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BRC 202 - Champions Collide PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nose Goose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thulsa Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doom has chosen Kvelertak - Mjød as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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283 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nose Goose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thulsa Doom!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goose is fending him off so far but Doom persists. Nope, Goose circles away and we're back to standing.
Doom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goose, pushing him back against the cage.
Doom wants a takedown but no success here.
Doom can't break the clinch.
Doom has Goose pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Doom pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Goose tumbling to the mat - Doom dives into Goose's guard.
Goose is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Doom rolls with it to try and escape but Goose cranks on the arm and Doom is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nose Goose!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Jakoavain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saukko comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Per Saukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Jakoavain!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukko is looking to score with low kicks.
Saukko looks for a takedown but Jakoavain sprawls well.
Jakoavain misses with a head kick.
Saukko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jakoavain sprawls well. Jakoavain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saukko gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick by Saukko misses
letting Jakoavain counter with a right hand.
Saukko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Saukko is looking to chop away at Jakoavain's legs.
Saukko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jakoavain can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Saukko.
Jakoavain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jakoavain motions for Saukko to come forward. Jakoavain throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jakoavain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saukko.
Saukko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jakoavain is just out of range.
Jakoavain misses with a series of wild punches.
Jakoavain blocks the body kick.
Saukko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Saukko working the strikes but Jakoavain uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakoavain is looking to improve his position.
Saukko is pressing down on Jakoavain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jakoavain is holding on for now.
Saukko is nestled in close to Jakoavain, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saukko seems to be looking for submissions.
Saukko wants to pass to mount but Jakoavain is defending the position.
Saukko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jakoavain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain trying to control from the bottom.
Jakoavain has hold of Saukko's hands but Saukko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jakoavain trying to control here.
Saukko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jakoavain defends it well.
Saukko wants to advance to full mount but Jakoavain doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saukko is looking to advance position but Jakoavain has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saukko is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jakoavain trying to control but Saukko is having none of it.
Saukko wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saukko staying busy and making it hard for Jakoavain to control.
Jakoavain biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saukko is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Per Saukko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saukko throws a head kick but Jakoavain moves out of range.
Jakoavain leaves Saukko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jakoavain lands a head shot.
Saukko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakoavain.
Nice takedown defense from Jakoavain. No joy for Saukko on that attempt.
Jakoavain tries to close the distance and clinch but Saukko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saukko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jakoavain circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Saukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakoavain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jakoavain looks to score with a jab to the body but Saukko is just out of range.
Saukko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jakoavain on his heels. He'll look to pass Jakoavain's guard now, I'm sure.
Saukko forces his way into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saukko misses with a head shot. Jakoavain uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jakoavain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko throws a big elbow that misses.
Jakoavain controls Saukko momentarily but Saukko frees himself.
Saukko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jakoavain has his hands on Saukko's head, controlling the position.
Jakoavain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saukko manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Janne Jakoavain hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Saukko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jakoavain connects with a body shot.
Saukko lands a head kick!
Jakoavain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Saukko throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Saukko.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saukko.
Saukko throws a leg kick but Jakoavain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko keeps the fight on the outside.
Saukko gets the takedown into side control.
Jakoavain managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Saukko.
Jakoavain prevents Saukko from moving into mount.
Saukko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Saukko working the strikes but Jakoavain uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jakoavain wants to control but Saukko is keeping busy.
Saukko works his way into side control.
Saukko tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jakoavain's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain is trying to control Saukko's posture but Saukko avoids it.
Saukko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jakoavain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Saukko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jakoavain is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saukko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakoavain is trying to get back to full guard.
Saukko passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Per Saukko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saukko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jakoavain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saukko throws a low kick but Jakoavain avoids it.
Jakoavain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saukko.
Saukko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jakoavain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jakoavain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jakoavain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saukko throws a leg kick but Jakoavain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Saukko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Saukko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saukko throws a nice head kick!
Jakoavain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saukko rather than just go for the knockout.
Jakoavain throws the left hand but Saukko avoids the punch easily.
Saukko checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Janne Jakoavain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saukko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jakoavain defends it nicely.
Janne Jakoavain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saukko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jakoavain is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jakoavain working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saukko.
Jakoavain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jakoavain is trying to keep Saukko in close.
Jakoavain pulls Saukko in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Janne Jakoavain wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jakoavain connects with the punch.
A combination from Jakoavain does no damage.
Saukko misses with a low kick.
Jakoavain misses with a wild body shot.
Saukko slips under a jab from Jakoavain.
Saukko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saukko.
Jakoavain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saukko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jakoavain can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakoavain moves out of range of the body kick from Saukko.
Janne Jakoavain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakoavain tries to land a body kick
and Saukko counters with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Saukko.
Jakoavain takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jakoavain in his tracks.
Saukko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saukko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jakoavain tries to bum rush Saukko with a series of wild strikes but Saukko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jakoavain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saukko throws a sloppy head kick and Jakoavain moves out of range easily.
Jakoavain throws a big shot that misses.
Saukko tries to keep at a distance but Jakoavain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jakoavain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jakoavain misses with a body punch.
Saukko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jakoavain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saukko blocks a head kick by Jakoavain.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saukko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakoavain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saukko.
Jakoavain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saukko.
Jakoavain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saukko. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saukko shoots in looking for a takedown. Jakoavain tries to sprawl out of it but Saukko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jakoavain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saukko staying out of range there.
Saukko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Per Saukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saukko.
Jakoavain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saukko.
Saukko blocks the body kick.
Jakoavain throws a big shot that misses.
Jakoavain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saukko lands a nice looking body kick.
Saukko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Per Saukko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jakoavain striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Per Saukko.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Saukko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Per Saukko!
Post fight, Per Saukko stared into the camera and said 'I won the first fight, and I made it clear tonight again who is the best! I want that title!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between H Y Kwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwon comes into the arena with Wu Tang Clan - CREAM blaring out of the sound system. Finn has chosen Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, H Y Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey Finn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn looks for a takedown but Kwon sprawls well.
Finn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kwon.
Kwon avoids the body shot from Finn.
Finn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kwon.
Some wild striking there from Finn.
Jab, jab by Kwon - just one landing.
Kwon throws a lazy right hand but Finn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finn tries to land a leg kick but Kwon saw it coming and moves away.
Finn throws a chopping leg kick but Kwon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kwon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kwon stuffs the takedown.
Finn misses with a right hand
and Kwon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kwon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kwon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finn.
Kwon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Finn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Finn misses with a straight left.
Kwon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Finn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwon counters with a right hand to the body.
Kwon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Finn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Finn misses with a low kick.
Finn connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
Finn with a jab.
Finn lands a right hook to the body.
Finn lands with a hook. Kwon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kwon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finn throws the left hand but Kwon avoids the punch easily.
Finn throws a body punch but Kwon moves out of range.
Kwon moves out of range as Finn strikes.
Kwon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finn.
Finn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwon throws out the jab.
Kwon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwon.
Finn throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon moves into the clinch.
Finn is trying to stall.
Kwon throws an elbow that misses.
Finn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwon.
Finn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kwon backwards.
Finn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kwon regains guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kwon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finn advances position into side control!
Finn tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kwon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Finn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon defending against the ground and pound.
Finn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kwon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kwon tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes there by Finn.
Finn staying calm.
Kwon wants to control but Finn postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kwon stops Finn from passing to mount.
Kwon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kwon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kwon misses with a low kick.
Mickey Finn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kwon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kwon 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.
Kwon throws a series of punches but Finn moves out of range.
Finn avoids the body shot from Kwon.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kwon throws a right and a left that Finn avoids nicely.
Finn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwon scores with a leg kick.
Finn misses with a looping left.
Finn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Finn staying out of range there.
Kwon misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon clinches up against the cage.
Finn wants to break free but Kwon has control.
Finn being controlled against the cage.
Kwon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finn's defenses.
Finn tries to circle away but Kwon has him pinned against the cage.
Finn is looking for a takedown.
Kwon cracks Finn with a nice body shot.
Finn breaks the clinch.
Kwon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finn throws a big shot that misses.
Kwon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finn.
Finn lands a jab to the nose.
Kwon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kwon.
Kwon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kwon tries to clinch there but Finn circles away.
Finn punishes Kwon's body with a nice straight punch.
Finn throws a hook but Kwon avoids it easily.
No joy there for Finn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finn throws a looping overhand right but Kwon ducks down to avoid it.
Finn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finn thumps Kwon with a low kick.
Kwon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Finn missing with a left hand there. Kwon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn misses with a body shot.
Kwon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finn.
Kwon avoids the body shot from Finn.
Finn misses with a series of wild punches.
Finn just misses with a punch to the body.
Finn fails with a takedown attempt.
Finn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kwon.
Kwon misses with a wild body shot.
Finn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
H Y Kwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Finn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kwon misses with a kick to the body.
Kwon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Finn's head.
Finn closes the distance and clinches up with Kwon, looking for a takedown. Finn pushes Kwon against the cage but Kwon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Finn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwon was well out of range. Poor timing from Finn.
Kwon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A leg kick checked by Kwon.
Finn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kwon!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwon tries to hold on but Finn postures up.
Finn wants to control the pace but Kwon is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey Finn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Finn throws a hook but Kwon blocks it.
Finn throws a head kick but Kwon moves out of range.
Finn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kwon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Finn somewhat.
Finn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwon moves away.
Finn cracks the inside of Kwon's front leg.
Finn misses with a right hand
and Kwon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwon moves away.
Finn lands a body shot.
Finn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finn throws an overhand right that lands on Kwon's shoulder, as Kwon tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwon thumps Finn with a low kick.
Kwon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mickey Finn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Kwon blocks the leg kick.
Finn misses with a series of wild punches.
Finn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kwon misses with a looping left.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn throws a hook but Kwon blocks it.
Finn throws a series of punches but Kwon avoids them all with ease.
Kwon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kwon ducks under a wild hook from Finn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn throws a front kick aimed at Kwon's knee but Kwon avoids it well.
Kwon lands with a right hand.
Finn misses with a looping right.
Kwon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kwon counters with a straight right hand.
Finn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Finn moves out of range of the body kick from Kwon.
Kwon rushes Finn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kwon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kwon lands an elbow that stopped Finn in his tracks for a moment.
Finn tries to break free but Kwon pushes him back against the cage.
Kwon has Finn pressed against the cage, preventing Finn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Kwon.
Mickey Finn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Finn's elbow.
Finn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kwon.
Finn dodges an elbow strike from Kwon.
Kwon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Kwon.
That has opened up Mickey Finn's cut even more.
Kwon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Finn blocks the elbow strike.
Kwon misses with a punch on the inside.
H Y Kwon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finn wants to get back to striking at distance but Kwon won't allow it.
Kwon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Mickey Finn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Finn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwon misses with an elbow strike.
Kwon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kwon.
Kwon has a couple of punches blocked by Finn.
Kwon trying to land knees to the body.
Finn tries to stall but Kwon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Finn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finn blocks an elbow strike.
Kwon 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!
Kwon lands a good knee to the midsection. Finn won't want to take too many of those.
Finn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finn lands a takedown into guard.
Finn trying to control but Kwon is working from the bottom.
Kwon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to H Y Kwon.
I think Finn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Finn!
Mickey Finn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Torquemada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torquemada comes to the cage accompanied by High On Fire - Rumors of War. Taylor Davis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xavier Torquemada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torquemada throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Torquemada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torquemada throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Torquemada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Davis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torquemada misses with a body punch.
Torquemada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis pushes Torquemada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torquemada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis lands a right hand.
Torquemada lands a nice uppercut.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torquemada's elbow.
Davis blocking some punches.
Torquemada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Torquemada misses with a body shot.
Torquemada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis swings for the body but Torquemada moves out of range.
Torquemada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torquemada's sensitive parts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torquemada.
Torquemada defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Torquemada throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torquemada. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torquemada throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torquemada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Torquemada. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis connects with a jab.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torquemada.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Torquemada throws a head kick that misses.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Torquemada off balance momentarily.
Davis misses with a leg kick
and Torquemada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Torquemada prevents Davis from improving his position.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torquemada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis is pulling down on Torquemada's head. It's preventing any offense from Torquemada, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torquemada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torquemada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Torquemada trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Taylor Davis hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torquemada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada checks a leg kick.
Donk. Torquemada catches Davis right on the button with a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torquemada.
Davis lands a front kick.
Torquemada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Torquemada throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Torquemada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torquemada thuds a left hand into Davis's body.
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!
Davis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Torquemada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torquemada moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torquemada.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torquemada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Torquemada will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torquemada.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Torquemada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Davis gets tackled into the cage by Torquemada. Torquemada maintains the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torquemada throws a nice head kick!
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
Davis tries to sprawl but Torquemada drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torquemada is working for a submission of some sort.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Torquemada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torquemada controlling the action here.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torquemada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Torquemada trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Davis wants to control but Torquemada is keeping busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to roll over but Torquemada keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis throws a leg kick but Torquemada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Torquemada counters with an inside leg kick.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Torquemada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torquemada's head.
Torquemada clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torquemada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Torquemada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torquemada moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Torquemada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torquemada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torquemada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xavier Torquemada is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Torquemada avoids it.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Torquemada swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Torquemada avoids a kick to the body.
Davis blocks a head kick by Torquemada.
Taylor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torquemada tries to clinch up.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torquemada.
Davis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torquemada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis scores with a decent looking hook.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torquemada looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range as Torquemada strikes.
An inside leg kick from Torquemada misses.
Torquemada throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis works the jab nicely.
Torquemada takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davis is looking to slow Torquemada down with leg kicks.
Torquemada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis wants to slow Torquemada down by chopping away at his legs.
A left lands for Davis.
Davis connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Torquemada moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Torquemada throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier Torquemada will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torquemada misses with a wild body shot.
Davis scores with a hook to the body. Torquemada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis blocks a head kick by Torquemada.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis throws out a loose jab but Torquemada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torquemada.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Torquemada moves away and avoids it.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Torquemada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torquemada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
Torquemada avoids a kick to the body.
Torquemada on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Davis throws a leg kick but Torquemada checks it.
Torquemada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torquemada throws a shot to the body.
Davis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis misses with a body shot.
Torquemada throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Torquemada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Torquemada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torquemada throws a good cross that connects.
Torquemada is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torquemada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Torquemada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davis is looking to escape.
Davis tries to reverse the position but Torquemada maintains control.
Torquemada is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Torquemada controlling from mount.
Taylor Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to hold on but Torquemada postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torquemada with the ground and pound from mount.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Torquemada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torquemada seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Torquemada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torquemada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Torquemada prevents Davis from improving his position.
Torquemada wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Davis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torquemada trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
Torquemada thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torquemada takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Torquemada passes the guard and advances to mount!
Xavier Torquemada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torquemada looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Torquemada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torquemada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Xavier Torquemada!
A victorious Xavier Torquemada thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi's entrance music is Slayer - Angel of Death . A fine choice. Mallon has chosen im not afraid as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mallon!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uzi was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallon.
Uzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Uzi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Uzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Kurt Uzi has been cut.
Mallon lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Uzi lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mallon pushes Uzi off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Uzi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Mallon counter with a right hand.
Uzi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mallon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mallon gets caught flat footed, as Uzi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Uzi stops Mallon from standing up.
Mallon wants to sweep here but Uzi controlling him for the moment.
Mallon looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Uzi is defending well. Mallon quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Uzi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mallon celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Mallon!
In his post fight interview, John Mallon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Anus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anus comes to the cage accompanied by Nick Diaz Rap Song. Volkov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Trooper by Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Anus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Volkov. Anus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vincent Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov misses with an uppercut. Anus saw that one coming.
Volkov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anus's head.
Volkov cracks a nice hook into Anus's ribs.
Anus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Volkov.
A head kick misses from Volkov.
Anus moves out of range as Volkov throws a body kick.
Anus tries for a takedown but Volkov circles away easily
and Volkov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Anus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Anus slips under a jab from Volkov.
Volkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anus finds it's way round the side to connect with Volkov's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anus.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Anus.
Volkov throws a lazy right hand but Anus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anus throws out a powerful jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Volkov misses with a hook to the body
and Anus counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Anus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Volkov defending well though.
Anus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Volkov's head.
Volkov is controlling Anus's trapped leg to prevent Anus from advancing to side control.
Anus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anus throwing shots but Volkov is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus trying to control from half guard but Volkov is working away.
Volkov has a hand on Anus's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anus takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Anus lands with some strikes.
Volkov can't escape the position.
Anus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Volkov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Anus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Anus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Volkov is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus goes for an armbar but Volkov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Volkov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Anus keeps moving.
Anus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Volkov throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anus is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Anus will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Volkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Volkov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Volkov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volkov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volkov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anus takes a step back to recover.
Volkov swings widly with a right hand
and Anus counters with a right hand to the body.
Anus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Volkov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Volkov, as that shot connected.
Anus throws a lazy right hand but Volkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volkov connects with a leg kick. Anus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Volkov throws the left hand but Anus avoids the punch easily.
Volkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Volkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Volkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anus.
Anus throws a hook but Volkov blocks it.
Volkov thuds a left hand into Anus's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anus's head.
Volkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anus.
Vincent Volkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anus just misses with a punch to the body.
Anus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Volkov counters with a nice leg kick.
Volkov misses with a right hand
and Anus counters with a straight right hand.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Anus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Volkov sprawls well. Volkov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anus gets slowly back to his feet.
Anus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Volkov tries to avoid it but Anus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Volkov to the ground. Volkov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Anus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Anus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Volkov misses.
Anus misses with a shot to the body
and Volkov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Anus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volkov shoots in and drives through. Anus sprawls well.
Anus moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Volkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anus was well out of range. Poor timing from Volkov.
Anus misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Anus ducks down to avoid it.
Anus tries to sprawl but Volkov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Volkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Volkov.
Anus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Volkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Volkov trying to control from Anus's half guard. Anus has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control but Anus is working from the bottom.
Volkov throwing strikes from guard but Anus blocks nicely.
Volkov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volkov postures up in Anus's guard and throws a big left but Anus blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov stopping the sweep attempt from Anus.
Volkov postures up.
Anus is really struggling to control Volkov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Volkov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Anus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volkov throwing strikes from guard but Anus blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Volkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Anus is retaining full guard.
Volkov pushes down on Anus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Volkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anus gets back to full guard.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Anus keeps moving.
Volkov postures up in Anus's guard and throws a big left but Anus blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Anus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov postures up in Anus's guard and throws a big left but Anus blocks it.
Anus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Volkov manages to get himself to full guard.
Anus trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Volkov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anus's best efforts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Volkov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Volkov!
An out of breath Vincent Volkov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Thor has chosen Sexy Bitch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
234 lbs
23 - 9 - 1 |
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216 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atli Thor!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Koski as he checks the leg kick.
Koski blocks a head kick by Thor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thor.
Thor misses with a wild body shot.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski blocks a jab.
Koski throws a hook but Thor blocks it.
Koski blocks a jab.
Koski lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Atli Thor has been cut.
Koski throws a lazy head kick
and Thor counters with an inside leg kick.
Thor is looking to slow Koski down with leg kicks.
Koski checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thor throws a nice looking combination but Koski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thor lands a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thor, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Thor.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Koski cracks Thor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thor connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters with a head kick. That will keep Thor thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Koski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thor's hands.
Thor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thor is looking to chop away at Koski's legs.
Thor tries to score with a low kick but Koski moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor blocks a head kick by Koski.
Koski throws a hook but Thor blocks it.
Koski leaves Thor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koski slips under a jab from Thor.
Thor misses with a combination
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
Thor misses the jab.
Thor is looking to chop away at Koski's legs.
Koski avoids the body shot from Thor.
Thor tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Thor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koski doesn't seem phased though.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Thor saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a jab to the head.
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Thor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
Koski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koski throws a head kick but Thor moves out of range.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
Thor jabs at Koski's body.
Koski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski slaps away a takedown attempt from Thor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koski throws a right hand that Thor ducks under and follows up with a left that Thor also avoids with ease.
Thor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thor duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
Koski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thor's sensitive parts.
Koski blocks a jab.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thor 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 Koski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Koski misses.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Thor off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
Atli Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koski avoids a kick to the body.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thor manages to avoid it.
Thor throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atli Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atli Thor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thor scores with a takedown into Koski's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Koski working for a triangle but Thor defends it easily.
Thor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thor postures up and lands a big shot to Koski's brow.
Thor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thor forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thor thows a huge punch but Koski dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koski taking some punishment here, with Thor in his half guard.
Thor is nestled in close to Koski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thor trying to pass the guard but Koski defending well.
Nice strikes from Thor there.
Thor thows a huge punch but Koski dodges it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor is looking to take a break and control but Koski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thor pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thor lands a nice short elbow.
Koski wants to improve his position but Thor is controlling well.
Koski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Thor.
Thor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koski is looking for a triangle but Thor pushes his legs off easily.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but Koski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor throwing strikes but missing.
Thoris looking to pass into half guard but Koski pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Koski is in guard.
Thor keeping moving, preventing Koski from controlling successfully.
Thor keeping full guard, as Koski tries to pass.
Thor wants to hit a switch here but Koski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thor there!
Thor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thor is bucking up trying to escape but Koski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koski trying to control but Thor is having none of it.
Koski prevents Thor from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thor tries to lock up and control but Koski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atli Thor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atli Thor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Koski takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses.
Thor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thor misses with a head kick.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Thor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thor throws a nice looking combination but Koski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
Koski thuds a left hand into Thor's body.
Thor throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Thor finds it's way through Koski's defenses.
Koski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thor is rocked!
Atli Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor throws a sloppy head kick
and Koski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thor is still on wobbly legs! Can Koski finish him?
Thor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koski throws a jab when Thor was well out of range.
Thor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Koski! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tomi Koski!
An out of breath Tomi Koski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Hideki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hideki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sparzanza - Temple Of The Red - Eyed Pigs. Martinez has chosen Puya -- Sal Pa' Fuera as his entrance music. Masaru Hideki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
178 lbs
17 - 3 - 1 |
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167 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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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
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masaru Hideki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideki connects with a body shot that sends Martinez's belly button to the back.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hideki lands a lovely overhand right.
That kick from Martinez tenderised Hideki's leg. Hideki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hideki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hideki to the ground. Martinez is now in Hideki's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hideki wants to hit a switch here but Martinez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hideki there!
Martinez trying to control but Hideki is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Martinez throwing strikes here but Hideki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Martinez lands a heavy elbow.
Hideki wants to control but Martinez is having none of it.
Martinez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hideki wants to hold on but Martinez pushes him away.
Martinez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Martinez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez punching from mount but Hideki doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Martinez with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Masaru Hideki has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hideki is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Martinez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martinez landing punches.
Hideki is rocked!
Martinez lands a big elbow.
Oh Hideki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez breaks from Hideki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Martinez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martinez cracks Hideki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Masaru Hideki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martinez is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Hideki goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Martinez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesus Martinez!
After winning the bout, Jesus Martinez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poor Matt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Poor Matt!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matt misses with a leg kick
and Reese counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reese cracks Matt with a good jab.
Reese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matt swinging wildly here.
Reese lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reese fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Reese misses with a body shot.
Matt gets a clinch.
Reese misses with a body punch.
Matt blocks a body shot from Reese.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Matt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reese's brow.
Matt tries to throw a body punch but Reese avoids it by throwing Matt back against the cage.
Reese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matt lands with a short shot to the head.
Matt misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Matt fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt tries a body shot but Reese blocks it.
Matt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reese's elbow.
Matt misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Reese.
Matt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Reese on the inside.
Matt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Matt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Matt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matt tries to work over Reese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Matt.
Matt struggles to land a body shot inside as Reese controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reese.
Reese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reese has Matt pressed against the cage.
Matt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Matt - that landed with a thud.
Reese is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Matt.
Matt presses Reese against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matt lands a shoulder strike.
Reese's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matt missing with knees to the body.
Reese tries a body shot but Matt blocks it.
Reese throws a punch but it's blocked by Matt.
Nice body punch from Matt.
Matt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matt tries to land knees in the clinch but Reese avoids the damage to the body.
Matt can't find room to land a body shot as Reese controls the action.
Reese swings wildly with an uppercut but Matt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reese misses with a body punch.
Reese blocks a body shot from Matt.
Matt tries to throw a body punch but Reese avoids it by throwing Matt back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese digs a right hand underneath Matt's ribcage. Matt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Reese scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matt misses with a punch to the body.
Matt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matt tries a body shot but Reese blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matt.
Matt misses with the head strike.
Matt lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reese.
Matt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matt misses with a punch on the inside.
Reese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matt throws a head punch that misses.
Matt throws a head punch that misses.
Matt tries to work over Reese's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matt.
Matt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reese blocks an elbow strike.
Reese blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese looking to slow down the pace here.
Matt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matt working aggressively here.
Reese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reese working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reese stalling in the clinch but Matt improves position.
Reese on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reese blocks a body shot from Matt.
Reese lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reese's elbow.
Reese struggles to land a body shot inside as Matt controls his hands.
Matt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reese misses with the head strike.
Matt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reese's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Poor Matt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reese lands a leg kick that knocks Matt off balance momentarily.
Matt dives in and grabs Reese's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reese pushes down on Matt's head and hops out.
Matt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reese.
Poor Matt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matt with a nice cross.
Reese takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Matt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reese circles away.
Matt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Reese as Matt shoots in.
David Reese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poor Matt.
Reese scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reese jabs Matt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matt is looking to clinch but Reese is avoiding it.
Matt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese throws a head kick but Matt moves out of range.
Reese thumps Matt with a low kick.
Reese catches Matt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reese throws the left hand but Matt avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reese, right into the meat.
Reese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matt shoots for a double leg takedown but Reese sprawls well. He's pushed Matt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matt is looking to clinch but Reese is avoiding it.
David Reese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reese ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Matt or perhaps it was just good defense by Reese which made him look bad.
Reese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reese throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reese is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Reese digs a good hook to Matt's body.
Reese scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matt is rocked!
Reese lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Matt up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Reese from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Matt's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Reese!
A very excited looking David Reese made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem comes to the cage accompanied by Anthem. Paulsen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can I Play With Madness. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Overeem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paulsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Overeem's knee momentarily.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Overeem with a hook.
Paulsen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Overeem checks it well.
Overeem tries to land a front kick but Paulsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Overeem is able to avoid easily.
Overeem thumps Paulsen with a low kick.
Paulsen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Overeem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paulsen cracks Overeem with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulsen.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulsen circles away.
Paulsen blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Paulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Overeem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Alistair Overeem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to keep at a distance but Overeem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paulsen lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Alistair Overeem has been cut.
Paulsen breaks from the clinch.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Overeem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Overeem counters with a nice body kick.
Overeem rushes Paulsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Overeem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paulsen avoids the elbow strike from Overeem, against the cage.
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paulsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen prevents Overeem from breaking the clinch.
Paulsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Paulsen takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to stall but Overeem uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Overeem lands a nice elbow.
Paulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paulsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Overeem tries to break free but Paulsen pushes him back against the cage.
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulsen prevents Overeem from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Overeem on the inside.
Overeem misses with a punch on the inside.
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Overeem lands with a right hand.
Paulsen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Overeem can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem connects with a solid leg kick.
Paulsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Overeem lands a leg kick that knocks Paulsen off balance momentarily.
Overeem thows a body kick. Paulsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paulsen looks gassed!
Paulsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Overeem counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paulsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
Paulsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Overeem but Overeem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paulsen blocks the body kick.
Overeem lands a jab to Paulsen's midsection.
Overeem scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paulsen in his tracks.
Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looks to land a body kick but Paulsen moved away.
Paulsen tries to keep at a distance but Overeem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paulsen avoids the elbow strike from Overeem, against the cage.
Paulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Overeem throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overeem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulsen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Overeem drops Paulsen with a big knee straight up the middle! Paulsen is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Jan Paulsen has been cut.
Overeem throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overeem.
Overeem darts in and clinches Paulsen up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Overeem looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Overeem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Overeem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paulsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Overeem checks a leg kick.
Overeem on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but Overeem sees it coming and moves out of range.
Overeem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulsen misses with a looping left.
Overeem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Overeem throws an elbow but it's blocked.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Overeem here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulsen.
Paulsen dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
Paulsen blocks the elbow strike.
Overeem lands an elbow just above Paulsen 's eye.
Paulsen breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Overeem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Overeem moves into range and clinches up with Paulsen.
Overeem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paulsen takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Overeem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paulsen is breathing heavily.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulsen wants to break free but Overeem has control.
Overeem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Overeem pushes Paulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paulsen avoids the elbow strike from Overeem, against the cage.
Paulsen is trying to break the clinch but Overeem is controlling him.
Paulsen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem lands a shoulder strike.
Paulsen avoids the elbow strike from Overeem, against the cage.
Alistair Overeem has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Overeem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paulsen's defenses.
Overeem lands an elbow inside.
Paulsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Overeem is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Overeem throws an elbow but misses.
Paulsen avoids the elbow strike from Overeem, against the cage.
Overeem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Overeem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Overeem misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Overeem lands with a left to the head.
Paulsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with the head strike.
Paulsen scores with a shot to the side of Overeem's head.
Paulsen avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulsen is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Overeem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Overeem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paulsen is trying to break the clinch but Overeem is controlling him.
A short right from Paulsen.
Overeem crunches a lovely knee into Paulsen's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Overeem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Overeem.
A slapping body kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem connects with a nice looking jab.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Overeem lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Overeem digs a good hook to Paulsen's body.
Overeem doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulsen circles away.
Overeem pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Paulsen.
Overeem scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Overeem.
Paulsen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Overeem finds it's target.
Overeem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Overeem ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Overeem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paulsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem tries a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Overeem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Overeem throws a leg kick which misses Paulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulsen tries to avoid it.
Alistair Overeem is winning the standup battle so far.
Overeem slips under a jab.
Overeem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paulsen if he has to take too many more of those.
Overeem throws a lazy head kick
and Paulsen counters with a leg kick.
Overeem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Overeem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paulsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Overeem.
Overeem lands a jab to the head.
Paulsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulsen connects with a high kick.
Overeem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulsen can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Overeem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Overeem has closed the distance and engaged Paulsen in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
Overeem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Overeem.
Overeem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Overeem stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem lands a knee to the head.
Paulsen is rocked!
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paulsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?
Overeem manages to break the clinch.
Overeem pushes Paulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulsen seems to have recovered his senses.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Overeem - just one landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paulsen - that will leave a mark!
Overeem lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Overeem throws a good cross that connects.
Overeem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paulsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Paulsen pushes him off.
Overeem throws a leg kick but Paulsen moved away.
Paulsen throws the kick towards the body but Overeem avoids it.
Paulsen is looking to score with low kicks.
Overeem clinches up against the cage.
Overeem working aggressively here.
Overeem misses with the head strike.
A short right from Paulsen.
Paulsen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Overeem prevents Paulsen from breaking the clinch.
Overeem working Paulsen over with knees to the body.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulsen's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Overeem lands an elbow that stopped Paulsen in his tracks for a moment.
Overeem throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulsen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Overeem pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Overeem lands a left hand.
Overeem lands a good knee to the midsection. Paulsen won't want to take too many of those.
Paulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulsen's face.
Paulsen is trying to stall.
Overeem crunches a lovely knee into Paulsen's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paulsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overeem misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Overeem lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem throws an elbow but it misses.
Overeem scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulsen wants to stall.
Paulsen dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
Paulsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Overeem is stalling here.
Paulsen wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulsen avoids it.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Overeem gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Paulsen misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Overeem. That did some damage!
Paulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Overeem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paulsen. That did some damage!
Overeem connects with a single shot there.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Overeem moves out of range.
Overeem clinches.
Paulsen dodges an elbow strike from Overeem.
Paulsen blocking some punches.
Paulsen blocks the elbow strike.
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paulsen is defending well for now.
Overeem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulsen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Overeem prevents it.
Paulsen tries a knee to the head but Overeem blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
Overeem working Paulsen over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Overeem obliges.
Paulsen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Paulsen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but Paulsen blocks with his arms.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen avoiding damage as Overeem throws knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Overeem.
Overeem scores with a shoulder strike.
Overeem effectively controlling the action here.
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Overeem.
Overeem throws an elbow that misses.
Paulsen blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Overeem controls the action.
Paulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Overeem.
Paulsen avoids the elbow strike from Overeem, against the cage.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
Overeem breaks from the clinch.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Overeem scoring well with a low kick there.
Overeem pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paulsen connects with the punch.
A combination from Overeem does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Overeem.
Paulsen throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch up but Paulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Overeem slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paulsen tries to land a body kick
and Overeem counters with a left to the body.
Overeem lands a leg kick that knocks Paulsen off balance momentarily.
Overeem misses with a kick to the body
and Paulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Overeem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Overeem thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulsen 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.
Paulsen throws a lazy head kick
and Overeem counters with a good, hard body kick but Paulsen shrugs it off.
Overeem throws a low kick but Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Overeem misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Overeem moves away and avoids it.
Overeem pushes Paulsen away with a front kick.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Paulsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Overeem tries to clinch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Alistair Overeem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Overeem misses with a leg kick
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Overeem tries to clinch
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen keeps Overeem at a distance using the push kick.
Paulsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Overeem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem tries to work over Paulsen's front leg with a kick but Paulsen checks it.
Overeem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen missing with a left hand there. Overeem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overeem had his way with Jan Paulsen in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Paulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but Overeem moved away.
A punch combination from Paulsen misses.
Paulsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Paulsen throws a series of punches but Overeem avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Overeem.
Paulsen fails with a takedown attempt.
A left lands for Paulsen.
Overeem cracks Paulsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Overeem lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy body kick from Overeem
and Paulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paulsen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Overeem as he connects with a hook.
Overeem tries a head kick but it misses.
Overeem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paulsen.
Paulsen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Overeem checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Overeem!
Overeem moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Overeem lands a leg kick that knocks Paulsen off balance momentarily.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overeem.
Overeem is looking to slow Paulsen down with leg kicks.
Overeem scores with a leg kick.
Overeem clinches with his opponent.
Paulsen lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem tries to work over Paulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looking to throw knees to the head but Paulsen is blocking nicely.
Paulsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paulsen lands a knee to the body.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paulsen.
A right handed body shot lands from Paulsen.
Paulsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulsen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Overeem is trying to break the clinch but Paulsen has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulsen avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Paulsen.
Overeem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paulsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulsen avoids it.
Overeem prevents a body shot from Paulsen.
Jan Paulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Paulsen lands an elbow just above Overeem 's eye.
Paulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Overeem.
A low kick from Overeem misses
and Paulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Overeem.
Overeem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overeem.
Overeem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overeem throws the kick towards the body but Paulsen avoids it.
Paulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paulsen throws a lazy right hand but Overeem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overeem looks to land a combination. Paulsen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Overeem is just out of range.
Paulsen thuds his shin into the meat of Overeem's side.
Paulsen moves out of range as Overeem throws a body kick.
Overeem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paulsen finds it's way round the side to connect with Overeem's head.
Paulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Overeem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Overeem throws the kick towards the body but Paulsen avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen throws a body kick the misses
and Overeem counters with a nice kick to the body.
Overeem takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Overeem moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jan Paulsen.
Well Overeem has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Overeem!
Alistair Overeem retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Alistair Overeem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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