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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ku Klan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathon McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ku Klan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathon McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klan on the side of the head.
McTavish defending well as Klan loads up on a big left hand.
McTavish lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klan misses with the combination.
Klan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McTavish.
McTavish misses with a two punch combination.
McTavish goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Klan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klan tries to close the distance and clinch but McTavish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McTavish misses with an uppercut
and Klan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McTavish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McTavish misses with a wild combination.
McTavish throws a one two combo.
Klan wants to clinch
and McTavish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
McTavish avoids a punch combination nicely.
McTavish misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from McTavish does no damage.
Klan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for McTavish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klan tries to close the distance and clinch but McTavish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McTavish gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klan.
Klan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McTavish counters with a body kick that stops Klan in his tracks momentarily.
Klan swinging wildly here.
McTavish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Klan throws a series of punches but McTavish moves out of range.
Klan tries to clinch there but McTavish circles away.
McTavish throws a jab when Klan was well out of range.
Klan moves out of range of the strikes.
McTavish scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klan moves out of range of the body kick.
Klan tries to close the distance and clinch but McTavish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McTavish's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McTavish duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McTavish throws a right and a left that Klan avoids nicely.
McTavish takes a jab right on the kisser.
Klan wants to clinch up but McTavish keeps it at a distance.
McTavish works over Klan's head and body with a nice combination.
Klan throws a right and a left that McTavish avoids nicely.
McTavish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klan.
McTavish does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McTavish defending well as Klan loads up on a big left hand.
McTavish is working the combinations to good effect here.
McTavish misses with a double jab
and Klan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McTavish tries a head kick but it misses.
Klan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish throws a nice head kick!
Klan dodges the punch combination from McTavish.
McTavish sizes up Klan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTavish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klan throws a poor cross that misses
and McTavish counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McTavish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klan moves in looking to clinch but McTavish pushes him off.
McTavish misses with a wild combination.
McTavish throws a series of punches but Klan avoids them all with ease.
McTavish misses with a left hand
and Klan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nathon McTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klan avoids the body shot from McTavish.
Klan moves in looking to clinch but McTavish pushes him off.
McTavish misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTavish tries a head kick but it misses.
McTavish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McTavish falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Klan to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from McTavish.
McTavish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from McTavish.
Klan misses with the combination.
Klan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathon McTavish dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body punch from McTavish.
McTavish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McTavish lands a lovely overhand right.
Klan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McTavish in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McTavish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McTavish stalks Klan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Klan's face. Klan staggers backwards, shaken.
McTavish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klan slips under a jab from McTavish.
McTavish moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klan slips a jab from McTavish.
Klan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ku Klan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klan wants to clinch up but McTavish keeps it at a distance.
Klan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McTavish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McTavish misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by McTavish.
Klan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klan tries to clinch but McTavish is having none of it.
McTavish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Klan misses with a looping right.
McTavish looks to land a combination. Klan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McTavish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klan circles away quickly and effectively.
McTavish misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Klan.
McTavish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McTavish throws a right hand that Klan ducks under and follows up with a left that Klan also avoids with ease.
McTavish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Klan wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish lands with a cross.
McTavish is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from McTavish misses.
Klan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klan fails to land with a series of punches.
McTavish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McTavish circles away from the clinch attempt.
McTavish misses with a combination
letting Klan counter with a right hand.
McTavish throws a head kick that misses.
Klan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTavish.
McTavish misses with a few strikes there.
Klan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klan misses with a straight left.
McTavish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McTavish misses with a two punch combination.
McTavish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McTavish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klan punishes McTavish's body with a nice straight punch.
McTavish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klan moves away from the strike by McTavish.
Klan misses with a wild combination.
Klan closes the distance and clinches.
Klan tries to circle away but McTavish has him pinned against the cage.
Klan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McTavish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Klan misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish working hard to break the clinch.
McTavish prevents Klan from breaking the clinch.
Klan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McTavish's efforts to push away.
Klan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klan lands an uppercut.
McTavish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McTavish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from McTavish.
Klan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McTavish.
McTavish jabs Klan right on the nose. Klan blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTavish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathon McTavish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Klan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McTavish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klan is looking to clinch.
McTavish lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klan backs up against the cage.
McTavish sizes up Klan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klan blocks a head kick by McTavish.
Klan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McTavish misses with a body kick.
McTavish misses with an uppercut. Klan saw that one coming.
McTavish throws a sloppy head kick and Klan moves out of range easily.
Klan avoids the head kick by McTavish.
Nathon McTavish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from McTavish misses.
McTavish connects with a leg kick. Klan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Klan tries to close the distance and clinch up but McTavish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McTavish moves out of range of the strikes.
Klan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klan tries to clinch there but McTavish circles away.
Klan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McTavish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McTavish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McTavish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klan tries to clinch but McTavish is having none of it.
McTavish scores with a push kick.
Klan tries to close the distance and clinch but McTavish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klan swings for the body but McTavish moves out of range.
McTavish throws a right and a left that Klan avoids nicely.
McTavish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from McTavish. Those never looked like landing.
McTavish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McTavish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McTavish.
Klan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Klan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McTavish looks to land a body kick but Klan moved away.
McTavish tries to land a front kick but Klan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Klan is looking to clinch but McTavish is avoiding it.
McTavish misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McTavish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McTavish moves into range and connects with a jab.
McTavish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klan.
Klan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Klan tries to close the distance and clinch but McTavish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klan throws a right and a left that McTavish avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klan fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Klan does no damage.
McTavish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from McTavish. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from McTavish does no damage.
Klan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McTavish misses with a two punch combination.
McTavish throws a sloppy head kick and Klan moves out of range easily.
McTavish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from McTavish misses.
Klan tries to clinch up but McTavish circles away and keeps his distance.
Klan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klan.
Klan tries to clinch there but McTavish circles away.
McTavish keeps the fight on the outside.
McTavish takes a swing at Klan's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Klan misses the target.
Klan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ku Klan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klan tries to close the distance and clinch up but McTavish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McTavish swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Klan counters with a one-two to the body.
McTavish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McTavish lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McTavish throws a right and a left that Klan avoids nicely.
Klan misses with a two punch combination.
Nathon McTavish is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klan takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathon McTavish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McTavish winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathon McTavish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksej Aleksejev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksej Aleksejev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksej Aleksejev!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov gets tackled into the cage by Aleksejev. Aleksejev maintains the clinch.
Aleksejev can't get the takedown.
Ivanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Aleksejev gets an underhook and turns Ivanov into the cage.
Aleksejev is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Aleksejev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maxim Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksej Aleksejev.
Ivanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aleksejev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aleksejev controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is not content to let Aleksejev control the position.
Aleksejev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aleksejev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aleksejev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ivanov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aleksejev controlling the pace.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aleksej Aleksejev wasn't active enough on the ground.
Aleksejev has closed the distance and engaged Ivanov in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is fighting off a takedown attempt but Aleksejev is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ivanov to the mat. Ivanov regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Aleksejev tries to free his leg and advance position but Ivanov is retaining full guard.
Ivanov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ivanov tries to get out of the position.
Aleksejev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aleksejev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ivanov's head.
Ivanov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aleksejev controls the pace.
Aleksejev looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksej Aleksejev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ivanov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aleksejev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aleksejev misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aleksejev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aleksejev rushes Ivanov and presses him up against the cage.
Aleksejev is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ivanov can't fight it off and eventually Aleksejev manages to take the fight to the floor. Ivanov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aleksejev wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Aleksejev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ivanov is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksejev trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aleksejev is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aleksej Aleksejev.
Aleksejev drops Ivanov with a right and a left! Aleksejev comes rushing in but Ivanov regains his composure and manages to keep Aleksejev in guard.
Ivanov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksejev trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aleksejev trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ivanov's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aleksejev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ivanov is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksej Aleksejev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ivanov is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Aleksejev just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Ivanov has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksej Aleksejev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Titanium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lily Beerbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Titanium could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lily Beerbom's chin.
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188 lbs
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Titanium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lily Beerbom!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titanium shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Beerbom manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Titanium on his heels. He'll look to pass Titanium's guard now, I'm sure.
Titanium had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beerbom defends it easily.
Titanium is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Titanium is keen to just control but Beerbom is a slippery customer.
Beerbom is trying to control but can't.
Titanium seems to be looking for submissions.
Titanium is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beerbom trying to hold on to Titanium's head to control him but Titanium postures up.
Beerbom looks gassed!
Titanium is trying to control. Beerbom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanium is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Beerbom is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Titanium!
Thomas Titanium took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Awhooooooooooooooooooooooooooo'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hb Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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160 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Keyes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hb Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyes swings for the body but Pencil moves out of range.
Keyes tries to score with a low kick but Pencil moves his leg out of the way.
Keyes connects with the punch.
Keyes tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Keyes misses.
Keyes avoids the head kick by Pencil.
Stephen Keyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keyes throws a push kick but Pencil slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Keyes.
Pencil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pencil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Keyes throws a sloppy head kick and Pencil moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Pencil misses.
Pencil sizes up Keyes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pencil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pencil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes slips a jab and a cross from Pencil.
Keyes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pencil.
Keyes scores with a body shot.
Pencil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Keyes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pencil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Keyes misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Keyes.
Pencil is rocked!
It looks like Hb Pencil has been cut.
Keyes lunges at Pencil with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pencil's hand.
Pencil is still on wobbly legs! Can Keyes finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pencil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stephen Keyes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keyes throws an overhand right that drops Pencil like a sack of potatoes! Keyes dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Keyes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stephen Keyes waved his t-shirt featuring Wolfpack Blood Labs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Stefan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Edo. G - Like That . Nick Diaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pascal Stefan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefan shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz leaves Stefan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stefan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pascal Stefan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stefan shoots for a double leg takedown but Diaz sprawls well. He's pushed Stefan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Stefan avoids nicely.
Stefan closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Stefan pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stefan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Stefan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Stefan's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz looks to land a combination. Stefan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Stefan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stefan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stefan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stefan is breathing heavily.
Stefan has a takedown stuffed.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stefan.
Stefan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz scores with a jab to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stefan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stefan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Stefan's head back.
Stefan is rocked!
Diaz Throws a clean left jab. Diaz Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Stefan's chin! Stefan crumbles to the ground and Diaz follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Abdul Karim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zaid Abdul Karim has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zaid Abdul Karim seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zaid Abdul Karim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdul Karim shoots for a double leg takedown but Lavronenko sprawls well. He's pushed Abdul Karim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abdul Karim with a poor takedown
so Lavronenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavronenko trying to control but Abdul Karim is working from the bottom.
Abdul Karim is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lavronenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdul Karim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavronenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Abdul Karim is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lavronenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lavronenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdul Karim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lavronenko wants to control from the top but Abdul Karim keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Abdul Karim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lavronenko.
Lavronenko throws a lazy right hand but Abdul Karim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lavronenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdul Karim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavronenko.
Abdul Karim shoots and misses
and Lavronenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abdul Karim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaid Abdul Karim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abdul Karim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lavronenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abdul Karim somewhat.
Abdul Karim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lavronenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim misses with a takedown attempt - Lavronenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lavronenko.
A combination from Lavronenko does no damage.
Abdul Karim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lavronenko sprawls well. Lavronenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Abdul Karim gets slowly back to his feet.
Abdul Karim with a poor takedown
and Lavronenko counters with a three punch combo that has Abdul Karim backing up. Abdul Karim nods at Lavronenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Lavronenko throws a good cross that connects.
Abdul Karim gets the takedown into side control.
Lavronenko is trying to control Abdul Karim's posture but Abdul Karim avoids it.
Lavronenko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Abdul Karim's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lavronenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abdul Karim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lavronenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lavronenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lavronenko throwing shots but Abdul Karim is blocking nicely.
Lavronenko throwing shots but Abdul Karim is blocking nicely.
Lavronenko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Abdul Karim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lavronenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdul Karim's head.
Lavronenko working over Abdul Karim with some ground and pound. Abdul Karim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lavronenko wants to take a breather but Abdul Karim is having none of it.
Lavronenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abdul Karim defending well though.
Lavronenko trying to control the action but Abdul Karim is working from the bottom.
Lavronenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lavronenko thows a huge punch but Abdul Karim dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Lavronenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abdul Karim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lavronenko as he avoids it easily.
Abdul Karim tries for a takedown but Lavronenko circles away easily
and Lavronenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Lavronenko.
Lavronenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zaid Abdul Karim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavronenko misses with a straight left.
Lavronenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abdul Karim tries for a takedown but Lavronenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lavronenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lavronenko throws an overhand right that lands on Abdul Karim's shoulder, as Abdul Karim tries to avoid the shot.
Abdul Karim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lavronenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Abdul Karim looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lavronenko!
Abdul Karim unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko regains half guard.
Abdul Karim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ivan Lavronenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lavronenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abdul Karim.
Abdul Karim thows a huge punch but Lavronenko dodges it nicely.
Lavronenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lavronenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lavronenko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lavronenko jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Abdul Karim is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Abdul Karim and Lavronenko has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lavronenko working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Lavronenko.
Lavronenko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Abdul Karim is avoiding damage well.
Lavronenko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Abdul Karim has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lavronenko but great work by Abdul Karim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavronenko struggling a bit here.
Lavronenko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Abdul Karim off and has taken his back!
Well, with Lavronenko on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Abdul Karim is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lavronenko is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Abdul Karim defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lavronenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abdul Karim's head.
Lavronenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lavronenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lavronenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lavronenko slips a nice elbow through Abdul Karim's hands, connecting with Abdul Karim's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim trying to control from the bottom.
Lavronenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lavronenko throws a strike but Abdul Karim avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lavronenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lavronenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul Karim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lavronenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Lavronenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Abdul Karim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Abdul Karim misses with a takedown attempt - Lavronenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lavronenko thuds his right hand into Abdul Karim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lavronenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdul Karim takes one to the chin there.
Lavronenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Abdul Karim.
Lavronenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdul Karim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Lavronenko misses.
Abdul Karim scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lavronenko manages to get back to half guard.
Lavronenko keeping control of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdul Karim wants to free his trapped foot but Lavronenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lavronenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdul Karim wants to pass the guard but Lavronenko is keeping the position.
Abdul Karim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lavronenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lavronenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abdul Karim wants to pass the guard but Lavronenko is keeping the position.
Abdul Karim throws a big right hand that misses.
Lavronenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lavronenko tries to control but Abdul Karim wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko looking to finish Abdul Karim with some ground and pound. This is bad for Abdul Karim!
Lavronenko is working for a guillotine from mount but Abdul Karim frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavronenko punching from mount but Abdul Karim doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lavronenko is landing with some decent strikes but Abdul Karim is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Abdul Karim tries to lock up and control but Lavronenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lavronenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdul Karim is desperately trying to improve his position but Lavronenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Lavronenko raining down shots from the mount!
Abdul Karim is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lavronenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Abdul Karim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lavronenko controlling the pace for now.
Lavronenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdul Karim blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavronenko throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Abdul Karim seems to have got his legs back now.
Lavronenko punching from mount but Abdul Karim doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ivan Lavronenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko content just to control the position here.
Abdul Karim is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lavronenko content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abdul Karim taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Lavronenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lavronenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Lavronenko!
Our winner, Ivan Lavronenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brus Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blue Bob - Go Get Some. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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147 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brus Li!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Escobar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Li connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Escobar scrambles back to his feet.
Li forces Escobar back against the cage and clinches.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Escobar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Escobar has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Escobar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar cracks Li with a good jab.
It looks like Brus Li has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Escobar has knocked Li down with a huge combo! Escobar steps away and waves a wobbly Li back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Li is rocked!
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!
Escobar connects with a stiff jab that staggers Li - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pablo Escobar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Pablo Escobar waved his t-shirt featuring Wolfpack Blood Labs's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntur Llaripukinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eorl Vanagandr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Llaripukinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Elvis Presley - True Love Travels On A Gravel Road. Eorl Vanagandr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
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230 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guntur Llaripukinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llaripukinen throws a combination that misses
and Vanagandr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Guntur Llaripukinen has been cut.
Llaripukinen throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Llaripukinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vanagandr circles away quickly and effectively.
Vanagandr throws an overhand right that lands on Llaripukinen's shoulder, as Llaripukinen tries to avoid the shot.
Llaripukinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vanagandr misses with an uppercut
and Llaripukinen counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Eorl Vanagandr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vanagandr scores with the left hand. Llaripukinen knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Llaripukinen does no damage.
Llaripukinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vanagandr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llaripukinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Llaripukinen misses the shot to the body.
Llaripukinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Llaripukinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Llaripukinen misses with a double jab
and Llaripukinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vanagandr lands a big right hand that sends Llaripukinen crashing to the mat! Vanagandr stays standing though and waves Llaripukinen back to his feet!
Llaripukinen is rocked!
Guntur Llaripukinen's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Llaripukinen slips a jab from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Llaripukinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr misses with a two punch combination.
Llaripukinen misses with a double jab.
Llaripukinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vanagandr in his tracks.
Llaripukinen throws a series of punches but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Llaripukinen throws a series of punches but Vanagandr avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llaripukinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vanagandr takes one to the side of the head.
Llaripukinen throws an overhand right that lands on Vanagandr's shoulder, as Vanagandr tries to avoid the shot.
Vanagandr works the jab nicely.
Guntur Llaripukinen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vanagandr drops Llaripukinen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Llaripukinen looks back up at him and smiles so Vanagandr waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Llaripukinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Guntur Llaripukinen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Guntur Llaripukinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eorl Vanagandr!
A victorious Eorl Vanagandr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sami Vasara enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Vasara.
Vasara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
Vasara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vasara fails to land with a series of punches.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vasara misses with a left hand
and Linne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Vasara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Linne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasara.
Vasara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara lands with a cross.
Vasara lands a nice looking body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vasara as he connects with a hook.
Vasara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vasara slips a jab from Linne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne cracks Vasara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Linne moves out of range easily.
Vasara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Linne checks a leg kick.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Vasara.
Vasara connects with a single shot there.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne checks a low kick from Vasara.
Vasara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linne's head.
Vasara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasara lunges at Linne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Linne's hand.
Vasara slips under a jab from Linne.
Vasara misses with an uppercut
and Linne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Linne ducks right into an uppercut from Vasara.
Vasara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vasara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Linne misses.
Vasara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vasara duly obliges.
Vasara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linne.
Vasara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasara wants to land a leg kick but Linne is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Vasara.
Linne moves out of range as Vasara throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Linne blocks the leg kick.
Linne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Linne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Linne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vasara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linne.
A head kick from Vasara lands but Linne takes it in his stride.
Jab by Vasara.
Vasara motions for Linne to come forward. Vasara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Vasara.
Vasara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linne will feel that in the morning.
Vasara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara scores with a jab to the body.
Linne throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasara.
Vasara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linne missing with a left hand there. Vasara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Linne if he has to take too many more of those.
Vasara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vasara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vasara throws the kick towards the body but Linne avoids it.
Vasara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linne moves out of range of the leg kick from Vasara.
Vasara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Linne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vasara with a hook.
A head kick misses from Linne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Linne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasara's waist but Vasara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Linne off to one side.
Linne moves out of range of the body kick from Vasara.
Vasara lands an overhand right.
Vasara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linne's calf.
Vasara misses with a body shot.
Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Linne's leg. Linne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasara catches Linne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linne throws a right hand that Vasara ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasara also avoids with ease.
Vasara throws out a loose jab but Linne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Linne!
Vasara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne throws a big shot that misses.
Linne drops his hands momentarily and Vasara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vasara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasara cracks Linne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasara is looking to slow Linne down with leg kicks.
Linne has a takedown stuffed.
Linne misses with a looping right.
Vasara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Linne backs up against the cage.
A solid body kick from Vasara.
Vasara lands a two punch combo.
Linne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne walks into a straight right hand from Vasara.
Linne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vasara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linne manages to avoid it.
Linne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Linne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Vasara.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vasara.
Linne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Vasara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linne.
Vasara staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vasara lands the left hand.
Vasara feints a jab promting Linne to slip. Vasara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Linne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vasara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vasara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Linne checks it well.
Vasara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vasara misses the shot to the body.
Vasara lands a nice hook to Linne's body. Linne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasara with a nice cross.
Vasara swings for the body but Linne moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Linne might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasara. That's going to slow Linne down.
Vasara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sami Vasara 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.
Linne tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vasara. Linne shrugs it off though.
Vasara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vasara scores with a hook.
Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linne misses with a hook
and Vasara counters with a nice uppercut.
Linne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
That's time! Linne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linne was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasara.
Vasara throws a body punch but Linne moves out of range.
Vasara scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasara thuds a left hand into Linne's body.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Linne throws a hook but Vasara blocks it.
Vasara ducks under a wild hook from Linne.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vasara.
Vasara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasara cracks Linne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linne throws a head kick but Vasara moves out of range.
Sebastien Linne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Vasara.
Vasara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara lands with an uppercut that bounces Linne off the cage and back into range.
Vasara cracks Linne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vasara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linne avoids the head kick by Vasara.
Linne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasara tries to bum rush Linne with a series of wild strikes but Linne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Linne misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Linne lands but Vasara takes it in his stride.
Vasara lands a jab-cross combination.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasara is looking to slow Linne down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Vasara.
Linne avoids the body shot from Vasara.
Linne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Vasara.
Linne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vasara throws a head kick that half lands.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vasara tries to land a front kick but Linne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vasara throws a leg kick
and Linne counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vasara throws a low kick but Linne avoids it.
Linne checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasara misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasara. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasara connects with a leg kick. Linne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vasara throws a series of punches but Linne avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
Vasara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vasara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Linne's leg. Linne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne fails with the takedown.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Linne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Vasara tries to buck Linne off but Linne is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Linne taking a break here but Vasara is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasara looks to throw the jab but Linne is out of range.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasara swivels and escapes.
Jab by Vasara.
Linne drops his hands momentarily and Vasara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot lands for Vasara.
Vasara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vasara - that will leave a mark!
Vasara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Linne moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara tries to land a front kick but Linne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
Linne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vasara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vasara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vasara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Linne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vasara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vasara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vasara lands a glancing blow to the side of Linne's head.
Linne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasara throws a low kick but Linne avoids it.
Linne walks into a stiff left hand from Vasara.
Vasara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasara misses with a hook
and Linne counters with a stiff right hand.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Linne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara avoids the head kick by Linne.
Vasara avoids the head kick by Linne.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vasara is looking to slow Linne down with leg kicks.
Linne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Vasara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasara digs a good hook to Linne's body.
Vasara ducks under a wild hook from Linne.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vasara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasara digs a good body shot into Linne's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara works the jab nicely.
Vasara scores with a leg kick.
Linne fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Linne.
Vasara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vasara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasara scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Linne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Linne's leg. Linne is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Linne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vasara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linne misses with an uppercut. Vasara saw that one coming.
Vasara fakes the leg kick and cracks Linne in the body.
Vasara misses with a low kick.
Linne takes one on the button.
Vasara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasara lands a head shot.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasara lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Vasara.
Danga de danga de dang - Vasara scores with a four punch combination!
Vasara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vasara wants it to stay on the feet.
Donk. Linne catches Vasara right on the button with a cross.
Vasara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linne momentarily.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linne counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Sami Vasara's cut even more.
Nice defenses there by Linne.
Vasara lands a slapping body shot.
Linne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasara.
Linne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara sizes up Linne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Linne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linne will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linne 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.
Vasara connects with the punch.
Linne throws a sloppy head kick and Vasara moves out of range easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vasara lands a really nice looking cross but Linne seems unphased.
Vasara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vasara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vasara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasara lands a nice hook to Linne's body. Linne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasara lands with a good body shot.
Vasara throws a front kick that sends Linne stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasara.
Vasara lands a nice looking body kick.
Vasara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Linne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Linne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Vasara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasara.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Vasara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vasara.
Vasara fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Vasara.
Vasara connects with a right hand. Linne shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vasara lands a nice looking body kick.
Linne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Vasara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vasara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!
Sami Vasara is the new lightweight champion!
Sami Vasara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ramos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos lands a right hand.
Cat tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cat pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cat is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Cat is keeping the position.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Cat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos passes into half guard.
Ramos controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ramos pulls his head out easily.
Cat looking for subs from the bottom but Ramos mounts him!
Cat wants to hold on but Ramos pushes him away.
Ramos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Cat wants to hold on but Ramos pushes him away.
Cat throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ramos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cat is looking to improve his position but Ramos isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cat swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ramos with shots to the head and body - Cat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat tries to hold on but Ramos pushes him away.
Ramos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cat tries to hold on but Ramos postures up.
Ramos controlling the position easily from mount.
Ramos lands a big shot there that rocks Cat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramos looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat working to try and regain half guard.
Cat is squirming around, avoiding Ramos's attempts to control the action.
Ramos avoids the attempt from Cat to control.
Ramos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cat is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cat is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramos has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ramos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cat defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos tries to work over Cat's front leg with a kick but Cat checks it.
Ramos throws a wild body kick that Cat sees coming a mile off.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cat's sensitive parts.
Ramos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cat fails with the takedown
and Ramos counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramos lands a leg kick that knocks Cat off balance momentarily.
Cat is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos thumps Cat with a low kick.
Ramos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramos lands with a left to the head.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Ramos.
Ramos lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Ramos.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramos stalls.
Nice body punch from Ramos - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands an uppercut.
Ramos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramos is stalling here.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Cat avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Ramos lands a left hand.
A short left from Ramos.
Ramos scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramos gets underhooks to prevent Cat's takedown attempt.
Ramos lands a left hand.
Cat is trying to drag Ramos to the mat but Ramos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Emilio Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Cat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pushes Cat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cat up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ramos.
Ramos avoiding damage.
Emilio Ramos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cat backwards.
Ramos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramos lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
Cat is trying to drag Ramos to the mat but Ramos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramos slows down the pace here.
Cat blocking some punches.
Ramos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cat is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramos creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Cat out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emilio Ramos!
Emilio Ramos retains his heavyweight title!
Emilio Ramos took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'You wanne be the best ?! Then you need to beat MEE !! '.
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