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BRC 189 - Supernova vs. Maya PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Parker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Berg! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Parker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berg in his tracks. Valentin Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Parker catches Berg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Good exchange - Parker coming out on top. Parker connects with the punch. Berg misses with a body shot.
Berg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Berg swings and misses with a shot to the body and Parker counters with a nice uppercut. Berg wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance. Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berg tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Parker thuds his right hand into Berg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Berg feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down. Berg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Berg connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parker lands with a kick to the temple. Berg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Berg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Parker avoids the head kick by Berg.
Parker tries to clinch but Berg is having none of it. A head kick misses from Berg. Berg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker. Berg misses with the body kick letting Parker counter with a right hand. The fight stays on the outside here - Berg looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The fighters circle momentarily. Parker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Berg misses the shot to the body. Berg throws an off balance right hand
letting Parker counter with a right hand. Berg scores with a sloppy right hand. Parker should have avoided that one. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Parker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Parker feints and then cracks Berg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berg down. Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berg circles away quickly and effectively. Parker scores with a punch to the head. Parker jabs Berg right on the nose. Berg blinks but takes it well. A low kick from Berg misses and Parker counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Parker misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parker throws a looping overhand right but Berg ducks down to avoid it. Parker blocks a low kick nicely. Berg rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage. Berg misses with some punches.
Berg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
It looks like Roger Parker has been cut. Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Berg. A nice glancing elbow lands by Berg. Berg content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parker. Berg misses with an elbow over the top. Berg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Parker obliges. Parker scores with a shot to the side of Berg's head. Berg blocks a body shot from Parker. Parker effectively controlling the action here. Parker pushes Berg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
Berg is rocked! Clinched against the cage, Parker lands a big elbow that drops Berg! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Berg is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Parker! An out of breath and clearly excited Roger Parker thanked Malicious Intent Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between White Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Marina del Ray. This should be fireworks!
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139 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, White Bishop! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Jackson! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Jackson does no damage. Bishop looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming. Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Jackson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bishop eats them both and turns towards Jackson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bishop throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Bishop scores with a push kick. A head kick misses from Bishop. Jackson connects with a crisp jab. A head kick from Bishop lands but Jackson takes it in his stride. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jackson lands a lovely overhand right. A head kick misses from Bishop. Jackson tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jackson thows a body shot but no joy. Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bishop back to the cage. Jackson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bishop is rocked! Jackson swinging wildly here.
Oh Bishop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson looks gassed! Bishop moves out of range as Jackson strikes. Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop. Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Bishop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Jackson slips under a jab from Bishop. Bishop misses the jab. Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bishop moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bishop throws a head kick that misses. White Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot. Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily. Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it. Jackson misses with a double jab.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jackson moves away from the strike by Bishop. Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Bishop. Jackson throws a right and a left that Bishop avoids nicely. Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing. A jab from Jackson misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily. Jackson slips a jab from Bishop. Bishop throws a head kick that misses. Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively. Bishop throws a head kick that misses. Jackson takes one to the chin there. Bishop misses with a straight left. Bishop gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Bishop manages to retain guard. Jackson cracks Bishop with a solid left hand. Jackson passes Bishop's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Bishop's head. Jackson moves nicely into side control. Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bishop down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jackson working the body and head with strikes. Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bishop, who protects the arm well. Bishop takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bishop takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Jackson working the head and body with strikes. Jackson lands some shots froms side control. Jackson scoring with punches and elbows. Jackson landing strikes. Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Bishop defending against the ground and pound. Jackson is putting a hurting on Bishop here, landing some big shots from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jackson grinds an elbow into Bishop's temple. Jackson landing strikes. Jackson grinds an elbow into Bishop's temple. Bishop is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Bishop takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bishop takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Jackson landing a few strikes. Bishop takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Jackson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bishop is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Jackson scores with a couple of short elbows. Sloppy strikes there by Jackson. Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bishop is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Jackson crashes against the mat.
Bishop avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jackson. Jackson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Bishop is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat. Jackson lands a nice forearm strike. Jackson working the ground and pound from side control. Bishop taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes. Jackson cracks Bishop with a big right hand but Bishop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson throwing shots but missing, from side control. Jackson scores with punches from side control. Bishop is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Jackson lands a nice forearm strike. Jackson lands a nice forearm strike. Jackson is putting a hurting on Bishop here, landing some big shots from side control. Jackson working the head and body with strikes. Jackson landing strikes. Jackson lands a few punches from side control. Jackson lands an elbow. Bishop takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson cracks Bishop with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson lands an elbow. Bishop takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Jackson is working Bishop over with some ground and pound from side control. Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bishop down.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Jackson cracks Bishop with a big right hand but Bishop just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bishop takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Jackson landing a few strikes. Jackson scoring with punches and elbows. Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Bishop's head but Bishop avoids it well. Jackson lands a nice forearm strike. Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bishop takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jackson lands a decent elbow from side control. Bishop is not in a great position here, taking some shots. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jackson working the ground and pound. Jackson landing a few strikes. Bishop is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat. Bishop knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground. Jackson lands a few punches from side control. Bishop wants to get back to his feet but Jackson drags him back down. Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bishop down.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bishop has escaped the position, nice work there. Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Jackson cracks Bishop with a big elbow. Bishop takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Jackson prevents Bishop from escaping the position. Bishop taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes. Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bishop down.
Jackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bishop some visible discomfort.
Jackson scores with punches from side control. Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bishop down.
Bishop on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Jackson landing a few strikes. Bishop takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jackson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackson scoring with punches and elbows. Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Jackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Bishop taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes. Jackson scores with punches from side control. Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Bishop takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Jackson lands a nice forearm strike. Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bishop takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson scoring with punches from side control. Jackson landing a few strikes. Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jackson has hold of Bishop's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bishop seems comfortable defending it but Jackson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bishop is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bishop is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jackson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cody Jackson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kok Svin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Teuvo Loman - Helsinki City Boy. Svin has chosen Know your enemy - Rage against the machine as his entrance music. Kok Svin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teuvo Loman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kok Svin! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Svin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Svin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loman moves away. Loman lands a jab. A shot to the body from Loman misses and Svin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svin was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman. Loman misses the jab. Good exchange - Loman coming out on top. Svin jabs at Loman's body. Svin takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses. Svin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loman moves away. Kok Svin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Svin is looking to clinch. Svin closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Svin throws a punch but it's blocked by Loman. Svin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Svin tries to throw a body punch but Loman avoids it by throwing Svin back against the cage. Svin scores with an uppercut up the middle. Svin tries to work over Loman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Loman blocking some punches.
Loman has had enough of the clinch but Svin keeps him there for the moment. Loman takes a shot to the head. Svin lands with a right to the head. Svin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loman backwards.
Loman is rocked! Loman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loman has had enough of the clinch but Svin keeps him there for the moment. Loman working hard to break the clinch. Svin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Svin.
Loman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Svin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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! Loman just misses with a punch to the body.
Svin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kok Svin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Loman staying out of range there. Svin leaves Loman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Svin throws a looping overhand right but Loman ducks down to avoid it. Loman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Svin pinned against the cage. Svin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Svin slips a straight right by Loman.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Loman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svin tries to avoid it but Loman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svin to the ground. Svin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teuvo Loman. That's going to take a lot out of him. Decent striking displayed by Loman there. Svin looks to score with a jab to the body but Loman is just out of range. Loman misses the shot to the body. Loman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Svin throws out the jab. Loman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svin was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman. Loman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svin was well out of range. Poor timing from Loman. Loman looks to score with a jab to the body but Svin is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Excellent takedown into side control there by Loman. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Svin can do anything to dispel that myth. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Loman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Svin is not content to let Loman control the position. Loman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Svin is trying to get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kok Svin dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Svin takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses. Loman lands a lovely overhand right. A looping hook to the body misses from Loman. Svin does a little dance to reset his feet. Loman throws a body punch but Svin moves out of range. Loman throws a shot to the body.
Svin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kok Svin seems to be getting the better of the standup. A shot to the body from Loman misses and Svin counters with a stiff right hand. Oh Loman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A jab from Loman finds it's way through Svin's defenses. Loman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Svin counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. BOOM! Svin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Loman. Loman tries to recover but Svin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Loman lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kok Svin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alverez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ALL DAY. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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165 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Alverez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sibelius throws a body punch but Alverez moves out of range. Alverez looks to score with a jab to the body but Sibelius is just out of range. Sibelius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alverez's hands. Sibelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alverez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sibelius throws a shot from downtown. Alverez moves away and avoids it. Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sibelius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Sibelius misses with a shot to the body and Alverez counters with a left and a right that stings Sibelius. Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jean Sibelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sibelius misses with a body shot.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Alverez does a little dance to reset his feet. Excellent takedown into side control there by Sibelius.
That's one minute gone in the round. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Sibelius trying to control the position but Alverez is working away. Alverez tries to get back to half guard but can't. Alverez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sibelius.
Alverez is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Sibelius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Alverez tries to buck Sibelius off but Sibelius is having none of it. Sibelius working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sibelius working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Alverez is pushing Sibelius's head away, looking to escape. Sibelius manages to hold on to the position though. Alverez on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Alverez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Sibelius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Sibelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Alverez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sibelius scores with a couple of nice shots. Ground and pound from Sibelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sibelius thows a huge punch but Alverez dodges it nicely.
Sibelius working over Alverez with some ground and pound. Alverez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Sibelius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alverez keeps working. Sibelius is pressing down on Alverez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alverez is holding on for now. Alverez trying to control from the bottom.
Alverez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Alverez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sibelius is working away from the top position though. Alverez is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sibelius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Sibelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Sibelius is keen to just control but Alverez is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Alverez avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
A shot to the body from Alverez misses and Sibelius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Sibelius shoots in looking for a takedown. Alverez tries to sprawl out of it but Sibelius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alverez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Sibelius shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alverez sprawls well. Alverez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sibelius gets slowly back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Sibelius dominated that 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.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sibelius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Alverez blocks a jab. Sibelius throws a sloppy body shot
and Alverez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Sibelius works Alverez's body with a nice hook. Sibelius walks into a left hand. Sibelius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alverez rather than just go for the knockout. Sibelius scores with a nice head shot. Alverez misses the jab. Sibelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sibelius shoots in but Alverez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alverez slaps away a takedown attempt from Sibelius, before circling back to the center of the mat. Sibelius jabs at Alverez's body. Alverez with a jab. Sibelius throws a looping overhand right but Alverez ducks down to avoid it. Sibelius shoots for a double leg takedown but Alverez sprawls well. He's pushed Sibelius's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Mike Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sibelius. Alverez swings for the body but Sibelius moves out of range.
Sibelius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Sibelius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alverez scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Alverez jabbing away but nothing is landing. Alverez avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Sibelius misses with a body punch
and Alverez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sibelius thinking. Sibelius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Alverez avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sibelius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alverez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sibelius misses with a shot to the body enabling Alverez to counter with a crisp jab. Sibelius throws a big shot that misses. Sibelius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alverez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sibelius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alverez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sibelius counters with a lovely shot to the body. Alverez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Sibelius. Those never looked like landing. Alverez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sibelius lunges at Alverez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alverez's hand. Alverez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alverez moves away. Sibelius looks to score with a jab to the body but Alverez is just out of range. Alverez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sibelius. Sibelius gets slowly back to his feet. Alverez stuffs the takedown. Alverez gets the takedown into side control. Sibelius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alverez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Alverez working away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Sibelius will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alverez misses with a looping left. Alverez misses with a body shot.
Sibelius fails with the takedown. Sibelius misses with a lunging right hand
and Alverez counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Alverez scores with a nice head shot. Alverez misses with a body shot.
Sibelius with a jab. Sibelius shoots in for a takedown but Alverez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Sibelius lands a really nice looking cross but Alverez seems unphased.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sibelius. Mike Alverez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Sibelius. Sibelius misses with a body shot
and Alverez counters with a nice body shot. Sibelius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Alverez throws a looping overhand right but Sibelius ducks down to avoid it. Alverez slips under a jab. Alverez fails to land the takedown. Alverez lands a jab to Sibelius's midsection. Alverez misses the shot to the body. Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alverez moves away. Alverez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sibelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alverez moves away. Sibelius with a hook. Sibelius closes the distance and clinches up with Alverez, looking for a takedown. Sibelius pushes Alverez against the cage but Alverez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sibelius misses the shot to the body. Alverez lands a body shot.
Alverez looks to land a left hand but Sibelius moved out of range nicely. Alverez misses with the combination.
Sibelius takes a swing at Alverez's ribcage but misses. A left and a right from Sibelius both land. Nice combination. Sibelius fails with a takedown attempt. Sibelius misses with a wild body shot. Mike Alverez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Alverez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sibelius.
Sibelius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alverez. Sibelius looks to land a combination but Alverez avoids it well. Alverez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sibelius manages to avoid it. Jean Sibelius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Sibelius misses with a wild combination.
Alverez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sibelius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alverez at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Alverez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sibelius lands an overhand right. Mike Alverez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Sibelius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alverez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Alverez slips under a jab from Sibelius. Sibelius slips a jab from Alverez. Alverez tries to clinch up. Sibelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sibelius fails with a takedown attempt. Sibelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alverez was well out of range. Poor timing from Sibelius. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Alverez misses with a straight right. Alverez just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jean Sibelius. Well Sibelius 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sibelius!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dude Viljakainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viljakainen comes to the cage accompanied by ABBA - Dancing Queen. Szyslak has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Nick Szyslak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dude Viljakainen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Szyslak! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Viljakainen shoots in but Szyslak avoids the takedown attempt easily. Szyslak misses with a hook. Viljakainen ducked under it nicely. Szyslak wants to clinch. Horrible takedown by Viljakainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Szyslak which made him look bad. Szyslak with a jab. Szyslak jabs Viljakainen right on the nose. Viljakainen blinks but takes it well. Viljakainen avoids the body shot from Szyslak.
Szyslak stuffs the takedown attempt from Viljakainen. Viljakainen gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Viljakainen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Szyslak gets tackled into the cage by Viljakainen. Viljakainen maintains the clinch. Viljakainen lands a body shot. Viljakainen prevents a body shot from Szyslak.
That's one minute gone in the round. Szyslak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Viljakainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Szyslak pulls him back up using the underhooks. A quick uppercut on the inside from Viljakainen. Szyslak working aggressively here.
Viljakainen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Szyslak after a bit of a struggle. Szyslak misses with the head strike.
Viljakainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Szyslak lands with a short shot to the head. Viljakainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Viljakainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viljakainen scores with a nice hook to the head. Viljakainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Viljakainen misses with a looping left. Viljakainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Szyslak counters with a nice uppercut. Viljakainen shoots in for a takedown but Szyslak shows good takedown defense. Szyslak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Szyslak ducks under a wild hook from Viljakainen. Viljakainen lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Viljakainen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Szyslak on the side of the head. Viljakainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Szyslak's waist but Szyslak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Viljakainen off to one side. Viljakainen shoots for a takedown but Szyslak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Nice defenses there by Szyslak. Szyslak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viljakainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Szyslak. Szyslak throws a head kick that misses. Szyslak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Viljakainen slips under a jab. Viljakainen thows a body shot but no joy. Viljakainen doesn't succeed with the takedown and Szyslak counters with a solid body kick. Szyslak darts in and clinches Viljakainen up against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Viljakainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Viljakainen has had enough of the clinch but Szyslak keeps him there for the moment. Szyslak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viljakainen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Szyslak keeping moving, preventing Viljakainen from controlling successfully. Viljakainen throws an elbow that misses. Szyslak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Viljakainen's guard. Nice move by Szyslak! Viljakainen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Szyslak has passed into side control.
Viljakainen is looking to get back to his feet here but Szyslak is keeping cool and he's managed to take Viljakainen's back. Szyslak tries to get the hooks in deep but Viljakainen pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Szyslak controlling well, preventing Viljakainen from escaping the position.
Viljakainen looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. Viljakainen manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position. Szyslak tries to clinch but Viljakainen moves out of range. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Szyslak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viljakainen's head. Viljakainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Viljakainen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Szyslak sprawls well. Szyslak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Viljakainen gets slowly back to his feet. Szyslak looks for the body kick but Viljakainen saw that one coming. 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 Dude Viljakainen 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.
Viljakainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Szyslak. Szyslak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Szyslak throws a head kick that misses. Viljakainen misses with a hook. Szyslak ducked under it nicely. No luck with that takedown attempt from Viljakainen. Szyslak scoring well with a low kick there.
Szyslak doesn't manage to clinch there - Viljakainen circles away.
Viljakainen cracks Szyslak with a right hand to the side of the head. Nick Szyslak seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nice jab there from Viljakainen. Szyslak misses with a lunging right hand
and Viljakainen counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Szyslak manages to break the clinch.
Viljakainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Viljakainen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Szyslak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Viljakainen.
That's one minute gone in the round. Viljakainen misses with a right hand and Szyslak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Szyslak. Viljakainen is working for takedown but Szyslak is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Viljakainen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Viljakainen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Szyslak breaks from the clinch.
Szyslak throws a sloppy head kick and Viljakainen moves out of range easily. Szyslak tries to clinch up. Viljakainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Szyslak throws a good cross that connects.
Viljakainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Viljakainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Dude Viljakainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Szyslak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Viljakainen misses with a straight left. Nick Szyslak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Viljakainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Szyslak counters with a nice leg kick. Szyslak tries to clinch but Viljakainen moves out of range. Viljakainen slips under a jab. Viljakainen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Szyslak stuffs the takedown attempt from Viljakainen. Viljakainen gets slowly back to his feet. Szyslak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Viljakainen keeps the fight on the outside. Viljakainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Szyslak sprawls well. He's pushed Viljakainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Viljakainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Szyslak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viljakainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Viljakainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szyslak was well out of range. Poor timing from Viljakainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Viljakainen looks for a takedown but Szyslak sprawls well. Szyslak forces Viljakainen back against the cage and clinches. Szyslak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Viljakainen.
Viljakainen breaks the clinch.
Viljakainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szyslak lands with a shot to the body. Szyslak tries to clinch up. Szyslak sizes up Viljakainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Szyslak wants to clinch. Szyslak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Szyslak stuffs the takedown. Viljakainen misses with a takedown attempt - Szyslak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Viljakainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Szyslak working aggressively here.
Viljakainen is looking for a takedown. Viljakainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Szyslak manages to break the clinch.
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! Viljakainen misses with a right hand and Viljakainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Viljakainen clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Szyslak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Viljakainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Szyslak throws a body punch but Viljakainen moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Szyslak will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Szyslak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Szyslak wants it to stay on the feet. Szyslak gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Szyslak wants to land a leg kick but Viljakainen is out of range. Szyslak lands with a good body shot. Szyslak scores with a head kick.
Szyslak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szyslak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viljakainen throws out the jab. The fight moves into the clinch position. Viljakainen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Szyslak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. A short right from Viljakainen on the inside. Szyslak lands with a left to the head. Szyslak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Szyslak moves forwards but Viljakainen connects with a nice, crisp jab. Viljakainen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Viljakainen is defended easily by Szyslak. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Viljakainen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Szyslak lands with a slapping head kick. A combination from Viljakainen does no damage. Szyslak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Viljakainen throws a body punch but Szyslak moves out of range. Viljakainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Szyslak is fending him off so far but Viljakainen persists. Nope, Szyslak circles away and we're back to standing. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Viljakainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Szyslak but Szyslak pushes him off and we're back to square one. Szyslak moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Szyslak is looking to clinch but Viljakainen is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Szyslak thows a body shot but no joy. Szyslak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Viljakainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Szyslak's waist but Szyslak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Viljakainen off to one side. A jab from Szyslak misses. Viljakainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viljakainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Szyslak lands with an overhand left. Szyslak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viljakainen. Viljakainen with a lazy takedown attempt and Szyslak counters with a left and a right that stings Viljakainen.
Viljakainen is rocked! Viljakainen is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Szyslak moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Szyslak! Nick Szyslak 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Trooper by Iron Maiden. Hideki has chosen Sparzanza - Temple Of The Red - Eyed Pigs as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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178 lbs
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masaru Hideki! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hideki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Volkov. Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away. Hideki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volkov manages to avoid it. Volkov misses with a hook. Hideki ducked under it nicely. Hideki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Volkov.
It looks like Masaru Hideki has been cut. Hideki misses with an uppercut. Hideki has managed to clinch.
Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Hideki has him pressed against the cage. Hideki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volkov wants to break free but Hideki has control.
Hideki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Volkov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hideki's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hideki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hideki misses with a punch to the body.
Volkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Volkov is trying to force a seperation but Hideki has the dominant position. Hideki throws a punch but it's blocked by Volkov. Volkov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Volkov tries to break free but Hideki pushes him back against the cage. Volkov can't break the clinch.
Hideki throws an elbow that misses.
Volkov stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hideki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Volkov's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hideki trying to land knees to the body.
Volkov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hideki looks to score with a jab to the body but Volkov is just out of range. Hideki rushes Volkov and presses him up against the cage. Hideki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
Volkov stalling the fight.
Hideki lands a right hand. Volkov has had enough of the clinch but Hideki keeps him there for the moment. Hideki looks to throw an elbow but misses. Hideki throws an elbow but it misses.
Hideki misses with a body punch.
Hideki works on Volkov's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Volkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hideki throws a body kick that misses. Hideki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Volkov dodges the punch combination from Hideki.
Volkov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hideki can pounce on him.
Volkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hideki. Hideki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkov. Hideki misses with a looping left. Hideki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Volkov lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hideki misses with a body shot.
Hideki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd cheers as Volkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hideki doesn't seem phased though. Decent striking displayed by Hideki there. Hideki throws a lazy body kick and Hideki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Hideki misses with a body kick. Masaru Hideki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Volkov avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Volkov swings and misses with a shot to the body and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hideki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hideki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkov swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hideki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Volkov checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Hideki dominated that round. The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut. 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.
Volkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hideki momentarily.
Volkov swings for the body but Hideki moves out of range.
Volkov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Hideki works the jab nicely. Hideki lands a glancing blow to the side of Volkov's head. Volkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hideki.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hideki. Volkov shrugs it off though. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Volkov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hideki - the referee stops the clock and Volkov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hideki. Volkov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. This has been an exciting period of action! Hideki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A big left from Volkov misses. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hideki, right into the meat.
Volkov throws the left hand but Hideki avoids the punch easily. Hideki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. A thudding body kick lands there by Hideki!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hideki. Volkov shrugs it off though. Hideki misses with a body shot.
Volkov checks the leg kick. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hideki - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action! Volkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Hideki punishes Volkov's body with a nice straight punch. Hideki lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Hideki misses. Hideki lands a jab to Volkov's midsection. Volkov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hideki.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Hideki. Nice body kick there by Hideki. Hideki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Hideki misses the shot to the body. Volkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Hideki counters with a nice body shot. Volkov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Hideki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volkov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hideki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Volkov rather than just go for the knockout. Volkov avoids the body shot from Hideki.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hideki.
Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Hideki walks into a straight right hand from Volkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Volkov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hideki. Volkov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hideki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Hideki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Hideki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Volkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Volkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Hideki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hideki swings for the body but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hideki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volkov moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by Hideki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hideki. Hideki thumps Volkov with a low kick. Hideki lands with a nice body punch. Hideki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Hideki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volkov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Hideki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A slapping body kick lands there for Hideki. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hideki just misses with a punch to the body.
Masaru Hideki seems to be getting the better of the standup. Hideki misses with a few strikes there.
Volkov tries to move into range but Hideki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Hideki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Masaru Hideki's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hideki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hideki wants to clinch up but Volkov keeps it at a distance. Hideki digs a good body shot into Volkov's ribs. Volkov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Hideki misses with a kick to the body.
Hideki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Volkov counters with a nice body shot. Hideki blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Hideki lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hideki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Volkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Volkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hideki. Hideki obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action! Hideki throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hideki has managed to clinch.
Hideki tries to throw a body punch but Volkov avoids it by throwing Hideki back against the cage. Hideki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Volkov wants to break free but Hideki has control.
Hideki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Volkovs head. Hideki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volkov is rocked! Hideki can't find room to land a body shot as Volkov controls the action.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hideki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volkov tries to break free but Hideki pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Volkov wants to break free but Hideki has control.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hideki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Hideki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volkov backwards. Hideki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hideki has Volkov pressed against the cage, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Volkov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hideki prevents Volkov from breaking the clinch. Vincent Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Volkov dodges an elbow strike from Hideki.
Volkov seems to have got his legs back now. Hideki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Hideki has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Volkov is trying to push Hideki away but Hideki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Volkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hideki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Hideki pushes off an throws an elbow but Volkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Masaru Hideki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Volkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hideki working Volkov over with knees to the body. Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead. Hideki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Volkov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hideki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hideki lands with a nice body punch. Hideki scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Hideki throws a nice inside leg kick. Volkov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Volkov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hideki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkov.
Hideki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Masaru Hideki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Hideki 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30 Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masaru Hideki! Jumping up and down and very excited, Masaru Hideki waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osama Robins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anus comes to the cage accompanied by Nick Diaz Rap Song. Robins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Strippekikk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Anus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osama Robins! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A looping hook to the body misses from Robins. Anus does a little dance to reset his feet. Robins moves away from the strike by Anus. Anus takes a shot right to the bread basket. Robins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anus sees it coming and avoids it easily. Robins gets a takedown into half guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Anus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robins. Anus is refusing to be controlled, as Robins sits in half guard. Robins prevents Anus from improving his position. Robins is working for a kimura but Anus is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anus is trying to get back to full guard. Robins moves into full mount! Anus won't be happy about that! Robins scoring with strikes but Anus is staying in there. Robins unloading with bombs! Robins wants to control the pace but Anus is squirming around nicely. Robins punching from mount but Anus doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Robins working Anus over with strikes here. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Robins can't control as he wanted to and Anus manages to get the fight back to his half guard. Anus trying to hold on to Robins's head to control him but Robins postures up.
Robins looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Anus keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Robins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Robins trying to pass the guard but Anus defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anus is looking to improve his position.
Robins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Anus is not content to let Robins control the position. Robins lands strikes from half guard. Robins trying to control from Anus's half guard. Anus has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Robins wants to control from the top but Anus keeps moving. Anus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anus working a defensive guard here.
Robins trying to control the position from guard on top but Anus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osama Robins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Robins throws a hook to the side of Anus's head but Anus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Anus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anus looking to score a takedown here. Robins is defending well but Anus drives through and ends up in Robins's guard. Anus trying to control but Robins is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Robins dominated that 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.
Robins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anus slips a jab and a cross from Robins.
Anus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Robins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Robins throws out a loose jab but Anus uses good head movement to avoid it. Anus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Anus avoids a kick to the body.
Robins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Robins throws a head kick but Anus moves out of range.
Robins misses with a body kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Robins. Robins throws a hook to the side of Anus's head but Anus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anus avoids the head kick by Robins.
Robins throws a front kick that sends Anus stumbling back into the cage. Robins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Robins needs to keep his hands up - Anus had a free shot at his head there. Anus throws a hook but Robins avoids it easily. A head kick misses from Robins. Robins lands a glancing blow to the side of Anus's head. Robins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robins throws a shot from downtown. Anus moves away and avoids it. Robins tries to clinch but Anus moves out of range. Anus throws a jab when Robins was well out of range. Anus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. 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! Robins is not content to let Anus control the position. Anus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anus with the ground and pound but Robins regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Robins is looking for a sweep. Anus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Robins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Anus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Robins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Robins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anus is working away from the top position though. Anus is stalling here. Robins is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Anus seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Robins has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Robins taking a breather here. Robins throwing strikes but missing, from side control. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Robins throws a strike aimed at the side of Anus's head but Anus avoids it well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Robins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anus moves out of range of the body kick from Robins.
Robins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Anus is looking to control Robins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anus avoid being mounted? Anus moves into full guard.
Robins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anus swivels though and keeps the full guard. Anus keeping moving, preventing Robins from controlling successfully. Robins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anus kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Robins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Robins scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Anus pulls Robins in close to his closed guard and prevents Robins from doing any damage or advancing position. Robins with a flurry of punches that miss. Anus wants to sweep here but Robins controlling him for the moment. Osama Robins has got the better of the ground game so far. Anus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Osama Robins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Robins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Anus wants to pass the guard but Robins is defending well. Robins tries to roll over but Anus keeps him under control. Robins regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Robins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anus's guard. Anus managing to control the position. Robins throws a big elbow that misses. Anus trying to control the position.
Robins tries to free his leg and advance position but Anus is retaining full guard. Robins stands and throws Anus's legs to the side, diving into side control. Robins wants to control for a moment but Anus uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anus wants to improve his position but Robins is controlling well.
Robins moves into full mount! Anus won't be happy about that! Robins trying to control but Anus is having none of it. Mike Anus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Robins dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight! Osama Robins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Robins 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Robins! Osama Robins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harjan Varsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dimachaerus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Varsi comes to the cage accompanied by Hiski Salomaa - Tiskarin polkka. Dimachaerus has chosen Metallica - The Unforgiven as his entrance music. 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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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harjan Varsi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Dimachaerus! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Varsi works Dimachaerus's body with a nice hook. Varsi with a jab. Varsi throws a body punch but Dimachaerus moves out of range. Varsi lands a jab to the head.
Dimachaerus slips under a jab from Varsi. Varsi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Dimachaerus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Dimachaerus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. This has been an exciting period of action! Varsi swinging wildly here.
Dimachaerus misses with an uppercut. Dimachaerus tests Varsi's chin there with a solid looking shot. Dimachaerus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Varsi is able to avoid easily. Varsi cracks a nice hook into Dimachaerus's ribs. Dimachaerus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Varsi's calf. Dimachaerus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dimachaerus there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dimachaerus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Varsi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Varsi's corner calls for a 1-2. Varsi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Dimachaerus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Varsi finds it's way round the side to connect with Dimachaerus's head. A telegraphed right hand from Varsi misses the target. Varsi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Varsi thows a body shot but no joy. Nice defenses there by Varsi. Dimachaerus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Varsi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Dimachaerus misses with a left hand and Varsi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dimachaerus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Varsi moves away. Dimachaerus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Nice uppercut lands for Varsi. That snapped Dimachaerus's head back.
Varsi clobbers Dimachaerus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Varsi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circle momentarily. Varsi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Dimachaerus connects with a solid leg kick. Varsi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A nice inside leg kick there by Dimachaerus. That's going to slow Varsi down. Dimachaerus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Varsi throws out the jab. Dimachaerus is looking to chop away at Varsi's legs. Dimachaerus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Dimachaerus slips a jab and a cross from Varsi.
Marcus Dimachaerus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dimachaerus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Varsi moves away. Dimachaerus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varsi.
Dimachaerus just misses with a punch to the body.
Varsi missing with a left hand there. Dimachaerus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Dimachaerus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Varsi is out of range. Dimachaerus blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Varsi throws a hook but Dimachaerus blocks it. Dimachaerus throws a body punch but Varsi moves out of range. Varsi connects with a right hand. Dimachaerus shakes it off. A big left from Varsi misses. Varsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Varsi scores with a jab to the body. Varsi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dimachaerus.
Varsi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Varsi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimachaerus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Varsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Varsi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Varsi misses with a straight right. Varsi takes a swing at Dimachaerus's ribcage but misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Varsi checks a low kick from Dimachaerus.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dimachaerus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Varsi circles away quickly and effectively. A slow jab from Dimachaerus misses its intended target. Varsi misses with a wild body shot. Varsi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Varsi slips a jab and a cross from Dimachaerus.
Nice shot by Varsi. Dimachaerus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Dimachaerus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Varsi's calf. Dimachaerus digs a good hook to Varsi's body.
Dimachaerus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A cross from Varsi lands. Dimachaerus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Dimachaerus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Varsi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Dimachaerus misses with an uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harjan Varsi dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dimachaerus misses the body punch and Varsi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Dimachaerus throws a shot from downtown. Varsi moves away and avoids it. Left hook, right uppercut from Dimachaerus. Varsi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Varsi takes a swing at Dimachaerus's ribcage but misses. Dimachaerus thows a body shot but no joy. Varsi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dimachaerus can pounce on him.
Dimachaerus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Varsi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dimachaerus thows a left - swing and a miss! Dimachaerus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Varsi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dimachaerus. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Dimachaerus connects with an inside leg kick. Dimachaerus lands with a straight right. Varsi didn't see that one coming. Varsi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Dimachaerus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varsi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dimachaerus throws a push kick but Varsi slaps the foot to one side. Varsi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A combination from Dimachaerus does no damage. Dimachaerus throws a jab when Varsi was well out of range. Varsi scores with a jab to the body. Dimachaerus is breathing heavily. Varsi with a body punch. A glancing blow. Varsi looks to land a left hand but Dimachaerus moved out of range nicely. Varsi misses with a series of wild punches.
Dimachaerus motions for Varsi to come forward. Dimachaerus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Varsi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dimachaerus. Varsi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dimachaerus.
Dimachaerus throws a hook to the side of Varsi's head but Varsi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A left and a right from Dimachaerus both land. Nice combination. Varsi connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Varsi moves into range and connects with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dimachaerus feints and then cracks Varsi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Varsi down. No joy there for Varsi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Varsi ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Varsi lands a nice looking body shot.
Dimachaerus avoids the body shot from Varsi.
Dimachaerus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Varsi lands a nice shot that snaps Dimachaerus's head back.
A jab from Varsi does it's job there. Good shot there by Varsi. Varsi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dimachaerus ducks right into an uppercut from Varsi. Varsi misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Varsi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dimachaerus. Dimachaerus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Varsi counters with a straight right hand. Varsi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dimachaerus on the wrong end of a nice jab. Dimachaerus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dimachaerus jabs Varsi to the body, keeping him at a distance. Dimachaerus misses with a low kick. Dimachaerus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Dimachaerus thows a body shot but no joy. Varsi scores with a nice head shot. Varsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Varsi. The crowd cheers as Varsi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimachaerus doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Varsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dimachaerus misses with a kick to the body.
Varsi throws a shot from downtown. Dimachaerus moves away and avoids it. Good work by Varsi as he checks the leg kick. Varsi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. This has been an exciting period of action! Dimachaerus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Dimachaerus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Varsi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Danga de danga de dang - Varsi scores with a four punch combination! Dimachaerus lands a right hook to the body.
Dimachaerus takes a shot right to the bread basket. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dimachaerus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Varsi misses with a straight left. Dimachaerus throws a right hand that misses
and Dimachaerus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harjan Varsi dominated that second round. That's time! Varsi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Varsi looks to land a left hand but Dimachaerus moved out of range nicely. Dimachaerus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Varsi.
Varsi throws a shot from downtown. Dimachaerus moves away and avoids it. Varsi throws a body punch but Dimachaerus moves out of range. Varsi throws a combination. Dimachaerus tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Varsi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dimachaerus is rocked! Dimachaerus defending well as Varsi loads up on a big left hand. Dimachaerus is still on wobbly legs! Can Varsi finish him? Dimachaerus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Varsi cracks Dimachaerus with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dimachaerus falls to his knees and Varsi doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harjan Varsi! After winning the bout, Harjan Varsi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Heydar Aliyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aliyev comes to the cage accompanied by 'Let's Get It On' by Marvin Gaye. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
23 - 4 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heydar Aliyev! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Aliyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick. Lee throws a quick inside leg kick. Heydar Aliyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aliyev manages to avoid it. Aliyev throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Aliyev 's knee. Lee lands a body shot.
Aliyev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Aliyev saw it coming and moves away.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aliyev. That did some damage! Aliyev is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee. Aliyev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Aliyev connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Lee throws a head kick but Aliyev moves out of range.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lee scores with a nice strike. Aliyev on the wrong end of a nice hook. Lee lands a jab to Aliyev's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aliyev dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Lee swings for the body but Aliyev moves out of range.
Aliyev throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well. Lee thows a body shot but no joy. Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aliyev clinches. Aliyev lands a nice uppercut. Aliyev lands a hook to the side of the head. Lee looking to stall.
Aliyev is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Aliyev into the cage. A shot in the inside from Lee. Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Aliyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Aliyev controls his hands.
Aliyev lands a right hand. Lee trying to stall but Aliyev improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Aliyev lands a shoulder strike. Aliyev blocking some punches.
Lee digs a right hand into Aliyev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aliyev's gas tank. Aliyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee working aggressively here.
Aliyev lands a nice shot to the body. Lee blocks a body shot from Aliyev. A battle for position here, against the cage. Aliyev connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut. Lee pushes Aliyev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Aliyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards. Aliyev blocking some punches.
Aliyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aliyev. Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Aliyev is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Aliyev into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lee tries to work over Aliyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Aliyev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Aliyev controls his hands.
Aliyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee is leaning against Aliyev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Aliyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards. Lee misses with a hook from the clinch. Aliyev landing knees to the head.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Aliyev blocking some punches.
Aliyev working some nice short punches in the clinch. Aliyev blocking some punches.
Aliyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Aliyev.
Aliyev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lee tries to work over Aliyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Aliyev scores with a shoulder strike. Aliyev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage. Lee lands a body punch. A battle for position here, against the cage. Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Aliyev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Aliyev tries to tie him up. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aliyev. Aliyev misses with a body punch.
A short right from Aliyev. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut. 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.
Aliyev tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lee counters with a straight right hand. Aliyev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee. A solid leg kick lands there for Aliyev.
Aliyev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aliyev motions for Lee to come forward. Aliyev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Sloppy strikes from Aliyev. Those never looked like landing. Lee scores with a leg kick.
Aliyev cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Aliyev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Aliyev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aliyev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. 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! Aliyev is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aliyev clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aliyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Aliyev works the jab nicely. Nice uppercut there from Lee. Lee cracks Aliyev with a good jab. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee. Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup. Aliyev ducks right into an uppercut from Lee. Lee slips a jab from Aliyev. Lee scores with a jab to the body. A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Aliyev tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way. Aliyev is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aliyev throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lee throws a right and a left that Aliyev avoids nicely. Lee throws out a loose jab but Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Aliyev throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Aliyev lands a lovely overhand right. Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aliyev. Aliyev is looking to land body kicks. Aliyev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head. Aliyev wants to slow Lee down by chopping away at his legs. Aliyev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee. Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aliyev moves away. Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Aliyev throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee. The fighters circle momentarily. Aliyev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee clinches. Bruce Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee tries to work over Aliyev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Aliyev misses with some punches.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aliyev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Lee works the jab nicely. Aliyev gets off balance looking for a body kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Lee tries to move into range but Aliyev moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Aliyev slips a jab from Lee. Lee tries to land a leg kick but Aliyev saw it coming and moves away.
Aliyev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee. Aliyev throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Aliyev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Aliyev cracks the inside of Lee's front leg. Aliyev throws a hook but Lee blocks it. Aliyev is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Lee avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Aliyev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aliyev throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aliyev, right into the meat.
Aliyev tries a low kick but Lee avoids it. No joy there for Aliyev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lee tries a low kick but Aliyev avoids it. Aliyev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Aliyev misses with a shot to the body and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aliyev is lucky that one didn't land flush. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Heydar Aliyev will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aliyev pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Aliyev throws a leg kick that misses. Aliyev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Aliyev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Aliyev. Aliyev misses with a wild combination.
Aliyev misses with a straight left. Lee lands with a cross. Aliyev stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Aliyev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Aliyev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aliyev throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand. Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aliyev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aliyev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee. Aliyev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head. Aliyev misses with a head kick.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aliyev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. A head kick misses from Lee. Aliyev throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Aliyev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Aliyev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee. Lee cracks Aliyev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Aliyev looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range. Nice defenses there by Lee. Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aliyev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Aliyev tries a low kick but Lee avoids it. Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Aliyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body. Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aliyev's elbow. Lee tries a body shot but Aliyev blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Aliyev misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Aliyev.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Aliyev fails to land. Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Aliyev.
Aliyev tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Aliyev can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Aliyev blocking some punches.
Lee prevents a body shot from Aliyev. Aliyev tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aliyev has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee. Aliyev lands a body punch in the clinch. Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards. Aliyev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aliyev working aggressively here.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Aliyev avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage. Aliyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it. Aliyev misses with a short punch on the inside. A knee to the head by Aliyev.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Aliyev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee lands a left hand.
Lee misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Aliyev looking to stall.
Aliyev misses with a body punch.
Aliyev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Aliyev tries to tie him up. Knees to the body from Aliyev.
Aliyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Aliyev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aliyev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Heydar Aliyev did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aliyev looks to clinch and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Aliyev misses with a leg kick. Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aliyev. Aliyev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Aliyev clinches with his opponent.
Aliyev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aliyev is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Aliyev into the cage. Aliyev blocks a body shot from Lee. Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aliyev working aggressively here.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle. Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards. Lee misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee. Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Aliyev controls his hands.
Aliyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Aliyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it. Aliyev misses with a knee to the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee. Nice body punch from Aliyev - that landed with a thud.
Lee is stalling here.
A hook to the body from Lee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Aliyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aliyev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Aliyev avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Lee scores with a hook to the body. Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Aliyev controls the action.
Lee is working Aliyev over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A battle for position here, against the cage. Aliyev throws a head punch that misses. Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Aliyev throws a head punch that misses. Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Aliyev controls the action.
Aliyev takes a shot to the head. Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aliyev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards. Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aliyev has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Aliyev lands on the inside with an uppercut. Lee is pushing Aliyev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Aliyev works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right from Lee on the inside. Lee tries to throw a body punch but Aliyev avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage. Lee lands a hook to the side of the head. Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Aliyev. Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aliyev. Aliyev misses with a punch to the body.
Aliyev misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Lee blocks a body shot from Aliyev. Aliyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Aliyev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards. Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Aliyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee tries a body shot but Aliyev blocks it.
A short right from Lee. A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land. Aliyev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Lee is working Aliyev over against the cage. A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Aliyev prevents a body shot from Lee. Lee being controlled against the cage. Lee scores with a shoulder strike. Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Aliyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aliyev throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee. Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Aliyev.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut. That's time! Aliyev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aliyev was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee. Aliyev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Aliyev tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aliyev. Aliyev throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Aliyev controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee lands a shot to the body. Aliyev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Lee tries a body shot but Aliyev blocks it.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Aliyev tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body. Aliyev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee lands a nice uppercut. Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards. Aliyev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms. Lee misses with a body punch.
Come on Aliyev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aliyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aliyev is working Lee over against the cage. Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Aliyev uses good head movement to avoid it. Lee working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Aliyev blocking some punches.
Aliyev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Lee lands a shoulder strike. Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards. Aliyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Aliyev manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aliyev misses with a body punch.
Aliyev blocks a body shot from Lee. Aliyev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Aliyev lands a right hand. A right hand to the body from Lee.
Aliyev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee lands with a short shot to the head. Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Aliyev controls the action.
Lee prevents a body shot from Aliyev. Lee wants to stall.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aliyev tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Aliyev stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position. Aliyev tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Aliyev back against the cage. Lee presses Aliyev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Aliyev trying to land knees to the body.
Aliyev blocking some punches.
Aliyev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lee lands a body shot. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Lee digs a right hand underneath Aliyev's ribcage. Aliyev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aliyev backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Aliyev scores with an uppercut up the middle. Aliyev missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short right from Aliyev. Lee lands with a light punch inside. Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee. Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aliyev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Aliyev. Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Aliyev lands a nice uppercut. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Aliyev swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it. A head punch blocked on the inside by Aliyev. Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aliyevs head.
And that's the end of the fight! Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48 Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee! Bruce Lee is the new lightweight champion! An out of breath Bruce Lee 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Supernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supernova comes to the cage accompanied by Karma Police. Maya has chosen The Omen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sunny Supernova! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Maya! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maya throws a leg kick which misses Supernova's front leg but catches the back leg as Supernova tries to avoid it. Supernova cracks the inside of Maya's front leg. Maya connects with a single shot there. Supernova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Maya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maya scores with the left hand. Supernova knows he should have avoided that one. Maya throws a solid leg kick but Supernova takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maya. Supernova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Damien Maya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Supernova darts in and out, connecting with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Maya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Supernova manages to avoid it. Supernova avoids the body shot from Maya.
Maya is looking to clinch but Supernova is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maya. Supernova does a little dance to reset his feet. Supernova lands with an uppercut that bounces Maya off the cage and back into range. Supernova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maya. A jab from Maya finds it's way through Supernova's defenses. Supernova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Supernova defends it nicely. Maya throws a sloppy head kick and Supernova moves out of range easily. Maya closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Maya prevents Supernova from improving his position. Maya thows a huge punch but Supernova dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Supernova wants to get back to full guard. Maya seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Supernova does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Damien Maya. Supernova displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maya throws out the jab. Maya has managed to clinch.
Supernova is working Maya over against the cage. Supernova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Supernova struggles to land a body shot inside as Maya controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Supernova. Maya lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sunny Supernova has been cut. Maya landing knees to the body.
Supernova looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Nice body punch from Supernova - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Supernova - that landed with a thud.
Maya manages to break the clinch.
Maya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Supernova looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Maya scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Maya avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Maya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Supernova. Maya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Supernova with a hook. Supernova motions for Maya to come forward. Supernova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Supernova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maya. Supernova takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Sunny Supernova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Maya lands a head shot. Supernova checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Supernova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Supernova avoids the head kick by Maya.
Maya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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! Maya keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Supernova throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maya. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maya, right into the meat.
Maya swings for the body but Supernova moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Maya. Nice jab there from Supernova. Maya scores with a punch to the head. Supernova throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Maya looks gassed! Maya throws a looping overhand right but Supernova ducks down to avoid it. Supernova takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Supernova lands a really nice looking cross but Maya seems unphased.
Maya throws a head kick that misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Maya looks to land a combination but Supernova avoids it well. Maya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Supernova jabs Maya right on the nose. Maya blinks but takes it well. 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 Sunny Supernova will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Sunny Supernova's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
That kick from Supernova tenderised Maya's leg. Maya is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maya is rocked! Supernova is looking to slow Maya down with leg kicks. Supernova misses with a looping left. Supernova connects with a crisp jab. Maya is still on wobbly legs! Can Supernova finish him? Supernova lands a nice hook to Maya's body. Maya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Maya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Supernova connects with a solid leg kick. A bone on bone clash there as Supernova blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Supernova finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Supernova scores with a jab to the body. Maya looks up at the clock. Bad move! Supernova lands a right hand from hell, dropping Maya. Supernova pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sunny Supernova! Sunny Supernova retains his welterweight title! After the fight, Sunny Supernova was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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