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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Alson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazarus comes to the cage accompanied by puso. The crowd seem to be enjoying Alson's choice of entrance music: Kasabian - Switchblade Smiles. Paul Alson 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Lazarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Alson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half 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.
Alson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lazarus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alson.
Alson trying to control the action but Lazarus is working from the bottom.
Alson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lazarus is staying active underneath Alson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lazarus kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lazarus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alson.
Alson thows a huge punch but Lazarus dodges it nicely.
Lazarus pushes Alson off looking to stand but Alson dives back in and keeps control.
Lazarus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lazarus tries to get out of the 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!
Alson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alson lands strikes from half guard.
Alson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lazarus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alson.
Alson is trying to control the action in half guard but Lazarus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alson passes to full mount!
Alson 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.
Alson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lazarus is looking to escape.
Alson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lazarus?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alson controlling his opponent.
Alson with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alson unloads with some shots from mount but Lazarus bucks and avoids them well.
Lazarus avoids a series of strikes thrown by Alson.
BOOM! Alson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alson looking to control but Lazarus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lazarus tries to buck Alson off but he can't manage it.
Alson lands a big elbow.
Alson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Alson throwing strikes here but Lazarus is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alson controlling the position easily from mount.
Alson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lazarus is rocked!
Lazarus is breathing heavily.
Alson cracks Lazarus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Lazarus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lazarus covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Alson!
Post fight, Paul Alson stared into the camera and said 'I know i've lost a lot after such a promising start to my career and I am now announcing my retirement which will come into effect once my deal with the GFC is up.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Marrodona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marrodona comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight. Sonnen has chosen Iron Maiden Fear of the Dark as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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Experienced |
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Marrodona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chael Sonnen !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt
and Marrodona counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt
and Marrodona counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marrodona lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Marrodona.
Sonnen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marrodona counters with a left to the body.
Ricardo Marrodona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen .
Sonnen misses with a takedown
and Sonnen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marrodona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sonnen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marrodona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marrodona looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.
Marrodona throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sonnen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Marrodona is in Sonnen 's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Marrodona tries to free his leg and advance position but Sonnen is retaining full guard.
Sonnen wants to stand but Marrodona is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marrodona passes into half guard.
Sonnen pushes Marrodona off looking to stand but Marrodona dives back in and keeps control.
Marrodona works his way into side control.
Marrodona is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sonnen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Marrodona stalls from top position.
Marrodona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sonnen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Marrodona tries for a kimura but Sonnen is defending well.
Marrodona trying to control the position but Sonnen is working away.
Sonnen is trying to buck Marrodona off.
A lull in the action here as Marrodona stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona is putting a hurting on Sonnen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marrodona slows the pace down.
Marrodona working the head and body with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marrodona scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sonnen to see if he's OK.
Marrodona 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.
Marrodona content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sonnen is trying to get back to his feet.
Marrodona thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Marrodona tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Marrodona has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Marrodona controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marrodona wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sonnen , who protects the arm well.
Marrodona tries for a kimura but Sonnen is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marrodona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sonnen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet but Marrodona drags him back down.
Marrodona will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sonnen being controlled for a moment.
Marrodona wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sonnen keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Marrodona is controlling him well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sonnen tries to escape back to his feet but Marrodona has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Sonnen 's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Sonnen is tapping! Marrodona saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Marrodona!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Aleksander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Backbone - Gojira. Man comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' 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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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Aleksander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eks Man!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksander scores with a punch to the head.
Aleksander lands with a shot to the body.
Ivan Aleksander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Aleksander.
Man looks to land a left hand but Aleksander moved out of range nicely.
Man looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aleksander is staying active underneath Man, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Aleksander defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man is looking to take a break and control but Aleksander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aleksander wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
Man moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksander is trying to get back to his feet.
Aleksander dodges the ground and pound from Man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aleksander is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Man scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aleksander parries the strikes from Man easily there. Man is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aleksander to escape.
Man lands a decent elbow from side control.
Man works to advance to full mount. Aleksander defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Man with shots to the head and body - Aleksander looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aleksander is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aleksander is wriggling around trying to escape.
Man scoring with strikes but Aleksander is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aleksander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Man cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Aleksander is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eks Man!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D J Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marijo Palavra had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marijo Palavra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, D J Rich!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Palavra looking for a takedown.
Rich prevents the takedown attempt.
Rich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rich tries to score with a low kick but Palavra moves his leg out of the way.
Palavra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marijo Palavra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rich lands with an overhand left.
Rich connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palavra. Palavra circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rich throws a head kick that misses.
Rich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palavra stuffs the takedown attempt from Rich. Rich gets slowly back to his feet.
Rich pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Palavra back to the cage. Rich follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Palavra moves out of range of the leg kick from Rich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palavra drops his hands momentarily and Rich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palavra fails to land the takedown.
Palavra gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palavra is pulling down on Rich's head. It's preventing any offense from Rich, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palavra uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rich throws a right and a left that Palavra avoids nicely.
Rich looks to land a body kick but Palavra moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palavra avoids the head kick by Rich.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rich has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Palavra with that takedown attempt.
Palavra needs to keep his hands up - Rich had a free shot at his head there.
Rich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rich swings for the body but Palavra moves out of range.
Rich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rich is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Palavra is surviving well by controlling Rich's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palavra wants to hold on but Rich pushes him away.
Rich tries to push Palavra's head away but Palavra is holding on tight.
Rich lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rich looking to control but Palavra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palavra is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palavra is squirming around, avoiding Rich's attempts to control the action.
Palavra gets back to half guard.
Rich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rich is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rich throwing shots but Palavra is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palavra actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D J Rich dominated that 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rich gets caught flat footed, as Palavra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Palavra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rich looking to control.
Rich wants to sweep but no luck.
D J Rich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rich is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Palavra frees his head nicely. Oh but Rich has switched to an armbar! Palavra is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). D J Rich!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Pinto Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinto kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bibiano Fernandes Highlights [HELLO JAPAN] . On his way into the cage it seems that Antonio Pinto Pinto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Antonio Pinto Pinto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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194 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Pinto Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helio Ali!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ali sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pinto somewhat.
Pinto drives through with a takedown into Ali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ali has control of Pinto's left arm, preventing Pinto from doing any damage.
Ali wants to sweep here but Pinto controlling him for the moment.
Pinto stands and throws Ali's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ali struggling a bit here.
Pinto tries for a kimura but Ali is defending well.
Ali is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ali has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pinto is working away from the top position though.
Ali wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali actively working from the bottom here.
Pinto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pinto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ali defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ali gets full guard.
Pinto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ali's guard.
Pinto prevents Ali from improving his position.
Pinto is thwarting Ali's attempts to control the position.
Ali wants to improve his position but Pinto is controlling well.
Ali is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pinto is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ali sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ali is just riding it out for now. Pinto eventually gives up the hold.
Pinto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ali defends it well.
Pinto wants to pass to mount but Ali is defending the position.
Pinto thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
Ali works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pinto!
Ali tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pinto regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks the strikes from Pinto.
Pinto tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Ali has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ali with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Pinto is looking to improve his position but Ali isn't that keen on the idea.
Ali is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pinto is surviving well by controlling Ali's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinto taking shots to the head.
Ali is landing with some decent strikes but Pinto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ali working Pinto over with strikes here.
Pinto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali looking to control but Pinto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ali might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pinto kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ali fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pinto is looking to improve his position but Ali isn't that keen on the idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto is working hard here to advance position.
Ali with good strikes from the mount here!
Ali lands a nice shot to the head.
Ali with a couple of short strikes.
Pinto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pinto defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helio Ali dominated that round.
That's time! Pinto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ali wants to control but Pinto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pinto seems to be looking for submissions.
Pinto 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.
Pinto wants to work for an arm triangle but Ali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ali is looking for a sweep. Pinto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali trying to hold on to Pinto's head to control him but Pinto postures up.
Pinto is working for a submission of some sort.
Ali is defending against the submission attempts here by Pinto.
Ali manages to get to full guard.
Pinto has gone for a leg lock! Ali slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pinto's guard.
Ali is posturing up here but Pinto has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ali tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ali has to tap! Slick submission there by Pinto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Pinto Pinto!
Post fight, an emotional Antonio Pinto Pinto said 'Tapout or Blackout. The choice is yours. Good luck. Grrrrr'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bada Bada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bada's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy Warriors Dance. Roy Pitbull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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169 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bada Bada!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Bada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pitbull sprawls well. Pitbull wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bada gets slowly back to his feet.
Bada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitbull manages to avoid it.
Bada defending well as Pitbull loads up on a big left hand.
Bada gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pitbull counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bada throws an overhand right that lands on Pitbull's shoulder, as Pitbull tries to avoid the shot.
Bada misses with a takedown attempt
and Pitbull counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roy Pitbull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bada Bada.
Bada misses with a body shot.
Bada shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pitbull wants to get back to full guard.
Pitbull moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pitbull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bada is aware though and is defending well.
Bada stopping the sweep attempt from Pitbull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is looking for a triangle here but Bada uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ground and pound from Bada seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bada thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bada gets to mount! Pitbull was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pitbull regains half guard.
Bada throws a strike but Pitbull avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bada trying to control but Pitbull is working from the bottom.
Bada passes Pitbull's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull gets back to full guard.
Pitbull is looking for a triangle but Bada pushes his legs off easily.
Bada prevents Pitbull from getting back to his feet.
Bada looking to pass the guard.
Pitbull working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pitbull throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bada escapes and throws Pitbull's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pitbull is looking to reverse the position.
Bada staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pitbull can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bada swings around for an armbar but Pitbull sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bada's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitbull looking to pass the guard.
Pitbull throwing strikes from guard but Bada blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bada has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pitbull has managed to get both his arms back between Bada's legs - danger averted.
Pitbull trying to control the position from guard on top but Bada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Roy Pitbull will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bada ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Jab, jab by Pitbull - just one landing.
Bada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pitbull.
Pitbull drops Bada with a beautiful combination! Bada stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pitbull is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bada Bada has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pitbull looks to land a left hand but Bada moved out of range nicely.
Bada misses with a combination
and Pitbull counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bada misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pitbull throws a hook to the side of Bada's head but Bada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bada finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Pitbull's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Bada falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Pitbull!
Roy Pitbull made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne comes to the cage accompanied by UFC - Face the Pain. Gabriel Ferreira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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30
257 lbs
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223 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Browne !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Travis Browne has been cut.
Ferreira throws a shot from downtown. Browne moves away and avoids it.
Ferreira misses with a hook. Browne ducked under it nicely.
Browne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferreira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Browne closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ferreira's guard.
Browne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet but Browne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Browne is working Ferreira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Browne 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Browne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browne won't allow Ferreira to get back to his feet.
Ferreira wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferreira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Browne is controlling him.
Browne postures up in Ferreira's guard and throws a big left but Ferreira blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to stand and escape but Browne is having none of it.
Ferreira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Browne is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferreira has wrist control.
Browne cracks Ferreira with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Browne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Browne passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne is keen to just control but Ferreira is a slippery customer.
Browne winds up and cracks Ferreira with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Browne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ferreira is just riding it out for now. Browne eventually gives up the hold.
Browne is looking for a kimura but Ferreira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Browne to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira pushes Browne off looking to stand but Browne dives back in and keeps control.
Browne takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Browne is nestled in close to Ferreira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ferreira is staying active underneath Browne , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Browne thows a huge punch but Ferreira dodges it nicely.
Browne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Browne throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ferreira to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Browne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ferreira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferreira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferreira wants to stand but Browne is controlling the position.
Ferreira 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.
Browne is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferreira has wrist control.
Browne throwing strikes from guard but Ferreira blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferreira is on top in guard.
Browne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Browne trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Browne is looking for a triangle here but Ferreira uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Browne tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ferreira wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Browne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Browne '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.
Ferreira slaps away a takedown attempt from Browne , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Browne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferreira but Ferreira pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Browne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Browne . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Browne shoots in looking for a takedown but Ferreira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Browne 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ferreira connects with a body shot that sends Browne 's belly button to the back.
Browne slips under a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Browne .
Ferreira misses with a head kick.
Ferreira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira throws a shot from downtown. Browne moves away and avoids it.
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Browne moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
Ferreira is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Browne blocks a jab.
Browne staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira leaves Browne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Browne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Browne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Travis Browne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Browne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferreira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Ferreira as Browne shoots in.
Ferreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Browne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body shot.
Browne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferreira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Ferreira there.
Ferreira scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne shoots for a takedown but Ferreira saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Browne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Browne .
Browne has a takedown stuffed.
Ferreira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ferreira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferreira lands a slapping body shot.
Browne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ferreira's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Browne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferreira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Browne postures up in Ferreira's guard and throws a big left but Ferreira blocks it.
Ferreira is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ferreira lands a right hand.
Browne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferreira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira digs a right hand underneath Browne 's ribcage. Browne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ferreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ferreira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ferreira works on Browne 's body with a couple of short punches.
Ferreira lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ferreira lands a right hand.
Ferreira is trying to stall.
Ferreira taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Ferreira.
Ferreira misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a nice looking combination but Browne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Browne dives in and grabs Ferreira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes down on Browne 's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Browne shoots in and gets a takedown into Ferreira's guard.
Travis Browne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferreira wants to stand but Browne is controlling the position.
Ferreira pushes Browne off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Browne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferreira finds it's way round the side to connect with Browne 's head.
Browne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Browne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferreira as he jumps to the side.
Gabriel Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira cracks Browne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Travis Browne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Browne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Ferreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Browne 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Browne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ferreira tries to avoid it but Browne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ferreira to the ground. Ferreira escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Browne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferreira.
Ferreira swings for the body but Browne moves out of range.
Browne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ferreira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Browne looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ferreira is avoiding damage well.
Browne creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ferreira sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ferreira tries to improve position but can't.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet but Browne drags him back down.
Ferreira is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
It looks like Gabriel Ferreira has been cut.
Ferreira manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Browne regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferreira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferreira stopping the sweep attempt from Browne .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferreira defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira controlling from the top position.
Browne looking for a sweep. Not yet Browne , not yet.
Browne is working hard here to advance position.
Ferreira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ferreira trying to control but Browne is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Ferreira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ferreira 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Browne .
Browne working away.
The strikes coming from Browne are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Browne goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ferreira rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Browne 's guard! Nice work there by Ferreira!
Browne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne looking for a sweep. Not yet Browne , not yet.
Ferreira controls from within his opponent's guard.
Browne keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Ferreira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ferreira slaps away a takedown attempt from Browne , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Browne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Browne is defended easily by Ferreira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Browne . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Browne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ferreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferreira, not yet.
Browne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Browne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Browne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Browne 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Browne !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alcaeus Theban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Stumpp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theban's entrance music is Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. A fine choice. Stumpp has chosen Symphony Of Destruction 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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31
192 lbs
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23
211 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alcaeus Theban!
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, Peter Stumpp!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theban tries a head kick but it misses.
Stumpp throws the left hand but Theban avoids the punch easily.
Theban doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Theban misses.
Stumpp misses with a wild body shot.
Stumpp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Theban's head.
Alcaeus Theban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theban throws a head kick but Stumpp moves out of range.
Stumpp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Theban moves away.
Theban digs a good hook to Stumpp's body.
Theban throws a hook but Stumpp blocks it.
Theban clobbers Stumpp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stumpp looks to score with a jab to the body but Theban is just out of range.
Stumpp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theban bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theban swings for the body but Stumpp moves out of range.
Stumpp avoids a kick to the body.
Theban loads up on a big right hand but Stumpp slips the punch.
Stumpp tries to clinch there but Theban circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stumpp was well out of range. Poor timing from Theban.
Stumpp slips under a jab from Theban.
Theban misses with a lunging right hand
and Stumpp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Theban paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Theban.
Theban scores with a jab to the body.
Stumpp throws out a loose jab but Theban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theban circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Theban.
Theban throws a body kick that misses.
Theban throws a chopping leg kick but Stumpp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Theban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stumpp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stumpp is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stumpp misses the jab.
Stumpp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stumpp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stumpp throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stumpp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Theban is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big right from Theban misses.
Stumpp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Theban pounces like a tiger and cracks Stumpp with a vicious hook! Stumpp is down but not out! Theban follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alcaeus Theban!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Liljedahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liljedahl has chosen Imperiet - Märk hur vår skugga 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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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Tappura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Liljedahl!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura misses with a body shot.
Liljedahl scores with a kick to the body.
Tappura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liljedahl on the side of the head.
Liljedahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tappura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liljedahl manages to avoid it.
Tappura is looking to chop away at Liljedahl's legs.
Tappura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liljedahl throws a chopping leg kick but Tappura manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Liljedahl misses
and Tappura counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Liljedahl moves out of range as Tappura throws a body kick.
Liljedahl cracks a nice hook into Tappura's ribs.
Liljedahl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liljedahl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tappura is out of range and Liljedahl settles back down.
Liljedahl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tappura checks it well.
Tappura throws a leg kick but Liljedahl sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tappura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappura avoids a kick to the body.
Tappura sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tappura moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid body kick from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl lands a really nice looking cross but Tappura seems unphased.
Liljedahl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tappura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liljedahl throws a body kick that misses.
Liljedahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tappura was well out of range. Poor timing from Liljedahl.
Tappura keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liljedahl.
Tappura has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Liljedahl.
Liljedahl looks to throw a body kick
and Tappura counters with a three punch combo that has Liljedahl backing up. Liljedahl nods at Tappura to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liljedahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Liljedahl misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl cracks a nice hook into Tappura's ribs.
Tappura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liljedahl was well out of range. Poor timing from Tappura.
Liljedahl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tappura circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tappura counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Tappura misses.
Liljedahl looks to clinch
and Tappura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Liljedahl's knee momentarily.
Tappura has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tappura counters with a nice uppercut.
Liljedahl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liljedahl lands a head kick!
It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
Liljedahl throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Liljedahl lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tappura doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura throws a hook but Liljedahl blocks it.
Tappura throws the kick towards the body but Liljedahl avoids it.
Liljedahl throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Tappura misses
letting Liljedahl counter with a right hand.
Liljedahl lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappura. Liljedahl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liljedahl misses with a kick to the body.
Tappura defending well as Liljedahl loads up on a big left hand.
Tappura throws a leg kick but Liljedahl sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tappura misses with a low kick.
Liljedahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tappura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liljedahl moves into range and clinches up with Tappura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liljedahl avoids the elbow strike from Tappura, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura avoiding damage as Liljedahl throws knees to the body.
Liljedahl misses with a body punch.
Tappura is trying to stall.
Liljedahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Liljedahl as Tappura tries to tie him up.
Liljedahl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Liljedahl scores a nice knee to the body.
Tappura blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Liljedahl.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liljedahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tappura backwards.
Liljedahl tries to land knees in the clinch but Tappura avoids the damage to the body.
Liljedahl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tappura avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Liljedahl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Tappura's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Liljedahl pushes Tappura up against the cage in a clinch.
Tappura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liljedahl scores with a leg kick.
Tappura tries a head kick but it misses.
Tappura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taisto Tappura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Liljedahl tenderised Tappura's leg. Tappura is trying to keep his angry face on.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liljedahl.
Tappura throws the kick towards the body but Liljedahl avoids it.
Liljedahl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tappura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Liljedahl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Liljedahl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Liljedahl does it's job there.
Liljedahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tappura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liljedahl blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liljedahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liljedahl stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tappura.
Tappura throws a push kick but Liljedahl slaps the foot to one side.
Liljedahl misses with a body kick.
Liljedahl misses with a two punch combination.
Tappura just misses with a punch to the body.
Tappura blocks the body kick.
Liljedahl throws a jab but it's blocked by Tappura.
A slapping body kick lands there for Liljedahl.
Sven Liljedahl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liljedahl checks a leg kick.
Tappura will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liljedahl throws a leg kick which misses Tappura's front leg but catches the back leg as Tappura tries to avoid it.
Liljedahl's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tappura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Liljedahl scrambles back to his feet.
Tappura moves out of range of the body kick.
Tappura misses with a head kick.
Tappura throws a right hand that Liljedahl ducks under and follows up with a left that Liljedahl also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liljedahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tappura.
Tappura will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Liljedahl checks the leg kick.
Liljedahl avoids the head kick by Tappura.
Tappura thows a body shot but no joy.
Liljedahl throws a jab when Tappura was well out of range.
Tappura takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liljedahl closes the distance and pushes Tappura back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liljedahl throws an elbow but misses.
Tappura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tappura is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liljedahl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tappura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Liljedahl lands an elbow just above Tappura 's eye.
Liljedahl misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liljedahl can't break the clinch.
Liljedahl throws an elbow but it misses.
Tappura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liljedahl throws a leg kick but Tappura checks it.
Tappura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liljedahl connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tappura momentarily.
Liljedahl lands a jab to the nose.
Tappura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tappura throws a right hand that Liljedahl ducks under and follows up with a left that Liljedahl also avoids with ease.
Tappura fails to land with a series of punches.
Liljedahl lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liljedahl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Liljedahl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tappura's defenses.
Liljedahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liljedahl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Liljedahl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tappura avoids the elbow strike from Liljedahl, against the cage.
Tappura avoids a wild elbow strike from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl misses with a punch to the body.
Liljedahl tries to work over Tappura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liljedahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liljedahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liljedahl presses Tappura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Liljedahl has a couple of punches blocked by Tappura.
Liljedahl scores with a shot to the side of Tappura's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Liljedahl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taisto Tappura's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Liljedahl closes the distance and clinches.
Liljedahl lands a hook that snaps the head of Tappura backwards.
Sven Liljedahl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tappura managing to block the knees to the body from Liljedahl.
Tappura avoids a wild elbow strike from Liljedahl.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Liljedahl just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tappura's brow.
Liljedahl lands a nice elbow.
Liljedahl misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Liljedahl creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Liljedahl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liljedahl tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tappura avoids it.
Liljedahl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Liljedahl scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tappura blocks the elbow strike.
Tappura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tappura blocks an uppercut.
Tappura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liljedahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Tappura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liljedahl digs a right hand into Tappura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tappura's gas tank.
Liljedahl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tappura backwards.
Tappura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liljedahl tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liljedahl pushes off an throws an elbow but Tappura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Tappura.
Liljedahl throws a head punch that misses.
Liljedahl lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tappura.
Tappura blocks an uppercut.
Sven Liljedahl is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura tries to throw a body punch but Liljedahl avoids it by throwing Tappura back against the cage.
Tappura throws a head punch that misses.
Tappura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tappura blocks an elbow strike from Liljedahl.
Tappura blocks the elbow strike.
Liljedahl lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura avoiding damage as Liljedahl throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tappura.
Tappura is looking to break free of the clinch but Liljedahl has double underhooks.
Taisto Tappura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tappura tries to throw a body punch but Liljedahl avoids it by throwing Tappura back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tappura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tappura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tappura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tappura lands a damaging elbow.
Tappura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liljedahl is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liljedahl has Tappura pressed against the cage, preventing Tappura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Liljedahl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liljedahl has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Liljedahl!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danae's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Labyrinth - Thunder. Batista Da Silva has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danae takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danae avoids a kick to the body.
Danae throws a head kick but Batista Da Silva moves out of range.
Danae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batista Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Batista Da Silva cracks Danae with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Batista Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Batista Da Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danae moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Danae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danae throws a body punch but Batista Da Silva moves out of range.
Danae pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danae ducks under a wild hook from Batista Da Silva.
Danae ducks under a wild hook from Batista Da Silva.
Danae misses with an attempted mid kick.
Batista Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Danae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danae throws a good cross that connects.
Batista Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Danae moves out of range of the body kick from Batista Da Silva.
A big right from Danae misses.
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!
Batista Da Silva tries to land a leg kick but Danae saw it coming and moves away.
Batista Da Silva slips under a jab from Danae.
Danae getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva blocks a head kick by Danae.
Batista Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danae's sensitive parts.
Danae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batista Da Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danae throws the kick towards the body but Batista Da Silva avoids it.
Danae connects with a body shot.
Batista Da Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danae.
Batista Da Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Danae.
Batista Da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danae's calf.
Danae thows a body shot but no joy.
Batista Da Silva slips a jab from Danae.
Batista Da Silva connects with the punch.
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 swing and a miss from Danae.
Batista Da Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Batista Da Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Batista Da Silva thuds his right hand into Danae's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danae throws a body punch but Batista Da Silva moves out of range.
Danae thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Batista Da Silva.
Danae shoots for a takedown but Batista Da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Batista Da Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Batista Da Silva blocks a head kick by Danae.
That kick from Batista Da Silva tenderised Danae's leg. Danae is trying to keep his angry face on.
Batista Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Batista Da Silva slips under a jab from Danae.
A big left from Danae misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batista Da Silva. That's going to slow Danae down.
A swing and a miss from Danae.
Batista Da Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Danae's head backwards.
Danae throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Batista Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danae is breathing heavily.
Batista Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Batista Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Danae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Batista Da Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Perseus Danae has been cut.
Batista Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danae swings wildly with an uppercut but Batista Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danae.
Batista Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Danae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batista Da Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danae backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danae keeps control of Batista Da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Batista Da Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danae misses with the head strike.
Batista Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batista Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Danae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Batista Da Silva misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batista Da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Danae has the dominant position.
Danae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Batista Da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Danae backwards.
A short uppercut from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva misses with the head strike.
Batista Da Silva blocking some punches.
Batista Da Silva misses with some punches.
Danae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batista Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Danae lands with a right to the head.
Danae has a couple of punches blocked by Batista Da Silva.
Danae misses with a punch on the inside.
Danae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danae working aggressively here.
Batista Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Danae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batista Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Batista Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batista Da Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Batista Da Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Batista Da Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danae. Batista Da Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Danae looks to score with a jab to the body but Batista Da Silva is just out of range.
Batista Da Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danae checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Batista Da Silva defending well as Danae loads up on a big left hand.
Danae throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batista Da Silva. Danae does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batista Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danae.
Danae connects with a nice looking jab.
Danae misses with a head kick.
Batista Da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danae's calf.
Batista Da Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Danae off balance momentarily.
Batista Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danae.
Jab from Batista Da Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batista Da Silva throws a push kick but Danae slaps the foot to one side.
Batista Da Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Danae takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Danae throws a series of punches but Batista Da Silva moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Batista Da Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Batista Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Danae is looking to land body kicks.
Batista Da Silva throws a leg kick which misses Danae's front leg but catches the back leg as Danae tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva avoids the head kick by Danae.
Danae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batista Da Silva can pounce on him.
Batista Da Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Batista Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Batista Da Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danae on the side of the head.
Batista Da Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Batista Da Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Batista Da Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batista Da Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Batista Da Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Batista Da Silva pushes Danae away with a front kick.
A jab from Batista Da Silva does it's job there.
Perseus Danae's cut is getting worse.
Danae closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Batista Da Silva. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Batista Da Silva.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Danae crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Batista Da Silva - the referee stops the clock and Danae gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Batista Da Silva. Danae manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters circling a little - Batista Da Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Batista Da Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danae walks into a stiff left hand from Batista Da Silva.
Danae misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Batista Da Silva. That's going to slow Danae down.
Batista Da Silva scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Batista Da Silva.
Danae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Batista Da Silva can pounce on him.
Nice body kick from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danae if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Danae's sensitive parts.
Batista Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danae takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Batista Da Silva does it's job there.
Danae gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Batista Da Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Batista Da Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Batista Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Danae takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Batista Da Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Batista Da Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danae takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perseus Danae's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Batista Da Silva scores with a one two! Danae had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Batista Da Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Danae.
Batista Da Silva cracks the inside of Danae's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Danae will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danae drops his hands momentarily and Batista Da Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Batista Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danae scores with a jab. Batista Da Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Batista Da Silva thumps Danae with a low kick.
Batista Da Silva scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva throws a front kick that sends Danae stumbling back into the cage.
Batista Da Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Danae in the body.
Danae takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Batista Da Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jeez, Perseus Danae's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Batista Da Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Batista Da Silva scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Batista Da Silva jabs at Danae's body.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batista Da Silva throws a hook but Danae blocks it.
Batista Da Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slow jab from Danae misses its intended target.
Batista Da Silva has Danae up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Batista Da Silva fails to land.
Danae scores with a shot to the side of Batista Da Silva's head.
Batista Da Silva blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Danae.
Danae can't find room to land a body shot as Batista Da Silva controls the action.
Danae blocks an elbow strike from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Batista Da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Batista Da Silva blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danae prevents a body shot from Batista Da Silva.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Danae has a couple of punches blocked by Batista Da Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Batista Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Danae up against the cage.
Batista Da Silva pushes Danae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Danae.
Batista Da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danae working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Batista Da Silva.
Danae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batista Da Silva misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Batista Da Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Batista Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Batista Da Silva digs a right hand into Danae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danae's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista Da Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danae's defenses.
Batista Da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Batista Da Silva misses with a body punch.
Batista Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Danae's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danae looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Batista Da Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Danae backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Perseus Danae's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
A victorious Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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