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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden Fear of the Dark . Lazarus has chosen puso as his entrance music. Jay Lazarus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chael Sonnen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen shoots and misses
and Lazarus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sonnen 's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet but Lazarus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lazarus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sonnen has momentary wrist control but Lazarus slips an elbow through the middle.
Lazarus wants to pass the guard but Sonnen is keeping the position.
Lazarus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonnen . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sonnen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lazarus is controlling him.
Sonnen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lazarus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sonnen 's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazarus landing with the ground and pound.
Lazarus won't allow Sonnen to get back to his feet.
Sonnen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lazarus.
Lazarus wants to pass the guard but Sonnen is keeping the position.
Sonnen has his feet on Lazarus's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sonnen on his heels. He'll look to pass Sonnen 's guard now, I'm sure.
Lazarus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lazarus wants to pass the guard but Sonnen is defending well.
Lazarus prevents Sonnen from standing back up.
Lazarus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sonnen pushes Lazarus off and gets back to his feet.
Lazarus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lazarus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lazarus looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazarus throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sonnen is pushing Lazarus's head away, looking to escape. Lazarus manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lazarus tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lazarus is looking to take a break and control but Sonnen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lazarus misses with the ground and pound.
Sonnen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lazarus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sonnen wants to stand but Lazarus is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lazarus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lazarus throws a big right hand that misses.
Sonnen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lazarus trying to control but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus wanted to stand there but Sonnen had control of the position.
Sonnen keeping full guard, as Lazarus tries to pass.
Sonnen pushes Lazarus off and scrambles back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonnen .
Lazarus drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sonnen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lazarus has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lazarus cracks Sonnen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazarus tries to stand but Sonnen is controlling his head.
Lazarus is chipping away with strikes.
Sonnen pushes Lazarus away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lazarus gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sonnen throws Lazarus to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen misses with a takedown
and Lazarus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lazarus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown.
Lazarus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sonnen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lazarus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sonnen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sonnen shoots and misses
and Lazarus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lazarus stops Sonnen from getting back to his feet.
Lazarus wants to pass the guard but Sonnen is defending well.
Sonnen pushes Lazarus off looking to stand but Lazarus dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Lazarus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lazarus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lazarus looking for a takedown.
Sonnen looking for a takedown.
Lazarus is trying to drag Sonnen to the mat but Sonnen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lazarus wants to take the fight to the mat but Sonnen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chael Sonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Lazarus.
Sonnen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lazarus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sonnen looking for the choke from the back.
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!
Lazarus is trying to stand back up.
Sonnen is punishing Lazarus with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sonnen working for a choke but Lazarus is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonnen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lazarus has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazarus is trying to stand back up.
Jay Lazarus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sonnen looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Lazarus taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chael Sonnen !
An out of breath Chael Sonnen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helio Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Alson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alson has chosen Kasabian - Switchblade Smiles 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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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helio Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Alson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ali is in Alson's 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.
Ali stands and throws Alson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ali is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ali is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alson is looking to reverse the position.
Ali remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Alson is trying to escape and Ali transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Alson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ali! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Helio Ali!
A very excited looking Helio Ali made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diggin Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht comes to the cage accompanied by Fanfare. Sack has chosen TUF Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Diggin Sack has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zell Dincht!
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, Diggin Sack!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dincht gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dincht digs a right hand into Sack's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sack's gas tank.
Dincht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sack thows a body shot but no joy.
Dincht feints a jab promting Sack to slip. Dincht then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sack slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dincht takes a swing at Sack's ribcage but misses.
Dincht lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Dincht.
Dincht lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Sack.
Sack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dincht jabs at Sack's body.
Sack walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dincht.
Sack shoots in for a takedown but Dincht shows good takedown defense.
Dincht takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dincht swivels and escapes.
Dincht lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dincht scores with a hook to the body. Sack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dincht cracks Sack with an open hand slap.
Zell Dincht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sack shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dincht pinned against the cage. Dincht gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zell Dincht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diggin Sack.
Dincht just misses with a punch to the body.
Dincht fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dincht moves in looking to clinch but Sack pushes him off.
Sack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Dincht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dincht has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sack scores with a shot to the side of Dincht's head.
Dincht escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Sack.
Dincht slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sack tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dincht sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sack somewhat.
Sack avoids the head kick by Dincht.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht throws a push kick but Sack slaps the foot to one side.
Dincht scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sack tries a low kick but Dincht avoids it.
Nice cross by Dincht.
Sack moves out of range of the body kick from Dincht.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sack.
Dincht lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dincht ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dincht swings for the body but Sack moves out of range.
Sack walks into a stiff left hand from Dincht.
Dincht connects with a right hand. Sack shakes it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dincht. That's going to slow Sack down.
Dincht moves to clinch but Sack breaks away
and Sack counters with a stiff right hand.
Sack has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dincht.
Dincht tries to bum rush Sack with a series of wild strikes but Sack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dincht ducks under a wild hook from Sack.
Nice defenses there by Dincht.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack misses with a hook. Dincht ducked under it nicely.
Sack tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dincht throws a solid leg kick but Sack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dincht.
Dincht lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Sack misses.
Sack missing with a left hand there. Dincht was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dincht misses with a low kick.
Dincht throws a head kick that misses.
Dincht lands a nice hook to Sack's body. Sack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zell Dincht is winning the standup battle so far.
Dincht attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sack throws a jab but it's blocked by Dincht.
Dincht throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sack on the wrong end of a kick 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!
Dincht scores with a hook.
Sack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dincht lands a nice shot that snaps Sack's head back.
Sack throws a hook but Dincht avoids it easily.
Sack blocks a head kick by Dincht.
Sack gets tackled into the cage by Dincht. Dincht maintains the clinch.
Dincht tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sack prevents a body shot from Dincht.
Sack tries to stall but Dincht uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dincht pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dincht throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dincht rushes Sack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dincht fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dincht's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dincht.
Dincht punishes Sack's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dincht goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zell Dincht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dincht gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zell Dincht dominated that second round.
That's time! Dincht's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Dincht misses with an uppercut.
Dincht lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sack moves out of range of the strikes.
Sack shoots in but Dincht avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dincht staying out of range there.
Dincht looks to throw the jab but Sack is out of range.
Sack closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dincht's guard.
Sack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dincht controls Sack momentarily but Sack frees himself.
Dincht keeping moving, preventing Sack from controlling successfully.
Sack won't allow Dincht to get back to his feet.
Sack wants to control from the top but Dincht keeps moving.
Dincht escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sack gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dincht trying to control the position.
Dincht keeping moving, preventing Sack from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack throws a strike but Dincht rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dincht postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sack controlling Dincht's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Diggin Sack hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dincht lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zell Dincht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack moves forwards but Dincht connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dincht connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sack momentarily.
Dincht connects with an inside leg kick.
Sack ducks right into an uppercut from Dincht.
Sack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sack throws a jab but it's blocked by Dincht.
Dincht fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dincht.
No luck for Sack with that takedown attempt.
Zell Dincht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diggin Sack.
A shot to the liver by Dincht. Beautiful body shot.
Dincht misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sack misses with an uppercut. Dincht saw that one coming.
Diggin Sack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Dincht does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dincht keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dincht clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zell Dincht showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dincht, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zell Dincht!
Zell Dincht managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Resistance, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saeng Arthit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pablo Escobar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pablo Escobar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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144 lbs
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147 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saeng Arthit!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Escobar. That snapped Arthit's head back.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Escobar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arthit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar drops Arthit with a beautiful combination! Arthit stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Escobar is looking for the KO!
Arthit is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar cracks Arthit on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Arthit falls backwards against the cage. Escobar follows up with more strikes that drop Arthit to his knees. Escobar keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Arthit! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar!
Pablo Escobar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Wolfpack Blood Labs Q158-Q155 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by Trivium / Shogun. D has chosen The Prodigy - Firestarter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man D has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cameron Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Man D!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Speed is defended easily by D.
D throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Speed.
Speed closes this distance looking for a takedown but D circles away.
Speed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Speed shoots in for a takedown but D shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Speed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Speed fails with the takedown.
Speed tries for a takedown but D circles away easily
and D connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Cameron Speed has been cut.
Speed is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D drops Speed with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Speed looks back up at him and smiles so D waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Speed is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed with a poor takedown
and D counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Speed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
D lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Speed up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs D from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Speed's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Man D!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Something Else (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Else comes to the cage accompanied by TUF Theme song. 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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25
163 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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24
152 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Something Else!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Else avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pitbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Else thows a body kick. Pitbull tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pitbull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Else pinned against the cage. Else gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pitbull gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pitbull misses with a few strikes there.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Else but Else pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Else scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pitbull in his tracks.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Else moves away and avoids it.
Else misses with a two punch combination.
Something Else seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitbull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Else scores with a hook to the body. Pitbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Else defending well as Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
Pitbull shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Else cracks the inside of Pitbull's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitbull shoots in looking for a takedown but Else manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pitbull's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Something Else has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Pitbull.
Else looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Else misses with a wild body shot.
Else throws a body kick that misses.
Else slaps away a takedown attempt from Pitbull, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Else swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitbull throws a shot to the body.
Pitbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Else throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitbull.
Else lands a jab.
Pitbull slips a jab from Else.
Else misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pitbull just misses with a punch to the body.
Pitbull scores with a nice strike.
Pitbull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull avoids the head kick by Else.
Pitbull scores with a body shot.
Else connects with a nice looking jab.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Else saw that one coming.
Pitbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Else at a distance.
Pitbull lands with a hook. Else tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pitbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Else.
Pitbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Else manages to avoid it.
Pitbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Else lands with a good body shot.
Else throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Else swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Else ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Pitbull looks to throw the jab but Else is out of range.
Pitbull missing with a left hand there. Else was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Else scores with a nice head shot.
Else thows a body kick. Pitbull tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull blocks a leg kick.
Else walks into a stiff left hand from Pitbull.
Pitbull takes one to the side of the head.
Pitbull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Else throws a looping overhand right but Pitbull ducks down to avoid it.
Else lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull blocks a head kick by Else.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Else throws a head kick that misses.
Else looks to land a right hand but Pitbull moved out of range.
Else throws a hook to the side of Pitbull's head but Pitbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Else. That's going to slow Pitbull down.
Pitbull keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pitbull takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Something Else is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Else uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pitbull.
A looping hook to the body misses from Else. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Else jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Else misses with a leg kick.
Else avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Else motions for Pitbull to come forward. Else throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Something Else dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Else uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
Else lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pitbull.
Else misses with a wild body shot.
Else misses with a body shot.
Pitbull lands with a good body shot.
Else takes one on the button.
Pitbull lands an overhand right.
Else lands with a shot to the body.
Pitbull lands a head shot.
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Else.
Else misses with a hook.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitbull looks to land a combination but Else avoids it well.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a series of punches but Else avoids them all with ease.
Else misses with a jab to the body
letting Pitbull counter with a right hand.
Else scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pitbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Else.
Pitbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pitbull throws the left hand but Else avoids the punch easily.
Else lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Else throws a sloppy head kick and Pitbull moves out of range easily.
Pitbull smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Else misses the jab.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Else moves away from the strike by Pitbull.
Else digs a good body shot into Pitbull's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Else connects with a body shot that sends Pitbull's belly button to the back.
Pitbull takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Else looks to land a body kick but Pitbull moved away.
Pitbull lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pitbull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitbull blocks a head kick by Else.
Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Else.
Else jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pitbull scores with a body shot.
Else takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pitbull misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Else.
Pitbull missing with a left hand there. Else was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Else takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Else misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Else needs to keep his hands up - Pitbull had a free shot at his head there.
Else will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Else.
Something Else is winning the standup battle so far.
Else pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Else throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Else throws a body punch but Pitbull moves out of range.
Else scores with a hook.
Else misses with a kick to the body.
Else slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Else. No joy for Pitbull on that attempt.
Else looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Else rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pitbull moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pitbull is trying desperately to land a takedown but Else is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pitbull.
Else slips under a jab from Pitbull.
Pitbull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pitbull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Else.
Pitbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Else.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Else misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitbull.
Else fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pitbull connects with a single shot there.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Else.
Else walks into a left hand.
Pitbull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Else stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 Something Else will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pitbull cracks Else with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pitbull scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Else doesn't seem bothered though.
Pitbull throws a one two combo.
Else ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Else lands with a good body shot.
Pitbull moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pitbull checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pitbull scores with a jab.
Pitbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pitbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Else.
Pitbull slips a jab from Else.
Else misses with a head kick.
A cross from Else lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitbull throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Else misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitbull looks to land a combination but Else avoids it well.
Else slips a jab from Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a lazy head kick
and Else counters with a head kick.
Pitbull throws a low kick, looking for Else's leg but Else calmly moves out of range.
Else throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitbull throws a one two combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitbull.
Else misses with a body shot.
Else pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pitbull.
Pitbull throws a series of strikes that have Else backpedaling.
Pitbull misses with a body shot.
Pitbull connects with a nice looking jab.
Something Else is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Else misses with a head kick.
Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but Else bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Else misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Else throws a front kick that sends Pitbull stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Else.
Pitbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Else.
Else uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitbull.
Pitbull gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Else counters with a low kick, right behind Pitbull 's knee.
Pitbull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Else throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Else.
Else lands with a straight right. Pitbull didn't see that one coming.
Else just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Else connects with a leg kick. Pitbull looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pitbull looks to throw the jab but Else is out of range.
Else throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull throws a jab but it's blocked by Else.
Else misses with a body shot.
Else swinging wildly here.
Else misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roy Pitbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitbull is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Else's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pitbull throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Else is looking to escape.
Else avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pitbull.
Pitbull wants to pass the guard but Else is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Else looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Else's head.
Pitbull scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Else is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull wants to free his trapped foot but Else is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Else blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pitbull.
Pitbull working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pitbull missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roy Pitbull.
I think Else 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Something Else!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vevrin Betlach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Runkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betlach kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Higher Ground. Runkle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Californication theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
145 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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25
147 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vevrin Betlach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Runkle !
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betlach feints a jab promting Runkle to slip. Betlach then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Runkle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Betlach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runkle .
Some wild striking there from Betlach.
Vevrin Betlach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Betlach. Runkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Betlach throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Betlach misses
and Runkle counters with a left to the body.
Runkle blocks a head kick by Betlach.
Runkle scores with a leg kick.
Runkle throws a hook to the side of Betlach's head but Betlach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Betlach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Runkle staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runkle .
Betlach moves away from the strike by Runkle .
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Runkle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Betlach throws a leg kick
and Runkle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Runkle is looking to clinch.
Betlach missing with a left hand there. Runkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Betlach connects with a jab.
Betlach misses the shot to the body.
Runkle loads up on a big right hand but Betlach slips the punch.
Runkle misses with a body punch
and Betlach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Runkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betlach.
Runkle needs to keep his hands up - Betlach had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Runkle .
Betlach takes a swing at Runkle 's ribcage but misses.
Runkle is looking to clinch but Betlach is avoiding it.
Runkle slips under a jab from Betlach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle scores with a nice body kick.
Betlach throws out a leg kick but Runkle moves out of range and Betlach only half commits.
Betlach drops his hands momentarily and Runkle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Runkle drives through and clinches with Betlach against the cage.
Betlach tries to work over Runkle 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Runkle misses with a punch on the inside.
Runkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betlach.
Runkle lands a nice shot to the body.
Runkle missing with knees to the body.
Runkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Runkle .
Runkle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Betlach letting Runkle take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a body shot.
Runkle 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Runkle obliges.
Betlach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Betlach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Runkle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Betlach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Runkle misses with a body punch.
Runkle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Runkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Runkle managing to block the knees to the body from Betlach.
Runkle swings wildly with an uppercut but Betlach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runkle misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Betlach.
Betlach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Betlach throws a shot from downtown. Runkle moves away and avoids it.
Betlach scores with a three punch combo!
Runkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Betlach thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Betlach does no damage.
Runkle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betlach manages to avoid it.
Runkle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Runkle tries to clinch there but Betlach circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach connects with a body shot.
Runkle is looking to clinch but Betlach is avoiding it.
Runkle slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Runkle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Betlach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runkle .
Betlach takes a swing at Runkle 's ribcage but misses.
Betlach lands with a cross.
A jab from Betlach does it's job there.
Betlach lands the left hand.
Betlach misses with a hook. Runkle ducked under it nicely.
Betlach throws a sloppy body shot
and Runkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Runkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Betlach lands a nice shot that snaps Runkle 's head back.
Betlach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Runkle misses
and Betlach counters with a leg kick.
Runkle walks into a jab.
Vevrin Betlach is winning the standup battle so far.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Betlach throws a jab when Runkle was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betlach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Runkle .
Runkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Betlach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Betlach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Betlach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Betlach misses with a wild body shot.
Betlach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Betlach closes this distance looking for a takedown but Runkle circles away.
Runkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Betlach misses the shot to the body.
Betlach throws a jab but it's blocked by Runkle .
Betlach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Runkle counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betlach throws an off balance right hand
and Runkle counters with a thumping low kick.
Runkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Betlach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Betlach moves out of range as Runkle throws a body kick.
Betlach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Betlach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Runkle 's head.
Betlach misses with a body shot.
Runkle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Betlach moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Runkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Betlach throws a front kick aimed at Runkle 's knee but Runkle avoids it well.
Runkle thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach misses with a body punch
and Betlach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Runkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Betlach.
A swing and a miss from Betlach.
Betlach tried to score with a low kick but Runkle checks it.
Betlach throws a body kick that misses.
Runkle lands a nice looking body shot.
Runkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Betlach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Betlach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Runkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Betlach.
Betlach throws a lazy right hand but Runkle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Runkle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Runkle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Betlach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Betlach scores with a sloppy right hand. Runkle should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Betlach.
Betlach scores with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Betlach both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Runkle .
Betlach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Betlach takes a swing at Runkle 's ribcage but misses.
Runkle tries to clinch up but Betlach circles away and keeps his distance.
Runkle moves out of range of the leg kick from Betlach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Runkle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Betlach misses.
Runkle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Betlach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runkle manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vevrin Betlach 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. This is the final round!
Betlach is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Betlach is predictable there
and Runkle counters with a stiff right hand.
Betlach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runkle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Betlach.
Betlach throws a body punch but Runkle moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Betlach.
A nice inside leg kick there by Runkle . That's going to slow Betlach down.
Betlach circles away from the clinch attempt.
Betlach gets tackled into the cage by Runkle . Runkle maintains the clinch.
Runkle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Betlach blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Runkle fails to land.
Runkle lands a knee to the body.
Betlach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkle blocks a body shot from Betlach.
Runkle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Runkle can't find room to land a body shot as Betlach controls the action.
Betlach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Runkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Betlach's defenses.
Betlach comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Charlie Runkle has been cut.
Betlach blocks a body shot from Runkle .
Betlach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Betlach can't find room to land a body shot as Runkle controls the action.
Runkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betlach avoids it.
Runkle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Betlach misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle lands an elbow that stopped Betlach in his tracks for a moment.
Runkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Runkle lands an elbow inside.
Betlach blocks the elbow strike.
Runkle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Betlach blocks a body shot from Runkle .
Runkle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betlach avoids it.
Runkle tries to land a knee to the head but Betlach blocks with his arms.
Betlach managing to block the knees to the body from Runkle .
Runkle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Runkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Betlach.
A head punch on the inside from Runkle fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betlach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Betlach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runkle backwards.
Runkle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Runkle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Betlach's elbow.
Runkle tries to land a knee to the head but Betlach blocks with his arms.
Runkle looking to throw knees to the head but Betlach is blocking nicely.
Runkle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Runkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Betlach controls his hands.
Betlach lands with a left to the head.
Runkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Betlach is defending well for now.
Betlach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Runkle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Runkle misses with some punches.
Runkle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Betlach blocks a body shot from Runkle .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Betlach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Betlach scores with a nice short uppercut.
Runkle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Betlach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Betlach missing with knees to the body.
Runkle misses with a body punch.
Betlach working hard to break the clinch.
Betlach can't find room to land a body shot as Runkle controls the action.
Runkle trying to land knees to the body.
Betlach throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Betlach has Runkle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Runkle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Betlach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Runkle .
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Runkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Runkle 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Runkle !
Charlie Runkle took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danae's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Labyrinth - Thunder. Perseus Danae could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Black Hammer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danae.
Danae catches Hammer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danae tries to clinch up.
Hammer lands with a hook. Danae tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danae blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Danae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danae blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Danae cracks Hammer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Danae has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hammer to stand back up!
Hammer is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Danae.
Hammer is still on wobbly legs! Can Danae finish him?
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danae throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Hammer seems to have recovered his senses.
Danae looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danae delivers a nice body kick.
Danae throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Danae moves out of range easily.
Danae misses with an attempted mid kick.
Danae throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
Danae lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae lands an overhand right.
Hammer shoots in and drives through. Danae sprawls well.
Hammer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danae slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Are you kidding me?! Danae ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hammer clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Perseus Danae!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marcia Carolus Rex. Sven S Svensson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius looks to land a left hand but Svensson moved out of range nicely.
Aurelius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut
and Svensson counters with a body kick.
Aurelius motions for Svensson to come forward. Aurelius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius takes a swing at Svensson's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Aurelius. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelius throws a chopping leg kick but Svensson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Svensson clinches.
Svensson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Aurelius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson misses with an elbow strike.
Svensson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Svensson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aurelius's defenses.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Aurelius lands a hook that snaps the head of Svensson backwards.
Svensson misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to work over Aurelius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Svensson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Svensson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aurelius blocks an elbow strike.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside.
Svensson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aurelius is keeping busy.
Aurelius misses with a body punch.
Aurelius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Svensson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aurelius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svensson pushes Aurelius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius tries to land knees in the clinch but Svensson avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Svensson.
A short uppercut from Svensson.
Svensson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aurelius.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius managing to block the knees to the body from Svensson.
Svensson lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Aurelius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Aurelius prevents a body shot from Svensson.
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
Aurelius throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Svenssons head.
Svensson lands an elbow inside that Aurelius shrugs off.
Aurelius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aurelius throws a head punch that misses.
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aurelius avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Aurelius.
Aurelius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Svensson fails to land.
Aurelius avoids a wild elbow strike from Svensson.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Aurelius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Svensson fails to land.
Svensson stalling.
Svensson throws an elbow that misses.
Aurelius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aurelius lands an uppercut.
Aurelius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Svensson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svensson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Svensson prevents a body shot from Aurelius.
Svensson has a couple of punches blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius avoids a wild elbow strike from Svensson.
Svensson lands an elbow inside.
Svensson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius landing knees to the body.
Aurelius has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
Aurelius throws an elbow that misses.
Svensson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aurelius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Svensson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svensson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aurelius's brow.
Aurelius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Svensson blocks a body shot from Aurelius.
Aurelius dodges an elbow strike from Svensson.
Aurelius struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Svensson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svensson.
Svensson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Aurelius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aurelius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sven S Svensson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aurelius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Svensson moves out of range of the body kick from Aurelius.
A shot to the body from Aurelius misses
and Svensson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Svensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurelius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Svensson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aurelius on the side of the head.
Svensson throws a body punch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Svensson. That snapped Aurelius's head back.
Aurelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Svensson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svensson throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Svensson.
Aurelius wants to slow Svensson down by chopping away at his legs.
Svensson looks to land a combination. Aurelius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aurelius slips a straight right by Svensson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson throws a sloppy head kick
and Aurelius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Aurelius tries to pass to full mount but Svensson defends it.
Aurelius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Svensson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aurelius is working away from the top position though.
Aurelius takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Aurelius stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson has hold of Aurelius's hands but Aurelius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aurelius is stalling here. Svensson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Aurelius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Svensson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson wants to stand but Aurelius has his arm trapped.
Aurelius is trying to control Svensson's posture but Svensson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius manages to work his way to half guard, despite Svensson's best efforts.
Svensson controlling the action here.
Svensson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aurelius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Svensson wants to stand up but Aurelius is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking for a kimura here.
Svensson trying to control the action but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Aurelius is trying to maintain the position but Svensson is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius is staying active underneath Svensson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sven S Svensson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Svensson.
Svensson connects with the punch.
Svensson throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aurelius is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Svensson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Svensson throws a body punch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Svensson is looking to land body kicks.
Aurelius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svensson.
Svensson 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.
Svensson misses with a looping right.
A big left from Svensson misses.
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Aurelius moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Svensson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius slips under a jab from Svensson.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Aurelius circles away.
Svensson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Svensson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelius staying out of range there.
Svensson throws a looping overhand right but Aurelius ducks down to avoid it.
Aurelius bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svensson's head.
Aurelius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Svensson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Svensson misses the body punch
and Aurelius counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Aurelius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelius misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Svensson.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sven S Svensson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Aurelius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelius throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aurelius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelius cracks Svensson with a nice body shot.
Svensson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aurelius lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Aurelius lands a shot to the body.
Aurelius blocks the elbow strike.
Svensson just leaning against Aurelius, taking a breather.
Svensson takes a shot to the head.
Svensson avoids the elbow strike from Aurelius, against the cage.
Aurelius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Svensson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aurelius is defending well for now.
Svensson misses with a punch on the inside.
Svensson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Svensson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aurelius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Svensson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Svensson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a body shot.
Aurelius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson misses with the head strike.
Svensson misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
Aurelius has a couple of punches blocked by Svensson.
Svensson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aurelius throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson tries to land knees in the clinch but Aurelius avoids the damage to the body.
Svensson lands with a light punch inside.
Aurelius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius blocks an elbow strike from Svensson.
Aurelius avoids the elbow strike from Svensson, against the cage.
Aurelius tries to throw a body punch but Svensson avoids it by throwing Aurelius back against the cage.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelius avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sven S Svensson just about did enough to 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.
Aurelius slips a jab from Svensson.
Svensson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Svensson wants to clinch up but Aurelius keeps it at a distance.
Svensson throws a head kick but Aurelius moves out of range.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Svensson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Svensson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sven S Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Svensson misses with a wild body shot.
Svensson instigates a clinch.
Svensson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelius pushes Svensson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aurelius swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svensson managing to block the knees to the body from Aurelius.
Nice elbow from Aurelius.
Svensson struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelius controls his hands.
Svensson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelius lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aurelius lands an elbow inside that Svensson shrugs off.
Aurelius misses with an elbow over the top.
Aurelius missing with knees to the body.
Aurelius pushes off an throws an elbow but Svensson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson is looking to break free of the clinch but Aurelius has double underhooks.
Svensson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aurelius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Svensson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svensson is defending well for now.
Svensson blocks an elbow strike.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aurelius lands a shoulder strike.
Svensson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Svensson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aurelius's brow.
Svensson blocking some punches.
Svensson looking to stall.
Svensson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Aurelius throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Svensson is trying to break the clinch but Aurelius is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Aurelius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius tries a body shot but Svensson blocks it.
Aurelius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aurelius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aurelius lands an elbow just above Svensson 's eye.
Aurelius trying to land knees to the body.
Aurelius throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aurelius as Svensson tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Svensson.
Aurelius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aurelius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Svensson tries a body shot but Aurelius blocks it.
Svensson lands a left hand.
Svensson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aurelius backwards.
Svensson wants to get back to striking at distance but Aurelius won't allow it.
Svensson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson wants to land a leg kick but Aurelius is out of range.
Sven S Svensson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
A cross from Svensson lands.
Aurelius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson misses with an elbow strike.
Svensson managing to block the knees to the body from Aurelius.
Svensson dodges an elbow strike from Aurelius.
Svensson working aggressively here.
Aurelius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelius throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Svensson pushes off an throws an elbow but Aurelius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Svensson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Svensson tries to break the clinch but Aurelius is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigvard Aurelius had his way with Sven S Svensson in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Svensson enables Aurelius to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Svensson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Aurelius throws a strike but Svensson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Svensson trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Svensson postures up.
Aurelius lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Svensson!
Sigvard Aurelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aurelius landing shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aurelius trying to control but Svensson is having none of it.
Aurelius throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Svensson because Aurelius loaded up on that one.
Aurelius throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Aurelius unloading with bombs!
Svensson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sigvard Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aurelius 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.
Aurelius throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aurelius looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Aurelius looking to finish Svensson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Svensson!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Aurelius.
Aurelius punching from mount but Svensson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Aurelius thowing shots but they're missing.
Aurelius looking to control but Svensson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throwing strikes here but Svensson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Aurelius sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Aurelius thowing shots but they're missing.
Aurelius misses with a head shot.
Aurelius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aurelius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Svensson is working to get back to half guard.
Sven S Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aurelius misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Svensson wants to hold on but Aurelius pushes him away.
Aurelius throws a strike there. Svensson manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Aurelius not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aurelius.
Aurelius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigvard Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Svensson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You're the master no more, Huynh. It was a war.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Sebastien Linne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Vasara's corner calls for a 1-2. Vasara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vasara scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Linne.
Vasara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Linne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vasara was covering up waiting for the punch and Linne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Linne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linne throwing strikes but missing.
Linne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Linne 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.
Linne postures up in Vasara's guard and throws a big left but Vasara blocks it.
Linne looking to pass the guard.
Vasara is pulling down on Linne's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne trying to control but Vasara is working from the bottom.
Linne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vasara is keeping the position for now.
Vasara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linne is one step ahead there.
Linne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vasara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasara keeping moving, preventing Linne from controlling successfully.
Linne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Linne throws a low kick, looking for Vasara's leg but Vasara calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
Vasara slips a straight right by Linne.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vasara on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Linne.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasara.
Linne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Linne closes the distance and clinches.
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!
A hook to the body from Linne.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vasara throws an elbow but misses.
Linne avoiding damage as Vasara throws knees to the body.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara takes an elbow to the temple.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Linne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Linne lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linne as Vasara tries to tie him up.
Vasara blocks a body shot from Linne.
Vasara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linne or not.
Linne lands an uppercut.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vasara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasara wants to break free but Linne has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Vasara.
Linne missing with knees to the body.
Vasara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara is looking to control Linne's arms but Linne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vasara has his back to the cage.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Linne is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vasara can't fight it off and eventually Linne manages to take the fight to the floor. Vasara looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vasara is trying to control the position but Linne postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Linne slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 Sebastien Linne will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Vasara misses
and Linne counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Vasara misses.
Vasara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
Vasara thuds his right hand into Linne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vasara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linne misses with a low kick.
A big left from Vasara misses.
Vasara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linne on the side of the head.
Crunch! Vasara slams his shin into Linne's torso.
Linne throws a low kick, looking for Vasara's leg but Vasara calmly moves out of range.
Vasara looks to land a combination but Linne avoids it well.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
Vasara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Linnes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasara, pushing him back against the cage.
Linne can't find room to land a body shot as Vasara controls the action.
Linne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Linne gets through Vasara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linne struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasara controls his hands.
Vasara misses with a body punch.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Vasara is trying to push Linne away but Linne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Linne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Linne goes for a takedown attempt but Vasara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Linne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasara.
Nice defenses there by Linne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linne looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasara is just out of range.
Linne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linne misses the shot to the body.
Vasara checks a low kick from Linne.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linne manages to avoid it.
Vasara tries to land a front kick but Linne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Linne somewhat.
Linne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Vasara throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Linne.
Vasara cracks Linne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vasara.
Vasara swinging wildly here.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linne manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Vasara. That snapped Linne's head back.
Linne throws a leg kick but Vasara sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linne lands a nice looking body kick.
Linne's corner calls for a 1-2. Linne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Linne pushes Vasara up against the cage in a clinch.
Linne pushes Vasara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Vasara.
Linne tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasara avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Linne blocks the elbow strike.
Linne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasara avoids it.
Vasara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Linne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vasara.
Vasara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vasara prevents a body shot from Linne.
Linne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne wants to take the fight to the mat but Vasara manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastien Linne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vasara blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vasara misses with a body shot.
Vasara tries to keep at a distance but Linne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Linne fails to land.
Vasara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Linne pushes Vasara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Linne lands a nice uppercut.
Linne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Linne tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasara avoids the damage to the body.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Linne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Linne avoids it.
Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Linne is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
Linne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasara misses with an elbow over the top.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
Vasara avoiding damage as Linne throws knees to the body.
Linne misses with an elbow over the top.
Linne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Linne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vasara scores with a knee to the head.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linne landing knees to the body.
Vasara is pressed up against the cage. Linne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vasara down to the mat. Vasara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vasara throws a chopping leg kick but Linne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vasara throws a leg kick
and Linne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Linne counters with a nice leg kick.
Linne closes the distance and clinches up with Vasara, looking for a takedown. Linne pushes Vasara against the cage but Vasara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vasara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Vasara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linne's calf.
Vasara tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasara delivers a nice body kick.
Linne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sami Vasara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a solid leg kick but Vasara takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linne.
Linne connects with a leg kick. Vasara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Linne missing with a left hand there. Vasara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linne lands with an overhand left.
Linne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linne looks to land a right hand but Vasara moved out of range.
Linne throws a leg kick but Vasara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vasara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linne.
Vasara throws a hook to the side of Linne's head but Linne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasara misses with a leg kick
and Linne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linne thuds a left hand into Vasara's body.
Vasara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vasara walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasara.
Vasara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vasara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Linne swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasara.
Vasara throws a leg kick
and Linne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasara tries to close the distance and clinch but Linne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linne checks a low kick from Vasara.
Vasara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vasara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Vasara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linne.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linne.
Vasara doesn't manage to clinch there - Linne circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
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.
Vasara throws a jab but it's blocked by Linne.
Vasara moves to clinch but Linne breaks away
and Linne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vasara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linne can pounce on him.
Vasara moves in looking to clinch but Linne pushes him off.
Linne slips a straight right by Vasara.
Vasara misses with an uppercut
and Linne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vasara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linne was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasara.
Vasara throws a lazy uppercut
and Linne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vasara moves in looking to clinch but Linne pushes him off.
Linne slips under a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Linne!
Linne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linne misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a leg kick
and Linne counters with a nice kick to the body.
Linne cracks a nice hook into Vasara's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Linne misses.
Linne checks a leg kick.
Vasara tries to clinch up.
Vasara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vasara is looking to chop away at Linne's legs.
Vasara tries to clinch there but Linne circles away.
Vasara tried to score with a low kick but Linne checks it.
Vasara has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linne.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasara misses with a combination
and Linne counters with an outside leg kick.
Linne throws the kick towards the body but Vasara avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses
and Linne counters with a takedown into side control.
Vasara is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne in side control, throwing shots but Vasara defends.
Linne is looking to take a break and control but Vasara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasara managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Linne.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Linne.
Vasara manages to work his way to half guard, despite Linne's best efforts.
Linne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasara defending well though.
Nice strikes from Linne there.
Vasara trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne slips a nice elbow through Vasara's hands, connecting with Vasara's forehead.
Vasara wants to improve his position but Linne is controlling well.
Linne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Linne lands a nice short elbow.
Vasara is trying to maintain the position but Linne is very close to passing his half guard.
Linne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vasara is pressing down on Linne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Linne works over Vasara with some ground and pound from guard.
Linne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vasara keeping moving, preventing Linne from controlling successfully.
Linne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vasara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara can't keep his opponent in guard - Linne advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vasara is looking for a sweep. Linne is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vasara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linne.
Vasara is positioning himself well to prevent Linne advancing to mount.
Vasara is trying to stand back up but Linne is controlling him
Sebastien Linne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Linne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vasara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne is working hard here to advance position.
Vasara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vasara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastien Linne had his way with Sami Vasara in that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Linne lands a jab to the nose.
Vasara misses the jab.
Vasara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara has managed to clinch.
Vasara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Linne has him pressed against the cage.
Vasara connects with a knee to the head.
Vasara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linne is defending well for now.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but Linne blocks with his arms.
Vasara landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Linne.
Vasara is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Linne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasaras head.
Linne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Linne.
Linne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linne has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vasara clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Vasara is taking damage to the body and head.
Linne missing with strikes from the back.
Linne tries to get the hooks in deep but Vasara pushed the leg off.
Linne misses with an elbow to the head.
Vasara covering up well under a series of strikes from Linne.
Vasara wants to control his opponent's hands but Linne gets his hands free.
Vasara breaks Linne's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sebastien Linne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara preventing the sweep.
Vasara being controlled here momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linne is looking to sweep but instead, Vasara has passed into half guard.
Linne wants to improve his position but Vasara is controlling well.
Vasara is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne wants to improve his position but Vasara is controlling well.
Linne has his hands clasped together around Vasara's back. He's all about the action.
Linne wants to get back to full guard.
Linne is concentrating on defense, preventing Vasara from advancing position.
Linne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vasara.
Sami Vasara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vasara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vasara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vasara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linne.
Linne moves out of range as Vasara strikes.
Linne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasara's waist but Vasara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Linne off to one side.
Vasara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linne.
Vasara tries to bum rush Linne with a series of wild strikes but Linne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasara throws a wild body kick that Linne sees coming a mile off.
Vasara scores with a kick to the body.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linne finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vasara throws a wild body kick that Linne sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne scores with a jab. Vasara acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vasara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linne. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linne 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Linne!
Sebastien Linne is the new lightweight champion!
As Sebastien Linne got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: ...'.
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