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PCL 84: Versus Mesopotamia PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damo Bodhidharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokeleaf misses with a shot to the body
and Bodhidharma counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Smokeleaf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smokeleaf throws a hook to the side of Bodhidharma's head but Bodhidharma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bodhidharma misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch there but Bodhidharma circles away.
Smokeleaf looks to score with a jab to the body but Bodhidharma is just out of range.
Bodhidharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smokeleaf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses.
Smokeleaf lands a nice shot that snaps Bodhidharma's head back.
Bodhidharma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smokeleaf tries to score with a low kick but Bodhidharma moves his leg out of the way.
Bodhidharma checks a low kick from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bodhidharma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bodhidharma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smokeleaf connects with an inside leg kick.
Smokeleaf throws a push kick but Bodhidharma slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bodhidharma cracks the inside of Smokeleaf's front leg.
Smokeleaf looks gassed!
Bodhidharma throws a right and a left that Smokeleaf avoids nicely.
Smokeleaf wants to slow Bodhidharma down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooh!!! Bodhidharma has knocked Smokeleaf down with a huge combo! Bodhidharma steps away and waves a wobbly Smokeleaf back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Smokeleaf is rocked!
It looks like Jesus Smokeleaf has been cut.
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!
Bodhidharma wobbles Smokeleaf with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Bodhidharma dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Smokeleaf to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damo Bodhidharma!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Manuawillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atj Lucko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuawillie comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne Feat. Eminem - Drop The World!. Lucko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wild Boys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Manuawillie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atj Lucko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuawillie avoids the head kick by Lucko.
A leg kick checked by Lucko.
Manuawillie checks a leg kick nicely.
Manuawillie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucko.
Lucko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucko throws a leg kick which misses Manuawillie's front leg but catches the back leg as Manuawillie tries to avoid it.
Lucko misses with a body shot.
Lucko throws a wild body kick that Manuawillie sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucko. Manuawillie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuawillie manages to avoid it.
Lucko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Manuawillie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucko. Manuawillie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lucko will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucko keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucko thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manuawillie blocks a head kick by Lucko.
Lucko moves out of range of the leg kick from Manuawillie.
Lucko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Manuawillie rather than just go for the knockout.
Lucko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manuawillie will feel that in the morning.
Manuawillie lands with a slapping head kick.
Lucko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lucko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Manuawillie.
Lucko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manuawillie throws a head kick but Lucko moves out of range.
Lucko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Atj Lucko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manuawillie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lucko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Manuawillie as he checks the leg kick.
Lucko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lucko lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucko wants to slow Manuawillie down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucko throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Lucko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucko throws a leg kick but Manuawillie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manuawillie is looking to clinch.
Lucko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucko moves away from the strike by Manuawillie.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manuawillie checks a leg kick.
Manuawillie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucko. Manuawillie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucko misses the shot to the body.
Manuawillie blocks the body kick.
Manuawillie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lucko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manuawillie clinches.
Manuawillie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lucko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manuawillie controlling the action here for a moment.
Manuawillie has a couple of punches blocked by Lucko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manuawillie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lucko uses from the top position.
Lucko gets to his feet - Manuawillie follows without any prompting.
Lucko tries to land a front kick but Manuawillie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manuawillie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lucko, pushing him back against the cage.
Manuawillie is trying to pull guard but Lucko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Manuawillie takes an elbow to the temple.
Lucko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Manuawillie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willie Manuawillie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucko is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manuawillie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuawillie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lucko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atj Lucko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manuawillie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucko throws out the jab.
Lucko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manuawillie avoids a kick to the body.
Lucko throws out a powerful jab.
Manuawillie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lucko. Lucko obviously looking to wear him down.
Manuawillie takes the fight into the clinch.
Lucko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucko trying to control the position but instead, Manuawillie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lucko into the cage.
Manuawillie lands an elbow that stopped Lucko in his tracks for a moment.
Lucko prevents a body shot from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawillie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lucko after a bit of a struggle.
Manuawillie lands with a right to the head.
Lucko is pressed up against the cage. Manuawillie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lucko down to the mat. Lucko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lucko just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucko tries a head kick but it misses.
Manuawillie moves out of range of the body kick from Lucko.
Lucko throws out a leg kick but Manuawillie moves out of range and Lucko only half commits.
Lucko throws a leg kick but Manuawillie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manuawillie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
No joy there for Manuawillie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manuawillie throws a push kick but Lucko slaps the foot to one side.
Manuawillie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Manuawillie throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manuawillie's sensitive parts.
Lucko throws a body punch but Manuawillie moves out of range.
Lucko connects with a solid leg kick.
Manuawillie blocks a head kick by Lucko.
Manuawillie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A good leg kick by Lucko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lucko.
Manuawillie misses with a kick to the body.
Atj Lucko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manuawillie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucko.
Lucko misses with a wild body shot.
Manuawillie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucko.
Lucko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lucko. That snapped Manuawillie's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie clinches up with Lucko and pushes him back against the cage.
Manuawillie has a couple of punches blocked by Lucko.
Manuawillie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manuawillie landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Manuawillie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manuawillie looking for subs off his back but Lucko has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucko is trying to control. Manuawillie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lucko is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manuawillie is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atj Lucko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Manuawillie thumps Lucko with a low kick.
Lucko tries to keep at a distance but Manuawillie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Manuawillie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lucko smiles and moves away.
Manuawillie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lucko misses with a low kick.
Lucko thows a leg kick but Manuawillie checks it
and Manuawillie counters with a leg kick.
Lucko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manuawillie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manuawillie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucko tries to land a front kick but Manuawillie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lucko digs a good body shot into Manuawillie's ribs.
Lucko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lucko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manuawillie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lucko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manuawillie checks a leg kick.
Lucko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lucko throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Lucko.
Lucko throws a leg kick
and Manuawillie makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lucko really felt that one!
Manuawillie wants to clinch up but Lucko keeps it at a distance.
Manuawillie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lucko misses with an uppercut. Manuawillie saw that one coming.
Manuawillie closes the distance and clinches.
Manuawillie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucko blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuawillie pulls guard effortlessly.
Lucko wanted to stand there but Manuawillie had control of the position.
Manuawillie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lucko tries a low kick but Manuawillie avoids it.
Manuawillie tries to clinch
and Lucko counters with a low kick, right behind Manuawillie 's knee.
Lucko is looking to land body kicks.
Lucko throws a shot from downtown. Manuawillie moves away and avoids it.
Lucko digs a good body shot into Manuawillie's ribs.
Lucko throws an overhand right that lands on Manuawillie's shoulder, as Manuawillie tries to avoid the shot.
Manuawillie blocks the body kick.
Lucko throws a nice head kick!
Willie Manuawillie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucko misses with a kick to the body.
Lucko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lucko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lucko's head.
Lucko misses with a body punch
and Manuawillie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Manuawillie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucko scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucko scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucko tries to score with a low kick but Manuawillie moves his leg out of the way.
Manuawillie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lucko.
A bone on bone clash there as Manuawillie blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucko 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 Manuawillie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manuawillie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lucko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manuawillie cracks Lucko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Atj Lucko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lucko 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atj Lucko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tukka Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Belisle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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World class 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tukka Hirvonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belisle!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Belisle. Hirvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belisle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirvonen manages to avoid it.
Belisle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hirvonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Belisle quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hirvonen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belisle missing with punches from the bottom.
Hirvonen prevents Belisle from standing back up.
Belisle wants to get back to full guard.
Hirvonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Belisle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Belisle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hirvonen throwing shots but Belisle is blocking nicely.
Hirvonen prevents Belisle from improving his position.
Belisle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hirvonen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hirvonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belisle makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hirvonen scores with the left hand. Belisle knows he should have avoided that one.
Belisle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hirvonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belisle thinking.
Belisle lands with a straight right. Hirvonen didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Hirvonen misses.
Belisle misses with a wild body shot.
Hirvonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belisle throws out the jab.
Belisle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hirvonen with a hook.
Belisle throws an overhand right that lands on Hirvonen's shoulder, as Hirvonen tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hirvonen. Beautiful body shot.
Hirvonen takes a swing at Belisle's ribcage but misses.
Belisle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Belisle throws a body punch but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belisle looks gassed!
Hirvonen shoots in for a takedown but Belisle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hirvonen is looking to wear down Belisle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Hirvonen finds it's target.
Hirvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hirvonen. Belisle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hirvonen throws the left hand but Belisle avoids the punch easily.
Belisle drops his hands momentarily and Hirvonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belisle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hirvonen to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hirvonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Belisle misses with a hook. Hirvonen ducked under it nicely.
Belisle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hirvonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hirvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belisle was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belisle was well out of range. Poor timing from Hirvonen.
Belisle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belisle motions for Hirvonen to come forward. Belisle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belisle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hirvonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Belisle's head.
Hirvonen scores with a hook to the body. Belisle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belisle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Hirvonen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hirvonen stuns Belisle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belisle misses with a body kick.
Hirvonen jabs at Belisle's body.
Hirvonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Belisle is just out of range.
Belisle throws a front kick that sends Hirvonen stumbling back into the cage.
Hirvonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hirvonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hirvonen throws a shot to the body.
Belisle throws a wild body kick that Hirvonen sees coming a mile off.
Hirvonen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tukka Hirvonen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Belisle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hirvonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hirvonen scores with a hook to the body. Belisle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hirvonen lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Belisle.
Belisle throws the left hand but Hirvonen avoids the punch easily.
Belisle needs to keep his hands up - Hirvonen had a free shot at his head there.
Hirvonen jabs at Belisle's body.
Belisle gets caught napping as Hirvonen dives in and scores a takedown. Belisle manages to retain guard.
Belisle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belisle 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.
Hirvonen is working Belisle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belisle is breathing heavily.
Belisle tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hirvonen slips nicely into half guard.
Belisle gets full guard.
Belisle is trying to keep Hirvonen in close.
Hirvonen scoring with some ground and pound.
Belisle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belisle looking for a sweep. Not yet Belisle, not yet.
Hirvonen throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belisle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hirvonen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hirvonen stops Belisle from standing up.
Hirvonen slips nicely into half guard.
Hirvonen is pressing down on Belisle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Belisle is holding on for now.
Tukka Hirvonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hirvonen lands a nice short elbow.
Belisle wants to control but Hirvonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hirvonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hirvonen is trying to work for a kimura but Belisle is defending well.
Belisle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hirvonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hirvonen is thwarting Belisle's attempts to control the position.
Belisle is controlling Hirvonen's trapped leg to prevent Hirvonen from advancing to side control.
Hirvonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hirvonen drops an elbow to the side of Belisle's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hirvonen is nestled in close to Belisle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hirvonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belisle is rocked!
Hirvonen working over Belisle with some ground and pound. Belisle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belisle is still in real trouble! Can Hirvonen finish him?
Belisle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belisle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hirvonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belisle can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirvonen is working for a kimura but Belisle is defending it quite comfortably.
Hirvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belisle is looking for a sweep. Hirvonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belisle seems to have recovered his senses.
Hirvonen trying to pass the guard but Belisle defending well.
Belisle is trying to control but can't.
Hirvonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Belisle taking some punishment here, with Hirvonen in his half guard.
Belisle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belisle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belisle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Belisle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hirvonen is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tukka Hirvonen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Belisle misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hirvonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Belisle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tukka Hirvonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hirvonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Belisle looks to throw the jab but Hirvonen is out of range.
Belisle misses with a body shot.
Belisle connects with a body shot.
Hirvonen lands with a shot to the body.
Hirvonen scores with a body shot.
Hirvonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hirvonen closes the distance and clinches.
Belisle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belisle misses with a punch to the body.
Belisle pushes Hirvonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hirvonen tries to throw a body punch but Belisle avoids it by throwing Hirvonen back against the cage.
Hirvonen lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hirvonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hirvonen as the two fighters clinch.
Hirvonen tries a body shot but Belisle blocks it.
Hirvonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hirvonen lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hirvonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirvonen lands a body punch.
Hirvonen lands a shoulder strike.
Hirvonen tries to work over Belisle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hirvonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belisle or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hirvonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hirvonen pushes Belisle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hirvonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Belisle controls his hands.
Hirvonen scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hirvonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hirvonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hirvonen lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hirvonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Belisle backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hirvonen.
Hirvonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirvonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hirvonen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hirvonen.
A short body shot lands from Hirvonen as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hirvonen is working Belisle over against the cage.
Hirvonen lands an uppercut.
Hirvonen tries to throw a body punch but Belisle avoids it by throwing Hirvonen back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen lands a big right hand that drops Belisle! The killer instinct kicks in and Hirvonen finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hirvonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tukka Hirvonen!
Tukka Hirvonen 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shefki Kuqi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Moretti (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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183 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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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
7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shefki Kuqi!
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, Alessandro Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti throws a low kick, looking for Kuqi's leg but Kuqi calmly moves out of range.
Kuqi tries to bum rush Moretti with a series of wild strikes but Moretti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Kuqi.
Kuqi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kuqi cracks Moretti with a good jab.
Moretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuqi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Kuqi there.
Kuqi throws a head kick that misses
and Moretti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Kuqi pushes him off.
Kuqi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moretti throws a leg kick but Kuqi checks it.
Moretti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kuqi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moretti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuqi. That did some damage!
Kuqi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuqi duly obliges.
It looks like Alessandro Moretti has been cut.
Kuqi misses with a double jab.
Kuqi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Kuqi.
Moretti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moretti scoring well with a low kick there.
Moretti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuqi. That did some damage!
Kuqi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kuqi is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kuqi quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Moretti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuqi keeps working.
Moretti is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kuqi is looking for a sweep. Moretti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuqi is working hard here to advance position.
Moretti is looking for submissions but instead, Kuqi has regained full guard.
Kuqi keeping moving, preventing Moretti from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti forces his way into half guard.
Kuqi tries to get to full guard but Moretti has control of the leg.
Kuqi has hold of Moretti's hands but Moretti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moretti wants to control but Kuqi is keeping him busy.
Moretti throwing shots but Kuqi is blocking nicely.
Moretti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moretti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuqi defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is looking for a kimura but Kuqi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moretti to get the leverage.
Moretti trying to control from half guard but Kuqi is working away.
Moretti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kuqi defends it well.
Moretti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kuqi gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuqi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alessandro Moretti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Moretti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Moretti.
Moretti cracks the inside of Kuqi's front leg.
Kuqi misses with a two punch combination.
Shefki Kuqi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moretti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kuqi.
Kuqi lands with a cross.
Moretti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuqi's calf.
Kuqi throws a head kick that misses.
Kuqi jabs at Moretti's body.
Kuqi checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuqi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shefki Kuqi is winning the standup battle so far.
Moretti throws a low kick but Kuqi avoids it.
A slow jab from Kuqi misses its intended target.
Kuqi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuqi feints a jab promting Moretti to slip. Kuqi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Moretti slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kuqi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moretti. Moretti obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moretti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Moretti.
Some wild striking there from Kuqi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moretti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti drives through with a takedown into Kuqi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Kuqi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moretti.
Kuqi keeping moving, preventing Moretti from controlling successfully.
Moretti working some strikes from top position.
Kuqi controlling Moretti's posture.
Kuqi wants to stand but Moretti is controlling the position.
Moretti with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuqi working a defensive guard here.
Moretti throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuqi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alessandro Moretti has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shefki Kuqi wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moretti.
Kuqi throws a nice looking combination but Moretti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuqi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moretti circles away quickly and effectively.
Moretti is looking to slow Kuqi down with leg kicks.
Moretti shoots in for a takedown but Kuqi shows good takedown defense.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moretti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moretti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuqi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moretti.
Shefki Kuqi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moretti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shefki Kuqi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moretti throws a leg kick which misses Kuqi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuqi tries to avoid it.
Moretti thumps Kuqi with a low kick.
Kuqi stuffs the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moretti, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuqi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moretti connects with a solid leg kick.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Kuqi pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessandro Moretti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Moretti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuqi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moretti moves away.
A lazy body kick from Kuqi
and Moretti counters with an outside leg kick.
Moretti connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moretti.
Moretti misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big left from Kuqi misses.
Kuqi misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Kuqi.
Moretti dives in and grabs Kuqi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuqi pushes down on Moretti's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moretti.
Moretti moves out of range as Kuqi strikes.
Kuqi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moretti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moretti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuqi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moretti takes the fight into the clinch.
Moretti landing knees to the head.
Moretti lands a knee to the body.
Moretti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Moretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moretti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moretti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Moretti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moretti gets underhooks to prevent Kuqi's takedown attempt.
Kuqi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moretti is defending well.
Moretti has a couple of punches blocked by Kuqi.
Moretti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuqi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moretti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shefki Kuqi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuqi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moretti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moretti shoots in for a takedown but Kuqi shows good takedown defense.
Kuqi misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuqi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moretti.
Moretti closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kuqi did well to prevent Moretti getting side control.
Kuqi tries to roll over but Moretti keeps him under control.
Moretti passes to full mount!
BOOM! Moretti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moretti scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuqi?
Kuqi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Moretti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuqi looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti looking to control but Kuqi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuqi is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Moretti.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moretti lands a big elbow.
Moretti lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kuqi hang on?
Shefki Kuqi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alessandro Moretti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuqi is rocked!
Moretti looking to control but Kuqi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alessandro Moretti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moretti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro Moretti!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Ceausu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petter Anier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
163 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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160 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gigi Ceausu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anier misses with a takedown attempt - Ceausu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anier misses with a body kick.
Anier scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ceausu trying to hold on to Anier's head to control him but Anier postures up.
Anier slows the pace down in half guard.
Anier wants to stand up but Ceausu is controlling the position.
Ceausu wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Anier 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.
Ceausu wants to improve his position but Anier is controlling well.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Petter Anier hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Anier moves into the clinch.
Anier successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anier looking for a sweep. Not yet Anier, not yet.
Ceausu trying to control but Anier is working from the bottom.
Anier kicks Ceausu off and gets to his feet.
Ceausu throws a series of punches but Anier avoids them all with ease.
Anier tries to close the distance and clinch but Ceausu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A good leg kick by Anier.
A head kick misses from Anier.
Ceausu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anier has closed the distance and engaged Ceausu in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ceausu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anier's brow.
Anier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ceausu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anier's guard.
Ceausu stands up over Anier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anier is looking to stand up but Ceausu isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier keeping moving, preventing Ceausu from controlling successfully.
Ceausu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ceausu stays in close to Anier's body and controls the position.
Ceausu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anier keeping moving, preventing Ceausu from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Anier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anier wants to stand but Ceausu is controlling the position.
Ceausu looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu trying to control but Anier is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gigi Ceausu just wasn't active enough.
Ceausu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anier is looking to clinch.
Anier gets caught flat footed, as Ceausu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ceausu trying to control the position from guard on top but Anier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anier pulls Ceausu in close to prevent any damage.
Anier wants to sweep here but Ceausu controlling him for the moment.
Ceausu trying to control but Anier is working from the bottom.
Anier looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Petter Anier has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anier shoots for a double leg takedown but Ceausu sprawls well. He's pushed Anier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ceausu tries a head kick but it misses.
Anier tries to clinch but Ceausu is having none of it.
Anier clinches up with Ceausu and pushes him back against the cage.
Ceausu is trying to drag Anier to the mat but Anier just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ceausu circles away.
Gigi Ceausu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceausu misses with a body shot.
Anier misses with a takedown attempt - Ceausu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ceausu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Petter Anier will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ceausu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Anier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ceausu.
Anier slips a straight right by Ceausu.
Anier tries to clinch but Ceausu moves out of range.
Anier throws a low kick but Ceausu moves out of range easily.
Ceausu shoots in and gets a takedown into Anier's guard.
Ceausu tries to free his leg and advance position but Anier is retaining full guard.
Gigi Ceausu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ceausu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anier keeping moving, preventing Ceausu from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ceausu landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceausu prevents Anier from getting back to his feet.
Anier pulls Ceausu in to control the position.
Anier has momentary wrist control but Ceausu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ceausu is in close to Anier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ceausu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anier kicks Ceausu off and gets to his feet.
Ceausu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anier avoids it really well and circles away.
Anier drives through with a takedown into Ceausu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anier wants to control from the top but Ceausu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier wants to get up but he can't break Ceausu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anier slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ceausu has Anier pulled in close to control his posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Petter Anier hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ceausu dips to his left and cracks Anier with an uppercut!
Ceausu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anier as he jumps to the side.
Gigi Ceausu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anier drives through and clinches with Ceausu against the cage.
Anier slowing the pace effectively.
Anier jumps guard.
Ceausu trying to control the position from guard on top but Anier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ceausu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceausu trying to control but Anier is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ceausu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gigi Ceausu.
Anier is looking to clinch.
Anier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ceausu gets caught flat footed, as Anier shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ceausu is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Anier frees his head nicely. Oh but Ceausu has switched to an armbar! Anier is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gigi Ceausu!
Gigi Ceausu is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stelios Xenos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aegaeon Hecatonchires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hecatonchires's choice of entrance music: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. 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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194 lbs
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192 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stelios Xenos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aegaeon Hecatonchires!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenos tries a head kick but it misses.
Hecatonchires jabs at Xenos's body.
Xenos fails with the takedown.
Hecatonchires lands with a straight right. Xenos didn't see that one coming.
Hecatonchires bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Xenos's head backwards.
Hecatonchires dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aegaeon Hecatonchires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hecatonchires scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xenos lands a lovely overhand right.
Hecatonchires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xenos moves away.
Hecatonchires slips a jab from Xenos.
A clash of legs there as Hecatonchires blocks the low kick.
Xenos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hecatonchires.
Hecatonchires throws a sloppy body shot
and Xenos counters with a head kick.
Hecatonchires lands with a right hand.
Hecatonchires tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xenos was well out of range. Poor timing from Hecatonchires.
Hecatonchires is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Xenos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hecatonchires. That did some damage!
Xenos misses with a low kick.
Hecatonchires just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xenos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hecatonchires takes a step back to recover.
Hecatonchires scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hecatonchires checks a leg kick.
Hecatonchires keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xenos throws a jab when Hecatonchires was well out of range.
Xenos looks for a takedown but Hecatonchires sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stelios Xenos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xenos. Hecatonchires does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Xenos blocks the low kick.
Hecatonchires is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Xenos rather than just go for the knockout.
Hecatonchires with a hook.
Xenos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hecatonchires is out of range.
Hecatonchires scores with a nice body kick.
Xenos is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hecatonchires throws a low kick but Xenos moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hecatonchires.
Xenos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hecatonchires.
An inside leg kick lands from Hecatonchires.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Xenos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hecatonchires throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hecatonchires fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xenos.
Hecatonchires moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hecatonchires clinches up with Xenos and pushes him back against the cage.
Xenos tries to stall but Hecatonchires uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hecatonchires breaks from the clinch.
Hecatonchires connects with an inside leg kick.
Hecatonchires tries to bum rush Xenos with a series of wild strikes but Xenos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hecatonchires feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Xenoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hecatonchires throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hecatonchires scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hecatonchires fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xenos on the side of the head.
Hecatonchires connects with a high kick.
Xenos is rocked!
BOOM! Hecatonchires lands a beautiful left hook that drops Xenos. Xenos tries to recover but Hecatonchires is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Xenos lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aegaeon Hecatonchires!
Aegaeon Hecatonchires is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazar Nimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theo AtlaSon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lazar Nimirov's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lazar Nimirov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimirov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nimirov tries to score with a low kick but AtlaSon moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Nimirov misses.
Nimirov throws a right hand that misses
and AtlaSon counters with a straight right hand.
AtlaSon tries a head kick but it misses.
Nimirov slips a jab and a cross from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon wants to land a leg kick but Nimirov is out of range.
Nimirov cracks AtlaSon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nimirov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. AtlaSon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
AtlaSon throws out a powerful jab.
Nimirov swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling AtlaSon to counter with a crisp jab.
AtlaSon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nimirov thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as AtlaSon checks a leg kick.
AtlaSon lands a head kick. Nimirov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimirov checks a leg kick.
AtlaSon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nimirov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
AtlaSon is looking to clinch but Nimirov is avoiding it.
A jab from Nimirov misses.
AtlaSon scores with a leg kick.
A big left from AtlaSon misses.
AtlaSon is looking to slow Nimirov down with leg kicks.
AtlaSon ducks under a wild hook from Nimirov.
Nimirov misses with a low kick.
AtlaSon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimirov manages to avoid it.
Nimirov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
AtlaSon just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon defending well as Nimirov loads up on a big left hand.
AtlaSon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from AtlaSon. Nimirov does a little dance to reset his feet.
AtlaSon with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AtlaSon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
AtlaSon throws a nice inside leg kick.
AtlaSon scores with a nice body kick.
Nimirov swings for the body but AtlaSon moves out of range.
A low kick from Nimirov misses
and AtlaSon counters by clinching up.
Nimirov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
AtlaSon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
AtlaSon prevents Nimirov from breaking the clinch.
Nimirov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nimirov looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov can't break the clinch.
AtlaSon pushes Nimirov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
AtlaSon lands a shot to the body.
AtlaSon tries to land a knee to the head but Nimirov blocks with his arms.
AtlaSon managing to block the knees to the body from Nimirov.
A nice left hand lands by AtlaSon.
AtlaSon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nimirov backwards.
AtlaSon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nimirov.
Nimirov tries to throw a body punch but AtlaSon avoids it by throwing Nimirov back against the cage.
AtlaSon working Nimirov over with knees to the body.
Nimirov looks gassed!
Nimirov can't find room to land a body shot as AtlaSon controls the action.
AtlaSon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimirov misses with a body punch.
AtlaSon breaks from the clinch.
Theo AtlaSon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
AtlaSon lands a leg kick that knocks Nimirov off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Lazar Nimirov has been cut.
Nimirov walks into a left hand.
Nimirov is rocked!
AtlaSon throws an overhand right that drops Nimirov like a sack of potatoes! AtlaSon dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theo AtlaSon!
Theo AtlaSon retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Theo AtlaSon 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pvt. Irving Fleischman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irving Fleischman. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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215 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Con Dumas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pvt. Irving Fleischman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas tries to keep at a distance but Fleischman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fleischman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Fleischman - that landed with a thud.
Fleischman tries to work over Dumas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fleischman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dumas.
Dumas is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleischman struggles to land a body shot inside as Dumas controls his hands.
Fleischman cracks Dumas with a nice body shot.
Fleischman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fleischman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Con Dumas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleischman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fleischman.
Fleischman lands a leg kick that knocks Dumas off balance momentarily.
Fleischman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fleischman scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fleischman - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleischman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Con Dumas has been cut.
Fleischman darts in and clinches Dumas up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Fleischman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleischman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fleischman.
Dumas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That kick from Fleischman tenderised Dumas's leg. Dumas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dumas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fleischman scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fleischman.
Fleischman lands with a good body shot.
Fleischman lands a right hook to the body.
Fleischman fakes the leg kick and cracks Dumas in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman punishes Dumas's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fleischman.
Nice body kick from Fleischman.
Dumas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fleischman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dumas somewhat.
Fleischman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dumas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fleischman lands a body shot.
Fleischman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dumas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleischman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fleischman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dumas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dumas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fleischman lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fleischman thuds his shin into the meat of Dumas's side.
Fleischman instigates a clinch.
Fleischman scores with a shot to the side of Dumas's head.
Fleischman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleischman lands a nice uppercut.
Fleischman missing with knees to the body.
Fleischman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fleischman lands a leg kick that knocks Dumas off balance momentarily.
Dumas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fleischman sprawls well. Fleischman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dumas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Con Dumas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dumas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleischman lands a big head kick that sends Dumas tumbling to the mat! Fleischman takes a step backwards and waves Dumas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fleischman thows a body kick. Dumas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fleischman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fleischman digs a good body shot into Dumas's ribs.
Dumas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fleischman lands a nice shot to the body.
Fleischman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dumas's calf.
Fleischman lands a nice looking body kick.
Fleischman keeps Dumas at a distance using the push kick.
Fleischman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dumas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleischman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dumas's calf.
Dumas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whack! Fleischman lands a heavy head kick that drops Dumas. The ref tackles Fleischman to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Dumas was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Pvt. Irving Fleischman!
Pvt. Irving Fleischman 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Vahti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Szymanski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow. Lukasz Szymanski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Karri Vahti's chin.
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182 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Szymanski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karri Vahti!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szymanski throws a head kick that half lands.
Szymanski misses with a wild body shot.
Vahti throws a leg kick
and Szymanski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szymanski looks for the body kick but Vahti saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick from Szymanski misses.
Vahti has closed the distance and engaged Szymanski in a clinch.
Vahti is trying to push Szymanski away but Szymanski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vahti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vahti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Szymanski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vahti throws a body punch but Szymanski moves out of range.
Vahti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Szymanski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vahti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
Szymanski cracks a nice hook into Vahti's ribs.
Vahti throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti misses with a body kick.
Vahti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vahti throws an overhand right that lands on Szymanski's shoulder, as Szymanski tries to avoid the shot.
Vahti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Szymanski connects with an inside leg kick.
Szymanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vahti.
Vahti throws a lazy right hand but Szymanski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
Vahti misses with a hook.
Szymanski misses with a looping right.
Vahti misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Szymanski 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 Vahti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vahti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Szymanski slips under a jab.
Vahti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vahti with a nice cross.
Szymanski scores with a spinning back kick!
Szymanski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Szymanski.
Vahti blocks a head kick by Szymanski.
Vahti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vahti scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vahti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
Szymanski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vahti's sensitive parts.
Szymanski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Vahti misses with a lunging right hand
and Szymanski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Szymanski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Nice uppercut lands for Szymanski. That snapped Vahti's head back.
Vahti throws a body punch but Szymanski moves out of range.
Vahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
Vahti throws a solid leg kick but Szymanski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vahti.
Szymanski clinches.
Szymanski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski throws a big shot that misses.
Vahti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Szymanski cracks Vahti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Vahti misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Szymanski. That's going to slow Vahti down.
Vahti lands a jab to the nose.
Szymanski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vahti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vahti throws a hook to the side of Szymanski's head but Szymanski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vahti thuds his shin into the meat of Szymanski's side.
Szymanski lands a head kick. Vahti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Szymanski wants to clinch.
Vahti wants to clinch up but Szymanski keeps it at a distance.
Szymanski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vahti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vahti missing with a left hand there. Szymanski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vahti tries to clinch but Szymanski is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vahti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szymanski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vahti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Szymanski. Szymanski obviously looking to wear him down.
Vahti scores with a kick to the body.
Vahti scores with a hook to the body. Szymanski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vahti fails to land with a series of punches.
Szymanski thuds a left hand into Vahti's body.
Vahti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Szymanski has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Szymanski.
Szymanski moves out of range as Vahti throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szymanski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vahti tries to move into range but Szymanski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vahti misses with a wild combination.
Vahti just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karri Vahti will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vahti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vahti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vahti misses with a wild combination.
Vahti misses with a two punch combination.
Szymanski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vahti throws a wild body kick that Szymanski sees coming a mile off.
Vahti missing with a left hand there. Szymanski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Szymanski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vahti is out of range and Szymanski settles back down.
Szymanski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szymanski moves out of range of the leg kick from Vahti.
Vahti lands with a right hand.
Vahti checks the leg kick.
Szymanski works Vahti's body with a nice hook.
Vahti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vahti throws a lazy uppercut
and Szymanski counters with a thumping low kick.
Vahti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Szymanski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski delivers a nice body kick.
Vahti throws a hook but Szymanski avoids it easily.
Vahti looks for the body kick but Szymanski saw that one coming.
Szymanski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vahti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Szymanski throws a hook to the side of Vahti's head but Vahti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vahti throws a hook to the side of Szymanski's head but Szymanski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szymanski misses with a wild body shot.
Vahti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Szymanski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Szymanski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vahti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vahti throws a jab when Szymanski was well out of range.
Vahti loads up on a big right hand but Szymanski slips the punch.
Szymanski throws a big shot that misses.
Szymanski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vahti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti misses the body punch
and Szymanski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Szymanski misses with a low kick as Vahti jumps back.
Vahti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szymanski.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vahti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szymanski.
Vahti ducks right into an uppercut from Szymanski.
Szymanski misses with a low kick.
Vahti looks to land a right hand but Szymanski moved out of range.
Szymanski lands a head kick!
Vahti looks for the body kick but Szymanski saw that one coming.
Vahti throws a front kick aimed at Szymanski's knee but Szymanski avoids it well.
Vahti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vahti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Szymanski.
Szymanski staying out of range there.
Vahti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Szymanski misses its intended target.
Vahti scores with a decent looking hook.
Szymanski looks to land a left hand but Vahti moved out of range nicely.
Vahti wants to slow Szymanski down by chopping away at his legs.
Vahti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Szymanski scores with a jab. Vahti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vahti lands a slapping body shot.
Vahti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vahti motions for Szymanski to come forward. Vahti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Szymanski is looking to slow Vahti down with leg kicks.
Vahti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Szymanski.
Szymanski throws the left hand but Vahti avoids the punch easily.
Szymanski misses with a body kick.
Szymanski swats away the attempt to clinch by Vahti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vahti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szymanski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vahti. That did some damage!
Szymanski throws a low kick but Vahti moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vahti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Szymanski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Szymanski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szymanski.
Vahti throws a one two combo.
A bone on bone clash there as Szymanski blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Vahti misses the target.
Vahti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Szymanski lands.
Szymanski misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karri Vahti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Szymanski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Szymanski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vahti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vahti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Szymanski's calf.
Vahti fakes the leg kick and cracks Szymanski in the body.
Szymanski throws a looping overhand right but Vahti ducks down to avoid it.
Vahti drives through and clinches with Szymanski against the cage.
Szymanski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szymanski.
Szymanski breaks from the clinch.
Szymanski moves out of range as Vahti strikes.
Vahti throws a hook to the side of Szymanski's head but Szymanski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vahti thows a leg kick but Szymanski checks it
and Szymanski counters with a right hand to the body.
Szymanski scoring well with a low kick there.
Szymanski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vahti.
Vahti misses with a double jab
and Szymanski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vahti. Szymanski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szymanski throws a low kick but Vahti moves out of range easily.
Szymanski avoids a kick to the body.
Vahti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Szymanski.
Szymanski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vahti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some bone on bone action there as Vahti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vahti lands a leg kick that knocks Szymanski off balance momentarily.
Szymanski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vahti.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vahti 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 Szymanski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Szymanski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vahti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vahti cracks Szymanski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Szymanski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vahti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Szymanski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Szymanski darts in and clinches Vahti up against the cage.
Vahti blocks an elbow strike from Szymanski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szymanski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Szymanski struggles to land a body shot inside as Vahti controls his hands.
Vahti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vahti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Szymanski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vahti circles away quickly and effectively.
Vahti clinches.
Szymanski has Vahti pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vahti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vahti tries to break free but Szymanski pushes him back against the cage.
Szymanski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vahti.
Szymanski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vahti.
Szymanski lands a two punch combo.
Szymanski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Szymanski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vahti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vahti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vahti throws a body punch but Szymanski moves out of range.
A cross from Szymanski lands.
Vahti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
Szymanski swinging wildly here.
Vahti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Szymanski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vahti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Vahti.
Szymanski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vahti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vahti tries to clinch up.
Vahti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vahti misses with a leg kick.
Vahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szymanski.
Vahti is looking to land body kicks.
Szymanski misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Vahti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vahti.
Vahti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vahti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Szymanski on the side of the head.
Karri Vahti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Szymanski, right into the meat.
Szymanski throws a head kick that misses.
Szymanski cracks Vahti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Szymanski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lukasz Szymanski did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vahti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vahti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vahti lands with a nice body kick.
Vahti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vahti misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Szymanski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Szymanski checks a leg kick.
Vahti staying out of range there.
Szymanski throws a front kick aimed at Vahti's knee but Vahti avoids it well.
Szymanski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vahti throws out the jab.
Vahti misses with a hook
and Szymanski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Szymanski.
Vahti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Szymanski lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Szymanski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vahti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahti breaks from the clinch.
Szymanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vahti.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Szymanski. Vahti shrugs it off though.
Vahti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vahti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szymanski.
Szymanski misses with a body shot.
Vahti swings for the body but Szymanski moves out of range.
Vahti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vahti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Szymanski wants to land a leg kick but Vahti is out of range.
Szymanski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Szymanski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vahti was well out of range. Poor timing from Szymanski.
Szymanski tries to score with a low kick but Vahti moves his leg out of the way.
Vahti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vahti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Szymanski circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Szymanski stuns Vahti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Szymanski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vahti.
Vahti throws a leg kick but Szymanski moved away.
Szymanski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szymanski avoids the head kick by Vahti.
Szymanski moves into the clinch successfully.
Szymanski misses with the head strike.
Szymanski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vahti or not.
Szymanski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vahti backwards.
Szymanski lands with a short shot to the head.
Szymanski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vahti throws a looping overhand right but Szymanski ducks down to avoid it.
Szymanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vahti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Szymanski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vahti misses with a low kick.
Vahti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Szymanski.
Szymanski throws a sloppy head kick and Vahti moves out of range easily.
Vahti moves out of range as Szymanski throws a body kick.
Szymanski scores with a punch to the head.
Vahti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Szymanski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vahti.
Vahti moves out of range as Szymanski throws a body kick.
Vahti looks to land a body kick but Szymanski moved away.
Szymanski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Szymanski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Vahti lands.
Szymanski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vahti wants to slow Szymanski down by chopping away at his legs.
Karri Vahti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Szymanski checks a leg kick.
Szymanski misses the shot to the body.
Szymanski tests Vahti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Szymanski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vahti misses with a hook.
Vahti rushes Szymanski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vahti breaks from the clinch.
Szymanski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vahti checks it well.
Szymanski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szymanski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szymanski is looking to land body kicks.
Vahti wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vahti, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Lukasz Szymanski 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. This is the final round!
Vahti catches Szymanski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Szymanski misses with a body kick.
Vahti looks to land a body kick but Szymanski moved away.
Szymanski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vahti looks for the body kick but Szymanski saw that one coming.
Szymanski fakes the leg kick and cracks Vahti in the body.
Szymanski misses with a wild body shot.
Vahti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vahti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vahti connects with an inside leg kick.
Vahti takes a swing at Szymanski's ribcage but misses.
Szymanski looks for the body kick but Vahti saw that one coming.
Szymanski scores with a sloppy right hand. Vahti should have avoided that one.
A right-left combo lands from Vahti.
Vahti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vahti misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vahti throws a low kick but Szymanski moves out of range easily.
Vahti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Szymanski. Szymanski obviously looking to wear him down.
Szymanski misses with an uppercut. Vahti saw that one coming.
Vahti scores with a punch to the head.
Szymanski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vahti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Szymanski.
Vahti throws a one two combo.
Vahti throws a jab when Szymanski was well out of range.
Vahti dodges the punch combination from Szymanski.
Vahti jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Szymanski with a nice cross.
Szymanski throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahti misses with a wild body shot.
Szymanski throws a leg kick but Vahti moved away.
Vahti throws a hook but Szymanski blocks it.
Vahti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Szymanski.
Szymanski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Szymanski misses.
Szymanski slips a jab from Vahti.
Vahti tries to bum rush Szymanski with a series of wild strikes but Szymanski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Vahti.
Szymanski just misses with a punch to the body.
Vahti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vahti swings for the body but Szymanski moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Szymanski.
An inside leg kick from Vahti misses.
Szymanski throws a low kick, looking for Vahti's leg but Vahti calmly moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vahti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Szymanski.
Vahti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vahti misses with a leg kick.
Szymanski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vahti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Szymanski swats away the attempt to clinch by Vahti.
Szymanski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Szymanski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Szymanski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vahti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szymanski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szymanski cracks Vahti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Vahti blocks the leg kick.
Vahti throws a leg kick but Szymanski checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski misses with a kick to the body.
Szymanski blocks a jab.
Vahti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Szymanski on the side of the head.
Szymanski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vahti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Szymanski counters with a good low kick that Vahti was not able to check.
Vahti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Szymanski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vahti misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vahti 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 Szymanski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Szymanski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vahti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vahti throws a right hand that Szymanski ducks under and follows up with a left that Szymanski also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vahti looks to land a left hand but Szymanski moved out of range nicely.
Vahti connects with a body shot that sends Szymanski's belly button to the back.
Szymanski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Szymanski moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karri Vahti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vahti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 47:48
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karri Vahti! Karri Vahti retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Karri Vahti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed has chosen Tough as Steel by Wolfsbane as his entrance music. 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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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Cain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Speed!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain looks to land a combination. Speed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Speed swinging wildly here.
Scott Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Speed swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Nice shot by Speed.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Speed.
Speed drops his hands momentarily and Cain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speed manages to avoid it.
Cain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cain trying to control the position but Speed is working away.
You can see the frustration on Speed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Speed is looking to get back to his feet here but Cain is keeping cool and he's managed to take Speed's back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed trying to control the action but Cain just sinks the hooks in.
Speed staying busy and making it hard for Cain to control.
Cain has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Speed is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Cain is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Cain avoiding Speed 's attempts to control his hands.
Cain slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Speed is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Cain off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Cain trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Speed defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Speed is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Cain goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Speed escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Cain wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain is working hard here to advance position.
Cain gets full guard.
Speed trying to control but Cain is working from the bottom.
Speed looking to pass the guard.
Speed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Speed has managed to get both his arms back between Cain's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Speed got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Speed has managed to get both his arms back between Cain's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
Cain throws an overhand right that lands on Speed's shoulder, as Speed tries to avoid the shot.
Speed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cain wants to clinch.
Cain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Speed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Speed scores with a punch to the head.
Scott Speed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cain swings for the body but Speed moves out of range.
Cain's corner calls for a 1-2. Cain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cain throws a push kick but Speed slaps the foot to one side.
Speed throws a hook but Cain blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed looks to land a combination but Cain avoids it well.
Cain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Scott Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cain.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed keeps Cain at a distance using the push kick.
Speed slips under a jab from Cain.
Cain thuds his right hand into Speed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cain rushes Speed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Speed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Speed is trying to force a seperation but Cain has the dominant position.
Cain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott Cain is winning the standup battle so far.
Cain misses with a leg kick
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain misses with a hook. Speed ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed throws a head kick that Cain semi-blocks.
Cain misses with a leg kick
and Speed counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cain is rocked!
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Oh Cain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speed drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cain right on the button. Cain goes down! Speed follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Speed gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Speed! Scott Speed retains his featherweight title!
Scott Speed decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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