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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vic Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vic Sotto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vic Sotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ross Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson misses with a double jab
and Sotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ross Tomson has been cut.
Tomson misses with a combination
and Sotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomson is rocked!
Sotto cracks Tomson with a left hook right on the temple and Tomson goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Sotto lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Tomson is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vic Sotto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Runihura Ojore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Christian Alexander enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Runihura Ojore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christian Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander stuns Ojore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alexander lands a right hook to the body.
Ojore shoots in and bounces Alexander off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ojore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ojore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alexander has his hands on Ojore's head, controlling the position.
Ojore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alexander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ojore. That did some damage!
Ojore fails with the takedown.
Ojore shoots for a takedown but Alexander saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alexander throws the kick towards the body but Ojore avoids it.
Ojore shoots in for a double leg but Alexander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Runihura Ojore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Alexander misses
and Ojore counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alexander can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ojore controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ojore controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alexander is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ojore's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alexander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ojore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ojore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alexander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is looking to stand back up but Ojore counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alexander.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ojore lands with a punch from half guard.
Alexander tries to roll over but Ojore keeps him under control.
Ojore frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ojore takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojore cracks Alexander with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ojore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ojore tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alexander wants to control but Ojore is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Ojore connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runihura Ojore dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ojore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ojore takes a little break here. Alexander wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ojore lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Alexander down.
Ojore remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Alexander is trying to control Ojore's posture but Ojore avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojore controlling the position.
Ojore scoring with punches from side control.
Ojore remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ojore looks up at the clock and then as Alexander takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ojore smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alexander being controlled for a moment.
Ojore connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Alexander some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojore controls the position.
Alexander tries to improve position but can't.
Alexander being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Runihura Ojore wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ojore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexander defends it nicely.
Ojore closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alexander did well to prevent Ojore getting side control.
Ojore is taking a breather. Alexander says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ojore scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runihura Ojore dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Ojore looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Alexander!
Ojore working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ojore 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.
Alexander really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Alexander is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojore controlling from mount.
Ojore has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Runihura Ojore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Runihura Ojore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Runihura Ojore wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ojore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ojore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alexander as he avoids it easily.
Ojore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexander can do to turn this around?
Alexander throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Runihura Ojore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ojore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alexander misses with a head kick.
Alexander misses with a low kick as Ojore jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander motions for Ojore to come forward. Alexander throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ojore closes the distance and pushes Alexander back into the cage.
Ojore gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ojore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alexander for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ojore winds up and cracks Alexander with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ojore stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runihura Ojore has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ojore feints and as Alexander raises his hands in defense, Ojore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ojore is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexander has wrist control.
Alexander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alexander working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander keeping full guard, as Ojore tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Runihura Ojore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ojore, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Runihura Ojore!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gilstrap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: EMF - Unbelieveble. Yushin Okami is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Gilstrap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami works Gilstrap's body with a nice hook.
Okami lands a nice shot that snaps Gilstrap's head back.
Gilstrap walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Okami swinging wildly here.
Okami throws out a loose jab but Gilstrap uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okami throws a jab but it's blocked by Gilstrap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gilstrap.
Okami moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilstrap slips under a jab.
Okami misses with a straight right.
Gilstrap throws a half hearted mid kick.
Okami jabs Gilstrap right on the nose. Gilstrap blinks but takes it well.
Okami feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gilstraps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Okami misses.
Okami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gilstrap.
Gilstrap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okami connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gilstrap doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilstrap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target.
Okami throws a series of punches but Gilstrap avoids them all with ease.
Gilstrap takes one to the side of the head.
Gilstrap throws a leg kick which misses Okami's front leg but catches the back leg as Okami tries to avoid it.
Okami misses with a hook.
Okami throws a nice looking combination but Gilstrap bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okami lands a two punch combo.
Okami misses with a few strikes there.
Okami avoids the body shot from Gilstrap.
Okami lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okami.
Gilstrap is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Okami knocks Gilstrap out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yushin Okami!
After winning the bout, Yushin Okami 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iain Durrant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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162 lbs
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148 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iain Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durrant loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Durrant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Durrant.
Durrant avoids the body shot from Ivanov.
Ivanov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durrant finds it's way round the side to connect with Ivanov's head.
Durrant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durrant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durrant takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Durrant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Durrant.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Durrant.
Ivanov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ivanov thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durrant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durrant falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Ivanov to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Durrant does no damage.
Durrant lands with a shot to the body.
Iain Durrant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov connects with a jab.
Ivanov throws a right hand that Durrant ducks under and follows up with a left that Durrant also avoids with ease.
Durrant throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanov moves out of range easily.
Ivanov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Durrant back to the cage. Ivanov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Durrant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ivanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Durrant scrambles back to his feet.
Durrant is rocked!
Durrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Durrant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Durrant avoids them all with ease.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Durrant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ivanov counters with a three punch combo that has Durrant backing up. Durrant nods at Ivanov to acknowledge the strikes.
Durrant is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanov finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durrant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durrant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durrant seems to have recovered his senses.
Durrant misses with a wild combination.
Ivanov lands with a hook. Durrant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Durrant.
Ivanov lands a jab.
Durrant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durrant's hands.
Durrant misses with a double jab
and Ivanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Durrant looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanov is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Ivanov. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Ivanov misses.
Durrant misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Durrant on his heels. He'll look to pass Durrant's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ivanov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Durrant working for a triangle but Ivanov defends it easily.
Ivanov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ivanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ivanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Durrant on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Durrant looking for a guillotine here but Ivanov defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ivanov 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.
Ivanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Durrant.
A low kick from Durrant is predictable there
and Ivanov counters with a series of strikes. Durrant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Durrant throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Durrant swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Durrant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivanov misses with the combination.
Ivanov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Durrant looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ivanov throws an elbow but Durrant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Durrant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to control but Durrant is keeping busy.
Durrant is stalling here. Ivanov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Durrant seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ivanov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ivanov working the strikes but Durrant uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Durrant works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ivanov chips away with some ground and pound.
Durrant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanov throws a strike but Durrant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ivanov looking for a sweep. Not yet Ivanov, not yet.
Ivanov seems keen to control Durrant's posture.
Durrant preventing the sweep.
Durrant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durrant is pushing down on Ivanov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ivanov is fighting to maintain full guard but Durrant has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ivanov is just riding it out for now. Durrant eventually gives up the hold.
Durrant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ivanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Ivanov gets back to full guard.
Ivanov pulls Durrant in close to prevent any damage.
Durrant wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durrant stopping the sweep attempt from Ivanov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durrant has gone for a leg lock! Ivanov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Durrant's guard.
Durrant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ivanov lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Ivanov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Durrant throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Durrant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ivanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Durrant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Durrant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Durrant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durrant tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivanov lands with a nice combination. Durrant backs away looking to recover.
Durrant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ivanov counters with a left to the body.
Ivanov throws a series of punches but Durrant moves out of range.
Durrant defending well as Ivanov loads up on a big left hand.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Durrant.
Durrant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivanov lands a nice shot that snaps Durrant's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrant takes one to the chin there.
Ivanov drops Durrant with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ivanov follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Ivanov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thompson's choice of entrance music: call to prayer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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23
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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197 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Enoch Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Johnsson misses with a head kick.
Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Thompson misses.
Johnsson is looking to clinch.
Johnsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thompson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnsson scores with a push kick.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnsson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Johnsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnsson to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Johnsson smiles and moves away.
John Johnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enoch Thompson.
Johnsson wants to clinch.
John Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnsson lands a big head kick that sends Thompson tumbling to the mat! Johnsson takes a step backwards and waves Thompson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thompson 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!
Thompson punishes Johnsson's body with a nice straight punch.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thompson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnsson rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thompson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thompson looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnsson wanted to stand there but Thompson had control of the position.
Johnsson stands up and waves to Thompson to follow him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnsson - that will leave a mark!
Johnsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnsson throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Johnsson tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Thompson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to clinch up.
Johnsson takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnsson.
Johnsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnsson.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnsson is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson wants to clinch.
Johnsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Johnsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
Johnsson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson is looking to slow Johnsson down with leg kicks.
Johnsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnsson takes one to the side of the head.
Thompson thuds his right hand into Johnsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Johnsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnsson tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Johnsson closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnsson closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnsson wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Johnsson slips under a jab.
John Johnsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnsson pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Johnsson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnsson tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson jumps guard but Johnsson stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Johnsson.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnsson wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnsson tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Johnsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnsson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnsson tries to clinch
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Johnsson.
Thompson lands a head shot.
Thompson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Thompson finds it's way through Johnsson's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson moves out of range as Johnsson throws a body kick.
Johnsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
John Johnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enoch Thompson.
Johnsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Johnsson misses with a body punch.
Thompson jumps guard but Johnsson stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Johnsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thompson pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnsson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thompson is proving hard to escape from.
Thompson controls Johnsson momentarily but Johnsson frees himself.
Johnsson stands up from Thompson's guard - Johnsson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson jabs at Johnsson's body.
Johnsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Johnsson's body.
Johnsson wants to clinch.
Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Johnsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson.
Johnsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Thompson misses the jab.
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.
A jab from Thompson does it's job there.
Thompson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Johnsson back to the cage. Thompson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Johnsson tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Johnsson tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
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 John Johnsson 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. This is the final round!
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnsson off the cage and back into range.
Johnsson moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Johnsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson tries to score with a low kick but Johnsson moves his leg out of the way.
Johnsson moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Johnsson is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Johnsson moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Johnsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnsson slips a jab from Thompson.
Johnsson tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
Johnsson throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnsson.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnsson moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson cracks Johnsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Johnsson lands a knee to the body.
Johnsson misses with a body punch.
Thompson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnsson walks away with a smile on his face. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Thompson tries a low kick but Johnsson avoids it.
Johnsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnsson is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Johnsson throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnsson tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
Johnsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Johnsson fails to land.
Johnsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut.
Johnsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnsson is looking to clinch.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Thompson walks into a stiff left hand from Johnsson.
Johnsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
Johnsson defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson scores with a hook.
Johnsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnsson scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thompson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thompson lands a jab to Johnsson's midsection.
Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johnsson tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Thompson tenderised Johnsson's leg. Johnsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnsson looks to clinch
and Thompson counters with a big head kick but Johnsson shrugs it off.
Thompson throws a jab when Johnsson was well out of range.
Johnsson throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Johnsson walks into a jab.
Johnsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thompson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thompson controlling Johnsson's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnsson wants to stand but Thompson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pulls Johnsson in close to prevent any damage.
Johnsson stands up from Thompson's guard - Johnsson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnsson is looking to clinch.
Johnsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Johnsson tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thompson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnsson tries to clinch up.
Enoch Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johnsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnsson!
Post fight, John Johnsson took to the microphone: 'And another beatdown delivered, hey Enoch?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ditte Amaury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamura comes to the cage accompanied by HEKIREKI. 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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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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamoru Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Amaury!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Amaury was covering up waiting for the punch and Takamura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Takamura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Takamura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Takamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Takamura 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.
Amaury wants to stand up but Takamura is controlling him.
Amaury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takamura.
Takamura landing some decent shots from guard.
Amaury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takamura's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Takamura looking to sit in guard and control but Amaury gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takamura manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Takamura clinches up against the cage.
Amaury breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Amaury misses.
Takamura throws a leg kick which misses Amaury's front leg but catches the back leg as Amaury tries to avoid it.
Ditte Amaury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Amaury!
Takamura wants to control the pace but Amaury is squirming around nicely.
Takamura looking to ground and pound but Amaury is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takamura cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amaury squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Takamura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amaury looks a forlorn figure.
Takamura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takamura throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Amaury because Takamura loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amaury taking shots to the head.
Amaury wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Takamura.
Takamura controlling the position easily from mount.
Amaury trying desperately to get to his feet.
Takamura looking to finish Amaury with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amaury!
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!
Takamura tries to control but Amaury wriggling away.
Takamura breaks from Amaury's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takamura lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Takamura landing strikes from the mount and Amaury is in trouble!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Amaury avoids a series of strikes thrown by Takamura.
Takamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amaury is looking to escape.
Takamura lands with some strikes.
Amaury is rocked!
Takamura softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Amaury is out cold! Takamura jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mamoru Takamura!
Mamoru Takamura 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Yurik Khripunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurik Khripunov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum sizes up Khripunov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khripunov tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Khripunov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khripunov tries to bum rush Tatum with a series of wild strikes but Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatum shoots in and gets a takedown into Khripunov 's guard.
Khripunov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Khripunov landing shots from mount.
Khripunov avoids the attempt from Tatum to control.
Tatum gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tatum manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Khripunov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunov throws a big right hand that misses.
Tatum is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khripunov is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khripunov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khripunov is looking to work some ground and pound but Tatum has wrist control.
Khripunov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khripunov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khripunov throws a strike but Tatum rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tatum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tatum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tatum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tatum is looking to work some ground and pound but Khripunov has wrist control.
Khripunov is trying to control the position but Tatum postures up.
Khripunov wants to sweep but no luck.
Khripunov is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum postures up in Khripunov 's guard and throws a big left but Khripunov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov is trying to keep Tatum in close.
Tatum with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khripunov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tatum has passed into side control.
Khripunov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khripunov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Khripunov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tatum is trying to get an arm triangle but Khripunov is defending well.
Tatum working the ground and pound but Khripunov is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum working the ground and pound but Khripunov is defending the strikes.
Tatum scoring with punches from side control.
Khripunov can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tatum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum working the ground and pound.
Tatum has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Khripunov !
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Tatum dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tatum has managed to clinch.
Tatum tries to land knees in the clinch but Khripunov avoids the damage to the body.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tatum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khripunov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tatum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khripunov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Khripunov lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Khripunov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tatum.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunov stalling in the clinch but Tatum improves position.
Khripunov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Khripunov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khripunov throws an elbow that misses.
Tatum looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khripunov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Khripunov looking to slow down the pace here.
Tatum looking to slow down the pace here.
Khripunov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Khripunov .
Tatum has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khripunov after a bit of a struggle.
Yurik Khripunov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Tatum.
Khripunov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tatum wants to stall.
Tatum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tatum is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Khripunov to keep the fight standing.
Tatum jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khripunov walks away with a smile on his face. Tatum gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tatum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khripunov circles away.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khripunov digs a good hook to Tatum's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov wants to clinch
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Khripunov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Yurik Khripunov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Tatum 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.
Khripunov misses with a few strikes there.
Tatum shoots for a takedown but Khripunov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khripunov .
Khripunov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khripunov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khripunov but Khripunov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Khripunov is looking to clinch.
Tatum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tatum throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khripunov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khripunov .
Tatum letting Khripunov take a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tatum takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
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 Yurik Khripunov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khripunov tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khripunov drives through and clinches with Tatum against the cage.
Tatum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khripunov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khripunov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Khripunov has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum drags the fight down to the ground.
Tatum throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tatum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khripunov 's guard.
Khripunov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khripunov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Khripunov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Khripunov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tatum is looking to escape.
Tatum has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Khripunov wants to control the pace but Tatum is squirming around nicely.
Khripunov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tatum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tatum tries to hold on but Khripunov postures up.
Khripunov manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tatum to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov controlling the position well here. Tatum rolled but Khripunov kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Tatum trying to control the hands but Khripunov breaks the grip.
Khripunov looking for the RNC.
Khripunov is trying to stick to Tatum's back but Tatum is turning into Khripunov . He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Khripunov 's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tatum.
Tatum throwing strikes from guard but Khripunov blocks nicely.
Khripunov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tatum is pushing down on Khripunov 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Khripunov is fighting to maintain full guard but Tatum has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khripunov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tatum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khripunov 's head.
Tatum sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khripunov defending well though.
Tatum trying to control the action but Khripunov is working from the bottom.
Tatum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tatum is trying to work for a kimura but Khripunov is defending well.
Tatum looks to land a strike but Khripunov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum throws an elbow that misses. Khripunov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tatum's guard. Nice move by Khripunov !
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Tatum.
I think Tatum 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Tatum!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Tatum made sure he mentioned [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available*, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dobryak Tolstyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Devlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobryak Tolstyak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dobryak Tolstyak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonathan Devlin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolstyak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tolstyak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Devlin's head.
Tolstyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Devlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Tolstyak circles away.
Devlin just misses with a punch to the body.
Devlin has Tolstyak up against the cage in a clinch.
Tolstyak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tolstyak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devlin is looking to clinch but Tolstyak is avoiding it.
Tolstyak tries to keep at a distance but Devlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tolstyak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tolstyak is looking to control Devlin's arms but Devlin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tolstyak has his back to the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolstyak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devlin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Devlin wants to clinch up but Tolstyak keeps it at a distance.
Tolstyak throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolstyak tries to keep at a distance but Devlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tolstyak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tolstyak throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tolstyak lands a nice elbow.
Tolstyak lands an elbow inside that Devlin shrugs off.
Tolstyak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Devlin.
Devlin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Devlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tolstyak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tolstyak.
Tolstyak lands an elbow that stopped Devlin in his tracks for a moment.
Devlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tolstyak blocks an elbow strike from Devlin.
Tolstyak misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Devlin.
Devlin misses with a body punch.
Tolstyak lands an elbow inside.
Devlin managing to block the knees to the body from Tolstyak.
Tolstyak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devlin avoids the head kick by Tolstyak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devlin moves to clinch but Tolstyak breaks away
and Tolstyak counters with a head kick.
Devlin is rocked!
It looks like Jonathan Devlin has been cut.
Tolstyak tries a head kick but it misses.
Tolstyak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Devlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolstyak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Devlin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and as Devlin loses concentration momentarily, Tolstyak counters with a picture perfect head kick! Devlin goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dobryak Tolstyak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeggu Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomb comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Nookie. Jeggu Bomb has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeggu Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from William fails to land.
Bomb lands a hook to the side of the head.
William tries to break the clinch but Bomb is controlling the position.
Bomb lands a body punch.
Bomb trying to control the position but instead, William has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bomb into the cage.
William manages to break the clinch.
William moves away from the strike by Bomb.
William throws a looping overhand right but Bomb ducks down to avoid it.
Bomb works William's body with a nice hook.
Bomb lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
William takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bomb misses with a looping left.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
William ducks under a wild hook from Bomb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William misses the shot to the body.
Bomb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
William misses the shot to the body.
Bomb rushes William and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bomb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of William backwards.
Bomb lands a good knee to the midsection. William won't want to take too many of those.
William will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bomb up against the cage.
Bomb prevents William from breaking the clinch.
William tries to circle away but Bomb has him pinned against the cage.
William tries to stall but Bomb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bomb dodges an elbow strike from William.
William blocks an uppercut.
Bomb lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bomb lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bomb misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb unloads a knee to the mid-section. William lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bomb lands a nice knee to the body.
William looks gassed!
Bomb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bomb lands a nice uppercut.
Bomb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bomb.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bomb.
Bomb lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bomb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Bomb.
Bomb lands a damaging elbow.
Bomb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bomb managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Bomb controls the action.
Bomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
William's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bomb lands a right hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
William takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bomb scores with a knee to the head.
Bomb lands with a right to the head.
William tries a body shot but Bomb blocks it.
Bomb presses William against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bomb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bomb presses William against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bomb lands with a light punch inside.
Bomb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Whonjon William has been cut.
Bomb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bomb lands a shot to the body.
Bomb lands with a left to the head.
William is rocked!
Bomb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through William's defenses.
William is still on wobbly legs! Can Bomb finish him?
Bomb landing knees to the body.
Bomb lands with a light punch inside.
Bomb landing knees to the body.
Bomb lands an elbow just above William 's eye.
Bomb working William over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bomb.
Bomb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down William.
Bomb landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bomb.
Bomb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bomb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bomb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bomb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bomb lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bomb lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Bomb.
William takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bomb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bomb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
William's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bomb creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bomb is working William over against the cage.
Bomb lands an uppercut.
Bomb is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Bomb.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bomb unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bomb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bomb 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.
Jeggu Bomb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Whonjon William's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bomb drops William with a huge uppercut! William drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bomb is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeggu Bomb!
After the big win, Jeggu Bomb made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristow Zedski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Countless Backs of Sad Losers by The Jesus Lizard. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
288 lbs
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248 lbs
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kristow Zedski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Grant!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Zedski misses its intended target.
Zedski keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant closes the distance and clinches.
Zedski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Zedski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zedski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grant has him pressed against the cage.
Grant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grant has Zedski pressed against the cage, preventing Zedski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant crunches a lovely knee into Zedski's ribcage.
Zedski managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Zedski wants to break the clinch but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zedski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Grant is trying to keep an underhook but Zedski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grant regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zedski.
Grant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zedski wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Zedski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grant is trying to control the position but Zedski postures up.
Zedski postures up in Grant's guard and throws a big left but Grant blocks it.
Zedski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zedski stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
Zedski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Zedski from controlling successfully.
Zedski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zedski throws a strike but Grant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zedski is trying to control the position but Grant postures up.
Zedski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedski misses with a head shot.
Zedski throwing strikes here but Grant is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zedski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grant is in a horrible position here. Zedski smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Zedski working Grant over with strikes here.
Zedski 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant is working to get back to half guard.
Zedski lands a big elbow.
Zedski misses with a head shot.
Grant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zedski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedski with the ground and pound from mount.
Grant is rocked!
Zedski softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Grant is out cold! Zedski jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristow Zedski!
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