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UFL 25: Jones - Fran PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micka Caseiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Stefaniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micka Caseiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franz Stefaniak!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caseiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Caseiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stefaniak is keeping busy.
Stefaniak manages to break the clinch.
Stefaniak shoots in looking for a takedown but Caseiro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stefaniak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Caseiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Stefaniak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stefaniak misses with a looping right.
Caseiro has closed the distance and engaged Stefaniak in a clinch.
Caseiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefaniak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caseiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caseiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caseiro gets through Stefaniak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefaniak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stefaniak is trying to push Caseiro away but Caseiro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Caseiro lands with a right to the head.
Stefaniak has Caseiro pushed against the cage.
Caseiro working aggressively here.
Caseiro is struggling to control the position.
Caseiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stefaniak wants to take the fight to the mat but Caseiro manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Caseiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caseiro misses with a body punch.
Stefaniak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stefaniak tries to break free but Caseiro pushes him back against the cage.
Caseiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caseiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stefaniak stalls.
Stefaniak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caseiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caseiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Stefaniak.
Caseiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Caseiro stalling in the clinch but Stefaniak improves position.
Caseiro misses with the head strike.
Caseiro looking to stall.
Caseiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caseiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Caseiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stefaniak up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caseiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stefaniak is keeping busy.
Caseiro can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Micka Caseiro.
A punch combination from Stefaniak misses.
Caseiro gets tackled into the cage by Stefaniak. Stefaniak maintains the clinch.
Caseiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Stefaniak gets an underhook and turns Caseiro into the cage.
Caseiro keeps control of Stefaniak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stefaniak slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micka Caseiro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stefaniak clinches.
Stefaniak taking a breather.
Caseiro is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stefaniak as Caseiro tries to tie him up.
Caseiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Caseiro misses with some punches.
Caseiro misses with the head strike.
Caseiro looking to stall.
Stefaniak just leaning against Caseiro, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caseiro has a couple of punches blocked by Stefaniak.
Caseiro misses with the head strike.
Caseiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Stefaniak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caseiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Caseiro taking a breather.
Caseiro misses with a punch to the body.
Stefaniak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stefaniak manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak is looking to clinch.
Caseiro moves into the clinch.
Stefaniak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caseiro scores with a punch to the head.
Caseiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caseiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stefaniak is keeping busy.
Stefaniak stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caseiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Caseiro has a couple of punches blocked by Stefaniak.
Caseiro misses with a body punch.
Caseiro tries to work over Stefaniak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caseiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Stefaniak gets an underhook and turns Caseiro into the cage.
Stefaniak stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caseiro prevents Stefaniak from breaking the clinch.
Caseiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caseiro can't find room to land a body shot as Stefaniak controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Caseiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Caseiro misses with some punches.
Stefaniak takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caseiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Caseiro gets through Stefaniak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caseiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micka Caseiro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Caseiro moves into the clinch.
Caseiro lands a shoulder strike.
Stefaniak slowing the pace effectively.
Stefaniak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stefaniak wants to clinch.
Caseiro lands a nice hook to Stefaniak's body. Stefaniak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caseiro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stefaniak is trying to drag Caseiro to the mat but Caseiro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caseiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stefaniak.
Stefaniak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Caseiro gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Micka Caseiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Stefaniak.
Caseiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caseiro misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stefaniak'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.
Caseiro pushes Stefaniak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caseiro working aggressively here.
Stefaniak letting Caseiro take a breather here.
Stefaniak blocks an elbow strike.
Stefaniak manages to break the clinch.
Caseiro clinches.
Stefaniak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Caseiro fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak is trying to break the clinch but Caseiro has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Caseiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Stefaniak backwards.
Caseiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stefaniak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stefaniak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Caseiro prevents it.
Stefaniak stalling.
Caseiro tries a body shot but Stefaniak blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caseiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefaniak blocks an uppercut.
Caseiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stefaniak.
Caseiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franz Stefaniak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caseiro being controlled against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Caseiro as the two fighters clinch.
Caseiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Stefaniak.
Stefaniak misses with a punch on the inside.
Stefaniak misses with the head strike.
Micka Caseiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stefaniak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micka Caseiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caseiro 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micka Caseiro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raleigh Theodore Sakers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julien Escobedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raleigh Theodore Sakers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julien Escobedo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakers swings for the body but Escobedo moves out of range.
Escobedo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sakers.
Sakers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobedo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escobedo throws a head kick that misses.
Escobedo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sakers.
Raleigh Theodore Sakers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobedo misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Escobedo both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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!
Sakers connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Escobedo misses its intended target.
Sakers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobedo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raleigh Theodore Sakers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakers is defended easily by Escobedo.
Sakers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobedo.
Escobedo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escobedo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobedo misses the shot to the body.
Sakers avoids the head kick by Escobedo.
Sakers scores a takedown into full mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sakers working Escobedo over with strikes here.
Sakers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sakers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Escobedo is bucking up trying to escape but Sakers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakers content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakers landing strikes from the mount.
Sakers landing shots from mount.
Sakers lands a heavy elbow.
Sakers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Escobedo looks gassed!
Sakers lands a big elbow.
Sakers breaks from Escobedo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Escobedo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakers controlling his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Escobedo?
Sakers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Escobedo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Escobedo's face.
BOOM! Sakers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Escobedo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sakers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Escobedo looks a forlorn figure.
Sakers 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.
Sakers controlling his opponent.
Sakers working Escobedo over with strikes here.
Sakers controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raleigh Theodore Sakers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakers avoids the head kick by Escobedo.
Escobedo throws a jab when Sakers was well out of range.
Sakers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakers shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobedo tries to sprawl out of it but Sakers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escobedo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Julien Escobedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakers stays in close to Escobedo's body and controls the position.
Sakers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Escobedo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Escobedo is breathing heavily.
Escobedo being controlled here, momentarily.
Sakers cracks Escobedo with a solid left hand.
Sakers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sakers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Escobedo is rocked!
Sakers passes into half guard.
Escobedo is still in real trouble! Can Sakers finish him?
Sakers winds up and cracks Escobedo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakers is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Escobedo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Sakers fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Escobedo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Sakers! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raleigh Theodore Sakers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Chsiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Ibragimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artem Ibragimov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rustam Chsiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Ibragimov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibragimov tries for a takedown but Chsiev circles away easily
and Chsiev counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Artem Ibragimov has been cut.
A jab lands there for Chsiev.
Chsiev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ibragimov's half guard.
Chsiev seems to be working for a kimura but Ibragimov defends the submission attempt.
Chsiev not doing much here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibragimov wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibragimov wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Chsiev seems content to control.
Chsiev seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ibragimov for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rustam Chsiev just wasn't active enough.
Chsiev misses the jab.
Chsiev missing with a left hand there. Ibragimov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibragimov throws a sloppy head kick and Chsiev moves out of range easily.
Chsiev feints and as Ibragimov raises his hands in defense, Chsiev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chsiev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ibragimov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chsiev has managed to get both his arms back between Ibragimov's legs - danger averted.
Chsiev pushes down on Ibragimov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chsiev is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chsiev decides to stand up.
Ibragimov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chsiev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ibragimov looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chsiev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chsiev wants to pass the guard but Ibragimov is keeping the position.
Chsiev has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chsiev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chsiev is in close to Ibragimov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibragimov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chsiev controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chsiev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Good standup being displayed there by Ibragimov as he connects with a hook.
Ibragimov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chsiev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rustam Chsiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artem Ibragimov.
Chsiev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chsiev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chsiev is working for a submission of some sort.
Chsiev trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rustam Chsiev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artem Ibragimov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chsiev throws a shot to the body.
Chsiev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ibragimov throws a right and a left that Chsiev avoids nicely.
Chsiev dives in and scores a takedown into Ibragimov's guard.
Chsiev stands up from Ibragimov's guard - Chsiev perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ibragimov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chsiev.
Ibragimov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ibragimov is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chsiev lands a nice hook to Ibragimov's body. Ibragimov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chsiev stuns Ibragimov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chsiev. Ibragimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chsiev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ibragimov was covering up waiting for the punch and Chsiev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chsiev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibragimov can do to turn this around?
Chsiev gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ibragimov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chsiev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rustam Chsiev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chsiev wants to work for an arm triangle but Ibragimov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chsiev passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chsiev controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chsiev gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Ibragimov slips a jab from Chsiev.
Ibragimov walks into a straight right hand from Chsiev.
Chsiev scores with a nice strike.
Chsiev drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ibragimov is rocked!
Chsiev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ibragimov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Chsiev landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chsiev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chsiev passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ibragimov!
Chsiev unloading with bombs!
Chsiev get's back to his feet.
Artem Ibragimov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chsiev lands a hook that stumbles Ibragimov back into the cage. Chsiev follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ibragimov to the canvas! Chsiev pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ibragimov has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rustam Chsiev!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Trendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Swistopliasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Trendell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Swistopliasov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swistopliasov shoots in but Trendell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Swistopliasov blocks a head kick by Trendell.
Swistopliasov dives in and grabs Trendell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trendell pushes down on Swistopliasov's head and hops out.
Swistopliasov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Trendell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Swistopliasov is in Trendell's guard.
Trendell managing to control the position.
Swistopliasov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Trendell looking to control.
Swistopliasov drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Swistopliasov as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Trendell screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Swistopliasov! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ivan Swistopliasov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Brashear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeljko Kerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brashear comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Head - Imperium. Donald Brashear could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zeljko Kerum's chin.
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260 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Brashear!
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, Zeljko Kerum!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brashear lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brashear moves in looking to clinch but Kerum pushes him off.
Brashear misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Brashear misses.
Brashear throws a series of punches but Kerum avoids them all with ease.
Brashear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brashear tries to land a leg kick but Kerum saw it coming and moves away.
Brashear defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kerum.
Brashear throws a nice looking combination but Kerum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brashear throws a series of punches but Kerum moves out of range.
Brashear displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kerum.
Brashear lands with a good body shot.
Donald Brashear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brashear moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brashear connects with a body shot.
Brashear fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kerum looks gassed!
Brashear lands a brutal head kick. Kerum looks out on his feet and Brashear throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Donald Brashear!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleskei Oleynik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleskei Oleynik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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198 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleskei Oleynik!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William misses with the combination.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
Oleynik misses with a body shot.
Oleynik lands a nice looking kick to the body. William takes a step back to recover.
William closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oleynik is defending well for now.
William just leaning against Oleynik, taking a breather.
William has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Oleynik regains guard immediately.
Oleynik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
William trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
William trying to move into half guard but instead Oleynik has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleynik wants to control from the top but William keeps moving.
Oleynik drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and William dives on top into guard.
William stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oleynik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
William avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oleynik wants to sweep here but William controlling him for the moment.
Oleynik is trying to keep William in close.
Oleynik is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
William works over Oleynik with some ground and pound from guard.
Oleynik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
William throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oleynik keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
William throws a strike but Oleynik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William working for a triangle but Oleynik defends it easily.
William escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oleynik gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oleynik passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William is trying to improve his position.
Oleynik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
William sneaks back into half guard.
Oleynik wants to pass to mount but William is defending the position.
William moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oleynik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
William looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Oleynik is defending well. William quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Oleynik has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! William celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Whonjon William!
Whonjon William retains his middleweight title!
Whonjon William decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Haahtee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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217 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ukko Haahtee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muraki Tunamoto!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haahtee throws a lazy head kick
and Tunamoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haahtee really felt that one!
Tunamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Tunamoto blocks the body kick.
Haahtee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haahtee misses the shot to the body.
Ukko Haahtee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haahtee misses with a few strikes there.
Haahtee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tunamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haahtee throws a series of punches but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Haahtee misses with a double jab
and Tunamoto counters with a nice body kick.
Haahtee is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haahtee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto misses with a head kick.
Tunamoto misses with a head kick.
Tunamoto throws a head kick but Haahtee moves out of range.
Haahtee misses with a series of wild punches.
Haahtee throws a head kick but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Tunamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haahtee moves away.
Tunamoto lands a high kick!
Haahtee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Haahtee does no damage.
Tunamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Tunamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Haahtee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haahtee managing to block the knees to the body from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haahtee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haahtee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haahtee avoids a wild elbow strike from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haahtee's defenses.
It looks like Ukko Haahtee has been cut.
Tunamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haahtee backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tunamoto as Haahtee tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tunamoto.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tunamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Haahtee avoids the damage to the body.
Haahtee prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tunamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haahtee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tunamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haahtee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haahtee swings wildly with an uppercut but Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Haahtee blocks with his arms.
Haahtee lands a hook that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Tunamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haahtee is looking to control Tunamoto's arms but Tunamoto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haahtee has his back to the cage.
Haahtee pulls Tunamoto into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Haahtee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Haahtee is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tunamoto trying to control but Haahtee postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto wants to improve his position but Haahtee is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Haahtee in particular looking to stall.
Haahtee is trying to control the action in half guard but Tunamoto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ukko Haahtee wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Haahtee throws a head kick that misses
and Tunamoto counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunamoto is looking to slow Haahtee down with leg kicks.
Tunamoto avoids the head kick by Haahtee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haahtee misses with a looping left.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Tunamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muraki Tunamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ukko Haahtee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Haahtee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tunamoto.
A shot to the liver by Tunamoto. Beautiful body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tunamoto.
Haahtee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Tunamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tunamoto is looking to clinch.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick which misses Haahtee's front leg but catches the back leg as Haahtee tries to avoid it.
Haahtee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tunamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Haahtee.
Haahtee blocks a head kick by Tunamoto.
Haahtee throws a head kick that misses.
Tunamoto moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tunamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haahtee's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haahtee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Haahtee is trying to break free.
Haahtee misses with a punch on the inside.
Haahtee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tunamoto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haahtee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haahtee dodges an elbow strike from Tunamoto.
Haahtee throws a head punch that misses.
Haahtee misses with a punch on the inside.
Haahtee misses with some punches.
Tunamoto pushes off an throws an elbow but Haahtee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tunamoto prevents a body shot from Haahtee.
Tunamoto manages to break the clinch.
Muraki Tunamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tunamoto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Haahtee does no damage.
Tunamoto misses with a head kick.
Tunamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Haahtee misses with a body kick.
Haahtee tries a low kick but Tunamoto avoids it.
Tunamoto avoids the head kick by Haahtee.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick which misses Haahtee's front leg but catches the back leg as Haahtee tries to avoid it.
Tunamoto avoids the head kick by Haahtee.
Tunamoto lands a big head kick that sends Haahtee tumbling to the mat! Tunamoto takes a step backwards and waves Haahtee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Haahtee is rocked!
Haahtee throws a sloppy head kick
and Tunamoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Oh Haahtee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tunamoto feints a jab and as Haahtee dips his head, Tunamoto unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Haahtee right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Haahtee falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Tunamoto smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muraki Tunamoto!
An out of breath Muraki Tunamoto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 lbs
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21
205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Good low kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Alexandrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexandrov.
Norris tries to sprawl but Alexandrov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Norris tries to roll over but Alexandrov keeps him under control.
Norris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alexandrov thows a huge punch but Norris dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexandrov throwing shots but Norris is blocking nicely.
Norris is looking to get back to full guard here but Alexandrov has managed to pass to side control instead.
Norris is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Alexandrov seems content to control.
Norris wants to control but Alexandrov is keeping busy.
Alexandrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandrov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alexandrov slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alexandrov connects with a nice short shot to Norris's temple.
Alexandrov controlling the action here.
Alexandrov trying to control the action but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Alexandrov manages to pass to side control.
Alexandrov is looking to take a break and control but Norris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norris is trying to control Alexandrov's posture but Alexandrov avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Norris is working to avoid the ground and pound but Alexandrov connects with a decent elbow.
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.
Alexandrov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Norris is rocked!
Norris is letting Alexandrov control him for a moment.
Norris is still in real trouble! Can Alexandrov finish him?
Alexandrov lands a strong strike to the head of Norris. That's dazed him! Alexandrov looking to finish here. Norris is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Alexandrov lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Alexandrov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Fran (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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28
205 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Fran!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fran fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Fran.
Fran gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Fran backing up. Fran nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Fran gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fran's guard.
Brian Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Fran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Fran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fran is keeping the position for now.
Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fran is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fran has escaped and now he's on top!
Fran wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franis looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fran looking for a sweep. Not yet Fran, not yet.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Fran has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fran looking to control.
Fran looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fran working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Fran controlling the position.
Fran wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Fran keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fran has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
Fran is trying to keep Jones in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oliver Fran was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fran's guard.
Fran trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes down on Fran's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fran is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones is trying to control. Fran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fran keeps working.
Fran regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Fran is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fran working a defensive guard here.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones wants to control from the top but Fran keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fran wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Fran is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fran has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Fran shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fran doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Brian Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Fran.
Fran with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Fran is rocked!
Oliver Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones cracks Fran with a left hook right on the temple and Fran goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Jones lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Fran is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Jones!
Brian Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
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pop
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mgr
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