilli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyler catches Turilli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turilli misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turilli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler counters with a two punch combo.
Tyler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luca Turilli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turilli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turilli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Luca Turilli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turilli circles away quickly and effectively.
Luca Turilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turilli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyler counters with a left to the body.
Tyler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turilli misses with a two punch combination.
Tyler scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turilli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turilli misses with a double jab
letting Tyler counter with a right hand.
Tyler connects with a right hand. Turilli shakes it off.
Tyler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands a nice shot that snaps Turilli's head back.
A slow jab from Tyler misses its intended target.
Turilli misses with a combination
and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tyler prevents Turilli from standing back up.
Tyler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tyler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turilli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turilli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tyler.
Turilli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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!
Tyler is looking to advance position but Turilli won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Tyler.
Tyler wants to pass the guard but Turilli is defending well.
Tyler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tyler trying to mount his opponent but Turilli defends it.
Turilli manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jakob Tyler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turilli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tyler.
Turilli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Turilli scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Turilli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyler cracks Turilli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakob Tyler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tyler 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakob Tyler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kick's entrance music is M.O.P. - Ante Up. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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196 lbs
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188 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henry throws a poor cross that misses
and Kick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Kick throws a nice looking combination but Henry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Henry, as that shot connected.
Henry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kick misses with a straight right.
Kick connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Kick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Kick does no damage.
Kick misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kick avoids it really well and circles away.
Henry misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry throws a lazy right hand but Kick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown but Kick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Kick misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Henry misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry slips a jab from Kick.
Kick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Kick saw that one coming.
Kick missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry throws the left hand but Kick avoids the punch easily.
Kick takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Kick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike Kick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kick connects with a jab.
Henry feints and as Kick raises his hands in defense, Henry changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kick is on top in guard.
Kick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henry controlling Kick's posture.
Kick wants to stand but Henry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kick won't allow Henry to sweep him here.
Kick is looking to stand up but Henry won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leon Henry.
Kick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henry.
Mike Kick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Henry.
A left lands for Kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Henry misses the target.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Kick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henry.
Kick swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Kick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
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 Mike Kick will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henry misses with a hook
and Kick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henry throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kick to counter with a crisp jab.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kick throws out the jab.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Henry misses with an uppercut. Kick saw that one coming.
Henry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henry.
Kick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kick.
Henry dives in and grabs Kick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kick pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Kick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Henry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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.
Kick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Henry throws a shot from downtown. Kick moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Kick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mike Kick is winning the standup battle so far.
Henry changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kick tries to avoid it but Henry manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kick to the ground. Kick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mike Kick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Henry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Kick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Kick.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Kick misses with a shot to the body
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
Kick connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kick lands a body shot.
Kick is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
A slow jab from Kick misses its intended target.
Kick lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Kick misses with a body shot.
Kick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kick slips a straight right by Henry.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Kick's head but Kick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kick misses the jab.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Kick.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henry.
Kick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kick thows a body shot but no joy.
Kick scores with a body shot.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kick is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Kick tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kick missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Kick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henry looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kick taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry throwing shots but Kick is blocking nicely.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henry misses with a head shot. Kick uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kick pulls Henry in close to prevent any damage.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kick tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry lands a couple of elbows.
Henry cracks Kick with a solid left hand.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Kick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Kick!
Kick being controlled here momentarily.
Kick wants to get up but he can't break Henry's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Henry is looking to stand up but Kick isn't so interested in that idea.
Leon Henry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leon Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kick defending well though.
Kick taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Kick is looking to control Henry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kick avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kick wants to get back to his feet.
Henry landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kick defending well though.
Kick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henry.
Henry slips a nice elbow through Kick's hands, connecting with Kick's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Henry there.
Kick is trying to stand.
Henry is looking to advance position but Kick won't allow it.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry wants to pass to mount but Kick is defending the position.
Henry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kick taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henry lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kick taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kick with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henry wants to work for an arm triangle but Kick is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kick keeping hold of Henry's head, controlling as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kick 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denard Black will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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27
210 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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23
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tank Abobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denard Black!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looks to land a combination but Abobo avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Abobo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black lands a nice hook to Abobo's body. Abobo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Abobo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Abobo off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Abobo or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tank Abobo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abobo is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Denard Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Tank Abobo has been cut.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black connects with a single shot there.
Black grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Abobo takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Black cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Denard Black!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leissner has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nate Leissner is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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22
160 lbs
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22
165 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Leissner!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leissner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anier.
Anier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anier swings for the body but Leissner moves out of range.
Anier throws a sloppy head kick and Leissner moves out of range easily.
Anier shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leissner pinned against the cage. Leissner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leissner at a distance.
Leissner works Anier's body with a nice hook.
Leissner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anier throws a sloppy head kick and Leissner moves out of range easily.
Anier tries to land a front kick but Leissner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anier misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Anier does no damage.
Anier misses with the combination.
Anier shoots in for a double leg but Leissner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anier throws a sloppy head kick
and Leissner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anier's guard now.
Leissner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Leissner stops Anier from standing up.
Leissner throws a big elbow that misses.
Leissner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anier manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Leissner has Anier in his guard.
Leissner looking for a guillotine here but Anier defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leissner controls Anier momentarily but Anier frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier wants to control from the top but Leissner keeps moving.
Anier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Leissner is proving hard to escape from.
Leissner wriggles free and stands up.
Anier misses the body punch
so Leissner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Leissner postures up in Anier's guard and throws a big left but Anier blocks it.
Leissner trying to move into half guard but instead Anier has managed to sweep!
Leissner isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anier stacks Leissner on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anier!
Anier decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anier fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Leissner to the ground. Anier is now in Leissner's guard.
Anier passes Leissner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Leissner looking for submissions off his back.
Leissner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leissner taking some punishment here, with Anier in his half guard.
Leissner wants to control but Anier is keeping busy.
Leissner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leissner trying to control here.
Leissner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leissner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Anier pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anier looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leissner wants to control but Anier is keeping busy.
Anier stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Anier.
It looks like Nate Leissner has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anier is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leissner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petter Anier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leissner fails to land the takedown.
Petter Anier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anier dips down and scores with a jab 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 Petter Anier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Leissner's cut.
That's time! Anier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leissner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anier tries to avoid it but Leissner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anier to the ground. Anier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leissner counters with a single leg into guard. Anier didn't expect that.
Leissner throws a strike but Anier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Leissner is working an open guard so Anier takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Leissner blocks the low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Anier!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leissner gets caught flat footed, as Anier shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Leissner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anier is controlling him.
Leissner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leissner is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leissner is trying to keep Anier in close.
Nate Leissner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leissner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anier is controlling him.
Anier stands and steps away. Leissner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Anier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anier connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anier, as that shot connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leissner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anier - the referee stops the clock and Leissner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anier. Leissner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leissner at a distance.
Anier looks to land a left hand but Leissner moved out of range nicely.
Anier connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Leissner! He's out on his feet! Anier rushes in and drops Leissner with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Petter Anier!
Petter Anier is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Petter Anier thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philco Hitachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Golden Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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22
264 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Philco Hitachi!
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, Golden Boy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hitachi's waist but Hitachi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boy off to one side.
Hitachi dives in and scores a takedown into Boy's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hitachi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hitachi tries to free his leg and advance position but Boy is retaining full guard.
Boy is trying to control the position but Hitachi postures up.
Hitachi drops back looking for a leg! Boy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boy manages to kick Hitachi off! Hitachi jumps back into Boy's guard.
Hitachi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hitachi drops back looking for a leg! Boy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boy manages to kick Hitachi off! Hitachi jumps back into Boy's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boy is on top in guard.
Boy trying to control but Hitachi is working from the bottom.
Hitachi working for submissions but it's allowed Boy to get to half guard.
Hitachi looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is keen to just control but Hitachi is a slippery customer.
Hitachi actively working from the bottom here.
Boy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hitachi is staying active underneath Boy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hitachi actively working from the bottom here.
Boy is pressing down on Hitachi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hitachi is holding on for now.
Boy seems to be working for a kimura but Hitachi defends the submission attempt.
Boy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hitachi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boy pulls his head out easily.
Boy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boy wants to control but Hitachi is keeping him busy.
Boy is working for a kimura but Hitachi is defending it quite comfortably.
Hitachi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boy pulls his head out easily.
Hitachi gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitachi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Boy is aware though and is defending well.
Boy trying to control but Hitachi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hitachi is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitachi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Boy stacks Hitachi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Boy!
Boy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hitachi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hitachi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Boy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hitachi is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi stops Boy from passing to mount.
Hitachi is looking for a sweep.
Boy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Boy is trying to get an arm triangle but Hitachi is defending well.
Boy trying to control the action but Hitachi is working from the bottom.
Hitachi is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy is trying to get an arm triangle but Hitachi is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Golden Boy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hitachi as he jumps to the side.
Boy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hitachi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hitachi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boy to the ground. Hitachi is now in Boy's guard.
Hitachi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boy manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hitachi has Boy in his guard.
Hitachi keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
Boy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hitachi has his foot on Boy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boy works his way back into a safe position though.
Boy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hitachi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hitachi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boy has managed to get both his arms back between Hitachi's legs - danger averted.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Golden Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitachi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Boy has passed into half guard!
Hitachi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boy pulls his head out easily.
Hitachi tries to roll over but Boy keeps him under control.
Boy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boy seems to be working for a kimura but Hitachi defends the submission attempt.
Boy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boy is trying to control the action in half guard but Hitachi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitachi tries to roll over but Boy keeps him under control.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hitachi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hitachi wants to improve his position but Boy is controlling well.
Hitachi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hitachi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitachi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hitachi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy wants to work for an arm triangle but Hitachi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boy is looking for a kimura here.
Hitachi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hitachi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boy seems to be working for a kimura but Hitachi defends the submission attempt.
Boy in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hitachi tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Boy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Golden Boy!
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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 A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irving Fleischman and A J Hearts. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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217 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
12 - 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts misses with a lunging right hand
and Fleischman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearts checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hearts misses with a straight right.
Fleischman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fleischman lands a lovely overhand right.
Hearts takes a swing at Fleischman's ribcage but misses.
Fleischman lands with a straight right. Hearts didn't see that one coming.
Hearts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleischman moves away.
Hearts checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hearts misses with a body shot.
Fleischman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hearts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fleischman, right into the meat.
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 combination from Hearts does no damage.
Hearts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hearts looks to land a left hand but Fleischman moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts dives in and grabs Fleischman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fleischman pushes down on Hearts's head and hops out.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fleischman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fleischman scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice combination there by Fleischman.
Hearts closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hearts working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fleischman trying to remain calm as Hearts controls from the top position.
Hearts trying to control the position but Fleischman is working away.
Fleischman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hearts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fleischman prevents Hearts from moving into mount.
Fleischman is trying to improve his position.
Fleischman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fleischman tries to get out of the position.
Hearts wants to take a breather but Fleischman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hearts.
Hearts trying to control but Fleischman is working from the bottom.
Fleischman is trying to control the position but Hearts postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fleischman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hearts working some strikes from top position.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts postures up in Fleischman's guard and throws a big left but Fleischman blocks it.
Hearts controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fleischman trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts throwing strikes from guard but Fleischman blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hearts is in close to Fleischman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hearts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hearts throws a big elbow that misses.
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 Pvt. Irving Fleischman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fleischman misses with a leg kick.
Hearts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fleischman.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleischman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fleischman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hearts's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Hearts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Fleischman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hearts doesn't seem phased though.
Fleischman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearts lands a jab to Fleischman's midsection.
Fleischman avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Fleischman missing with a left hand there. Hearts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fleischman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fleischman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fleischman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fleischman scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts avoids the body shot from Fleischman.
Fleischman avoids the body shot from Hearts.
Fleischman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hearts circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Hearts.
Hearts misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fleischman looks to land a combination but Hearts avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Hearts.
A punch combination from Fleischman misses.
Hearts misses with a body shot.
Hearts lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fleischman.
Hearts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fleischman misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hearts is defended easily by Fleischman.
Hearts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hearts lands with a cross.
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!
Hearts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fleischman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hearts thinking.
Fleischman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hearts.
Fleischman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hearts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fleischman's waist but Fleischman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hearts off to one side.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of A J Hearts.
Hearts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hearts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fleischman.
Fleischman scores with a jab to the body.
Hearts 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.
A big right from Hearts misses.
Hearts checks a low kick from Fleischman.
Fleischman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fleischman feints and then cracks Hearts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hearts down.
Hearts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hearts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleischman drops his hands momentarily and Hearts takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts shoots for a double leg takedown but Fleischman sprawls well. He's pushed Hearts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hearts is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman lands a nice hook to Hearts's body. Hearts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fleischman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleischman cracks Hearts with a good jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fleischman.
Fleischman throws a leg kick but Hearts sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fleischman lands a head kick. Hearts smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fleischman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hearts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body kick there by Fleischman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleischman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Fleischman.
Fleischman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pvt. Irving Fleischman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hearts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hearts misses with a left hand
and Fleischman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fleischman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fleischman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleischman slips a jab from Hearts.
Hearts misses the shot to the body.
Hearts works Fleischman's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Fleischman.
Hearts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fleischman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearts scrambles back to his feet.
Fleischman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fleischman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hearts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleischman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fleischman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hearts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleischman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hearts.
Fleischman thuds a left hand into Hearts's body.
Fleischman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fleischman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fleischman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fleischman lands with a cross.
A jab from Hearts misses.
Fleischman lands with an overhand left.
Hearts takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleischman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hearts back to the cage. Fleischman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hearts is rocked!
Fleischman connects with a nice looking jab.
Hearts is still on wobbly legs! Can Fleischman finish him?
Fleischman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fleischman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman lands with a shot to the body.
Hearts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fleischman connects with a solid leg kick.
Fleischman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hearts gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Fleischman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hearts is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pvt. Irving Fleischman!
During a confident post fight interview, Pvt. Irving Fleischman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tukka Hirvonen (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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23
182 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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24
180 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tukka Hirvonen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvonen throws a hook to the side of Vahti's head but Vahti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vahti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hirvonen thuds a left hand into Vahti's body.
The crowd cheers as Hirvonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vahti doesn't seem phased though.
Vahti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hirvonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hirvonen lands the left hand.
No joy there for Hirvonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vahti thows a body shot but no joy.
Hirvonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vahti throws out the jab.
Hirvonen lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vahti thuds his right hand into Hirvonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hirvonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Vahti looks to land a combination but Hirvonen avoids it well.
Vahti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hirvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vahti.
Hirvonen tries to move into range but Vahti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hirvonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vahti pinned against the cage. Vahti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hirvonen missing with a left hand there. Vahti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hirvonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vahti doesn't seem phased though.
Hirvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vahti moves away.
Vahti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hirvonen.
Vahti throws a body kick that misses.
Hirvonen throws a head kick but Vahti moves out of range.
Vahti throws a series of punches but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Vahti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hirvonen is out of range.
Vahti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hirvonen looks to land a left hand but Vahti moved out of range nicely.
Hirvonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Karri Vahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vahti with a hook.
Hirvonen swings for the body but Vahti moves out of range.
Hirvonen throws a body punch but Vahti moves out of range.
Hirvonen checks the leg kick.
Hirvonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Vahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hirvonen's calf.
Vahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hirvonen's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirvonen misses with an uppercut. Vahti saw that one coming.
Karri Vahti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hirvonen fails to land the takedown.
Vahti throws a right and a left that Hirvonen avoids nicely.
Vahti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hirvonen moves away.
Vahti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Vahti misses.
Some wild striking there from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen throws an overhand right that lands on Vahti's shoulder, as Vahti tries to avoid the shot.
Hirvonen takes a swing at Vahti's ribcage but misses.
Hirvonen scores with a takedown into Vahti's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti managing to control the position.
Vahti is trying to control the position but Hirvonen postures up.
Hirvonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hirvonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hirvonen throws an elbow that misses. Vahti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hirvonen's guard. Nice move by Vahti!
Hirvonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hirvonen is looking for a triangle but Vahti pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vahti is one step ahead there.
Vahti trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hirvonen's guard.
Hirvonen wants to sweep here but Vahti controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vahti wants to get up but he can't break Hirvonen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vahti stands and steps away. Hirvonen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tukka Hirvonen will probably get the nod.
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 throws a shot to the body.
Vahti blocks a jab.
Vahti misses with a straight left.
Hirvonen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hirvonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vahti circles away quickly and effectively.
Hirvonen misses with a looping left.
Vahti throws a body kick that misses.
Hirvonen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vahti to score with a decent uppercut.
Vahti is looking to chop away at Hirvonen's legs.
Hirvonen misses with a two punch combination.
Vahti throws a low kick, looking for Hirvonen's leg but Hirvonen calmly moves out of range.
Vahti walks into a stiff left hand from Hirvonen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vahti!
Hirvonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hirvonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tukka Hirvonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vahti throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Vahti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hirvonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vahti lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Vahti.
Vahti throws a series of punches but Hirvonen avoids them all with ease.
Hirvonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Vahti.
Vahti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vahti lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hirvonen lands with a hook. Vahti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vahti lands a nice hook to Hirvonen's body. Hirvonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hirvonen tries to bum rush Vahti with a series of wild strikes but Vahti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vahti throws a low kick but Hirvonen moves out of range easily.
Hirvonen throws a looping overhand right but Vahti ducks down to avoid it.
Vahti cracks Hirvonen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirvonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vahti manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Vahti catches Hirvonen right on the button with a cross.
Vahti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hirvonen.
Vahti moves out of range of the strikes.
Vahti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hirvonen misses with a looping left.
Hirvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vahti was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen 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.
Vahti dips to his left and cracks Hirvonen with an uppercut!
Hirvonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Vahti counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vahti. Hirvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vahti scores with a kick to the body.
Hirvonen is breathing heavily.
Vahti avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Vahti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen jabs at Vahti's body.
Vahti lands a slapping body shot.
Vahti throws a chopping leg kick but Hirvonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the side of Vahti's head but Vahti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vahti misses with an uppercut.
Vahti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirvonen takes a swing at Vahti's ribcage but misses.
Vahti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hirvonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Vahti counters with a left to the body.
Hirvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vahti.
Vahti catches Hirvonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vahti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hirvonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vahti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hirvonen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hirvonen is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vahti - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti throws a right and a left that Hirvonen avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hirvonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Vahti finish him?
Vahti drops Hirvonen with a big left hand! Hirvonen is injured, injured bad! Vahti jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karri Vahti!
Karri Vahti is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Karri Vahti, 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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