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RCD 78: Final Evolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darko El Kharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Gusano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko El Kharraz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darko El Kharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Gusano!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusano connects with a body shot that sends El Kharraz's belly button to the back.
El Kharraz avoids the head kick by Gusano.
Gusano misses the shot to the body.
That kick from El Kharraz tenderised Gusano's leg. Gusano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lucas Gusano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gusano.
El Kharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
El Kharraz lands a good knee to the midsection. Gusano won't want to take too many of those.
Gusano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gusano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
El Kharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Kharraz checks a leg kick.
El Kharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusano.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano moves out of range.
El Kharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up
and Gusano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz moves in looking to clinch but Gusano pushes him off.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano moves out of range.
El Kharraz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gusano is defending against the submission attempts here by El Kharraz.
Gusano wants to get back to his feet.
El Kharraz wants to pass to mount but Gusano is defending the position.
Gusano wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano has one foot on El Kharraz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as El Kharraz blocks the low kick.
Gusano avoids the head kick by El Kharraz.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusano throws a big shot that misses.
El Kharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusano looks to score with a jab to the body but El Kharraz is just out of range.
El Kharraz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Darko El Kharraz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Kharraz wants to clinch up but Gusano keeps it at a distance.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Kharraz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gusano circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Kharraz avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gusano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gusano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gusano throws a big shot that misses.
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Kharraz manages to avoid it.
El Kharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gusano.
Gusano misses with a looping left.
El Kharraz thows a body kick. Gusano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
El Kharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Kharraz moves forwards but Gusano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gusano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Kharraz.
El Kharraz closes the distance and clinches up with Gusano, looking for a takedown. El Kharraz pushes Gusano against the cage but Gusano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gusano throws a sloppy head kick and El Kharraz moves out of range easily.
Crunch! El Kharraz slams his shin into Gusano's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Kharraz wants to clinch up but Gusano keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gusano.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gusano lands a jab to El Kharraz's midsection.
Gusano stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Kharraz is looking to clinch but Gusano is avoiding it.
El Kharraz wants to clinch up but Gusano keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gusano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gusano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Kharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Kharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Gusano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darko El Kharraz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
El Kharraz moves in looking to clinch but Gusano pushes him off.
Lucas Gusano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gusano lands with a kick to the ribs.
El Kharraz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusano.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up but Gusano circles away and keeps his distance.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gusano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gusano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as El Kharraz blocks the low kick.
El Kharraz misses the shot to the body.
Gusano throws a head kick that misses.
Gusano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gusano circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano is having none of it.
Gusano throws a head kick that misses.
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Kharraz manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gusano displaying some good clinch control by pressing El Kharraz up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz tries to stall but Gusano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gusano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Gusano.
Gusano manages to break the clinch.
El Kharraz fails to land the takedown.
Gusano stuffs the takedown.
El Kharraz checks a leg kick nicely.
Gusano lands a slapping body shot.
Gusano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down El Kharraz rather than just go for the knockout.
El Kharraz wants to clinch.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gusano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Kharraz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Kharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusano.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from El Kharraz.
El Kharraz slips under a jab from Gusano.
Gusano misses the jab.
El Kharraz blocks a head kick by Gusano.
Gusano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gusano misses with a left hand
and El Kharraz counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Kharraz blocks a head kick by Gusano.
El Kharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusano swats away the attempt to clinch by El Kharraz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano thows a body shot but no joy.
El Kharraz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gusano checks it well.
El Kharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
El Kharraz ducks under a wild hook from Gusano.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gusano.
El Kharraz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Gusano.
A big right from Gusano misses.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up but Gusano circles away and keeps his distance.
El Kharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusano throws a big shot that misses.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gusano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
El Kharraz throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusano throws a lazy right hand but El Kharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gusano misses with a looping left.
Gusano looks to throw the jab but El Kharraz is out of range.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gusano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Kharraz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
El Kharraz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gusano makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusano looks to throw the jab but El Kharraz is out of range.
Gusano tries a head kick but it misses.
Gusano throws out a powerful jab.
Gusano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
El Kharraz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gusano tries to avoid it but El Kharraz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gusano to the ground. Gusano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusano loads up on a big right hand but El Kharraz slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Gusano.
Gusano throws a hook to the side of El Kharraz's head but El Kharraz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gusano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Gusano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darko El Kharraz's cut.
That's time! El Kharraz'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!
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Kharraz manages to avoid it.
El Kharraz slips a straight right by Gusano.
El Kharraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gusano circles away.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano moves out of range.
Gusano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
El Kharraz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gusano takes a swing at El Kharraz's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Kharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Kharraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gusano circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusano. El Kharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Kharraz is looking to clinch.
El Kharraz throws a head kick that misses.
Gusano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Kharraz moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano is having none of it.
El Kharraz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the liver by Gusano. Beautiful body shot.
Gusano misses with a low kick.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano moves out of range.
Gusano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gusano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Kharraz moves away.
A swing and a miss from Gusano.
Gusano throws an overhand right that lands on El Kharraz's shoulder, as El Kharraz tries to avoid the shot.
Gusano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
El Kharraz is rocked!
Darko El Kharraz's cut is getting worse.
Gusano weaves into range and cracks El Kharraz right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! El Kharraz goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Gusano is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Gusano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kaufman Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bu Bu Buu Da (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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195 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Kaufman Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bu Bu Buu Da!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da misses with a wild body shot.
Kaufman Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Da's head backwards.
Da throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Da misses its intended target.
Da just misses with a punch to the body.
Da works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kaufman Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da. Kaufman Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaufman Jr.
Nice takedown defense from Da. No joy for Kaufman Jr on that attempt.
Da slaps away a takedown attempt from Kaufman Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Kaufman Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Kaufman Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da.
Kaufman Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Da misses with a hook to the body
and Kaufman Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Da's guard now.
Kaufman Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaufman Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Da is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaufman Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da is keeping the position for now.
Kaufman Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Da really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaufman Jr. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Kaufman Jr passes Da's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Da trying to control here.
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!
Kaufman Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Da's head.
Kaufman Jr prevents Da from improving his position.
Kaufman Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Da is defending against the submission attempts here by Kaufman Jr.
Kaufman Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Da can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaufman Jr prevents Da from standing back up.
Kaufman Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kaufman Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Da is defending well.
Kaufman Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Kaufman Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Da is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kaufman Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Da defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da is refusing to be controlled, as Kaufman Jr sits in half guard.
Kaufman Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Da's head.
Kaufman Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da is just riding it out for now. Kaufman Jr eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaufman Jr is trying for a kimura here. Da looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kaufman Jr wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Kaufman Jr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between D J Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dweezil O Hearn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, D J Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dweezil O Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hearn throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Hearn throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from O Hearn misses.
Dweezil O Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Hearn throws a hook to the side of Benn's head but Benn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn drives through and clinches with O Hearn against the cage.
Benn works on O Hearn's body with a couple of short punches.
O Hearn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benn is trying to drag O Hearn to the mat but O Hearn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
O Hearn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Hearn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite O Hearn's efforts to push away.
Benn goes for a takedown attempt but O Hearn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D J Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hearn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benn circles away quickly and effectively.
Benn moves out of range of the leg kick from O Hearn.
Benn shoots for a takedown but O Hearn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Hearn swivels and escapes.
Benn rushes O Hearn and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Benn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Hearn wants to get back to striking at distance but Benn won't allow it.
Benn has O Hearn pushed against the cage.
Benn lands a right hand.
Benn displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Hearn up against the cage.
Benn is trying to pull guard but O Hearn has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to pull guard but O Hearn holds him up against the cage and eventually Benn drops back down to his feet.
Benn gets control of O Hearn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Benn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Benn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Hearn stands up and waves to Benn to follow him.
Jab, jab by O Hearn - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn is looking to clinch.
O Hearn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benn takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Benn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O Hearn to keep the fight standing.
O Hearn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from O Hearn.
Benn misses with a two punch combination.
Benn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab from O Hearn.
A left lands for O Hearn.
Benn throws a right hand that O Hearn ducks under and follows up with a left that O Hearn also avoids with ease.
Benn is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Hearn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn avoids the head kick by O Hearn.
O Hearn stuffs the takedown.
Benn dodges the punch combination from O Hearn.
O Hearn lands a lovely overhand right.
Benn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Hearn counters with a left and a right that stings Benn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Hearn lands with a shot to the body.
Benn rushes O Hearn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benn breaks the clinch.
O Hearn slaps away a takedown attempt from Benn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
O Hearn scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benn moves to clinch but O Hearn breaks away
and O Hearn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
O Hearn lands with a nice combination. Benn backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dweezil O Hearn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Benn is rocked!
O Hearn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Danga de danga de dang - O Hearn scores with a four punch combination!
Oh Benn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice combination there by Benn.
O Hearn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Hearn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Hearn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Hearn throws out a powerful jab.
O Hearn keeps the fight on the outside.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt.
O Hearn stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from O Hearn does no damage.
O Hearn tries a head kick but it misses.
D J Benn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn shoots in looking for a takedown. O Hearn tries to sprawl out of it but Benn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Hearn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benn seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D J Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hearn looks to land a combination but Benn avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hearn lands a jab-cross combination.
Benn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benn tries to bum rush O Hearn with a series of wild strikes but O Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn moves in looking to clinch but O Hearn pushes him off.
Benn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Hearn.
Benn tries to clinch but O Hearn is having none of it.
O Hearn lands a jab-cross combination.
O Hearn stuffs the takedown.
Benn needs to keep his hands up - O Hearn had a free shot at his head there.
Benn fails to land with a series of punches.
O Hearn scores with a jab to the head.
Dweezil O Hearn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Hearn cracks Benn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Hearn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn looking to control but O Hearn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Hearn blocking the ground and pound.
Benn trying to control but O Hearn is having none of it.
O Hearn bucks up and throws Benn to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn lands with a right hand.
Benn misses with a double jab.
Dweezil O Hearn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Hearn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Hearn won't be happy with that.
O Hearn pushes Benn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Benn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Benn throws a strike aimed at the side of O Hearn's head but O Hearn avoids it well.
Benn throwing strikes but O Hearn manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Benn is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn is trying to control O Hearn's posture but O Hearn avoids it.
Benn is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benn wants to control but O Hearn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dweezil O Hearn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
O Hearn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benn's head.
O Hearn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benn.
O Hearn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Hearn is fending him off so far but Benn persists. Nope, O Hearn circles away and we're back to standing.
Benn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benn misses with a takedown attempt - O Hearn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D J Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hearn scores with a punch to the head.
O Hearn misses with a double jab.
Benn shoots in for a takedown but O Hearn shows good takedown defense.
O Hearn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
O Hearn scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Hearn circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for O Hearn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for O Hearn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benn closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Hearn circles away.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt.
O Hearn swinging wildly here.
Benn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn blocks a head kick by O Hearn.
O Hearn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Hearn throws a series of punches but Benn avoids them all with ease.
O Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Hearn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Hearn.
Benn forces O Hearn back against the cage and clinches.
Benn is trying to pull guard but O Hearn has him pressed against the cage.
Benn tightens his grip and picks O Hearn up, before dumping him to the ground. O Hearn manages to land in guard.
Benn trying to control the position from guard on top but O Hearn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benn stops O Hearn from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. D J Benn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
O Hearn connects with a single shot there.
Good exchange - O Hearn coming out on top.
O Hearn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benn.
Benn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt.
O Hearn scores with the left hand. Benn knows he should have avoided that one.
O Hearn misses with a two punch combination.
Benn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Hearn circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Hearn throws a right and a left that Benn avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hearn misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from O Hearn. Those never looked like landing.
O Hearn stuffs the takedown attempt from Benn. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
Benn tries to clinch but O Hearn is having none of it.
Benn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
O Hearn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
O Hearn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
O Hearn has his feet on Benn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benn shoots in looking for a takedown. O Hearn tries to sprawl out of it but Benn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Hearn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
D J Benn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dweezil O Hearn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dweezil O Hearn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Hearn 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dweezil O Hearn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Karamazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hines Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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266 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Karamazov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hines Parker!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamazov throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Karamazov. No joy for Parker on that attempt.
Karamazov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karamazov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Karamazov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Karamazov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karamazov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karamazov misses with an uppercut.
Karamazov tries a head kick but it misses.
Karamazov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Karamazov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parker.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Karamazov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karamazov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Karamazov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Parker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karamazov.
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!
Karamazov throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamazov misses with the combination.
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Karamazov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Parker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dmitri Karamazov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karamazov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Parker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karamazov in his tracks.
A big right from Karamazov misses.
Karamazov tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karamazov eats them both and turns towards Parker to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Parker tries to clinch but Karamazov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Karamazov misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karamazov throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Parker blocks a head kick by Karamazov.
Karamazov misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karamazov throws a wild body kick that Parker sees coming a mile off.
Karamazov with a jab.
Karamazov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karamazov throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Dmitri Karamazov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Karamazov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karamazov.
Karamazov throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karamazov.
Karamazov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Karamazov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Parker.
Karamazov swinging wildly here.
Karamazov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parker is defended easily by Karamazov.
Karamazov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parker.
Dmitri Karamazov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hines Parker.
Karamazov misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karamazov throws a poor cross that misses
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karamazov lands a head kick. Parker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Karamazov misses.
Parker throws a combination. Karamazov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karamazov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Karamazov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker tries a knee to the head but Karamazov blocks it.
Parker leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hines Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Karamazov throws a lazy head kick
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hines Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Karamazov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karamazov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karamazov.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karamazov.
Karamazov throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Karamazov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker wants to clinch up but Karamazov keeps it at a distance.
Karamazov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karamazov misses with a two punch combination.
Karamazov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karamazov misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Karamazov throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a three punch combo that has Karamazov backing up. Karamazov nods at Parker to acknowledge the strikes.
Karamazov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karamazov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Karamazov defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Karamazov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karamazov tries a head kick but it misses.
Parker looks to land a combination but Karamazov avoids it well.
Parker throws a right and a left that Karamazov avoids nicely.
Karamazov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karamazov.
Karamazov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Parker scores with a jab to the head.
Karamazov misses with a double jab.
Parker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
Karamazov throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Parker is looking to clinch but Karamazov is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Karamazov.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker darts in and clinches Karamazov up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is struggling to control the position.
Karamazov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parker is trying to trip Karamazov. He has hold of a leg but Karamazov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Parker persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Parker content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hines Parker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Karamazov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karamazov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Parker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karamazov throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a good low kick that Karamazov was not able to check.
Parker staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Karamazov duly obliges.
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!
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Karamazov defends it nicely.
Karamazov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karamazov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Karamazov.
Dmitri Karamazov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karamazov misses with a few strikes there.
Karamazov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hines Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Karamazov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Karamazov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Karamazov misses with the combination.
Parker throws a combination that misses
and Karamazov counters with a head kick.
Parker slips a jab from Karamazov.
Karamazov misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker lands an overhand right.
Karamazov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karamazov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karamazov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karamazov throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Karamazov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a jab.
Karamazov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karamazov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karamazov throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karamazov misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from Karamazov.
A head kick by Karamazov misses
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Karamazov. No joy for Parker on that attempt.
Karamazov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karamazov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Karamazov throws a combination that misses
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Karamazov misses with the combination.
A jab from Parker does it's job there.
Karamazov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parker.
Karamazov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Karamazov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Karamazov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Karamazov throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Karamazov misses.
Karamazov stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Karamazov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karamazov misses with the combination.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
Hines Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dmitri Karamazov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hines Parker.
Karamazov throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Karamazov does no damage.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karamazov misses with a body punch
and Parker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Karamazov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karamazov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker just leaning against Karamazov, taking a breather.
Karamazov tries for a takedown but Parker manages to get underhooks.
Dmitri Karamazov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Parker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Parker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karamazov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Karamazov tries for a takedown but Parker manages to get underhooks.
Karamazov misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hines Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hines Parker!
Hines Parker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choo Chopeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Adamek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Am The Sword - Motorhead . Tomasz Adamek has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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226 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomasz Adamek!
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, Choo Chopeng!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamek has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adamek there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Tomasz Adamek has been cut.
Adamek looks for a takedown but Chopeng sprawls well.
Chopeng connects with a single shot there.
Adamek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chopeng swivels and escapes.
Donk. Chopeng catches Adamek right on the button with a cross.
Adamek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chopeng pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adamek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chopeng to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Chopeng as Adamek shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomasz Adamek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamek shoots for a takedown but Chopeng saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chopeng has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Adamek tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chopeng sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adamek somewhat.
Chopeng throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopeng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck for Adamek with that takedown attempt.
Adamek shoots in but Chopeng avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adamek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chopeng as he jumps to the side.
Adamek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Chopeng. No joy for Adamek on that attempt.
Chopeng throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Adamek crashing down! Adamek tries to stagger back to his feet but Chopeng just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Adamek asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Choo Chopeng!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wee Bey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wee Bey!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Bey's ribs.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Bey persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Bey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bey shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Bey shrugs it off.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wee Bey.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bey.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Bey keeps it at a distance.
Bey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Bey.
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!
Emelianenko cracks the inside of Bey's front leg.
Bey throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Bey keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Bey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a nice right hand.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko lunges at Bey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bey's hand.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Bey pushes him off.
Bey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Bey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bey shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Bey.
Bey gets tackled into the cage by Emelianenko. Emelianenko maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko trying to stall but Bey improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko's defenses.
It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bey.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bey tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Bey won't want to take too many of those.
Bey looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Bey.
Bey prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Bey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bey misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Bey.
Bey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bey avoids it.
Bey lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Bey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Bey.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bey's elbow.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bey scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Bey gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the cage.
Bey tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Bey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Bey on the inside.
Bey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bey blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Bey blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bey breaks the clinch.
Bey closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Bey is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
Bey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Bey struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Bey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bey pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Bey managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Bey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bey digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Bey.
Bey blocking some punches.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Bey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mirko Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bey cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Emelianenko is predictable there
and Bey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Bey moves away
and Bey counters with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bey misses the target.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bey motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Bey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Bey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Emelianenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bey throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bey counters with a leg kick.
Bey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bey's calf.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Bey moved out of range.
Bey tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Bey controls the action.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bey is defending well for now.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bey can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Bey blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko prevents Bey from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko pushes Bey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bey tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bey controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bey throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Bey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Emelianenko. That one must have hurt.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bey circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Bey slaps the foot to one side.
Bey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bey.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bey.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Bey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bey circles away.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko scores with a nice head shot.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Bey shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Bey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bey is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bey fails with a takedown attempt.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wee Bey.
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Bey avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Bey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bey fails to land.
Mirko Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Bey swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bey misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wee Bey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mirko Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bey throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Bey throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Bey with a hook.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Bey circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a left and a right that send Bey crashing to the mat, dazed. Emelianenko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bey to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bey looks to clinch but Emelianenko throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bey taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mirko Emelianenko!
After the big win, Mirko Emelianenko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors O'Brannigan's Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory comes to the cage accompanied by 'The Butcher' By Radiohead. BeeJay Penn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eli Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BeeJay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
It looks like Eli Bathory has been cut.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn slips a jab from Bathory.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Bathory lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bathory.
It looks like BeeJay Penn has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn throws a monster overhand right that drops Bathory! Penn follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BeeJay Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, BeeJay Penn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hilkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hilkuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cowboy Henry!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hilkuri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henry throws a series of punches but Hilkuri moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilkuri tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hilkuri.
Henry avoids the head kick by Hilkuri.
Henry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hilkuri throws a leg kick but Henry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hilkuri connects with a single shot there.
Hilkuri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hilkuri blocks a jab.
Henry misses with a hook. Hilkuri ducked under it nicely.
Henry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hilkuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry avoids a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Henry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henry.
Hilkuri sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hilkuri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henry lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Hilkuri
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
Henry avoids the head kick by Hilkuri.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hilkuri misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Hilkuri's head but Hilkuri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilkuri misses with a low kick as Henry jumps back.
Henry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hilkuri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pentti Hilkuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilkuri throws a hook but Henry blocks it.
Hilkuri misses with a body kick.
Hilkuri throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Hilkuri scoring well with a low kick there.
Henry scores with a decent looking hook.
Hilkuri jabs Henry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Hilkuri throws a right hand that Henry ducks under and follows up with a left that Henry also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hilkuri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henry.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilkuri fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hilkuri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry slips a jab from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry moves forwards but Hilkuri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Henry walks into a jab.
Henry works Hilkuri's body with a nice hook.
Jab from Henry.
Hilkuri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henry.
Hilkuri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry missing with a left hand there. Hilkuri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hilkuri lands with a thumping leg kick.
A left lands for Henry.
Henry scores with a jab.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hilkuri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilkuri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Henry throws a hook but Hilkuri avoids it easily.
Hilkuri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilkuri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Henry.
Hilkuri throws a series of punches but Henry moves out of range.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Hilkuri sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Hilkuri scores with a four punch combination!
Hilkuri slips a jab from Henry.
Hilkuri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Pentti Hilkuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cowboy Henry.
Henry looks for a takedown but Hilkuri sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry tries to move into range but Hilkuri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab, jab by Hilkuri - just one landing.
Hilkuri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Henry looks to land a right hand but Hilkuri moved out of range.
Hilkuri leaves Henry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pentti Hilkuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hilkuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hilkuri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hilkuri is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hilkuri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hilkuri defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pentti Hilkuri will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henry misses the jab.
Hilkuri thows a body shot but no joy.
Hilkuri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Hilkuri tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hilkuri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henry misses the jab.
Hilkuri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hilkuri throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Henry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Henry throwing strikes but Hilkuri manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Henry looks to move to half guard but instead Hilkuri has passed into mount! Damn!
Hilkuri 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 one minute gone in the round.
Hilkuri tries to control but Henry wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hilkuri controlling the pace for now.
Hilkuri wants to control the pace but Henry is squirming around nicely.
Henry tries to control the position but Hilkuri now has his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri tries to get the hooks in deep but Henry pushed the leg off.
Hilkuri is trying to stick to Henry's back but Henry is turning into Hilkuri. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hilkuri's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Henry.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Hilkuri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Hilkuri!
Hilkuri wants to stand but Henry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Henry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hilkuri is looking to stand up but Henry won't let him.
Henry manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hilkuri manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hilkuri's head.
Henry cracks Hilkuri with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Henry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hilkuri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henry stops Hilkuri from standing up.
Hilkuri is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Henry tries to free his leg and advance position but Hilkuri is retaining full guard.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri looking to control.
Hilkuri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hilkuri looking to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Pentti Hilkuri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A bone on bone clash there as Henry blocks the leg kick.
Pentti Hilkuri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hilkuri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pentti Hilkuri is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hilkuri.
Henry tries to bum rush Hilkuri with a series of wild strikes but Hilkuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hilkuri cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hilkuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hilkuri manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Henry throws an elbow that misses. Hilkuri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henry's guard. Nice move by Hilkuri!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hilkuri wanted to stand there but Henry had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cowboy Henry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hilkuri scores with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Hilkuri.
Hilkuri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilkuri dips to his left and cracks Henry with an uppercut!
Hilkuri misses with a few strikes there.
Hilkuri tries to land a leg kick but Henry saw it coming and moves away.
Hilkuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henry lands a jab.
Hilkuri moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hilkuri just misses with a punch to the body.
Hilkuri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hilkuri scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilkuri misses with a looping right.
Henry moves out of range as Hilkuri strikes.
Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hilkuri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Hilkuri.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilkuri.
Good leg kick by Hilkuri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hilkuri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henry's hands.
Henry checks a leg kick nicely.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hilkuri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hilkuri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Hilkuri misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Hilkuri's head but Hilkuri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hilkuri throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Hilkuri throws a low kick, looking for Henry's leg but Henry calmly moves out of range.
Hilkuri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henry throws the left hand but Hilkuri avoids the punch easily.
Henry fails with the takedown.
Pentti Hilkuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cowboy Henry.
Henry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Henry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hilkuri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henry back to the cage. Hilkuri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Horrible takedown by Henry or perhaps it was just good defense by Hilkuri which made him look bad.
Henry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hilkuri connects with a leg kick. Henry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hilkuri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Hilkuri tenderised Henry's leg. Henry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hilkuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilkuri moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hilkuri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hilkuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hilkuri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage!
Hilkuri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hilkuri misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Henry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry moves out of range of the body kick from Hilkuri.
A punch combination from Hilkuri misses.
No luck for Henry with that takedown attempt.
Hilkuri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hilkuri misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hilkuri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hilkuri lands a really nice looking cross but Henry seems unphased.
Hilkuri misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Hilkuri misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilkuri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Henry.
Hilkuri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henry slips a jab from Hilkuri.
Hilkuri scores with a jab.
Hilkuri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilkuri clobbers Henry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hilkuri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hilkuri throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Hilkuri misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Hilkuri showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hilkuri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pentti Hilkuri!
Pentti Hilkuri thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chito Ly Cham Ca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machidan Lyoton (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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190 lbs
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199 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
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chito Ly Cham Ca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Machidan Lyoton!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyoton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ly Cham Ca.
Ly Cham Ca moves out of range of the strikes.
Lyoton dips to his left and cracks Ly Cham Ca with an uppercut!
Lyoton throws a big shot that misses.
Lyoton just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ly Cham Ca.
It looks like Machidan Lyoton has been cut.
Lyoton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lyoton misses with a wild combination.
Ly Cham Ca gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lyoton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lyoton is controlling him.
Lyoton stopping the sweep attempt from Ly Cham Ca.
Lyoton throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lyoton is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lyoton is controlling him.
Ly Cham Ca keeping moving, preventing Lyoton from controlling successfully.
Lyoton lands a couple of elbows.
Lyoton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lyoton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lyoton prevents Ly Cham Ca from getting back to his feet.
Lyoton throwing strikes but missing.
Lyoton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyoton wants to control from the top but Ly Cham Ca keeps moving.
Ly Cham Ca trying to control the position.
Ly Cham Ca keeping moving, preventing Lyoton from controlling successfully.
Lyoton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ly Cham Ca is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ly Cham Ca bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lyoton's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ly Cham Ca got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lyoton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ly Cham Ca has managed to get both his arms back between Lyoton's legs - danger averted.
Ly Cham Ca wants to stand but Lyoton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lyoton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lyoton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ly Cham Ca stands up from Lyoton's guard - Ly Cham Ca perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lyoton throws a shot to the body.
Ly Cham Ca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lyoton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca moves out of range as Lyoton throws a body kick.
Ly Cham Ca fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lyoton checks it well.
Lyoton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chito Ly Cham Ca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyoton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ly Cham Ca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ly Cham Ca lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyoton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ly Cham Ca.
Lyoton misses the jab.
Lyoton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ly Cham Ca circles away.
Ly Cham Ca dodges the punch combination from Lyoton.
Lyoton swats away the attempt to clinch by Ly Cham Ca.
Ly Cham Ca moves out of range as Lyoton strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ly Cham Ca lands a head kick. Lyoton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lyoton scores with a takedown into Ly Cham Ca's guard.
Lyoton throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machidan Lyoton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Machidan Lyoton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ly Cham Ca scores with a kick to the body.
Ly Cham Ca plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ly Cham Ca looks for the body kick but Lyoton saw that one coming.
Ly Cham Ca checks a low kick from Lyoton.
Ly Cham Ca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ly Cham Ca throws a head kick that misses.
Lyoton shoots in but Ly Cham Ca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ly Cham Ca lands with a kick to the temple. Lyoton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lyoton throws a leg kick
and Ly Cham Ca counters with a right hand to the body.
Lyoton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a low kick.
Lyoton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ly Cham Ca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lyoton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ly Cham Ca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lyoton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ly Cham Ca lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton lands a nice looking body kick.
Lyoton avoids the body shot from Ly Cham Ca.
Lyoton 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.
Ly Cham Ca is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lyoton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ly Cham Ca!
Lyoton lands a nice shot to the head.
Lyoton moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ly Cham Ca has worked his arm free - good work by Ly Cham Ca!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ly Cham Ca tries to bench press Lyoton off him but Lyoton keeps the position.
Lyoton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ly Cham Ca keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca tries to buck Lyoton off but Lyoton is having none of it.
Lyoton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ly Cham Ca pushes Lyoton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lyoton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lyoton tries for a kimura but Ly Cham Ca is defending well.
Ly Cham Ca regains half guard, as Lyoton was trying to land strikes.
Lyoton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ly Cham Ca defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton lands with a punch from half guard.
Lyoton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lyoton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ly Cham Ca has hold of Lyoton's hands but Lyoton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lyoton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ly Cham Ca is looking to improve his position.
Ly Cham Ca is positioning himself well to prevent Lyoton advancing to mount.
Lyoton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ly Cham Ca keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton prevents Ly Cham Ca from standing back up.
Lyoton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ly Cham Ca is trying to stand up here but Lyoton is controlling him well.
Lyoton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ly Cham Ca avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyoton.
Ly Cham Ca blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyoton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyoton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lyoton thows a huge punch but Ly Cham Ca dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Machidan Lyoton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Machidan Lyoton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ly Cham Ca gets caught napping as Lyoton dives in and scores a takedown. Ly Cham Ca manages to retain guard.
Lyoton lands a couple of digs.
Machidan Lyoton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lyoton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lyoton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ly Cham Ca is trying to keep Lyoton in close.
Lyoton works over Ly Cham Ca with some ground and pound from guard.
Ly Cham Ca keeping full guard, as Lyoton tries to pass.
Ly Cham Ca controlling the position.
Lyoton passes Ly Cham Ca's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lyoton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton throws a strike but Ly Cham Ca avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lyoton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ly Cham Ca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lyoton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyoton cracks Ly Cham Ca with a solid left hand.
Lyoton wants to control from the top but Ly Cham Ca keeps moving.
Lyoton with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lyoton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyoton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ly Cham Ca works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lyoton postures up in Ly Cham Ca's guard and throws a big left but Ly Cham Ca blocks it.
Lyoton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ly Cham Ca looking to control.
Lyoton throwing strikes from guard but Ly Cham Ca blocks nicely.
Ly Cham Ca pulls Lyoton in close to prevent any damage.
Lyoton preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lyoton looking to pass the guard.
Lyoton postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chito Ly Cham Ca.
Ly Cham Ca lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ly Cham Ca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lyoton takes a step back to recover.
Ly Cham Ca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ly Cham Ca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lyoton.
Ly Cham Ca throws a head kick that half lands.
Chito Ly Cham Ca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyoton misses with a body punch
and Ly Cham Ca counters with an outside leg kick.
Ly Cham Ca closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ly Cham Ca stalling the fight.
Chito Ly Cham Ca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ly Cham Ca tries to throw a body punch but Lyoton avoids it by throwing Ly Cham Ca back against the cage.
Lyoton has a couple of punches blocked by Ly Cham Ca.
Ly Cham Ca gets underhooks to prevent Lyoton's takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lyoton throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ly Cham Ca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ly Cham Ca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyoton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ly Cham Ca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyoton manages to avoid it.
Lyoton lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Machidan Lyoton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lyoton 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machidan Lyoton!
Machidan Lyoton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn has chosen Sharp Dressed Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Phil Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Matterhorn throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Von Matterhorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Von Matterhorn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Von Matterhorn slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Von Matterhorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Von Matterhorn's head but Von Matterhorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Matterhorn tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Matterhorn is just out of range.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Matterhorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Matterhorn misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Good leg kick by Von Matterhorn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Von Matterhorn throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Davis avoids the head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Matterhorn is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Matterhorn avoids the body shot from Davis.
A jab from Von Matterhorn misses.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Matterhorn moves away.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Matterhorn moves away.
A combination from Von Matterhorn does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Matterhorn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis tries to clinch but Von Matterhorn is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn blocks a jab.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Von Matterhorn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Davis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with the ground and pound.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Davis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Von Matterhorn is looking for a sweep.
Von Matterhorn is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Von Matterhorn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Matterhorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Von Matterhorn, who protects the arm well.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Matterhorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Matterhorn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Davis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis postures up.
Von Matterhorn dodges the ground and pound from Davis.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis postures up.
Von Matterhorn tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
Von Matterhorn parries the strikes from Davis easily there. Davis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Von Matterhorn to escape.
You can see the frustration on Von Matterhorn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Davis lands a nice forearm strike.
Von Matterhorn tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Von Matterhorn is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Von Matterhorn is trying to get back to his feet.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Von Matterhorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Matterhorn taking a bit of punishment here - Davis scoring with strikes.
Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Matterhorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Matterhorn can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Matterhorn is looking to reverse the position.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Matterhorn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Davis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Davis scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mr Phil Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Von Matterhorn works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
Von Matterhorn is looking to land body kicks.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Matterhorn.
Davis is looking to wear down Von Matterhorn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davis tries to clinch but Von Matterhorn moves out of range.
Von Matterhorn lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Von Matterhorn lands with a good body shot.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Matterhorn can pounce on him.
Von Matterhorn lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Von Matterhorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Von Matterhorn's guard.
Von Matterhorn keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis preventing the sweep.
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!
Von Matterhorn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davis wants to control from the top but Von Matterhorn keeps moving.
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Matterhorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mr Phil Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Matterhorn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mr Phil Davis just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Von Matterhorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Von Matterhorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Von Matterhorn jabs at Davis's body.
Von Matterhorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis staying out of range there.
Von Matterhorn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Von Matterhorn did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Davis wants to work for an arm triangle but Von Matterhorn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Von Matterhorn tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Von Matterhorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davis trying to pass the guard but Von Matterhorn defending well.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis working Von Matterhorn over with strikes.
Davis prevents Von Matterhorn from improving his position.
Davis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stand up here but Davis is controlling him well.
Von Matterhorn works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Davis 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.
Von Matterhorn wants to stand and escape but Davis is having none of it.
Von Matterhorn keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Von Matterhorn is trying to keep Davis in close.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lorenzo Von Matterhorn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davis blocks a head kick by Von Matterhorn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Matterhorn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Mr Phil Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Matterhorn misses with a low kick.
Davis punishes Von Matterhorn's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis staying out of range there.
Von Matterhorn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Matterhorn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Von Matterhorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Von Matterhorn can't break the clinch.
Von Matterhorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis prevents Von Matterhorn from breaking the clinch.
Von Matterhorn stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Von Matterhorn is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Von Matterhorn.
Good body shot from Davis.
Von Matterhorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Matterhorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Von Matterhorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Matterhorn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Von Matterhorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Von Matterhorn taking a breather.
Von Matterhorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Matterhorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Matterhorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Matterhorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Von Matterhorn misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Von Matterhorn. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn misses with an uppercut.
Von Matterhorn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Davis takes a swing at Von Matterhorn's ribcage but misses.
Davis tries to clinch up but Von Matterhorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Von Matterhorn throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Matterhorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Matterhorn avoids the body shot from Davis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Von Matterhorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Matterhorn wants to slow Davis down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Von Matterhorn.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body kick.
Von Matterhorn moves into the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Matterhorn controls his hands.
Von Matterhorn wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis tries for a takedown but Von Matterhorn manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Von Matterhorn has him pressed against the cage.
Davis wants to take the fight to the mat but Von Matterhorn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Matterhorn is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Von Matterhorn down to the mat. Von Matterhorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Von Matterhorn!
Davis throws some wild stikes that Von Matterhorn manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mr Phil Davis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Matterhorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Matterhorn.
Davis moves away from the strike by Von Matterhorn.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis looks for a takedown but Von Matterhorn sprawls well.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Matterhorn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Matterhorn throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Matterhorn manages to avoid it.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Matterhorn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Davis seems to be looking for submissions.
Davis trying to control the action but Von Matterhorn is working from the bottom.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but Von Matterhorn defends it.
Davis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Von Matterhorn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Von Matterhorn's temple.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Von Matterhorn is not content to let Davis control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Matterhorn is looking to escape.
Davis is looking for a kimura but Von Matterhorn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davis to get the leverage.
Davis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn wants to get back to his feet.
Von Matterhorn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Davis working the head and body with strikes.
Von Matterhorn is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Von Matterhorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stand.
Von Matterhorn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Davis throwing shots but Von Matterhorn is blocking nicely.
Von Matterhorn tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stand back up but Davis is controlling him
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Von Matterhorn trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Von Matterhorn is defending the position.
Von Matterhorn regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Von Matterhorn is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Phil Davis had his way with Lorenzo Von Matterhorn in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Matterhorn closes the distance and clinches.
Von Matterhorn taking a breather.
Von Matterhorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Matterhorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Matterhorn keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Matterhorn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Matterhorn manages to avoid it.
Von Matterhorn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
A good leg kick by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Von Matterhorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Matterhorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Matterhorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mr Phil Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Von Matterhorn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Matterhorn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis blocks a jab.
Von Matterhorn tries to score with a low kick but Davis moves his leg out of the way.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Von Matterhorn throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Von Matterhorn connects with a jab.
Von Matterhorn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Von Matterhorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Matterhorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Von Matterhorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Matterhorn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Matterhorn manages to avoid it.
Von Matterhorn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Von Matterhorn lands a body shot.
Von Matterhorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Von Matterhorn. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Davis is looking to clinch but Von Matterhorn is avoiding it.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn misses with a low kick.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Von Matterhorn throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
A big right from Von Matterhorn misses.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Matterhorn.
Davis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Von Matterhorn is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Phil Davis!
Mr Phil Davis is the new light heavyweight champion!
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