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IP XIV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Mad is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Mad!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mad looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch but Mad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida tries to clinch but Mad moves away
and Mad counters by moving into the clinch.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Mad shrugs off.
It looks like Don Mad has been cut.
A short right from Machida on the inside.
Mad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machida lands a nice elbow.
Machida successfully pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Machida has his feet on Mad's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mad keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida tries to clinch there but Mad circles away.
Machida tries to clinch there but Mad circles away.
Machida moves into range and clinches up with Mad.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Machida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Machida throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Machida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mad blocks an elbow strike.
Machida tries to score a body lock takedown but Mad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machida.
Mad avoids a wild elbow strike from Machida.
Machida lands an elbow just above Mad 's eye.
That has opened up Don Mad's cut even more.
Mad takes a shot to the head.
Machida has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mad uses from the top position.
Machida pushes Mad off and scrambles back to his feet.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to clinch up but Mad keeps it at a distance.
Machida takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida lands a shoulder strike.
Machida lands an elbow inside.
Machida lands an elbow just above Mad 's eye.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Mad blocks the elbow strike.
Mad avoids the elbow strike from Machida, against the ropes.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mad dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Machida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mad backwards.
Mad blocks an elbow strike.
Machida throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Machida avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mad avoids the elbow strike from Machida, against the ropes.
Mad takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Don Mad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
Machida gets underhooks to prevent Mad's takedown attempt.
Machida lands an elbow that stopped Mad in his tracks for a moment.
Machida lands with a light punch inside.
Machida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machida lands an elbow that stopped Mad in his tracks for a moment.
Machida lands a damaging elbow.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Machida pulls guard successfully.
Machida has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mad off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
Machida looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mad takes an elbow to the forehead.
Don Mad's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice elbow from Machida.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Mad is blocking nicely.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Machida lands a right hand.
A short right from Machida on the inside.
Machida scores with a shot to the side of Mad's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Machida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machida pulls guard successfully.
Machida pushes Mad off and scrambles back to his feet.
Machida tries to clinch but Mad is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Mad's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Machida tries to clinch up.
Don Mad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mad shoots in for a double leg but Machida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machida shoots in looking for a takedown but Mad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Machida's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Machida tries to clinch up but Mad circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Mad circles away.
Machida wants to clinch up but Mad keeps it at a distance.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Mad circles away.
Machida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mad.
Machida doesn't manage to clinch there - Mad circles away.
Mad is breathing heavily.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Machida as Mad shoots in.
Lyoto Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Mad.
Machida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mad keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida tries to clinch up but Mad circles away and keeps his distance.
Mad tries to keep at a distance but Machida has taken the fight into the clinch.
Machida manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Machida manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Machida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida forces Mad back against the ropes and clinches.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Mad shrugs off.
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Don Mad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lyoto Machida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kev Randle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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229 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kev Randle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edson Santos!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos shoots for a takedown but Randle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randle tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos gets tackled into the ropes by Randle. Randle maintains the clinch.
Randle tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Randle is pushing Santos up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santos avoiding damage as Randle throws knees to the body.
Randle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Randle throws an elbow but misses.
Santos wants to take the fight to the mat but Randle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Randle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Randle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kev Randle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edson Santos.
Randle tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Randle.
Randle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randle is pushing Santos up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle misses with a punch on the inside.
Randle misses with a body punch.
Randle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos successfully pulls guard.
Randle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Randle wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Randle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Randle stands up and waves to Santos to follow him.
Randle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos clinches up against the ropes.
Randle misses with a knee to the head.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Randle walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Randle tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Randle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Randle tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Randle has managed to clinch.
Randle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos jumps guard and drags Randle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santos is proving hard to escape from.
Santos pushes a forearm under Randle's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Randle is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edson Santos!
Edson Santos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rurik Kokovtsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Silvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rurik Kokovtsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Silvin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kokovtsov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Andrey Silvin has been cut.
Silvin tries to get into range but Kokovtsov steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Silvin! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Kokovtsov scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rurik Kokovtsov!
Rurik Kokovtsov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thai Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Дамат - Новый &. Thai Bo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergey Volkov's chin.
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255 lbs
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240 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thai Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkov slips under a jab.
Volkov lands with a cross.
Bo throws a leg kick but Volkov moved away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Volkov!
It looks like Thai Bo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov shoots in but Bo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Volkov tries to clinch up but Bo circles away and keeps his distance.
Sergey Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volkov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bo dips to his left and cracks Volkov with an uppercut!
Volkov wants to slow Bo down by chopping away at his legs.
Bo scores with a hook.
Bo thows a body shot but no joy.
Volkov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Volkov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bo counters with a nice body kick.
Volkov looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov throws a nice looking combination but Bo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bo.
Volkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bo.
Bo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bo scores with a jab. Volkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bo. That's going to slow Volkov down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bo.
Volkov tries to keep at a distance but Bo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bo stalls.
Bo scores with a shoulder strike.
Bo stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is trying to drag Bo to the mat but Bo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Bo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Volkov.
Thai Bo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Volkov.
Volkov is trying to drag Bo to the mat but Bo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Bo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bo lands with a nice body kick.
Volkov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkov.
Bo scores with a jab.
Volkov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo throws an uppercut from hell that sends Volkov clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bo stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thai Bo!
Thai Bo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cal Worsham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikita Diasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cal Worsham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikita Diasov's chin.
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cal Worsham!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikita Diasov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diasov scores with a nice head shot.
Diasov tries a head kick but it misses.
Diasov throws a jab but it's blocked by Worsham.
Diasov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Worsham.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diasov!
Worsham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diasov was covering up waiting for the punch and Worsham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Diasov wants to stand but Worsham is controlling the position.
Worsham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Worsham scoring with some ground and pound.
Worsham wants to control from the top but Diasov keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worsham postures up in Diasov's guard and throws a big left but Diasov blocks it.
Worsham looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsham won't allow Diasov to get back to his feet.
Worsham sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diasov's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Worsham lands with a punch from half guard.
Worsham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Worsham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Worsham is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diasov is just riding it out for now. Worsham eventually gives up the hold.
Worsham thows a huge punch but Diasov dodges it nicely.
Worsham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worsham tries to pass to full mount but Diasov defends it.
Worsham is keen to just control but Diasov is a slippery customer.
Worsham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worsham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Diasov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Worsham trying to control from half guard but Diasov is working away.
Worsham is stalling here. Diasov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Worsham seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Diasov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Worsham is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diasov working away.
Worsham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diasov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Worsham sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Worsham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diasov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diasov's back!
Worsham lands punches and elbows.
Worsham lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Diasov trying to get back to his feet but Worsham is in full control for now.
Worsham looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Worsham lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Diasov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Diasov is trapped and Worsham is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Diasov is still in real trouble! Can Worsham finish him?
Worsham is raining down hard shots and and Diasov has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cal Worsham!
Cal Worsham is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Cal Worsham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and World Of Warcraft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by Narcissistic Cannibal. Leon Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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250 lbs
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264 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, World Of Warcraft!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warcraft gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Warcraft gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Warcraft walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warcraft gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leon Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of World Of Warcraft.
Warcraft looks gassed!
Smith lands a big head kick that sends Warcraft tumbling to the mat! Smith takes a step backwards and waves Warcraft back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Warcraft is rocked!
It looks like World Of Warcraft has been cut.
Smith closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Warcraft out cold! Warcraft corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leon Smith!
An out of breath Leon Smith 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dobroslav Poddubny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Carwin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dobroslav Poddubny's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dobroslav Poddubny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Poddubny shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Poddubny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dobroslav Poddubny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poddubny.
Carwin looks to land a combination but Poddubny avoids it well.
Poddubny fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Poddubny shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Carwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dobroslav Poddubny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Poddubny fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Carwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Carwin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Poddubny dodges the punch combination from Carwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin looks to land a combination but Poddubny avoids it well.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poddubny.
A combination from Carwin does no damage.
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Shane Carwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poddubny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poddubny shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poddubny fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poddubny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Sloppy strikes from Carwin. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Carwin does no damage.
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Poddubny fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Poddubny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dobroslav Poddubny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poddubny looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poddubny shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Poddubny misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Poddubny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Carwin does no damage.
Poddubny shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Carwin misses.
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Poddubny avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Poddubny. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Poddubny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Carwin. Those never looked like landing.
Poddubny fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poddubny.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poddubny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shane Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poddubny tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Poddubny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poddubny slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
Poddubny fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dobroslav Poddubny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Carwin misses.
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poddubny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carwin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Poddubny fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Carwin throws a right and a left that Poddubny avoids nicely.
Poddubny tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Poddubny fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Poddubny back to the ropes. Carwin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Poddubny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carwin!
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Carwin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin misses with a few strikes there.
Poddubny misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Poddubny misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Poddubny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dobroslav Poddubny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poddubny tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Poddubny shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Poddubny misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Carwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poddubny tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Poddubny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Poddubny avoids them all with ease.
Carwin looks to land a combination but Poddubny avoids it well.
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poddubny misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Poddubny tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poddubny circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Carwin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poddubny circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Poddubny slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
Some wild striking there from Carwin.
Poddubny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Carwin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poddubny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dobroslav Poddubny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poddubny shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
Poddubny with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Carwin misses.
Poddubny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Poddubny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a one two combo.
Poddubny misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Poddubny with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Poddubny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Poddubny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Poddubny shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Poddubny shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Poddubny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poddubny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Poddubny backing up. Poddubny nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Poddubny gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dobroslav Poddubny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poddubny has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Carwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carwin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Shane Carwin wins by unanimous decision!
Shane Carwin is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Eaglefeathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Eaglefeathers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guth tries to clinch there but Eaglefeathers circles away.
Eaglefeathers misses with the combination.
Eaglefeathers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eaglefeathers showed some decent athleticism there.
Eaglefeathers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Guth's head.
Eaglefeathers wants to take a breather but Guth is having none of it.
Eaglefeathers is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Eaglefeathers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ground and pound from Eaglefeathers.
Guth wants to control but Eaglefeathers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guth looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth wants to control but Eaglefeathers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eaglefeathers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Guth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eaglefeathers.
Guth trying to control here.
Eaglefeathers is trying to control the action in half guard but Guth is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eaglefeathers tries to pass to full mount but Guth defends it.
Guth tries to roll over but Eaglefeathers keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eaglefeathers.
Guth trying to hold on to Eaglefeathers's head to control him but Eaglefeathers postures up.
Eaglefeathers thows a huge punch but Guth dodges it nicely.
Eaglefeathers throwing shots but Guth is blocking nicely.
Guth regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Eaglefeathers landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Eaglefeathers stands up over Guth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guth working for a triangle but Eaglefeathers defends it easily.
Guth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Eaglefeathers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guth is trying to keep Eaglefeathers in close.
Eaglefeathers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eaglefeathers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eaglefeathers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eaglefeathers looking to sit in guard and control but Guth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Eaglefeathers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Eaglefeathers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guth moves into range and clinches up with Eaglefeathers.
Guth looking to slow down the pace here.
Guth gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Guth pushes down on Eaglefeathers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Guth is working for a submission of some sort.
Eaglefeathers is trying to maintain the position but Guth is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guth trying to control from half guard but Eaglefeathers is working away.
Eaglefeathers trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guth frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Guth tries to control but Eaglefeathers wriggling away.
Guth mounts Eaglefeathers! Really nice guard pass there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers is looking to get to half guard.
Eaglefeathers is squirming around, avoiding Guth's attempts to control the action.
Guth is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Guth fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers wants to hold on but Guth pushes him away.
Guth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eaglefeathers is looking to escape.
Eaglefeathers has given up his back here. Will Guth look for the submission or keep pounding away?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Guth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eaglefeathers shoots and misses
and Guth counters with a body kick that stops Eaglefeathers in his tracks momentarily.
Eaglefeathers fails to land the takedown.
A left and a right from Eaglefeathers both land. Nice combination.
Guth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guth dodges the punch combination from Eaglefeathers.
Guth lands with a kick to the temple. Eaglefeathers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Eaglefeathers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Floyd Eaglefeathers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Eaglefeathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eaglefeathers.
Eaglefeathers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guth circles away.
Eaglefeathers throws out a loose jab but Guth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eaglefeathers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Guth delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guth.
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!
Guth shoots in looking for a takedown but Eaglefeathers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guth's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Guth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eaglefeathers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guth lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth fails to land the takedown.
Eaglefeathers throws a nice looking combination but Guth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guth tries to close the distance and clinch but Eaglefeathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guth lands a head kick. Eaglefeathers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Floyd Eaglefeathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eaglefeathers looks to throw the jab but Guth is out of range.
Guth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eaglefeathers keeps the fight on the outside.
Guth fails to land the takedown.
Eaglefeathers throws an overhand right that lands on Guth's shoulder, as Guth tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guth throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Eaglefeathers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Guth is in Eaglefeathers's guard.
Guth content to stall in guard here.
Guth tries to free his leg and advance position but Eaglefeathers is retaining full guard.
Eaglefeathers keeping moving, preventing Guth from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Burt Guth wasn't active enough on the ground.
Guth shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eaglefeathers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Eaglefeathers is trying to control the position but Guth postures up.
Guth seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Guth really dominated that round.
That's time! Eaglefeathers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guth shoots in but no luck this time.
Guth thumps Eaglefeathers with a low kick.
Nice cross by Guth.
Eaglefeathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Guth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Eaglefeathers quickly recovers to half guard.
Guth slows the pace down in half guard.
Eaglefeathers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Guth on the ground.
Guth trying to control from half guard but Eaglefeathers is working away.
Eaglefeathers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eaglefeathers tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Eaglefeathers tries to kick Guth off in order to stand up. Guth Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Who's going to make the next move?
Guth trying to control the action but Eaglefeathers is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Guth passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Eaglefeathers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eaglefeathers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Guth jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Eaglefeathers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Guth advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth forces the positional change into back control.
Guth is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Eaglefeathers is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Burt Guth!
Burt Guth is the new light heavyweight champion!
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