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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 74 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulf Minutsak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulf Minutsak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Raith wants to control from the top but Minutsak keeps moving.
Minutsak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Minutsak tries to get out of the position.
Raith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minutsak managing to control the position.
Raith trying to control the position from guard on top but Minutsak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thomas Raith.
Raith avoids the body shot from Minutsak.
Minutsak just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith tries for a takedown but Minutsak circles away easily
and Minutsak counters with a head kick that drops Raith to the mat! Raith scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Raith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raith tries to clinch but Minutsak moves out of range.
Raith is still on wobbly legs! Can Minutsak finish him?
Raith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Minutsak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minutsak lands a nice looking body shot.
Raith seems to have recovered his senses.
Minutsak feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Raith sprawling to the canvas! Raith rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Minutsak finish him?!
It looks like Thomas Raith has been cut.
Raith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Minutsak as he jumps to the side.
Ulf Minutsak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raith.
Minutsak throws a monster overhand right that drops Raith! Minutsak follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulf Minutsak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Kumijalka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumijalka comes to the cage accompanied by compella & the twister - put ur weed up. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Son Wukong enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Kumijalka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Son Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumijalka lands with a nice body kick.
Kumijalka clinches up with Wukong and pushes him back against the cage.
Wukong breaks from the clinch.
Wukong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kumijalka.
Kumijalka misses with a head kick.
Kumijalka rushes Wukong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wukong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kumijalka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kumijalka avoids the head kick by Wukong.
Kumijalka closes the distance and clinches.
Wukong wants a takedown but no success here.
Kumijalka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wukong looks for a takedown but Kumijalka sprawls well.
Kalevi Kumijalka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Son Wukong.
Wukong tries to keep at a distance but Kumijalka has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kumijalka pulls his leg out and moves away.
A low kick from Wukong misses
and Kumijalka counters with a head kick.
Kumijalka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kumijalka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wukong backs up against the cage.
Kumijalka moves into the clinch.
Kumijalka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wukong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kumijalka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kumijalka punishes Wukong's body with a nice straight punch.
Kumijalka rushes Wukong and presses him up against the cage.
Kumijalka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throws a low kick, looking for Kumijalka's leg but Kumijalka calmly moves out of range.
Kumijalka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumijalka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wukong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kumijalka smiles and moves away.
Kumijalka throws a head kick that misses.
Kumijalka instigates a clinch.
Kumijalka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kumijalka breaks the clinch.
Kumijalka moves into the clinch.
Wukong wants to get back to striking at distance but Kumijalka won't allow it.
Wukong struggles to land a body shot inside as Kumijalka controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka trying to land knees to the body.
Kumijalka tries a knee to the head but Wukong blocks it.
Kumijalka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wukong is defending well for now.
Wukong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kumijalka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wukong throws an overhand right that lands on Kumijalka's shoulder, as Kumijalka tries to avoid the shot.
Wukong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Wukong misses.
Wukong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kumijalka closes the distance and clinches.
Kumijalka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kumijalka misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka blocks a body shot from Wukong.
Kumijalka misses with a knee to the head.
Kumijalka takes a shot to the head.
Wukong lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wukong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kumijalka's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kumijalka makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wukong misses the shot to the body.
Wukong lands with a good body shot.
Wukong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kumijalka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kumijalka has Wukong pushed against the cage.
Kumijalka manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Kumijalka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wukong misses with a double jab.
Kumijalka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wukong shoots in for a double leg but Kumijalka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wukong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wukong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Son Wukong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wukong looks for a takedown but Kumijalka sprawls well.
Kalevi Kumijalka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Son Wukong.
Kumijalka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wukong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka ducks under a wild hook from Wukong.
Wukong throws a jab but it's blocked by Kumijalka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong tries to keep at a distance but Kumijalka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kumijalka breaks from the clinch.
Kumijalka stuffs the takedown attempt from Wukong. Wukong gets slowly back to his feet.
Wukong misses with a low kick as Kumijalka jumps back.
Wukong fails with the takedown.
Kumijalka takes the fight into the clinch.
Kumijalka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kumijalka lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kumijalka. That's going to slow Wukong down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka rushes Wukong and presses him up against the cage.
Wukong tries to break the clinch but Kumijalka is controlling the position.
Kumijalka crunches a lovely knee into Wukong's ribcage.
Kumijalka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kumijalka dodges the punch combination from Wukong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wukong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wukong shoots in looking for a takedown. Kumijalka tries to sprawl out of it but Wukong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kumijalka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wukong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Son Wukong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wukong swings for the body but Kumijalka moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kumijalka swivels and escapes.
Wukong is breathing heavily.
Kumijalka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wukong.
Kumijalka takes the fight into the clinch.
Wukong is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kumijalka gets underhooks to prevent Wukong's takedown attempt.
Wukong misses with a punch to the body.
Kumijalka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wukong fails to land the takedown.
Wukong tries to score with a low kick but Kumijalka moves his leg out of the way.
Kumijalka darts in and clinches Wukong up against the cage.
Kumijalka breaks from the clinch.
Wukong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka connects with a right hand. Wukong shakes it off.
Kumijalka clinches up with Wukong and pushes him back against the cage.
Wukong tries for a takedown but Kumijalka manages to get underhooks.
Wukong lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kumijalka wants to stand up but Wukong is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wukong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Kumijalka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kumijalka instigates a clinch.
Wukong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kumijalka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wukong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kumijalka.
Good leg kick by Kumijalka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kumijalka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kumijalka has Wukong up against the cage in a clinch.
Kumijalka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wukong shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Wukong misses.
Wukong tries to close the distance and clinch but Kumijalka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kumijalka throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka moves into the clinch.
Wukong tries to break free but Kumijalka pushes him back against the cage.
Kumijalka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kumijalka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kumijalka.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kumijalka. That's going to slow Wukong down.
Kumijalka has Wukong up against the cage in a clinch.
Wukong tries to circle away but Kumijalka has him pinned against the cage.
Wukong wants the takedown. Kumijalka is fighting it off but Wukong persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kumijalka's guard against the cage.
Wukong stops Kumijalka from standing up.
Son Wukong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kumijalka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wukong throws a strike but Kumijalka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wukong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kumijalka passes into half guard.
Wukong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kumijalka prevents Wukong from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wukong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wukong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kumijalka pulls his head out easily.
Kumijalka decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kumijalka moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wukong tries a body shot but Kumijalka blocks it.
Kalevi Kumijalka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kumijalka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wukong's face.
Kumijalka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kumijalka misses with a knee strike.
Kumijalka misses with a knee to the head.
Kumijalka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wukong misses with a wild body shot.
Wukong misses with a body punch
and Kumijalka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalevi Kumijalka is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumijalka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wukong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kumijalka moves into the clinch successfully.
Kumijalka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kalevi Kumijalka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick lands from Kumijalka.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalevi Kumijalka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kumijalka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalevi Kumijalka!
A relieved looking Kalevi Kumijalka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Shishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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207 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
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216 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Shishkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Lennon misses.
Lennon drops Shishkin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Shishkin looks back up at him and smiles so Lennon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Alexey Shishkin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennon throws a shot to the body.
Shishkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Lennon circles away.
Lennon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lennon connects with a body shot.
Shishkin is breathing heavily.
Shishkin switches off momentarily and Lennon cracks him with a monster right hand! Shishkin topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Lennon dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Lennon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Lennon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Reabker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adamek's entrance music is I Am The Sword - Motorhead . A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomasz Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Reabker!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek closes the distance and clinches up with Reabker, looking for a takedown. Adamek pushes Reabker against the cage but Reabker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adamek ducks under a wild hook from Reabker.
Adamek shoots in for a double leg but Reabker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reabker tries a low kick but Adamek avoids it.
Reabker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Reabker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Adamek is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Reabker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reabker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adamek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adamek wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reabker, who protects the arm well.
Adamek is looking to take a break and control but Reabker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reabker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek moves into full mount! Reabker won't be happy about that!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reabker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adamek lands with some strikes.
Adamek looking to secure an arm triangle but Reabker defends it well.
Adamek avoids the attempt from Reabker to control.
Adamek looking to ground and pound but Reabker is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek controlling from the full mount.
Adamek lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reabker hang on?
Adamek trying to control but Reabker is having none of it.
Reabker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reabker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adamek looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adamek scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek lands with a hook. Reabker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Reabker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adamek throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Reabker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Adamek is in Reabker's guard.
Adamek forces his way into half guard.
Reabker wants to get back to full guard.
Adamek trying to mount his opponent but Reabker defends it.
Adamek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reabker keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek trying to mount his opponent but Reabker defends it.
Reabker tries to roll over but Adamek keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Adamek in particular looking to stall.
Reabker wants to get back to full guard.
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!
Adamek wants to pass to mount but Reabker is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reabker is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Adamek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Adamek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Adamek.
Adamek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Adamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reabker's waist but Reabker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adamek off to one side.
Reabker has closed the distance and engaged Adamek in a clinch.
Adamek can't get the takedown.
Reabker has a couple of punches blocked by Adamek.
A frustrated look appears on Reabker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reabker scores with a shot to the side of Adamek's head.
Reabker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adamek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reabker pinned against the cage. Reabker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adamek has Reabker up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reabker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adamek up against the cage.
Reabker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adamek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Reabker tries to hold on but Adamek pushes him away.
Adamek with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Reabker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reabker wants to hold on but Adamek pushes him away.
Adamek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Reabker tries to lock up and control but Adamek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tomasz Adamek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adamek mounts Reabker! Really nice guard pass there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamek goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Reabker turns into him and now he's in Adamek's guard.
Reabker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adamek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reabker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adamek manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Reabker is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Reabker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Adamek content just to control the position here.
Adamek landing strikes from the mount.
Reabker is in a horrible position here. Adamek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamek trying to control but Reabker is having none of it.
Adamek is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reabker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek controlling the pace for now.
Adamek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reabker is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Adamek dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Adamek is looking to clinch but Reabker is avoiding it.
Reabker shoots in looking for a takedown but Adamek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Reabker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Adamek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reabker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Adamek defends it nicely.
Adamek shoots in for a double leg but Reabker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reabker closes the distance and pushes Adamek back into the cage.
Reabker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reabker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reabker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reabker 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 Adamek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adamek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reabker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamek pinned against the cage. Adamek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tomasz Adamek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Reabker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reabker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reabker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Adamek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reabker avoids it really well and circles away.
Adamek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reabker avoids it really well and circles away.
Reabker rushes Adamek and presses him up against the cage.
Reabker scores with a shot to the side of Adamek's head.
Reabker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adamek backwards.
Reabker prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reabker tries to pull guard but Adamek holds him up against the cage and eventually Reabker drops back down to his feet.
Adamek tries to score a body lock takedown but Reabker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adamek is trying to pull guard but Reabker has him pressed against the cage.
Reabker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adamek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reabker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adamek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reabker shoots in and drives through. Adamek sprawls well.
Reabker shoots in but Adamek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reabker tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek gets a takedown into half guard.
Adamek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adamek trying to control the action but Reabker is working from the bottom.
Adamek is really struggling to control Reabker but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tomasz Adamek.
Adamek throws a one two combo.
Kevin Reabker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adamek is looking to clinch but Reabker is avoiding it.
Tomasz Adamek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adamek fails with a takedown attempt.
Adamek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reabker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adamek somewhat.
Reabker tries to close the distance and clinch but Adamek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reabker misses with the combination.
Adamek staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tomasz Adamek.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Adamek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Adamek!
Tomasz Adamek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Abobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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30
205 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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27
210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tank Abobo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Abobo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Abobo lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abobo advances position into side control!
Freeman is looking for a sweep.
Abobo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Abobo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Freeman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Abobo's guard! Nice work there by Freeman!
Freeman wants to control from the top but Abobo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abobo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freeman is aware though and is defending well.
Abobo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Freeman defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman trying to control but Abobo is working from the bottom.
Abobo working for a triangle but Freeman defends it easily.
Abobo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Freeman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abobo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freeman has managed to get both his arms back between Abobo's legs - danger averted.
Abobo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Freeman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman stands and throws Abobo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Freeman is trying to get an arm triangle but Abobo is defending well.
Abobo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abobo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freeman pulls his head out easily.
Abobo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abobo actively working from the bottom here.
Abobo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abobo is in trouble now - Freeman has advanced to mount!
Abobo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abobo is trying to reverse the position but instead Freeman has taken his back - oops!
Freeman looking for the choke but no joy.
Freeman is trying to stick to Abobo's back but Abobo is turning into Freeman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Freeman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Abobo.
Abobo is looking to advance position but Freeman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Abobo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Freeman has hold of Abobo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abobo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Freeman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Abobo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Freeman manages to capitalize on a mistake by Abobo to take his back!
Abobo tries to break free.
Freeman is looking for the choke from the back position but Abobo is controlling his hands well.
Freeman looking for the RNC.
Freeman is trying to stick to Abobo's back but Abobo is turning into Freeman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Freeman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Abobo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abobo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Freeman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Abobo has Freeman in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tank Abobo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abobo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Freeman's guard.
Abobo won't allow Freeman to sweep him here.
Abobo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Freeman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Abobo has Freeman in his guard.
Tank Abobo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abobo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abobo has his foot on Freeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freeman works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abobo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freeman is aware though and is defending well.
Freeman trying to control but Abobo is working from the bottom.
Abobo working for a triangle but Freeman defends it easily.
Freeman tries to free his leg and advance position but Abobo is retaining full guard.
Freeman forces his way into half guard.
Abobo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Abobo looking for submissions off his back.
Abobo is breathing heavily.
Freeman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman prevents Abobo from improving his position.
Freeman trying to control from half guard but Abobo is working away.
Abobo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freeman pulls his head out easily.
Abobo looking for submissions off his back.
Freeman is looking for a kimura but Abobo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Freeman to get the leverage.
Freeman works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abobo is working to get back to half guard.
Freeman working for a submission but Abobo is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Abobo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Freeman looking to secure an arm triangle but Abobo defends it well.
Freeman has hold of Abobo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abobo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Abobo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abobo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Freeman is looking to advance position but Abobo won't allow it.
Freeman not doing much here.
Freeman seems to be working for a kimura but Abobo defends the submission attempt.
Abobo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Freeman pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abobo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abobo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tank Abobo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Freeman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abobo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Abobo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Abobo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Freeman looks calm but he's in trouble here. Abobo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Freeman is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Abobo lets go of the hold and Freeman can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tank Abobo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denard Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Macey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Denard Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Macey!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black scores with a hook.
Macey throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Macey shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
Macey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Macey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looks to land a combination but Macey avoids it well.
Macey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
A cross from Black lands.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macey throws out the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Black.
Black takes a swing at Macey's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Black engages and cracks Macey with a massive lead left hook - Macey tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Black is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denard Black!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvid Nordemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lipsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lipsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Comme Un Enfante kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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225 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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29
215 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arvid Nordemar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lipsky!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lipsky throws a push kick but Nordemar slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nordemar.
Nordemar blocks a low kick nicely.
Nordemar looks for the body kick but Lipsky saw that one coming.
Nordemar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lipsky will feel that in the morning.
Nordemar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lipsky throws out the jab.
Lipsky throws a lazy body kick
and Nordemar counters with a good, hard body kick but Lipsky shrugs it off.
Nordemar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lipsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A leg kick checked by Lipsky.
Nordemar throws a low kick but Lipsky avoids it.
Lipsky instigates a clinch.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lipsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nordemar.
Nordemar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar throws a leg kick that misses.
Nordemar throws a low kick, looking for Lipsky's leg but Lipsky calmly moves out of range.
Nordemar scoring well with a low kick there.
Lipsky throws a jab when Nordemar was well out of range.
Nordemar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lipsky.
Nordemar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lipsky lands a leg kick that knocks Nordemar off balance momentarily.
Lipsky missing with a left hand there. Nordemar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nordemar slips a jab from Lipsky.
Lipsky attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nordemar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lipsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky looks to land a right hand but Nordemar moved out of range.
A jab from Lipsky misses.
Good work by Nordemar as he checks the leg kick.
Lipsky misses with a low kick.
Lipsky misses with a low kick as Nordemar jumps back.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lipsky crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nordemar - the referee stops the clock and Lipsky gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nordemar. Lipsky manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Matt Lipsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lipsky has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nordemar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nordemar. Lipsky shrugs it off though.
Good work by Nordemar as he checks the leg kick.
Nordemar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lipsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nordemar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lipsky catches Nordemar right on the button with a cross.
Nordemar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lipsky looks for the body kick but Nordemar saw that one coming.
Nordemar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lipsky will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lipsky's corner calls for a 1-2. Lipsky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot by Lipsky.
An inside leg kick lands from Lipsky.
Lipsky looks for the body kick but Nordemar saw that one coming.
Lipsky misses with a looping left.
Nordemar misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Nordemar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Lipsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nordemar ducks under a wild hook from Lipsky.
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!
Lipsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lipsky throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nordemar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lipsky cracks Nordemar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Nordemar.
Lipsky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nordemar checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lipsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nordemar is out of range.
Nordemar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lipsky misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lipsky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lipsky has closed the distance and engaged Nordemar in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Lipsky.
It looks like Arvid Nordemar has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lipsky obliges.
A shot in the inside from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside that Nordemar shrugs off.
Nordemar managing to block the knees to the body from Lipsky.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nordemar avoids it.
Lipsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nordemar blocks it with crossed arms.
Nordemar blocks an elbow strike.
Nordemar misses with the head strike.
Lipsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nordemar misses with some punches.
Lipsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nordemar avoids the elbow strike from Lipsky, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nordemar crunches a lovely knee into Lipsky's ribcage.
Lipsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nordemar avoids it.
Lipsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lipsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nordemar.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow.
Lipsky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lipsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nordemar's brow.
Nordemar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lipsky's elbow.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nordemar managing to block the knees to the body from Lipsky.
Nordemar has had enough of the clinch but Lipsky keeps him there for the moment.
Lipsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nordemar blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky pushes off an throws an elbow but Nordemar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lipsky has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nordemar.
Lipsky working aggressively here.
Lipsky lands a left hand.
Nordemar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lipsky tries to land knees in the clinch but Nordemar avoids the damage to the body.
Lipsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nordemar blocks it with crossed arms.
Lipsky misses with a knee to the head.
Nordemar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nordemar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nordemar blocks an elbow strike.
Lipsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lipsky misses with a knee strike.
Nordemar is trying to push Lipsky away but Lipsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lipsky misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordemar blocks an elbow strike.
Lipsky blocks an uppercut.
Lipsky tries a knee to the head but Nordemar blocks it.
Lipsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Lipsky.
Nordemar tries to land knees in the clinch but Lipsky avoids the damage to the body.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nordemar tries a body shot but Lipsky blocks it.
Lipsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordemar managing to block the knees to the body from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands an elbow inside.
Lipsky trying to land knees to the body.
Lipsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nordemar is rocked!
Lipsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nordemar is defending well for now.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lipsky in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nordemar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lipsky prevents a body shot from Nordemar.
Nordemar takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Nordemar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lipsky landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lipsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nordemar's brow.
Lipsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lipsky working Nordemar over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Lipsky.
Lipsky lands a nice knee to the body.
Clinched against the cage, Lipsky lands a big elbow that drops Nordemar! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Nordemar is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Lipsky!
Matt Lipsky very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Nobis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Nobis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nobis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henry prevents it.
Nobis keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry breaks from the clinch.
Nobis gets tackled into the cage by Henry. Henry maintains the clinch.
Henry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Henry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nobis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nobis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nobis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nobis working a defensive guard here.
Nobis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nobis has his foot on Henry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Nobis blocks nicely.
Henry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nobis has his foot on Henry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henry works his way back into a safe position though.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nobis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henry defends it easily.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Nobis blocks nicely.
Nobis is looking for a triangle but Henry pushes his legs off easily.
Nobis trying to keep a closed guard but Henry is proving a slippery customer.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in close to Nobis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Henry landing some decent shots from guard.
Nobis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nobis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry scoring with some ground and pound.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nobis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nobis has a closed guard, preventing Henry from standing up.
Nobis has his feet on Henry's thighs here. He's pushed Henry off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Henry screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Nobis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Peter Nobis waved his t-shirt featuring Wolfpack Blood Labs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Almost Famous. A J Hearts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Richard Tavarius's chin.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Tavarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tavarius defends it nicely.
Tavarius throws a body punch but Hearts moves out of range.
Tavarius takes the fight into the clinch.
Tavarius lands a body punch.
Hearts breaks the clinch.
Tavarius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tavarius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard Tavarius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavarius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hearts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tavarius looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearts is just out of range.
Tavarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearts manages to avoid it.
Tavarius lands with an uppercut that bounces Hearts off the cage and back into range.
Hearts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts ducks under a wild hook from Tavarius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius throws a good cross that connects.
Hearts misses with a takedown attempt - Tavarius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richard Tavarius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of A J Hearts.
Tavarius clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tavarius.
Hearts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavarius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hearts's elbow.
Hearts is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tavarius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hearts's elbow.
Tavarius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tavarius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tavarius scores with a shoulder strike.
Hearts working aggressively here.
Tavarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hearts controls his hands.
Tavarius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius gets through Hearts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tavarius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavarius prevents Hearts from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts blocks a body shot from Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with a body punch.
Hearts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with a body punch.
Hearts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hearts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavarius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavarius tries to work over Hearts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavarius lands a shoulder strike.
Tavarius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Tavarius tries a body shot but Hearts blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Hearts.
Tavarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hearts controls his hands.
Hearts blocks a body shot from Tavarius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tavarius.
Tavarius struggles to land a body shot inside as Hearts controls his hands.
Tavarius tries to throw a body punch but Hearts avoids it by throwing Tavarius back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavarius.
Hearts prevents a body shot from Tavarius.
Hearts misses with the head strike.
Hearts lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hearts blocks an uppercut.
Tavarius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavarius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavarius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hearts blocks a body shot from Tavarius.
Hearts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavarius tries to throw a body punch but Hearts avoids it by throwing Tavarius back against the cage.
Hearts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavarius tries to throw a body punch but Hearts avoids it by throwing Tavarius back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a punch on the inside.
Hearts lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tavarius misses with a body punch.
Hearts missing with knees to the body.
Hearts blocks a body shot from Tavarius.
Hearts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tavarius.
Tavarius tries to throw a body punch but Hearts avoids it by throwing Tavarius back against the cage.
Hearts works on Tavarius's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tavarius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavarius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavarius lands an uppercut.
Hearts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tavarius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hearts misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearts tries to work over Tavarius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavarius wants to stall.
Hearts scores with a hook to the body.
Hearts prevents a body shot from Tavarius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Tavarius dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hearts lands the left hand.
Tavarius connects with a body shot.
Hearts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavarius.
Tavarius tries to clinch up.
Hearts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tavarius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hearts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hearts lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tavarius. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tavarius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts slips a straight right by Tavarius.
Tavarius missing with a left hand there. Hearts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tavarius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius drives through and clinches with Hearts against the cage.
Hearts tries a body shot but Tavarius blocks it.
Hearts breaks from the clinch.
Tavarius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearts lands a leg kick that knocks Tavarius off balance momentarily.
Tavarius misses with a straight left.
Tavarius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hearts digs a good hook to Tavarius's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hearts lands a slapping body shot.
Hearts throws a jab when Tavarius was well out of range.
Richard Tavarius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tavarius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearts. Hearts obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Hearts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hearts showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hearts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is nestled in close to Tavarius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hearts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tavarius's head.
Tavarius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hearts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tavarius taking some punishment here, with Hearts in his half guard.
Hearts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tavarius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hearts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hearts wants to pass the guard but Tavarius is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hearts with the ground and pound but Tavarius uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hearts postures up in Tavarius's guard and throws a big left but Tavarius blocks it.
Hearts wants to control from the top but Tavarius keeps moving.
Hearts postures up in Tavarius's guard and throws a big left but Tavarius blocks it.
Hearts is looking to work some ground and pound but Tavarius has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hearts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hearts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tavarius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts is working Tavarius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hearts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts distracts Tavarius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavarius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hearts is one step ahead there.
Hearts lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hearts is looking to work some ground and pound but Tavarius has wrist control.
Hearts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A J Hearts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hearts fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tavarius on the side of the head.
Tavarius thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Tavarius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tavarius misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hearts to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tavarius but Tavarius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hearts shoots in looking for a takedown but Tavarius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hearts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hearts throws a lazy right hand but Tavarius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearts throws the left hand but Tavarius avoids the punch easily.
Hearts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tavarius's guard.
Hearts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts won't allow Tavarius to sweep him here.
Hearts chips away with some ground and pound.
Hearts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hearts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A J Hearts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hearts stands up over Tavarius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hearts postures up in Tavarius's guard and throws a big left but Tavarius blocks it.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hearts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hearts engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tavarius wants to sweep here but Hearts controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hearts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tavarius is keeping the position for now.
Hearts scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tavarius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tavarius tries to get out of the position.
Hearts postures up.
Tavarius can't keep his opponent in guard - Hearts advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hearts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hearts throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tavarius to regain full guard.
Tavarius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hearts postures up in Tavarius's guard and throws a big left but Tavarius blocks it.
Hearts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tavarius is pulling down on Hearts's head. It's preventing any offense from Hearts, at least for the moment.
Hearts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hearts lands a couple of elbows.
Hearts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hearts postures up in Tavarius's guard and throws a big left but Tavarius blocks it.
Hearts is pushing down on Tavarius's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tavarius is fighting to maintain full guard but Hearts has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hearts scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
A J Hearts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hearts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A J Hearts!
After winning the bout, A J Hearts thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cassius Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Cole!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Payne takes the fight into the clinch.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Payne taking a breather.
Maybe Payne would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Payne jumps guard but Cole turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Payne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Payne wants a takedown but no success here.
Cole stalling in the clinch.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice cross by Cole.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Payne saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Payne ducks down to avoid it.
Cole looks to throw the jab but Payne is out of range.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Payne throws a leg kick but Cole moved away.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole tries to sprawl but Payne drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Payne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cole is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cole can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cole is trying to maintain the position but Payne is very close to passing his half guard.
Cole is trying to get back to full guard.
Payne has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cole makes his way to full guard, as Payne worked for a kimura.
Payne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cole is looking to stand up but Payne isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cole really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Payne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Payne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Payne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Payne throws a big elbow that misses.
Payne not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cole catches Payne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne throws a solid leg kick but Cole takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Payne.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Payne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hank Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cole scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole throws a lazy right hand but Payne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payne loads up on a big right hand but Cole slips the punch.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hank Cole will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. Payne moves away and avoids it.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Payne wants to clinch.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne swinging wildly here.
Payne misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cole as he jumps to the side.
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne throws a leg kick
and Cole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Cole sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Payne walks into a stiff left hand from Cole.
Payne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payne scrambles back to his feet.
Cole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a leg kick.
Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cole lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole connects with a crisp jab.
Cole with a hook.
Cassius Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne tries for a takedown but Cole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne pushes Cole up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cole checks a leg kick.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Payne is just out of range.
Payne avoids the body shot from Cole.
Payne defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Cole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole misses with a body punch
so Payne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole wants to stand and escape but Payne is having none of it.
Payne drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cole manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Payne has Cole in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne pulls Cole in close to his closed guard and prevents Cole from doing any damage or advancing position.
Payne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne is pulling down on Cole's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cole takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Payne misses with a right hand
and Cole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payne tries to clinch but Cole moves out of range.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payne.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Payne misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cole paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
Cole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole digs a good body shot into Payne's ribs.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payne tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Cole scores with a nice right hand.
Payne takes a swing at Cole's ribcage but misses.
Cole throws a hook but Payne blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payne.
Hank Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne avoids the body shot from Cole.
Cole misses with a hook.
Payne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cole swivels and escapes.
Payne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole fails to land with a series of punches.
Cole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Payne is just out of range.
Cassius Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne slips under a jab.
Payne throws a leg kick but Cole moved away.
Cole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cole connects with a nice looking jab.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Cole is just out of range.
Cole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole connects with a body shot that sends Payne's belly button to the back.
Payne is looking to wear down Cole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cole has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hank Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Payne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cole scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payne doesn't seem bothered though.
Cole throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Cole cracks a nice hook into Payne's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cole winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Cole!
Hank Cole really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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