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SPFT 17: Jackson vs. Turk PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Boru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boru comes to the cage accompanied by rocky . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gareth Lewis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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260 lbs
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280 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Boru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gareth Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boru has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Boru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boru dives in and scores a takedown into Lewis's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis wants to stand and escape but Boru is having none of it.
Boru controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Boru is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gareth Lewis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Boru tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lewis swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis fails to land the takedown.
Boru decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boru seems to be working for a kimura but Lewis defends the submission attempt.
Boru perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Boru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lewis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boru stands up out of the half guard.
Boru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Boru sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Boru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gareth Lewis.
Boru fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis is looking to clinch but Boru is avoiding it.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
No luck for Lewis with that takedown attempt.
Boru scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lewis looks gassed!
Boru tries to score with some ground and pound. Lewis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis manages to get back to half guard.
Boru with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lewis trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Boru is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lewis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ground and pound from Boru.
Boru really is a fat lump.
Lewis is trying to get back to full guard.
Boru slips a nice elbow through Lewis's hands, connecting with Lewis's forehead.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Boru is controlling well.
Lewis wants to control but Boru is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boru looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lewis is looking to get back to full guard here but Boru has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boru stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Boru dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boru takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lewis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boru.
Lewis tries to clinch but Boru is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Boru. No joy for Lewis on that attempt.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lewis throws a head kick but Boru moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boru is defended easily by Lewis.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boru but Boru pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Boru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gareth Lewis.
Boru shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boru is landing with some decent strikes but Lewis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boru controlling the position easily from mount.
Lewis can't escape the position.
Boru with shots to the head and body - Lewis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boru working Lewis over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boru cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boru cracks Lewis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boru landing punches.
Lewis is bucking up trying to escape but Boru cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boru controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boru postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lewis looks a forlorn figure.
Boru controlling from mount.
Lewis really wants to buck Boru off and get back to his feet.
Lewis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boru postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lewis looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boru controlling from mount.
Boru goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lewis turns into him and now he's in Boru's guard.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lewis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boru keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to stand and escape but instead Boru has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Boru stands up over Lewis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Boru postures up.
Boru connects with a couple of short punches.
Boru advances to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boru takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lewis wants to control but Boru is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Boru dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Boru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Boru sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boru drives through with a takedown into Lewis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boru is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
Boru has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lewis wants to get back to his feet but Boru is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boru stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boru shoots in looking for a takedown but Lewis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boru's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.
Boru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Boru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boru decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lewis wants to control but Boru is keeping busy.
Boru slows the pace down in half guard.
Lewis is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Boru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boru is trying to control. Lewis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're going to have a standup here because The Boru wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Boru shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boru is working for a kimura but Lewis is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boru wants to pass to mount but Lewis is defending the position.
Boru thows a huge punch but Lewis dodges it nicely.
Boru is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boru is looking for a kimura here.
Boru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boru wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
The Boru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boru prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Lewis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boru is taking a breather. Lewis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Boru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boru, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Boru!
After the fight, The Boru was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erlan Baltabekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abue AiTiKon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Erlan Baltabekov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Erlan Baltabekov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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240 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
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265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Erlan Baltabekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abue AiTiKon!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltabekov clinches up against the cage.
Baltabekov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Baltabekov prevents AiTiKon from getting back to his feet.
Baltabekov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
AiTiKon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Baltabekov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baltabekov trying to control the position from guard on top but AiTiKon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Erlan Baltabekov just wasn't active enough.
AiTiKon gets a takedown into half guard.
AiTiKon looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltabekov tries to get to full guard but AiTiKon has control of the leg.
AiTiKon tries to pass to full mount but Baltabekov defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
AiTiKon wants to stand up but Baltabekov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Baltabekov is pressing down on AiTiKon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
AiTiKon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltabekov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
AiTiKon wants to get up but he can't break Baltabekov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baltabekov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. AiTiKon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baltabekov throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baltabekov is on top in guard.
Baltabekov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on AiTiKon, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AiTiKon dodges the punch combination from Baltabekov.
AiTiKon cracks the inside of Baltabekov's front leg.
Baltabekov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baltabekov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
AiTiKon has left one of his arms exposed and Baltabekov doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. AiTiKon screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erlan Baltabekov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam West!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from West enables Ferguson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. West manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ferguson controls from within his opponent's guard.
West is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson looks to land a right hand but West moved out of range.
Ferguson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
West shoots and misses
and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the head.
West tries for a takedown but Ferguson circles away easily
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
West misses with a combination
and Ferguson counters with a one-two to the body.
West is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ferguson.
Adam West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferguson finish him?
West fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ferguson to the ground. West is now in Ferguson's guard.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferguson keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
West wants to stand but Ferguson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ferguson pulls West in close to prevent any damage.
Ferguson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Ferguson.
West scores with a hook.
West tries to bum rush Ferguson with a series of wild strikes but Ferguson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferguson stuffs the takedown.
Tony Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam West.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
West misses with a takedown attempt - Ferguson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
West ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
West tries for a takedown but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ferguson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferguson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ferguson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Adam West has been cut.
Ferguson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferguson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good exchange - Ferguson coming out on top.
West gets caught flat footed, as Ferguson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferguson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferguson trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
Ferguson distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferguson lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but West manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
West wanted to stand there but Ferguson had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ferguson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of West, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ferguson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam West's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ferguson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from West.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from West is defended easily by Ferguson.
Adam West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Ferguson tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ferguson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tony Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam West.
Ferguson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from West does it's job there.
A lazy left from Ferguson finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson cracks West with a right hand to the side of the head.
West fails to land the takedown.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferguson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
West is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A slow jab from Ferguson misses its intended target.
West misses with a takedown
and Ferguson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
West is breathing heavily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ferguson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ferguson is looking to take a break and control but West is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferguson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ferguson.
West is trying to control Ferguson's posture but Ferguson avoids it.
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!
Ferguson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
West sneaks back into half guard.
Ferguson prevents West from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
Ferguson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed West's head.
Tony Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West tries to kick Ferguson off but Ferguson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
West taking some punishment here, with Ferguson in his half guard.
Ferguson wants to control but West is keeping him busy.
Ferguson trying to work for an americana but West has managed to regain full guard.
West keeping moving, preventing Ferguson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. West swivels though and keeps the full guard.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
West trying to control the position.
Ferguson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as West works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ferguson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam West's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
West has his takedown stuffed
and Ferguson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
Ferguson with a jab.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the body.
West moves forwards but Ferguson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
West gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
West shoots and misses
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
West doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferguson cracks West with a good jab.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferguson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
West staying out of range there.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West shoots in looking for a takedown but Ferguson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing West's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tony Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam West.
Ferguson cracks West on the jaw with a powerful right hand and West falls backwards against the cage. Ferguson follows up with more strikes that drop West to his knees. Ferguson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save West! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Ferguson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tony Ferguson thanked Hopkins Athletics for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piter KZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piter KZ has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piter KZ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KZ doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Destroyer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destroyer looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Destroyer prevents KZ from improving his position.
KZ looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
KZ trying to control from the bottom.
KZ actively working from the bottom here.
KZ is trying to stand up here but Destroyer is controlling him well.
Destroyer is looking for a kimura here.
KZ moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Destroyer is sitting in close to KZ's body. KZ has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Destroyer is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Destroyer is tapping! That was a very nice submission by KZ.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Piter KZ!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Jay Lakay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Nicolas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lakay comes into the arena with LOSER!! It was you!! blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Jay Lakay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berry Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lakay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nicolas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lakay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marc Jay Lakay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lakay gets the takedown into side control.
Nicolas wants to get back to his feet.
Lakay trying to control the action but Nicolas is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nicolas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lakay is trying to get an arm triangle but Nicolas is defending well.
Nicolas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicolas is trying to control Lakay's posture but Lakay avoids it.
Nicolas is looking to regain half guard here but Lakay keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lakay tries for a kimura but Nicolas is defending well.
Nicolas tries to escape but Lakay is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakay throws an elbow but Nicolas slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lakay is looking to take a break and control but Nicolas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lakay controls the position.
Nicolas parries the strikes from Lakay easily there. Lakay is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nicolas to escape.
Nicolas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nicolas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lakay asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nicolas wants to get back to his feet but Lakay is dominant here and he's now got Nicolas's back!
Lakay slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nicolas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lakay throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Nicolas!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Lakay. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakay lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolas covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Lakay lands punches and elbows.
Nicolas is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lakay lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Lakay is trying to stick to Nicolas's back but Nicolas is turning into Lakay. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lakay's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nicolas.
Lakay wants to get back to his feet but Nicolas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lakay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lakay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nicolas makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lakay takes a swing at Nicolas's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lakay lands a nice hook to Nicolas's body. Nicolas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lakay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lakay lands a glancing blow to the side of Nicolas's head.
Lakay throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nicolas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lakay is in Nicolas's guard.
Lakay throws a big right hand that misses.
Nicolas keeping full guard, as Lakay tries to pass.
Nicolas wants to stand and escape but Lakay is having none of it.
Lakay wants to pass the guard but Nicolas is keeping the position.
Lakay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lakay trying to control but Nicolas is working from the bottom.
Lakay tries to free his leg and advance position but Nicolas is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolas keeping moving, preventing Lakay from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lakay looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nicolas pulls Lakay in close to his closed guard and prevents Lakay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lakay fails to land the takedown.
Nicolas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lakay thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicolas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nicolas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nicolas wants to stand up but Lakay is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Jay Lakay dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lakay closes the distance and clinches up with Nicolas, looking for a takedown. Lakay pushes Nicolas against the cage but Nicolas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lakay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nicolas.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Lakay here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lakay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marc Jay Lakay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lakay misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Nicolas tenderised Lakay's leg. Lakay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lakay lands with a good body shot.
Nicolas clinches with his opponent.
Nicolas breaks from the clinch.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Lakay.
A jab from Lakay does it's job there.
Lakay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nicolas can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicolas misses with a low kick.
Berry Nicolas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas tries a low kick but Lakay avoids it.
Lakay lands with an uppercut that bounces Nicolas off the cage and back into range.
Lakay shoots in for a takedown but Nicolas shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Jay Lakay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lakay shoots in for a takedown but Nicolas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lakay lunges at Nicolas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nicolas's hand.
Nicolas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lakay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lakay moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lakay tries to bum rush Nicolas with a series of wild strikes but Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lakay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nicolas tries to avoid it but Lakay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nicolas to the ground. Nicolas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nicolas throws a series of punches but Lakay avoids them all with ease.
Lakay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nicolas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lakay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakay tests Nicolas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lakay sizes up Nicolas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Nicolas tries to sprawl but Lakay drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicolas wants to get back to his feet.
Lakay is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nicolas defends it well.
Lakay is trying to control the action in half guard but Nicolas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lakay prevents Nicolas from improving his position.
Nicolas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lakay is working away from the top position though.
Nicolas won't allow Lakay to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lakay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lakay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nicolas keeps working.
Lakay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nicolas's head.
Nicolas is trying to stand back up but Lakay is controlling him
Lakay wants to pass to mount but Nicolas is defending the position.
Nicolas tries to kick Lakay off but Lakay keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lakay is looking to take a break and control but Nicolas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lakay working the head and body with strikes.
Nicolas trying to control from the bottom.
Nicolas is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lakay is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lakay is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicolas tries to hold on but Lakay postures up.
Lakay controlling the pace for now.
Lakay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nicolas is looking to escape.
Nicolas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lakay lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nicolas taking shots to the head.
Lakay scoring with strikes but Nicolas is staying in there.
Nicolas is rocked!
Lakay postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nicolas in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nicolas to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marc Jay Lakay!
Marc Jay Lakay managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan Starsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starsky has chosen Sabaton - 40 : 1 as his entrance music. 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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186 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allan Starsky!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me moves to clinch but Starsky breaks away
and Starsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allan Starsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Me wants to clinch but Starsky slips to the side
and Starsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Me takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Starsky lands a nice looking body shot.
Starsky jabs Me to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Me was well out of range. Poor timing from Starsky.
Starsky scores with the left hand. Me knows he should have avoided that one.
Me shoots in looking for a takedown. Starsky tries to sprawl out of it but Me keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Starsky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Starsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Starsky lands a left and a right that send Me crashing to the mat, dazed. Starsky thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Me is rocked!
It looks like Belo Me has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me moves into the clinch.
Starsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starsky throws a series of punches but Me moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Starsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Me doesn't seem phased though.
That kick from Me tenderised Starsky's leg. Starsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Starsky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Me doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Starsky there.
Starsky throws a poor cross that misses
and Me counters by clinching up.
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!
Starsky managing to block the knees to the body from Me.
Starsky is trying to push Me away but Me has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Starsky blocks a body shot from Me.
Starsky keeps control of Me as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Starsky has had enough of the clinch but Me keeps him there for the moment.
Me lands an elbow just above Starsky 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starsky is trying to break free.
Starsky is trying to break the clinch but Me is controlling him.
Starsky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Starsky can't break the clinch.
Starsky working hard to break the clinch.
Me unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Me can't break the clinch.
Starsky prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Me tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Me scores with a knee to the head.
Starsky breaks the clinch.
Me tries to clinch up
and Starsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Me.
Allan Starsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Me connects with an inside leg kick.
Starsky stuffs the takedown.
Starsky lands a jab to Me's midsection.
Me wants to clinch.
Me doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Me. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Starsky lands a left and a right that send Me crashing to the mat, dazed. Starsky thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Starsky misses with a wild combination.
Me shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Starsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Me is breathing heavily.
Me takes a swing at Starsky's ribcage but misses.
Me moves out of range as Starsky strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Me takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Starsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Me circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Starsky misses.
Starsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Starsky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Starsky keeps the fight on the outside.
Starsky scores with a hook to the body. Me takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starsky scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Me is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Me on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Starsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allan Starsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Belo Me's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Starsky lands the left hand.
Me seems to have got his legs back now.
Starsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Starsky.
Starsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Me manages to avoid it.
Starsky lands the left hand.
Starsky misses with a two punch combination.
Starsky misses with a double jab.
Me moves forwards but Starsky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Starsky works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starsky throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Me on the side of the head.
Starsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Me on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Starsky connects with a body shot that sends Me's belly button to the back.
Oooooh!!! Starsky has knocked Me down with a huge combo! Starsky steps away and waves a wobbly Me back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Me fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me shoots for a takedown but Starsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Me looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Me slips under a jab.
Me fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starsky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Me takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starsky looks to land a combination but Me avoids it well.
Me fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Belo Me. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Me gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starsky lands with a nice body punch.
Me tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Starsky swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Me shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starsky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Me shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Starsky lands with a shot to the body.
Me looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Starsky digs a good hook to Me's body.
Starsky cracks Me with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Me looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Starsky finish him?
BAM! Starsky delivers a spinning backfist that drops Me like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Allan Starsky!
A very excited looking Allan Starsky 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kusok Govna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timofey Vlasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Govna's entrance music is Morbid Angel - Day of Suffering. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kusok Govna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Vlasov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlasov shoots in and drives through. Govna sprawls well.
Govna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vlasov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vlasov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Govna sprawls well. Govna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vlasov gets slowly back to his feet.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Vlasov got wobbled bad by a big combination! Govna presses forward with punches and knees until Vlasov stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Vlasov closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kusok Govna!
Kusok Govna took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between My Inner Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egor Komarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egor Komarov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, My Inner Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Komarov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komarov closes the distance and clinches.
Komarov wants a takedown but no success here.
Rage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Komarov avoids it.
Rage lands an elbow that stopped Komarov in his tracks for a moment.
Rage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Komarov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rage.
Komarov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Komarov blocks it with crossed arms.
Komarov fails to pull guard.
Komarov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rage avoids a wild elbow strike from Komarov.
Komarov wants to break free but Rage has control.
Rage slows down the pace here.
Komarov is looking for a takedown.
My Inner Rage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Komarov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komarov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rage smiles and moves away.
Komarov moves into range and clinches up with Rage.
Komarov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Komarov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rage gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Komarov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rage lands an elbow inside.
Rage landing knees to the head.
It looks like Egor Komarov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage gets through Komarov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Komarov stalling in the clinch but Rage improves position.
Rage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Komarov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rage misses with an elbow over the top.
Rage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rage lands an elbow inside that Komarov shrugs off.
The referee calls for Rage to work.
Rage throws an elbow but it misses.
Rage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Komarov's face.
Rage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Komarov managing to block the knees to the body from Rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komarov is trying to pull guard but Rage has him pressed against the cage.
Rage looking to throw knees to the head but Komarov is blocking nicely.
Rage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rage prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rage lands with a light punch inside.
Komarov tries to pull guard but Rage holds him up against the cage and eventually Komarov drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from Rage.
Rage lands a nice elbow.
Rage lands a right hand.
Komarov takes an elbow to the temple.
Rage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rage has Komarov pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komarov blocks the elbow strike.
Rage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Komarov tries to pull guard but Rage won't allow it.
Rage looking to throw knees to the head but Komarov is blocking nicely.
Rage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rage throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Komarov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rage throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage stalling the fight.
Komarov is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
My Inner Rage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Egor Komarov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Komarov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Komarov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Komarov fails with a takedown attempt.
Rage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Komarov, pushing him back against the cage.
Rage lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rage lands a knee to the head.
Rage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Komarov is trying to break free.
Rage lands an elbow just above Komarov 's eye.
Rage landing knees to the head.
Rage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Komarov is rocked!
Rage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Komarov is still on wobbly legs! Can Rage finish him?
Komarov takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage jerks Komarov's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Komarov drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Rage goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Rage because Komarov was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). My Inner Rage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ming Maoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UFC - Face the Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ming Maoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maoki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maoki gets a clinch.
Maoki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maoki misses with some punches.
Maoki misses with some punches.
Maoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maoki to keep the fight standing.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maoki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pettis is working for takedown but Maoki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maoki misses with the head strike.
Maoki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pettis backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maoki.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Maoki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ming Maoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Maoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Maoki throws a head punch that misses.
Maoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis blocking some punches.
Pettis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maoki walks away with a smile on his face. Pettis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pettis has managed to clinch.
Maoki working aggressively here.
Pettis tries to pull guard but Maoki holds him up against the cage and eventually Pettis drops back down to his feet.
Maoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maoki looking to slow down the pace here.
Maoki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pettis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pettis prevents a body shot from Maoki.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maoki.
Pettis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maoki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pettis blocking some punches.
Maoki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pettis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maoki just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maoki misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maoki pushes Pettis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pettis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maoki tries to work over Pettis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pettis tries to pull guard but Maoki holds him up against the cage and eventually Pettis drops back down to his feet.
Pettis jumps guard but Maoki stands there with Pettis around his waist. Pettis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maoki has a couple of punches blocked by Pettis.
Pettis breaks from the clinch.
Pettis keeps the fight on the outside.
Maoki tries to clinch up.
Pettis misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maoki tries to clinch but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis shoots for a double leg takedown but Maoki sprawls well. He's pushed Pettis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maoki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maoki has managed to clinch.
Pettis pulls Maoki into guard.
Pettis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maoki defends it easily.
Maoki wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Pettis working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maoki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pettis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Maoki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pettis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maoki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pettis keeps the fight on the outside.
Maoki tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
Maoki has closed the distance and engaged Pettis in a clinch.
Maoki scores with a hook to the body.
Maoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Maoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maoki working aggressively here.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Maoki has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maoki.
Maoki has a couple of punches blocked by Pettis.
Maoki slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maoki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maoki can't find room to land a body shot as Pettis controls the action.
Maoki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maoki to keep the fight standing.
Ming Maoki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Maoki working aggressively here.
Maoki misses with the head strike.
Maoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettis controls his hands.
Maoki misses with some punches.
Maoki lands a shot to the body.
Pettis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maoki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maoki throws a punch but it's blocked by Pettis.
A head punch on the inside from Maoki fails to land.
Maoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maoki misses with the head strike.
Maoki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
Maoki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maoki misses with a punch to the body.
Pettis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maoki has a couple of punches blocked by Pettis.
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
Pettis blocks an uppercut.
Maoki wants to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Maoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis letting Maoki take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maoki.
Maoki misses with a punch on the inside.
Pettis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pettis is aware though and is defending well.
Pettis trying to control but Maoki is working from the bottom.
Pettis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maoki looking for a guillotine here but Pettis defends easily.
Pettis passes Maoki's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maoki looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maoki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pettis is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pettis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Maoki keeps moving.
Maoki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pettis controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis slips nicely into half guard.
Pettis seems to be working for a kimura but Maoki defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Maoki dominated that second round.
That's time! Maoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pettis looks for a takedown but Maoki sprawls well.
Maoki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pettis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maoki's guard now.
Pettis drops back looking for a leg! Maoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maoki manages to kick Pettis off! Pettis jumps back into Maoki's guard.
Maoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pettis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anthony Pettis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Maoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pettis drops back looking for a leg! Maoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maoki manages to kick Pettis off! Pettis jumps back into Maoki's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Maoki keeps moving.
Maoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pettis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maoki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pettis defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maoki has his foot on Pettis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pettis works his way back into a safe position though.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Maoki keeps moving.
Maoki is looking for a triangle but Pettis pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pettis drops back looking for a leg! Maoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maoki manages to kick Pettis off! Pettis jumps back into Maoki's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Maoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maoki keeping full guard, as Pettis tries to pass.
Maoki keeping moving, preventing Pettis from controlling successfully.
Maoki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pettis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maoki keeping moving, preventing Pettis from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pettis has managed to get both his arms back between Maoki's legs - danger averted.
Maoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pettis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pettis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pettis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pettis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pettis stays in close to Maoki's body and controls the position.
Pettis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pettis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pettis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maoki has his foot on Pettis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pettis works his way back into a safe position though.
Maoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pettis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anthony Pettis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pettis pushing down on Maoki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis seems to be working for a kimura but Maoki defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maoki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming Maoki!
In his post fight interview, Ming Maoki gave a big smile as he said 'I apologize to my fans. I was so close to another title fight but fell short. I am training to get back to the top again though.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Turk told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Turk!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Johnny Turk has been cut.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Turk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
It looks like Quinton Jackson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
A punch combination from Turk misses.
Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Turk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turk blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turk manages to avoid it.
Jackson scores with the left hand. Turk knows he should have avoided that one.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Turk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turk to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Turk slips the punch.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turk throws out the jab.
Turk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Turk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turk swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Turk saw that one coming.
Turk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turk throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Turk thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Turk as Jackson shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turk swivels and escapes.
A jab from Turk misses.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turk was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Turk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Turk squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jackson is stalling here but it's allowed Turk to get half guard.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Turk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Turk is trying to stand.
Turk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jackson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turk but Turk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quinton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Turk does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jackson, as that shot connected.
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turk is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Turk defends it.
Turk wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turk keeps working.
Jackson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Turk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Turk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Turk lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Jackson sprawling to the canvas. Turk follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Jackson hang on?
Jackson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jackson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Turk jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Turk!
Johnny Turk is the new heavyweight champion!
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