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PCL Rise of the Pegasi 90 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Dickface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Dickface!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickface pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickface loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake slips a straight right by Dickface.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
A swing and a miss from Dickface.
Good standup being displayed there by Dickface as he connects with a hook.
Dickface lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dickface misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dickface has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blake passes Dickface's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blake is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Dickface is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Blake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Ramos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zach Didion!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Didion misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos wants to clinch.
Didion takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Didion throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Didion.
Didion closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Didion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Didion. Those never looked like landing.
Didion misses with a body kick.
Didion throws a wild body kick that Ramos sees coming a mile off.
Ramos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Didion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos wants to clinch up but Didion keeps it at a distance.
Didion keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernando Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Didion lands a head shot.
Ramos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Didion.
Ramos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ramos wants to clinch
and Didion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Didion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Didion.
Ramos tries to clinch but Didion moves out of range.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Didion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Didion fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramos sprawls well initially but Didion persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Didion has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Ramos works to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Didion manages to get himself to full guard.
Ramos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramos has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didion is trying to keep Ramos in close.
Ramos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Fernando Ramos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ramos tries to clinch up
and Didion counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion wants to break free but Ramos has control.
Ramos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Didion avoids it.
Didion has Ramos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Didion lands an elbow just above Ramos 's eye.
Didion wants to break free but Ramos has control.
Didion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Didion has had enough of the clinch but Ramos keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Didion tries to pull guard but Ramos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Didion tries to break the clinch but Ramos is controlling the position.
Ramos breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernando Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos tries to clinch but Didion is having none of it.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Didion pushes him off.
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 Fernando Ramos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ramos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Didion swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Nice cross by Didion.
Ramos lands a big head kick that sends Didion tumbling to the mat! Ramos takes a step backwards and waves Didion back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Didion is rocked!
It looks like Zach Didion has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Didion throws a combination that misses
and Ramos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Didion is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos looks to clinch
enabling Didion to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Didion seems to have recovered his senses.
Didion throws a series of punches but Ramos avoids them all with ease.
Ramos clinches with his opponent.
Ramos tries to break free but Didion pushes him back against the cage.
Didion has had enough of the clinch but Ramos keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Didion has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos tries to clinch up.
Didion keeps Ramos at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didion throws a combination that misses
and Ramos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Didion is breathing heavily.
Didion moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Didion blocks a leg kick.
Fernando Ramos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Didion misses with a double jab.
Didion swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Ramos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Didion throws the left hand but Ramos avoids the punch easily.
Ramos lands a big head kick that sends Didion tumbling to the mat! Ramos takes a step backwards and waves Didion back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Didion wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Didion pushes him off.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Didion pushes him off.
Ramos wants to clinch up but Didion keeps it at a distance.
Didion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernando Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
Didion throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Didion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos tries to clinch but Didion moves out of range.
Ramos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos tries to clinch but Didion moves out of range.
Ramos tries to clinch up
letting Didion counter with a right hand.
Ramos is looking to clinch but Didion is avoiding it.
Didion pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ramos back to the cage. Didion follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ramos tries to clinch but Didion is having none of it.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Didion.
Ramos wants to clinch up but Didion keeps it at a distance.
Ramos tries to clinch up but Didion circles away and keeps his distance.
Didion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos moves into the clinch.
Ramos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos breaks the clinch.
Didion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Didion missing with a left hand there. Ramos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Didion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Didion keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramos looks for the body kick but Didion saw that one coming.
Ramos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Didion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Didion misses with a wild combination.
Ramos tries to clinch but Didion is having none of it.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Didion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos tries to clinch but Didion moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos lands a big head kick that sends Didion tumbling to the mat! Ramos takes a step backwards and waves Didion back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Didion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramos forces Didion back against the cage and clinches.
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Didion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Ramos is looking to clinch.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch but Didion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Didion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Didion lands a lovely overhand right.
Didion throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whack! Ramos lands a heavy head kick that drops Didion. The ref tackles Ramos to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Didion was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Fernando Ramos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naza's entrance music is Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. A fine choice. 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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176 lbs
18 - 16 - 2 |
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183 lbs
12 - 6 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
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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
18 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alessandro Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naza looks to score with a jab to the body but Moretti is just out of range.
Naza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Naza looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Moretti is avoiding damage well.
Naza is trying to move to mount but Moretti reverses beautifully and ends up in Naza's guard.
Moretti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Naza is keeping the position for now.
Naza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naza pulls Moretti in close to his closed guard and prevents Moretti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Moretti trying to control the position from guard on top but Naza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moretti is fighting to break Naza's control of his arms but Naza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gio Naza wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Naza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Naza.
A low kick from Naza is predictable there
and Moretti counters with an inside leg kick.
Naza jabs at Moretti's body.
Naza misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Naza as Moretti shoots in.
Naza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moretti.
Moretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naza misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza thows a body shot but no joy.
Naza thows a body shot but no joy.
Naza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moretti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Naza misses with a hook. Moretti ducked under it nicely.
Naza misses with a body shot
and Moretti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Naza throws out a loose jab but Moretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naza drives through with a takedown into Moretti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Naza is stalling in the full guard.
Naza trying to control but Moretti is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza landing with the ground and pound.
Naza working some strikes from top position.
Naza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Naza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Naza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Naza throws a strike but Moretti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moretti trying to control but Naza is working from the bottom.
Naza pulls Moretti in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Naza pushes Moretti off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Naza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moretti wants to control from the top but Naza keeps moving.
Naza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naza seems keen to control Moretti's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gio Naza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Moretti dives in and grabs Naza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Naza pushes down on Moretti's head and hops out.
That kick from Naza tenderised Moretti's leg. Moretti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Naza throws the left hand but Moretti avoids the punch easily.
Naza is looking to wear down Moretti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking cross lands there for Naza.
Naza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moretti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moretti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moretti!
Moretti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Naza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moretti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gio Naza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naza lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Naza pushes him off.
Moretti throws a low kick, looking for Naza's leg but Naza calmly moves out of range.
Naza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moretti's waist but Moretti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Naza off to one side.
Naza throws a looping overhand right but Moretti ducks down to avoid it.
Moretti lands a high kick!
Naza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moretti.
Naza looks to score with a jab to the body but Moretti is just out of range.
Naza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Naza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Naza buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Naza or perhaps it was just good defense by Moretti which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moretti as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gio Naza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Naza checks a leg kick.
Naza avoids the head kick by Moretti.
Naza wants to slow Moretti down by chopping away at his legs.
Moretti moves out of range as Naza strikes.
Moretti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Naza.
Naza works the jab nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Naza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moretti taking a bit of punishment here - Naza scoring with strikes.
Naza is putting a hurting on Moretti here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naza landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Naza trying to control the action but Moretti is working from the bottom.
Moretti on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Moretti is breathing heavily.
Naza looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Moretti is avoiding damage well.
Moretti is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Moretti takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Naza works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Moretti is rocked!
Naza scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Moretti is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Naza can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gio Naza!
A relieved looking Gio Naza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Mallorca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallorca comes to the cage accompanied by I Can Talk. Justin Anthony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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189 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Mallorca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallorca jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anthony counters with an inside leg kick.
Anthony blocks a leg kick.
Mallorca thows a body shot but no joy.
Mallorca tries to clinch up
and Anthony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anthony will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anthony.
Anthony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mallorca avoids the body shot from Anthony.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Anthony - that will leave a mark!
Miguel Mallorca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallorca takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Anthony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anthony slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mallorca misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallorca throws a body punch but Anthony moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mallorca misses its intended target.
Anthony walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anthony throws out a leg kick but Mallorca moves out of range and Anthony only half commits.
Mallorca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anthony moves out of range as Mallorca strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mallorca.
Anthony keeps the fight on the outside.
Justin Anthony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anthony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mallorca.
Anthony throws a head kick but Mallorca moves out of range.
Anthony lands a nice hook to Mallorca's body. Mallorca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anthony keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Mallorca as he connects with a hook.
Mallorca throws an overhand right that lands on Anthony's shoulder, as Anthony tries to avoid the shot.
Anthony throws a series of strikes that have Mallorca backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anthony looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mallorca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anthony was well out of range. Poor timing from Mallorca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca looks to throw the jab but Anthony is out of range.
Anthony slips a jab from Mallorca.
Anthony is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mallorca rather than just go for the knockout.
Anthony defending well as Mallorca loads up on a big left hand.
Anthony connects with a body shot.
Anthony throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anthony looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mallorca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anthony throws a leg kick but Mallorca moved away.
Anthony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mallorca manages to avoid it.
Mallorca throws a body punch but Anthony moves out of range.
Anthony drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anthony finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anthony swinging wildly here.
Anthony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mallorca's calf.
Mallorca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anthony tries to avoid it but Mallorca manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anthony to the ground. Anthony escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anthony digs a good hook to Mallorca's body.
Mallorca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anthony takes a step back to recover.
Mallorca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mallorca throws a big shot that misses.
Mallorca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anthony manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mallorca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mallorca tries to clinch but Anthony is having none of it.
Mallorca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anthony throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Mallorca. That snapped Anthony's head back.
Anthony moves away from the strike by Mallorca.
Anthony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mallorca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthony.
Anthony has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mallorca.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Mallorca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mallorca takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Miguel Mallorca has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony gets tackled into the cage by Mallorca. Mallorca maintains the clinch.
Anthony works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mallorca trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mallorca fails to land.
Anthony tries to work over Mallorca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anthony is struggling to control the position.
Anthony lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mallorca backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anthony misses with a body punch.
Mallorca blocks a body shot from Anthony.
Mallorca letting Anthony take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Anthony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Mallorca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anthony lands a slapping body shot.
Mallorca takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mallorca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anthony circles away.
Anthony slips under a jab from Mallorca.
Justin Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Anthony. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Mallorca.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mallorca crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anthony - the referee stops the clock and Mallorca gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anthony. Mallorca manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anthony avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mallorca is looking to land body kicks.
Mallorca lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anthony connects with an inside leg kick.
Mallorca moves out of range as Anthony strikes.
Mallorca throws an off balance right hand
and Anthony counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mallorca throws the left hand but Anthony avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Anthony.
Mallorca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anthony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony slips a jab from Mallorca.
Mallorca throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mallorca swinging wildly here.
Mallorca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthony moves away.
Anthony uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mallorca.
Mallorca thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthony throws a head kick but Mallorca moves out of range.
Mallorca takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mallorca misses with an uppercut
and Anthony counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mallorca thinking.
Anthony swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anthony circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anthony counters with a left to the body.
Mallorca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallorca looks to score with a jab to the body but Anthony is just out of range.
Anthony avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anthony ducks under a wild hook from Mallorca.
Mallorca tries to score with a low kick but Anthony moves his leg out of the way.
Anthony rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mallorca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anthony delivers a nice body kick.
Anthony lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mallorca backs up against the cage.
Mallorca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Anthony manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anthony.
Anthony connects with the punch.
Anthony swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mallorca.
Mallorca is rocked!
BAM! Anthony delivers a spinning backfist that drops Mallorca like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Justin Anthony!
Our winner, Justin Anthony, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasse Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rap Reiplinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzi comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Iron Man. Rap Reiplinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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254 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasse Uzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rap Reiplinger!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi throws an off balance right hand
and Reiplinger counters with a head kick.
Uzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reiplinger misses with a few strikes there.
Reiplinger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uzi as he avoids it easily.
Reiplinger moves out of range as Uzi strikes.
Reiplinger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uzi's waist but Uzi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reiplinger off to one side.
Uzi misses with a body punch
and Uzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reiplinger has Uzi up against the cage in a clinch.
Uzi misses with a knee to the head.
Reiplinger trying to land knees to the body.
Reiplinger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reiplinger lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiplinger misses with an elbow strike.
Reiplinger trying to land knees to the body.
Uzi misses with the head strike.
Uzi tries a knee to the head but Reiplinger blocks it.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uzi avoids it.
Reiplinger lands an elbow that stopped Uzi in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Lasse Uzi has been cut.
Uzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reiplinger blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger avoiding damage as Uzi throws knees to the body.
Reiplinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uzi is breathing heavily.
Reiplinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uzi's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzi managing to block the knees to the body from Reiplinger.
Reiplinger lands a shot to the body.
Reiplinger lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reiplinger obliges.
Reiplinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uzi's defenses.
Reiplinger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uzi backwards.
Reiplinger has Uzi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Uzi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lasse Uzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rap Reiplinger.
Reiplinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Uzi is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiplinger landing knees to the body.
Reiplinger lands a knee to the head.
Reiplinger trying to land knees to the body.
Reiplinger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reiplinger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Uzi avoiding damage as Reiplinger throws knees to the body.
Uzi tries to work over Reiplinger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reiplinger misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Uzi.
Uzi tries a body shot but Reiplinger blocks it.
Reiplinger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reiplinger blocks an uppercut.
Reiplinger tries to land a knee to the head but Uzi blocks with his arms.
Reiplinger lands a nice elbow.
Uzi throws a punch but it's blocked by Reiplinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reiplinger is leaning against Uzi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reiplinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reiplinger working Uzi over with knees to the body.
Uzi takes an elbow to the temple.
Reiplinger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Reiplinger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uzi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reiplinger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reiplinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reiplinger lands a hook that snaps the head of Uzi backwards.
Reiplinger with a knee to the head.
Uzi is rocked!
Reiplinger creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Uzi! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Reiplinger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rap Reiplinger!
Post fight, an emotional Rap Reiplinger said 'not only did I win, but I'm pretty sure I gave him herpes!! POI DOGGGG!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mixtli Azteca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Azteca might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ashes - Five Finger Death Punch. Declan Duddy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mixtli Azteca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azteca misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Azteca does no damage.
Duddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Azteca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mixtli Azteca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy tries to clinch there but Azteca circles away.
Azteca throws a leg kick but Duddy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duddy tries to clinch up but Azteca circles away and keeps his distance.
Azteca slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
Duddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azteca.
Azteca misses the shot to the body.
Azteca throws a nice looking combination but Duddy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Duddy, right into the meat.
Azteca misses with a straight left.
Duddy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Azteca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azteca just misses with a punch to the body.
Azteca misses with the combination.
Duddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duddy doesn't manage to clinch there - Azteca circles away.
Azteca swings for the body but Duddy moves out of range.
Duddy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azteca to score with a decent uppercut.
Azteca is looking to wear down Duddy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duddy blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Azteca misses.
Duddy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azteca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duddy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duddy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azteca throws a big shot that misses.
Azteca keeps the fight on the outside.
Azteca lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy shoots in for a takedown but Azteca shows good takedown defense.
Duddy blocks a head kick by Azteca.
Duddy shoots for a takedown but Azteca saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Azteca misses with a hook.
Azteca misses with a wild body shot.
Azteca digs a good hook to Duddy's body.
Duddy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azteca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Azteca uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duddy has time to react.
Azteca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duddy.
Duddy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Azteca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duddy was well out of range. Poor timing from Azteca.
Duddy tries a head kick but it misses.
Azteca closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Azteca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duddy avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Azteca sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duddy somewhat.
Mixtli Azteca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Declan Duddy.
Azteca tries to land a body kick
and Duddy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azteca with a jab.
Azteca throws a leg kick but Duddy moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Azteca.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Azteca 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 Duddy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duddy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azteca looks to land a combination but Duddy avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy doesn't manage to clinch there - Azteca circles away.
Azteca tries to land a body kick
and Duddy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Azteca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mixtli Azteca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Duddy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duddy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Azteca eats them both and turns towards Duddy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Azteca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azteca misses with an uppercut
and Duddy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duddy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Azteca misses.
Azteca dodges the punch combination from Duddy.
Azteca misses with the combination.
Duddy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azteca.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Azteca misses its intended target.
Azteca misses with a double jab.
Duddy dodges the punch combination from Azteca.
Mixtli Azteca is winning the standup battle so far.
Azteca lands with a good body shot.
Azteca slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
Duddy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Azteca thows a body shot but no joy.
Duddy stuffs the takedown attempt from Azteca. Azteca gets slowly back to his feet.
Duddy fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy moves away from the strike by Azteca.
Duddy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duddy closes the distance and pushes Azteca back into the cage.
Azteca blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duddy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azteca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duddy wants to clinch but Azteca slips to the side
letting Azteca counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azteca misses with an uppercut. Duddy saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Azteca moves out of range.
Duddy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Duddy - just one landing.
Azteca blocks a head kick by Duddy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Azteca 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 Duddy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duddy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azteca avoids the head kick by Duddy.
Azteca misses with a wild body shot.
Azteca shoots in looking for a takedown but Duddy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Azteca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Azteca swings for the body but Duddy moves out of range.
A big left from Azteca misses.
Duddy throws a combination. Azteca tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy misses with a low kick as Azteca jumps back.
Duddy scores with a one two! Azteca had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duddy gets a clinch.
Azteca wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mixtli Azteca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azteca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azteca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Azteca misses.
Azteca tries to sprawl but Duddy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy trying to control the action but Azteca is working from the bottom.
Duddy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Duddy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Azteca looks to land a right hand but Duddy moved out of range.
Azteca misses with a right hand
and Duddy counters with a big head kick but Azteca shrugs it off.
Azteca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azteca swings for the body but Duddy moves out of range.
A slow jab from Azteca misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duddy. That's going to slow Azteca down.
Duddy tries to clinch there but Azteca circles away.
Duddy throws a sloppy head kick and Azteca moves out of range easily.
Azteca lands a jab-cross combination.
Duddy slips a straight right by Azteca.
Azteca looks to score with a jab to the body but Duddy is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azteca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azteca misses with a right hand
and Duddy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Duddy tries to pass to full mount but Azteca defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duddy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Azteca sees it coming and defends easily.
Duddy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Azteca has managed to free his arm - good work.
Duddy is looking to advance position but Azteca won't allow it.
Duddy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Azteca keeps working.
Duddy is looking for a kimura but Azteca is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Duddy to get the leverage.
Duddy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Azteca defending well though.
Duddy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Azteca is just riding it out for now. Duddy eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duddy trying to pass the guard but Azteca defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azteca is looking to improve his position.
Azteca is defending against the submission attempts here by Duddy.
Duddy passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azteca wants to control but Duddy is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duddy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Azteca is wriggling around trying to escape.
Duddy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duddy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Declan Duddy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duddy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Declan Duddy!
Declan Duddy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lindh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Kurmotus (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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180 lbs
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181 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Lindh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Kurmotus!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Lindh misses.
Lindh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kurmotus. That one must have hurt.
Kurmotus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kurmotus throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Peter Lindh has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurmotus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurmotus connects with a right hand. Lindh shakes it off.
Lindh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurmotus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindh wants to clinch up but Kurmotus keeps it at a distance.
Lindh walks into a jab.
Lindh is rocked!
Lindh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Lindh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peter Lindh's cut is getting worse.
Kurmotus grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Lindh takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Kurmotus cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taisto Kurmotus!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Training Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Stan Gage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Training Partner!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage scores with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gage fails to land with a series of punches.
Gage gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Partner tries to free his leg and advance position but Gage is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gage looking for a guillotine here but Partner defends easily.
Partner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Partner trying to control the position from guard on top but Gage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Partner is one step ahead there.
Gage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Partner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage stops Partner from passing to mount.
Gage tries to improve position but can't.
Partner advances to mount.
Gage is trying to escape the mount.
Partner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gage is working to get back to half guard.
Partner landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Partner raining down hammerfists from mount.
Partner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Partner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gage can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Partner connects with a bit shot that sees Gage covering up! More strikes from Partner and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Partner is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Training Partner!
Training Partner 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 Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alli's entrance music is De la Souls, by POS. A fine choice. Matson has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Matson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alli shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alli showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alli is trying to work for a kimura but Matson is defending well.
Matson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Alli is working away from the top position though.
Alli throwing shots but Matson is blocking nicely.
Matson is trying to maintain the position but Alli is very close to passing his half guard.
Matson manages to get to full guard.
Matson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alli postures up and lands a big shot to Matson's brow.
Alli with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alli 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.
Alli scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matson is trying to keep Alli in close.
Matson has his hands on Alli's head, controlling the position.
Alli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Alli wants to control from the top but Matson keeps moving.
Matson is trying to control the position but Alli postures up.
Matson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Alli doesn't defend quickly enough and Matson has managed to lock this one up! Can Alli escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Matson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Matson!
After the fight, Josh Matson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furio Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Furio Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Falcone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone moves into the clinch successfully.
Riggs dodges an elbow strike from Falcone.
Riggs dodges an elbow strike from Falcone.
Stalling in the clinch from Riggs.
Falcone throws an elbow that misses.
Falcone leaning his opponent against the cage.
Falcone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riggs controlling the action here for a moment.
Falcone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Riggs.
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Falcone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Falcone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Riggs as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by Riggs.
Riggs moves into the clinch successfully.
Riggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Falcone backwards.
Falcone throws an elbow that misses.
Falcone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riggs pushes Falcone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Riggs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Falcone trying to control the position but instead, Riggs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Falcone into the cage.
Falcone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riggs.
Falcone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Falcone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Riggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Falcone.
Riggs slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Riggs for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Falcone.
Riggs has Falcone pushed against the cage.
Riggs blocks an elbow strike.
Falcone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Falcone misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Falcone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riggs's brow.
Riggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falcone has him pressed against the cage.
Falcone misses with the head strike.
Riggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Falcone.
Falcone misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Riggs.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Riggs wants to break free but Falcone has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Falcone.
Falcone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riggs scores with the left hand. Falcone knows he should have avoided that one.
Falcone tries to clinch but Riggs moves out of range.
Falcone wants to clinch.
Falcone is looking to chop away at Riggs's legs.
Falcone closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Riggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Riggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Riggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Riggs.
Riggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Falcone.
Riggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Riggs blocks an elbow strike from Falcone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Riggs.
Riggs dodges an elbow strike from Falcone.
Falcone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falcone has him pressed against the cage.
Falcone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Riggs.
Riggs is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Falcone is keeping busy.
Falcone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riggs is keeping busy.
Falcone lands a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Falcone misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Falcone throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Falcone is looking to control Riggs's arms but Riggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Falcone has his back to the cage.
Riggs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Falcone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
A shot in the inside from Riggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riggs tests Falcone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Falcone.
Riggs lands a really nice looking cross but Falcone seems unphased.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Falcone thows a body shot but no joy.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body. Falcone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riggs swinging wildly here.
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Falcone doesn't manage to clinch there - Riggs circles away.
Falcone tries to clinch but Riggs is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Riggs blocks the low kick.
Falcone throws a low kick but Riggs avoids it.
Falcone slips under a jab.
Falcone moves in looking to clinch but Riggs pushes him off.
Riggs moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Falcone working aggressively here.
Falcone throws an elbow but it misses.
Riggs avoids the elbow strike from Falcone, against the cage.
Riggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Falcone backwards.
Falcone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riggs blocks an elbow strike.
Riggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Falcone pushes off an throws an elbow but Riggs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Falcone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Falcone lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls for Riggs to work.
Falcone throws an elbow but it misses.
Riggs lands with a right to the head.
Falcone is trying to maintain a safe position but Riggs gets an underhook and turns Falcone into the cage.
Falcone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Falcone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riggs breaks the clinch.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
Falcone gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Riggs.
Falcone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Riggs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Falcone is predictable there
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone is looking to clinch.
Riggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Falcone is looking to clinch but Riggs is avoiding it.
Falcone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcone moves in looking to clinch but Riggs pushes him off.
Falcone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs shoots for a double leg takedown but Falcone sprawls well. He's pushed Riggs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Falcone misses with a head kick.
Riggs connects with a single shot there.
Riggs lands a jab to the nose.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
Riggs lands a head shot.
Riggs gets a clinch.
Riggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Falcone backwards.
Falcone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riggs blocks an elbow strike.
Falcone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Falcone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Falcone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Falcone misses.
Riggs misses with an uppercut.
Falcone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riggs lands the left hand.
Derek Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Falcone eats them both and turns towards Riggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Riggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Furio Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Falcones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riggs fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Falcone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Falcone just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Falcone avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Riggs.
Riggs trying to control the action but Falcone is working from the bottom.
Falcone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Riggs wants to control but Falcone is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone dodges the ground and pound from Riggs.
Falcone being controlled for a moment.
Riggs throws an elbow but Falcone slips to the side and avoids it well.
Riggs staying calm.
Riggs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Riggs moves into full mount!
Derek Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riggs 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Furio Falcone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Derek Riggs.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Falcone moved out of range.
Riggs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riggs in particular looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riggs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Riggs!
Derek Riggs tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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