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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Barr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Barr has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Barr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruslan Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barr throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ruslan Smirnov has been cut.
Barr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barr clobbers Smirnov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barr stuffs the takedown.
Smirnov avoids the body shot from Barr.
Barr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab by Barr.
Smirnov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smirnov thows a huge punch but Barr dodges it nicely.
Smirnov maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Barr could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Smirnov has cracked it and Barr is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Smirnov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruslan Smirnov!
A victorious Ruslan Smirnov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Vex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaidee Praphasirirat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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232 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Vex!
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, Jaidee Praphasirirat!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vex drives through with a takedown into guard.
Praphasirirat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Praphasirirat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vex throws an elbow that misses. Praphasirirat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vex's guard. Nice move by Praphasirirat!
Vex is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Praphasirirat prevents Vex from getting back to his feet.
Praphasirirat preventing the sweep.
Praphasirirat is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Praphasirirat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vex has closed the distance and engaged Praphasirirat in a clinch.
Praphasirirat has Vex pressed against the cage.
Vex stalling in the clinch but Praphasirirat improves position.
Vex looking for a takedown.
Vex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vex managing to block the knees to the body from Praphasirirat.
Vex has had enough of the clinch but Praphasirirat keeps him there for the moment.
Vex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vex tries to break free but Praphasirirat pushes him back against the cage.
Vex drops down looking for an ankle pick but Praphasirirat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vex swats away the attempt to clinch by Praphasirirat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vex gets a clinch.
Vex is trying to force a seperation but Praphasirirat has the dominant position.
Vex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Praphasirirat misses with a knee strike.
Praphasirirat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Praphasirirat backwards.
Praphasirirat lands an elbow that stopped Vex in his tracks for a moment.
Praphasirirat tries a knee to the head but Vex blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vex is looking to break free of the clinch but Praphasirirat has double underhooks.
Praphasirirat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vex working hard to break the clinch.
Praphasirirat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vex letting Praphasirirat take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vex tries to stall but Praphasirirat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Praphasirirat looking to slow down the pace here.
Praphasirirat slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jaidee Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat tries to close the distance and clinch but Vex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Praphasirirat gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Praphasirirat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vex avoids it.
Vex is trying to break free.
Praphasirirat effectively controlling the action here.
Vex wants to get back to striking at distance but Praphasirirat won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Praphasirirat looking to stall.
Praphasirirat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vex is trying to pull guard but Praphasirirat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Vex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vex goes for a takedown attempt but Praphasirirat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vex misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Praphasirirat looks for a takedown but Vex sprawls well.
Vex instigates a clinch.
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 Vladimir Vex will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Vex or perhaps it was just good defense by Praphasirirat which made him look bad.
Praphasirirat fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Praphasirirat slaps away a takedown attempt from Vex, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vex misses with a two punch combination.
Praphasirirat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vex.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Vex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vex looks for a takedown but Praphasirirat sprawls well.
Praphasirirat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vex shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vex misses with a takedown attempt - Praphasirirat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Praphasirirat rushes Vex and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Praphasirirat controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vex wants a takedown but no success here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Praphasirirat obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vex tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Praphasirirat tries a knee to the head but Vex blocks it.
Praphasirirat working Vex over with knees to the body.
Vex takes an elbow to the temple.
Praphasirirat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Praphasirirat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vex is keeping busy.
Vex working hard to break the clinch.
Vex takes a knee to the side of the body.
Praphasirirat stops a takedown attempt from Vex.
Praphasirirat's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vex wants to take the fight to the mat but Praphasirirat manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vex goes for a takedown in the clinch but Praphasirirat prevents it.
Praphasirirat holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Praphasirirat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vex blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Praphasirirat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Praphasirirat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Praphasirirat has him pressed against the cage.
Praphasirirat working Vex over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vex takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaidee Praphasirirat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Praphasirirat is pushing Vex up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vex takes a knee right on the jaw!
Praphasirirat stalling in the clinch.
Vex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Praphasirirat drives through and clinches with Vex against the cage.
Praphasirirat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Praphasirirat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jaidee Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch up.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch up.
Praphasirirat doesn't manage to clinch there - Vex circles away.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch up
and Vex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch up but Vex circles away and keeps his distance.
Vex swats away the attempt to clinch by Praphasirirat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Praphasirirat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Praphasirirat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Praphasirirat lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Vladimir Vex has been cut.
Praphasirirat controlling the action here for a moment.
Vex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaidee Praphasirirat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Vex'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Vex ducks under a wild hook from Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vex has a takedown stuffed.
Vex shoots for a double leg takedown but Praphasirirat sprawls well. He's pushed Vex's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Praphasirirat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vex counters with a three punch combo that has Praphasirirat backing up. Praphasirirat nods at Vex to acknowledge the strikes.
Praphasirirat tries to clinch but Vex moves out of range.
Praphasirirat forces Vex back against the cage and clinches.
Praphasirirat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Praphasirirat has Vex pressed against the cage, preventing Vex from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vex drops down looking for an ankle pick but Praphasirirat pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Vex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praphasirirat has Vex up against the cage in a clinch.
Vex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Praphasirirat is trying to stall.
Vex wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Praphasirirat has him pressed against the cage.
Praphasirirat crunches a lovely knee into Vex's ribcage.
Praphasirirat keeps control of Vex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Praphasirirat tries to land knees in the clinch but Vex avoids the damage to the body.
Praphasirirat displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vex up against the cage.
Vex lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat connects with a knee to the head.
Vex fails to pull guard.
Praphasirirat dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vex is trying to force a seperation but Praphasirirat has the dominant position.
Praphasirirat is stalling here.
Vex has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Praphasirirat after a bit of a struggle.
Vex takes an elbow to the temple.
Praphasirirat tries a knee to the head but Vex blocks it.
Vex can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vex jumps guard but Praphasirirat turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Praphasirirat stalls.
Praphasirirat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat is pressed up against the cage. Vex has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Praphasirirat down to the mat. Praphasirirat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vex shoots for a takedown but Praphasirirat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Praphasirirat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Praphasirirat landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Praphasirirat.
Praphasirirat scores a nice knee to the body.
Vex takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vex can't break the clinch.
Praphasirirat taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praphasirirat taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jaidee Praphasirirat.
Nice sprawl there from Praphasirirat as Vex shoots in.
Praphasirirat is looking to clinch.
Praphasirirat gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Praphasirirat taking a breather.
Vex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Praphasirirat trying to stall but Vex improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Praphasirirat has Vex pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaidee Praphasirirat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Praphasirirat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jaidee Praphasirirat!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaidee Praphasirirat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Yee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Yee!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Yee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banner. Banner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Banner throws a jab when Yee was well out of range.
Yee just misses with a punch to the body.
Banner throws a series of punches but Yee moves out of range.
Banner swings widly with a right hand
and Yee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Banner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Yee to counter with a crisp jab.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yee was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Yee swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Banner to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yee. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yee scores with a hook to the body. Banner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yee scores with a body shot.
Yee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Banner rather than just go for the knockout.
Banner misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Yee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Yee. Beautiful body shot.
Yee clinches up with Banner and pushes him back against the cage.
Yee misses with some punches.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
Yee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.
Banner tries to work over Yee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Banner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yee has a couple of punches blocked by Banner.
Banner misses with a body punch.
Yee lands an elbow that stopped Banner in his tracks for a moment.
Yee working aggressively here.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yee lands a damaging elbow.
Banner takes an elbow to the temple.
Yee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yee.
Yee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yee swings wildly with an uppercut but Banner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banner blocks an uppercut.
Yee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yee throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.
Yee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Banner blocking some punches.
Yee misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yee.
Yee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Banner backwards.
Yee throws a punch but it's blocked by Banner.
Yee lands an elbow inside.
Banner is rocked!
Yee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yee creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Banner with a big uppercut! Banner tries to clinch up but Yee pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Banner to the mat! Banner covers up and Yee unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Yee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceester Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi comes to the cage accompanied by Your'e The Best Around. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kesuke Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ceester Crack!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi clinches up with Crack and pushes him back against the cage.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Crack looking to slow down the pace here.
Crack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miyagi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Crack tries to pull guard but Miyagi holds him up against the cage and eventually Crack drops back down to his feet.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Crack won't want to take too many of those.
Crack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ceester Crack.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miyagi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miyagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.
Miyagi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crack fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Crack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miyagi scores a nice knee to the body.
Crack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Miyagi working Crack over with knees to the body.
Miyagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Crack won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi has Crack pushed against the cage.
Crack takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
Miyagi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miyagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miyagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Miyagi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crack is trying to pull guard but Miyagi has him pressed against the cage.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Crack being controlled against the cage.
Miyagi lands a knee to the body.
Miyagi slows down the pace here.
Crack jumps guard but Miyagi stands there with Crack around his waist. Crack gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crack wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyagi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crack in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miyagi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crack up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to work over Crack's front leg with a kick but Crack checks it.
Miyagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack lands a nice hook to Miyagi's body. Miyagi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crack checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi 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.
Miyagi scoring well with a low kick there.
Miyagi thumps Crack with a low kick.
Crack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miyagi.
Miyagi pushes Crack away with a front kick.
Miyagi wants to slow Crack down by chopping away at his legs.
Miyagi misses with a low kick.
Miyagi throws a front kick that sends Crack stumbling back into the cage.
Crack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyagi throws a solid leg kick but Crack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miyagi.
Crack misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kesuke Miyagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miyagi.
Crack is breathing heavily.
Miyagi takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
Crack is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miyagi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crack is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kesuke Miyagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ceester Crack.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crack lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A knee to the head by Miyagi.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Miyagi obliges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miyagi as Crack tries to tie him up.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
Crack drops down looking for an ankle pick but Miyagi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miyagi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Miyagi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miyagi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miyagi throws a head kick but Crack moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi scores with a leg kick.
Miyagi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crack steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miyagi. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miyagi.
Miyagi thumps Crack with a low kick.
Miyagi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crack's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miyagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crack can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crack takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crack takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miyagi moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.
Miyagi connects with a knee to the head.
Miyagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miyagi leaning against his opponent.
Crack takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Miyagi.
Crack fails to pull guard.
Miyagi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crack takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Miyagi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi dominated that second round.
That's time! Miyagi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
That kick from Miyagi tenderised Crack's leg. Crack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miyagi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miyagi connects with an inside leg kick.
Crack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miyagi rushes Crack and presses him up against the cage.
Crack turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miyagi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miyagi sneaks back into half guard.
Crack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack looking for a submission but Miyagi manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Crack trying to control but Miyagi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miyagi is on top in guard.
Miyagi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miyagi wants to stand but Crack has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Crack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crack wants to sweep but no luck.
Miyagi tries to stand but Crack is controlling from the bottom.
Crack is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ceester Crack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Crack checks a low kick from Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a body kick that misses.
Miyagi rushes Crack and presses him up against the cage.
Miyagi stalling in the clinch.
Crack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Miyagi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miyagi.
Miyagi stalling.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kesuke Miyagi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miyagi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Crack's ribcage.
Miyagi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyagi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyagi lands a knee to the head.
Miyagi is pushing Crack up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miyagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miyagi is struggling to control the position.
Miyagi crunches a lovely knee into Crack's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miyagi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kesuke Miyagi.
Crack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miyagi gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kesuke Miyagi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miyagi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kesuke Miyagi!
A relieved looking Kesuke Miyagi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altaïr Ibn La Ahad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Henry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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205 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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hank Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Altaïr Ibn La Ahad!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ibn La Ahad.
A lazy left from Henry finds it's target.
Henry shoots in and drives through. Ibn La Ahad sprawls well.
Ibn La Ahad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry tries for a takedown but Ibn La Ahad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ibn La Ahad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad clinches with his opponent.
Ibn La Ahad lands a nice shot to the body.
Ibn La Ahad presses Henry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibn La Ahad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Ibn La Ahad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ibn La Ahad just leaning against Henry, taking a breather.
Ibn La Ahad lands a nice uppercut.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibn La Ahad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henry's face.
Ibn La Ahad lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Ibn La Ahad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ibn La Ahad.
A body shot lands from Ibn La Ahad.
Nice body punch from Ibn La Ahad - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Ibn La Ahad as the two fighters clinch.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad lands a knee to the body.
Ibn La Ahad digs a right hand into Henry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henry's gas tank.
Ibn La Ahad lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibn La Ahad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Henry backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad is leaning against Henry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ibn La Ahad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ibn La Ahad stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibn La Ahad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ibn La Ahad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ibn La Ahad avoiding damage.
Ibn La Ahad working Henry over with knees to the body.
Ibn La Ahad tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibn La Ahad has Henry pushed against the cage.
Ibn La Ahad connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ibn La Ahad.
Henry prevents a body shot from Ibn La Ahad.
Ibn La Ahad digs a right hand into Henry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henry's gas tank.
Ibn La Ahad works on Henry's body with a couple of short punches.
Ibn La Ahad lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ibn La Ahad tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Ibn La Ahad back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ibn La Ahad.
Nice body punch from Ibn La Ahad - that landed with a thud.
Ibn La Ahad is pushing Henry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Henry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ibn La Ahad lands a body shot.
Ibn La Ahad lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ibn La Ahad.
Henry takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ibn La Ahad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ibn La Ahad slowing the pace effectively.
Ibn La Ahad landing knees to the body.
Ibn La Ahad pushes Henry back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ibn La Ahad pushes Henry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a hook to the body.
Ibn La Ahad has Henry pressed against the cage, preventing Henry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibn La Ahad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibn La Ahad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ibn La Ahad lands a shot to the body.
Ibn La Ahad lands with a light punch inside.
Ibn La Ahad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ibn La Ahad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ibn La Ahad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ibn La Ahad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ibn La Ahad lands a shot to the body.
Henry being controlled against the cage.
Henry wants to break free but Ibn La Ahad has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ibn La Ahad landing knees to the head.
Ibn La Ahad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henry.
Ibn La Ahad landing knees to the body.
Ibn La Ahad stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Altaïr Ibn La Ahad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ibn La Ahad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibn La Ahad cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Ibn La Ahad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ibn La Ahad throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibn La Ahad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibn La Ahad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henry. Henry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Henry is rocked!
Ibn La Ahad tries to land a front kick but Henry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ibn La Ahad has closed the distance and engaged Henry in a clinch.
Henry seems to have got his legs back now.
Ibn La Ahad dodges an elbow strike from Henry.
Altaïr Ibn La Ahad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Henry blocks a body shot from Ibn La Ahad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Ibn La Ahad.
Henry misses with an elbow over the top.
Ibn La Ahad prevents Henry from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibn La Ahad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henry is keeping busy.
Ibn La Ahad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ibn La Ahad prevents Henry from breaking the clinch.
Ibn La Ahad keeps control of Henry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ibn La Ahad lands a left hand.
Henry is trying to break free.
Ibn La Ahad has Henry tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Henry to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Altaïr Ibn La Ahad!
Altaïr Ibn La Ahad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chito Ly Cham Ca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyr Asgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asgaard has chosen Oingo Boingo as his entrance music. 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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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chito Ly Cham Ca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Asgaard!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asgaard loads up on a big right hand but Ly Cham Ca slips the punch.
A punch combination from Asgaard misses.
Ly Cham Ca connects with a high kick.
Ly Cham Ca feints and then cracks Asgaard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asgaard down.
Asgaard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Asgaard throws a nice looking combination but Ly Cham Ca bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asgaard throws a jab but it's blocked by Ly Cham Ca.
Asgaard throws a body kick that misses
and Ly Cham Ca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ly Cham Ca throws a head kick but Asgaard moves out of range.
Asgaard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Asgaard showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Asgaard looks to land a strike but Ly Cham Ca avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asgaard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ly Cham Ca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ly Cham Ca pulls Asgaard in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgaard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Asgaard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ly Cham Ca swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Asgaard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Asgaard working away.
Asgaard misses with the ground and pound.
Ly Cham Ca avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Asgaard.
Asgaard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Asgaard tries to advance to mount but can't.
Asgaard in side control, throwing shots but Ly Cham Ca defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ly Cham Ca wants to control but Asgaard postures up.
Asgaard is chipping away with strikes.
Asgaard wants to control but Ly Cham Ca is keeping him busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ly Cham Ca is working to avoid the ground and pound but Asgaard connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Ly Cham Ca's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ly Cham Ca tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Asgaard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Asgaard postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Asgaard in side control, throwing shots but Ly Cham Ca defends.
Asgaard is working to tighten is grip on Ly Cham Ca's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Ly Cham Ca has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Asgaard is really squeezing tight and eventually Ly Cham Ca passes out! Asgaard breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tyr Asgaard!
Tyr Asgaard took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night! All day!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: drop the world. Trinidad Suarez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rickson Rua's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trinidad Suarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rickson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Suarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trinidad Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rua creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Suarez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Suarez wants to control but Rua postures up.
Suarez taking a bit of punishment here - Rua scoring with strikes.
Suarez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rua asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rua trying to control the action but Suarez is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Suarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rua wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez manages to get back to half guard.
Suarez is trying to maintain the position but Rua is very close to passing his half guard.
Suarez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Suarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suarez.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Suarez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suarez is aware though and is defending well.
Suarez passes into half guard.
Suarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Suarez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Suarez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suarez trying to control the action but Rua is working from the bottom.
Rua is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is refusing to be controlled, as Suarez sits in half guard.
Rua tries to get to full guard but Suarez has control of the leg.
Suarez throwing shots but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua manages to get to full guard.
Rua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Suarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez stands up over Rua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suarez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rua gets caught napping as Suarez dives in and scores a takedown. Rua manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez working some strikes from top position.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
Suarez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rua 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.
Suarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rua is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
Rua can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suarez controls the pace.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rua has his foot on Suarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suarez works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Suarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Suarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trinidad Suarez will probably get the nod.
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.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Suarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trinidad Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rua connects with a nice looking jab.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Suarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rua is trying hard to land a takedown here. Suarez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rua regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Suarez pushes his legs off easily.
Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suarez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suarez has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.
Suarez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suarez connects with a couple of short punches.
Rua had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suarez defends it easily.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Suarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suarez trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez postures up in Rua's guard and throws a big left but Rua blocks it.
Rua throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Trinidad Suarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Suarez defends well.
Suarez slips nicely into half guard.
Rua is trying to get back to full guard.
Suarez is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez lands strikes from half guard.
Suarez winds up and cracks Rua with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suarez is trying to control. Rua wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Suarez gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Trinidad Suarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suarez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez wants to sweep here but Rua controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to sit in guard and control but Suarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rua looking for a guillotine here but Suarez defends easily.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Suarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suarez has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.
Suarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rua, up you get!
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Suarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trinidad Suarez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suarez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Suarez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Suarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua has his foot on Suarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suarez works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suarez is in close to Rua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suarez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rua shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Suarez is trying to defend but Rua finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rua is working away from the top position though.
Suarez is trying to stand up here but Rua is controlling him well.
Rua is trying to control. Suarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Suarez is looking to control Rua's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Suarez avoid being mounted?
Rua tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suarez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rua is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Suarez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez wants to get back to his feet.
Suarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rua preventing the sweep.
Suarez controls Rua momentarily but Rua frees himself.
Rua drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Suarez dives on top into guard.
Rua is trying to keep Suarez in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Suarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suarez has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.
Rua wants to sweep here but Suarez controlling him for the moment.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez postures up.
Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rua looking for a sweep. Not yet Rua, not yet.
Suarez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suarez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rua's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Suarez stands up over Rua, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Suarez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Suarez pushes his legs off easily.
Suarez 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinidad Suarez clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Suarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Suarez shoots in for a double leg but Rua sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Suarez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Suarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rua is fending him off so far but Suarez persists. Nope, Rua circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trinidad Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Suarez counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rua trying to control the position.
Suarez wants to stand but Rua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Suarez lands a couple of elbows.
Suarez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suarez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suarez landing some decent shots from guard.
Suarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suarez chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Suarez chips away with some ground and pound.
Rua is rocked!
Suarez with a nice head shot there.
Rua is still in real trouble! Can Suarez finish him?
Suarez with a nice head shot there.
Suarez gets to his feet and stands over Rua, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Rua felt that one! Suarez unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Rua from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trinidad Suarez!
Trinidad Suarez retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Velasquez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to UFC - Face the Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabricio Werdum!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Werdum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Velasquez.
Werdum throws a body punch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Werdum closes the distance looking to clinch
and Velasquez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Velasquez thows a huge punch but Werdum dodges it nicely.
Velasquez drops an elbow to the side of Werdum's head.
Werdum looking for submissions off his back.
Werdum wants to control but Velasquez is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Velasquez controlling the pace.
Velasquez drops an elbow to the side of Werdum's head.
Velasquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Werdum keeps working.
Werdum trying to control from the bottom.
Velasquez 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.
Velasquez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez controlling the pace.
Velasquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Velasquez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Velasquez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Velasquez lands a nice short elbow.
Velasquez lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Werdum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Werdum is looking to improve his position.
Werdum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Velasquez is working away from the top position though.
Velasquez stalling.
Werdum actively working from the bottom here.
Velasquez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Velasquez lands with some strikes.
Velasquez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez prevents Werdum from getting the reversal.
Velasquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Velasquez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Velasquez working Werdum over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Werdum is squirming around, avoiding Velasquez's attempts to control the action.
Velasquez cracks Werdum with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!
Cain Velasquez retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lecter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecter comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse. Hei has chosen Immortal Technique - The Rebel as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aima Hei enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hannibal Lecter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lecter.
Lecter wants to control but Hei is keeping him busy.
Hei gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Still in half guard, Lecter seems content to control.
Hei wants to get back to full guard.
Lecter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lecter is trying to control the action in half guard but Hei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lecter wants to free his trapped foot but Hei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lecter thows a huge punch but Hei dodges it nicely.
Lecter is looking to advance position but Hei won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hei really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lecter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hei is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hei gets back to half guard.
Lecter is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter is thwarting Hei's attempts to control the position.
Lecter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lecter is looking to stall here but Hei recovers full guard.
Hei is pulling down on Lecter's head. It's preventing any offense from Lecter, at least for the moment.
Lecter advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei tries to bench press Lecter off him but Lecter keeps the position.
Hei prevents Lecter from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Hei's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lecter trying to control the position but Hei is working away.
Hei looks to move to half guard but instead Lecter has passed into mount! Damn!
Lecter looking to ground and pound but Hei is blocking nicely.
Lecter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecter prevents Hei from getting the reversal.
Lecter misses with some ground and pound and Hei recovers position to half guard.
Lecter thows a huge punch but Hei dodges it nicely.
Lecter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lecter.
Hei gets full guard.
Hei is working an open guard so Lecter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lecter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hei.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lecter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hei.
Hei lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Lecter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hei blocks a low kick nicely.
Hei takes a swing at Lecter's ribcage but misses.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Hei throws a body punch but Lecter moves out of range.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Hei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hei scores with a leg kick.
Lecter missing with a left hand there. Hei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lecter takes one to the side of the head.
Lecter misses with an uppercut.
Lecter shoots in for a takedown but Hei shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hei. Lecter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lecter walks into a left hand.
Lecter throws a leg kick
and Hei counters with a nice body shot.
Lecter throws a jab when Hei was well out of range.
A low kick from Lecter is predictable there
and Hei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Hei misses the target.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lecter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lecter.
Hei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hei scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hei.
Lecter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Hei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Hei misses.
Lecter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lecter sizes up Hei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hei fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lecter moves out of range of the strikes.
Lecter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecter looks to land a right hand but Hei moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lecter finds it's way through Hei's defenses.
Hei lands a jab to Lecter's midsection.
Lecter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hei on the side of the head.
Lecter clinches up with Hei and pushes him back against the cage.
Hei can't find room to land a body shot as Lecter controls the action.
Lecter misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lecter.
Hei is rocked!
Lecter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hei is still on wobbly legs! Can Lecter finish him?
Lecter lands with a left to the head.
Hei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lecter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lecter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hei looks to throw the jab but Lecter is out of range.
Lecter throws a sloppy head kick and Hei moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hei seems to have recovered his senses.
Hei blocks a head kick by Lecter.
Lecter tries to clinch but Hei moves out of range.
Hei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lecter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hei moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lecter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hei looks to land a combination but Lecter avoids it well.
Aima Hei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hei stuffs the takedown attempt from Lecter. Lecter gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lecter circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lecter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hei fails with a takedown attempt.
Lecter needs to keep his hands up - Hei had a free shot at his head there.
Hei cracks Lecter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lecter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hei on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Hei blocks the low kick.
Lecter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hei manages to avoid it.
Lecter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lecter misses with a straight left.
Hei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lecter is out of range and Hei settles back down.
Hei ducks under a wild hook from Lecter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter misses the shot to the body.
Lecter lands a glancing blow to the side of Hei's head.
Lecter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lecter misses with a looping left.
Lecter throws a head kick that misses.
Hei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lecter moves away.
Hei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hei moves away.
Hei thuds his shin into the meat of Lecter's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei lands a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lecter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lecter has closed the distance and engaged Hei in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Hei - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lecter misses with some punches.
Hei blocking some punches.
Lecter misses with some punches.
Hei throws a punch but it's blocked by Lecter.
Lecter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hei avoiding damage.
Lecter can't find room to land a body shot as Hei controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei pushes Lecter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hei tries a body shot but Lecter blocks it.
Lecter works on Hei's body with a couple of short punches.
Lecter tries a body shot but Hei blocks it.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Hei.
Hei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Hei coming out on top.
Hei blocks the body kick.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lecter misses with a leg kick
and Hei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hei connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hei closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lecter's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hei trying to control but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Hei throwing strikes from guard but Lecter blocks nicely.
Lecter managing to control the position.
Lecter working for a triangle but Hei defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hei sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lecter's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei really dominated that 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.
Lecter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lecter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lecter leaves Hei with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hei checks a low kick from Lecter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lecter. That's going to slow Hei down.
Lecter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hei throws out the jab.
Hei walks into a left hand.
Lecter throws a leg kick which misses Hei's front leg but catches the back leg as Hei tries to avoid it.
Hei checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei scores with a jab.
Lecter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lecter tries to clinch up.
Hei keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hei scores with a jab.
Hei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hei throws a low kick, looking for Lecter's leg but Lecter calmly moves out of range.
Lecter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hei is out of range and Lecter settles back down.
Lecter lands with a good body shot.
Hei lands a jab to the head.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hei moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hei avoids the head kick by Lecter.
Hei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lecter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lecter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hei.
Hei lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Hei or perhaps it was just good defense by Lecter which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Lecter. No joy for Hei on that attempt.
Hannibal Lecter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aima Hei.
Hei is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lecter moves into range and clinches up with Hei.
Hei drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lecter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lecter tries to clinch up but Hei circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecter avoids the body shot from Hei.
Lecter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Lecter misses the target.
Hei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei connects with a nice looking jab.
Lecter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hei moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hei.
Lecter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hei lands a glancing blow to the side of Lecter's head.
Lecter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hei. Hei circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hei gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lecter counters with a stiff right hand.
Lecter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hei feints and then cracks Lecter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lecter down.
Hei misses with an uppercut.
Hei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hannibal Lecter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lecter closes the distance and pushes Hei back into the cage.
Lecter misses with the head strike.
Lecter blocks a body shot from Hei.
Hei misses with a punch on the inside.
Hei lands with a left to the head.
Lecter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hei lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hei turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hei throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lecter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hei asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hannibal Lecter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lecter struggling a bit here.
Lecter 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hei connects with a decent elbow.
Hei scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lecter to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Hei seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hei trying to control the action but Lecter is working from the bottom.
Hei connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lecter some visible discomfort.
Hei wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lecter keeps working.
Aima Hei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hei lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lecter tries to buck Hei off but Hei is having none of it.
Hei throws an elbow but Lecter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lecter is looking to regain half guard here but Hei keeps moving and retains side control.
Hei working the ground and pound.
Hei scoring with punches from side control.
Hei is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecter defending against the ground and pound.
Hei is putting a hurting on Lecter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lecter dodges the ground and pound from Hei.
Hei tries to advance to mount but Lecter denies him.
Hei postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lecter struggling a bit here.
Hei in side control, throwing shots but Lecter defends.
Lecter can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hei works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lecter tries to improve position but can't.
Hei throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lecter is trying to get back to half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hei working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hei tries to advance to mount but Lecter denies him.
Hei sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lecter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aima Hei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lecter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aima Hei!
Aima Hei is the new super heavyweight champion!
Aima Hei was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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