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BRC 190 - Overeem vs. Monstra PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Vondrachek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuwill Submitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Vondrachek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuwill Submitt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vondrachek throws a combination that misses
letting Submitt counter with a right hand.
Vondrachek throws a big shot that misses.
Vondrachek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Submitt is looking to clinch.
Vondrachek explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vondrachek throws a front kick aimed at Submitt's knee but Submitt avoids it well.
Vondrachek drops Submitt with a nice combination! Vondrachek dives into Submitt's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Yuwill Submitt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Submitt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Submitt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vondrachek wants to control from the top but Submitt keeps moving.
Vondrachek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vondrachek drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Submitt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vondrachek has Submitt in his guard.
Submitt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vondrachek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vondrachek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Submitt's guard.
Vondrachek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Submitt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vondrachek wants to control from the top but Submitt keeps moving.
Vondrachek pushes down on Submitt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Vondrachek wants to pass to mount but Submitt is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Submitt sees it coming and defends easily.
Vondrachek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vondrachek is looking for a kimura but Submitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vondrachek to get the leverage.
Vondrachek is trying to control. Submitt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vondrachek throwing shots but Submitt is blocking nicely.
Vondrachek is trying to work for a kimura but Submitt is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vondrachek is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Submitt won't allow Vondrachek to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek with the ground and pound but Submitt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vondrachek is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vondrachek is fighting to break Submitt's control of his arms but Submitt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vondrachek throws a big elbow that misses.
Vondrachek keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Submitt's head.
Vondrachek works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vondrachek is working for a kimura but Submitt is defending it quite comfortably.
Submitt is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vondrachek passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Submitt!
Vondrachek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Submitt is looking to escape.
Submitt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vondrachek landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vondrachek scoring with strikes but Submitt is staying in there.
Vondrachek has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Submitt prevents Vondrachek from taking his back.
Vondrachek wants to finish this one by submission but Submitt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vondrachek.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Vondrachek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuwill Submitt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Submitt drives through and clinches with Vondrachek against the cage.
Vondrachek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Submitt backwards.
Submitt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vondrachek smiles and moves away.
Submitt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vondrachek checks it well.
Petr Vondrachek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vondrachek knocks Submitt to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Submitt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big shot lands for Vondrachek! That's hurt Submitt! Will he recover? Vondrachek fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Vondrachek!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jager Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angola Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Im Too Sexy as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Angola Bob enters the cage!
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177 lbs
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183 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jager Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Angola Bob!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb lands a jab to the nose.
Bomb tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Bomb takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bomb throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Bob takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bomb swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bomb throws a big shot that misses.
Bob swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb throws a lazy uppercut
and Bob counters with a low kick, right behind Bomb 's knee.
Bomb shoots in but no luck this time.
Bomb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bob to score with a decent uppercut.
Bomb shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bob manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bomb wants to pass the guard but Bob is keeping the position.
Bomb trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bob manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Bomb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.
A cross from Bob lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb avoids the body shot from Bob.
Bob thumps Bomb with a low kick.
Bob pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Bomb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bomb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bomb is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bob's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bomb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bomb.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Bomb.
Bob avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Bomb.
Bomb tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bob counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomb throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Angola Bob will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Bomb.
Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bomb circles away quickly and effectively.
Bomb fails with the takedown.
Bob takes one to the chin there.
Bomb misses with a combination
and Bob counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bomb avoids the body shot from Bob.
Bomb chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Angola Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bomb moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bomb tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bomb misses with a body shot.
Bomb lands a nice hook to Bob's body. Bob takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot by Bob.
Bomb misses with a straight left.
Bob throws a body punch but Bomb moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Angola Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Bomb.
Bomb looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bomb misses the shot to the body.
Bob is looking to slow Bomb down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob throws a head kick but Bomb moves out of range.
Bomb is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bomb shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
Bob takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Bomb is just out of range.
Bomb avoids the body shot from Bob.
Bomb slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bomb tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bomb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Bob finds it's way through Bomb's defenses.
Bob connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bomb.
Bomb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Bomb throws a right hand that misses
and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bomb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bomb is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bob's half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bomb works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bomb trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angola Bob 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! This is the final round!
Bob looks to land a left hand but Bomb moved out of range nicely.
Bomb shoots in for a double leg but Bob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bob takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bomb misses the shot to the body.
Bomb stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bob.
Bob plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bomb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bob uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bomb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb slips under a jab.
Bomb tries to clinch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Bomb saw that one coming.
Bomb takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob tries to land a leg kick but Bomb saw it coming and moves away.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Bob looks for the body kick but Bomb saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb misses with a body shot.
Bomb throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Bob. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bob.
Bomb throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bob's waist but Bob gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bomb off to one side.
An inside leg kick from Bob misses.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Bomb.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Bomb moves away and avoids it.
Bomb shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bob defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jager Bomb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bomb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bomb cracks a nice hook into Bob's ribs.
Bob is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bob plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bob blocks a jab.
Bomb closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bob to the mat! Bob manages to get full guard.
Bomb postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bomb trying to move into half guard but instead Bob has managed to sweep!
Bomb pulls Bob in close to his closed guard and prevents Bob from doing any damage or advancing position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bomb wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bomb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angola Bob.
I've got Bob winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angola Bob!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusimuki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: National Anthem Of Japan. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tito Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kusimuki throws out the jab.
Kusimuki pushes Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Kusimuki pushes off an throws an elbow but Henry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Henry blocks a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses with a body punch.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Henry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kusimuki has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kusimuki as the two fighters clinch.
Henry prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henry.
Henry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kusimuki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Kusimuki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry has Kusimuki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kusimuki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kusimuki.
Henry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kusimuki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kusimuki misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Kusimuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kusimuki stuns Henry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusimuki motions for Henry to come forward. Kusimuki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kusimuki misses with an uppercut.
Kusimuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kusimuki misses with a looping right.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sloppy strikes from Kusimuki. Those never looked like landing.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Kusimuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kusimuki leaves Henry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kusimuki misses with a wild combination.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki rushes Henry and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kusimuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kusimuki. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kusimuki as he avoids it easily.
Kusimuki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kusimuki clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henry prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki is looking to control Henry's arms but Henry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kusimuki has his back to the cage.
Kusimuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kusimuki stalling in the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Henry. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Kusimuki on the inside.
Henry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henry or not.
Henry is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henry.
Kusimuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kusimuki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Kusimuki.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kusimuki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry blocks a body shot from Kusimuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Henry walks into a straight right hand from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Henry misses.
Henry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab lands there for Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Kusimuki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Kusimuki misses.
Kusimuki throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kusimuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Henry tries to pull guard but Kusimuki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Henry wants to take the fight to the mat but Kusimuki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kusimuki lands with a right to the head.
Kusimuki looking to slow down the pace here.
Kusimuki tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Kusimuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henry's elbow.
Henry blocking some punches.
Henry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kusimuki ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henry closes the distance and clinches up with Kusimuki, looking for a takedown. Henry pushes Kusimuki against the cage but Kusimuki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henry fails to land the takedown.
Kusimuki swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kusimuki throws out the jab.
Kusimuki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kusimuki throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Kusimuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kusimuki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki takes the fight into the clinch.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henry manages to break the clinch.
Kusimuki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kusimuki defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki misses with a wild combination.
Henry fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kusimuki scores with a one two! Henry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kusimuki lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kusimuki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henry somewhat.
Kusimuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Takeshi Kusimuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kusimuki as he avoids it easily.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kusimuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Henry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Kusimuki scores with a four punch combination!
Kusimuki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kusimuki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry back to the cage. Kusimuki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kusimuki closes the distance and pushes Henry back into the cage.
Kusimuki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henry or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kusimuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kusimuki can't find room to land a body shot as Henry controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kusimuki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kusimuki works on Henry's body with a couple of short punches.
Kusimuki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henry jumps guard but Kusimuki stands there with Henry around his waist. Henry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Kusimuki cracks Henry with a nice body shot.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Henry jumps guard but Kusimuki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kusimuki scores with a hook to the body.
Henry prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Henry prevents a body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a shoulder strike.
Kusimuki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kusimuki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kusimuki digs a right hand into Henry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henry's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kusimuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kusimuki.
Henry is working for takedown but Kusimuki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tito Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kusimuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kusimuki misses with a knee to the head.
Kusimuki slowing the pace effectively.
Takeshi Kusimuki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Henry working hard to break the clinch.
Kusimuki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kusimuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kusimuki fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki scores with a shot to the side of Henry's head.
Kusimuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henry has Kusimuki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kusimuki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kusimuki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
Kusimuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry has had enough of the clinch but Kusimuki keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Henry controls his hands.
Kusimuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a shot to the body.
Henry letting Kusimuki take a breather here.
Henry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henry pulls guard.
Kusimuki preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kusimuki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henry throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Kusimuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kusimuki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Kusimuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maykel Awang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svetnela has chosen Angel of Death by Slayer as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
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198 lbs
21 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maykel Awang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Svetnela. Awang Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Awang Bang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Awang Bang throws a series of punches but Svetnela moves out of range.
Svetnela scores with a push kick.
Svetnela is looking to slow Awang Bang down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Svetnela.
Awang Bang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Awang Bang.
Awang Bang is breathing heavily.
Svetnela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Svetnela thuds his right hand into Awang Bang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Svetnela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Svetnela.
Maykel Awang Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svetnela scores with a nice body kick.
Svetnela looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Svetnela lands a front kick.
Svetnela cracks the inside of Awang Bang's front leg.
Svetnela ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Svetnela thows a body kick. Awang Bang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Svetnela.
Svetnela moves into range and clinches up with Awang Bang.
Svetnela digs a right hand underneath Awang Bang's ribcage. Awang Bang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Svetnela misses with a punch to the body.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but Awang Bang blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela blocks a body shot from Awang Bang.
Svetnela lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela crunches a lovely knee into Awang Bang's ribcage.
Good body shot from Svetnela.
Svetnela working Awang Bang over with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Svetnela.
Knees to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Svetnela lands an elbow just above Awang Bang 's eye.
It looks like Maykel Awang Bang has been cut.
Svetnela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Awang Bang backwards.
A knee to the head by Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Awang Bang tries to circle away but Svetnela has him pinned against the cage.
Awang Bang blocks a body shot from Svetnela.
A body shot lands from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Awang Bang backwards.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Svetnela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Awang Bang is rocked!
Svetnela lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Awang Bang or not.
Oh Awang Bang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svetnela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Svetnela pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Awang Bang! Svetnela unloads with more strikes and Awang Bang sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Svetnela!
A victorious Igor Svetnela thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Ramis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cain Ramis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cain Ramis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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222 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Ramis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlow misses with a looping right.
Ramis 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 kick from Orlow tenderised Ramis's leg. Ramis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orlow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramis misses with a wild body shot.
Orlow tries to clinch up.
Ramis looks to land a combination. Orlow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ramis throws a head kick but Orlow moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Orlow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Ramis scores with the left hand. Orlow knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orlow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramis blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow wants to clinch but Ramis slips to the side
and Ramis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlow tries to move into range but Ramis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orlow lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramis throws a low kick but Orlow avoids it.
A big right from Orlow misses.
Ramis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramis misses the jab.
Orlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramis.
Ramis misses with a low kick.
Ramis misses with a body kick.
Orlow staying out of range there.
Ramis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orlow is out of range.
Orlow tried to score with a low kick but Ramis checks it.
Ramis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orlow circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramis has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramis avoids the body shot from Orlow.
Ramis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramis throws a head kick but Orlow moves out of range.
Ramis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlow can pounce on him.
Ramis is breathing heavily.
Ramis misses with a double jab.
Ramis throws out a leg kick but Orlow moves out of range and Ramis only half commits.
Ramis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Orlow lands with a shot to the body.
Orlow scores with a jab. Ramis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlow is looking to slow Ramis down with leg kicks.
Orlow's corner calls for a 1-2. Orlow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orlow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramis is rocked!
Orlow fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Ramis square on the jaw! Damn, Ramis is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolaj Orlow!
Our winner, Nikolaj Orlow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between H Y Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwon comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan - CREAM. Murray has chosen Big Strong Bosss by SWANS as his entrance music. 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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29
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193 lbs
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, H Y Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameron Murray!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kwon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kwon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kwon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwon misses with a wild body shot.
Murray lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murray throws a right and a left that Kwon avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Murray as Kwon shoots in.
Kwon looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Kwon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwon is just out of range.
Kwon shoots in for a double leg but Murray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for H Y Kwon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murray tries to clinch but Kwon moves out of range.
Murray cracks Kwon with a good jab.
Murray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kwon misses the target.
Murray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kwon.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kwon.
Murray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kwon lands an elbow just above Murray 's eye.
Kwon tries to score a body lock takedown but Murray shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kwon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kwon.
Murray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kwon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Murray blocks an elbow strike from Kwon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Kwon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray tries to clinch but Kwon is having none of it.
Cameron Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murray's waist but Murray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kwon off to one side.
Murray avoids the body shot from Kwon.
Murray misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kwon tries to clinch up but Murray circles away and keeps his distance.
Murray wants to clinch
and Kwon counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murray sprawls well. Murray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kwon gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kwon misses with some punches.
Kwon trying to land knees to the body.
Murray avoids the elbow strike from Kwon, against the cage.
Kwon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kwon.
Kwon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Murray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cameron Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kwon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kwon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray has Kwon up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwon lands a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murray wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwon is in close to Murray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kwon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kwon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kwon.
Kwon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwon lands a couple of elbows.
Kwon throwing strikes but missing.
Kwon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cameron Murray will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murray is looking to clinch but Kwon is avoiding it.
Murray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cameron Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kwon avoids the head kick by Murray.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray. Kwon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cameron Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Kwon misses its intended target.
Murray lands with a good body shot.
Murray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kwon is out of range and Murray settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Murray misses with a jab to the body
and Kwon counters with a low kick, right behind Murray 's knee.
Kwon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Murray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kwon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kwon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kwon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murray can pounce on him.
Murray thows a body shot but no joy.
Kwon tries to clinch but Murray moves out of range.
Murray tries to clinch but Kwon moves away
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kwon rather than just go for the knockout.
Kwon checks a leg kick.
Kwon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kwon circles away quickly and effectively.
Murray is looking to chop away at Kwon's legs.
Kwon throws a combination. Murray tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Cameron Murray has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kwon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murray takes a step back to recover.
A combination from Murray does no damage.
Kwon doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Kwon scores with a takedown into Murray's guard.
Kwon has gone for a leg lock! Murray slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kwon's guard.
Murray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kwon is keeping the position for now.
Kwon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kwon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Murray has passed into half guard!
Murray seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Murray prevents Kwon from improving his position.
Kwon gets back to full guard.
Murray must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray is stalling in the full guard.
Murray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kwon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murray has managed to get both his arms back between Kwon's legs - danger averted.
Murray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kwon looking for a guillotine here but Murray defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murray wants to control from the top but Kwon keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
H Y Kwon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cameron Murray'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kwon doesn't manage to clinch there - Murray circles away.
Kwon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murray sprawls well. Murray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kwon gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray connects with a nice looking jab.
Murray scores with a hook.
Kwon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Murray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwon is just out of range.
Kwon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Kwon as he checks the leg kick.
Murray moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Kwon.
Kwon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kwon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murray throws a one two combo.
Kwon tries to clinch there but Murray circles away.
Kwon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murray sprawls well. Murray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kwon gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kwon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for H Y Kwon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like H Y Kwon has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray connects with a looping right hand.
Kwon tries to clinch up.
Murray throws a series of punches but Kwon moves out of range.
Murray has managed to clinch.
Kwon blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray looking to slow down the pace here.
Kwon throws an elbow but it misses.
Murray is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Murray.
Kwon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kwon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kwon seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kwon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kwon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Murray is looking for a sweep. Kwon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murray wants to control but Kwon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kwon seems to be looking for submissions.
Kwon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kwon is thwarting Murray's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Murray!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Treehorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackie Treehorn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taylor Davis's chin.
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205 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jackie Treehorn!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Treehorn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Treehorn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Treehorn's head but Treehorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Treehorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Treehorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davis there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Treehorn manages to avoid it.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Treehorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Treehorn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Treehorn!
Treehorn ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Treehorn is able to avoid easily.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Treehorn manages to avoid it.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
Treehorn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Treehorn looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Treehorn coming out on top.
Davis keeps Treehorn at a distance using the push kick.
Treehorn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Treehorn rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Davis prevents a body shot from Treehorn.
Treehorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis motions for Treehorn to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Treehorn throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Treehorn is just out of range.
Davis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Treehorn saw it coming and moves away.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Davis jabs Treehorn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Treehorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis thuds a left hand into Treehorn's body.
Treehorn moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Treehorn will feel that in the morning.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Treehorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Treehorn defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Treehorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Treehorn throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Treehorn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis works Treehorn's body with a nice hook.
Treehorn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Treehorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Treehorn throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Treehorn.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
Treehorn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Treehorn throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Treehorn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Davis.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Treehorn has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Treehorn and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Treehorn checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Davis misses.
No joy there for Treehorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis looks to land a combination. Treehorn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Treehorn checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Treehorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Treehorn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis throws a front kick aimed at Treehorn's knee but Treehorn avoids it well.
Davis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Treehorn looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Treehorn.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Davis is looking to slow Treehorn down with leg kicks.
Treehorn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range as Treehorn strikes.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Treehorn off the cage and back into range.
Treehorn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davis.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Treehorn is breathing heavily.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Treehorn takes one to the side of the head.
Treehorn throws a right hand that misses
and Davis counters with a body kick that stops Treehorn in his tracks momentarily.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Treehorn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Treehorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Treehorn is out of range.
Treehorn is looking to clinch.
Davis clobbers Treehorn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Treehorn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Treehorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Treehorn. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Treehorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Treehorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Treehorn's front leg but catches the back leg as Treehorn tries to avoid it.
Treehorn misses with a hook
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Treehorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis looks to land a combination but Treehorn avoids it well.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Treehorn's head.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis lands the left hand.
Treehorn looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis connects with a body shot.
Davis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Treehorn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Treehorn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Treehorn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Treehorn throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Treehorn moves away.
Davis misses with a hook. Treehorn ducked under it nicely.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Treehorn's head.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Treehorn's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Treehorn checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Treehorn moves away.
Treehorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Treehorn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Davis.
Treehorn ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Treehorn avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Treehorn misses with a looping left.
Davis cracks Treehorn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Treehorn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Treehorn takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis is looking to slow Treehorn down with leg kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Treehorn wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Treehorn misses with a few strikes there.
Treehorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis defending well as Treehorn loads up on a big left hand.
Treehorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Treehorn. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis scores with a hook.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Treehorn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Treehorn moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Treehorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Davis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Treehorn if he has to take too many more of those.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Treehorn can do to turn this around?
Davis throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treehorn moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Treehorn. That did some damage!
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Treehorn throws a head punch that misses.
Treehorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Treehorn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Treehorn tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Treehorn has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Jackie Treehorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Treehorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis is trying to break free.
Treehorn lands a body shot.
Davis blocks a body shot from Treehorn.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis cracks Treehorn with an open hand slap.
Treehorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Treehorn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Treehorn avoids the body shot from Davis.
A head kick misses from Davis.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Treehorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davis jabs at Treehorn's body.
Davis cracks Treehorn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Treehorn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Treehorn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis cracks Treehorn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Treehorn lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Treehorn on the side of the head.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis digs a good body shot into Treehorn's ribs.
Treehorn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and Treehorn settles back down.
Treehorn drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Treehorn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Treehorn avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis takes a swing at Treehorn's ribcage but misses.
Davis jabs Treehorn right on the nose. Treehorn blinks but takes it well.
Treehorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treehorn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis jabs Treehorn right on the nose. Treehorn blinks but takes it well.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Treehorn doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Treehorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Treehorn down.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Treehorn moves away.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis clobbers Treehorn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Treehorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Davis!
A victorious Taylor Davis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes to the cage accompanied by Delinquent Habits - Tres Delinquentes . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Pardo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belfort.
Belfort scores with a nice head shot.
Belfort misses with the combination.
A jab from Pardo misses.
Belfort looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pardo is fending him off so far but Belfort persists. Nope, Pardo circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Belfort.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pardo scores with a decent looking hook.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pardo moves away.
Pardo misses with a low kick.
Belfort fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belfort looks to score with a jab to the body but Pardo is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Pardo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belfort lands a right hook to the body.
Belfort scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort lands a nice looking body shot.
Pardo looks to throw the jab but Belfort is out of range.
Belfort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pardo.
Belfort wants to land a leg kick but Pardo is out of range.
Belfort clinches up with Pardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Pardo is trying to break the clinch but Belfort has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belfort presses Pardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul Pardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pardo throws a big shot that misses.
Belfort 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.
Belfort walks into a straight right hand from Pardo.
Pardo has Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
Pardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Belfort or perhaps it was just good defense by Pardo which made him look bad.
Belfort is looking to wear down Pardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardo missing with a left hand there. Belfort was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belfort is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belfort manages to avoid it.
Pardo swings widly with a right hand
and Belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belfort scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Belfort throwing strikes here but Pardo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Belfort sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pardo wants to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
Belfort goes for an armbar but Pardo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Pardo from controlling successfully.
Belfort looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pardo is one step ahead there.
Belfort is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pardo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pardo controls the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pardo wanted to stand there but Belfort had control of the position.
Pardo stands up and waves to Belfort to follow him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belfort takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Pardo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Belfort walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belfort checks a low kick from Pardo.
Belfort tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pardo is able to avoid easily.
Paul Pardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belfort takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No luck for Belfort with that takedown attempt.
Pardo walks into a jab.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pardo moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pardo looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Belfort wants to clinch up but Pardo keeps it at a distance.
Pardo misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
Pardo loads up on a big right hand but Belfort slips the punch.
Pardo cracks a nice hook into Belfort's ribs.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pardo's head.
Pardo lands a really nice looking cross but Belfort seems unphased.
Pardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick from Pardo lands but Belfort takes it in his stride.
Pardo connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pardo.
Belfort takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pardo and Belfort are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Pardo throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Belfort into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Pardo knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Pardo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumopainija Hokanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sumopainija Hokanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumopainija Hokanen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Hokanen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hokanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silver won't allow Hokanen to pass to mount.
Hokanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hokanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silver is refusing to be controlled, as Hokanen sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokanen wants to free his trapped foot but Silver is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hokanen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silver defending well though.
Hokanen tries to pass to full mount but Silver defends it.
Hokanen lands with a punch from half guard.
Hokanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hokanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hokanen looks to land a strike but Silver avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hokanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
Hokanen throwing strikes but missing.
Hokanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hokanen throwing strikes but missing.
Hokanen won't allow Silver to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver keeping full guard, as Hokanen tries to pass.
Hokanen advances position into side control!
Hokanen scoring with punches and elbows.
Hokanen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hokanen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hokanen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silver pushes Hokanen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hokanen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hokanen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hokanen is working Silver over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hokanen tries to move to mount but Silver blocks the move with his legs.
Hokanen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hokanen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hokanen is controlling him well.
Silver prevents Hokanen from moving into mount.
Hokanen misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumopainija Hokanen 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.
Hokanen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silver napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hokanen tries to score with some ground and pound. Silver controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silver defending against the ground and pound.
Hokanen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hokanen lands an elbow.
Hokanen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silver to see if he's OK.
Silver is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Hokanen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hokanen crunches a massive hammerfist down on Silver - he's out! Hokanen Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sumopainija Hokanen!
Sumopainija Hokanen very nearly forgot to thank SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Anthem. Monstra has chosen Slayer - Hate Worldwide as his entrance music. Marcus Monstra will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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254 lbs
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278 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Monstra!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monstra misses with a right hand
and Overeem counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Monstra as he checks the leg kick.
Monstra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Donk. Monstra catches Overeem right on the button with a cross.
Overeem throws a low kick but Monstra avoids it.
A big left from Monstra misses.
Monstra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alistair Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monstra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Overeem.
Overeem lands with a kick to the temple. Monstra shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Overeem tries a low kick but Monstra avoids it.
Monstra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monstra misses with a hook. Overeem ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monstra throws a jab but it's blocked by Overeem.
Overeem blocks a jab.
Monstra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Overeem is out of range and Monstra settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monstra throws a low kick but Overeem avoids it.
Monstra throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Overeem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Monstra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monstra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monstra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Overeem counters with a nice leg kick.
Monstra with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Overeem to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Marcus Monstra has been cut.
Monstra thows a body shot but no joy.
Overeem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monstra.
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Monstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Monstra tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Overeem throws a head kick but Monstra moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Overeem!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monstra swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Overeem slips under a jab from Monstra.
Overeem looks for the body kick but Monstra saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monstra misses with a jab to the body
and Overeem counters with an inside leg kick.
Overeem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monstra looks gassed!
Overeem is looking to slow Monstra down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Overeem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Monstra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overeem manages to avoid it.
Monstra throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
Monstra sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab by Overeem.
A jab from Overeem finds it's way through Monstra's defenses.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Monstra moves out of range easily.
Overeem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Monstra. Monstra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Overeem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Overeem - that will leave a mark!
Overeem is looking to slow Monstra down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Overeem slams his shin into Monstra's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Monstra.
A good leg kick by Overeem.
Sloppy strikes from Overeem. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Monstra misses.
Overeem swings for the body but Monstra moves out of range.
Overeem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monstra.
Overeem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Overeem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Overeem. Monstra shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Monstra crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Overeem - the referee stops the clock and Monstra gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Overeem. Monstra manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Overeem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overeem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws a head kick that misses.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monstra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Overeem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Monstra if he has to take too many more of those.
Overeem has managed to clinch.
Overeem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monstra's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Overeem lands a good knee to the midsection. Monstra won't want to take too many of those.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Overeem delivers a nice body kick.
Monstra moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Monstra takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem lands a shot to the body.
Overeem lands an elbow that stopped Monstra in his tracks for a moment.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Overeem throws a good cross that connects.
Overeem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Monstra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Overeem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Monstra down.
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
Overeem cracks the inside of Monstra's front leg.
Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Overeem lands with a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Overeem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem fakes the leg kick and cracks Monstra in the body.
Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Monstra steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Overeem lands a nice looking kick to the body. Monstra takes a step back to recover.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Overeem here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Monstra is breathing heavily.
Overeem thumps Monstra with a low kick.
Monstra tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monstra can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem has Monstra up against the cage in a clinch.
Overeem lands a body punch.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monstra's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Overeem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Monstra shrugs off.
Monstra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monstra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Overeem thows a body kick. Monstra tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That kick from Overeem tenderised Monstra's leg. Monstra is trying to keep his angry face on.
Overeem lands a front kick.
Overeem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monstra has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Overeem.
Overeem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Overeem bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Overeem scoring well with a low kick there.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monstra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Overeem counters with a thumping low kick.
Overeem connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alistair Overeem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Overeem is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overeem looking to throw knees to the head but Monstra is blocking nicely.
Overeem working Monstra over with knees to the body.
Overeem lands a nice shot to the body.
Overeem lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Overeem.
Overeem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Overeem finds it's way through Monstra's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem instigates a clinch.
Monstra misses with a body punch.
Monstra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Overeem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Monstra misses with the head strike.
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Marcus Monstra's cut even more.
Monstra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monstra 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.
Overeem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overeem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monstra's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Monstra down.
Overeem throws a good cross that connects.
Overeem takes the fight into the clinch.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem lands a leg kick that knocks Monstra off balance momentarily.
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Monstra's front leg but catches the back leg as Monstra tries to avoid it.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Overeem lands with a left to the head.
Monstra wants to get back to striking at distance but Overeem won't allow it.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monstra's defenses.
Monstra is rocked!
The cut above Marcus Monstra's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Monstra is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Overeem circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Monstra to the canvas! Monstra doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Overeem keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Overeem!
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