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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 72 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pound has chosen When I'm Gone - Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamie Gaffney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Pound!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Pound or perhaps it was just good defense by Gaffney which made him look bad.
Pound gets caught flat footed, as Gaffney shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pound utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pound tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gaffney trying to control but Pound is working from the bottom.
Gaffney throws a strike but Pound rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pound postures up in Gaffney's guard and throws a big left but Gaffney blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound trying to control but Gaffney is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaffney manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pound manages to get himself to full guard.
Gaffney is stalling in the full guard.
Gaffney being controlled here momentarily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pound can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaffney slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gaffney advances position into side control!
Gaffney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pound knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney controlling the position.
Pound is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gaffney working the ground and pound from side control.
Gaffney is trying to get an arm triangle but Pound is defending well.
Pound is trying to get back to half guard.
Gaffney controlling from side mount.
Pound tries to bench press Gaffney off him but Gaffney keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gaffney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pound tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gaffney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pound somewhat.
Pound keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaffney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pound.
Pound with a poor takedown
and Gaffney counters with a nice uppercut.
Jamie Gaffney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Pound.
Gaffney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gaffney shoots in and gets a takedown into Pound's guard.
Jamie Gaffney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pound looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gaffney puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gaffney is pressing down on Pound's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pound is holding on for now.
Gaffney keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pound doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gaffney.
Gaffney thows a huge punch but Pound dodges it nicely.
Gaffney is looking to take a break and control but Pound is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound trying to control but Gaffney postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jamie Gaffney.
Pound shoots and misses
and Gaffney counters with a takedown into side control.
Gaffney is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gaffney has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pound prevents Gaffney from moving into mount.
Pound is not content to let Gaffney control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamie Gaffney wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gaffney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gaffney counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pound is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaffney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pound tries to get to full guard but Gaffney has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaffney thows a huge punch but Pound dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Gaffney dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pound shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gaffney as he jumps to the side.
Jay Pound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound shoots and misses
and Gaffney counters with a one-two to the body.
Pound looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jamie Gaffney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Pound.
Gaffney stuffs the takedown.
Pound fails to land the takedown.
Gaffney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pound sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaffney somewhat.
Gaffney fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pound sprawls well initially but Gaffney persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gaffney is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pound takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gaffney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound trying to hold on to Gaffney's head to control him but Gaffney postures up.
Pound has his hands clasped together around Gaffney's back. He's all about the action.
Pound is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaffney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jamie Gaffney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney slows the pace down in half guard.
Gaffney seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pound for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gaffney is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pound's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Gaffney seems content to control.
Pound wants to improve his position but Gaffney is controlling well.
Pound is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gaffney in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jamie Gaffney wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pound tries to clinch but Gaffney is having none of it.
Pound has his takedown stuffed
so Gaffney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gaffney is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jay Pound has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Gaffney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaffney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Gaffney!
During a confident post fight interview, Jamie Gaffney thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lil Wayne-Drop the World. Damo Bodhidharma has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Steele's chin.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ben Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damo Bodhidharma!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws a combination. Bodhidharma tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Damo Bodhidharma has been cut.
Bodhidharma avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele shoots for a takedown but Bodhidharma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Bodhidharma misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Bodhidharma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steele closes the distance and clinches up with Bodhidharma, looking for a takedown. Steele pushes Bodhidharma against the cage but Bodhidharma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bodhidharma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Ben Steele has been cut.
Bodhidharma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steele looks to land a combination but Bodhidharma avoids it well.
Bodhidharma scores with a one two! Steele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bodhidharma as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
Bodhidharma throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses.
Bodhidharma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bodhidharma tries to bum rush Steele with a series of wild strikes but Steele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bodhidharma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bodhidharma misses with a few strikes there.
Steele looks for a takedown but Bodhidharma sprawls well.
Bodhidharma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Steele crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bodhidharma - the referee stops the clock and Steele gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bodhidharma. Steele manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circle, before Bodhidharma throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Steele's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bodhidharma lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Damo Bodhidharma!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ric Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley instigates a clinch.
Stanley jumps guard but Voskresensky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stanley is trying to pull guard but Voskresensky has him pressed against the cage.
Stanley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Voskresensky pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Felix Voskresensky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ric Stanley.
Stanley takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Ric Stanley has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Voskresensky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Voskresensky.
Still in the clinch, Voskresensky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voskresensky scores with a knee to the head.
Stanley tries to break the clinch but Voskresensky is controlling the position.
Stanley has had enough of the clinch but Voskresensky keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voskresensky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voskresensky lands a glancing blow to the side of Stanley's head.
That has opened up Ric Stanley's cut even more.
Voskresensky moves into range and connects with a jab.
Voskresensky lands a big uppercut and Stanley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stanley looks OK. Voskresensky waves Stanley back to his feet!
Stanley is rocked!
The cut above Ric Stanley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Stanley stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Voskresensky runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Felix Voskresensky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raffer Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raffer Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.
Sloppy strikes from Mitchell. Those never looked like landing.
Steele throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Steele throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Steele slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Mitchell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steele on the side of the head.
It looks like Raffer Steele has been cut.
Steele slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele slips under a jab.
Mitchell 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Steele walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Steele is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Steele's head.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Steele misses its intended target.
Steele seems to have got his legs back now.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Steele.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Mitchell and Steele goes tumbling to the canvas! Mitchell follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Steele gets full guard.
Mitchell stops Steele from standing up.
Mitchell wants to get up but he can't break Steele's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Steele looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchell is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Steele pushes Mitchell off and gets back to his feet.
Steele defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell drops Steele with a left right combo! Mitchell follows him down to the ground into side control.
Raffer Steele's cut is getting worse.
Mitchell tries to get to his feet but Steele is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Mitchell in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wanted to stand there but Steele had control of the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Steele holds on and takes a little breather.
Mitchell throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Steele is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Raffer Steele wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mitchell feints a jab promting Steele to slip. Mitchell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steele slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raffer Steele's cut.
That's time! Steele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mitchell works over Steele's head and body with a nice combination.
Mitchell throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Steele tumbling to the canvas!
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell wants to stand but Steele has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mitchell gets to his feet. Steele looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mitchell moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Steele goes down! Can Mitchell finish him!?
Raffer Steele's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Steele has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mitchell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Steele's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but instead Steele has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Steele stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tony Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Mitchell 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell sizes up Steele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jeez, Raffer Steele's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steele connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Tony Mitchell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell with a jab.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Steele! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
Mitchell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Steele pushes Mitchell off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell drops Steele with a left and a right! Oh, Steele is hurt - Mitchell dives into side control looking to finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raffer Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Mitchell!
A very excited looking Tony Mitchell rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Joensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joensen comes to the cage accompanied by Gasolina. 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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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johann Joensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canseco with a poor takedown
and Joensen counters with a good low kick that Canseco was not able to check.
Joensen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Canseco .
Joensen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joensen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Canseco fails with a takedown attempt.
Johann Joensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Canseco .
Canseco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No luck for Canseco with that takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joensen, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canseco shoots in but no luck this time.
Canseco looks gassed!
Danga de danga de dang - Joensen scores with a four punch combination!
Joensen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joensen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joensen thuds a left hand into Canseco 's body.
Canseco is trying desperately to land a takedown but Joensen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Canseco .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen jabs Canseco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Joensen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joensen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joensen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Joensen catches Canseco right on the button with a cross.
Joensen throws a shot to the body.
Joensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joensen lands a jab to the nose.
Canseco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joensen swivels and escapes.
Joensen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Canseco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joensen.
Joensen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jose Canseco has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco ducks straight into an uppercut from Joensen and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Canseco manages to regain guard straight away.
Canseco is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Joensen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Canseco is still in real trouble! Can Joensen finish him?
Joensen wants to stand but Canseco has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Joensen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Canseco seems to have recovered his senses.
Canseco uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Joensen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Canseco 's calf.
Joensen scores with a hook to the body. Canseco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joensen lands a body shot.
Joensen lands a nice looking body kick.
Joensen keeps Canseco at a distance using the push kick.
Canseco takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canseco 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joensen lands with a hook. Canseco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joensen.
Joensen rushes Canseco and presses him up against the cage.
Joensen scores a nice knee to the body.
Joensen works on Canseco 's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Joensen.
Joensen tries a body shot but Canseco blocks it.
Joensen is leaning against Canseco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joensen works on Canseco 's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Joensen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joensen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Joensen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Joensen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joensen lands with a right to the head.
Joensen stalling.
Joensen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Canseco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joensen.
Joensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canseco 's elbow.
Joensen scores with a shot to the side of Canseco 's head.
Joensen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joensen.
Joensen lands a knee to the head.
Joensen lands a shoulder strike.
Joensen lands an elbow inside that Canseco shrugs off.
Joensen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joensen digs a right hand into Canseco 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Canseco 's gas tank.
Joensen lands with a short shot to the head.
Joensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Joensen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joensen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joensen lands a left hand.
Joensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joensen lands a shot to the body.
Joensen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Canseco 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joensen throws a shot to the body.
Joensen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joensen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joensen scores with a shot to the body.
Joensen is looking to slow Canseco down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joensen scores with a hook to the body. Canseco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joensen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canseco 's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Joensen.
A left lands for Joensen.
Canseco on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Joensen darts in and clinches Canseco up against the cage.
Joensen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Joensen - that landed with a thud.
Joensen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Canseco is breathing heavily.
Joensen lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joensen lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Joensen on the inside.
Joensen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Canseco .
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Joensen lands a hook that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Joensen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joensen can't find room to land a body shot as Canseco controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right hook to the body lands for Joensen.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Joensen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A short right from Joensen.
Joensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joensen works on Canseco 's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joensen lands a hook that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Joensen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joensen digs a right hand into Canseco 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Canseco 's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Joensen.
Joensen lands with a short shot to the head.
Joensen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joensen lands a body shot.
Joensen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joensen lands a body shot.
Joensen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joensen just leaning against Canseco , taking a breather.
Joensen breaks the clinch.
Joensen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Joensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Canseco can do to turn this around?
Canseco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Canseco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joensen.
Joensen jabs at Canseco 's body.
Joensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joensen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Joensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joensen is looking to clinch but Canseco is avoiding it.
Both fighters circling a little - Joensen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joensen lands a jab to Canseco 's midsection.
Joensen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joensen lands with a nice body punch.
Joensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canseco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joensen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Joensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joensen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Canseco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Canseco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joensen counters with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Joensen.
Joensen throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Canseco 's head backwards.
Canseco tries to move into range but Joensen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Canseco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joensen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joensen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
Joensen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canseco 's elbow.
Joensen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joensen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johann Joensen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joensen.
Joensen lands a left hand.
Joensen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joensen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Canseco or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johann Joensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Canseco 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Joensen connects with a leg kick. Canseco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Joensen fakes the leg kick and cracks Canseco in the body.
Joensen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joensen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Joensen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joensen gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canseco takes a shot to the head.
Joensen scores a nice knee to the body.
Joensen cracks Canseco with a nice body shot.
Joensen lands a shoulder strike.
Joensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joensen gets underhooks to prevent Canseco 's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Joensen.
Joensen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Canseco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Joensen.
Canseco takes an elbow to the temple.
Canseco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joensen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joensen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joensen.
A good leg kick by Joensen.
Joensen lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joensen lands a jab to Canseco 's midsection.
Joensen connects with a leg kick. Canseco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jose Canseco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Canseco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Canseco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joensen connects with a solid leg kick.
Canseco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Joensen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Joensen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joensen.
Joensen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Canseco stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joensen.
Canseco avoids the head kick by Joensen.
Canseco throws a body punch but Joensen moves out of range.
Joensen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joensen scores with a body shot.
Canseco shoots in but Joensen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joensen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jose Canseco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joensen is looking to wear down Canseco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joensen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joensen has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joensen lands a right hand.
Canseco blocks a body shot from Joensen.
Joensen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johann Joensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Canseco .
Joensen tries to work over Canseco 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Canseco is looking for a takedown.
Canseco is working for takedown but Joensen is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joensen.
Nice body punch from Joensen - that landed with a thud.
Joensen lands a shot to the body.
Canseco drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joensen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joensen lands with an overhand left.
Decent striking displayed by Joensen there.
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!
Joensen drives through and clinches with Canseco against the cage.
Canseco letting Joensen take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joensen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Joensen.
Canseco is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joensen connects with a knee to the head.
Canseco looking for a takedown.
Canseco blocks a body shot from Joensen.
Joensen prevents a body shot from Canseco .
Joensen tries to throw a body punch but Canseco avoids it by throwing Joensen back against the cage.
Canseco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joensen misses with a knee to the head.
Joensen stalling.
Joensen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Canseco backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joensen.
Joensen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joensen lands a good knee to the midsection. Canseco won't want to take too many of those.
Joensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johann Joensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Joensen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:24
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:24
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johann Joensen!
A victorious Johann Joensen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Denis Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Filitov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Filitov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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27
154 lbs
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22
160 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denis Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Filitov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nazarov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Filitov regains half guard.
Nazarov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Filitov is pressing down on Nazarov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nazarov wants to control from the top but Filitov keeps moving.
Nazarov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filitov wriggles free and stands up.
Nazarov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Filitov to the ground. Nazarov is now in Filitov's guard.
Filitov trying to keep a closed guard but Nazarov is proving a slippery customer.
Filitov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nazarov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filitov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikhail Filitov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nazarov enables Filitov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nazarov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filitov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Filitov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Nazarov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Filitov has cracked it and Nazarov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Filitov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikhail Filitov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Manuawillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuawillie comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne Feat. Eminem - Drop The World!. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Manuawillie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Manuawillie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manuawillie tries to keep at a distance but Ruiz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the head.
Manuawillie tries to land a knee to the head but Ruiz blocks with his arms.
Manuawillie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuawillie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manuawillie blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Ruiz.
Manuawillie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manuawillie working Ruiz over with knees to the body.
Ruiz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuawillie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ruiz misses with some punches.
Manuawillie scores with a shot to the side of Ruiz's head.
Ruiz looking to slow down the pace here.
Manuawillie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manuawillie looking to throw knees to the head but Ruiz is blocking nicely.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the head.
Ruiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ruiz as Manuawillie tries to tie him up.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Manuawillie.
A short right from Manuawillie on the inside.
Ruiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manuawillie throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruiz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manuawillie.
Manuawillie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruiz is defending well for now.
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ruiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manuawillie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Manuawillie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is trying to break the clinch but Manuawillie is controlling him.
Ruiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Manuawillie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuawillie scores with a shoulder strike.
Manuawillie gets through Ruiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz misses with some punches.
Manuawillie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ruiz.
Manuawillie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruiz lands with a light punch inside.
Ruiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manuawillie's elbow.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruiz looks gassed!
Good body shot from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruiz is defending well for now.
Ruiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ruiz trying to stall but Manuawillie improves his position.
Manuawillie landing knees to the head.
Manuawillie cracks Ruiz with a nice body shot.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manuawillie looking to throw knees to the head but Ruiz is blocking nicely.
Manuawillie gets through Ruiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Ruiz.
Ruiz misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manuawillie.
Ruiz misses with a body punch.
Ruiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manuawillies head.
Manuawillie missing with knees to the body.
Manuawillie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manuawillie blocks a body shot from Ruiz.
Manuawillie tries a knee to the head but Ruiz blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuawillie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ruiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manuawillie lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz letting Manuawillie take a breather here.
Ruiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manuawillie slows down the pace here.
Manuawillie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruiz avoids it.
Ruiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manuawillie tries a body shot but Ruiz blocks it.
Ruiz has a couple of punches blocked by Manuawillie.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruiz managing to block the knees to the body from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie tries a body shot but Ruiz blocks it.
Manuawillie has Ruiz pushed against the cage.
Ruiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Manuawillie dominated that round.
That's time! Manuawillie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manuawillie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Manuawillie sprawls well. Manuawillie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ruiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Manuawillie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruiz takes a step back to recover.
Ruiz tries to bum rush Manuawillie with a series of wild strikes but Manuawillie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruiz fails to land the takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruiz.
Ruiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manuawillie, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruiz lands a shot to the body.
Manuawillie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ruiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawillie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
Manuawillie crunches a lovely knee into Ruiz's ribcage.
Manuawillie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Manuawillie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ruiz misses with the head strike.
Manuawillie tries to land a knee to the head but Ruiz blocks with his arms.
Ruiz working aggressively here.
Ruiz tries a body shot but Manuawillie blocks it.
Manuawillie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuawillie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ruiz up against the cage.
Manuawillie lands with a right to the head.
Manuawillie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Manuawillie.
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie prevents a body shot from Ruiz.
Manuawillie looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manuawillie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manuawillie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manuawillie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie trying to land knees to the body.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manuawillie cracks Ruiz with a nice body shot.
Ruiz looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie avoiding damage.
Manuawillie scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Manuawillie - that landed with a thud.
Manuawillie lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
A hook to the body from Manuawillie.
Willie Manuawillie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manuawillie lands a nice elbow.
Manuawillie scores with a knee to the head.
Manuawillie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manuawillie lands a shot to the body.
Manuawillie stalling.
Manuawillie scores with a knee to the head.
Manuawillie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuawillie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ruiz is keeping busy.
Ruiz is trying to force a seperation but Manuawillie has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruiz is trying to stall.
Manuawillie misses with a knee to the head.
Ruiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manuawillie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Manuawillie tries to stall but Ruiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Manuawillie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manuawillie lands with a short shot to the head.
Manuawillie lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruiz misses with a body punch.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the head.
Ruiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Manuawillie scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Manuawillie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruiz. Manuawillie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manuawillie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ruiz's head.
Ruiz lands with a shot to the body.
Ruiz swings for the body but Manuawillie moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie tries to clinch up.
Ruiz misses with a body shot.
Ruiz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manuawillie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruiz misses with a hook
and Manuawillie counters with a straight right hand.
Manuawillie lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manuawillie keeps Ruiz at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manuawillie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manuawillie slips a jab from Ruiz.
Manuawillie blocks a jab.
Manuawillie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlos Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuawillie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manuawillie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruiz can do to turn this around?
Manuawillie tries a body shot but Ruiz blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ruiz fails to land.
Manuawillie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ruiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ruiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruiz blocks a body shot from Manuawillie.
Ruiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Ruiz.
Ruiz pushes Manuawillie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Manuawillie on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Manuawillie.
Ruiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ruiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manuawillie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuawillie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manuawillie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruiz backwards.
Ruiz just leaning against Manuawillie, taking a breather.
Manuawillie pushes Ruiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manuawillie's elbow.
Manuawillie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manuawillie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manuawillie with a knee to the head.
Ruiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Manuawillie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manuawillie lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the head.
Manuawillie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Manuawillie lands an elbow inside.
Manuawillie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuawillie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruizs head.
Manuawillie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruiz misses with a double jab.
Ruiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manuawillie pushes Ruiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Manuawillie lands a right hand.
Manuawillie looking to throw knees to the head but Ruiz is blocking nicely.
Manuawillie is stalling here.
Manuawillie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz digs a right hand into Manuawillie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manuawillie's gas tank.
Manuawillie working aggressively here.
Ruiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manuawillie backwards.
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!
Manuawillie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ruiz misses with some punches.
Ruiz scores with a shot to the side of Manuawillie's head.
Manuawillie misses with some punches.
Manuawillie misses with a knee strike.
Manuawillie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manuawillie tries to land a knee to the head but Ruiz blocks with his arms.
Manuawillie pushes Ruiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carlos Ruiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manuawillie controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Manuawillie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manuawillie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Manuawillie!
An intense looking Willie Manuawillie took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You all know what I want after a hard fought battle? Auntie Nellie's malasadas! Remember no be silly vote Willie!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreno Cuenca's entrance music is Yo, el vaquilla. A fine choice. Nik Volkov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nik Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moreno Cuenca checks a leg kick.
Volkov lands the left hand.
Moreno Cuenca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the body.
Volkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Volkov tries to break the clinch but Moreno Cuenca is controlling the position.
Moreno Cuenca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov tries to break free but Moreno Cuenca pushes him back against the cage.
Volkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moreno Cuenca lands a body punch in the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volkov blocking some punches.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Nik Volkov has been cut.
Moreno Cuenca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volkov is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno Cuenca obliges.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Volkov wants to break free but Moreno Cuenca has control.
Moreno Cuenca avoiding damage.
Volkov is trying to force a seperation but Moreno Cuenca has the dominant position.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volkov avoids it.
Moreno Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca is stalling here.
Moreno Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the head.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov letting Moreno Cuenca take a breather here.
A right hook to the body lands for Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca can't find room to land a body shot as Volkov controls the action.
Moreno Cuenca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moreno Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volkov avoids it.
Moreno Cuenca lands an uppercut.
Moreno Cuenca looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moreno Cuenca pushes Volkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Moreno Cuenca unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moreno Cuenca lands a nice elbow.
Moreno Cuenca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Moreno Cuenca has him pressed against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Volkov is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Moreno Cuenca fails to land.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Volkov's efforts to push away.
Moreno Cuenca has Volkov pressed against the cage, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moreno Cuenca utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca stalling.
Moreno Cuenca has Volkov pressed against the cage, preventing Volkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkov wants to break free but Moreno Cuenca has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca trying to land knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca pressing his opponent against the cage.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volkov up against the cage.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Volkov's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moreno Cuenca.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Moreno Cuenca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Moreno Cuenca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nik Volkov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moreno Cuenca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moreno Cuenca throws a chopping leg kick but Volkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volkov 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 Moreno Cuenca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moreno Cuenca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moreno Cuenca takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Volkov misses with a kick to the body.
Moreno Cuenca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Moreno Cuenca as he connects with a hook.
Moreno Cuenca thuds his right hand into Volkov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Moreno Cuenca throws a leg kick which misses Volkov's front leg but catches the back leg as Volkov tries to avoid it.
Volkov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moreno Cuenca throws a chopping leg kick but Volkov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Volkov lands a two punch combo.
Volkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreno Cuenca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moreno Cuenca lands with an overhand left.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to clinch but Volkov is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Volkov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Volkov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moreno Cuenca is looking to clinch.
Moreno Cuenca closes the distance and clinches.
Volkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moreno Cuenca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Volkov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moreno Cuenca.
Volkov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good work by Volkov as he checks the leg kick.
Volkov throws a series of strikes that have Moreno Cuenca backpedaling.
Moreno Cuenca slips a jab and a cross from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a wild combination.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca has closed the distance and engaged Volkov in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreno Cuenca with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Moreno Cuenca.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow that misses.
Moreno Cuenca landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
Volkov is looking to break free of the clinch but Moreno Cuenca has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moreno Cuenca throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno Cuenca putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Volkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands a damaging elbow.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Volkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moreno Cuenca misses with an elbow strike.
Volkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow inside.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moreno Cuenca gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volkov avoids a wild elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Moreno Cuenca lands a right hand.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volkov avoids it.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow just above Volkov 's eye.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Moreno Cuenca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volkov avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Moreno Cuenca.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov blocking some punches.
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nik Volkov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Moreno Cuenca explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moreno Cuenca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moreno Cuenca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Volkov throws a lazy head kick
and Moreno Cuenca counters with an inside leg kick.
Moreno Cuenca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moreno Cuenca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moreno Cuenca shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Volkov misses with a body kick.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca is winning the standup battle so far.
Moreno Cuenca forces Volkov back against the cage and clinches.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike.
Volkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Moreno Cuenca won't allow it.
Moreno Cuenca lands a body punch in the clinch.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Moreno Cuenca has him pressed against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
Moreno Cuenca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Volkov can do to turn this around?
Moreno Cuenca is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the head.
Volkov blocks the elbow strike.
Moreno Cuenca throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moreno Cuenca prevents Volkov from breaking the clinch.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow inside.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno Cuenca scores a nice knee to the body.
Moreno Cuenca using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Volkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moreno Cuenca has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
Volkov avoids the elbow strike from Moreno Cuenca, against the cage.
Volkov tries to break the clinch but Moreno Cuenca is controlling the position.
Volkov tries to circle away but Moreno Cuenca has him pinned against the cage.
Moreno Cuenca tries a body shot but Volkov blocks it.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Volkov blocks an elbow strike.
Volkov tries to circle away but Moreno Cuenca has him pinned against the cage.
Volkov wants to break free but Moreno Cuenca has control.
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!
Volkov blocks an uppercut.
Volkov wants to break free but Moreno Cuenca has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moreno Cuenca.
Moreno Cuenca keeps control of Volkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Volkov is rocked!
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Volkov is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreno Cuenca finish him?
Moreno Cuenca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Volkov is trying to push Moreno Cuenca away but Moreno Cuenca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Volkov seems to have recovered his senses.
Moreno Cuenca comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volkov is trying to push Moreno Cuenca away but Moreno Cuenca has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moreno Cuenca leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moreno Cuenca throws an elbow but misses.
Volkov has had enough of the clinch but Moreno Cuenca keeps him there for the moment.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Volkov managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno Cuenca.
Volkov avoiding damage as Moreno Cuenca throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno Cuenca pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike.
Volkov tries to break the clinch but Moreno Cuenca is controlling the position.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
Volkov avoiding damage as Moreno Cuenca throws knees to the body.
Volkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Moreno Cuenca won't allow it.
Moreno Cuenca lands a nice elbow.
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moreno Cuenca tries to land a knee to the head but Volkov blocks with his arms.
Moreno Cuenca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moreno Cuenca prevents Volkov from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreno Cuenca creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volkov's defenses.
Moreno Cuenca lands an elbow just above Volkov 's eye.
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!
Moreno Cuenca displaying some good clinch control by pressing Volkov up against the cage.
Nik Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Volkov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moreno Cuenca has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Am Perfection by Cage 9. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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255 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Muhomorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhomorov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Artem Muhomorov has been cut.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Muhomorov tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muhomorov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Muhomorov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muhomorov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muhomorov slips under a jab.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Muhomorov's shoulder, as Muhomorov tries to avoid the shot.
Muhomorov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muhomorov.
Muhomorov tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Muhomorov slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Muhomorov tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Muhomorov throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee throws a series of punches but Muhomorov moves out of range.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Muhomorov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Artem Muhomorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Lee.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhomorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muhomorov scores with a nice right hand.
Muhomorov throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ricky Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhomorov tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Muhomorov.
Muhomorov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muhomorov drops Lee with a nice combination! Muhomorov dives into Lee's guard, looking to finish!
Lee is rocked!
It looks like Ricky Lee has been cut.
Muhomorov wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muhomorov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lee keeping full guard, as Muhomorov tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Muhomorov from controlling successfully.
Lee looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Artem Muhomorov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Muhomorov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muhomorov misses with a straight left.
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Muhomorov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Muhomorov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee is trying to hold Muhomorov in close to prevent damage but Muhomorov has managed to pass into half guard.
Muhomorov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lee defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muhomorov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Muhomorov wants to take a breather but Lee is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Artem Muhomorov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muhomorov as he jumps to the side.
Muhomorov misses with a looping right.
Muhomorov throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Muhomorov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muhomorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Muhomorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Muhomorov swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Muhomorov is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muhomorov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Muhomorov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee scores with a takedown into Muhomorov's guard.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Muhomorov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Muhomorov!
Lee is working an open guard so Muhomorov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Artem Muhomorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muhomorov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Muhomorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhomorov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Muhomorov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muhomorov avoids the body shot from Lee.
Muhomorov moves into the clinch.
Muhomorov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Muhomorov is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muhomorov lands with a left to the head.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Muhomorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muhomorov throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Muhomorov thows a body shot but no joy.
Muhomorov avoids the body shot from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Muhomorov strikes.
Muhomorov tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muhomorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Muhomorov lands with a good body shot.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muhomorov thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Muhomorov counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Lee!
Muhomorov content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is staying active underneath Muhomorov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee won't allow Muhomorov to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Artem Muhomorov.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Muhomorov sprawls well.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Muhomorov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is trying to ground and pound but Muhomorov uses the momentary lack of control by Lee to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Muhomorov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Lee is just holding on here. Muhomorov manages to take his back.
Artem Muhomorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Muhomorov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lee tries for a takedown but Muhomorov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Lee misses.
Muhomorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Muhomorov throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Muhomorov saw that one coming.
Muhomorov misses with a body shot.
Artem Muhomorov is winning the standup battle so far.
Muhomorov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Artem Muhomorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Lee.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Muhomorov tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muhomorov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhomorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muhomorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muhomorov tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhomorov misses the shot to the body.
Muhomorov connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muhomorov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muhomorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Artem Muhomorov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muhomorov wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhomorov throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Muhomorov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhomorov.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Muhomorov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Muhomorov. That snapped Lee's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee tries for a takedown but Muhomorov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Muhomorov scores with a jab to the body.
Muhomorov scores with a jab.
Muhomorov scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muhomorov darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries a body shot but Muhomorov blocks it.
Muhomorov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muhomorov.
Muhomorov throws a head punch that misses.
Muhomorov is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Muhomorov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muhomorov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee working aggressively here.
Muhomorov looking to stall.
Muhomorov breaks the clinch.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muhomorov doesn't seem phased though.
Muhomorov throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Muhomorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muhomorov sprawls well. Muhomorov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Muhomorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricky Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Lee - just one landing.
Muhomorov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Muhomorov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws the left hand but Muhomorov avoids the punch easily.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muhomorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Muhomorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhomorov slips a straight right by Lee.
Muhomorov moves into the clinch.
Lee is working Muhomorov over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Muhomorov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Artem Muhomorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Muhomorov is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artem Muhomorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muhomorov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artem Muhomorov!
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FIGHT
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